I enjoy long content but one of the reasons I have always loved this channel is not just the creative woodworking. Your creativity in edits and shots are what make your channel so special in my opinion. It’s your channel so you do you ❤
❤3 and a half hour long❤ it's a dream comming true, dinner is almost ready and after that I have nothing else to do soooo, I'm watching this tonight, it's almost time to close the curtains and light some candles. Thanks so much!
Frank, I watch everyone of your videos, often multiple times. Honestly this one was a bit long, but nice to see the detailed process all the way through. As someone who has never done wood turning, this video gave me a much better sense of the effort involved. As always the framing and camera work is superb. And I want to go on record and state, if you release a 3.5 hour video of you sitting in a lawn chair rambling about whatever, I would enjoy that video as well. I love your narration in your videos.
Nice to see a whole project from beginning to end. I’ll have to watch this in segments but definitely like it rather than only seeing the glamorous shots. Next best thing to seeing it live. Maybe a live wood turning or CNC is next???
Having the wrong jaws on the chuck is so real. It's so refreshing to see someone with your expertise and skill say they still run into that problem, it's something I feel like I always come right up against. This has been a refreshing video, getting to see your whole process. It makes me feel a lot better about when I have to go slower in the early steps of a project.
I'm really enjoying this so far, Frank. While I have always admired your excellent editing work and commentary, it is nice to see more of the entire process.
I love the long video. I can stop and start when I want and I can fast forward through sections if I want. Thanks Frank. Really appreciate you providing this.
Might be interesting to see a drying time lapse to see how it moves. Interesting to see how you worked around the inside knot and just the overall cutting techniques. Thank you Frank
This format was very enjoyable to watch. I love seeing how you work and approach each project. It was also cool to see different shots of your work shop. Thank you for your videos and content. I never miss a video!
Wow -- quite the process! This video really helped me to appreciate the time and patience needed to produce beautiful objects. Thank you!! I love, love, love your videos regardless of the number of minutes!!!
I wouldnt watch a 3-4 hour video every week or two if they were uploaded on that schedule, but every now and then, once every month or so, you just sit down to do a project and have nothing to keep your mind engaged, and this is perfect. I wont watch this video now, but when that project comes up, I know what i'm searching for. Your videos are always a delight for the overly edited, high effort you put in to making the stop motion/sound effects etc. Thanks for trying new things!!
I have a much much better appreciation of the amount of work that goes into making the bowls & the videos. I greatly appreciate this experiment, but I did fast forward through a great deal of it.
I’m liking all the ‘yes’ comments because I can only like the video itself once. Been following Frank for aaaages and savour every shot. P.S. Would love to own that bowl! 🎉❤😊
Frank, PLEASE lift with your legs. Really, it is easier. Quadriceps are so much stronger than your back. Like this video format, too. Your video production is the best on TH-cam and is the standard and style to aspire to.
I'm sure that you know your physical limitations better than your viewers but it sure seems that you're courting disaster walking down stairs while lugging a chunk of log! No disrespect to you Frank, but you are one of my most favorite channels and I selfishly want you around for a long time!!
I have a few observations/suggestions if you're open to feedback. - You seem competent and confident with your chainsaw. You could cut the cheek of the log to flatten the bottom of your blank before you get to the band saw. - You used a compass to draw your circle. Why not use that as your guide to cut the blank round? The circle jig seemed to slow you down more than it helped. - You use a lot of pull cuts where it seems like a push cut would be more effective and cut cleaner. Riding the bevel during your push cuts will provide support and give you a smooth, more consistent cut. This goes for both the inside and outside of the bowl.
Only one complaint. I was wanting to see the massive mound of shavings from the turning once you finished but never got to see it. To be fair I may have dozed off a bit in the third act but still I could only imagine the mess that makes.
Frank, I really enjoyed seeing you rough out that fir trunk with the chain saw, and gradually shape it into a large bowl with such thin walls, which you could lift with one hand, and revealing the beauty of the grain. That knot made me think of the Great Red Spot of the planet Jupiter. Many thanks.
Well, this was certainly an education! Your vids are always great, regardless of length, and on the whole, regardless of subject, but when I think about all the bowl turnings I've watched in the last five years, sped up until it looks like they're turning soap instead of wood...
I much prefer the raw video and the option of speed control and skipping on my end. 0:20 raw log 3:30 cutting halves with chainsaw. 8:30 squaring cuts on bandsaw. 13:50 rounding jig on bandsaw. 26:00 lathe mounting blank. 59:00 re-mounting rounded blank. 2:55:00 re-mounting bowl. 3:12:00 nub removal and finish.
Fast forward button 😂 frank you will get some warping and you need to have a concave bottom so it will set flat after it moves... but I do envy your workshop!
The circle jig might be easier to align the pin to the hole if you assemble it upside down and screw the jig to the cutoff section of the log. This means you would not need to hold a heavy log to allign.
17:40 How about dropping the jig onto the block of wood instead of putting the block on top of the jig? The jig is light and easy to move until the screw lines up with the hole. Then you flip them both over as a unit.
I think I would have done all the sizing outside with chainsaw. Split, trim bark-face, octagon/hexadecagon. But I don't have such a nice band saw, nor a awesome YT channel. Turned out real nice.
@53:00 getting a lot of catches because the tool is trying too open (pull cut). Move your handle to left for a push cut. Start with flute closed (flute edges at 12/6 o'clock), then open slightly to begin the cut and push tool towards center.
Interesting, if you put it on 2x speed, and then just constantly tap your right finger to jump 10 seconds at a time, it's like watching an @jimmydiresta video 🤣 lol
Halloween question here Frank. Do you think it would be possible to lay a pumpkin face up on the spoil board and have the CNC carve the face? Would sure make for an interesting video!
good video Frank . your big bandsaw has a beautiful table but I'm thinking it would be easier and faster if you had a decanted work surface there by your lathe just for working on chucks, faceplate's , jaws etc. you could have the specific tools for that work station just a thought its not my shop. . thanks frank
Circle and line... Scraper will touch at one point only at the tangent. It's the same as the chisel/gouge touch. The gouge at least has a backing angle. Seems very dangerous idea.
Do you think you went narrow enough to prevent cracking with a once turned bowl? Also wonder if taking off another inch of the top lip where the pith is would have helped prevent cracking. Soft wood is hard to turn without tear out.
I wonder how it would turn out if you submerged a greenwood bowl in a non drying oil and vacuumed out the air. Then let the bowl pull in as much oil as it can take.
I like to work outside in to center. Leave as much mass in the middle prevent movement of outside rim. The more you take away from center mass, the less structure the rim has and it will move. That's the click-click-click (@2:10.32) you hear after it has moved. You'll never get a smooth cut after that point - resort to hand sanding.
Hey Frank I noticed that you have a bad habit of leaving some equipment or tools or miscellaneous on your stairs leading to your Workshop. Obviously bad idea. Be safe my friend, one mishap and you could be laid up for months. Great content as always. Much love. ❤
at 9:05 when he starts moving the blade by hand, I suddenly was very confused on how that saw works and my original thoughts on the motion of the blade. I thought it just went up and down 😅
Next time you want to cut a really clean surface, try a swept back gouge with the the handle hanging straight down and the flute "closed" on the bowl press the left edge onto the surface gently. Try it on a piece of green fir. OTOH, never turn green fir again.
Always good info, Frank, and I get it, but seeing 3+ hrs up front for a vid requires more use of the fast forward feature than normal, which gives pause to even starting in. Over time, in segments, I’ll watch bits. Thanks for your content.
Just sitting down to do some knitting and I see a new 3+ hour Frank video?!? Woohoo, afternoon is going to be great.
I enjoy long content but one of the reasons I have always loved this channel is not just the creative woodworking. Your creativity in edits and shots are what make your channel so special in my opinion. It’s your channel so you do you ❤
Honestly I love a long form video every now and then. Especially if it allows you to dive into deeper and more complex projects, I’m all for it!
I've been watching your videos for years. I appreciate you trying new things. I also appreciate your editing skills ;)
Thank you for reminding us how much effort it takes to create a beauty. With edited video mind thinks it is easy to create.
Yes... The time has come! We now have Scorsese length TH-cam videos of Frank turning a bowl. Absolute cinema!
I wont say that this long of a video makes this the most perfect day of my life. But its looking like the most perfect day of my life...
❤3 and a half hour long❤ it's a dream comming true, dinner is almost ready and after that I have nothing else to do soooo, I'm watching this tonight, it's almost time to close the curtains and light some candles. Thanks so much!
Frank, I watch everyone of your videos, often multiple times. Honestly this one was a bit long, but nice to see the detailed process all the way through. As someone who has never done wood turning, this video gave me a much better sense of the effort involved. As always the framing and camera work is superb.
And I want to go on record and state, if you release a 3.5 hour video of you sitting in a lawn chair rambling about whatever, I would enjoy that video as well. I love your narration in your videos.
This is a pure delight. Watching this while getting some work done on a cozy Sunday morning. I love the pace of this.
Nice to see a whole project from beginning to end. I’ll have to watch this in segments but definitely like it rather than only seeing the glamorous shots. Next best thing to seeing it live. Maybe a live wood turning or CNC is next???
Having the wrong jaws on the chuck is so real. It's so refreshing to see someone with your expertise and skill say they still run into that problem, it's something I feel like I always come right up against. This has been a refreshing video, getting to see your whole process. It makes me feel a lot better about when I have to go slower in the early steps of a project.
Buy a second chuck?
I'm really enjoying this so far, Frank. While I have always admired your excellent editing work and commentary, it is nice to see more of the entire process.
I love the long video. I can stop and start when I want and I can fast forward through sections if I want. Thanks Frank. Really appreciate you providing this.
Excellent! Long form, short form, always a good day when Frank posts. I made suggestions to him while watching, but he usually ignored me.
FRANK MADE A MOVIE !!!! 🗣️🗣️
Might be interesting to see a drying time lapse to see how it moves. Interesting to see how you worked around the inside knot and just the overall cutting techniques. Thank you Frank
Loving long-form Frank. Fascinating as a non woodturner to watch Master Howarth work. Feel like I just had a great lesson. Thanks Frank!
This format was very enjoyable to watch. I love seeing how you work and approach each project. It was also cool to see different shots of your work shop. Thank you for your videos and content. I never miss a video!
I love seeing the time investment in woodworking. Thanks for bringing us along, Frank!
Love watching your process, we all have different ways of going about things , great content , love the long format videos
That's a nice "popcorn" bowl. I really like the strong grain patterns...very attractive and eye catching.
holly mother of fir log. 200minutes of Frank. Thank you
Wow -- quite the process! This video really helped me to appreciate the time and patience needed to produce beautiful objects. Thank you!! I love, love, love your videos regardless of the number of minutes!!!
Anyone else here shouted: "Just drive forward!" at his screen?
Yes!!!😂
I didn’t shout it but I did think it
Yep
That's hard to see because the frame rate of the camera synchronizes with the rotations of the bowl.
@@ottovonwegen442 what?
So nice to have a co-working partner as I craft, love this format!
I wouldnt watch a 3-4 hour video every week or two if they were uploaded on that schedule, but every now and then, once every month or so, you just sit down to do a project and have nothing to keep your mind engaged, and this is perfect. I wont watch this video now, but when that project comes up, I know what i'm searching for. Your videos are always a delight for the overly edited, high effort you put in to making the stop motion/sound effects etc. Thanks for trying new things!!
This would be a perfect “second channel” video that I would love to put on as I fall asleep
Second channel would make sense
Not with the saws running.
I have a much much better appreciation of the amount of work that goes into making the bowls & the videos. I greatly appreciate this experiment, but I did fast forward through a great deal of it.
I put this on in the background while working at my desk; very soothing listening to the swish sound the gouge makes, Thanks.
Bowl looks great. I like the longer video format.
I’m liking all the ‘yes’ comments because I can only like the video itself once. Been following Frank for aaaages and savour every shot. P.S. Would love to own that bowl! 🎉❤😊
great video it will take me the weekend to watch it but so worth it, thx for posting love your shop and all your project ...take care
Frank, PLEASE lift with your legs. Really, it is easier. Quadriceps are so much stronger than your back. Like this video format, too. Your video production is the best on TH-cam and is the standard and style to aspire to.
with this guy I'd watch the full "now we're letting it sit on a shelf for a year" version
The time breaks wlll allow me to have 4-5 days of Frank. Lovely.
Thank you! I like longer videos
I'm sure that you know your physical limitations better than your viewers but it sure seems that you're courting disaster walking down stairs while lugging a chunk of log!
No disrespect to you Frank, but you are one of my most favorite channels and I selfishly want you around for a long time!!
This was asmr with woodturning. I watched through all of it and fel asleep 🤣
Beautifully done
Describing this as "not edited" is doing yourself down, Frank. It's not _shortened_ much, maybe, but the editing is beautiful as always.
Obviously, you've done it before. Nicely done. Thank you for sharing. Wish you well.
It’s good to experiment, I’m very excited to have this 3.5 hour video on at work tomorrow
Definitely has a Jupiter style finished look
Excellent background video while I work from home.
I'm working from home today, so heck yeah I'm turning on Frank's latest Lord of the Rings Theatrical Version length video to run while I work! ❤
I have a few observations/suggestions if you're open to feedback.
- You seem competent and confident with your chainsaw. You could cut the cheek of the log to flatten the bottom of your blank before you get to the band saw.
- You used a compass to draw your circle. Why not use that as your guide to cut the blank round? The circle jig seemed to slow you down more than it helped.
- You use a lot of pull cuts where it seems like a push cut would be more effective and cut cleaner. Riding the bevel during your push cuts will provide support and give you a smooth, more consistent cut. This goes for both the inside and outside of the bowl.
I always wanted longer videos thanks!!
Only one complaint. I was wanting to see the massive mound of shavings from the turning once you finished but never got to see it. To be fair I may have dozed off a bit in the third act but still I could only imagine the mess that makes.
As a wood turner who struggles to correct similar habits, I greatly fear for the condition of your back 🤕
Classic “lift with your back” technique.
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing
Christmas in October?? Cracking stuff Frank!
Thanks...great to see the process!
Your wood turning belt is kinda funny 😂
I see now it supports the respirator system 😊
Frank, I really enjoyed seeing you rough out that fir trunk with the chain saw, and gradually shape it into a large bowl with such thin walls, which you could lift with one hand, and revealing the beauty of the grain. That knot made me think of the Great Red Spot of the planet Jupiter. Many thanks.
Frank: The Movie
Or “Frank: The Directors Cut”
I get up 3.5 hrs before my wife does, just saying 😂 Keep em coming Frank!
Oh I needs it for my popcorn!
Easter Egg: At 2:16:50 a dizzy ghost spider crawled out of the lathe chuck and is then unceremoniously flung into the void! Hilarious!
Well, this was certainly an education! Your vids are always great, regardless of length, and on the whole, regardless of subject, but when I think about all the bowl turnings I've watched in the last five years, sped up until it looks like they're turning soap instead of wood...
I'd love to see it in about a month. An admirer.
I much prefer the raw video and the option of speed control and skipping on my end.
0:20 raw log
3:30 cutting halves with chainsaw.
8:30 squaring cuts on bandsaw.
13:50 rounding jig on bandsaw.
26:00 lathe mounting blank.
59:00 re-mounting rounded blank.
2:55:00 re-mounting bowl.
3:12:00 nub removal and finish.
Fast forward button 😂 frank you will get some warping and you need to have a concave bottom so it will set flat after it moves... but I do envy your workshop!
Theproblem with soft woods like fir is it's easy to get chunks taken out. You have to take your time and do shallow cuts.
The circle jig might be easier to align the pin to the hole if you assemble it upside down and screw the jig to the cutoff section of the log. This means you would not need to hold a heavy log to allign.
I dont think i’ve ever been this early but good lord that wood is gorgeous
I'm down to watch longer videos, but boy 3 hours of lathe work is a LOT
You, my friend, need a tractor! Great work!
17:40 How about dropping the jig onto the block of wood instead of putting the block on top of the jig? The jig is light and easy to move until the screw lines up with the hole. Then you flip them both over as a unit.
I thought the same thing as I watched him wrestle the work piece🙂🙂.
Exactly what I’d do.
I was screaming the very same thing!!! lol Thanks for the long video!! What a way to spend a Sunday afternoon!!!!
I will watch this, I just need time to prepare. so +1 to view!
17:15 If the log is difficult to put onto the jig, why not put the circle jig onto the log first and them flip them over together?
I can hear my wife now- "What are you going to do with all those logs!!!!" Thanks for the video!
Did I miss why you wanted to get it that thin before it had dried? Just to see what would happen as it dries?
I think I would have done all the sizing outside with chainsaw. Split, trim bark-face, octagon/hexadecagon. But I don't have such a nice band saw, nor a awesome YT channel. Turned out real nice.
@53:00 getting a lot of catches because the tool is trying too open (pull cut). Move your handle to left for a push cut. Start with flute closed (flute edges at 12/6 o'clock), then open slightly to begin the cut and push tool towards center.
I'm all in!
Interesting, if you put it on 2x speed, and then just constantly tap your right finger to jump 10 seconds at a time, it's like watching an @jimmydiresta video 🤣 lol
Lovely work. Probably too long, but thanks for the experiment.
Halloween question here Frank. Do you think it would be possible to lay a pumpkin face up on the spoil board and have the CNC carve the face? Would sure make for an interesting video!
good video Frank . your big bandsaw has a beautiful table but I'm thinking it would be easier and faster if you had a decanted work surface there by your lathe just for working on chucks, faceplate's , jaws etc. you could have the specific tools for that work station just a thought its not my shop. . thanks frank
Would a cabinet scraper give a better finish than sanding?
Circle and line... Scraper will touch at one point only at the tangent. It's the same as the chisel/gouge touch. The gouge at least has a backing angle. Seems very dangerous idea.
I see the bowl, but where is the supposed fur?
wow it was like watching Gone With the Wind
Some people just aren’t as committed to you, Frank. I’m watching this video in one sitting! 😂
Do you think you went narrow enough to prevent cracking with a once turned bowl? Also wonder if taking off another inch of the top lip where the pith is would have helped prevent cracking. Soft wood is hard to turn without tear out.
I wonder how it would turn out if you submerged a greenwood bowl in a non drying oil and vacuumed out the air. Then let the bowl pull in as much oil as it can take.
I like to work outside in to center. Leave as much mass in the middle prevent movement of outside rim. The more you take away from center mass, the less structure the rim has and it will move. That's the click-click-click (@2:10.32) you hear after it has moved. You'll never get a smooth cut after that point - resort to hand sanding.
That shield helmet.... I thought you were gonna hop in a fighter jet.
Did the Doug Fir gum up the band saw or was it not too green?
Jackson Wheel barrow, made in Harrisburg, Pa.
@1:01:38 isn't the workpiece spinning the wrong way?
Hey Frank I noticed that you have a bad habit of leaving some equipment or tools or miscellaneous on your stairs leading to your Workshop. Obviously bad idea. Be safe my friend, one mishap and you could be laid up for months. Great content as always. Much love. ❤
at 9:05 when he starts moving the blade by hand, I suddenly was very confused on how that saw works and my original thoughts on the motion of the blade. I thought it just went up and down 😅
Guess you could market this as woodworking asmr
Next time you want to cut a really clean surface, try a swept back gouge with the the handle hanging straight down and the flute "closed" on the bowl press the left edge onto the surface gently. Try it on a piece of green fir. OTOH, never turn green fir again.
Always good info, Frank, and I get it, but seeing 3+ hrs up front for a vid requires more use of the fast forward feature than normal, which gives pause to even starting in. Over time, in segments, I’ll watch bits. Thanks for your content.
The end result is wonderful. The long, unedited format is not my favorite.
I love ya, Frank but I FF through this vid in about 15 minutes. An hour is about my tops.
Are you using the 3/4 or 5/8 40/40 bowl gouge?
Frank, you need a sponsorship from Wellls Lamont for some new gloves!