How to Wood Turn the World
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- I have been working on this woodturned globe since early last April. It is now October. The idea behind this woodturned globe was to cut out the patterns of land and ocean as a flat map into a series of 80 triangles. Then those triangles will connect and fold into a sphere. There are two problems to be solved in doing this. The first problem is figuring out how to draw the bits of land and ocean onto each triangle. I used Blender to unwrap the sphere made of triangles. This allowed me to map the world onto those triangles. The second issue is that there is an angle between each triangle that forces all of the triangles into a sphere. The first thing I did was cut out all of the triangles with the land inlaid into the ocean using the CNC. Then, I cut the angles into the sides of the triangles with some jigs that I made for the table saw. When I went to glue everything up it started out okay, but as the pieces got bigger and bigger, the discrepancies between the triangles also got bigger and bigger. Something was terribly wrong. I put the project down for about 5 months while I thought about how this was supposed to work. I decided the error I had made was looking at the surface of the sphere and taking the angle between the triangles and just dividing this in half to get the angle of the sides of the triangles. This is not quite correct. I modeled a sphere using the actual thickness of the triangles and actually measured what the sides of the triangles would be in that sphere. This gave a subtle difference in the angles. I cut out an entire second batch of triangles and remade a new sphere and this time it worked. Once I had the sphere built, I could wood turn it on the lathe to get a smooth surface. It turned out beautiful.
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Now that you’ve done one land mass with “local” wood……… feels like you should have your global followers send you a sample of a local wood for each place and make another one!
Also wanted to say the idea of a “round cutting board” sounds super abstract and I love it
That would be an actual nightmare to put together!
Like a 3D/global representation of the US map Xyla Foxlin did
I thought about this.
@@frankmakes would be quite an undertaking! Fantastic project/video. Loved it!
Such an impressive project, hell, the prototype bowl on its own was worthy of a video!
Fantastic work! To slightly mess it up, then instead of just carrying on and trying to fix it, you built ANOTHER TWO globes!!I wouldn't have the patience.
Frank needs to join the Great Guitar Build Off!
Burn it! Love your guitars man.
The prep work and tenacity is truly inspiring.
Frank is the most patient man I've ever seen
At 37:00 “and I can take the tape off” and Frank proceeds to make another breath taking animation after spending a zillion hours trying and retrying techniques for the project. Absolutely awesome and infinite patience! WOW Frank!
Suddenly his being from Hawaii makes total sense
People complained about Frank's last video being too short, so he comes at us with this. I love it.
Frank: Are you not entertained?
Those 43 minutes BLASTED by; Frank really got me captivated the whole time!! Loved it.
ha ha take that
As the world turns was one of what my mom called her "stories" that she had to watch every day, thanks for reminding me of it.
An exhaustive display and execution of artistry, artistic perception, applied geometry, creativity, genius, spatial reasoning, planning, perseverance, problem solving, , patience, , persnicketiness, and noggin scratching. Oh and videography that is so smooth and well choreographed that it lifts the project to another level………
Perfect comment
Well said Sir👍
Boy, you sure have a way with words for a grumpy Neanderthal. Cheers!
@@Pedroisanickname muchas gracias
Exhaustive...I started daydreaming about 20 minutes in. His projects are always crazy complicated, but when he starts explaining how he fixed what he screwed up, he gets to a complication level my brain doesn't want to deal with.
I feel like it's been a real privilege to be part of this extraordinary process via TH-cam. Is there anyone else on the entire planet that could have figured this out and made it work? My guess is that the answer would be a definite NO!
What a video. I like the pine bowl test piece. That would make for a good single 2x4 project.
So great to see my favorite makers watching each other! 😍😍
Yes indeed
small world
So, you created a jigsaw puzzle, to cut apart and re-form into another even more complex jigsaw puzzle, and as a bonus, discovered an idea that can create at least 2 really cool series of additional projects. That is some truly next-level work, sir, kudos to you
The timelapse of the glueup with the sunbeam moving across the shop. Genius.
To those unaware, it's clearly not obvious just how much went into this project at first glance. *Well done Frank.*
This must have taken an enormous effort to produce. Just the build alone is a mammoth effort. Then the recording, editing, etc. Just mind boggling!
Thanks. I just looked and the project file on my computer is 1.24 tb
The editing alone in this video is asounding and then the globe...
Not many people will apreciate the amount of work gone in to this.
Absoultly enjoyable to watch from begining to end, thanks Frank
This thing needs a proper globe stand. A masterpiece should be presented masterfully.
Yes, but the Earth is Flat.
@@godsbeautifulflatearth We don't do that here.
_Making A Globe Stand_ • Oct 24, 2021 • frank howarth
It is so nice to finally see an all wood globe turned!
Incredible! This is one of those things that sounds hard and then turns out to be even more complicated than you could imagine. You’re a master!
Would a master have misalignments all over the place? Nope.
@@X22GJP
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@@X22GJP I mean, objectively speaking, your comment is not based on reality. I cannot back it up with polls or actual evidence, but I'm pretty sure 99% of master woodworkers would disagree with your conclusion, and most would probably consider your comment weird. The top 10 woodworkers in the world, if such a thing could be determined, still learn stuff all the time and make mistakes all the time. Mapping out the process to make complicated pieces in your head, then manifesting it into reality, then doing that for decades in a row without fault, is just not an attainable goal. That doesn't exist.
I guarantee that you are the only person to ever do that. You are a woodworking genius. I'm in awe of how you figured that all out. Wow, Wow, Wow. I bow to the master👌
The stop-motion of the tape being removed was an awesome little addition that didn't need to be there, but your attention to little details adds so much to your already amazing builds.
I was going to post the same, including the bit where it wasn't at all necessary, but such a nice touch. Many times in life it IS the little things that elevate at production.
Craftsmanship of this tier is truly something to witness.
Now, that was (easily) as good as an episode of "As The World Turns".
Frank is proof that the best skill a woodworker can have is patience.
You really need to make a standard globe stand for this one out of wood. You know those 23.5° ones where you can turn the globe in...like the illuminated plastic ones.
With Brass inlays and such!
I really do want to make a stand for it
@@frankmakes You should make a stand sort of like the small cup you use for the spheres on the lathe, but with two motorized wheels that slowly turns the globe, with different modes and speeds!
The Earth is not a globe.
Might as well since this wasn't complicated enough...
_Making A Globe Stand_ • Oct 24, 2021 • frank howarth
I watch these types of videos to unwind but I found myself almost in tears at how calmly you said “so I think modeling it up and actually figuring out what is going on is the way to do it.” Idk why it just cracked me up.
I like the way the triangles look in the bowl. Almost an optical illusion.
Holy shit, Frank. This is an absolute triumph. Incredible.
The amount of time you spent planning and actually making this project is astounding. You have so much patience, especially to rework the entire design when pieces didn't fit together! The end result is absolutely worth it.
I made the mistake of having a couple of beers before watching this video... Mind blown! Will watch again later. Thanks for your amazing contributions to the Maker community...
This is astounding and inspirational. I’ve struggled so many times with completing a project because of the anxiety of failure. I admire how you pushed through it and ended up with a masterpiece.
I hope the algorithm makes justice to incredible this piece of art and shows it to the whole TH-cam community. Amazing job Frank!!!.
Taking the fine sanding dust and mixing with clear lacquer makes a much better filler. It will dry faster and will take stains better than using glue. This is the technique we use when filling cracks in hardwood floors. We end up with a much better final product when staining the floor
I will experiment with this.
@@frankmakes I'd love to see that as a video.
I’m not entirely sure why the almighty algorithm brought me here but… WOW! Was it ever worth it watching to the end! Absolutely stunning and insightful, thank you.
This is not just wood turning at its best, but story telling, grit and presentation skills. You are truly awesome.
He is incredible!! I checked his channel out because of the earth project and was blown away by the advanced work he does!! And his work shop❣️❣️❣️❣️AMAZING!!!
Your patience for detail is on another level. Amazing.
I'm tired. How you can wrap your mind around these things is just amazing. Great job.
Thank you Frank for producing this piece and video. When I started watching yours and Mathias Wandel's pages years ago I thought combining a geodesic construction with lathe turning would make an excellent project. Now it has finally come to fruition! The shape you've constructed is called a 2-frequency tessellated icosahedron. The angle with which you had trouble can be referred to as the "dihedral angle."
awesome! I knew I would get some answers about the geometry in the comments.
Absolutely fantastic project Frank and as always, a delight to watch! I really appreciate your tenacity in sticking with it, even though you had to do it more than once.
Thank you for the name VeloLEV, I'm interested in polyhedra and knew it was a type of geodesic sphere, but couldn't put my finger on the name of it. I pictured it as a icosidodecahedron, with capped pentagonal faces, but the name you give it is far more eloquent!
Wikipedia has an interesting page of geodesic polyhedra: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_polyhedron although names this as an augmentation of an icosidodecahedron and doesn't project it onto a sphere, with no reference of the dihedral angles either. I wonder what the dihedral angles are? I wouldn't know where to begin in calculating them.
...further to my previous comment, I've done a little more reading and it seems as though it can be called a Pentakis Icosidodecahedron: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentakis_icosidodecahedron
@@edwardholmes91 it is fascinating isn't it? One day in my future I plan to construct a house with geodesics!
Hmmm...
10% crazy idea +
20% research +
40% working out the details +
25% using the best workshop +
5% patience =
100% awesome project... Great project Frank!
You forgot 2% tomatoes
You have to be a genius. This was way beyond 99.9% of us woodturners ability. AMAZING. Thank you for doing and showing this process.
Frank, this was insane. I must admit I was a bit reluctant to watch a 43 minute video, but it TURNED (lol) out to be maybe the best TH-cam video I’ve ever seen. I’m an editor myself, so I know the insane amount of work you put on top of the project itself, and I absolutely love that you take the time to show and explain the mistakes. I love the detours, the road trip, the tomatoes and the general procrastination. That’s real life! And I love that you use Blender:) and I love the end result of course. Well done Frank!
Great job Frank. A lot of your past projects have left me with a headache due to their complexity and the amount of preparation and problem solving you need to undertake. This one however has left me with a migraine.
Just incredible - or in German: "Hammer!".
Thanks for indicating all your issues, this makes your contribution outstanding.
You could’ve posted this into a 3 part mini series. But we got it all at once. Thank you for that, I really enjoyed that.
The word "Genius" is invented for a dedicated Artist like you. This is one of the best project in woodturning I have ever seen. Apart from the project you also did a full justice with the video making. You are a REAL ARTIST. Thank you for sharing your project.
Priceless... You do that once in a lifetime, and you can say your life has been fullfilled. I love working with wood, but I'm far from having this talent. Bravo Monsieur.
You should make a giant golf ball with the dimple pattern and a custom “stamped” logo, number, and alignment line.
I like it... Fore!!
I’d buy one!
@@JJ-oq7tm Yep, I would too!
Taking that tape off was a cool visual. This is amazing. Priceless.
I am in awe of how your mind works. Not just your actual skill - which is awesome, but the ability to break down mechanical items into smaller parts and methods is super impressive. Great job!
This is a true story of resilience; well done, Frank.
Frank, absolutely amazing. You stretch the limits on process, engineering, creativity, and execution. There's no one covering as many dimensions as you. Thank you for making content!
I was literally clapping by my own when the final globe came together. Man, what a project and what a video. Truly inspiring.
I feel like this project would be much easier if you just accepted the world is flat 😀. Super cool project!
LOL! Awesome comment!
BOOOO 🤣🤣🤣
But could you imagine carving all those elephants that the world sits on and then the turtle that the elephants stand on.
Sir I do not know who you are but after watching that absolute masterclass there is no way I am not subscribing. Amazing!
Thanks Frank - You seem to have made Hawaï quite BIG !!
Frank, your craftsmanship transcends that of woodworking. It dives into engineering, mathematics, and science to create something beyond art. You’re in a league of your own!
Really, really, REALLY good work, Frank! This was an amazing project to watch unfold, and your filming and editing were, as always, top notch!
An absolute master class in preparation, prototyping, and patience.
Truly a remarkable achievement, Frank. (Great editing, too ) Thank you for showing your mistakes and having to take some time away from the project. As a rank novice woodworker, I thought that was just something I did! Keep up the amazing work, very inspiring.
I'm bookmarking this video so I can watch it when I get frustrated with my projects.
I think this is the best thing I've watched on TH-cam this year. It's not only your planning and carpentry skills that make it, but the cinematography and gentle narration too. The animated tape peeling was a nice touch. Bravo, superb work.
That is such an engineering marvel, the Blender work alone was mind bogglingly clever. I have ten years Blender experience and that wouldn't have occurred to me.
Always a pleasure watching your videos, Frank!
That was an absolutely mind-blowing final result, but if nothing else, it was worth watching to the very end to be hit by that pun, "the world has been turned." A solid groan and two thumbs up from me!
This project breaks my head into two! Incredible conceptualization and execution. Props
This is way better than anything you can watch on TV in 2023 honestly... What a great project, and a wonderful video! The combination of craftsmanship/skill that goes into the globe and then the artistic touch on the editing and animations, wow! You must have a thousand hours into this!
I think it would be cool to make some sort of wood "rainbow" with that bowl pattern. By wood rainbow, it would be many different types of wood and alternate between many different colors of woods.
Stop-motion tape removal?! Above and beyond what was needed, but an enchanting inclusion. Bravo!
Absolute Genius, well done Frank!!!
Frank is a GIFT to all of us. Thanks!
The wooden earth is so beautiful. Excellent work my brother!
And it all looks so simple when it’s done
As one of maybe the few people who's also CNC'd a dymaxion globe in multiple coloured woods (I reckon it took ~400 hours) I salute you sir. I actually had to stop the video and take a breather when you started again from scratch nearly half way through. I did the same and it cut too close. Oh man, the hand labelling in front of the monitor in the shop, that feeling, so many hours of that. Magnificent work. Mine was wedding present for a friend who I owed big time. Worth it? Probably. It's not over for me, I'll probably make another before I die because the vectors were too much work to only use once, but still too soon.
It looks gorgeous! And thank you for including New Zealand, so many maps don't :D
I was thinking the same about Tasmania.
I'm looking for the UK, but I think it may be joined to Europe? As always though, truly fascinating project and wonderful result!
Seems to have put the Interislander out of business though… 😁
Yeah, I always look for the Land of the Long White Cloud in globe projects too! Kia ora
r/mapswithoutnz
You just entertained thousands of ppl for 40+mins, that’s awesome. I know this is so much work, it’s nice to see talent be rewarded.
Something I’m sadly learning is that you usually can’t just “make” something and be done with it, like this project you sometimes need to build it three times. It really bothers me but there’s no easy way around it.
By the way great video Frank
What bothers me is that he presents it all and it's too much for my brain to handle, I started daydreaming 20 minutes in as he went from crazy complicated to fixing and re-engineering crazy complicated.
Yup, certainly a learning process. Its almost a shame to have learned so much, and made all the jigs and cut designs and only make one. I guess he'll apply the knowledge gained to something else though.
oh boy
you just made all the makers smaller
your patience and overall attitude is truly that of the Masters
I take my hat off
You'd almost add dowels to align the pieces, at least within the hemispheres, and maybe a few between them. If you're modelling, you might as well go all the way.
Sir, you have the patience of a Saint and skill beyond measure. That was a pleasure to watch, thank you.
Man, awesome skills, as digital as analogical, and above all a lot of resilience. One coment about, when you did the mapping of triangles, I think that if instead of flattening each triangle you made a projection of the curved surface on the triangle, the lines would have fit better, since you would be fitting the surface of the sphere, instead of the surface of the geodesic before turning. But again. Awessssome work man! congratulations!
Perfect cure for all of us addicted to instant gratification! Beautiful work indeed!
This video is amazing! Congrats Frank!!
The mantra in my engineering career was "Make one to throw away, then make one to keep." You ended up doing 2 protos, one rather fancy! I had a similar experience making a much simpler project: a wooden version of a flowerpot, a tapered dodecahedron with a lid to serve as a burial urn. Instead of 12 slats, the OSB prototype would only go together with 11 no matter how I fiddled with it until I actually did the solid geometry, and realized that the taper meant that the outside face of the pieces was not at the same angle to the tapered sides at the top and bottom, and so the face was not going to work as a reference surface laid flat on the table saw: the cuts all had to be true radial planes of the overall shape, like with your globe triangles. Took a jig or two. I've kept the prototype tapered undecahedron as a reminder of unsuspected lurking complications , along with the extra slat.
I've had the idea in my head to do a large model of the moon with exaggerated topographic detail with a similar method (obviously no lathe smoothing). the concept is to make each triangle as large as it can fit on a reasonable cnc bed and then have a giant sphere you can bring as a set of panels to a festival or something, and just have a weird sphere larger than a person. but i haven't made much progress on this because of (gestures widely at the world)
gotta say, that pine only hemisphere came out so well, I would love one as a decoration myself
This looks SO incredibly complicated. Do you think this was the most difficult thing you’ve done? Curious as to your perspective.
Thanks,
Joe
it's definitely up there. with a crazy glue up jig I think this project would win.
@@frankmakes As an Australian who went to college in America its almost unbelievable that you know there is a country called New Zealand let alone where it is. Don't Worry about losing the South Island its best left as a secret. Its actually some of the most magnificent country in the world, which hurts to say as an Australian. But then I saw you group all of Hawaii into 1 block, so the fact you even remembered New Zealand exists is a plus.
I also noticed you included Tasmania and can tell you that 541,965 Taswegians (as we like to call them) just fell in love with you. They feel a little left out at times. Every so often some moron will leave them off a logo and they go nuts. So if you ever need to flee and go somewhere just take this globe to Hobart and show them that you included them. They'll grant you anything within reason.
If you do, do the map with local timbers to represent the country Red Gum would probably be the most iconic Australian wood. Its a red hardwood. But we have some others like Huon Pine (which isn't actually a pine), Norfolk Pine which is native to Norfolk Island, Jarrah from Western Australia which is a staggeringly beautiful deep red hard wood. There's also our dinosaur tree the Wollemi Pine (pronounced wool-am-eye).
You need to be very careful sourcing any native Australian timber. I'm not certain what specific laws could be easily breached. These days we are very sensitive about illegal exporting of native plants and animals. So even if someone innocently sent you a block of wood its potentially serious. If want some just ask one of the agents down here. They might even be able to just send you an off cut.
The Kiwis (as we call New Zealanders) have some amazing natural timbers too. But you need to ask one of them about those.
Overall - totally awesome project.
Did you look at a geodesic pattern for the triangles? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_dome
In a geodesic pattern ALL the triangles are identical and from hexagonal blocks.
@@tonywilson4713 Of course, anyone who has visited New Zealand will agree with you!
@@ApexWoodworks It just sucks anytime an Australian has to admit it.
Its like Americans admitting Canada has something better.
Or the Germans admitting somebody engineered something better than they can.
Or the French admitting anyone else can cook.
Or the Italians admitting anyone else can cook.
@@tonywilson4713 actually the higher the frequency (how many times you divide the sphere) the more different lengths each side becomes. 🙃
Well done for making that decision to start again from scratch. It may have been very hard to do, but it was the best thing.
Maybe it’s time you bought a 3D printer to print these jigs out. You could have subtracted a triangle from a shape and then printed the end result out for the perfect jig! You could also print some pretty cool gluing jigs to help assemble the sphere. I use this all the time for things I make.
hmmm... I like this.
You could print the whole globe! Lol
"And Now the World Has Been Turned". This is way above my level of understanding, but still fascinating to watch. I love it!
It's just that easy!
Wow! The whole package! Intelligence, high artistic creativity, out-of-this-world shop and tools, computer/CAD skills,.......u are the real thing dude!
My compliments to your skills and artistry, a beautiful result. What map projection did you use? Are the continent sizes accurate, or is it a Gerardus Mercator projection?
Frank, as a 27 year old who has been watching your videos for 3 years, I got to say, you made me respect woodworkers. My hats off to you for skills sir. This hobby seems to be a very relaxing, peaceful way to spend life. I sure wish to be like you when I grow older. Thank you for another great video! 🙏
My brain can’t handle the complexity of the compound angles. Truly amazing work. You keep surprising me with your skills, camera work and story telling. Thanks!
Thanks to TH-cam for making able to speed up, I made it through the whole thing. It was amazing! Congratulations!
That wooden globe is beautiful.
Frank…that was a very impressive display of patience, perseverance, math, and skill! Thank you for sharing the making of this project. It will look beautiful in your home - I am sure - and a wonderful keepsake for your kids.
Frank, Two things: first, I have found that orange tape will adhere better and stretch just as well as green or blue w/o residue. Second, Using old brown glue instead of yellow or white aliphatic will make a better putty that will not show up on glue ups. Beautiful work and photography as usual.
I like the way the UK, home of the late great Douglas Adams, is on piece number 42.
Good project Mr Howarth
I had to come back and watch last years after watching this years... To say I'm a fan is an understatement. Happy New Year!
it's shocking how this video hasn't hit 1mil yet. amazing craftsmanship
Admirable patience and perserverence. Love how tv show logo evolved with the project. Thank you Frank for quality entertainment.
Frank I'm a huge fan and am usually bamboozled by your intelligence and ingenuity; it's staggering! Now, in the UK,
Now, in the UK, you Americans are believed to have very poor knowledge of geography outside the bounds of the USA. Your World globe is a masterpiece but I think you need to reconsider the shape of Europe. You seem to have the UK physically attached to France which is neither correct nor particularly desirable. Pls check. It's giving me a migraine just thinking about it! Keep up the good work!
Your perseverance is admirable. Great job!
Art meets craft meets geometry and produces a planet. AND - some very stimulating content. THANK YOU!