Woodturning Oak end grain bowl on a VB36

Woodturning a Oak end grain style bowl, this is a little different from the side grain bowls I normally turn , but I thought I would mix it up a little for my subscribers. If you enjoy the video and would like to see more videos like this please subscribe.

[@benoloughlin8231]

I’m very pleased to have stumbled upon your channel. I like the way that you explain what you are doing and why and it’s not just a ego trip showing off skills. Thank you.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Ben I really appreciate your comment :-) thanks for watching

[@chipsteinberg5046]

Nice work and pretty piece of oak. Way above my skill level as yet. Only have a 8” mini right now but turn the largest I can when I can get a decent piece. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks for your kind words I really appreciate it 😁 I hope you have lots of fun turning 👍

[@anthonyadams2337]

You're like an old pro, making it look easy. Someone will be really happy with that bowl on the table.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Anthony 😁

[@tomcoker9882]

Nice little candy dish for your coffee table. It won’t run out in the middle of a movie you’re watching on tv. Cheers, Tom

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Tom 👍

[@AllenOxendine]

Thanks for sharing, nice Piece. Full View and Like

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Allen really appreciate your support 😁

[@RLLWoodworks]

Very pretty! Agree the lip and curve look amazing and probably feel really cool.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Buddy :-)

[@terry3974]

Thank you for explaining end grain turning so well. This was probably the best video I've seen so far about explaining the difference between end grain and face grain turning. Oh, and the bowl is very nice. :)

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Terry glad the video helped :-)

[@WoodenItBeNice]

Totally agree with you Terry. Huw

[@irmalittell-edelen8562]

Well, as they say Go big or go home. You really made that bowl BIG. It is beautiful.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Irma I really appreciate your comment 😁

[@garetm6954]

Awesome personality! You're like a wood turning Steve Irwin. Good job.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks for your comment that's really kind of you to say. I really liked watching Steve Irwin so this comment really made me smile :-)

[@Little_Red_Riding_Hoodlum]

Love the BIG projects! Beautiful work.

[@chancekahle2214]

'Ello Mummy.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Kerri 😁

[@Little_Red_Riding_Hoodlum]

@@chancekahle2214 'Ello Son!

[@malcolmmenzies4096]

Hi Tom, great job on that lovely bit of oak - really nice presentation and you are not only an excellent wood turner, you possess very good communication skills.
Thanks for sharing - Diolch!

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks for your comment Malcolm I really appreciate it 😁 thanks for watching 👍

[@carolriley8472]

Wow, that is just amazing!

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Carol 😁

[@nighteagle317]

Gorgeous!

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thank you 😁

[@rexdobson2816]

Cool. I like it.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Rex 😁

[@Hencley]

That's so nice. Great job!!

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Lynn :-)

[@stevefromlondon9175]

Nice work you make it look so easy that's a big chunk of wood spinning around
Regards
Steve UK London

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Steve really appreciate your comment 😁

[@epopddot]

Awesome bowl! I'm going to try that soon. Thanks for the demo.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Epop 😁 it would be great to hear how you get on, thanks for watching 👍

[@jnol9009]

Well done. Great looking bowl.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks buddy 😁

[@grzegorzmakarski8867]

Awesome! keep them comming!

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Grzegorz 😁

[@SeeTheWoodTurn-cf8rv]

very cool

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks for your comment, I really appreciate it 😁 thanks for watching 👍

[@deanweeks7956]

Great video. Enjoyed the great information u provided.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Dean 😁

[@billy19461]

Beautiful bowl! I loved that you left the center mass to cut down on vibration. I just have a small lathe but have found that I get a lot less vibration by doing this .

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Billy, I've found this technique works really well for platters too 😁 thanks for watching

[@stewartfurini]

NIce video, Tom! Cheers!!

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Stewart 😁

[@tomgrillo1550]

A great job.. enjoy your enthusiasm

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Tom really appreciate your comment 😁

[@stevenjobbins2600]

good skills Tom

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Steven :-)

[@martinkavanagh5928]

Fantastic work and lovely to see large bowls been turned ,I tried Catalpa end grain soft wood easy to split but wow great finish.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Martin, Catalpa trees are hard to come by here as they are not grown natively but there was a decorative Catalpa/Indian bean tree that was growing just opposite the classroom I use to teach from, I would often look out over those 8 years and wonder what the wood would be like to turn. It would be great if you could send me a photo of your work as I would love to see how the wood looks 😁 thanks for watching 👍

[@martinkavanagh5928]

The Welsh Woodman more than happy to send photos but not quite sure how I do this any assistance grateful received regards Martin

[@thewelshwoodman649]

@@martinkavanagh5928 Hi Martin, one way you could send the photo is to attach it to an email, my email address is [e-mail] It would be lovely to see your work 😁

[@Baumscheibenkunst]

Great video as usual.
I am still planning to get a VB36. Still need to do a lot of rearranging in the shop lol. Thanks to covid19 Germany reduced the customer tax from 19% to 16% until the end of the year. So that's the time frame I have set for myself.
Lots of pieces that are too large for my not really small lathe lying around already...

[@thewelshwoodman649]

That's a bit of good news, I might have a look and see if the tailstocks have been reduced 😁 I hope it works out well for you 👍thanks for watching

[@Baumscheibenkunst]

I finally ordered it and it is scheduled for "early to mid November" it's getting difficult to stay patient 😂

[@gemofthewoods5802]

Oh that's a great size bowl. Well done. I have a couple of questions: do you weigh the wood before putting it on the lathe? And was that oak green, or dried? Thank you for your answer...I know I'm 2 years late watching the video.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks for your comment, this was a piece of green oak when it was turned, it's fully dried out now two years later 🙂I don't tend to weigh the pieces before they go on the lathe, I know some turner's do and use this as a gauge to how much moisture has evaporated from the piece when they re weigh it, but I tend to use moisture meters and normally give the bowl a year per inch of wall thickness to dry out 😁 I hope this helps, thanks for watching 👍

[@gemofthewoods5802]

@@thewelshwoodman649 do you still have the bowl? It would be interesting to see what it looks like 2 years later. (Well to me anyway). Ive just cut down an apple tree, and hope to make an end grain bowl ( you've inspired me🙂)

[@WoodenItBeNice]

Hi Tom, Another small project????? LOL. That is a stunning bowl and a fantastic tutorial. I have some pieces of Cherry I was given which I'm going to turn end grain, one to the person who gave me the wood, so this is a very apt video for me. What is a Celtic Grind? Ardderchog Tom a Diolch Yn Fawr. Hwyl, Huw

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Diolch Huw, glad the video came in handy the Celtic grind is the same as the Irish or Elsworth grind at a 55 degree angle with swept back wings, I picked it up from an Irish Turner called Liam ONeill 😁 thanks for watching 👍

[@richardshirazian1977]

Looks great mate! Was it reasonably dry? Didn’t see you sand it but you mentioned a heavy wax finish..or are you going back to it later..?

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Richard the piece was fairly green, it was only cut down a few months back which made it easier to cut, oak goes rock hard when it's seasoned and not as fun to work with. I tend to sharpen my tools and do a finishing cut all the way from the rim to the bottom of the bowl which really reduces the sanding, I gave it a light sand and a heavy wax finish to help control the drying out, this will either allow me to revisit the bowl in about 6-12 months time and do a return or add more wax and buff up the bowl 😁 I hope this helps thanks for watching 👍

[@richardshirazian1977]

The Welsh Woodman , thanks for the info!

[@rexb6478]

have question, the tenon at 6.45 mark or so, appears to be really thick and large, is the VM chucks that size? Also when you speak about leaving the meat of the inside you might want to see Billy Burt(?) video this week as you predicted the problem he ran into! Thanks for you great videos!!

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks Rex I'll have to check out Billy Burt's video. For this bowl as I didn't have a jaw size this large to fit the foot I made or didn't want to cut in a mortise to use my large gripper jaws,so I used a VB36 face plate, screwed to the wood with chunky metal plate screws, I filled the holes with PVA glue and the sawdust from the bowl so they are quite hard to spot now. In my work I use two old Polish made Axminster Club-man chucks (my favorite chuck) , A Robert Sorbay patriot and a really old Nova chuck. Unfortunately I've never turned with a Vicmarc chuck so i'm not that familiar with them, although was talking to Phil Irons earlier on in the week about chucks and he uses a lot of vicmarc chuck as he use to import and sell them, so he would be the best man to ask about chuck sizes for VM chucks. I hope that helps and thanks for watching :-)

[@thomaswilson3933]

Great video Tom! Question about turning "downhill"...on the inside of an end grain piece like this, wouldn't downhill be from center to rim? I wasn't sure if you were saying to go from rim to center. Thanks,
Tom

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Thanks for your comment Tom, brilliant question when turning end grain bowls in hollowing out the inside bowl section it's often easier to turn from the center out to the rim as this seems to be a bit more efficient in removing material. If you want really thin walls like on this pice it's easier to work on the rim towards the center to establish the wall thickness, I tend to do this in small sections normally about an inch at a time 😁 then turn out the middle part working from the center to the rim blending it into the wall and repeat the process till I get to the bottom of the bowl. By keeping the center in as you work down the bowl will lesson the vibration and help support your cuts for thin walls. I hope this makes sense and helps in some way. Thanks for watching 😁

[@crackerjack3359]

I agree with you Thomas . And center to rim would all be pull cuts if you wanted to work with support from the grain. even on the rim. Otherwise a great bowl again, pity he had to fight the grain for most of the turning.

[@matthewbaker1157]

I wonder if this cracked after it dried.

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Yeah it did develop some cracks, due to the pith being left in, the bark has stayed on and has not cracked. You can see pictures of the piece years later on my Instagram page 👍

[@picklesnoutpenobscott3165]

My dude, caution- you are standing in the killzone with no safety gear on. Be well, stay well.