Just bought my first lathe yesterday (have previously used other people’s machines over the last 35 years). Paid $100 for it and also got a 108 year old pedal organ in the deal. Fixing up the organ for my mum for her Chrissie prezzie, and going to make a few bowls and vases to give to friends. I have a near endless supply of fallen timber as well as other plant material to make hybrid turnings. One I’m working on already is a ‘glass’ epoxy ’egg’ with a king protea flower ‘heart’ (we grow 7 varieties of protea on our farm). The epoxy and protea are currently curing in my vacuum chamber.
Immaculate result! I am going to turn my first live edge bowl from a bunch of beautiful cypress pieces I got (i have already turned a couple of simple bowls from it and its grain is just beautiful). Great video, once again! Thanks!
I haven't turned in several years, and my forgetter was working overtime yesterday when I decided that I'd like to fire up my lathe again and turn a live edge bowl from a piece of elm that we had to take down two days ago. This was a GREAT refresher, I so appreciate all of the little nuances that you covered in cutting the tenon and taking care not to go back over the wings once cut. I think I'm ready to pull the dust cover off my lathe and give it a go. 😊
We (my husband and I) watch your channel often. He is a newby but has learned so much from watching you. He recently turned his first bowl from a flowering cherry tree limb. It “turned” out beautiful!😊 Thank you for sharing your amazing skills. It has changed our lives! At a time when the world needs to be turned around 🌳🪵🥙
Thankyou for a great demo on live edge bowl turning, although I have been turning a little while, haven't turned many bowls yet. I will now!! Thankyou again. Ga, z
Hey Kent, i’ve been turning on and off for about eight years, but had never turned a bowl between two centers as you demonstrate. I’ve tried it twice now and it’s a revelation. There is genuinely so much to learn from your videos. Please keep up the excellent work I’m sure that the production takes quite a while because it’s so professional, thank you so much for doing this, regards from the UK
Beautiful! I am just about to get a lathe for the first time, probably just a small mini-lathe to start. Watching your videos for all your techniques and advice is great! I was fortunate to participate in a Zoom session with Tom Silva and his daughter recently on using a lathe and got some great tips and advice from him as well.
I have done live edge bowls in the past Kent, however I did not get them as well balanced as you did. Now with this new knowledge, I think that I can do better with my next one.
Kent. Revisiting some of your videos just to get myself back on track. I noticed though that you appear to be using a different sander that the one listed. It looks like a RO sander. Thanks
I love live edge bowls. I have a friend who is a woodturner (from whom I've bought many bowls/items) and I'm fascinated to watch you and have you teach me how he does it. I have zero interest in turning wood myself, but love to learn how things happen/are done.
29:58 Thanks for another great lesson on turning a wing bowl. I have just started turning wood bowls and have found your instructions very helpful and inspiring. Thanks and looking forward to your next post already
Beautiful job. I've watched this video several times thru my process of turning a few live edge bowls and pick up on "new" things each time to improve my technique. Can you elaborate on what you did for the final finish...I assume you let it dry for a time and the resanded, then put on some type of protective finish?
I've been doing this method of hollowing bowl insides and it works pretty well so far. I also realized that I do everything with 5/8 gouge, even little biddy cups and bowls.
Actually, the frame drop/pause allows a good look at the orientation and engagement of the gouge to the wood. Maybe this is not a 'defect' in the presentation.
I have a big cherry tree l cut back in the fall. But it's not black cherry. It's red in color. I usually use mallet an gouges to make my bowls an cups. But lm going to use a new lathe l purchased recently. That wood is beautiful your making a bowl out of. You do very fine work l may destroy most of that tree before l get a bowl lol!
Lovely vid thanks. What a tasty wood cherry is. I have just pollarded one just outside my workshop so might attempt a live edge bowl. Usually I find cherry really difficult to dry without splitting. Do you sometimes put oil on for a twice turned bowl after the first turning? I put end grain seal but haven't tried oiling the whole thing. Veering off the subject I know but cherry is so special.
Kent, I really like how well you balanced that bowl. Those edges are so thin and delicate. How long will it take that bowl to dry now that it is turned? Will you show it in a later video so we can see how much it may have moved? I have been turning some cedar. It has some center rot and got rained on last weekend. I may try to turn another section in a week or so - as you know, it is raining again today. Would love to get together with you and get some one-on-one time turning so I can improve my turning - especially since I am just up the road from you.
Glad you like. It will be dry in a week or so. Sorry, I'm not doing any one-on-one turning at this time. Perhaps in the future. All the best to you and Happy Turning!
Nice looking bowl, Kent. I've done a couple of live edge Black Cherry bowls, as well as several other species. I usually turn mine a bit thicker and sand to 320, then pack them in a container of fresh shavings. Then I weigh them weekly until they stop losing weight, then sand again and apply the finish. Do you get any deformity using your method? I usually have to flatten the bottom a bit after my bowl has been in a box or bag of shavings for several months. Tony
Tony, It sound like you have this down. Yes, the bottoms need to be sanded smooth, but that usually about all that needs to be done. All the best to you and Happy Turning! Kent
Kent, love your videos. I'm learning so much. I made a bowl exactly like this. I waited to add a because it was just too wet to sand, and it cracked. Question, after the linseed oil, did you sand any further after it dried? Also, did you add any additional finish over top. Thanks!
As usual Kent, a terrific demonstration and a beautiful bowl! My preference seems to be a slightly thicker wall than that, but I realize cracking becomes more of an issue. What finish will you apply over the “tried and true”? A good friend lives in Florida and we missed a chance to visit them when the wood turning symposium was on…..maybe next one! I would love to hi. Cheers, Rick
Rick, Thank you for writing and sharing! I will apply multiple coats of T&T Danish Oil until it stops curing and dulling. Usually about 3-4 coats. Happy Turning! Kent
I figure asymmetric wings might be aesthetically pleasing, as long as the asymmetry is obvious, so it doesn't make people question their eyes, but also still isn't so far out that people wonder whether it could actually stand as intended without hiding a weight in the foot. So, a direct line from the top of the lower wing to the top of the higher wing should probably be a slope that has an angle between 15 and 30 degrees. Less than 15 degrees, and it won't be obvious enough at first glance (or later glances from the corner of an eye), and just annoy people. More than 30-ish degrees, and people will think it will roll over, or assume that the fruit or whatever is placed in the bowl will roll out.
Judith, Yes, you are thinking about this correctly. The design should have enough intent to be understood as intentional and not appear as a mistake or oversight. ;) Happy Turning! Kent
I would love to see an update after it dries. How long will something like that take to dry? I just acquired a bunch of fresh logs of various species and I’m dying to get some finished bowls out of them but the dry time is intimidating.
Thanks. It'll be dry in a week or so because it's so thin. Don't let that wood dry, turn it now. You'd great benefit from my Understanding Green Wood course www.TurnAWoodBowl.com/green All the best to you and Happy Turning! Kent
The first live edge bowl I tried to make I made 2 mistakes. The first one is that I had dry wood, the second is the wood was hickory - very hard. The second bowl is cherry, but the walls are thicker than I wanted. the interrupted cut was really beating me up. I only have six chisels and only one bowl gouge. It is a Hurricane 1/2" M2, but the shaft is closer to 7/16". Need to get a heavier bowl gouge. Thanks for the tips on how to turn a live edge bowl.
I've not seen any videos specifically discussing how to minimize the expansion and contraction of turned wood. I know some disgruntled person will say"This bowl only lasted eight years and now it's cracked," which is absurd but ...
красивая Ладья получилась!!👍
Just bought my first lathe yesterday (have previously used other people’s machines over the last 35 years).
Paid $100 for it and also got a 108 year old pedal organ in the deal. Fixing up the organ for my mum for her Chrissie prezzie, and going to make a few bowls and vases to give to friends. I have a near endless supply of fallen timber as well as other plant material to make hybrid turnings. One I’m working on already is a ‘glass’ epoxy ’egg’ with a king protea flower ‘heart’ (we grow 7 varieties of protea on our farm). The epoxy and protea are currently curing in my vacuum chamber.
Very nice, Kent, you'll have to show it again when it has dried out.
Immaculate result! I am going to turn my first live edge bowl from a bunch of beautiful cypress pieces I got (i have already turned a couple of simple bowls from it and its grain is just beautiful). Great video, once again! Thanks!
Thank you, Antoni! I wish you all the best. Enjoy the whole process. All the best to you and Happy Turning!
I haven't turned in several years, and my forgetter was working overtime yesterday when I decided that I'd like to fire up my lathe again and turn a live edge bowl from a piece of elm that we had to take down two days ago.
This was a GREAT refresher, I so appreciate all of the little nuances that you covered in cutting the tenon and taking care not to go back over the wings once cut.
I think I'm ready to pull the dust cover off my lathe and give it a go. 😊
Sounds good. And I love the term, "your forgetter." LOL I can relate. All the best to you and Happy Turning!
Kent, I never would have known that you liked to turn bowls, lol. This little, live edge cherry bowl is absolutely beautiful.
LOL, I guess it's not a secret anymore. ;)
Love working with Cherry. The smell, the colour. Stunning
Thanks Chris, I agree! Happy Turning!
You made a critical point when you said “after it dries”. Be nice to see this beauty a few months from now.
Another bowl turning lesson. Thanks much.
We (my husband and I) watch your channel often. He is a newby but has learned so much from watching you. He recently turned his first bowl from a flowering cherry tree limb. It “turned” out beautiful!😊 Thank you for sharing your amazing skills. It has changed our lives! At a time when the world needs to be turned around 🌳🪵🥙
I turned my first live-edge bowl a couple weeks ago - I will use your tricks on the next one!! Thank you
...that turned out gorgeous!...and thanks for the tips...👍
Matt
Kent, I'm prepping to turn a live edge bowl. This video was super helpful, thanks.
Glad to help, Bill! Happy Turning!
Thankyou for a great demo on live edge bowl turning, although I have been turning a little while, haven't turned many bowls yet. I will now!! Thankyou again. Ga, z
Beautiful grain. I really enjoy your teaching style.
Thank you! Cheers!
Hey Kent, i’ve been turning on and off for about eight years, but had never turned a bowl between two centers as you demonstrate. I’ve tried it twice now and it’s a revelation. There is genuinely so much to learn from your videos. Please keep up the excellent work I’m sure that the production takes quite a while because it’s so professional, thank you so much for doing this, regards from the UK
This is one of the best explanations I’ve seen of wood turning videos. I immediately subscribed.
Beautiful! I am just about to get a lathe for the first time, probably just a small mini-lathe to start. Watching your videos for all your techniques and advice is great! I was fortunate to participate in a Zoom session with Tom Silva and his daughter recently on using a lathe and got some great tips and advice from him as well.
Welcome to the club. Remember; persistent, patient practice will yield the bowls you imagine creating! Enjoy and Happy Turning! Kent
I've been using your techniques for almost two years and I've had good luck turning bowls. Thank you Kent. Todd at GSW.
Todd,
Glad to hear. Thank you and enjoy. All the best to you and Happy Turning!
Kent
Thanks Kent I like and agree with your balancing process, I really like Natural edge turning. Regards George NZ
Many thanks George! Happy Turning!
Very helpful. Many thanks. I’ll be giving it a try in a couple of weeks.
Enjoy and Happy Turning!
Nice description and result Kent. Thankyou. Cheers Deno
Glad you enjoyed it! Happy Turning!
Turned out real nice. Thanks for sharing
Thank you! Cheers!
Great job!
Awesome tutorial- love this! I will go back and watch more and have subscribed!
Awesome! Thank you!
Enjoyed watching, thanks for sharing Kent.
Glad you enjoyed it
I have done live edge bowls in the past Kent, however I did not get them as well balanced as you did. Now with this new knowledge, I think that I can do better with my next one.
Jack,
So happy this helped.
All the best to you and Happy Turning!
Kent
Kent. Revisiting some of your videos just to get myself back on track. I noticed though that you appear to be using a different sander that the one listed. It looks like a RO sander. Thanks
Mark, yes I'm using an older model that's no longer available. The linked one is the best match. Happy Turning!
That's absolutely amazing.
Very nice work! Thanks for sharing
Thank you! Cheers!
Another nice job Kent!
Live edge and natural edge bowls are the best! Thanks for sharing! 👍🏽
Thanks for the video! What was your final finish?
I love live edge bowls. I have a friend who is a woodturner (from whom I've bought many bowls/items) and I'm fascinated to watch you and have you teach me how he does it. I have zero interest in turning wood myself, but love to learn how things happen/are done.
29:58 Thanks for another great lesson on turning a wing bowl. I have just started turning wood bowls and have found your instructions very helpful and inspiring. Thanks and looking forward to your next post already
Excelente obra de arte, que sigan los éxitos, un abrazo grande desde Chile Sudamérica.
Hey Kent, nice video and very nice bowl. I am putting the knowledge I get from you to good use making bowls and the live edge bowls are well liked.
Thanks for watching Rick. Happy Turning!
Thanks for another lesson on turning, always enjoy your presentation - the bowl came out beautiful.
terrific instructions and explanations as always. Beautiful piece.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful job. I've watched this video several times thru my process of turning a few live edge bowls and pick up on "new" things each time to improve my technique. Can you elaborate on what you did for the final finish...I assume you let it dry for a time and the resanded, then put on some type of protective finish?
I've been doing this method of hollowing bowl insides and it works pretty well so far. I also realized that I do everything with 5/8 gouge, even little biddy cups and bowls.
hi i tried the 55 d swept back bowl gouge just magic
Very nice! Love this bowl. I am going to try it! I have cherry but not black cherry. Hopefully it is the same end result!
Working on a maple live edge bowl now. The first one I have done in about 10 years. Thanks for the inspiration.
Enjoy and best of luck! Happy Turning! Kent
Actually, the frame drop/pause allows a good look at the orientation and engagement of the gouge to the wood. Maybe this is not a 'defect' in the presentation.
LOL, ok. Thanks Bob!
I have a big cherry tree l cut back in the fall. But it's not black cherry. It's red in color. I usually use mallet an gouges to make my bowls an cups. But lm going to use a new lathe l purchased recently. That wood is beautiful your making a bowl out of. You do very fine work l may destroy most of that tree before l get a bowl lol!
Best of luck Bobby! You can do it! Enjoy the process. Happy Turning!
Lovely vid thanks. What a tasty wood cherry is. I have just pollarded one just outside my workshop so might attempt a live edge bowl.
Usually I find cherry really difficult to dry without splitting. Do you sometimes put oil on for a twice turned bowl after the first turning? I put end grain seal but haven't tried oiling the whole thing. Veering off the subject I know but cherry is so special.
Kent, I really like how well you balanced that bowl. Those edges are so thin and delicate. How long will it take that bowl to dry now that it is turned? Will you show it in a later video so we can see how much it may have moved?
I have been turning some cedar. It has some center rot and got rained on last weekend. I may try to turn another section in a week or so - as you know, it is raining again today. Would love to get together with you and get some one-on-one time turning so I can improve my turning - especially since I am just up the road from you.
Glad you like. It will be dry in a week or so. Sorry, I'm not doing any one-on-one turning at this time. Perhaps in the future. All the best to you and Happy Turning!
Nice looking bowl, Kent. I've done a couple of live edge Black Cherry bowls, as well as several other species. I usually turn mine a bit thicker and sand to 320, then pack them in a container of fresh shavings. Then I weigh them weekly until they stop losing weight, then sand again and apply the finish. Do you get any deformity using your method? I usually have to flatten the bottom a bit after my bowl has been in a box or bag of shavings for several months. Tony
Tony,
It sound like you have this down. Yes, the bottoms need to be sanded smooth, but that usually about all that needs to be done. All the best to you and Happy Turning! Kent
Kent, love your videos. I'm learning so much. I made a bowl exactly like this. I waited to add a because it was just too wet to sand, and it cracked. Question, after the linseed oil, did you sand any further after it dried? Also, did you add any additional finish over top. Thanks!
Great job Brad. Yes, you can sand it a bit, but best to wait until it thoroughly dries. Please subscribe. Happy Turning!
Thanks! Do you not show that I've subscribed? Shows on my end.
Beautiful work! You mentioned the moss/lichen on the bark; do you normally leave that in the final product or do you try to remove it?
I leave it, it's nature. ;) If it's living it will soon dry up and disappear. Happy Turning! Kent
Thanks for not verbalizing I have a course. I like the feel of the video much better and thanks for all the content.
Thanks for such a great instructional video. How long does it take to dry once you have put the temporary coat of linseed oil on the greenwood bowl?
As usual Kent, a terrific demonstration and a beautiful bowl! My preference seems to be a slightly thicker wall than that, but I realize cracking becomes more of an issue. What finish will you apply over the “tried and true”? A good friend lives in Florida and we missed a chance to visit them when the wood turning symposium was on…..maybe next one! I would love to hi. Cheers, Rick
Rick,
Thank you for writing and sharing!
I will apply multiple coats of T&T Danish Oil until it stops curing and dulling. Usually about 3-4 coats.
Happy Turning!
Kent
I figure asymmetric wings might be aesthetically pleasing, as long as the asymmetry is obvious, so it doesn't make people question their eyes, but also still isn't so far out that people wonder whether it could actually stand as intended without hiding a weight in the foot. So, a direct line from the top of the lower wing to the top of the higher wing should probably be a slope that has an angle between 15 and 30 degrees. Less than 15 degrees, and it won't be obvious enough at first glance (or later glances from the corner of an eye), and just annoy people. More than 30-ish degrees, and people will think it will roll over, or assume that the fruit or whatever is placed in the bowl will roll out.
Judith,
Yes, you are thinking about this correctly. The design should have enough intent to be understood as intentional and not appear as a mistake or oversight. ;)
Happy Turning!
Kent
I would love to see an update after it dries. How long will something like that take to dry? I just acquired a bunch of fresh logs of various species and I’m dying to get some finished bowls out of them but the dry time is intimidating.
Thanks. It'll be dry in a week or so because it's so thin. Don't let that wood dry, turn it now. You'd great benefit from my Understanding Green Wood course www.TurnAWoodBowl.com/green All the best to you and Happy Turning! Kent
where was the symposium in fl, i missed it :(
Love the bowl, hate the bark.
It's personal, I get it. ;) Happy Turning!
The first live edge bowl I tried to make I made 2 mistakes. The first one is that I had dry wood, the second is the wood was hickory - very hard. The second bowl is cherry, but the walls are thicker than I wanted. the interrupted cut was really beating me up. I only have six chisels and only one bowl gouge. It is a Hurricane 1/2" M2, but the shaft is closer to 7/16". Need to get a heavier bowl gouge. Thanks for the tips on how to turn a live edge bowl.
Ray,
Thank you for writing and sharing! Just one more tool and you should be good. ;) All the best to you and Happy Turning! Kent
I've not seen any videos specifically discussing how to minimize the expansion and contraction of turned wood. I know some disgruntled person will say"This bowl only lasted eight years and now it's cracked," which is absurd but ...
My biggest issue was not getting hit by the wings.