Yes I still make them but I’m having problems getting fresh cut, high grade white oak. Hopefully I can get a log this month. If you wish I can let you know when I have one made.
@@johnfreemanmd1728 I would like to arrange the creation of a different object, if you are willing. It could be birch if oak is not available. I need a large (~40L) plunger type butter churn safe for actual food production.
Thanks Chuck! Since you are my mentor that means a lot. I made a bucket for my cousin and she wanted to know how they were made so I took videos with my iPhone but the file was too big to send! So I created the RUclips channel for her. Are you still doing wheels at Tillers?
@@chuckandrews7850 I hope you’ll send a message once in a while. My email is jlfmd45@gmail.com. I would love to take some more courses but travel is getting harder for us! Do you still go to Arizona? I’ve made a lot of buckets. They are in demand for movies, theater and re- enactments. So I started doing the white oak hoops several years ago using Ruedi Kohler’s video as a guide. There aren’t many people making wooden hoops other than by using willow wyths. I had a white oak log so why not? It took a while to get it right, especially getting the correct circumference. His suggestion of adding 7mm doesn’t work! Using green wood, riving with a froe and staying on the same growth ring with the draw knife cuts down on the bending problems. I’ve made probably several hundred and I found most people will let them dry out and the hoops would slip down. So I started pegging each hoop to the staves with three hickory pegs. The hoops might loosen but they don’t fall off! I also started super drying the stave blanks in my homemade kiln before planing the edge bevels. Much like drying the tenons in a Windsor chair stretcher. I haven’t had expansion problems when the wood is wet and it doesn’t appear to case harden when it shrinks back down again. Stay healthy and keep in touch. Say hello to your wife-- I still remember her fruit salad at the picnic at the barrel course! John
Mille grazie, Salvo. I lived in Brindisi for three years -- many years ago. -- and. I loved traveling to Sicily, gathering chestnuts on the sides of Aetna, eating sword fish grilled on the lungomare in Reggio, and browsing the little shops everywhere. There were craftsman in every village that were true artisans. I fell in love with the Italian people who were always so kind, generous and helpful.
Hell-O johnny haven't seen any new vids of you making anything + hope you are well and geting around+ hey friend get on the net an look up the the ship ( MARY ROSE ) they got salvaged articles from the 1500 king Henry the 8 a wood tankard ( beer stine ) I make a lot of them they sell very well I f I had your email I would send you the mesurments of it +ok waiting for reply phil from WV a
No I haven’t made any recent videos. I made these for a cousin who was curious as to how I made hers. I never dreamed so many people would watch! Yes I’m familiar with the Mary Rose and the tankard. In fact Tillers International in Kalamazoo had a course on making just that. There is also a wooden bucket from the ship. Yes I am well and still making Windsor chairs, buckets, spoons and bowls. I recently completed a cast net for my grandson. Thanks John
@@johnfreemanmd1728 so glad you are doing well check out fleet woods shop johnny on youtube you will not believe the time an money this guy put in the shop + I texed him he seams like a good fellow +he told me his whole life +he started out as a carpenter working out of a fleet wood catalog+ now he remodels hiriseoffices in Huston Texas let me know what you think about his shop WVa phil
Yes, it is a Clifton and it’s about the only time I’ve used it! To be honest I usually skip that step and leave the concave side as it comes from the drawknife. I can get close enough to the line with the drawknife and then smooth it down, after it’s assembled, with a hollowing plane. It’s easy to get a stave too thin at this early stage and it’s really an unnecessary step. John
@@johnfreemanmd1728 Yes, although sometimes a spoke shave does offer more control and finesse over a draw knife or even a hollowing plane. Either way, your buckets look amazing.
Hi John, love your work! I aspire to craft a bucket like that one day. Question - curious how you initially lay out the bucket staves? Do you have a pattern you scribe on the end grain? And how do you account for the taper of the bucket in your layout?
Yes there is a pattern. Draw two concentric circles the outer circle’s radius is the circumference you want for the top of the bucket divided by 2π (Ct /6.28 ) and the inner circle radius is Ct- Th ( the thickness of the stave). I usually make 12 staves. 360°/12 is 30° so draw a radius to any point on the outer circle and then another at 30° The segment you’ve drawn is the top end of a stave. Do the same for the bottom. The length of a stave is the slant height of the bucket. After drawing on the ends of the stave blanks just connect the corners with a pencil line to get the taper. Clear as mud? Maybe I’ll make a video
KilderKen Thanks, The hoops are 1” wide (or 25 mm), the thickness is 8 or 9 mm and sometimes , if the wood is stiff I’ll shave it to 7 mm The best wood is white oak freshly cut in the Spring but I’ve used wood from a log that had been In the field for a year. And if you get the log from a log yard, who knows when the tree was cut!
KilderKen This vid shows Ruedi Koehler making this joint. And you can google him and get detailed instructions. It took me about fifty to get it down but I still break a lot and miss the correct circumference ruclips.net/video/v4kB7JOVkqw/видео.html It does seem thick but if you go thinner the female joint gets weak and may break. Ask me how I know! I’ve shaved the hoop , not the joint ends down to 4 mm but it looks funky to me. Of course you can use a different joint and go thinner and bend much easier.
KilderKen At the risk of boring you to death... I no longer measure very often the thickness. I first shave the one inch wide hoop blank to 3/8” using a go no go gauge then I shave what will be the upper side to about 1/4” only one face is beveled. I test the bendyness and shave it thinner if it is stiff but try to leave the 1/4” on what will be the female end.
Thanks Ryan. I made these videos for a family member who was curious about how I made her bucket and bowl. She lives in anther part of the state and the files were too big to email so I posted them here for her to view. I never meant them to be instructional and never dreamed so many people would watch! I really enjoy making these things and I really appreciate your comments
Absolutely great I 'seen a few coppers make a bucket like the way you do. I am a Cooper also, I've made them for years like that . Good job sir good job. I put flax seed paste in the croze it stops a drip fast thank you for making a video By the I am 69 years old lol
Good morning John + I was wondering the M D after your name does that mean you are a medical doctor or use to be + just had to watch your vids again + thanks again john put some more vids on your channel + later sir
@@philipselman2564 Sorry, Phillip, I just noticed your post. Yes, I am a retired Orthopedic Surgeon I suppose I’m more a collector of skills than an accomplished craftsman but it keeps me out of trouble and my wife’s hair! John
Thanks Phil for your kind comments. I too use the flax meal sometimes. I try really hard to get a good tight fit with the head in the croze and I’ve found the best joints are those when the diameter at the croze is less than 1/16” out of round. I have been cutting a piece of wood whose length is the diameter I’m shooting for and spin it at the croze line and take off the high spots until I get it round. One day I may make a bucket Howell plane...maybe. The Matthew Walker knot is a traditional sailors stopper knot and easy to tie! I’ve found most people don’t use or mist the bucket so I worry about loosening. I’ve started putting four 3/16” pegs in each hoop but not all the way through the stave.. just to keep the oak hoops on if the staves shrink.
Super good job John Freeman M D I've made wood buckets for years , a little different from yours but not much . I put flaxseed paste in the crore if it starts to drip the paste swells up an stops the drip. I like the knot you tied in the rope also but again verry good job .
Thank you for the video, i would like to make one of these buckets and slowly move myself to make a wooden hot tub! FYI, Great Music, not only did I enjoy the video, I also danced!
Loved the music, loved the bucket and loved the cordless drill (so much quieter than mine)🙂Thank you
Do you still make these? Is it possible to order something?
Yes I still make them but I’m having problems getting fresh cut, high grade white oak. Hopefully I can get a log this month. If you wish I can let you know when I have one made.
@@johnfreemanmd1728 I would like to arrange the creation of a different object, if you are willing. It could be birch if oak is not available. I need a large (~40L) plunger type butter churn safe for actual food production.
@@bryanlunt7579 Sorry Bryan, I only make this one item now.
@@johnfreemanmd1728 ok. Thanks for taking the time to respond to me.
Very nice work. I enjoyed the complete series.
Thanks Chuck! Since you are my mentor that means a lot. I made a bucket for my cousin and she wanted to know how they were made so I took videos with my iPhone but the file was too big to send! So I created the RUclips channel for her. Are you still doing wheels at Tillers?
@John Freeman MD Yes. I'll be working with Dave Kramer during the two day class. Don't remember the dates, but it's listed in Tillers catalog.
@@chuckandrews7850 I hope you’ll send a message once in a while. My email is jlfmd45@gmail.com. I would love to take some more courses but travel is getting harder for us! Do you still go to Arizona? I’ve made a lot of buckets. They are in demand for movies, theater and re- enactments. So I started doing the white oak hoops several years ago using Ruedi Kohler’s video as a guide. There aren’t many people making wooden hoops other than by using willow wyths. I had a white oak log so why not? It took a while to get it right, especially getting the correct circumference. His suggestion of adding 7mm doesn’t work! Using green wood, riving with a froe and staying on the same growth ring with the draw knife cuts down on the bending problems. I’ve made probably several hundred and I found most people will let them dry out and the hoops would slip down. So I started pegging each hoop to the staves with three hickory pegs. The hoops might loosen but they don’t fall off! I also started super drying the stave blanks in my homemade kiln before planing the edge bevels. Much like drying the tenons in a Windsor chair stretcher. I haven’t had expansion problems when the wood is wet and it doesn’t appear to case harden when it shrinks back down again. Stay healthy and keep in touch. Say hello to your wife-- I still remember her fruit salad at the picnic at the barrel course! John
Здравствуйте покажите как вы правите скобеля..нигде не вижу ...восновном что не гляну везде механизировано строгают заготовки...а у вас все вручную
Marvellous....in Sicily the old woodworkers made the same...we used to built wooden buckets for milk in order to make cheese and ricotta.
Mille grazie, Salvo. I lived in Brindisi for three years -- many years ago. -- and. I loved traveling to Sicily, gathering chestnuts on the sides of Aetna, eating sword fish grilled on the lungomare in Reggio, and browsing the little shops everywhere. There were craftsman in every village that were true artisans. I fell in love with the Italian people who were always so kind, generous and helpful.
Hell-O johnny haven't seen any new vids of you making anything + hope you are well and geting around+ hey friend get on the net an look up the the ship ( MARY ROSE ) they got salvaged articles from the 1500 king Henry the 8 a wood tankard ( beer stine ) I make a lot of them they sell very well I f I had your email I would send you the mesurments of it +ok waiting for reply phil from WV a
No I haven’t made any recent videos. I made these for a cousin who was curious as to how I made hers. I never dreamed so many people would watch! Yes I’m familiar with the Mary Rose and the tankard. In fact Tillers International in Kalamazoo had a course on making just that. There is also a wooden bucket from the ship. Yes I am well and still making Windsor chairs, buckets, spoons and bowls. I recently completed a cast net for my grandson. Thanks John
@@johnfreemanmd1728 so glad you are doing well check out fleet woods shop johnny on youtube you will not believe the time an money this guy put in the shop + I texed him he seams like a good fellow +he told me his whole life +he started out as a carpenter working out of a fleet wood catalog+ now he remodels hiriseoffices in Huston Texas let me know what you think about his shop WVa phil
Hi John, great series. Is that a Clifton 500 spoke shave you are using to finish hollowing or maybe a heel shave?
Yes, it is a Clifton and it’s about the only time I’ve used it! To be honest I usually skip that step and leave the concave side as it comes from the drawknife. I can get close enough to the line with the drawknife and then smooth it down, after it’s assembled, with a hollowing plane. It’s easy to get a stave too thin at this early stage and it’s really an unnecessary step. John
@@johnfreemanmd1728 Yes, although sometimes a spoke shave does offer more control and finesse over a draw knife or even a hollowing plane. Either way, your buckets look amazing.
Hi John, love your work! I aspire to craft a bucket like that one day. Question - curious how you initially lay out the bucket staves? Do you have a pattern you scribe on the end grain? And how do you account for the taper of the bucket in your layout?
Yes there is a pattern. Draw two concentric circles the outer circle’s radius is the circumference you want for the top of the bucket divided by 2π (Ct /6.28 ) and the inner circle radius is Ct- Th ( the thickness of the stave). I usually make 12 staves. 360°/12 is 30° so draw a radius to any point on the outer circle and then another at 30° The segment you’ve drawn is the top end of a stave. Do the same for the bottom. The length of a stave is the slant height of the bucket. After drawing on the ends of the stave blanks just connect the corners with a pencil line to get the taper. Clear as mud? Maybe I’ll make a video
Hi John great vids. May I ask what are your dimensions for the hoops? Just width and thickness. Thanks.
KilderKen Thanks, The hoops are 1” wide (or 25 mm), the thickness is 8 or 9 mm and sometimes , if the wood is stiff I’ll shave it to 7 mm The best wood is white oak freshly cut in the Spring but I’ve used wood from a log that had been In the field for a year. And if you get the log from a log yard, who knows when the tree was cut!
KilderKen This vid shows Ruedi Koehler making this joint. And you can google him and get detailed instructions. It took me about fifty to get it down but I still break a lot and miss the correct circumference ruclips.net/video/v4kB7JOVkqw/видео.html It does seem thick but if you go thinner the female joint gets weak and may break. Ask me how I know! I’ve shaved the hoop , not the joint ends down to 4 mm but it looks funky to me. Of course you can use a different joint and go thinner and bend much easier.
KilderKen At the risk of boring you to death... I no longer measure very often the thickness. I first shave the one inch wide hoop blank to 3/8” using a go no go gauge then I shave what will be the upper side to about 1/4” only one face is beveled. I test the bendyness and shave it thinner if it is stiff but try to leave the 1/4” on what will be the female end.
This is great. I love the process.
Thanks Ryan. I made these videos for a family member who was curious about how I made her bucket and bowl. She lives in anther part of the state and the files were too big to email so I posted them here for her to view. I never meant them to be instructional and never dreamed so many people would watch! I really enjoy making these things and I really appreciate your comments
Hey SIR got an idea make a video of you making a lid for a wooden bucket
Thank you for capturing all the steps. Great videos and music.
Mil gracias por compartir su Sabiduría!! Un privilegio aprender de Usted. Dios lo bendiga.
El gusto es mio
Absolutely great I 'seen a few coppers make a bucket like the way you do. I am a Cooper also, I've made them for years like that . Good job sir good job. I put flax seed paste in the croze it stops a drip fast thank you for making a video By the I am 69 years old lol
Good morning John + I was wondering the M D after your name does that mean you are a medical doctor or use to be + just had to watch your vids again + thanks again john put some more vids on your channel + later sir
@@philipselman2564 Sorry, Phillip, I just noticed your post. Yes, I am a retired Orthopedic Surgeon I suppose I’m more a collector of skills than an accomplished craftsman but it keeps me out of trouble and my wife’s hair! John
Thanks Phil for your kind comments. I too use the flax meal sometimes. I try really hard to get a good tight fit with the head in the croze and I’ve found the best joints are those when the diameter at the croze is less than 1/16” out of round. I have been cutting a piece of wood whose length is the diameter I’m shooting for and spin it at the croze line and take off the high spots until I get it round. One day I may make a bucket Howell plane...maybe. The Matthew Walker knot is a traditional sailors stopper knot and easy to tie! I’ve found most people don’t use or mist the bucket so I worry about loosening. I’ve started putting four 3/16” pegs in each hoop but not all the way through the stave.. just to keep the oak hoops on if the staves shrink.
Super good job John Freeman M D I've made wood buckets for years , a little different from yours but not much . I put flaxseed paste in the crore if it starts to drip the paste swells up an stops the drip. I like the knot you tied in the rope also but again verry good job .
Thank you very much! It’s an addicting past time
hi lovely work
Thank you, this helps.
Thank you for the video, i would like to make one of these buckets and slowly move myself to make a wooden hot tub! FYI, Great Music, not only did I enjoy the video, I also danced!