This is EXCEPTIONAL! Its so hard to find really clearly explained sleds/jigs in regards to the geometry. You do a perfect job of explaining while switching between CAD and the sled. Thank you! Im going to try this!
After viewing this video numerous times, I decided to build the jig for cutting the curved segments. So I constructed the jig using 1/2" Baltic birch plywood. I kept your video playing in the shop so I would not miss a detail. I am happy to say that after constructing the jig, I cut out 12 segments using some scrap pine boards. The 12 segments fit together to my great pleasure. Gary, thanks so much for making this great video and providing all of the detailed layout.
George I am very happy to hear you have made a successful jig. I designed this in cad and then made my first one knowing it had to work. So I made this video making a nicer looking one than my first and was hoping it would be easy for anyone wanting to make one. This pleases me to hear your results. I have only had a few that have had issues and it is usually using the wrong holes. Thanks for letting me know. Take care, Gary
Thank you for showing this. I will teach the other disabled vets like me how to make the turnings and try and make the sled. If you ever make a video on the other cutting part that would be great to.
Thank you and if you are talking about the ring cutting jig I have 2 videos on that. Thank you for your service. I am a Vietnam veteran myself. ruclips.net/video/GnzYR6y4ZhM/видео.html ruclips.net/video/3Uw2Ju_LAss/видео.html
Made the sled after a few mishaps and cut my first 12 segment in scrap plywood today and came out as near to perfect as possible thanks very much for sharing this
Thank you Michael for letting me know. And I am happy to hear you used scrap wood to test it out. Others have made one and used expensive wood on the first use. I recommended using something like MDF to test it. I even tested my first one. The biggest problem I have seen is using the wrong whole to rotate from. I think you mind might tell you to use it and that is why I said to plug the whole before going any farther. Happy it worked out for you and let me know how it works with the nice wood you choose. Gary
Thank you very much James. Yes it does seem complicated. I did not explain how I created those centers as I think it would have been very confusing. Thanks for watching and commenting, Gary
Thanks so much. What I did for a living needed a lot of math and figuring out how to make a 3D part from a 2D drawing. It was something I really loved doing. Now in retirement I still love making things. Gary
It Works !! Really helped when I re-drillled the holes in the correct locations ! Also found out that the top hole which was plugged....was only plugged in the bottom board and not the top rotating board. Then it all fell together. Thank you for sharing this with all of us....very much appreciated.
I see that you have provided the necessary information to build the jig. Many thanks. I'm not able to get started immediately as I still have building work to do. I spent two winters without heating here in Scotland.. I have rebuilt the heating system and am once again cosy but my workshop ( shed in reality) need some work as does much of the house. Sadly at 85 things take a little longer to do. I have missed my turning for far too long. So, fingers crossed that I get the time to use your jig. Thanks again, I'm certain it will be very well received
Thank you very much and let me know how it works out. I have many pictures from viewers who have made and used it with great sucess. Thanks for watching, Gary
Well, that was a labor of love. I can well imagine the amount of work you went through to make this video, Gary. Constant camera changes, tons of editing and those don't even speak to the amount of skill and patience you displayed. Also, this made me miss woodworking and all the tools I used to use. This is one for the ages. I can imagine this video being shown in classrooms for many years to come. So well done, my friend! Phil
Thank you Phil and I got a lot of exercise going from my computer back to the shop to try and make it flow. Honestly I did not really have a mapped out plan. Good thing I have a lot of mounts for the camera arm so that was not to bad. Keeping my head out of the way was the trick. The white hair will cause the camera to over heat trying to adjust LOL. Oh yes the editing...YIKES! ...enough said🤣 But you know it was worth it. So many wanted to see it and will probably be shared with others. How cool will that be to have the world full of Vortex bowls. Stay cool my friend it just hit 92 and going up. And we are handing out 432 ice cream bars today at about 6:00 pm. Gary
Professor, I imagine you were a top if the line Pattern Maker an you’re a top of the line woodturner. More than that you’re a woodturners friend never failing to share your knowledge and experience. That’s what makes you stand at the top-willing to help! Thanks for all you do to assist and share.
Thanks so much and I had a job that I really loved and was able to build some very complex patterns. I still love to make complex things and sharing them. Happy you enjoyed it. Gary
It might be if I had worked with them and understood them as much as I do the imperial dimensioning. I worked with them daily and it is all I knew. I hope this was not a distraction to what I was doing. There were very few dimensions needed to make one of these. And I do hope you got something out of it despite the fact it was not the dimensioning method you are used to. Thanks for watching.
I think you are entirely right. One of the tools suggested was a digital gauge that deals with and and converts both systems readily available from around £10. Sterling. Speaking as an English man with dyslexia once the metric system became the norm and we worked with a dual system at work we began to receive orders for "O" seals that required us to supply a matric dimemtions for the section of the seal but an imperial measurement for the diameter. To calculate the length of extrusion first you had to translate one or the other to be calculate the mean developed length required fo each seal. When it came to cash, moving from 240 pennies in the pound to just 100 to the £. The change to working in simple units of 10 was bliss. The world suddenly made sense. But seriously, the digital calipers will see you through it. @@leonrussoniello5656
I love the Jig but was very frustrated trying to make the cut on the 10 x 10 fixture. I made everything according to your dims. but my cut did not look like yours. I fought with it for 4hrs and was going to trash it until I looked at your video again and saw what you did not tell us to do. That was you moved the 10 x 10 dowel to the upper hole. Now it works great. Thanks again for your instructions and info on how to make this Jig.
Glad you watched it again. I did it this way so you only had to drill once to get holes in the 2 boards. If I do another version I will figure out a fool proof way of doing that hole. Happy it worked out for you. Gary
people like you are awesome for sharing your knowledge and experience as people like me would not know where to start with a project like this, thank you . very clever
Thank you Randy. Jigs and fixtures can be very handy. I have been doing it for years. Got started at work build patterns for some almost impossible cuts and sanding setups. Now I make use of them for creating different types of turnings. Thanks for watching, Gary
Gary, Hands down - THE BEST HOW TO DO IT video I have ever seen. Your teaching skills are just excellent. You are my go to segment guy. Many, many thanks for what you give our community.
Well thank you very much and you are welcome. Lots of things to turn. You every try a birds mouth bowl? I have a couple videos on that. Not your ordinary bowl. Thanks for watching, Gary
What a great presentation of a jig that does an excellent job. Having the two pieces get cut at the same time really ups the quality of the end result. I'm impressed.
Really like your equipment, was a thorough tutorial, little long winded, but you covered every aspect of the jig. Which is much better taking your time, then leaving things out and the viewers guessing. Great job, need to make one and try it.
Thank you Tom I am happy it all worked out for you. I would love see what you came up with. My latest video is another method of making a fun and simple bowl. Thanks for watching, Gary
Gary, you are such a master...thanks for the plans! Okay, I have now watched this two more times and taken pictures and notes of the steps. I plan to make this Wednesday night at woodworking. Thanks, Gary!
Gary, thanks for walking us through the process of making the fixture and the beautiful vortex bowl. I think that the concept and fixture are very beneficial for the design and creation of other shapes that folks can use when creating their segmented turnings. Thanks again….
Thank you Dave, it is an interesting way to make a very different looking segmented bowl and not all that hard to do. Plus there are lots of options than can be tried. Take care. Gary
This is brilliant. I'm not sure what exactly pattern-makers do, but I'm guessing it's got to be pretty close to tooling design. They must miss you a lot since you retired! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you very much. A wood pattern maker makes 3 dimensional parts used for making molds for foundries who then cast steel into the mold once the wood pattern is removed.
Thank you very much Jim. I worked as a wood pattern maker. I have done a lot of cabinets for the house and furniture such as a roll top desk. But I loved making patterns for the foundries to make their sand molds off of. Thanks for watching, Gary
I will make the jig. I hope that I can get it accurate because I can see this method making a lot of different projects. You are an awesome teacher and an inspiration.
Thank you Ed. Give it a try. I have many who have with great success and set pictures of what they made from it. Let me know if you have any questions. Gary
Very unique jig as this is the first time I have seen one of these types of segments that fit together without any fuss of sanding or adjustments. Definitely try to make one of these
Hi Gary I belong to Peninsula Woodturners Guild in Melbourne, Australia. We have a meeting every Wednesday, usually have a demonstrator and also Show and Tell when members can show what they have made. I’ve finished the jig and as soon as lockdown is over will source some contrasting timber. Thanks Stuart
Thank you I just did a 11” and a 12” 11 turned out good I think I need some practice on the 12” that one is a hand full! But I will get it!!😁thanks my friend ,God be with you. Gerry
The master has taught us again! I appreciate your generosity. You could certainly have other things with the time you devoted to those of us who want to build the jig. Thanks!
Thank you Josh and yes it took a while but I did make a special hand rail for the choir area at our church while I was doing this one. Thanks for watching and take care, Gary
Awesome video and instruction. Much appreciated. I followed your guidance and my jig turned out perfect. Thank you! I've used your insight to produce a jig that is similar but makes a round that is 12 inches in diameter. Much gratitude!
Thank you very much Jeff. Happy it worked out. I was just asked about making a bigger bowl It can be done on the current sled and I think I better make a video showing how. Matter of fact I think I can change the number of segments as well. But nothing wrong with having a second one. Take care, Gary
Racked my brain for a couple of days trying to figure out how to duplicate this on AutoCAD and finally figured out how to get the same layout you did. Now I can also make swirls with different radii too. Thanks for the inspiration!
@@ThePapa1947 I was initially intimidated by the precision of your coordinates (e.g. 3.629, 1.814, 3.142 etc.). Turns out, the X coordinate of the first point is pretty arbitrary: any value from half the radius of the bowl to infinity will produce swirls ranging from very swirly to not swirly at all. So if you pick a value for the radius (R) of the swirl that is pleasing and scribe an arc upward from the origin at X=R then the second point will also lie on that arc. If you then take a 30-60-90 triangle and draw a line from the origin at 30 degrees to the X axis, the point where it intersects the arc will be the second point. No measurements required at all. Of course, if you want the coordinates of that second point, they are or . Thanks for the inspiration to dig into this! Now to make one of these bowls...
Thank you Jeff, you are correct with your explanation but I think for most having the dimensions would be easier. I could have rounded them to the closet fraction but everything I have ever done had to be made as accurate as possible. Thanks for your explanation of how you worked it out. Gary
@@ThePapa1947 +1 I totally agree that high precision is needed, otherwise the 12 segments will have gaps when assembled. I'm going to build a jig with R=3.5 (a bit swirlier than yours) that gives the second point at (less intimidating?) . I'll let you know how that works out.
@@jeffeastman3666 I did make a fixture for making a very swirly shape. And very unusual outcome. I still have some work to do with it to get it perfected. Plus it will us a lot more wood but will be worth it. I figured if someone was using digital calipers those numbers are easy to use. And they are pretty inexpensive and I feel a great use for all wood workers. Love to hear more of how yours works out. Gary
Thank you so much for this video Gary. I thought I could figure it out myself but decided to take the path of least resistance and asked you to show me how you did it. Boy am I glad, no way could I have done it. I will certainly share it. 😊
Beautiful project. I really enjoyed watching you make the first bowl and just had to learn how you made that jig for the project pieces. You have done an excellent production of explaining each step and then demonstrating it. It was very helpful and encouraging to us who are trying to expand our capabilities and improve our abilities. Thanks so much!!!
Thank you very much for your kind words. Many have made this jig and sent pictures of the finished project. Some very nice work they have done. Always nice seeing someone try something I have come up with. Let me know how it goes for you. Gary
Hi Gary, this is marvellous thank you. I have already cut all the pieces, just waiting for my new 3/16 x 10 tip blade, should be ready tomorrow. Them I’ll be off to the races! Many thanks!
Thank you Gord. sounds like you are good to go. Do you have anything like MDF that you could test the fixture with? Even though if you have all the holes in the right spot it is always good to test. Best of luck and let me know how it goes. Gary
Gary, Thanks again for an excellent and very detailed video. I have just completed the vortex jig and it works perfectly. This is the 3rd tool (plus the V2 version of the ring cutting tool and feature ring jig) I have made based on your outstanding step-by-step instructions. It's almost as much fun making the tooling as creating the bowl! Thanks again, Bruce
Thank you very much Bruce. Happy you have been able to make all those fun things. I will have another one coming soon. I did some testing on the idea this morning. Looks like it is going to work just fine. Take care, Gary
Hi Gary, Your title is absolutely accurate. This has to be the best sled ever. I will be making one and I can see there will be lots of Vortex projects in the near future. I can't thank you enough for taking the time to show us how this was made. Now to go and make my own. Thanks again my friend and take care. Cheers, Huw
Thank you very much Huw, all the work was worth knowing that you will be successful in making this and have a lot of fun doing so. This could have been a 5 minute video showing the locations of the wholes but I really think showing making one should be a huge help. Best of luck and let me know if you have any questions. Take care buddy, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Thanks Gary. I have saved the video and will watch a few times before I start just to make sure. Your explanation was so good I know mine will be a success. If I need anything don't worry I will ask. Take care buddy. Huw
About halfway through when I realized where you were going with the geometry I couldn't help but admire how ingenious it is, using each piece to cut the line on the next. That's pretty amazing. And I especially love how the bowl turned out (no pun intended 😂). Now I'm going watch the full turning video. Thank you! 🤩👍
Thank you very much. I learned the trick of cutting a board on top of a board many years ago. Use it as work as a wood pattern maker. It saved time and wood. Thanks for watching. Gary
I had to laugh when you said "this video is getting very long" I dont think any of us are going to complain about that Gary ! 3 hours, I'm still going to watch :)
Well thank you very much. I am always concerned with it getting long and full of boring parts. But on this one it did need the time to show what I was doing. So based on your comment you never know there might be a 3 hour video in the making LOL. Thanks for watching and commenting, Gary...another old man!
Thank You Gary....YOU are a very clever craftsman...Your imagination far exceeds simple wood turning. Your inventive ingenuity is enjoyed by so many folks watching your entertaining videos. Gary your explanation was very well done and easy for anyone to follow. Always fun watching you work Gary. I never know what new adventurous trail you will be traveling each week....Until next Friday....TM
Tuffy, you sure do try and challenge our Friend Phil but he is always up for the challenge. I like that apparatus you made for him to complete the Honeysuckle Root bowl. Fantastic piece of equipment.
Well Gary, you blew me away when you made the bowl. Now you've blown me away with the jig! You have a very deep mind for these things. Loved watching. It's interesting to see "How It's Made". Thanks for sharing your creativity and time with me. Stay safe, Vickie
Well thank you so much Vickie! I was not sure how many would enjoy seeing how I made the fixture but was very happy to do it. Now to pick out an easy piece of wood to turn..lol Thanks for your comments, Gary
Thank you very much Bob. I appreciate your comment on the length of the video. I am always concerned about making them too long. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you Matt, I have always loved Geometry and I used it at work as a wood pattern maker. Good with Geometry and trig but not so much on algebra. I think that stems from the teacher I had in high school. I bet your students have been taught that geometry is important in lots of areas of life. Thanks for watching, Gary
Wow! My head already hurts, and I’ve not even made the decision to get started. Glad you went through the trouble to perfect this for us. Enjoyed the video. Very informative.
Hi, I saw the Vortex bowl video last month and couldn't wait for the video to build the jig. The video is very informative and I am excited about building it this week. I would like to thank you for all the exacting measurements to make the build easier. Thanks, Cec
Well thank you so much Cecil I was happy to make the videos for that. I enjoy and am excited about sharing ways to do things with others. I have not received a number of pictures from viewers who have made the jig and produced beautiful turnings from them. To me that is all the payment I could ask for. So when you do yours I would love to add it to the others and will show them at a later date. Take care, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Thank you for responding! Looking forward to more of your content. I just happened to stumble across this video today, as I was surfing YouYube!
That jig is the work of a master! Well done Gary and I will keep this for future reference, thanks for sharing , those of us less brilliant need videos like this!
Gary, thank you for your reply. I really do enjoy your videos and I am making this jig now. Will let you know how it works when done. Warren
It should work out great. Let me know if you have any questions.
Gary
I rarely comment on videos but you Sir are a Gentleman and an excellent instructor Thank you
Thank you very much Tom.
I truly appreciate your comments.
Gary
This is EXCEPTIONAL! Its so hard to find really clearly explained sleds/jigs in regards to the geometry. You do a perfect job of explaining while switching between CAD and the sled. Thank you! Im going to try this!
Thanks so much for your comments. They are much appreciated.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I appreciate how detailed you are when explaining, a lot less "guess work" involved than most youtube videos
Thank you Josh. I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching,
Gary
After viewing this video numerous times, I decided to build the jig for cutting the curved segments. So I constructed the jig using 1/2" Baltic birch plywood. I kept your video playing in the shop so I would not miss a detail. I am happy to say that after constructing the jig, I cut out 12 segments using some scrap pine boards. The 12 segments fit together to my great pleasure. Gary, thanks so much for making this great video and providing all of the detailed layout.
George I am very happy to hear you have made a successful jig. I designed this in cad and then made my first one knowing it had to work. So I made this video making a nicer looking one than my first and was hoping it would be easy for anyone wanting to make one. This pleases me to hear your results. I have only had a few that have had issues and it is usually using the wrong holes.
Thanks for letting me know.
Take care,
Gary
Genius! Thank you!
Thank you Dave. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Thank you for showing this. I will teach the other disabled vets like me how to make the turnings and try and make the sled. If you ever make a video on the other cutting part that would be great to.
Thank you and if you are talking about the ring cutting jig I have 2 videos on that.
Thank you for your service. I am a Vietnam veteran myself.
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Made the sled after a few mishaps and cut my first 12 segment in scrap plywood today and came out as near to perfect as possible thanks very much for sharing this
Thank you Michael for letting me know. And I am happy to hear you used scrap wood to test it out.
Others have made one and used expensive wood on the first use. I recommended using something like MDF to test it.
I even tested my first one. The biggest problem I have seen is using the wrong whole to rotate from. I think you mind might tell you to use it and that is why I said to plug the whole before going any farther.
Happy it worked out for you and let me know how it works with the nice wood you choose.
Gary
First class! Complicated, yet simple.
Thank you very much James. Yes it does seem complicated. I did not explain how I created those centers as I think it would have been very confusing.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
PAPA 1947, AWESOME FIXTURE LOVE THE VORTEX DESIGNE
Thanks so much Sam. Happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
You have true engineering and mathematical skill for jig making.
Thanks so much. What I did for a living needed a lot of math and figuring out how to make a 3D part from a 2D drawing. It was something I really loved doing. Now in retirement I still love making things.
Gary
Well that's food for thought. As I intend to make similar stuff, I shall persevere until I get that to work, thanks Gary.
Thank you Stuart and thanks for watching,
Gary
It Works !! Really helped when I re-drillled the holes in the correct locations ! Also found out that the top hole which was plugged....was only plugged in the bottom board and not the top rotating board. Then it all fell together. Thank you for sharing this with all of us....very much appreciated.
Thank you Dan and thanks for letting me know that it worked for you.
Have fun,
Gary
I see that you have provided the necessary information to build the jig. Many thanks. I'm not able to get started immediately as I still have building work to do. I spent two winters without heating here in Scotland.. I have rebuilt the heating system and am once again cosy but my workshop ( shed in reality) need some work as does much of the house. Sadly at 85 things take a little longer to do. I have missed my turning for far too long. So, fingers crossed that I get the time to use your jig. Thanks again, I'm certain it will be very well received
Thank you Ron and I hope it works out for you. If not let me know.
And have fun when you get back to turning.
Take care,
Gary
I’ve just completed this jig and I look forward to using it. Thanks for a very clear set of instructions. Much appreciated.
Thank you very much and let me know how it works out. I have many pictures from viewers who have made and used it with great sucess.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Well, that was a labor of love. I can well imagine the amount of work you went through to make this video, Gary. Constant camera changes, tons of editing and those don't even speak to the amount of skill and patience you displayed. Also, this made me miss woodworking and all the tools I used to use. This is one for the ages. I can imagine this video being shown in classrooms for many years to come. So well done, my friend!
Phil
Thank you Phil and I got a lot of exercise going from my computer back to the shop to try and make it flow. Honestly I did not really have a mapped out plan. Good thing I have a lot of mounts for the camera arm so that was not to bad. Keeping my head out of the way was the trick. The white hair will cause the camera to over heat trying to adjust LOL.
Oh yes the editing...YIKES! ...enough said🤣
But you know it was worth it. So many wanted to see it and will probably be shared with others. How cool will that be to have the world full of Vortex bowls.
Stay cool my friend it just hit 92 and going up. And we are handing out 432 ice cream bars today at about 6:00 pm.
Gary
what software do you use for editing?@@ThePapa1947
Just completed making the jig. I have tested it cutting a few leaves and am now excited to go further. Thanks for sharing your knowledge & experience.
Thank you Colin and let me know how it goes.
Gary
Many thanks Gary, it's very generous of you to make the video and share it with us.
Thank you Geoff I am happy you enjoyed it.
Take care,
Gary
Professor, I imagine you were a top if the line Pattern Maker an you’re a top of the line woodturner. More than that you’re a woodturners friend never failing to share your knowledge and experience. That’s what makes you stand at the top-willing to help! Thanks for all you do to assist and share.
Thanks so much and I had a job that I really loved and was able to build some very complex patterns. I still love to make complex things and sharing them.
Happy you enjoyed it.
Gary
Well said, Mr. Kid.
Metric world be better
It might be if I had worked with them and understood them as much as I do the imperial dimensioning. I worked with them daily and it is all I knew.
I hope this was not a distraction to what I was doing. There were very few dimensions needed to make one of these.
And I do hope you got something out of it despite the fact it was not the dimensioning method you are used to.
Thanks for watching.
I think you are entirely right. One of the tools suggested was a digital gauge that deals with and and converts both systems readily available from around £10. Sterling. Speaking as an English man with dyslexia once the metric system became the norm and we worked with a dual system at work we began to receive orders for "O" seals that required us to supply a matric dimemtions for the section of the seal but an imperial measurement for the diameter. To calculate the length of extrusion first you had to translate one or the other to be calculate the mean developed length required fo each seal. When it came to cash, moving from 240 pennies in the pound to just 100 to the £. The change to working in simple units of 10 was bliss. The world suddenly made sense. But seriously, the digital calipers will see you through it.
@@leonrussoniello5656
Thank you for sharing this project with everyone. 😅
Thank you Adam I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
I love the Jig but was very frustrated trying to make the cut on the 10 x 10 fixture. I made everything according to your dims. but my cut did not look like yours. I fought with it for 4hrs and was going to trash it until I looked at your video again and saw what you did not tell us to do. That was you moved the 10 x 10 dowel to the upper hole. Now it works great. Thanks again for your instructions and info on how to make this Jig.
Glad you watched it again. I did it this way so you only had to drill once to get holes in the 2 boards.
If I do another version I will figure out a fool proof way of doing that hole.
Happy it worked out for you.
Gary
Brilliant jig and an excellent video! Thanks
Thank you very much John and thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks Gary, I really appreciate it. Makes doing theses kinds of bowls and other things actually doable.
Thanks and happy you like the idea.
Best of luck,
Gary
that's stunning! It's like watching an evil genius with an incredibly relaxing voice... keep 'em coming Papa!
Thank you very much David. I appreciate your kind comments.
Gar
people like you are awesome for sharing your knowledge and experience as people like me would not know where to start with a project like this, thank you . very clever
Thank you very much Joe I appreciate your comments.
Gary
Thanks a lot. I'm one to make and use jigs and fixtures to do the precise work.
Great job with explaining and showing the process.
Thank you Randy. Jigs and fixtures can be very handy. I have been doing it for years. Got started at work build patterns for some almost impossible cuts and sanding setups.
Now I make use of them for creating different types of turnings.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
excellent video, thank you very much
Thank you very much. I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Compared to me you are a genius. It's amazing to me to see how you created that jig.
Thank you very much. Hopefully if you decide to make this it works out.
Let me know if you have questions.
Gary
Gary, Hands down - THE BEST HOW TO DO IT video I have ever seen. Your teaching skills are just excellent. You are my go to segment guy. Many, many thanks for what you give our community.
Thank you very much Tom for your kinds words. And thanks for watching.
Gary
Thanks for setting me on a new path in turning, tool handles and regular bowls were getting old!
Well thank you very much and you are welcome. Lots of things to turn. You every try a birds mouth bowl? I have a couple videos on that. Not your ordinary bowl.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
What a great presentation of a jig that does an excellent job. Having the two pieces get cut at the same time really ups the quality of the end result. I'm impressed.
Thank you very much David. I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching.
Gary
Really like your equipment, was a thorough tutorial, little long winded, but you covered every aspect of the jig. Which is much better taking your time, then leaving things out and the viewers guessing. Great job, need to make one and try it.
Thank you and best of luck making one.
Gary
That’s amazing well done and very beautiful Gary take care and God bless
Thank you Mike it was fun to do. God Bless my friend,
Gary
Your instruction on making the jig is spot on. I made one following your directions and it cut perfectly ! Thanks Tom
Thank you Tom I am happy it all worked out for you. I would love see what you came up with.
My latest video is another method of making a fun and simple bowl.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary, you are such a master...thanks for the plans!
Okay, I have now watched this two more times and taken pictures and notes of the steps. I plan to make this Wednesday night at woodworking. Thanks, Gary!
Well thank you Carol and best of luck making it and I would love to see a turning made from it.
Take care,
Gary
Very nice work and thanks for sharing. Keep on smiling.
Thank you Terry and thanks for watching.
Gary
WOW! Amazing job. Thank You! Now added to my project list.
Thank you David and have fun making and using the jig.
Gary
Thank you Papa! I can’t wait to make one! I will forward your video to others.
Thank you very much and thanks for sharing the video.
Best of luck,
Gary
I love this video. Your explanations are clear and simple. Thanks a lot.
Thank you very much Alexis, happy you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Gary, thanks for walking us through the process of making the fixture and the beautiful vortex bowl. I think that the concept and fixture are very beneficial for the design and creation of other shapes that folks can use when creating their segmented turnings.
Thanks again….
Thank you Dave, it is an interesting way to make a very different looking segmented bowl and not all that hard to do.
Plus there are lots of options than can be tried.
Take care.
Gary
This is brilliant. I'm not sure what exactly pattern-makers do, but I'm guessing it's got to be pretty close to tooling design. They must miss you a lot since you retired!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you very much. A wood pattern maker makes 3 dimensional parts used for making molds for foundries who then cast steel into the mold once the wood pattern is removed.
Thanks for this video, very interesting. Just what i was looking for, jigs help so mush in work that we do.
Thanks Ron and yes jigs and fixtures can be very helpful.
Gary
First time I've ever seen your work. You are a master. I've been a cabinetmaker custom for over 45 years. Thank you.
Thank you very much Jim.
I worked as a wood pattern maker. I have done a lot of cabinets for the house and furniture such as a roll top desk. But I loved making patterns for the foundries to make their sand molds off of.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I will make the jig. I hope that I can get it accurate because I can see this method making a lot of different projects. You are an awesome teacher and an inspiration.
Thank you Doswell! Just take you time and double check your measurements and you will be fine.
Thanks again for your kind comments.
Take care,
Gary
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your work with all of us. Giovanni from Italy
Thanks so much Giovanni and thanks for watching.
Gary
Wow, outstanding video. Will watch this one again before I build my fixtire. Thanks.
Thank you Tim. Many have made this and had great success. Just work as accurate as you can.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
Thank you for all of your insperation
Neil
Thank you Neil I appreciate you watching.
Gary
Wow, how truly beautiful. Thank you, i will bookmark this clip and will give it a go. Thanks again.
Thank you Ed. Give it a try. I have many who have with great success and set pictures of what they made from it.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Gary
Brilliant! Thank you so much! Thank you for teaching!
Thank you Kelly, happy you enjoyed it.
Gary
Very unique jig as this is the first time I have seen one of these types of segments that fit together without any fuss of sanding or adjustments. Definitely try to make one of these
Thank you Rama, others have made it after seeing my video and have been very successful. Best of luck and thanks for watching,
Gary
Thank you Gary....You're a man of your work. Excellent presentation.
Thank you Gerald for watching and your comments.
Take care,
Gary
I will definitely be building one of these jigs. A very clear explanation. This bowl is one for show and tell at our woodturners club.
Thank you Stuart very happy you liked it. How do you plan to show it at your woodturners club? Happy to hear you will be doing that.
Take care,
Gary
Hi Gary
I belong to Peninsula Woodturners Guild in Melbourne, Australia. We have a meeting every Wednesday, usually have a demonstrator and also Show and Tell when members can show what they have made. I’ve finished the jig and as soon as lockdown is over will source some contrasting timber. Thanks Stuart
I am duly impressed. excellent job.
Thank you very much. Happy you liked it and thanks for watching.
Gary
Thank you for a splendid tutorial and sharing your talent.
You are so welcome and thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
Thank you for sharing. My husband is going to make this jig!
Thank you Judy and let me know who it goes.
Gary
Thank you I just did a 11” and a 12” 11 turned out good I think I need some practice on the 12” that one is a hand full! But I will get it!!😁thanks my friend ,God be with you. Gerry
Good to hear Jerry.
I would say 12 is the limit.
Maybe I will design a 12 inch 18 segment version.
That should be easier.
Gary
The master has taught us again! I appreciate your generosity. You could certainly have other things with the time you devoted to those of us who want to build the jig. Thanks!
Thank you Josh and yes it took a while but I did make a special hand rail for the choir area at our church while I was doing this one.
Thanks for watching and take care,
Gary
so instructive! I will try to scale this for 12" and see if I can pull it off! Thank you so much!
Thanks Tony. I did do an 18 inch and it is really hard to glue together. Still thinking of a way to overcome that.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Next time I am in Portland to visit family, I would love to buy you a coffee and pick your brain!
Let me know. I like my coffee!
Great instructional video on this segment sled, the bowl turned out beautiful.
Thanks so much. Happy you enjoyed the video.
Gary
Awesome video and instruction. Much appreciated. I followed your guidance and my jig turned out perfect. Thank you! I've used your insight to produce a jig that is similar but makes a round that is 12 inches in diameter. Much gratitude!
Thank you very much Jeff. Happy it worked out. I was just asked about making a bigger bowl It can be done on the current sled and I think I better make a video showing how. Matter of fact I think I can change the number of segments as well.
But nothing wrong with having a second one.
Take care,
Gary
Thanks Gary. Off to the shop!
Thank you Lauri and best of luck.
Gary
Thanks for sharing your jig and the process. I will share this video with the folks in my wood turning club. Thanks again.
Thank you Julian and if you have social media it would be great if you could share it there as well.
Best of luck,
Gary
Ingenious jig. Impressive. Thanks!
Thank you Jerry, it will let you make some pretty cool looking turnings. Happy you like it.
Take care,
Gary
Thanks again for your sharing of your knowledge.
Thank you Andrew and thanks for watching.
Take care... Gary
Racked my brain for a couple of days trying to figure out how to duplicate this on AutoCAD and finally figured out how to get the same layout you did. Now I can also make swirls with different radii too. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you Jeff, to make sure I had it right I drew in on Bobcad. That is the software I use.
Let me know how it goes I am always interested.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I was initially intimidated by the precision of your coordinates (e.g. 3.629, 1.814, 3.142 etc.). Turns out, the X coordinate of the first point is pretty arbitrary: any value from half the radius of the bowl to infinity will produce swirls ranging from very swirly to not swirly at all. So if you pick a value for the radius (R) of the swirl that is pleasing and scribe an arc upward from the origin at X=R then the second point will also lie on that arc. If you then take a 30-60-90 triangle and draw a line from the origin at 30 degrees to the X axis, the point where it intersects the arc will be the second point. No measurements required at all. Of course, if you want the coordinates of that second point, they are or . Thanks for the inspiration to dig into this! Now to make one of these bowls...
Thank you Jeff, you are correct with your explanation but I think for most having the dimensions would be easier. I could have rounded them to the closet fraction but everything I have ever done had to be made as accurate as possible.
Thanks for your explanation of how you worked it out.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 +1 I totally agree that high precision is needed, otherwise the 12 segments will have gaps when assembled. I'm going to build a jig with R=3.5 (a bit swirlier than yours) that gives the second point at (less intimidating?) . I'll let you know how that works out.
@@jeffeastman3666 I did make a fixture for making a very swirly shape. And very unusual outcome. I still have some work to do with it to get it perfected. Plus it will us a lot more wood but will be worth it.
I figured if someone was using digital calipers those numbers are easy to use. And they are pretty inexpensive and I feel a great use for all wood workers.
Love to hear more of how yours works out.
Gary
Thanks, your instructions are great. First try, excellent.
Thanks so much Bill, happy you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.
Gary
Thank you so much for this video Gary. I thought I could figure it out myself but decided to take the path of least resistance and asked you to show me how you did it. Boy am I glad, no way could I have done it. I will certainly share it. 😊
Thank you very much Kevin! This was so much fun I am working on a few other designs.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful project. I really enjoyed watching you make the first bowl and just had to learn how you made that jig for the project pieces. You have done an excellent production of explaining each step and then demonstrating it. It was very helpful and encouraging to us who are trying to expand our capabilities and improve our abilities. Thanks so much!!!
Thank you very much for your kind words.
Many have made this jig and sent pictures of the finished project. Some very nice work they have done.
Always nice seeing someone try something I have come up with.
Let me know how it goes for you.
Gary
Absolutely brilliant video. Direct, intelligible. Kudos given!!
Thank you very much Mike for your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Brilliant! I love it when things are somehow simple and complicated at the same time.
Thank you and those are some of the most fun things to do.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
phenominal work. love the jig making process. I have done your water wheel illusion and thought it came out great. self taught.
@@CassieEstey thank you very much. I would love to see the water wheel. Sounds great.
Gary
Hi Gary, this is marvellous thank you. I have already cut all the pieces, just waiting for my new 3/16 x 10 tip blade, should be ready tomorrow. Them I’ll be off to the races! Many thanks!
Thank you Gord. sounds like you are good to go.
Do you have anything like MDF that you could test the fixture with? Even though if you have all the holes in the right spot it is always good to test.
Best of luck and let me know how it goes.
Gary
Gary,
Thanks again for an excellent and very detailed video. I have just completed the vortex jig and it works perfectly. This is the 3rd tool (plus the V2 version of the ring cutting tool and feature ring jig) I have made based on your outstanding step-by-step instructions. It's almost as much fun making the tooling as creating the bowl! Thanks again, Bruce
Thank you very much Bruce. Happy you have been able to make all those fun things.
I will have another one coming soon. I did some testing on the idea this morning. Looks like it is going to work just fine.
Take care,
Gary
Hi Gary, Your title is absolutely accurate. This has to be the best sled ever.
I will be making one and I can see there will be lots of Vortex projects in the near future.
I can't thank you enough for taking the time to show us how this was made.
Now to go and make my own.
Thanks again my friend and take care.
Cheers, Huw
Thank you very much Huw, all the work was worth knowing that you will be successful in making this and have a lot of fun doing so.
This could have been a 5 minute video showing the locations of the wholes but I really think showing making one should be a huge help.
Best of luck and let me know if you have any questions.
Take care buddy,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Thanks Gary. I have saved the video and will watch a few times before I start just to make sure. Your explanation was so good I know mine will be a success. If I need anything don't worry I will ask. Take care buddy. Huw
Love the jig thanks for the hard work can't wait to make one! Thanks for your channel!
Thank you very much Bruce and thanks for watching,
Gary
About halfway through when I realized where you were going with the geometry I couldn't help but admire how ingenious it is, using each piece to cut the line on the next. That's pretty amazing. And I especially love how the bowl turned out (no pun intended 😂). Now I'm going watch the full turning video. Thank you! 🤩👍
Thank you very much. I learned the trick of cutting a board on top of a board many years ago. Use it as work as a wood pattern maker. It saved time and wood.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Thank you for showing us how to make the jig. I will be making one soon.
Thank you Rick and best of luck,
Gary
Super clear steps, well explained (& beautifully executed too)
Thank you very much Doug I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching.
Gary
I had to laugh when you said "this video is getting very long"
I dont think any of us are going to complain about that Gary !
3 hours, I'm still going to watch :)
Well thank you very much. I am always concerned with it getting long and full of boring parts. But on this one it did need the time to show what I was doing.
So based on your comment you never know there might be a 3 hour video in the making LOL.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary...another old man!
Thank You Gary....YOU are a very clever craftsman...Your imagination far exceeds simple wood turning. Your inventive ingenuity is enjoyed by so many folks watching your entertaining videos. Gary your explanation was very well done and easy for anyone to follow. Always fun watching you work Gary. I never know what new adventurous trail you will be traveling each week....Until next Friday....TM
Thank you very much Tuffy. Knowing your background you comments mean a lot to me.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Tuffy, you sure do try and challenge our Friend Phil but he is always up for the challenge. I like that apparatus you made for him to complete the Honeysuckle Root bowl. Fantastic piece of equipment.
Thanks, Tuffy, for all your help. You do a lot to help us all learn more about turning.
Well Gary, you blew me away when you made the bowl. Now you've blown me away with the jig! You have a very deep mind for these things. Loved watching. It's interesting to see "How It's Made". Thanks for sharing your creativity and time with me. Stay safe, Vickie
Hi Vickie, between this video and Phil's video earlier I don't have any brain cells left to work anything out. LOL. Take care Vickie. Huw
@@WoodenItBeNice I totally agree!
Well thank you so much Vickie! I was not sure how many would enjoy seeing how I made the fixture but was very happy to do it.
Now to pick out an easy piece of wood to turn..lol
Thanks for your comments,
Gary
Looks very beautiful and thanks for sharing.
Thank you Cowboy I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Great demo, thank you. I have just finished doing this sled. I shall try doing a project
Michael thank you! Best of luck and it should work fine. I have gotten many photos from successful builds.
Take care,
Gary
Love the jig! Great video explaining it. Not too long, not too short. And the bowl turned out fantastic, of course.
Thank you very much Bob. I appreciate your comment on the length of the video. I am always concerned about making them too long.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Just right in my opinion.
@@BobBob-eh5sb Totally agree Bob. Huw
thank you for the effort you put in to make this video. I think I will make the fixture.
Thank you Roy. I hear from a lot of people who have made it and it has worked perfectly.
Let me know how it goes.
Gary
enjoyed the video will be back to look at more. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it Dean and I would appreciate you you do watch more.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thank you, everything worked as magic. First try and I did it. Thank you again.
Thank you and thanks for letting me know.
Gary
This is awesome Gary!!! I'm a math teacher who appreciates Geometry in the workshop! Thank you for posting!
Thank you Matt, I have always loved Geometry and I used it at work as a wood pattern maker. Good with Geometry and trig but not so much on algebra. I think that stems from the teacher I had in high school.
I bet your students have been taught that geometry is important in lots of areas of life.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Fantastic how you come up with your jigs. Well done Gary.
Thank you Jack, I have always loved making fixtures and jigs to make things easier.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow! My head already hurts, and I’ve not even made the decision to get started. Glad you went through the trouble to perfect this for us. Enjoyed the video. Very informative.
Thank you Cheryl! I have received many pictures of successful turning from people who have tried this.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Hi, I saw the Vortex bowl video last month and couldn't wait for the video to build the jig. The video is very informative and I am excited about building it this week. I would like to thank you for all the exacting measurements to make the build easier. Thanks, Cec
Well thank you so much Cecil I was happy to make the videos for that. I enjoy and am excited about sharing ways to do things with others.
I have not received a number of pictures from viewers who have made the jig and produced beautiful turnings from them. To me that is all the payment I could ask for. So when you do yours I would love to add it to the others and will show them at a later date.
Take care,
Gary
Thanks Gary, awesome jig.
Thank you Tony and thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks for making this video. You made this tricky job very clear. I’m considering making one.
Thank you Joseph. It is pretty easy to make and also very easy to use.
Best of luck.
Gary
Impressive craftsmanship, impressive analytical skills, impressive generosity to make the video to show others. Thank you, sir.
Thank you Sir for all of your very kind comments.
Take care,
Gary
very good project ahead of me . thank you!
You are welcome! And thanks for watching Jerry.
Take care,
Gary
Excelllent jig! I’m looking forward to making one for myself. Thank you!
Thank you Ana, happy you like it.
Take care,
Gary
Thanks Papa. I would never be able to figure something like this out on my own!!
Thank you very much. Happy you enjoyed it.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Thank you for responding! Looking forward to more of your content. I just happened to stumble across this video today, as I was surfing YouYube!
@@porker5749 thank you and I look forward to you watching more.
Take care,
Gary
Thanks for sharing, very interesting process. Full View and Like 👍
Thanks so much Allen and thanks for watching,
Gary
That jig is the work of a master! Well done Gary and I will keep this for future reference, thanks for sharing , those of us less brilliant need videos like this!
Thanks so much Al, best of luck when you do make one.
Take care,
Gary
Very interesting project thank you for sharing Gary
Thank you Steve and thanks for watching,
Gary