Wood Turning A Water Wheel Or Illusion
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
- Just another easy and simple illusion that all can do.
There will be details at the end.
Made from Black Walnut, Mahogany and Cherry to create the illusion.
I had a lot of fun doing this.
Let me know what you think.
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You are watching how I do things and not suggesting others should do it the way I do.
You need to know your machines and how to use them. Follow how the manufacture says to use them safely.
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Just when I think it can’t get any better, BOOM 💥. These illusion bowls keep getting better and better. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge Gary.
Thanks so much Scott. At first I thought because it is pretty easy to do it would not be so effective. But I have to admit it has a cool look to it.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
Another segmented masterpiece from the Professor!
Thank you Julian I appreciate your comments.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Excellent work and instruction Gary. When I saw it first I thought it was a industrial pump impeller!
Thank you Bill. Yes it sure does and I made a lot of patterns for those industrial pumps and impellers. I think the thumbnail really looks like one.
Take care,
Gary
Once again, you have blown us away. These illusion bowls are so intricate yet you make it seem so simple. Bravo my friend.
Thanks so much Tim. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Hi Gary. Very cool illusion. It is a beautiful piece. Looks like a bowl of cubbies inside and out. 👍😊
Thanks Rob. It was fun to do and easy to make this illusion. Hard to beat that.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary,
What a wonderful bowl and illusion… one could get lost in it! Plus the inside really draws you in. The finish looks amazing.
I like the bonus info at the end👍
Many thanks Skip and thanks for watching,
Gary
The bowl you made this time was just cooler than the other side of the pillow. I really liked the illusion. When it was still on the lathe and revolving sideways, it really looked like the water wheel down at the old grist mill! The trick for making it looks simple enough that an old coot like me could give one a try. Thanks! 🥸👍👀✅🧑🎄🌲❗️
Thank you very much Joe. Oh I am sure you can make it. I am an old coot myself LOL.
Merry Christmas to you,
Gary
Another beauty Gary! Lots of good, practical information on turning as well as a bonus! Thank you!
Stuart
Thank you Stuart. I appreciate your comments.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Great looking bowl. Love all the illusions pieces you do. I've got to try one sometime. Thank for the tips at the end. Great job as always.
Thank you Robert. This would be a great one to try for sure. Hope you do give it a try.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Well, there you go again with another neat segmented wood turning. I like it! This piece has a nice illusion of shadowing, as seen looking at a window from an angle or a view of a hallway. I think using different colors of wood would offer different illusions that folks could try out if they desire.
Ten thumbs up from this end of the innerweb.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you John. All about how shadows can play tricks with your eyes. Fun stuff. Happy you liked it.
Gary
As you were turning the bowl around at the end, reflections on the finish gave me the illusion that I was looking into the "little halls" through tiny glass windows. Fascinating piece of artistry. 👍
Thank you very much. Yes it does have that look and being able to hold it and rotate the piece can really bring that out.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That's fantastic, Gary. When I first saw it, I thought of a squirrel cage blower impeller.
Bill
Thank you Bill. As I type this I can see the thumbnail on the side and that is all I see. A squirrel cage blower.
Or an impeller similar to ones we made patterns for. Same idea for sure.
Take care,
Gary
Very cool turning papa. Your brain blows my mind with your math skills. Thanks!
Thank you very much Madonna. I sure appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
It's amazing the effect you can get just by using the right colors and grain direction. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Thank you very much Glen. Yes color is very important and the grain direction can sure add to the look.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Another superb illusion bowl Gary.
Wood combinations works perfectly for the illusion.
Take care my Friend.
Hwyl, Huw
Thank you Huw, The wood choices on this was harder for me than most. For me some colors are so close it is hard to be sure. I asked the boss when that happens LOL.
Take care buddy!
Hwyl,
Gary
I’m gunna give err a shot. The clamp on the sled is a wonderful idea, thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
Thank you I appreciate you watching nd commenting,
Gary
You are the master of illusion, Gary. Thanks for entertaining us while you create your artwork!
Wow, thanks Crystal and thanks for watching,
Gary
Creative beautiful work, very useful wood turning video, thanks for sharing your beautiful work with us 🙏🏼
Thank you very much I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
That is a beautiful bowl. I love the illusions. ❤
Thank you Marge I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
All I can say is WOW what a beauty and the tutorial on how you designed the segments is a great help! Very well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
Thanks so much Al! Happy you liked it.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Wow, from one Gary to another; this and your creations are amazing. Relatively I haven’t been turning that long, yet I am learning an immense amount from your vast experience. Thank you, for sharing & the world is a much better place for people like you.👍🏼🥰😎Kind regards Gary Gary’s Pens & Turnings UK
Thank you very much Gary for your kind words. I always am on the watch to learn something new myself.
The only way to learn is if someone is willing to share so I think it is only fair to do the same.
Take care and have fun turning,
Gary
A very beautiful illusion bowl Gary.
Thank you Jack...happy you liked it.
Gary
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Thank you for a unique feature ring idea. Very nice bowl.
Thank you Robert. Happy you liked it and thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary, that is brilliant!
Don
Thank you Don I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
I don't even know what to say about this one. Amazing. Beautiful finish!
WoW. Your work is unbelievable. Love it.
Thank you Chris you have said a lot and I appreciate the comment.
Take care my friend...oh I will watch you CNC router video later today.
Gary
Thanks so much!
I am continually amazed at you turnings.
Thanks so much Clayton I appreciate your comment.
Take care,
Gary
Absolutely spectacular..You never cease to amaze viewers with your ideas for turning.. Keep it up....and Thanks.
Thank you so much Jeff and thanks for watching,
Gary
I want to make one of these.. Beautiful
Thank you Wayne. Not too hard to make so give it a try.
Gary
Hi very impressed, an example of time patience and skill , turning ( pun intended ) small components in to a Big impressive item. 👍🐝🌞
Thank you very much Jim. Strange how it started as bigger pieces of wood cut into small pieces and glued back together to make a bigger piece again...hmm LOL
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Yet another one to try and make. Well done really like your pieces. thank you for sharing
Thank you very much Garry.
Take care,
Gary
HI Gary you are a magician this bowl is out of this world
Thanks so much Ron!
Take care,
Gary
I love the way this bowl looks!
Thank you Carol. It is a fun one to do.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Dear Gary, listen good….. You are the one who gives us the idea,s and exact making projects. We can learn a LOT of you with your experience….so indeed we will subscribe and looking forward to your video,s . Many, many thanks for your inspired projects and hope we will enjoy a lot in futures projects!! Greetings from us in Holland 🌷🌷🌷 Jan
Thanks so much Jan! I have another good one coming up for you. If there is enough interest I can break it down and show how easy it is to do.
Thanks for your comments,
Gary
Beautiful illusion, Gary! Reminds me of a row of old mail slots. The chatoyance of that sapele is fabulous! Lovely bowl!
Thank you Marcia. Yes like an old post office.
Sapele is a beautiful wood and I should turn more of it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Or the lobby of an old hotel
Спасибо, Гэри. Нравятся ваши работы, многому учусь у вас.
сергей,
Большое спасибо. Я ценю ваши комментарии и спасибо за просмотр,
Гэри
Hi Gregory,
I love love love illusions and you're a master at it sir!
Thanks so much for sharing the way you do all these things with all of us!
Tom
Thank you very much Tom. Not sure who Gregory is but thank you LOL
Take care,
Gary
Great job Gary, keep setting the bar you keep me striving ahead.
Thank you Ronald. Give this one a try it is fairly easy to do. You could do it as the bottom of a bowl with a number of illusion pieces. This would avoid the cut for a feature ring. Just a thought and one I am thinking about doing.
Take care,
Gary
Gary, you always deliver. How you keep coming up with the illusions beats me - but each one has its own uniqueness. It doesn't matter if you are turning something like this or just a plain bowl - you never disappoint. Looking forward to what you come up with next.
Thanks so much Qapla! I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Woozier! I love geometry and you incorporate it in the most beautiful of ways!! From an old Appalachian Kentucky man.
Thank you very much Larry. We traveled a lot of the states in 2016 and loved Kentucky. Have a picture of us standing on the Appalachian trail.
Take care,
Gary
As always I love your work. Thank you for sharing with us.
Thank you very much Dana I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Thanks for sharing this. Simple but very effective design. It definitely made it to the top of my to do list. Please keep them coming. Teoman
Thank you Teoman. Sometimes simple can be the best.
Let me know if you do one and how it turns out.
Take care,
Gary
Thal looks fantasy !!
Thank you Gerald I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
What an amazing piece! I thought ot was open at first. It is gorgeous Gary
Thanks so much Jane. Now that would be interesting to have one with this look that is open. I think that would be easy enough.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Brilliant illusion. Great job creating the entire piece. Thank you.
Thanks so much Doug I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Today I had to choose between turning a very nice piece of Black Walnut and another piece of wood I have never turned. You will see that one in a couple of weeks then I hope to turn the Black Walnut.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I need to come up with a sizable piece of walnut. I drew my sister’s name for Christmas and she’s asked for a walnut salad bowl.
Gary , that is one really cool bowl ! It is just gorgeous ! You really out did yourself this time . Thanx for sharing the video .
Thank you very much Jon! I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I can only dream of making such a beautiful piece . For one thing I don't have a table saw any longer . Or a band saw . 😞 Do I get to watch you . Have a great rest of the weekend .
Very nicely done, thanks for the inspiration once again. Stay safe Gary.
Thank you and thanks for watching,
Gary
That is an amazing bowl. I am blown away.
Thanks so much and thanks for watching my friend.
Gary
Wow Gary!! Beautiful.
Thanks so much Laura!
Take care,
Gary
Yes What a fantastic job, well done. Thanks Tim
Many thanks Tim. Happy you like it.
Gary
I always enjoy your videos. The segmented bowls are my favorite I think. Though, you may come up with something else that is even better. This bowl is just awesome. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work. I hope you have gotten some rain and cool temperatures. Thanks again for sharing your work.
Thanks so much Travis. I do like doing segments but enjoy all types as well. The segment work takes longer most of the time so I try and space them out.
Yes indeed we have been getting some rain and the plants really needed. They are all out there smiling away.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
WOW gary that's beautiful. very good. weldone. its amazing.
Thanks Manjit..happy you liked it.
Gary
Yet another outstanding piece, Gary! You never cease to amaze. 👍
Thanks so much. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Your work always amazes me. You must be a geometry expert to figure these patterns.
Thanks so much Jim. Not sure about export but I used it everyday at work as a wood patternmaker so that helps.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice! I made a pot earlier this year very much like that it was a lot of fun. Thanks Gary
Thank you Roger. It is a fun shape to turn for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thank you for doing this video. I have been wanting to do a bowl like this but I wasn’t sure how to do it. Your lesson was well done and easy to follow. 🎉
Thank you Jeff. I think you will find it pretty easy to do. I have other illusions I show how to do as well.
Best of luck,
Gary
Always amazed at how you can project these small pieces to the finished product. So impressive!
Thanks so much Jim. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Now I need to try that one. You gave it a nice shape and good wood colors. Nice job Gary (thats an understatement).
Thank you very much Tim. Yes indeed you should give it a try.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
Outstanding work Gary, beautiful to watch how it comes alive
Many thanks Ronnie I appreciate your comments.
Take care,
Gary
Well, my friend, you've done it again. This is a very cool illusion and you share the knowledge of how to do it. Great stuff!
Thank you Josh. It was fun to do and I really like it a lot. Happy you do as well.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Another interesting and informative video about a beautiful turning project.
Thanks! 👍👍
Many thanks Jerry and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful sir have a great weekend
Thank you very much and thanks for watching,
Gary
I don't often comment. But every time I see your tricks/3D effects, I'm amazed at how you can visualise things and translate into reality. This one's no exception.
With a matching lid, this would make a great biscuit barrel.
I see the sides as hallways.
Thanks.
Thank you very much Keb.
I spent my working days seeing things in 3D from a 2 D drawing. This was a must skill to be able to build the things I did for a living.
Yes they do look like hallways for sure.
I just love it Gary. I'm very occupied for the past week and a half with the 3D box that you shared a couple of weeks ago. Getting it glued together is a complete different thing after you have it cut and fitting together. I would love to show it to you. I'm hoping to have it complete with a nice finish by Wednesday. I would like to show it at worldwide woodturners Wednesday night meeting on zoom. If you pop on I would love for you to see it. I will have to get more involved with this video and try and understand the sizes of these cut segments. I enjoy your videos very much. Keep them coming. Maybe I will see you Wednesday night. 7 o'clock eastern time Wednesday night. Thank you for sharing your ideas 💡
Thank you very much Albert. I would love to see what you have done. Wednesday night is our choir night practice but that is 7PM our time which is Pacific time.
I think they are recorded as I recall. I can look it up other wise. Do you have to have a link to sign on?
Take care,
Gary
Talk about a work of art geez❤
Thanks Ron I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching,
Gary
Another beautiful piece. Those look like a row of pigeon holes, like you might find in an old writing desk.
So true Cory. I made a roll desk many years ago and never got around to making the little pigeon holes.
Might be time to do that now.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nicely done, Professor! Great combination of complimentary woods, a very unique design and a gorgeous finish. What else is there? Oh yeah, skill, that what else there is! And an ability to explain it all AND imagine it in the first place! I think you should try this with root-wood. Then replant it, see if you get a segment tree! Well done, my friend! 😊
Phil
Thanks Phil. I appreciate your comments. I like the idea of planting a root that has been segmented. Those would make some fine bowl blanks. Just imagine what kind of a live edge bowl we could get LOL
Thanks buddy!
Gary
Wow what a stunning piece Gary I can understand the planning and preparation it was worth all the effort.
Thanks so much Ian. I do love doing these.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I love the illusion. Hope you don’t mind me copying it. Thank you for sharing. I love your work.
Thank you Charlie and I do not mind at all. If you have any questions let me know.
Take care,
Gary
Gary that turned out just beautiful and the allusion was fantastic great job well done.
Thank you kindly Alan happy you like it.
Take care,
Gary
Cool looking bowl. WOW!!!
Thanks so much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Absolutely Amazing!!! 😍 This is my new favorite bowl!! 😍 Every second of the time invested prior to turning shows in the final product! I just found your channel thanks to a comment someone left on another amazing woodturner's video & I am subscribing right away! I cannot wait to watch you create more masterful works of art!! 🏆😀
Thank you very much for your kind words. I appreciate you subscribing and how to see you on the rest of my videos.
Gary
Nice job, I think that may be your nicest bowl yet!
Thanks Greg. Happy you liked it and thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
Thanks for sharing Gary! I love your videos and your great explanation of everything. I have used your ideas and they work great. I will be trying your illusions method soon!
Thank you very much Tim and let me know how it turns out.
Gary
Gary you are a great teacher. I was always intimidated by segment turning so I did not want try it. I watched your video once but was intrigued by it so I studied it a couple of times more and then decided to make a wedgie sled. First I made some rings to see how well the angle were. 16 segments. I made a simple segmented bowl with some wood I had in the shop and it came out decent. Then I thought about making the Illusion bowl on your video. The first one taught me some things I did wrong. So a week later I made another one but thought it through in stages and wow. I'm hooked. Thanks for your step by step explanation. I am a cabinet maker so I strive for perfection and accuracy. This really helped me.
Thank you John. So happy to hear you have decided to try all of this. So much you can do and not even needing costly wood.
I understand striving for perfection. I am a retired wood patternmaker. There was no striving for it. It was a MUST.
Looking forward to hearing more of what you do.
Gary
Loved your illusion, , ,my wife is a quilter and she calls this illusion an 'attic window'!
Thank you Dale. I am very impressed with quilters. I did one I called The Great Illusion. Based on Ruth Ann Berry. I am sure you wife would know of her work.
I like the name Attic Window
Thanks for watching,
Gary
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Exciting. Beautiful.
Thanks Khan!
Take care,
Gary
Fascinating illusion Gary. Great craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing your wonderful work.
Thank you Mick. It was a lot of fun and all that hard to do.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary,
Yet another creative masterpiece! Your easy to understand narrative and video is all the incentive I needed to try making this myself. Just made a simple 45/90 degree sled and have cut the pieces for the feature ring and on my way. You are a teacher, extraordinaire! Did have one question. How did you make your base? Did you make the segmented base ring and then cut a circle to insert the oak piece or a recess on the inside. Thanks
Thanks so much Bruce! Yes I made the segmented ring and turned a step in it so I could insert the oak. The next ring covered the joint. The other option was to make a complete segmented bottom to the center out of Oak or Maple. But I wanted to keep the look of the Sapele on the outside.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful piece Gary, you never disappoint! Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you Bruce and thanks for watching my friend,
Gary
Gary, nice turning.
Thank you very much Rick and thanks for watching,
Gary
Great job the colors are awesome
Thank you Justin I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
You make the nicest things!
Thank you very much Kelly I appreciate your comments.
Take care,
Gary
A other great one! Thanks Sir.😊
Thank you Charles and thanks for watching,
Gary
Gorgeous good job sir.Thank you for sharing you project.
Thank you very much. I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Love it!
Thanks Stuart!
Take care,
Gary
once again a very nice piece
Thanks so much Chris!
Take care,
Gary
Very cool Gary, thankyou for sharing with us. Cheers Deno
Thank you Deno and thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I very much enjoy your work Gary
Hi Gary Just now viewed this bowl it just amazing what you do, so as always i'm going to try it myself with the help of your video. Thanks again
Thanks Jim. Should be pretty easy to do.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great piece, Gary!
Thank you Clayton and thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks for all your videos--I have been watching your channel for a couple of years--I will have to say you are a wonderful teacher with a lot of great ideas--Please continue to make additional videos--I have made several of the projects that you have showed us--Have a great evening--Thanks for sharing
Thank you very much Randy for your very kind words. They are much appreciated.
Gary
Very excellent Gary. You make segmented turning look so easy. It's truly an inspiration to us all. Makes me want to try this out right away. I love your work, and the extra lessons at the end really help out. Thanks very much. See you next time.
Thank you Mark. Hope you do give it a try. Lots of fun to do.
Gary
so so simple when u know how to do it. thanks. just finishing make my son's chess bd and pieces. walnut and ash. I wish I could show u them.
Thank you Manjit. You can send a picture to my email. You can find that in my About Page.
Gary
Great illustration! Thanks for the info.
Thank you Dianne! I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Absolutely brilliant that was, on it's side i was looking at a water wheel, great finish on all those woods, How's the shoulder coming on now All the best from Lincolnshire UK
Thanks so much Gary. You are right about the water wheel. Also reminds me of a turbine. We made patterns for turbines and they are real cool looking.
Shoulder is better but does not like sleeping at night because still hurts bad in the morning. But I have a lot more pain free movement.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Love it!! I bet you (not me or just anyone) could make a bowl illusion that looks like a turbo impeller. I almost can see a water wheel on your bowl. I love your videos.
Thank you very much Barry. I kept seeing that turbine wheel as well. Made a number of patterns for pumps and parts of jet engines. Some had a similar look to them.
We had a river boat that did trips on the Willamette River and I remember the big wheel it had on it. Reminds me of that as well.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Amazing Gary! You are the master illusionist when it comes to segmented bowls, your creativity always blows me away. I just came into lots of Black Walnut, Maple, Honduras Mahogany and a bit of Yellow Heart. I for sure have to give this design a try. Thank you for sharing it sure helps us new turners a lot! Take care, Wayne
Thank you Wayne I appreciate your comments.
Sounds like you got some great wood.
Sure wish I could find Yellow Heart around here.
Even the huge hardwood store I go to does not seem to be able to get it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You're a very talented man!
Thank you very much Martin. This is something I really enjoy doing.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You Sir are the best
Thank you very much Clifford that is very kind of you.
Take care,
Gary
Très beau travail !! L'effet est bluffant!!! Bravo
Marc,
Merci beaucoup, j'apprécie que vous regardiez et commentiez,
Gary
Gary, your illusion projects are amazing, I am new to your channel and I am enjoying your work, thanks for sharing..
Thank you very much Michael I appreciate you watching and taking time to comment.
Gary