Hi Rick, I really love your videos. The camera angles along with the slow motion really show how gouges and chisels work on wood. The pyrography looked stunning and must have taken a while to do. Great video Rick and an equally great vase. Take care. Cheers, Huw
I’ll watch this video again I really like The vase your camera angles were amazing I had to watch it twice because of your camera angles and shots were just excellent you have really gotten good with Your videos I love the magic tricks
Thanks for watching and for your nice comments, Randy. I put a lot of effort into my video work, trying to make it more interesting, and I absolutely love to hear someone compliment my videography!
That bowl gouge is really getting short - seems like it was just a few months ago that I bought it, but it’s been years, I guess. Thanks for watching, Allyn.
Another great video Rick. I always like how you explain things and how the camera on the tools show how the tools are actually cutting. Your video magic is also interesting.
that turned out really Nice Rick, Turning in Reverse is intimidating, but make life easy when you can see what you are doing without hangin over the bed way.
Rick, another good video witha great outcome. I use a hook tool for that kind of hollowing, they really clear out the wood when they are super sharp and leave a decent surface that can be cleaned with a scraper. However you, or at least I, can't use them for cleaning out under the lip of the vessel so well. I really like your videos,you are one of the best.
I've seen videos of hook tools, but I don't recall ever seeing one for sale. They look really cool, and I'm glad to hear how well they work. I'm going to keep an eye out for one. Thanks for watching and commenting, John.
Well, this is just amazing! bit.ly/35gDMmF I just found this and the price is almost too good to be true. So I just ordered it. Thanks for the tip about this tool!
@@RickTurnsWoodturning Hi Rick, My hook tool is from Michael Housalek (spelling ?) in Canada. You sharpen it with a cylindrical diamond sharpener about 3/8" diameter, on the inside of the curve. Alan Lacer has a demo on making them from 3/8" steel bar stock, you grind a flat, then heat and bend, then temper it and sharpen. The one I made had temper issues, it was hard as a rock but brittle so broke under cutting pressure. Probably should have annealed it in the oven after tempering. He demoed that for my club a few years ago. Hope you like the one you ordered. I like to make tools, and have enjoyed your tool making videos as well as your others. You cut more or less on center with the hook tool, make the bar and handle long so you have plenty of leverage when you are deep in the workpiece. Your cut ends up being a bit like a skew type of cut, but on the inside of the piece; and is designed for end grain.
Really nice vase Rick. The art work is fantastic. Something else I should put on my list to try. I remember doing wood burning as a kid...maybe I should not try this...lol Take care, Gary
Hi Rick.... lovely shaped vase and really nice work with the pyrography... the chisel cam shots were a bit scary Haha... great video...take care...All the best.....Andy
Thanks Rick. The pyro design really makes it unique. I’m looking forward to more of your turning videos. Looks like you will be needing a new 5/8” bowl gouge pretty soon. What brand bowl gouge is it? It seems to have held up well. Take care and stay safe.
That is a Thompson Tools powered metal cryogenic-treated gouge, and it has lasted a long long time. I have bought three gouges from him, and when I replace this one, it will be with another from him. Thanks for watching, Dan.
The embellishment, well, embellished it very nicely Rick. You do nice work sir. Why does it bring to mind a Hunny Pot ? Or a White Lightning jug ? Just kidding. I think😁 Stay safe. -Mike😷 p.s. Perhaps try thinning the poly a little bit more. I'd thin it by 25% or more with mineral spirits for flat work to make the coats lay better.. The worst that could happen is too thin and thus need more coats.
Thanks for the suggestion on the wiping varnish, Mike. I'm trying to find a wiping varnish that I don't have to fool around with, that dries really fast and doesn't run. So far, the water-based polycrylic is winning - but it doesn't add an color to the wood. I like the slight amber you get from a regular oil or varnish finish.
@@RickTurnsWoodturning Varethane has or had 1 red colored polycrylic but now they only have 'normal' colored polys. You can thin polycrylic too - up to 40% works - any thinner & it didn't act like anything but water (minwax says up to %10). I want to try alcohol inks too. Even food coloring might work on water polycrylics? Maybe try base coat of colored shellac ? I like the deepening color from a regular oil or varnish finish too !
Total Boat has an amber-colored water-based varnish. They sent me some to try out. It is really thick - I thinned it to the max but it was still too thick, as it sagged on the bowl as it dried. One reason I use the wiping varnish is that it is thin enough that it doesn’t sag. So I don’t use the Total Boat product, at least on bowls. I think for flatwork it would be great.
Hi Rick, looks like you going to need to retire the 5/8th soon, that tool has served you well, have already got a replacement? Take care and stay safe, Mike
Hi, Mike. I haven't got a replace just yet, but it probably won't be long. I hadn't realized how short that gouge is getting until a few people pointed it out. That's a powder-metal cryo-treated gouge from Thompson Tools and I'll replace it with the same one from him when I do spring for a new one. Thanks for watching, Coxey.
Yes, that heater has been quite good. I got it from Amazon, here’s the info: Comfort Zone CZ220 5,000W, Fan-Forced Ceiling Mount Heater with Dual Knob Controls
I try on every video to have a disaster - I don’t know what went wrong this time, I couldn’t manage to knock the piece off the lathe. Must be that damn steady rest! :-). Thanks for watching, Mart.
I was a tree climber for many years...and the guy who trained me...he always said... I'm not sure if it was a beach or a birtch but she fine piece of ash.....
Hi Rick. Nice vase. Where does your copy paper you used to transfer the design? It was a very clear line. Regular carbon paper does not work very good.
That is Saral Transfer Paper (www.amazon.com/dp/B01N8UZPYS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_btf_t1_Dx-vFbYPPYA3N). It leaves a clean line and is easy to erase with a regular eraser. I’ve been using for quite a while.
Wow Rick, what happened to the log? Thought you were going to have a taller vase. It turned out very nice. What wood burner do you have? Didn't find it in your tool list. Thanks.
Yeah, it didn't take long to smallify it! I was amazed too. The wood had a lot of splits on the end, so I chain-sawed off each end. And of course, my chain-sawing left the end as crooked as it was before, so I lost even more length. Had a lot of shavings! Thanks for watching and commenting, Joseph.
I've had that bowl gouge a long long time. I can't even remember when I bought it. It's a power-metal cryo-treated gouge from Thompson Tools, and I'll replace it from there when it's too short to use any more. Thanks for watching, Robert.
Hollowing with the lathe running in reverse was easier for the area right near the rim, primarily because I could see the area better. Thanks for watching, Don.
Very green - it has only been down for 6-8 weeks. I turned the sides and bottom thin, and hope that it won't split. Keeping my fingers crossed! Thanks much for watching, Frank.
Ok so I have to ask how are you going to keep.it from splitting in the pith? Would love to turn some like this but have been totally scared away and no one ever answers this question. Thanks
That is an excellent question, Craig. I generally avoid turning with the pith still in the wood, but I recently got a number of large branch pieces about 7-8 inches and diameter, and it was either turn with the pith in or throw them away. The trick is (and it sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t) is to turn the sides and bottom thin - less than a half inch and a quarter inch is better. I got the sides on this vase about a quarter inch before I chickened out and stopped. The bottom is about 3/8”. The wood splits as it fries because the cell shrinkage is uneven between the outer wood and the inner wood (the outer areas dry faster, especially
Especially the end grain. So that creates a lot of uneven stress in the wood and the fibers separate. By turning thin, the wood is allowed to dry more evenly and it is less prone to splitting. Sometimes even when it splits, the split will come back together after the piece dries out. I turned a clock from a crosscut about an inch and a half thick of walnut. As expected, it split even though I sealed it thoroughly. But in another month or two, the split completely disappeared! So if you have the pith in the wood, try to turn it thin and you stand a fairly good chance of the piece surviving. Thanks for watching, Craig.
Yes, it was! There were splits starting on each end, so I used a chainsaw to cut away the splits, and as usual, my chainsaw cuts were crooked as all get out. So I lost more length there. Thanks for watching, Carol.
I can confirm that it isn’t sycamore, because I have some sycamore I just got a week or two back. The bark looks like beech or maple to me. But I don’t think I’ll ever know. Thanks for watching and commenting, Tuber!
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Rick, your turning videos are my favourite to watch. You show just that little bit more of the reality of the turner’s life. Thank you.
Thanks for watching, V.
Fun watching the turning with the cool camera angles and close-ups. I really like your leaf design and the way you burned it. Great job, Rick
Phil!
I noticed the tool didn't bounce on some of the shots during the roughing in ... in fact it was rock steady (though the lathe was bouncing) -Mike
Yep, that lathe moves around a lot! LOL! Thanks for watching, Mike.
Thanks for watching and for your comments, Phil. I love compliments on my video work - I spend a lot of time trying to get interesting shots.
Hi Rick, I really love your videos. The camera angles along with the slow motion really show how gouges and chisels work on wood. The pyrography looked stunning and must have taken a while to do. Great video Rick and an equally great vase. Take care. Cheers, Huw
I love compliments on my video work! I put a lot of effort into the videography trying to keep it interesting. Thanks, Huw!
Nice Vase Rick, love the burning looks good! 😊👍
Thanks so much, Martin.
Looks great, Rick. I like the background you put around the leaves. Take care.
Bill
Thanks for watching, Bill.
I just love the feeling when a new turning goes from Chunka - Chunka - Chunka to Ssssssssss.
Amen! Thanks for watching, Ken.
The slow-mo was great this time! And no accidents! 🤣
Thanks again!
Great looking vase! I liked the wood burning design!
Thank you, Mrbodawg.
I’ll watch this video again I really like The vase your camera angles were amazing I had to watch it twice because of your camera angles and shots were just excellent you have really gotten good with Your videos I love the magic tricks
Thanks for watching and for your nice comments, Randy. I put a lot of effort into my video work, trying to make it more interesting, and I absolutely love to hear someone compliment my videography!
Santa needs to bring you a new bowl gouge! Good Job!
That bowl gouge is really getting short - seems like it was just a few months ago that I bought it, but it’s been years, I guess. Thanks for watching, Allyn.
Another great video Rick. I always like how you explain things and how the camera on the tools show how the tools are actually cutting. Your video magic is also interesting.
Thanks, Tom. I love the extreme closeups!
that turned out really Nice Rick, Turning in Reverse is intimidating, but make life easy when you can see what you are doing without hangin over the bed way.
Thanks for watching, Doug. That’s the first time I turned in reverse, and it worked out great.
Great vase Rick. Nice work!
Thanks much, M H.
A lovely vase Rick and love the pyro'd leaf design........ and the special effects 😁
Great video and production! Cheers Bram
Thanks for watching and for your comments, Bram.
Beautiful vase rick!
Thank you, Shane.
Love the pyro design Rick and the vase is not to shabby either
Thank you, Steven.
Nice work Rick
Thank you, Slayer.
Rick, another good video witha great outcome. I use a hook tool for that kind of hollowing, they really clear out the wood when they are super sharp and leave a decent surface that can be cleaned with a scraper. However you, or at least I, can't use them for cleaning out under the lip of the vessel so well. I really like your videos,you are one of the best.
I've seen videos of hook tools, but I don't recall ever seeing one for sale. They look really cool, and I'm glad to hear how well they work. I'm going to keep an eye out for one. Thanks for watching and commenting, John.
I just took a look - Rocker carries a hook tool! bit.ly/3bBoD0i That is going on my wish list!
Ummmmm.....how the heck do you sharpen it?
Well, this is just amazing! bit.ly/35gDMmF I just found this and the price is almost too good to be true. So I just ordered it. Thanks for the tip about this tool!
@@RickTurnsWoodturning Hi Rick, My hook tool is from Michael Housalek (spelling ?) in Canada. You sharpen it with a cylindrical diamond sharpener about 3/8" diameter, on the inside of the curve. Alan Lacer has a demo on making them from 3/8" steel bar stock, you grind a flat, then heat and bend, then temper it and sharpen. The one I made had temper issues, it was hard as a rock but brittle so broke under cutting pressure. Probably should have annealed it in the oven after tempering. He demoed that for my club a few years ago. Hope you like the one you ordered. I like to make tools, and have enjoyed your tool making videos as well as your others. You cut more or less on center with the hook tool, make the bar and handle long so you have plenty of leverage when you are deep in the workpiece. Your cut ends up being a bit like a skew type of cut, but on the inside of the piece; and is designed for end grain.
Cool process on the reverse direction and scraper! Thanks!
P.S. Like your shirt!!
Thank you, Lewis.
I am not a fan of the burn but I am a big fan of Rick Turns. Very nice shape vase!!
Thanks for watching, Ron.
Looks good Rick. I was getting a little nervous during that hollowing process!
Ha, so was I! Thanks for watching, Hodge.
Looks great, Rick Great video
Thank you, Dave.
what a nice job Rick !!! take care!!!
Thanks for watching, Jose.
Great vase. Love the wood burn. Also had some great camera shot. .
Thank you, M. I like getting really close up, and then showing the cut in slow-motion.
Really nice vase Rick. The art work is fantastic. Something else I should put on my list to try. I remember doing wood burning as a kid...maybe I should not try this...lol
Take care,
Gary
Thanks for watching and for your comments, Gary!
Nicely done!
Thank you, Pat.
Love the shirt!
Thanks, Rocket! I love my t-shirts!
Thanks for sharing that
Thanks for watching, Hassan.
Very Beautiful Vase Rick🤝 enjoyed your video.
Thanks much for watching, Kimsey.
Nice Vase Rick! The wood looked a bit like Beech with the gray bark and closed grain in the beginning. Thanks for sharing.
I'm leaning toward beech as well. But I'll probably never know. Thanks for watching and commenting, Kennett.
Absolutely American beech. Fagus grandiflora
Looks great Rick and great job turning and burning lol
Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up
Thank you, Oneshot.
Hi Rick.... lovely shaped vase and really nice work with the pyrography... the chisel cam shots were a bit scary Haha... great video...take care...All the best.....Andy
Thanks, Andy!
Nice work...I have to try that wipe on poly...looks good 😎
I like the wiping varnish, as long as it dries fast, and this one did. Thanks for watching, Radio.
Beautiful,👍👍
Thank you, GAO.
Brilliant Rick,told you I was watching too many vids,thenthis popped up! Be rude not to!😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching and commenting, Alan!
Looks great I thank it's Maple by the bark
Well, I think it's maple or beech - based on the bark. I'll probably never know for sure. Thanks much for watching, Mountain View.
Thanks Rick. The pyro design really makes it unique. I’m looking forward to more of your turning videos. Looks like you will be needing a new 5/8” bowl gouge pretty soon. What brand bowl gouge is it? It seems to have held up well. Take care and stay safe.
That is a Thompson Tools powered metal cryogenic-treated gouge, and it has lasted a long long time. I have bought three gouges from him, and when I replace this one, it will be with another from him. Thanks for watching, Dan.
RickTurns , thanks again Rick, I’ll be putting that on my Christmas wish list.
Nice decoration. It looked really hard, must have been sitting for a while.
I think it took less than an hour, surprisingly! Thanks for watching, William.
Looks like a piece if hackberry. I have several logs from a tree i took down earlier this year.
I've never seen hackberry - thanks for the info, Taylor.
@@RickTurnsWoodturning very brittle wood. I had an 80 year old tree fall on my workshop in March, so i have a ton of it lol.
Hackberry has a very rough bark
My hackberry has smooth bark
In 35years in the nursery business I’ve never seen a smooth bark hackberry. Look up Celtis occidental for a photo of the bark.
The embellishment, well, embellished it very nicely Rick. You do nice work sir. Why does it bring to mind a Hunny Pot ? Or a White Lightning jug ? Just kidding. I think😁 Stay safe. -Mike😷
p.s. Perhaps try thinning the poly a little bit more. I'd thin it by 25% or more with mineral spirits for flat work to make the coats lay better.. The worst that could happen is too thin and thus need more coats.
Thanks for the suggestion on the wiping varnish, Mike. I'm trying to find a wiping varnish that I don't have to fool around with, that dries really fast and doesn't run. So far, the water-based polycrylic is winning - but it doesn't add an color to the wood. I like the slight amber you get from a regular oil or varnish finish.
@@RickTurnsWoodturning Varethane has or had 1 red colored polycrylic but now they only have 'normal' colored polys.
You can thin polycrylic too - up to 40% works - any thinner & it didn't act like anything but water (minwax says up to %10). I want to try alcohol inks too. Even food coloring might work on water polycrylics?
Maybe try base coat of colored shellac ? I like the deepening color from a regular oil or varnish finish too !
Total Boat has an amber-colored water-based varnish. They sent me some to try out. It is really thick - I thinned it to the max but it was still too thick, as it sagged on the bowl as it dried. One reason I use the wiping varnish is that it is thin enough that it doesn’t sag. So I don’t use the Total Boat product, at least on bowls. I think for flatwork it would be great.
Hi Rick, looks like you going to need to retire the 5/8th soon, that tool has served you well, have already got a replacement? Take care and stay safe, Mike
Hi, Mike. I haven't got a replace just yet, but it probably won't be long. I hadn't realized how short that gouge is getting until a few people pointed it out. That's a powder-metal cryo-treated gouge from Thompson Tools and I'll replace it with the same one from him when I do spring for a new one. Thanks for watching, Coxey.
Looks like it was a beech to turn. 👍🇺🇸
LOL! Thanks for watching, Cortland.
Nice vase. I have a question about that heating and air unit you have. What brand is that and do you like it?
Yes, that heater has been quite good. I got it from Amazon, here’s the info: Comfort Zone CZ220 5,000W, Fan-Forced Ceiling Mount Heater with Dual Knob Controls
Lovely vase, not keen on the slow mo as i'm waiting for it to come off or something breaks
I try on every video to have a disaster - I don’t know what went wrong this time, I couldn’t manage to knock the piece off the lathe. Must be that damn steady rest! :-). Thanks for watching, Mart.
My first thought when I saw the log is sycamore. I have one that looks just like it. It’s from one of the branches off the main tree.
Sycamore has a peeling bark, I believe (I just recently got some sycamore). Thanks for watching, George.
I was a tree climber for many years...and the guy who trained me...he always said... I'm not sure if it was a beach or a birtch but she fine piece of ash.....
LOL! I'm going to remember that! Thanks for watching and commenting, Richard.
Hi Rick. Nice vase. Where does your copy paper you used to transfer the design? It was a very clear line. Regular carbon paper does not work very good.
That is Saral Transfer Paper (www.amazon.com/dp/B01N8UZPYS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_btf_t1_Dx-vFbYPPYA3N). It leaves a clean line and is easy to erase with a regular eraser. I’ve been using for quite a while.
@@RickTurnsWoodturning Thanks Rick.
Wow Rick, what happened to the log? Thought you were going to have a taller vase. It turned out very nice. What wood burner do you have? Didn't find it in your tool list. Thanks.
Yeah, it didn't take long to smallify it! I was amazed too. The wood had a lot of splits on the end, so I chain-sawed off each end. And of course, my chain-sawing left the end as crooked as it was before, so I lost even more length. Had a lot of shavings! Thanks for watching and commenting, Joseph.
Great video Rick! By the way, where did you get your woodburner?
That is a Colwood Cub woodburner, the least expensive “real” woodburner on the market. I believe Craft Supplies carries it. Thanks for watching, Uke.
How long was that 5/8 bowl gouge when it was new? I think it's been sharpened a few times?
I've had that bowl gouge a long long time. I can't even remember when I bought it. It's a power-metal cryo-treated gouge from Thompson Tools, and I'll replace it from there when it's too short to use any more. Thanks for watching, Robert.
Oops - it's not power-metal, it's powder-metal!
was it easier hallowing this project in reverse you never said beautiful vase and pyrography
Hollowing with the lathe running in reverse was easier for the area right near the rim, primarily because I could see the area better. Thanks for watching, Don.
Did you decide which species you think it was?
I’m leaning towards beech, but maple is a good bet also. But I’ll never know for sure. Thanks for watching, V.
👍☕️
Thanks, Major.
Rick, was that green when you turned it?
Very green - it has only been down for 6-8 weeks. I turned the sides and bottom thin, and hope that it won't split. Keeping my fingers crossed! Thanks much for watching, Frank.
Ok so I have to ask how are you going to keep.it from splitting in the pith? Would love to turn some like this but have been totally scared away and no one ever answers this question. Thanks
That is an excellent question, Craig. I generally avoid turning with the pith still in the wood, but I recently got a number of large branch pieces about 7-8 inches and diameter, and it was either turn with the pith in or throw them away. The trick is (and it sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t) is to turn the sides and bottom thin - less than a half inch and a quarter inch is better. I got the sides on this vase about a quarter inch before I chickened out and stopped. The bottom is about 3/8”. The wood splits as it fries because the cell shrinkage is uneven between the outer wood and the inner wood (the outer areas dry faster, especially
Especially the end grain. So that creates a lot of uneven stress in the wood and the fibers separate. By turning thin, the wood is allowed to dry more evenly and it is less prone to splitting. Sometimes even when it splits, the split will come back together after the piece dries out. I turned a clock from a crosscut about an inch and a half thick of walnut. As expected, it split even though I sealed it thoroughly. But in another month or two, the split completely disappeared! So if you have the pith in the wood, try to turn it thin and you stand a fairly good chance of the piece surviving. Thanks for watching, Craig.
@@RickTurnsWoodturning Thank response Rick
have a link for your wood burner?
Yes indeed - bit.ly/3jXjS47 Thanks for watching, Brad.
Looks like beechwood bark to me.
That what I’m thinking too. Thanks for watching, Jon.
Seems like a lot of wood was wasted.
Yes, it was! There were splits starting on each end, so I used a chainsaw to cut away the splits, and as usual, my chainsaw cuts were crooked as all get out. So I lost more length there. Thanks for watching, Carol.
That is not ash it is a piece of beech the bark is more like a elephants skin hints the nickname elephant tree
Thanks for the info, Dayffd. I'm leaning towards beech also, because of the bark.
Looks like sycamore maybe.
I can confirm that it isn’t sycamore, because I have some sycamore I just got a week or two back. The bark looks like beech or maple to me. But I don’t think I’ll ever know. Thanks for watching and commenting, Tuber!
It’s beech
You lost me 5 seconds in..... To much fluff. Not really funny, just goofy.
No sub here.
Sorry you didn't like, nosub.