I made a dozen of these as gifts for our daughter's wedding in 2017 after seeing the idea elsewhere. For the golf balls I ordered personalized ones with the couples names and the wedding date. I gave them out at the rehearsal dinner and made them guess how it was done. Took a while, but grooms sister finally got the idea.
When I was a kid, back in the '50s, an old fellow had crutches with several pretty, colorful "captive" marbles encased like that. Fascinating to a kid, like me! A similar thing my dad made once was a Coca Cola bottle with a hole drilled all the way through and a carved wooden arrow penetrating through both sides. In that case the arrow head (or the carved fletching) had been soaked and compressed down to permit insertion, then expanded again when dried.
Wish I had a fully equipped woodshop ( I'm not talking CNC equipped or anything of that magnitude ) because I'm confident I'd be able to make a nice little living from my shop products at craft shows and such. I used to work for an antiques reproduction company that specialized in curio/china cabinets of all sorts ( Plain Jane's all the way up to our 7 foot tall hall monsters ). The owner of the company used to allow me to work on my own creations during breaks and lunch because he knew how much joy I got from them. Eventually, because he appreciated my sense of fabrication, we put our minds together and constructed a fiberglass/plexiglass wind fairing for his recumbent bicycle. Turned out quite nice for a couple of guys who were working from scratch.
Start small with some basic tools. There are a lot of RUclips videos for small workshops. I'm trying to set up one myself. I'm currently stuck on what name to use for a channel. :)
thats pretty cool man, thanks for sharing! i saw on your website that you recommend taping off the golf ball if your planning on applying a finish to the wood... just thought i'd mention that another option that may be easier then tape would be to cut a square of plastic wrap/ suran wrap, feed it under the ball, back through and over the top of the ball and then twist the corners to wrap the ball inside the wood.
For those wondering about the size bit he used, I did some calculations. If the 'rails' were left square, the minimum bit width would need to be 1-3/16" to cross-sectional fit the golf ball. This leaves rails 9/16" wide. However, since the insides are sanded down a little, my guess is that he used a 1-1/4" to 1-3/8" bit. If using the 1-3/8" bit, that leaves 3/16" rails, which is probably about as thin as you'd want to make it in order to avoid breaking. I'd probably start with the 1-1/4".
This would be a great kids project because of how safe a drill press is to use. If you do a little prep work, it will make the child feel like they did it all by themselves. Note: use 1 1/4 inch bit (divided by 2 is 5/8 inch radius) Tools & Materials: miter saw drill press 1 1/4" Forstner bit 4 clamps push stick rubber mallet wood stock 1 3/4 inch square or greater Setup: 1. Rip the wood stock to 1 3/4 inch in advance. 2. Clamp a 5 inch stop on the right side of the fence of your miter saw. 3. Have an Irwin Quick Grip style clamp beside the miter saw. (With children you want to teach them to clamp their projects and not hold them.) 4. Clamp (with 2 clamps) a scrap fence on your drill press 7/8 inch (1 3/4 inch divided by 2) from center. 5. Screw into your fence 2 stops 3 5/8 inch (5 inch stock - 3/4 inch ends - 5/8 inch bit radius) from center on each side of your drill press. 6. To keep their left hand safe from the saw, tape a sheet of paper to your miter saw table where you want them to put their hand. 7. To keep their left hand safe from the drill press, have a push stick beside the drill press. Steps: 1. Have the child trace their own hand on the paper (from #6 above) and write their name somewhere outside. (If you have several kids doing this, like for a Maker Space project, have a box of 64 crayons and let each child pick a different color because all the hands will be overlapping. When everyone is done, the paper is an art project prize for the organizer.) 2. Clamp wood to miter saw and make 1 cut. 3. Put wood against fence and use push stick to drill as many times as needed 4. Sand 5. Boil 6. Hammer golf ball in with a rubber mallet
@Tim Olson Here's a huge collection of woodworking plans: HootWood. com I was able to build 2 sheds in my backyard with these plans so I highly recommend them.
When I was in grade 9 wood shop, Dave Code, who had long hair, and also though a drill press was safe, changed his mind when the bit caught his blonde tresses and promptly removed about a 1" diameter section of his scalp. Dave is much more cautious now around woodworking tools :)
This is so cool! I absolutely love your channel I've watched about everything. I showed these to my wood shop teacher and he is going to teach classes how to make them!
You could also turn this into a magic trick where people can remove the ball without heating the wood. Cut a slot off one end that slides back into place via a dowel so you can swivel it in a clockwise/counterclockwise fashion, allowing someone to remove the ball. At first I thought this was how you did the trick, but it's just an idea for innovating
I’ve never really taken specific types of wood into consideration when doing projects but can I bend hard wood just as easily as soft wood when “boiled”??
Cool. Keep making videos. I don't care about woodworking, in fact its something I quite dislike. Not my thing. Seeing you do it though I can tell its something you love. That was nice to see. Thanks for uploading! Keep it up!
I did this for our daughter's wedding. I made up enough for each member of the wedding party plus immediate family. Inserted custom printed golf balls with newlywed's names and the date. The reception was "light" Star Wars themed so with them I attached a card that read "This is a reproduction of the famous Jedi mind-trick puzzle conceived by Yoda during his 30 years in exile on Dagobah and recreated by the one known as Obi-John for members of the wedding party. Unless you are a Jedi Master and the Force is with you, do not try to remove the ball; you will break the puzzle."
I just did this, found drilling through ripped out the finish on the through side. I made a jig to hold the block, had to make the block dimensionally accurate. I also drilled the ends (against the grain). I’ll be making a wood ball instead of a golf ball. Just need to pick a size difference between ball and inside of the cage
Just made it out of walnut for a 'Hole in One' ball for my lucky friend. Worked great. Boiled the walnut for about five minutes and when inserting heard a creaking sound but no evidence of crack on dried finished piece. Guess I got lucky.
Yeah but I'm sure you would have to boil it for an extended period to get the water deeper into the wood. Also if you want to stain the wood cover the golfball in frog tape before putting it in and then peel after stain and varnish.
you are a true master artist in seeing the raw wood as the finished art wonder before even starting to cut and sand on it. you're awesome. thank you for sharing your genius to the world. God bless
When I was in Scouts we had a guy that would hand carve chains and do the same in this video but all hand carved with a wooden ball inside. He was talented.
Crazy Ed in Kingman Az had carved a ball inside of a box, my son said ya but can you carve a pyramid inside the ball inside of the box, about 3 to 6 months later he had, he also had several chains carved from 1 block of wood, extreme patience, lots of time, some bandaids, a lot of cursed words, a few extra peices of wood, and a whole bunch of knowledge and talent.
Wanna make this, this weekend when my granddaughter is here. I'm curious if you can use a different species of wood, something other than Basswood? I live in a place in the world where it's difficult to find wood such as basswood. Mostly, I'm wondering about pine. Thanks :-))
I was wondering the same thing I have lots of pine lying around the shop but I don’t think I could get Basswood in the Highlands of Scotland. Any advice would be gratefully appreciated
I would like to know what the drill bit is called, I remember using them many years ago in high school but can not seem to get them anywhere now. Here in Australia we can get spade bits which are just flat but not those round ones. I have even searched on Ebay etc but no luck
My father made a similar version as part of his apprenticeship in the 1950s. He did not have the luxury of power tools and the ball in the middle was carved from the block itself!
I am trying to make a walking cane, and I would like to put a crystal on the top, like you did here, inside a carved hole, so can I do it the same way, or do I need to saw off the top and glue it back together?
Obviously, it will depend on the exact species of wood, its varying density, and exact water temperature. There is no exact time, and it won't take you long to figure it out for YOUR wood. This project is a low pucker factor anyway: really easy/cheap to just try again.
aboctok well like the guy above you said..... it would depend on what type of wood you were using. Why would he give you a soaking time when it would be different for everyone?
I made a dozen of these as gifts for our daughter's wedding in 2017 after seeing the idea elsewhere. For the golf balls I ordered personalized ones with the couples names and the wedding date. I gave them out at the rehearsal dinner and made them guess how it was done. Took a while, but grooms sister finally got the idea.
I like your kind demeanor and you convey knowledge in a easy to understand way. Thank You!
When I was a kid, back in the '50s, an old fellow had crutches with several pretty, colorful "captive" marbles encased like that. Fascinating to a kid, like me! A similar thing my dad made once was a Coca Cola bottle with a hole drilled all the way through and a carved wooden arrow penetrating through both sides. In that case the arrow head (or the carved fletching) had been soaked and compressed down to permit insertion, then expanded again when dried.
This is so simple! I have some scrap wood and plan on making this for my dad for father's day!
Haha very clever thanks
Glad you liked it!
Wish I had a fully equipped woodshop ( I'm not talking CNC equipped or anything of that magnitude ) because I'm confident I'd be able to make a nice little living from my shop products at craft shows and such. I used to work for an antiques reproduction company that specialized in curio/china cabinets of all sorts ( Plain Jane's all the way up to our 7 foot tall hall monsters ). The owner of the company used to allow me to work on my own creations during breaks and lunch because he knew how much joy I got from them. Eventually, because he appreciated my sense of fabrication, we put our minds together and constructed a fiberglass/plexiglass wind fairing for his recumbent bicycle. Turned out quite nice for a couple of guys who were working from scratch.
Start small with some basic tools. There are a lot of RUclips videos for small workshops. I'm trying to set up one myself.
I'm currently stuck on what name to use for a channel. :)
thats pretty cool man, thanks for sharing! i saw on your website that you recommend taping off the golf ball if your planning on applying a finish to the wood... just thought i'd mention that another option that may be easier then tape would be to cut a square of plastic wrap/ suran wrap, feed it under the ball, back through and over the top of the ball and then twist the corners to wrap the ball inside the wood.
Stew Pidass Aaahh.. yep good tip.. Thanks..!
***** LOL What about $5 worth of equipment and what is a forstner bit?
Love it!! New to hobby, going to make a few for gifts. Thanks!!
can u tell me what size f-bit he used?
For those wondering about the size bit he used, I did some calculations. If the 'rails' were left square, the minimum bit width would need to be 1-3/16" to cross-sectional fit the golf ball. This leaves rails 9/16" wide. However, since the insides are sanded down a little, my guess is that he used a 1-1/4" to 1-3/8" bit. If using the 1-3/8" bit, that leaves 3/16" rails, which is probably about as thin as you'd want to make it in order to avoid breaking. I'd probably start with the 1-1/4".
Very cool Gift idea
Thanks for your videos
Pretty cool I’ve seen this before had to come check it out to make sure I could do it. Thanks for sharing
I envy your workshop, and shiny tools! Your workmanship is even better.
Thank you I made two - white and yellow golf balls and drilled the top and bottom with the same size drill bit.
What size bit did you use, please?
This question was asked repeatedly and never answered.
Great gift idea
really nice drill press
beautiful workshop 👍
I second that, love the shop, nicely done
Excellent video 👌
Good video and I'm impressed with your shop I like the way you've got everything nice in order
lance johnson yes thats the first thing I noticed !
3:36 heyy lookie there haha, i love this guy’s reaction
Neat trick, thank you for uploading
WHAT SIZE WOOD BIT DID YOU USE
Good idea..I going to try and put my 3 holes one balls , it will be a cool display
Pretty impressive, great idea !
This would be a great kids project because of how safe a drill press is to use. If you do a little prep work, it will make the child feel like they did it all by themselves. Note: use 1 1/4 inch bit (divided by 2 is 5/8 inch radius)
Tools & Materials:
miter saw
drill press
1 1/4" Forstner bit
4 clamps
push stick
rubber mallet
wood stock 1 3/4 inch square or greater
Setup:
1. Rip the wood stock to 1 3/4 inch in advance.
2. Clamp a 5 inch stop on the right side of the fence of your miter saw.
3. Have an Irwin Quick Grip style clamp beside the miter saw. (With children you want to teach them to clamp their projects and not hold them.)
4. Clamp (with 2 clamps) a scrap fence on your drill press 7/8 inch (1 3/4 inch divided by 2) from center.
5. Screw into your fence 2 stops 3 5/8 inch (5 inch stock - 3/4 inch ends - 5/8 inch bit radius) from center on each side of your drill press.
6. To keep their left hand safe from the saw, tape a sheet of paper to your miter saw table where you want them to put their hand.
7. To keep their left hand safe from the drill press, have a push stick beside the drill press.
Steps:
1. Have the child trace their own hand on the paper (from #6 above) and write their name somewhere outside. (If you have several kids doing this, like for a Maker Space project, have a box of 64 crayons and let each child pick a different color because all the hands will be overlapping. When everyone is done, the paper is an art project prize for the organizer.)
2. Clamp wood to miter saw and make 1 cut.
3. Put wood against fence and use push stick to drill as many times as needed
4. Sand
5. Boil
6. Hammer golf ball in with a rubber mallet
+Bruno “Richard” Bronosky no one cares...
@Tim Olson Here's a huge collection of woodworking plans: HootWood. com
I was able to build 2 sheds in my backyard with these plans so I highly recommend them.
When I was in grade 9 wood shop, Dave Code, who had long hair, and also though a drill press was safe, changed his mind when the bit caught his blonde tresses and promptly removed about a 1" diameter section of his scalp. Dave is much more cautious now around woodworking tools :)
Cool stuff. I wish I had the gear and the knowledge to woodwork like this, seems like a relaxing hobby.
Pretty cool. I liked that alot.
That's beautifully done..
Hey this one looks fun!
Perfect for my retired carpenter golfing dad yo! Nice idea
Cool trick!
what size drill?
This is so cool! I absolutely love your channel I've watched about everything.
I showed these to my wood shop teacher and he is going to teach classes how to make them!
Great!!! Will try it. Bill,
wonder what size forstner bit was used.
is there a way to do this without a drillpress?
You could also turn this into a magic trick where people can remove the ball without heating the wood.
Cut a slot off one end that slides back into place via a dowel so you can swivel it in a clockwise/counterclockwise fashion, allowing someone to remove the ball. At first I thought this was how you did the trick, but it's just an idea for innovating
what size is your forstner bit ? Thanks
Nice shop.
good job man
What speed on drill press for drilling?
What size drill bit?
Very cool trick!
I’ve never really taken specific types of wood into consideration when doing projects but can I bend hard wood just as easily as soft wood when “boiled”??
Cool. Keep making videos. I don't care about woodworking, in fact its something I quite dislike. Not my thing. Seeing you do it though I can tell its something you love. That was nice to see. Thanks for uploading! Keep it up!
Very talented... 🔨
How did you get the golfball
How do you find the video you want to see if they are not listed on the rt side of the home page?
Jo Hauser Click on his name above the red subscribe button that will take you to his videos.
Nice. I will try it
So what was the size of drill bit?..
Great !! What was the drill size? Please.
I did this for our daughter's wedding. I made up enough for each member of the wedding party plus immediate family. Inserted custom printed golf balls with newlywed's names and the date. The reception was "light" Star Wars themed so with them I attached a card that read "This is a reproduction of the famous Jedi mind-trick puzzle conceived by Yoda during his 30 years in exile on Dagobah and recreated by the one known as Obi-John for members of the wedding party. Unless you are a Jedi Master and the Force is with you, do not try to remove the ball; you will break the puzzle."
I just did this, found drilling through ripped out the finish on the through side. I made a jig to hold the block, had to make the block dimensionally accurate. I also drilled the ends (against the grain). I’ll be making a wood ball instead of a golf ball. Just need to pick a size difference between ball and inside of the cage
What size bit should you use for that
Cool trick.
What size golf ball did you use ?
how long did you leave it in the water for
What size forstner drill bit do you use?
1 1/4 drill bit
Great idea
Thank you…really great to know how it was done
+iglooo102 Your Welcome..!
+WoodLogger You're *
very creative
What size Forstner bit did you use?
This would also be very interesting using a bowling ball. Probably need a 12 x 12 or larger for the frame and a lot more soaking.
+Karl Beutjer that would be awesome...
seriously....awesome?
You know boys - bigger is "awesome."
Gotta drill bit around 11" dia or a router?
Or just make a lamp from a bowling pin.
It turnd out well
What is a good website to order this wood off of
Excellent👌👌
Just made it out of walnut for a 'Hole in One' ball for my lucky friend. Worked great. Boiled the walnut for about five minutes and when inserting heard a creaking sound but no evidence of crack on dried finished piece. Guess I got lucky.
Musta bin a big walnut mate?
simple, but so smart! i really like it!
Great -- But what size drill bit ????
what kind of wood it was ???
that was pretty cool
Think you could do this w hardwood?
Yeah but I'm sure you would have to boil it for an extended period to get the water deeper into the wood. Also if you want to stain the wood cover the golfball in frog tape before putting it in and then peel after stain and varnish.
Big luther I made one in hardwood the other day to give my son-in-law for Christmas. Came out great!
How long did u leave it in water? Thx
This is magic.
you are a true master artist in seeing the raw wood as the finished art wonder before even starting to cut and sand on it.
you're awesome.
thank you for sharing your genius to the world.
God bless
When I was in Scouts we had a guy that would hand carve chains and do the same in this video but all hand carved with a wooden ball inside. He was talented.
scouts were a great springboard to learning, wish my stepson had taken it growing up.
Crazy Ed in Kingman Az had carved a ball inside of a box, my son said ya but can you carve a pyramid inside the ball inside of the box, about 3 to 6 months later he had, he also had several chains carved from 1 block of wood, extreme patience, lots of time, some bandaids, a lot of cursed words, a few extra peices of wood, and a whole bunch of knowledge and talent.
Wanna make this, this weekend when my granddaughter is here. I'm curious if you can use a different species of wood, something other than Basswood? I live in a place in the world where it's difficult to find wood such as basswood. Mostly, I'm wondering about pine. Thanks :-))
I was wondering the same thing I have lots of pine lying around the shop but I don’t think I could get Basswood in the Highlands of Scotland. Any advice would be gratefully appreciated
Cool video
What size drill bit
what size forester bit was that you used?
1 1/4 inch
I would like to know what the drill bit is called, I remember using them many years ago in high school but can not seem to get them anywhere now. Here in Australia we can get spade bits which are just flat but not those round ones. I have even searched on Ebay etc but no luck
+Paul Askmenicely Forstner bits
Is there some way I can do this without using a drill press. Unfortunately don't own one.
What size is the drill piece does anyone know ??????
Very COOL!
My father made a similar version as part of his apprenticeship in the 1950s. He did not have the luxury of power tools and the ball in the middle was carved from the block itself!
What kind of wood is this?
Why didn't I think of that? So cleaver. Thanks
Please tell me that wood name. ???
Whot wood did you juse?
I am trying to make a walking cane, and I would like to put a crystal on the top, like you did here, inside a carved hole, so can I do it the same way, or do I need to saw off the top and glue it back together?
To make a video for this without telling you how long to leave it in the water...
Brilliant!
Obviously, it will depend on the exact species of wood, its varying density, and exact water temperature. There is no exact time, and it won't take you long to figure it out for YOUR wood. This project is a low pucker factor anyway: really easy/cheap to just try again.
aboctok well like the guy above you said..... it would depend on what type of wood you were using. Why would he give you a soaking time when it would be different for everyone?
i suppose you can just keep pushing the golf ball in while it's still in the pan. If it won't give in, it's not ready.
I love the first one
Will now have to do some cleaning, polishing in my workshop after I've made my golf ball trick and I must get some more clamps.
+ziggydog24 Hey, you can never have enough clamps...!
+WoodLogger i agree with you mate..ive got hundreds of them but still i feel theyre not enough when i start to use them..lol.
+WoodLogger >Hey, you can never have enough clamps...!
So true.... :))
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How many cups of water to use?
Mind games. Love it!
Neat Trick. Does it matter what kind of wood you use?
WHAT SIZE BIT IT YOU USE ?????
what size Forester bit is it drill wood
+bearshops from woodlogger.com : "1 - 1/4″ Forstner Bit"
my first guess was softening the wood with steam... since golf balls are somewhat elastic, pressing it with a press or similar might work as well