Oval, shmoval, wonky, shmonky -- the beautiful figure in this black walnut bowl makes it a keeper. Your determination in the face of disappointments is admirable, Lisa. You're certainly not a quitter.
Hi I have just watched your video it is very good I live in Wales UK I was a carpenter ( a real one ) for 52 yrs but have retired now am doing a lot of turning thanks for a wonderful video. Pete.
Thank you Pete, I really appreciate that. I do lots of diy carpentry as well and enjoy just about any kind of woodworking, but turning is by far my favorite - I only wished I started earlier! I’ve been woodworking for over 20 years but turning for not quite 2
Thanks Harry! This one has become my catch-all bowl in the house. It’s currently full of face masks, my wallet, some coupons and receipts, and who knows what else!? 😂
we don't dominate, it just happens to be that more men do this than women, I feel men get blamed and accused for things we have nothing to do with but people make statements like yours and it puts a divide between people keyword people not men not women just people.
@@Genxisthebest I’m sorry you feel that way. It wasn’t meant as a put down towards men at all. It was just that I thought it was really cool that a woman was learning to do something that men normally do. I love watching the wood turning videos from all sorts of people. It’s something I won’t ever be able to afford to do. My apologies if I offended you.
@@justjulee9135 Thank you for that we are getting bashed from every side now it puts me on defense all of the time every comment or action especially if you are a white male people treat us like we are devils they call us that on many channels on twitter and many other forums. Again thanks for clearing that up sorry I got so defensive.
@@Genxisthebest it’s all good! I’m definitely not a male bashing feminist lol. I see the things that are happening these days as well. Sorry we got off on the wrong foot! Enjoy your evening and thank you for some good conversation.
I THINK YOU DONE AN AWESOME JOB AND DON'T GET DISCOURAGED ON HOW YOU DID IT JUST THINK OF THE PEACE OF BEAUTIFUL ART THAT YOU TRANSFORMED FROM A BLOCK OF WOOD INTO A BEAUTIFUL BOWL KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK WELL TAKE CARE AND STAY SAFE GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TILL NEXT TIME
That pivot cut is perfect for this. Great control and command of the tools. Really enjoy your turnings.I call all the little tool marks,” heartbeats “.
Really nice big green thingy. (I'm sure when I was at prep boarding school many moons ago, a "big green thingy" was quite different. Hey ho!). What a piece tho', drying still before our eyes. An experience watching it and, with the end result, I think you enjoyed it too! Thank you again for giving us so much pleasure. 🐶🤗
😂🤣 This guy is sitting on my kitchen counter holding all of the crap I don’t know where else to put - face masks, receipts, wallet, coupons…little bit of everything in there at the moment 😁
I have really enjoyed your videos, as a newbie wood turner your explanations on different phases of the turning has been very helpful and enjoyable. Your end products have been simple beautiful Thank you for sharing a part of your life with all of us
Another great tutorial. Your commentary is appreciated. Telling us what you're doing and why you're doing it, is helpful to us non-woodcrafters. No one else does it. And the fact that you're still learning and telling us, is so cool. Really like the end result. Oh, and your editing has gotten better.
I enjoyed your first larger bowl and look forward to future coring work. The Franklin glove brings back great softball memories as I used Franklin products back in the day.
I have switched from a batting glove to a latex coated garden kinda thing cuz I’ve worn through 4 left hand batting gloves - and have 4 brand new right gloves 😂
It's all a learning curve with each bit of wood you seem to be recognising your mistakes and problems your encountering which is a good thing to better one self I would only say one thing try and be more patient and take more time iam not a master by no means but I've learned that slowing down and being patient with yourself will guide you in the right direction keep the good work up .all the best
Thanks for the encouragement. This particular project was a bit of an experiment as I normally rough turn bowls, dry them in my dishwasher kiln, and then finish turn them. I wanted to try one green and see what happened-I like the organic look of the warping. I did end up having to rush the finishing on this piece as I got started late and ran out of time, knowing I wasn’t going to be home for a few days, but so far it’s not cracked so I may tidy up the finishing a bit once it’s done moving around 😁
Hi Bill! Thanks for watching-I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. I’m definitely my own worst critic and am working on finding a balance between perhaps lofty expectations of myself and being realistic about the issues I see in my work that may be of some help to other new turners. 😁
Hi Lisa... I love this bowl and would be proud to have it on show in my home... green woodturning is great.. you just never know what's going to happen.... fab job... take care...All the best.....Andy
I love it. Is it perfect? No. But it's still a really nice bowl. I love a rustic look. Green bowls always distort and , to me, makes it feel much older. Pioneer Texas woman would have cherished one that nice.
Hi Steven! I like most sapwood but walnut is probably my favorite-I love the color variations, the blues and purples you can get sometimes. I was hoping to have a bit more sapwood visible and a little more balanced but the bowl said nope! And I said okey dokey then! 😁
I have turned a lot of green walnut. Great job! I take several days and wrap it in saran wrap to keep it from drying too fast. Seems to work for me. Never had one crack yet. Great looking bowl!
Nice work. My American Beauty has a much larger swing than I have bravado. 16 inches is my largest to date. I never turn green wood but you showed that it can be done with great results.
Hi Rick - that’s a nice machine, even if you don’t test it’s limits 😉 I normally twice-turn bowls but wanted to try one green and see what happens. I was really pleased with how my lathe handled this blank - I couldn’t get the speed up past about 300 until I got it more wound but the lathe acted like it didn’t even know it was there 😁
Hi Richard, me too. I’ve mostly only ever used kiln dried and even that has a pretty strong odor (though not at all unpleasant) but I was surprised at how strong the smell is from this fresh bowl. I brought it in the house and set it in the dining room table for about half an hour and then moved it to another part of the house. When I sat down there I could still smell the walnut 😂. I do love to work with it, green or dried 😁
Wow what a chunk of walnut! Great bowl! Please update as it continues to move as it dries (that's character). Fill that sucker with popcorn and you're set for a long weekend of movies. Excellent narration as usual. TY for posting.
Very nice bowl. I'm a little vertically challenged too and I bought a rubber padded mat from Lowe's for the front of my lathe $35.00 and it helped a lot for both my old shoulders and feet! BTW.. Enjoyed the video too.
Hi there! I haven’t always done the voice overs but that was definitely the preference of the viewers so that’s how I’ll keep the format. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos 😊
Nothing better than a finished walnut piece. A suggestion for roughing out without getting the tar beat out of you. Try lowering the tool rest and gouge handle so it's not such an abrupt cut. Many of the great woodturners say if you're getting beat up, you're doing something wrong. It's no fun getting beat up by a piece of wood. I'd suggest watching Lyle Jamison's videos for basic positions of bowl gouge cuts. You'll never see him get beat up while turning. He makes it looks so easy and has many years of experience teaching. Have fun!
Hi Greg! I think I’ve watched all of Lyle’s videos, among others. He gets the speed up by starting the blank between centers and balancing it out, that way the roughing is easier. I didn’t want to do that with this big a blank so I used the faceplate. My bandsaw is unhappy again so I didn’t bother trying to get the blank any more round, just figured I’d do it on the lathe. Once I got the long end closer to the width it cut really nicely but because I had a couple of inches difference I couldn’t get the speed up right away and it was a rougher roughing out than it could have been 😂
@@LisaRamlow Lisa, Thank you for the reply. I don't own a bandsaw so either I do like Lyle (between centers - balanced) or if the piece of wood must start out of balance, I start with low speeds but found ways to avoid the beating. Go back to Lyle's videos and watch his tool angle. I used to just take the beating but my hands just can't take it nor should they. Try experimenting with dropping the tool handle and let me know what you find. Woodturning should be fun and when it isn't, it feels like work and gets a little discouraging. Just trying to help with what I learned the hard way. Also, it helps to take lighter cuts until it's more balanced.
What fun! I love turning green logs, can't comprehend having someone gift me a piece of walnut that size (any size). If the lathe so stable and level, try building a cattle guard style mat out of construction 2x4 ripped to the width your need to get you at a comfortable working height. They are very common in front of metal lathes, both for foot comfort and safety as it gets you above the accumulated waste. Very nice outcome, good work!
Hi Gord! I must be doing something right, karma has been good to me so far 😁 I may try an elevated platform. For this walnut bowl I swapped my foam pads for a piece of 3/4” plywood with those foam play mats glued to the top, which adds probably about 1.5” of height and I still feel like where I’m comfortable holding the tools handles is a bit low. I’m a little nervous about making a platform so tall that I might accidentally step off it - I broke my ankle in Jan 2019 (and spent the next 3 months in the lazy boy binging Woodturning tutorials on YT 😁) and that was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had. A plate and 9 screws, which I had to have removed after the fact cuz the hardware was so close to the skin it was gonna be a problem if I ever whacked my ankle on anything 😳 Anyway, I think I’ll try it and see how it feels - what exactly do you mean by cattle guard-the fencing to use as the platform top?
@@LisaRamlow hello again. Sorry I grew up in cattle country. What I was suggesting is to rip some 2x4 to become 2 3/4 wide (or whatever height you need. Then laminate them to 1” spacers so there’s a 1” gap between boards. Make it large enough so stepping off while working is not a threat. I get your safety concern perhaps adding a 30 degree transition or even 15 degrees so there’s no abrupt drop? Just a suggestion you understand
That is a beauty Lisa and of course being walnut makes it even better! Lots of fun turning green wood as the wood cuts so easily and I hope it does not warp too badly but it would probably fit well on your lap to eat popcorn out of ..well done and thanks! Cheers Al
Thanks Jack! This was a fun project but I was pretty sad to see the enormous pile of shavings I made from it - gonna have to loom at coring systems down the road!
@@LisaRamlow yeah, it never ends does it!?!? Lol I need a hollowing system as well (like u mentioned) and I’d love to try a coring system too! Take it easy 🍻
Hi Lisa. Lovely piece of wood you have there. Please refrain from negative talk, you are more than capable to tackle this job, before you take it off the lathe leave it in the chuck this will help finishing, you don't have the problem with the tenon or mortise distortion throwing your bowl out. Good luck, oh maybe lower the tool rest.
Hi David! I don’t mean to sound negative - although I am definitely my own worst critic, most of my commentary is just observation and trying to improve my skills. There’s a little self-depreciation but it’s good-natured. 😁 Something I didn’t really expect from doing the RUclips channel is being able to see myself turning and recognizing things I may be doing wrong or that look funny. When turning this bowl, I didn’t feel like I was dropping and trying for pick up the cut on the outside while I was working, but in watching the video back I see that I kept losing bevel support and that seems to be contributing to at least some of the lines on the outside of the bowl. Anyway, I appreciate your feedback and I will be conscious of my tone and try to keep things in a positive view 😊
Hi Lisa, a little bit of advice. Keep doing what you are doing. You have come a long way in such a short time. I love your videos and the way you commentary.
It’s a great looking bowl. You’ve got to love the ones that give you hell and test your skills. I’m finishing up a 10”x 4” blank of Norfolk Island Pine. It won’t balance, no matter what I do. Tear out has been a nightmare. And I’ve had to walk away from it three times already. My daughter stopped by today and saw it on my lathe and said she really likes it. So those projects that test our skills will only make us better as long as we don’t give up.
Regarding Norfolk Island pine, yah they don’t balance well because if you have branches showing in your piece, each one is of different size and weight. If you are planning to make it thin and translucent soak it for days or weeks in boiled linseed oil, polyurethanes and odorless paint thinner equal parts of each and wet sand. I spent a day with Ron Kent in Hawaii and that’s his process and mine too. By the way you can find his bowls at Gumps for around 3 K. Mine are considerably cheaper but he’s the original !!
Hi David! This is definitely my biggest piece so far and it was so much fun. I was nervous with the last large-ish bowl I did but I wasn’t at all with this one. So far it’s warping a little bit no cracks! 🤞
I really enjoy your great "LISA TALK" wholesome presentations.
Thanks Leslie!
Oval, shmoval, wonky, shmonky -- the beautiful figure in this black walnut bowl makes it a keeper. Your determination in the face of disappointments is admirable, Lisa. You're certainly not a quitter.
Thanks Noah, I am definitely persistent!
Hi I have just watched your video it is very good I live in Wales UK I was a carpenter ( a real one ) for 52 yrs but have retired now am doing a lot of turning thanks for a wonderful video. Pete.
Thank you Pete, I really appreciate that. I do lots of diy carpentry as well and enjoy just about any kind of woodworking, but turning is by far my favorite - I only wished I started earlier! I’ve been woodworking for over 20 years but turning for not quite 2
I somehow missed this one! I was recovering from hand surgery in March. Super Bowl!! It would be a real easy sell!
Thanks Harry! This one has become my catch-all bowl in the house. It’s currently full of face masks, my wallet, some coupons and receipts, and who knows what else!? 😂
Lisa, as a non-turner I really am enjoying your video. I just found your channel.
I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos 😁
Really, really, a fantastic bowl. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks Barry! It is lovely and is currently on my kitchen counter holding all the stuff I don’t know where else to put 😂
Thank you love your videos. I'm a newbie and the videos help alot
Hi William, I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. 😁
I think it’s beautiful! Nice to see a female in a male dominated craft. Keep on keeping on.
Thanks Serah! 😁
we don't dominate, it just happens to be that more men do this than women, I feel men get blamed and accused for things we have nothing to do with but people make statements like yours and it puts a divide between people keyword people not men not women just people.
@@Genxisthebest I’m sorry you feel that way. It wasn’t meant as a put down towards men at all. It was just that I thought it was really cool that a woman was learning to do something that men normally do. I love watching the wood turning videos from all sorts of people. It’s something I won’t ever be able to afford to do. My apologies if I offended you.
@@justjulee9135 Thank you for that we are getting bashed from every side now it puts me on defense all of the time every comment or action especially if you are a white male people treat us like we are devils they call us that on many channels on twitter and many other forums. Again thanks for clearing that up sorry I got so defensive.
@@Genxisthebest it’s all good! I’m definitely not a male bashing feminist lol. I see the things that are happening these days as well. Sorry we got off on the wrong foot! Enjoy your evening and thank you for some good conversation.
awesome bowl from a skilled woodworker. You inspire lots of women. Good on you.
Thank you Jose, I appreciate that 😊
Nice bowl, I love Walnut.
Thanks John, me too! 😁
beautiful..... The grain is awesome and contrasty......nice
Thank you! I was hoping to be able to keep a little more of the sapwood and have it a bit more balanced, but I’m happy with it regardless 😊
I THINK YOU DONE AN AWESOME JOB AND DON'T GET DISCOURAGED ON HOW YOU DID IT JUST THINK OF THE PEACE OF BEAUTIFUL ART THAT YOU TRANSFORMED FROM A BLOCK OF WOOD INTO A BEAUTIFUL BOWL KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK WELL TAKE CARE AND STAY SAFE GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TILL NEXT TIME
Thank you Curtis
This is gorgeous, you are way too hard on yourself. This is the nicest bowl I have seen yet on RUclips.
Thank you. I’m working on my expectations of perfection 😂
That walnut is really pretty. I hope it stayed in one piece for you.
Thank you Cyndy, it has stayed together and surprisingly the same shape and dimension too! 😁.
That pivot cut is perfect for this. Great control and command of the tools. Really enjoy your turnings.I call all the little tool marks,” heartbeats “.
Hi Frank! I do love that little pivot cut and use it all the time. Thanks for watching 😁
I’m thinkin it looks awesome!!! Nice work!! 😀😀
Thank you John 😁
Very impressive , very big , very beautiful .
Thanks Ahron! I’m really pleased with it - just hoping it won’t crack! Wonky and warped is wonderful, cracked or split not so much 😁
Really nice big green thingy. (I'm sure when I was at prep boarding school many moons ago, a "big green thingy" was quite different. Hey ho!). What a piece tho', drying still before our eyes. An experience watching it and, with the end result, I think you enjoyed it too! Thank you again for giving us so much pleasure. 🐶🤗
😂🤣
This guy is sitting on my kitchen counter holding all of the crap I don’t know where else to put - face masks, receipts, wallet, coupons…little bit of everything in there at the moment 😁
Great job Lisa, beautiful bowl
Thanks Andy!
I have really enjoyed your videos, as a newbie wood turner your explanations on different phases of the turning has been very helpful and enjoyable. Your end products have been simple beautiful
Thank you for sharing a part of your life with all of us
Thank you Richard I really appreciate that. I’m glad you’re enjoying the channel 😁
Beautiful job Lisa
Thanks Ralph 😁
Nice modern look to the bowl
Thank you Charlie! This bowl has held its shape nicely 😁
good job, I learn something with every wood turning video I watch, your commentary was very good... new turner, 70+ retired... loving the lathe...
Hi Jack, thanks for stopping by! I’m glad you found it enjoyable. Been turning not quite two years and am totally hooked 😁
Beautiful Lisa.
Thanks Jack!
Absolutely beautiful 🏆
Thank you! 😁
Another great tutorial. Your commentary is appreciated. Telling us what you're doing and why you're doing it, is helpful to us non-woodcrafters. No one else does it. And the fact that you're still learning and telling us, is so cool. Really like the end result. Oh, and your editing has gotten better.
Thanks David. Yes, definitely dialing in the video production part, which takes a RIDICULOUSLY long time
I enjoyed your first larger bowl and look forward to future coring work. The Franklin glove brings back great softball memories as I used Franklin products back in the day.
I have switched from a batting glove to a latex coated garden kinda thing cuz I’ve worn through 4 left hand batting gloves - and have 4 brand new right gloves 😂
It's all a learning curve with each bit of wood you seem to be recognising your mistakes and problems your encountering which is a good thing to better one self I would only say one thing try and be more patient and take more time iam not a master by no means but I've learned that slowing down and being patient with yourself will guide you in the right direction keep the good work up .all the best
Thanks for the encouragement. This particular project was a bit of an experiment as I normally rough turn bowls, dry them in my dishwasher kiln, and then finish turn them. I wanted to try one green and see what happened-I like the organic look of the warping. I did end up having to rush the finishing on this piece as I got started late and ran out of time, knowing I wasn’t going to be home for a few days, but so far it’s not cracked so I may tidy up the finishing a bit once it’s done moving around 😁
Beautiful bowl.. I like it!
Thank you Eduardo! This one sits on my counter and collects all my day-to-day stuff 😁
You have a real talent, beautiful work. 😊
Thank you Andy 😁
Lovely bowl, Lisa. I love your videos with lots of explanation, but stop being so hard on yourself, you’re a good turner.
Hi Bill! Thanks for watching-I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. I’m definitely my own worst critic and am working on finding a balance between perhaps lofty expectations of myself and being realistic about the issues I see in my work that may be of some help to other new turners. 😁
Beautiful bowl
Thanks James!
Amazing i love to woodtrurn inmy free time but this is a big project. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Jobro! I just cored the other half of this walnut log and got 3 bowls from it. Gonna have a video up on my coring system next week!
wood will do what wood does. when it does what we expect then we feel great when it does something else we call it art. Great job really nice bowl
Excellent philosophy Garry! Hope it warps but doesn’t crack 😁
Beautiful work and nice
Thank you Gaetan! 😁
That’s is a big bowl love the grain wish I could do bowls that big lol keep it up
Thanks Justin! By far the biggest one I’ve done so far, and I’m really happy with how it turned out! 😁
The one way coring system works great!
Hi Amy! Thanks for the recommendation the OneWay has great reviews. 😁
Nice bowl Lisa
Frank
Thank you Frank!
Gorgeous grains
Thank you 😁
A daunting task and a beauty of a bowl. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you 😊
Beautiful bowl. I enjoyed watching you turn this piece and describe the process and difficulties.
Thanks Peter, I’m glad you enjoyed it 😁
You are waayyy to good to be so self deprecating. keep up the awesome work sister!!
Thanks James. Gotta learn how to quiet that inner perfectionist 😬
Ang galing ng pagkakayari ng ng bowl lisa idol na kita.great
Thank you, I appreciate that 😁
Very nice. Looks good.
Thanks 😁
Great video
Thanks Carl! 😁
Wow that's a huge bowl beautifully turned really like the grain great job Lisa
Thank you Rich, I’m hoping it stays in one piece 😁
Hi Lisa... I love this bowl and would be proud to have it on show in my home... green woodturning is great.. you just never know what's going to happen.... fab job... take care...All the best.....Andy
Thanks Andy! So far it’s looking good-no cracks and is warping pretty evenly. I’ll keep you guys posted as to the progress 😁
Love the contrast in Walnut. Great looking bowl Lisa.
Thank you!
I love it, I would put it in a display case so no one could touch it.
Thanks Paul! I think this one is going to get some use 😁
Beautiful
Thank you Kevin
Really appreciate you talking through your process. Thank you
Thanks Natan, I’m glad you’re finding it enjoyable 😁
walnut is one of the most beautiful materials for turning, Nice job!
Thank you! I agree, walnut is one of my favorites 😁
Abolutely beautiful. I like your humble honnest way.
Thank you 😁
I love it. Is it perfect? No. But it's still a really nice bowl. I love a rustic look. Green bowls always distort and , to me, makes it feel much older. Pioneer Texas woman would have cherished one that nice.
Thanks! I like the wonky bits I just hope it won’t crack 😁
Beautiful piece. I LOVE black walnut with some sap wood. The contrast is incredible. Thank you for not turning it all away.
Hi Steven! I like most sapwood but walnut is probably my favorite-I love the color variations, the blues and purples you can get sometimes. I was hoping to have a bit more sapwood visible and a little more balanced but the bowl said nope! And I said okey dokey then! 😁
Nice job Beautiful bowl Lisa!
Thank you! You’ve had a couple of nice chunks of black walnut - good stuff! 😁
@@LisaRamlow You’re welcome And Thank you 😊
I have turned a lot of green walnut. Great job! I take several days and wrap it in saran wrap to keep it from drying too fast. Seems to work for me. Never had one crack yet. Great looking bowl!
Thanks Donna! I’m going to post a short update video hopefully later today 😁
Nice work. My American Beauty has a much larger swing than I have bravado. 16 inches is my largest to date. I never turn green wood but you showed that it can be done with great results.
Hi Rick - that’s a nice machine, even if you don’t test it’s limits 😉
I normally twice-turn bowls but wanted to try one green and see what happens. I was really pleased with how my lathe handled this blank - I couldn’t get the speed up past about 300 until I got it more wound but the lathe acted like it didn’t even know it was there 😁
I love working with black walnut always makes pretty bowl. .
Hi Richard, me too. I’ve mostly only ever used kiln dried and even that has a pretty strong odor (though not at all unpleasant) but I was surprised at how strong the smell is from this fresh bowl. I brought it in the house and set it in the dining room table for about half an hour and then moved it to another part of the house. When I sat down there I could still smell the walnut 😂. I do love to work with it, green or dried 😁
Wow what a chunk of walnut! Great bowl! Please update as it continues to move as it dries (that's character). Fill that sucker with popcorn and you're set for a long weekend of movies. Excellent narration as usual. TY for posting.
Thanks Mike! I’ll keep you guys posted 😁
Maybe it's a bit wonkey donkey but it's still a really great looking piece. Always enjoyed cutting walnut such a beautiful wood. Keep safe and well.👍👍
Hi Clive! Wonky is fine as long as it doesn’t split or crack in half! 😁
You can almost feel the water flying off the walnut. Nice job!
It was crazy to watch the color change as I was cutting 😂
Beautiful bowl ! Nice work !!!
Thank you Frank! 😁
Very nice bowl.
I'm a little vertically challenged too and I bought a rubber padded mat from Lowe's for the front of my lathe $35.00 and it helped a lot for both my old shoulders and feet!
BTW..
Enjoyed the video too.
Thanks Keith! I have a couple of those interlocking play mats glued to a pieces of 3/4” plywood and that does help on all counts! 😁
Just stumbled across your channel. Love the commentary, definitely adds something that not many other turning channels utilize. 👍🏻👍🏻
Hi there! I haven’t always done the voice overs but that was definitely the preference of the viewers so that’s how I’ll keep the format. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos 😊
You did awesome! Even with the warping of the green wood, you and your lathe handled it very well.
I have the same lathe but have not put it to the test with a large bowl. Soon I hope. Nice job.
Thank you so much Laurie! The lathe didn’t even think about slowing down, and once I got it mostly rounded off I wasn’t so nervous about it. 😁
Lovely, the warping gives it character.
Thank Bill! I like the wonky bits, I just hope it doesn’t crack 😁
Nothing better than a finished walnut piece. A suggestion for roughing out without getting the tar beat out of you. Try lowering the tool rest and gouge handle so it's not such an abrupt cut. Many of the great woodturners say if you're getting beat up, you're doing something wrong. It's no fun getting beat up by a piece of wood. I'd suggest watching Lyle Jamison's videos for basic positions of bowl gouge cuts. You'll never see him get beat up while turning. He makes it looks so easy and has many years of experience teaching. Have fun!
Hi Greg! I think I’ve watched all of Lyle’s videos, among others. He gets the speed up by starting the blank between centers and balancing it out, that way the roughing is easier. I didn’t want to do that with this big a blank so I used the faceplate. My bandsaw is unhappy again so I didn’t bother trying to get the blank any more round, just figured I’d do it on the lathe. Once I got the long end closer to the width it cut really nicely but because I had a couple of inches difference I couldn’t get the speed up right away and it was a rougher roughing out than it could have been 😂
@@LisaRamlow Lisa, Thank you for the reply. I don't own a bandsaw so either I do like Lyle (between centers - balanced) or if the piece of wood must start out of balance, I start with low speeds but found ways to avoid the beating. Go back to Lyle's videos and watch his tool angle. I used to just take the beating but my hands just can't take it nor should they. Try experimenting with dropping the tool handle and let me know what you find. Woodturning should be fun and when it isn't, it feels like work and gets a little discouraging. Just trying to help with what I learned the hard way. Also, it helps to take lighter cuts until it's more balanced.
What a beautiful piece 😊
Thank you Danielle, I’m really happy with it 😊
Definitely a win. That wood is so beautiful.
Thanks Gail!
Very Nice
Thank you Rickey - not sure why I’m only just now seeing this comment, sorry for the delay!
Very nice.
Thank you Tom, I’m really happy with it! 😁
I will never stop diggin the heart to sap contrast in walnut.
Me neither Robert. Walnut is definitely one of my favorites 😁
What fun! I love turning green logs, can't comprehend having someone gift me a piece of walnut that size (any size). If the lathe so stable and level, try building a cattle guard style mat out of construction 2x4 ripped to the width your need to get you at a comfortable working height. They are very common in front of metal lathes, both for foot comfort and safety as it gets you above the accumulated waste. Very nice outcome, good work!
Hi Gord! I must be doing something right, karma has been good to me so far 😁
I may try an elevated platform. For this walnut bowl I swapped my foam pads for a piece of 3/4” plywood with those foam play mats glued to the top, which adds probably about 1.5” of height and I still feel like where I’m comfortable holding the tools handles is a bit low. I’m a little nervous about making a platform so tall that I might accidentally step off it - I broke my ankle in Jan 2019 (and spent the next 3 months in the lazy boy binging Woodturning tutorials on YT 😁) and that was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had. A plate and 9 screws, which I had to have removed after the fact cuz the hardware was so close to the skin it was gonna be a problem if I ever whacked my ankle on anything 😳
Anyway, I think I’ll try it and see how it feels - what exactly do you mean by cattle guard-the fencing to use as the platform top?
@@LisaRamlow hello again. Sorry I grew up in cattle country. What I was suggesting is to rip some 2x4 to become 2 3/4 wide (or whatever height you need. Then laminate them to 1” spacers so there’s a 1” gap between boards. Make it large enough so stepping off while working is not a threat. I get your safety concern perhaps adding a 30 degree transition or even 15 degrees so there’s no abrupt drop? Just a suggestion you understand
Gotcha. A good suggestion and one I’ve been mulling over. Several of you have recommended the same sort of thing so I’ll have to give it a try 😁
Revealing nature's beauty. Awesome job!
Thanks John!
Great Work Ms. Lisa!! The Big Green Monster is absolutely beautiful!!! 👍😁
Thank you Charity!
I can empathize with you concerning the rim. Going back for just one more touch-up always ends in disaster for me.
Very pretty bowl and wood.
Thanks Joel. Someday maybe I’ll learn to leave it alone. I’m going to core the other half of this walnut blank in the next couple of weeks 😁
That is a beauty Lisa and of course being walnut makes it even better! Lots of fun turning green wood as the wood cuts so easily and I hope it does not warp too badly but it would probably fit well on your lap to eat popcorn out of ..well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
Thanks Al! It may very well end up a popcorn bowl - here’s hoping it doesn’t crack 😁
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Very very nice
Thank you 😁
I turned some black walnut today too! Nice work and thanks for sharing! Love the funnel shirt too, great stuff, ha! ❤️🍻✌️🖖
Thanks Jack! This was a fun project but I was pretty sad to see the enormous pile of shavings I made from it - gonna have to loom at coring systems down the road!
@@LisaRamlow yeah, it never ends does it!?!? Lol I need a hollowing system as well (like u mentioned) and I’d love to try a coring system too! Take it easy 🍻
Sehr schön gemacht 👌 sieht klasse aus.
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice job again Lisa. The bowl is beautiful.
Thanks Gail! I’m really happy with it - hoping it doesn’t crack! 😁
i love it!
Thank you Eduardo 😃
Just gorgeous. It becomes a habit... :o) I see an African mask in the bottom. The drawings of the wood are like the clouds...
Me too Thomas! The pattern is really cool even though the light sapwood didn’t come out very even.
Nicely done Lisa! Love the color and figure of the bowl.
Thank you John!
Hi Lisa. Lovely piece of wood you have there. Please refrain from negative talk, you are more than capable to tackle this job, before you take it off the lathe leave it in the chuck this will help finishing, you don't have the problem with the tenon or mortise distortion throwing your bowl out. Good luck, oh maybe lower the tool rest.
Hi David! I don’t mean to sound negative - although I am definitely my own worst critic, most of my commentary is just observation and trying to improve my skills. There’s a little self-depreciation but it’s good-natured. 😁
Something I didn’t really expect from doing the RUclips channel is being able to see myself turning and recognizing things I may be doing wrong or that look funny. When turning this bowl, I didn’t feel like I was dropping and trying for pick up the cut on the outside while I was working, but in watching the video back I see that I kept losing bevel support and that seems to be contributing to at least some of the lines on the outside of the bowl.
Anyway, I appreciate your feedback and I will be conscious of my tone and try to keep things in a positive view 😊
Like it very nice
Thank you Jean 😊
Beautiful piece! 😄
Thanks Paully! 😁
Beautiful piece!
Thank you!
Nice work!
Thanks John!
Walnut is so hard to keep round and not oval. Great job making a beautiful bowl. Hope it stays that way.
Thanks Jean! It can go oval all it wants as long as it doesn’t crack! 😁
Hi Lisa, a little bit of advice. Keep doing what you are doing. You have come a long way in such a short time. I love your videos and the way you commentary.
Thanks grampa shorty! I’m definitely making progress and I’m having a blast, which is the most important part! 😁
Muy bueno. Felicitaciones
Thanks Luis! 😊
It’s a great looking bowl. You’ve got to love the ones that give you hell and test your skills.
I’m finishing up a 10”x 4” blank of Norfolk Island Pine. It won’t balance, no matter what I do. Tear out has been a nightmare. And I’ve had to walk away from it three times already. My daughter stopped by today and saw it on my lathe and said she really likes it.
So those projects that test our skills will only make us better as long as we don’t give up.
Absolutely! I haven’t worked with NIP yet but may have an opportunity to get my hands on some this year
Regarding Norfolk Island pine, yah they don’t balance well because if you have branches showing in your piece, each one is of different size and weight. If you are planning to make it thin and translucent soak it for days or weeks in boiled linseed oil, polyurethanes and odorless paint thinner equal parts of each and wet sand. I spent a day with Ron Kent in Hawaii and that’s his process and mine too. By the way you can find his bowls at Gumps for around 3 K. Mine are considerably cheaper but he’s the original !!
I always think the wood expresses its own feelings through movement. Beautiful bowl and good job getting all done in one day.
Thank you Hashim! I wish I’d had more time to to work on the surface finish but it was late and I was tired 🙄
Great work, Lisa!
Thank you Rick, this was a fun experiment 😁
Definitely get a coring tool its well worth the money
It’s on the list 😁
Great piece I haven’t tried anything that big that is wet, but watch this space it came out nice. I do like them when they move and change shape
Hi David! This is definitely my biggest piece so far and it was so much fun. I was nervous with the last large-ish bowl I did but I wasn’t at all with this one. So far it’s warping a little bit no cracks! 🤞
You did well, Lisa. As you said, it’s your first try at something that size!
Thanks David! I was a little nervous until I got it mostly round 😁