Kerry, per your previous videos I got a set of shark jaws for those little bowls. Like you I use the drill press for a mortise. But, but, I have set up the drill press depth to nearly the final depth of the bowl and use the shark jaws deep into the bowl. Turn the outside to get the tenon, flip around and behold, a great deal of the inside work is complete. I ground down the center lead point a bit so all that is left is a few gentle passes to get a smooth bottom of the bowl. Really helps one avoid “bottoming” out the bowl!!
As a veteran myself, I always had to do an after action report. This is a great after action report that you will refer back on from time to time. Well done, mate.
It’s great that our prior skills are still being implemented to improve and streamline our workflow. Our skills can cross over into so many disciplines-even woodturning. Thank you for the support, mate. Kez
Hey kerry, ive been production carving for years now, all the processes you have implemented through intelligence and trial and error are exactly the same experiences ive had over the past 20 years. Different trade but same approach. Great to watch your journey, thanks for sharing it, i enjoy every episode! Work smarter, not harder G
Thank you so much for your support, Garry. It’s hard to find this stuff out until you’re actually doing it, hey. I’ve still got a lot to learn and share. Cheers, mate. Kezza
Thank for your service (even though I'm in the U.S.A.) You really are an inspiration to your fellow wood turners. 700 bowls for a worthy cause! Great job and Thank you for including the Kelpie cameos ❤👍
Great video, really enjoyed listening and understanding your workflow. So glad to hear the “whip”! I laugh each time I hear it. Take care my friend and keep healthy and safe.
Always good to hear what lessons were learned from various projects. You had a huge project that gave plenty of opportunity to learn various lessons. Sounds like you learned well. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for your service.
Thank you so much, Doug. I really appreciate your kind words, mate. I’ll make another ‘lessons learned’ in 30 years-that’ll be a banger! Hope you’ve been well. Cheers, Kezza
Thanks Kez a. What a fantastic initiative you have been involved in. Yes it does sound quite sensible what you said, but then hind sight is a wonderful gift.
Very nicely done product and video. It's always interesting to see how the time changes per unit as production moves along. And then there is the state of flow from repetition.
Absolutely. You get into a state of flow, and before you know it, time isn’t a factor and hours fly by. Thank you so much for watching, mate. Cheers, Kezza
Most of my projects tend to be one and done as many are for a video project. As a hobby turner I rarely do production work and when I do it is a small run. But I like efficiency and am always thinking of the best way. Good to see your processes.
Thanks for leaving a comment, Mike. I’m back to turning some larger bowls now and need to start filming some of the projects I’ve been finishing up. I’ve been telling people I can’t wait to film another video in 30 years and see what’s changed, haha! Maybe a few things! Cheers, mate. Kezza
Thanks so much for the support, Daryl. I really appreciate it. I’m just aiming to share what I’m learning, and if it helps anyone along the way, that’s what counts. Cheers, Kezza
This is great content, mate, really fascinating. You don't see a lot of production process stuff on here, and I'm always very interested in how guys go about it, so thanks for all this. Also, I always now drill out a mortise when I'm turning small blanks rather than buggering about with the worm screw - great tip!
Thanks, mate. Documenting my journey has been a lot of fun. I hope these videos help people, but also, when I’ve been turning for 30 years, I’ll be able to make another video like this, see the progress, and have a good laugh about it all, then make another video about it all! Cheers, Kezza
Hey Kez awsome to see ya stick with it and get it done! As a machinist (30yrs) I've had to do my fair share of production runs. And I have to say that most people don't really understand what it actually takes mentally/physically to accomplish the end goal. I love what I do. But I prefer the one off's or small batch. I have to have the mental stimulation of variety to keep me interested otherwise I get bored. So my HUGE congratulations to you for getting it done. I actually took a big break from all the extras I was taking on in life. And I think now I'm ready to get back to it with a fresh new perspective. Keep up the excellence! Everything you do makes it all worth while in the end.
Thanks so much, mate. That sounds like a really cool career path. Is it still a traineeship or apprenticeship? I feel like those niche skill sets are making a comeback. I really enjoyed the project. It gave me a strong sense of purpose. Mentally, it was definitely a challenge, but breaking it down into small steps really helped lighten the load. I’m looking forward to getting back to filming more videos on a regular basis. Thanks again for your support and for sharing your story, very cool 🤝. Cheers, Kezza
@KerryCorney yes I did a 4 year apprenticeship back in the 90's . After I got out of the military. I am a journeyman machinist. And there is what they say a 20 yr generation gap in the trade. People my age and then the next batch of people who are roughly 20 yrs younger.
Excellent video! Many thanks for the tips and we should always treat our veterans well. They served. Thank you. (USA and Australia!) As a side note, I was in Brisbane about 20 years ago on Australia day. I've always wanted a WWII WIlleys Jeep. Absolutely can't find them here, but that parade had so many! I was so jealous.
They always have those Jeeps in the parade every year. I do see them for sale all the time, but I reckon import fees from Australia to America might be pricey. I’m really not too sure. They’re cool-looking Jeeps, though. Thanks for the support, mate. Cheers, Kez
Apart from all the knowledge & tips I’ve picked from you i think the forester bit has been the biggest revelation 😊 im drilling out everything now, its so easy i can’t believe I’ve never thought of it before, sometimes things like that come along and you think to yourself 😮 why am i so thick 😂. Your very natural on camera and that cheeky grin every now and then, i bet your misses sometimes asks you to give her your little cheeky grin just to cheer her up 🤗 keep doing what your doing in the why your doing it.
Thank you so much for leaving this comment, Jim. I’m like that all the time-‘Where’s that thing I’m looking for?’ Right in front of me, haha. It’s taken a long time, but I’m starting to feel more and more comfortable in front of the camera, thanks to you guys. 🤝 Cheers, mate.
Hey Kerry congratulations on completing your order. Thanks for sharing the insight that you learned. I always take away something from your videos. Cheers.
Project Planning & Lessons Learned. I like this video. Not applying lessons learned from the past condemns us in the future. Humility is always a very successful strategy for success. Thank you. I know that, in my own life, "learning by doing" can be painful.
Thanks for the support, mate. I like making these after-action report videos to see where I can improve and to show people the process and any shortcomings. I've got a few projects in the pipeline for different builds that I want to film as gifts. Really keen to get cracking on those. Cheers, brother. Kezza
Congrats! And I mean that wholeheartedly. 👍 This time last year I did my first “production run” turning a couple dozen cocktail smokers, and that was way too much for me. I quickly found out that doing the same thing over and over again, replicating the project, was incredibly boring. It took all the creativity and artistry away, or so it seemed to me…and by the end, I was actually dreading replicating the same old process. Loved turning, creating the first one…but after 2 or 3 of them in a row, it just got progressively harder to “make” myself continue. And that’s insane to me, because I absolutely love turning. I still remember the crazy huge smile I had on my face the very first time. Anyhow, safe to say that I won’t be doing that again. Maybe it would be better if I did something else between each replication, but maybe that type of production also just isn’t for me. Long winded, I know, but just trying to say that I can appreciate what it must have took to get thru 700 of those bowls…the stubborn perseverance that I can relate to and appreciate.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write this, mate. As you know, it can get very repetitive, but I think I’ve found my groove-my yin and yang, if that makes sense. Breaking the target down into bite-sized pieces helped a LOT with the mental fatigue. At night, my wrists and forearms were ‘buzzing,’ and by the end of the week, my hands looked like they were permanently holding a gouge. I really love this craft and am happy I’ve found my thing. I appreciate you, mate. Cheers, Kez
Hi Kez. Yes I turn as a hobby. I’ve just finished what I would class for me as a production run of ten each Christmas Snowmen,Gonks etc. I’ve got about 100 ish to go. I can’t wait to get back to one off pieces. Cheers Colin Scotland 🏴
Lots of bowls. So why don't you just buy 2" and 3" disks, why buy bigger discs and then punch them smaller, even if you bought 3" and punched 2" when you needed them would make more sense, if you like a bit of overhang of you disk just grind the side of the sanding arbour down a few mm. I do enjoy your vids.
It works out a lot cheaper to buy the 6” disks and cut all my discs from those. The wad punches allow a little overhang. But yeah, for sure-just sand back the head of the drill attachments. Cheers, mate. Thanks for supporting the video. Kezza
I saw Glenn Lucas say this but I could get close to my Chinese supplier, I tend to buy 2 to 300 two inch at a time some at 50 qty others at 100, just keeps postage down but I'm paying about £0.08/ two inch disc delivered (0.1365 Australian dollars) I can't get near that on 6" discs assuming 5 to outside and 1 in the centre. That said if I used local woodworking suppliers for the small disks it would cost a fortune and then it works buying to 6"
Kerry, per your previous videos I got a set of shark jaws for those little bowls. Like you I use the drill press for a mortise. But, but, I have set up the drill press depth to nearly the final depth of the bowl and use the shark jaws deep into the bowl. Turn the outside to get the tenon, flip around and behold, a great deal of the inside work is complete. I ground down the center lead point a bit so all that is left is a few gentle passes to get a smooth bottom of the bowl. Really helps one avoid “bottoming” out the bowl!!
As a veteran myself, I always had to do an after action report. This is a great after action report that you will refer back on from time to time. Well done, mate.
It’s great that our prior skills are still being implemented to improve and streamline our workflow. Our skills can cross over into so many disciplines-even woodturning.
Thank you for the support, mate.
Kez
@MichaelDimick-o3j Funny, I learned about after action reports from my 1st Sgt. Still do them.
@@MikePeaceWoodturning skills for life🤝
Cheers, Mike.
Congrats on a mammoth effort Kezza, I'm sure the hampers are all the richer for your addition and dedication to the cause.
Thanks so much, brother. I really appreciate it. Hopefully, it will brighten someone's day.
Cheers, mate
Kezza
Hey kerry, ive been production carving for years now, all the processes you have implemented through intelligence and trial and error are exactly the same experiences ive had over the past 20 years. Different trade but same approach. Great to watch your journey, thanks for sharing it, i enjoy every episode!
Work smarter, not harder
G
Thank you so much for your support, Garry. It’s hard to find this stuff out until you’re actually doing it, hey. I’ve still got a lot to learn and share.
Cheers, mate.
Kezza
Very good recap, efficiency is key. Job well done!
Thank you so much for leaving a comment. Your spot on. Perfect the small things.
Cheers,
Kezza
Thank for your service (even though I'm in the U.S.A.) You really are an inspiration to your fellow wood turners.
700 bowls for a worthy cause! Great job and Thank you for including the Kelpie cameos ❤👍
Thank you for your support, mate. Rosie and Raegan love getting on camera haha!
Cheers, mate.
Kezza
Great video, really enjoyed listening and understanding your workflow. So glad to hear the “whip”! I laugh each time I hear it. Take care my friend and keep healthy and safe.
Thanks for watching, Earl. Back by popular demand-‘The Whip is Back’!
Cheers, mate,
Kezza
Always good to hear what lessons were learned from various projects. You had a huge project that gave plenty of opportunity to learn various lessons. Sounds like you learned well. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for your service.
Thank you so much, Doug. I really appreciate your kind words, mate. I’ll make another ‘lessons learned’ in 30 years-that’ll be a banger!
Hope you’ve been well.
Cheers,
Kezza
Thanks Kez a.
What a fantastic initiative you have been involved in.
Yes it does sound quite sensible what you said, but then hind sight is a wonderful gift.
Thank you, Greg. Absolutely, hindsight is a wonderful thing. 🤝
Cheers,
Kezza
That is a lot of bowls. Well done for completing the task, and it sounds like it is for a good cause.
Absolutely a great cause. Thank you for leaving a comment and showing your support, mate. It means a lot.
Cheers,
Kez
Great video KJ! Your lessons transcend more than to wood working. Keep up the good work.
@@heathfulton hey mate, thank you so much. I think the first lesson hits home, especially when it comes to huge tasks/goals.
Cheers, Heath.
Kezza
Very nicely done product and video. It's always interesting to see how the time changes per unit as production moves along. And then there is the state of flow from repetition.
Absolutely. You get into a state of flow, and before you know it, time isn’t a factor and hours fly by.
Thank you so much for watching, mate.
Cheers,
Kezza
Most of my projects tend to be one and done as many are for a video project. As a hobby turner I rarely do production work and when I do it is a small run. But I like efficiency and am always thinking of the best way. Good to see your processes.
Thanks for leaving a comment, Mike. I’m back to turning some larger bowls now and need to start filming some of the projects I’ve been finishing up.
I’ve been telling people I can’t wait to film another video in 30 years and see what’s changed, haha! Maybe a few things!
Cheers, mate.
Kezza
Always a learning curve when doing production work. Excellent as always sir!
@@northernhumidor5615 Thanks for leaving a comment, mate. Exactly right, always learning and always turning! 😎
Cheers, mate.
Very well put together Kerry and a fantastic help for any young or other budding turner as a guide cobber. I take my hat off to you mate.🤠
Thanks so much for the support, Daryl. I really appreciate it.
I’m just aiming to share what I’m learning, and if it helps anyone along the way, that’s what counts.
Cheers,
Kezza
You always blow me away. What a great example for the rest of us!
@@tonyturnswood thank you so much legend. I have a lot to learn. But as you know, I will always pass those lessons on.
Cheers,
Kezza
Absolutely brilliant video, kerry. Thanks for sharing your bellflower hints 👍
@@gregmcateer8752 thank you so much for watching and leaving some feedback. Shows I'm on the right path🤝
Cheers, Greg.
Kez
@KerryCorney and now having just reread my comment, it must have auto corrected to ' bellflower' from brilliant. Sorry - I have no idea what that is!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the project. Gives me food for thought on how I can be more efficient.😊
This is great content, mate, really fascinating. You don't see a lot of production process stuff on here, and I'm always very interested in how guys go about it, so thanks for all this. Also, I always now drill out a mortise when I'm turning small blanks rather than buggering about with the worm screw - great tip!
Thanks, mate. Documenting my journey has been a lot of fun. I hope these videos help people, but also, when I’ve been turning for 30 years, I’ll be able to make another video like this, see the progress, and have a good laugh about it all, then make another video about it all!
Cheers,
Kezza
Hey Kez awsome to see ya stick with it and get it done! As a machinist (30yrs) I've had to do my fair share of production runs. And I have to say that most people don't really understand what it actually takes mentally/physically to accomplish the end goal. I love what I do. But I prefer the one off's or small batch. I have to have the mental stimulation of variety to keep me interested otherwise I get bored. So my HUGE congratulations to you for getting it done.
I actually took a big break from all the extras I was taking on in life. And I think now I'm ready to get back to it with a fresh new perspective.
Keep up the excellence! Everything you do makes it all worth while in the end.
Thanks so much, mate. That sounds like a really cool career path. Is it still a traineeship or apprenticeship? I feel like those niche skill sets are making a comeback.
I really enjoyed the project. It gave me a strong sense of purpose. Mentally, it was definitely a challenge, but breaking it down into small steps really helped lighten the load.
I’m looking forward to getting back to filming more videos on a regular basis.
Thanks again for your support and for sharing your story, very cool 🤝.
Cheers,
Kezza
@KerryCorney yes I did a 4 year apprenticeship back in the 90's . After I got out of the military. I am a journeyman machinist. And there is what they say a 20 yr generation gap in the trade. People my age and then the next batch of people who are roughly 20 yrs younger.
Excellent video! Many thanks for the tips
and we should always treat our veterans well. They served. Thank you. (USA and Australia!)
As a side note, I was in Brisbane about 20 years ago on Australia day. I've always wanted a WWII WIlleys Jeep. Absolutely can't find them here, but that parade had so many! I was so jealous.
They always have those Jeeps in the parade every year. I do see them for sale all the time, but I reckon import fees from Australia to America might be pricey. I’m really not too sure. They’re cool-looking Jeeps, though.
Thanks for the support, mate.
Cheers,
Kez
Thanks Kerry! Yeah, I hate worm screws. They never go in quite right. Great job.
They can be annoying, that’s for sure. Thanks for leaving a comment, mate.
Cheers,
Kezza
You're a bloody legend mate! Love your work. Always inspiring!
Thank you so much for watching, mate. I really appreciate your kind words.
Kezzs
Apart from all the knowledge & tips I’ve picked from you i think the forester bit has been the biggest revelation 😊 im drilling out everything now, its so easy i can’t believe I’ve never thought of it before, sometimes things like that come along and you think to yourself 😮 why am i so thick 😂.
Your very natural on camera and that cheeky grin every now and then, i bet your misses sometimes asks you to give her your little cheeky grin just to cheer her up 🤗 keep doing what your doing in the why your doing it.
Thank you so much for leaving this comment, Jim. I’m like that all the time-‘Where’s that thing I’m looking for?’ Right in front of me, haha.
It’s taken a long time, but I’m starting to feel more and more comfortable in front of the camera, thanks to you guys. 🤝
Cheers, mate.
Hey Kerry congratulations on completing your order. Thanks for sharing the insight that you learned. I always take away something from your videos. Cheers.
Thank you, Ken. It means a lot. That’s the main aim of my channel.
Cheers,
Kezza
Project Planning & Lessons Learned. I like this video. Not applying lessons learned from the past condemns us in the future. Humility is always a very successful strategy for success. Thank you. I know that, in my own life, "learning by doing" can be painful.
Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment, David. I couldn't agree more!
Cheers,
Kezza
I’m not a wood turner - but I love your vibe. Good luck with your channel 👍
@@peeppeep7594 thanks so much. I always try and be myself.
Some very good learning lessons, thanks Kerry.
Thank you, Greg.
Cheers,
Kez
Cracking vid Kezz, great tips.
Thanks mate. Hope it helps some people out. Cheers.
Kezza
Really good advice
Thank you, Bill. Hope it helps someone out.
Cheers,
Kez
Awesome video and recap bro. Very cool to be involved with a personal project like that. excellent work and thanks for sharing your lessons learned
Thanks for the support, mate. I like making these after-action report videos to see where I can improve and to show people the process and any shortcomings. I've got a few projects in the pipeline for different builds that I want to film as gifts. Really keen to get cracking on those.
Cheers, brother.
Kezza
@KerryCorney I'll be keeping an eye out for them. Think I'll be keeping an eye out on marketplace for a cheap drill press too!
Actually, very useful feedback. Couldn't say why I never thought of the Forstner bit pre-drill.
Works a treat, mate. Just on smaller projects.
Thanks for the support.
Cheers,
Kez
Great video brother!
@@brettgl21 thank you brother. Hope it helps someone out there. Even if it’s one thing from the video.
Kezza 🤝
Thank you!
Thank you for your support!
Cheers,
Kez
Congrats! And I mean that wholeheartedly. 👍
This time last year I did my first “production run” turning a couple dozen cocktail smokers, and that was way too much for me.
I quickly found out that doing the same thing over and over again, replicating the project, was incredibly boring. It took all the creativity and artistry away, or so it seemed to me…and by the end, I was actually dreading replicating the same old process.
Loved turning, creating the first one…but after 2 or 3 of them in a row, it just got progressively harder to “make” myself continue. And that’s insane to me, because I absolutely love turning. I still remember the crazy huge smile I had on my face the very first time. Anyhow, safe to say that I won’t be doing that again. Maybe it would be better if I did something else between each replication, but maybe that type of production also just isn’t for me.
Long winded, I know, but just trying to say that I can appreciate what it must have took to get thru 700 of those bowls…the stubborn perseverance that I can relate to and appreciate.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write this, mate. As you know, it can get very repetitive, but I think I’ve found my groove-my yin and yang, if that makes sense. Breaking the target down into bite-sized pieces helped a LOT with the mental fatigue. At night, my wrists and forearms were ‘buzzing,’ and by the end of the week, my hands looked like they were permanently holding a gouge. I really love this craft and am happy I’ve found my thing. I appreciate you, mate.
Cheers,
Kez
Thanks 👍 I’ve subscribed now.
Thank you Colin. Are you a turner yourself?
Cheers, mate.
Kez
Hi Kez. Yes I turn as a hobby. I’ve just finished what I would class for me as a production run of ten each Christmas Snowmen,Gonks etc. I’ve got about 100 ish to go. I can’t wait to get back to one off pieces. Cheers Colin Scotland 🏴
dextrously (alternate spelling: dexterously)--that's the word you were looking for around 11:00
That's the one!! Thank you mate🤝
Would you take on a project of this scale again?
I’ve already asked and am awaiting an answer for next year. It’ll take until then for them to get back to me.
Cheers, mate.
Kezza
Lots of bowls. So why don't you just buy 2" and 3" disks, why buy bigger discs and then punch them smaller, even if you bought 3" and punched 2" when you needed them would make more sense, if you like a bit of overhang of you disk just grind the side of the sanding arbour down a few mm.
I do enjoy your vids.
It works out a lot cheaper to buy the 6” disks and cut all my discs from those. The wad punches allow a little overhang. But yeah, for sure-just sand back the head of the drill attachments.
Cheers, mate.
Thanks for supporting the video.
Kezza
I saw Glenn Lucas say this but I could get close to my Chinese supplier, I tend to buy 2 to 300 two inch at a time some at 50 qty others at 100, just keeps postage down but I'm paying about £0.08/ two inch disc delivered (0.1365 Australian dollars)
I can't get near that on 6" discs assuming 5 to outside and 1 in the centre. That said if I used local woodworking suppliers for the small disks it would cost a fortune and then it works buying to 6"