How to make a sea shell from wood
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Had to bring out all the toys to make this one! scroll and band saw, power sanders, angle grinders and Dremel. plus a whole lot of sanding. I would like to give credit to Steve Garrison for making such a great "how to" video , you all should check his channel out! this is a bit of a long one so hope you can make it to the end. thanks for watching!
also check out Steve Garrisons website at www.spiralsbysteve.com
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Merci ! 🤗
Beautifully done ! Steve garrison is the Pioneer in this art form years back with the similar cutting steps . Thank you 😊
thank you for the compliment!! yes I got this idea from Steve Garrison, I watched his videos and gave it a try! I gave him a shout out in the movie and added some links to his page in the description. thanks for watching!
@@JohnathonWhittaker you are welcome Sir 😊I am sorry I missed that the shout! You too are great artist 😊
@@MultiTom1956 thank you for the compliments and thanks for watching!
Steve is a awesome artists but you are a awesome teacher thanks for sharing I appreciate Thanks once again
Thank you very much! I fins Steve a great inspiration and he comes up with some very cool designs. Very much my pleasure to.try amd recreate them. Thanks for watching!
That really is rather fabulous Jonathon!
Thank you.colin and thanks for.watching!
amazing work.
Thank you
really nice project mate, thanks for sharing.
Good video, thanks for the mention. I use flat blades instead of spirals on the original style shells. Love the colors!
Thank you very much Steve! I added a link to your website in the description as well. I want to order some of your patterns in the new year and try to make some more styles. Your videos are very helpful! Thank you for watching
@@JohnathonWhittaker That would be great! You're pretty good with a handsaw to cut the wider wedges by hand.
@@Steve.Garrison ya cutting those wedges took quite a bit of time and alot of clean up with a hand plane!
It is an easier process than I thought initially and yields beautiful results. I watched some of Steve Garrison's videos as well. Cool stuff!
this style is pretty straight forward, I am going to try some of the more complicated shapes soon, I really enjoy this concept and have lots of ideas for the future. thanks for watching!
That was really cool! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching John!
Fantastic work Johnathon I love the idea of a slab of pine to a beautiful shell and the colours you do them really make the shell shape stand out it is absolutely amazing.
Thank you very much Chris! I never really liked Pine for carving but it takes colour so well and now I love it! Thanks for the great comments and for watching!
When I first saw this, I thought “Wow - impressed with how he hogged that out of one solid piece of wood!’
Boy - was I wrong 😂. Now I’m even MORE impressed. Great work Jonathan👍👍.
Cheers bud! Thanks for the great comments. I made a few other versions of the shell to, including a few types of conch shell. Lots more shell videos to.come!
Very nice man
Thank you!
Great video. I also watched Steve Garrisons videos and have successfully made one shell so far from a piece of fence post so it’s got a lovely green streaking from the preservative 🤓 it came out perfectly.
I found that an inflatable ball sander worked really well for the insides of these and also the wooden scroll saw bowls I make. I used pretty much the same set up as you including the hose next to the pillar drill to remove the dust ;-)
I’ve now bought some Zebrano wood which should give beautiful grain but haven’t plucked up the courage to hand cut the wedges yet as it’s a pretty tough wood to cut.
thanks for your comments, I saw Steves videos and shells too and immediately had to give it a try! time consuming but very rewarding to make them. Zebrano should give a beautiful finish! very tough wood though. love to see pictures of it when your done. I have looked at the inflatable ball sanders quite a lot, they are just so expensive for what they are! I have unsuccessfully made a few copies of that design so I might end up buying them in the end!
Hi at 6 minutes in it looks like youve cut the pieces from 3 wedges of wood??
I actually cut 4 in the end. The more wedges you have the easier it is to cut the segments. If you only use two or three wedges, the segments get a bit to thin the glue properly.
Lots of sanding and gluing! LOL! Happy Holidaze to you Johnathan!
oh ya, lots of sanding! happy holidays to you as well!
John, Thanks for the info, I'll be sure to check yer videos for the one you mentioned.
That was such a cool video! Learned a lot! Will be checking torque on my drill press for sanding for sure! Thanks Johnathon, and Merry Christmas.
Thank you and merry Christmas to you Susan!
Thank you for sharing Johnathon👍 I so enjoy watching your videos. merry Christmas to you and your family 😍
thank you Linda! all the best and merry Christmas!
How long did it take. What wood be a good asking price?
First one takes awhile, depends on the equipment you have. I generally sell these at about £150+
Thanks for the information.
très beau
John, Thanks for the video, I was actually interested in the finish that you applied to make the shell appear to have an abalone's luminescence. Can you show a video of that?
hi there, if you look at my playlists, adding colour to a sculpture, you will find some videos like that. have two more that I will be uploading in the next few days so be sure to subscribe and hit the little bell so you see them. thanks for watching!
How did you color it?
I did a few other videos on colouring it, I use wood stains
@@JohnathonWhittaker, thanks for getting back to me.
@@clivemilner I use either chestnut spirit stains or crimson guitar stains. They both work very well. You can apply them with brush, cloth or airbrush
Sensational work Jonathon, have you followed up with the staining to get the colours? Looks great. Cheers, Gary
Can you hear the sea when up to your ear Johnathon? Nice vid as always.
Believe it or.not, yes you.can!
Quick question for you Johnathon. Getting ready to give this a try but I am confused by one key element here. I see that you use the first cut as a template for future cuts. I understand that you do in sequence from board 1-4 than rinse and repeat. But after you do the first cut, you use that as the template for all future cuts. Just wondering how the sizes get progressively larger if you are just using that first cut as the template. Wouldn't they all be the same?
I understand what you mean, ok the wood slices are a wedge shape. So each piece has an angle on it. Meaning Each slice has a top and bottom with the top being just slightly smaller. So when you use the first slice as a template for the second, the top face is just slightly bigger than the previous one. So it grows quite slowly. Imagine edge slice is like 1mm bigger each time. Hope that makes sense
@@JohnathonWhittaker Ahhhhh. I get it now. thank you for the prompt response
@@kmeyer52172 no.problem at all. Happy to.help!
@@JohnathonWhittaker Cutting the angle end grain is no joke with a handsaw. ruined 3 wedges so far by inept handsawing technique. LOL.
@@kmeyer52172 I know what you mean. I found that cutting the wedges can be quite tricky! I only uses a hands as because I wanted to make the wedges as big as possible. I think I ruined a few myself
I must be an idiot because I’ve tried this so many times and they just don’t come out right, the tips of the pieces don’t line up together they are way off
Hi James, sorry to.hear your having issues with this. I think it took me about 4 attempts before it actually went right! My first mistake was not using enough wedges. The more wedges you use, the smaller the size change in each piece is so they are easier to line up. The other mistake I was making was with the scroll saw itself. Each wedge needs to be lined up and cut on the same angle and same side every time. If not you get like an "upside down piece that doesn't match. I hope one of those tips help, if you want, send me some pics of what you have done and I can see if I.can help
As you step up in size on your half round pieces how are you drawing them out? I understand using the first piece for the second one. How do you step up in circumference size? Are you just drawing another half round.
Hi Charles, you use each piece you cut out as the template for the next one. Since your cutting each one at an angle, the back has a slightly larger diameter than the front. So when you have cut a piece out and draw the new shape, it should be a few mms larger. That's why you need to use at least 4 different wedges. If you cut them all out of the same piece, each new piece of the shell would be to thin. Using lots of wedges allows enough thickness to glue together and then sand. Hope that makes sense and is helpful to you
@@JohnathonWhittaker ok I think I follow you. I am cutting on a wedge piece of wood. About 4 of each piece. I just am not setting my scroll saw up on an angle.. thanks I will give it a try.. have you made any other types of shells? If so do you have a pattern. After 3 back surgeries I enjoy woodworking. I was going to order some patterns however disability makes every penny count.
@@phartharder if you look at 2:50 on this video, its will show you how to set the angle on the scroll saw. I made a few other types of shell, this ones a conch ruclips.net/video/pkKWii-uIJs/видео.html There are lots of patterns out there, check out "spirals by steve" at www.spiralsbysteve.com/ebooks.php. his pdfs are very clear and you will need the guides to be able to finish the shell
Keep lifting that saw by the arm, you’ll need to get a new saw
Thanks for the advice! I have it in a fixed position now