Only other turners realize how much work goes into a turning. Finding the timber, hauling it home, prepping it, tending it carefully for cracking until we can rough turn, etc., etc. A turner really has to have the true "zeal" and love for this hobby. Nice work, Mike.
I had a gentleman ask me if I cut back a deal to the people buying the bowl when I get "free" wood. I could not make him understand that there is nothing free about "free" wood. Thanks for watching!
Great vid Mike. People don't understand the work involved. I had an architect ask me how long it took me to make a bowl we gave him for Christmas. I told him a year and a half. He was totally surprised. I told him I let the timber sit for at least a year outside, cut it, rough turn it, bag it for 4 months, then finish turn it. They have no idea.
Hi Mike, interesting to see how you make your bowl blanks and no many people don't realize how much work goes into the preparation of the woodturning. I also sawed a stockpile of bowl blanks, but I sealed the end grain to let the wood dry evenly now I wondered if you also treat the blanks ? Cheers, Hans Stay safe and keep turning
Thanks Hans! Yes I absolutely do treat them. I have found my best luck with Pentacryl. But first I am rough turning and coring the bowls. I will leave some of the smaller bowl blanks alone. After I core the bowls I coat them in Pentacryl. I apply three coats over three days. The logs that I am using for vases I treat the endgrain, also with three coats of Pentacryl. I use Pentacryl because, unlike Anchor Seal, It not only seals, but also displaces water. Another technique I use for some things that I want to accelerate the dry time is to boil them. I do that for about 2 hours. Thanks for watching!
Awesome video brother. Thanks for sharing. Yeah that kind of work takes a lot of time. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible day. Much love and RESPECT brother
Thank you so much for sharing. As someone just coming into this world after a LONG break, I'm trying to learn all this stuff again. What is the length that you make them when cutting the log? They look like around 16" but sure would like to know.
@@BrailsfordWoodworks Thanks, from that I think I'm doing similar to prep my timber. Interesting to see you soaking the blanks if you don't get to rough turn them straight away, I'd have hoped that cutting out the pith would have stopped most of the splitting. Looking forward to the next video!
Only other turners realize how much work goes into a turning. Finding the timber, hauling it home, prepping it, tending it carefully for cracking until we can rough turn, etc., etc. A turner really has to have the true "zeal" and love for this hobby. Nice work, Mike.
I had a gentleman ask me if I cut back a deal to the people buying the bowl when I get "free" wood. I could not make him understand that there is nothing free about "free" wood. Thanks for watching!
Great vid Mike. People don't understand the work involved. I had an architect ask me how long it took me to make a bowl we gave him for Christmas. I told him a year and a half. He was totally surprised. I told him I let the timber sit for at least a year outside, cut it, rough turn it, bag it for 4 months, then finish turn it. They have no idea.
They sure don't! Thanks Clint!
You’re right Mike,you can never be to safe,Thanks
Thanks Norm!
Safety gear is a must Mike, no matter what anyone says.
That is a fact... uh.... Jack. Thanks for watching!
Amazing. And to think that it’s all fun.
Thanks again. And STAY SAFE.
Thanks Jonathan!
Very informative, thank you. Off to go find part 2
I am glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
Hi Mike, interesting to see how you make your bowl blanks and no many people don't realize how much work goes into the preparation of the woodturning.
I also sawed a stockpile of bowl blanks, but I sealed the end grain to let the wood dry evenly now I wondered if you also treat the blanks ? Cheers, Hans
Stay safe and keep turning
Thanks Hans! Yes I absolutely do treat them. I have found my best luck with Pentacryl. But first I am rough turning and coring the bowls. I will leave some of the smaller bowl blanks alone. After I core the bowls I coat them in Pentacryl. I apply three coats over three days. The logs that I am using for vases I treat the endgrain, also with three coats of Pentacryl. I use Pentacryl because, unlike Anchor Seal, It not only seals, but also displaces water. Another technique I use for some things that I want to accelerate the dry time is to boil them. I do that for about 2 hours.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video brother. Thanks for sharing. Yeah that kind of work takes a lot of time. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible day. Much love and RESPECT brother
Thank you Tim!
Thank you so much for sharing. As someone just coming into this world after a LONG break, I'm trying to learn all this stuff again. What is the length that you make them when cutting the log? They look like around 16" but sure would like to know.
Thank you Steve! I try to cut the log to the same length as the diameter. That will give me the maximum bowl size I can get out of any given log.
Well done. It’s a shame the buying public has no idea the prep that goes into each bowl.
Doug, that is a fact! Thanks for watching my friend!
Suffering a bad case of log envy after watching this 😅
Just keep your eyes open and you will be surprised what you can get! Thanks for watching!
Do you use a special chain to rip the log into blanks ?
I have used ripping chain in the past, but in this case no. Thanks!
How long had the trees been cut down before you did this?
Some of the logs had been down for 3 years, some down in February, but that tree had died 2 years before.
@@BrailsfordWoodworks Thanks, from that I think I'm doing similar to prep my timber. Interesting to see you soaking the blanks if you don't get to rough turn them straight away, I'd have hoped that cutting out the pith would have stopped most of the splitting. Looking forward to the next video!
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