Woodturning a Poplar Bowl and a BIG Thank You
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- Опубликовано: 8 апр 2023
- A fairly simple bowl with no embellishments but I like it a lot. My wife also thinks it is very nice! How much better can it be than that? 😎😎
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Seeing the finish on this bowl made my little effort well worth it. I am so pleased you are enjoying the Ack's. It certainly put a nice finish on that pretty little bowl. And as you said, when Gayle likes something it has to be good. I am also glad to hear you continue to be on the mend. Take care and have a great day my friend.🙂🙂
Thank you so much, Glen. I really can’t tell you how much you are appreciated, my friend. Your donation was both unexpected and very much appreciated. Glad you liked my meagre efforts with this bowl. Thanks for watching! 😃😃😃
...beautiful bowl...love that grain and shape!...👍
And a hats off to Glen...!!!
Matt
Thank you so much, Matt. Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
…..Gord
Glade to see you standing at the lathe again. Another beautiful bowl and informative video.
Thank you so much, Kent! I really appreciate that, my friend. I'm happy that you like the bowl. Thanks for watching!
Danger - shiny object! Beautiful job Gord!
🤣🤣🤣 Thanks a lot, Todd. Much appreciated!!
Nice bowl Gord, glad you are back on your feet turning again! Stay well.
Glad you liked it, Dick. Thanks for the kind words, my friend. Thanks for watching!
Glad to see you back on the lathe. I too just got to start gently turning again after a long absence. Sweet and clear grained bowl. Hope it gets lots of use holding those little candies you like so much!
Smarties! Great idea, Valerie. Why didn’t I think of that? 😂🤣😂🤣 It’s great to be back at the lathe! I’m glad you are back at it, as well. I hope you’ll be back to full strength soon.
Take care,
…..Gord
Good job Gordon 😊I like the finish on that bowl 🥣 12:03
Thank you so much, Randy! Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching! 😎😎
That is some open grain Poplar! Nice piece Gord. Thank care Buddy
It sure is, Lewis. I hope you are doing well, my friend. Haven't heard from you for awhile. Stay well, Lewis!!
.....Gord
Beautiful little bowl Gord.
Thank you kindly, Jack. Much appreciated. Glad you like it. Thanks for watching!
Definitely a nice bowl, Gord. Since Gayle likes it, it's even better. Today was my usual routine - see a Gord Rock notification, click on it immediately. I hope you're feeling well and your back is getting better.
Bill
Rock on, Bill! Yes, it's always better when THE BOSS likes something, isn't it. 😊😊 Thanks for watching, buddy!
Take care,
.....Gord
Very nice, Gord! That's a great looking piece of poplar!
Thank you kindly, Billy! I hope you’re doing well, buddy. A question if you don’t mind my asking: do you find any good feedback or any other positive results from doing the shorts? I have been debating on whether to try doing some of those. Take care of yourself, Billy!
I've watched so many hours of turning since my hospital check in last Wednesday. Yours was the straw, Gord. I was patient, but I my convalescence has been quick and now I've gone from wanting to be in the shop to needing to. :)
Perfect little project, Gord. Beautiful finish and a pleasure to watch you make.
Thank you for the kind words, Jay. I’m glad you liked it.
I hope your hospital stay went well. I know it can be very stressful. I finally got word that my appendectomy is scheduled for the end of the month and I will be happy to have that behind me. That’s if they don’t cancel it again. Our health system is not what we wish it was. I think it’s the same everywhere. We’ll see what happens.
Take care of yourself, my friend.
…..Gord
Lovely job Gord, poplar is a nice wood to turn and there is lots of it in our area! Nice color and grain in it, well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
I’m so happy that you liked it, Al. Yes, I think poplar is an underrated wood. Thanks for watching!
Very nice Gord! That's a neat little outfit for tenons and mortises.
Take care, Dave
Thank you, Dave. I'm glad you like it. Thanks for watching!
All the best,
.....Gord
Thanks! Your control and results are amazing.
Thank you so much, Mike. Much appreciated, my friend. I do the best I can. Thanks for watching!
Looks great Gord really turned out nice Blessings.
Thank you so much, Wade. I'm so happy that you like it. Thanks for watching!
Great work simple but beautiful 😍
Thank you so much, Tim. Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
As ever a great looking piece Gord.
Take care my friend.
Cheers, Huw
Thank you so much, Huw! Stay well, my friend.
.....Gord
Great to see you back in the shop Gord. Beautiful bowl. I wonder how many smarties that would hold? 🤔😁
Good question! I should fill it up and see. I'm afraid I might decide that I need to eat them all so that I don't put them back in the container contaminated by my fingers. Of course, if that happened: OH WELL!!! 😂🤣😎😎
Thanks for watching!!
Quality work Gord👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎
Thank you kindly,Alan. I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that you mean HIGH quality. Call me vain, but that’s what I have decided to assume. Let me know if I have that wrong! 😃😃😃 Thanks for watching, Alan. 😁😁😁😎😎😎
@@GordonRock1 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Looking good Gord.
Thank you, Dave. Much appreciated, sir! 😃😃👍
So good to see you back at the lathe, Gord! I go through withdrawals if I don't hear your theme music now and then! It always reminds me, I'm in for a well produced and interesting video. This one is no exception! Though a simple design, just watching your tool produce tiny and continuous ribbons and chips, with your excellent camera work, gives me joy. That is a really cool recess/tenon marker you designed! I really need to find the time to learn the various softwares so I can design my own things, too. Hope to see more of your work soon, my friend! Until then, stay healthy and happy! 😄
Phil
Thank you for the kind words, Phil. Someday, with a little practice, I hope to live up to them. Unfortunately, this stupid little bowl took me almost 2 weeks to do. There were days where I could turn for nearly an hour or do other things if not turning and some days I was good for 15 minutes before I had to go lay down. I’m getting really tired of this back of mine but apparently they’re not doing transplants of those just yet. Maybe in 100 years they will be able to. I guess I will just have to wait. 😂😂😂 In the meantime, I will just have to keep doing what I’m doing! At least I have a lot of other things I can be doing in my shop that don’t require me standing in one position for too long. Too bad most of those things won’t find a place on my RUclips channel. Oh well, we do what we can do. Thanks for watching, buddy!
All the best,
…..Gord
@@GordonRock1 Not sure what exactly is wrong with your back. I can tell you, I had disk issues in the late 80's early 90's and had three operations but, now I'm good to go! Maybe try a different doc, get another opinion? I feel for ya, that's for sure!
In January 2000 I had surgery for a ruptured disc. The surgery didn’t go well. It left me with two damaged nerves on the right side. This has left me with constant tingling and pain in my right foot. Some days are better than others. On the bad days, I need to spend more time sitting or laying down than standing. On the good days I get to spend more time standing, but it is not pleasant doing so. I don’t mean to whine as I was told before the surgery that I might not walk again. So, I guess I should just stop that whining. 😂🤣😂🤣
@@GordonRock1 Well, that sucks. I do have nerve damage to the point where my left foot and part of my left leg are numb, but no pain. So sorry this has plagued you for so long, my friend.
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop well, things could be worse. I’m sure if I wait long enough, they will be. 😂😂😂
By the time we get to our age, Phil, we all seem to have some kind of problem. We just need to deal with it. See, almost 5 minutes with no whining! 😃😃😃
Looks great 👍
Glad you liked it, Chris. I'm very pleased with it and more important, SWMBO likes it. 😃😃😃 Thanks for watching!
Great looking bowl.I use dividers also, to mark out my mortise. Works great.
Glad you like it, Tim. Thanks for watching!
Nice looking Poplar bowl Gord. Looks like it was nice to turn and you got a great finish out of it.
When I was an apprentice pattern maker the owner of the shop thought he would try Poplar and ended up ordering 10 times what he though he was getting.
Man did I get tired of using it. I guess I would not mind trying a hunk of a tree. But no more boards for me...LOL
Take care,
Gary
Wow! I don’t think I have ever had so much of a species of wood that I got tired of turning it. I did get tired of using birch back in the days when I was doing flat work. Haven’t had that problem since. Thanks for watching, Gary!
Take care,
…..Gord
Love your process for tenon/recess measuring. I’m stealing it. Thanks, good stuff.
No need to steal. I’m happy to give it away. 😃😃😃 Thanks for watching!
Gord,
As always you did an excellent job! Glenn is a stand up guy to send you some of that paste
Glad you like it, Luie. Yes, he certainly is! Stay well, buddy!
…..Gord
Been out of the shop and RUclips watching for a few weeks. Just saw this. Poplar isn't my favorite wood but you sure did a great job on this piece. Glad you are feeling better and I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. I too have back problems and have been going to PT for about 6 weeks. Helps but not a cure.
Well, I WAS feeling better, Tom. Then I had to have an appendectomy! I know that I take a lot longer to heal now that I’m in my extremely late twenties but this is ridiculous. I recovered from back surgery a lot faster. The report I received said that there is indication of malignancy and I can’t see the surgeon until June 15. My family doctor said that he can’t give me any information; has to be the surgeon! A great way to help me relax. Meanwhile I’m trying to putter around in my shop just to keep my mind off of things but it’s not working very well. I didn’t realize how painful this healing process can be! I certainly can’t stand at the lathe! I have been asked to review a couple of things so I am trying to do that very slowly. I think it’s been about 5 weeks since I released my last video and it will probably be another week at this rate! Oh well, it is what it is! Sorry for the whining!
Thanks for keeping in touch, Tom,
…..Gord
@@GordonRock1 Gord, so sorry to hear about your extended medical issues. I certainly will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Sounds like you are in a territorial dispute between your doctors--never a good thing! I guess that since the surgeon is willing to put off any visit until mid-June that he/she doesn't consider your situation grave. Like you, I am celebrating multiple anniversaries (in decades!) of my twenties. Being in my mid 70's I know how slowly recuperation can be. I hope rest and some sort of relaxation will help you get through this. Don't worry about whining. Sometimes talking about things can help. I'm here for you if you want to chat, email or text. You know where to find me! Stay well my friend.
Tom
Nice!
Glad you liked it, Phil. Thanks for watching!
Nice looking turn Gord.
Take care my friend. I hope you are both doing okay out there
Cheers
Harold
We’re doing alright, Harold. I hope you and yours are well, also. Stay well, my friend.
All the best,
…..Gord
Really great video, I love the threaded glue block and the 3d printed recess jig. Does the shellac finish last? Would it be ok for a guitar or would the handling wear it eventually?
Thank you very much. I’m glad you like it. Shellac is a very durable finish but I have no idea what it would be like on a guitar. I think you might be better off with oil based polyurethane. I think I would want to do some tests before using either one of them on a guitar. Sorry, I can’t be more definitive!
I like the idea of using makers coins. Where do you recommend on getting some made?
Almost any trophy shop is able to make them or have them made for you, David. You just need to supply the design and most of them can help you with that. I hope there is a trophy shop near you that can help with this. Thanks for watching!
I have used various sanding paste and polishing paste on several projects. They look wonderful but over time they seem to loose their luster. I don't think it is a brand issue I think it is just a property of the wax. Have you experienced this issue? Love your channel.
I have noticed that in the past, Rick. I think it probably is a property of wax in general. It seems that quite often waxed pieces need to be buffed which usually brings back their luster. I must admit I haven’t done it very often, though. Once I turn some thing, I am guilty of rarely looking at it again. Just too many things to look at, and so little time to do it. Thanks for watching! I appreciate your support, my friend.
Your a great resource and I appreciate you. Sadly I give 90% of my stuff to friends so maintenance of the finish rarely gets done.
Why didn't you use a pencil and ditch the dangerous dividers to mark the mortise?
Dangerous? I’m afraid we will have to agree to disagree on that. I don’t think of them as dangerous, at all. After all, you can always punch somebody in the eye with a pencil, and then they are dangerous, too. All comes down to how you use them. It’s not my intention to tell someone to use the tools I use. That decision has to be left to each individual. If you consider them dangerous, don’t use them.
Gord, I have been a subscriber of yours for six or seven years and have always enjoyed your videos. My last comment, which was my first, was too brief and far too ineloquent. It was a delight to see the 3D printed jig for making tenons and mortises. Nick Agar uses as similar device. Since I often deal with new turners, I thought the device would be a great way to introduce new turners to a safer and equally effective way of marking the tenons and mortises. I have no issue with using dividers, but have seen hundreds of videos that warn the user not to touch the far leg as it could cause the device to fly off dangerously. Of course putting it in the center hole is a great deal safer, but suggesting to new turners that a pencil would do the job equally as well, might just prevent something that might adversely affect their turning enjoyment. Please keep up the good work, I always look forward to your new postings. @@GordonRock1
Norman, I apologize for my impatient answer. My only excuse, and it’s only an excuse, is that as a chronic insomniac I have had a real bad week, and my fatigue has made me less than patient. I didn’t realize that I had forgot to mention the danger of touching the legs of the dividers incorrectly. I usually try to do that. Again, I apologize for my impatience. Thank you for your kind reply.