Making the Most Beautiful Trash Can in the World
We were in need of a trash receptacle in our family room. I found a nice sized plant pot that I could reuse as a trash container. I wanted to make a wood turned wrapper around this plastic pot. What made this project complicated was its size. It had to be big enough to completely encase the plant pot. I made the project in three sections: two sections for the body of the wrapper that covers the pot and a third section that is a rim at the top that holds the plant pot in. The rim is also shaped so that it is removable and laps the inner edge of the plant pot so things that are thrown into the container don’t get stuck between the pot and the woodturned wrapper. The inside did not need to be pretty. It just had to fit the plant pot. I spent time making the outside of the trash can beautiful. I made a section of the outside with a chaotic segmented pattern made from scrap wood I found around the wood shop. I like the metaphor of trash on the outside and trash on the inside.
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0:00 (introduction)
0:54 (Processing maple)
1:37 (making rings)
3:01 (chaotic pattern)
8:03 (more rings)
11:39 (wood turning inside)
16:34 (wood turning outside)
19:50 (conclusion)
Awesome Frank………..it's only a matter of time till you loose all control and start making cremation urns! Hahahahah!!! DD
That was really cool! Great job!
that pattern would make an AWESOME face for a low sitting MCM style entertainment center..
Holy guacamole! That’s just beautiful! OMG The commercials and news headlines had me howling!
Nice piece of work. But I have a problem with your hyperbole. You haven't the first idea whether this is the most beautiful rubbish bin in the world, because you have seen a squillionth of 1% of the world's rubbish bins. Stupid over blown claims don't serve you, or Youtube, well. What is it in the psyche of Youtube content makers which makes them feel the need to make ridiculous unsustainable claims in the titles of their videos?
That news channel seems rather biased😳
Only you can make a trash can interesting! I love it.
Beautiful. Reminds me of Gustav Klimt's paintings
stunning work as always
best wishes
Never. Break. The. Pot. 😂great vid as always frank. 👍🏻
Outstanding!
So nice. A brass ring would be like a ribbon.
Fantastic work. I love it.
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I love your work and your gentle, humorous narration. Just one question (I'm sure I'm missing something) but why do you need the plant pot?
The concept and look of the randomized pieces is great! I do think it might have been (possibly) cooler if you had the randomized bits in the lower half to mimic trash inside with the top part being the "solid" wood look. Either way this look really good!
You are great to watch. Always careful, methodical and creative!
Amazing. A metal inlay could be a good alignment marker between top and bottom. Brass or brass powder and resin maybe.
Just beautiful work as always…if you were to do it agin, I’d voter for team ‘let it bleed into the top!’ 🙂
Why do you always want it so smooth and continuous !! Waves ..discontinuous waves … chaotic waves ….I want these in your creativity … Make it too much abstract man ..love you old man
another beautiful project. I do agree that the top would look good with a less abrupt end to the chaos but i mean, it's spectacular as is. Your filmmaking skills have always been incredible but the faux CNN on the TV was so unexpected and delightful. You reign supreme
The first time someone throws a milkshake in there and messes it up, let me know, I'll come punch them for you. That should be on display somewhere, not catching garbage!
Absolutely mesmerizing!!!
Wait, your manual control for the CNC is a SNES controller?
Never thought I'd see a wood turning that would remind me of Klimt! Beautiful!
Wonderful as always Frank! BTW, is anyone else noticing the recent proliferation of those 3M PAPR powered dust filter masks on a bunch of YouTube woodworking channels lately? I find it a little hard to believe that everyone in the last few months decided to drop over $1k each on those bad boys, nice though they are….
I don't know if it's the most beautiful trash can in the world, but it's up there.
WOW! Frank, I am in love with the way that you did that chaos pattern! I am for sure doing to try and use that in some of my turnings! Thank you for making and inspiring all of us!
I bet you could get a bunch of sets laser cut cheap. I don't think you'd need tool steel jaws for a wood turning lathe
I would suggest leaving a bit of space around the top of the pot so you can put a trash bag in there.
I agree, the most beautiful trashcan in existence.
Frank — long time viewer. Your voice is sounding hoarse lately. May be useful to get it evaluated by a doctor to role out pathology
the news coverage bit was hilarious 👍♥
"Oregon man finds beautiful old wood slabs in carport: cuts them into tiny pieces"
Fucking hilarious 😀
It’s a good day to binge watch Frank 😁
Clearance for trash bag?
I'm loving these random segmented projects!
The YT channel “MTMWood” does a lot of chaotic pattern stuff. Might be worth checking out!
Beautiful work. I agree on the bleeding into the top like the bottom does might look more symmetrical….?
Mr Howard:
I don't know how to describe your work, I dare to classify it as "Splendidly Beautiful and Perfect". Actually you are a master in the Art of Carpentry. Thank you for sharing each of your wonders. God bless you!
I really wish I could do half the things that you’re able to do with the woodshop. Soooo awesome
20:48 put your umbrellas in it
can't use a bag with it? Won't the holes in the plant pot lead to problems?
Really exquisite work!
You're just really good! Nuff said!
Why use a CNC when 90% of your audience doesn't own one?
Only an artist would spend hundreds of hours making a waste paper basket! It’s lovely.
Beautiful! It reminds me of Gustav Klimt.