Glulam Bowl
I wood turned a bowl from glulam beams I saved from the pool house that we demolished to build the shop. I cut an 18 inch square into a circle on the band saw. I worked on the bottom of the bowl first, making the shape and a mortise for the scroll chuck. I finished the bottom completely before I turned the piece around to work on the inside of the bowl. The soft fir cut easily but it was hard to get a good finish on the end grain with the lathe tools. I had to do a lot of sanding, starting with my grinder then to my drill with a sanding pad. I finished the piece with tung oil.
Why are you using a gas mask looking thing? Just curious
Very nice uses of a glulam Frank. Also your shop is awesome! I'm try to do a project for Capt Eddie and if you could do a picture with his famous "will work for wood" sign and send it to me it would be great. Check out my last video for details.
Thanks for the videos
Mark
felicitaciones un hermoso trabajo y una buena solucion al problema que se habia presentado al estar la madera podrida gracias jorge de argentina
I never would have noticed the glue lines from old to new either had you not said anything ,,looks great , I liked the beam stair case too ,great way to repurpose ,its nice to see !
Thanks Frank, love your videos and projects. You do a great job.
Have you done any videos of tool sharpening for your lathe tools?
Good one Frank !
Been watching your videos for a while now. All are very well put together with a touch of comedy. Just wanted to know what brand of lathe do you use. Thanks Trev.
Nice video!
Do you know, how fast the bandsaw blade is ?
Cheers
great stuff as always!!! Thanks for sharing! I have a couple of large glulam beams and have been toying with the idea of turning them you have just made up my mind to give it a go..
Beautiful Bowl Frank , and I really enjoyed the video
cool bowl. I love your vids, and I feel like I learn even more from reading the comments section. there's a lot of info flying when your peers chime in. (unrelated to the first part of the comment) what speed are you running to do the clean up on the repair section?
so what do you do with all of those bowls?
Looks beautiful. Wood type reminds me of southern yellow pine. I love the black glue lines.
This looks great, well done my friend. I will do one of these someday soon …. I hope. Maybe not as big as that though.
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And how do you, Frank, sharpen your pencils? =)
Frank — as usual, I am in awe of your mastery and a little jealous that you get to be so creative all day long. I am wondering if you'd ever do a video on your failed projects. A woodworker's blooper reel of sorts. I'm sure that there are times when you try something that just doesn't work. Probably more common earlier in your career I'm guessing but come on, can we see something that makes you more like one of us [weekend schlubs]?
Thanks for sharing! Love the way you were able to save the project by gluing a patch on, then re-saw and turn again. Great instructional and inspirative videos!
That was a very satisfying watch.
I have no business being awake right now but I'm hooked on your videos.
Great job!!!!!!!!!!!
you need to get a curved brand so you can "roll" in on to any surface
Hey Frank, I really love your videos! And I admire your carpentry skills haha. What kind of screws are you using? they don't look like metal haha
What brand are your bar clamps
Again, great stuff. Craftsman level work, thanks for recording.
Also, amazed at how much natural light you get in your shop.
When I was talking to a carpenter friend of mine about woodturning bowls, He told me about this method for hollowing where you make a small jig that plunged a thin chisel into the inside of the workpiece at an angle, resulting in a solid cone of scrap wood that, in his words, can be made into progressively smaller bowls.
Such great tips in this video. Thanks!