I just love watching The New Yankee Workshop, and This Old House. He was a great carpenter, with an amazing knowledge of how to do different things with wood. I remember as a kid watching those shows with my Dad every weekend
Oh boy. Another lathe video - that guy from the Pedestal Table video thread is gonna be so stiff with rage, he can be loaded on a lathe and made into a pedestal table!!
I watched a demonstration at a woodworking show of a man making these bowls . He’d obviously been doing it a while 😂 He rattled off three in about five minutes from blanks including the finish.
I've been waiting for this episode. Turning wooden bowls, simple wooden bowls, is relaxing to watch and also potentially a good start for working on a lathe. Good old Norm aims to teach us practical uses for these projects. One can watch other bowls that are more decorative rather than practical. Norm did things simply with the bowls. No resin, no buying out colored pencils from the craft store, no carbide tipped chisels. Just a good, solid piece of wood, the right tools, and some patience.
I do wonder if have some time the bowl warped at all due to moisture still in the wood. I know that can be an issue and coincidentally over the last couple of years Norm’s counterpart Tom Silva turns bowls. I actually was part of a Zoom seminar with him and his daughter Kate and asked him about that. He said that sometimes he will start a bowl to the point of a rough finish state, then put it up on shelf for a few moths to let it cure. The bowl will warp most likely but then it gets put back on the lathe one last time to true it up and finished. He did most of the time though he just once to finish the bowl in one go and if it warps, that’s part of it.
My two cents on adding a wood lathe and the required significant investment for my woodworking shop... "Said I Never Had Much Use For One. Never Said I Didn't Know How To Use One." (Quote credit to Matthew Quigley played by Tom Selleck in Quigley Down Under 1990.)
@Navy1977 until these official versions were released, there for many years were only recordings off of HGTV and DIY Network. Frankly they're of poor quality and edited for time and commercials. As I'm digitizing my VHS recording archives, I'm for the most part only converting the PBS broadcasts as those contained the coming up next time parts at the end of each episode.
@Navy1977 I get that, people think it's okay to do that, which I don't. It's wrong to profit off someone else's work. The only thing I have that would be beneficial to anyone is a copy of the original Router Table project, which was digitized using an official New Yankee Workshop VHS Tape.
Before we go any further today, let’s talk about shop safety. Be sure to read, understand, and follow all the safety rules that come with your power tools. Knowing how to use your power tools properly will greatly reduce the risk of personal injury. And remember this: There is no more important safety rule, than to wear these, safety glasses.
Word of advice, wood bowls are not meant to be used for cooked food, they’re meant to be made for cold food like salad or display fruit like apples or bananas!
@Navy1977Because anything hot will ruin the bowl is what I’m afraid of! That’s why you should only use it for salads or display apples or bananas. That’s what I always use a wood bowl for.
When it comes to liquids, make sure to oil it regularly, not just to prevent damage but to prevent bacterial growth. Wash and dry it right after use. Also, just in case anyone needs to hear it, don't use treated wood for dishes you eat from. Not worth the risk.
Hey Norm, I made two small bowls out of maple, and they turned out well! One has a deep hollow for like potato chips, or cereal, and the other has a shallower dish for peppermint candy bites, and they both have a mahoney's oil finish, and are sanded pretty well! What do you think?
I miss Norm and these shows, he's so smart and good.
You mean wicked smhart
Gives a new meaning to bowling for soup.
I just love watching The New Yankee Workshop, and This Old House. He was a great carpenter, with an amazing knowledge of how to do different things with wood. I remember as a kid watching those shows with my Dad every weekend
Such a thing of beauty!
Oh boy. Another lathe video - that guy from the Pedestal Table video thread is gonna be so stiff with rage, he can be loaded on a lathe and made into a pedestal table!!
Alright, alright. Take it easy.
@@outdooraf Hahahah. But look at the patina!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@@outdooraf 😄
@areareare9953 He's not as bad as the guy who hates that one router's motor.
I really miss those days of Norm Abrams on the New Yankee Workshop.
Some amazing pieces in Walt's workshop 😍
Great episode
It does look fun.
Love black walnut.
That one piece walnut table is gorgeous. Wood look great with a nice glass top on it.
my second favorite project right after the carpenter's stool.
I watched a demonstration at a woodworking show of a man making these bowls .
He’d obviously been doing it a while 😂
He rattled off three in about five minutes from blanks including the finish.
I've been waiting for this episode. Turning wooden bowls, simple wooden bowls, is relaxing to watch and also potentially a good start for working on a lathe. Good old Norm aims to teach us practical uses for these projects. One can watch other bowls that are more decorative rather than practical. Norm did things simply with the bowls. No resin, no buying out colored pencils from the craft store, no carbide tipped chisels. Just a good, solid piece of wood, the right tools, and some patience.
I do wonder if have some time the bowl warped at all due to moisture still in the wood. I know that can be an issue and coincidentally over the last couple of years Norm’s counterpart Tom Silva turns bowls. I actually was part of a Zoom seminar with him and his daughter Kate and asked him about that. He said that sometimes he will start a bowl to the point of a rough finish state, then put it up on shelf for a few moths to let it cure. The bowl will warp most likely but then it gets put back on the lathe one last time to true it up and finished. He did most of the time though he just once to finish the bowl in one go and if it warps, that’s part of it.
My two cents on adding a wood lathe and the required significant investment for my woodworking shop... "Said I Never Had Much Use For One. Never Said I Didn't Know How To Use One." (Quote credit to Matthew Quigley played by Tom Selleck in Quigley Down Under 1990.)
I wonder what kind of whiskey he ended up with
Shocked you didn’t take a piece of everything he had
I'm sure they are over priced
Miss my Shopsmith lathe that I sold when I sold my house. In a condo now. Maybe I can find a mini lathe that is quiet.
Norm careful not to use trademarked names. Hook and Loop? Velcro!
3-D print it so much easier
And there's no more important rule than to wear this (tap, tap), a full face shield! How much have you turned? You seem like an experienced turner.
Will you all ever post the episode of Norm making I believe it was a 22 foot flagpole?
Yes, it's coming up. Season 15 Episode 9.
@Navy1977 until these official versions were released, there for many years were only recordings off of HGTV and DIY Network. Frankly they're of poor quality and edited for time and commercials. As I'm digitizing my VHS recording archives, I'm for the most part only converting the PBS broadcasts as those contained the coming up next time parts at the end of each episode.
@Navy1977 I get that, people think it's okay to do that, which I don't. It's wrong to profit off someone else's work. The only thing I have that would be beneficial to anyone is a copy of the original Router Table project, which was digitized using an official New Yankee Workshop VHS Tape.
Before we go any further today, let’s talk about shop safety. Be sure to read, understand, and follow all the safety rules that come with your power tools. Knowing how to use your power tools properly will greatly reduce the risk of personal injury. And remember this: There is no more important safety rule, than to wear these, safety glasses.
Fingers are over rated
😂
Word of advice, wood bowls are not meant to be used for cooked food, they’re meant to be made for cold food like salad or display fruit like apples or bananas!
@Navy1977Because anything hot will ruin the bowl is what I’m afraid of! That’s why you should only use it for salads or display apples or bananas. That’s what I always use a wood bowl for.
When it comes to liquids, make sure to oil it regularly, not just to prevent damage but to prevent bacterial growth. Wash and dry it right after use. Also, just in case anyone needs to hear it, don't use treated wood for dishes you eat from. Not worth the risk.
Hey Norm, I made two small bowls out of maple, and they turned out well! One has a deep hollow for like potato chips, or cereal, and the other has a shallower dish for peppermint candy bites, and they both have a mahoney's oil finish, and are sanded pretty well! What do you think?
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