Hi. I just made my first bowl with a 5/8" bowl gauge, came out great and I learned a lot. In your video, I can see how you hold the tool and make the cuts, very aggressive, but you are very skilled!. I will use this video as a reference when I make my next bowl, attempting to use similar techniques (but carefully) Thanks!!!
Much better video. Good camera work this time. Very helpful and instructive for me. Now if I just knew how to put a cove between 2 beads. :). Thank you.
This is the first video of yours I have watched. Well done! Your technique and style remind me of what I have learned from David Ellsworth. I just subscribed and I intend to watch more. Your hands show the hard work that it takes to become that good at the process you have developed . Thanks so much for sharing. Keith
I love the consistency. Love your ho-hum humility!! AND, no silly, music that blurs your speech! BTW, is that wood tulip poplar? I almost forgot to ask, will you show the inside of your bowls? I look forward to doing this kind of turning; make many of the same thing, to give to folks, or sell!
Thank you 🙏🏻. It's Cherry. I'll eventually make a video of the inside of bowls. If you'd like to see my finished work it can be found on www.alexanderdesigns.us
Your video is a very good instructional video. With bowl gouge size, you should describe size and where measured, shaft or flute. The large gouge appears to be 5/8" shaft, 1/2" flute? You state the smaller, 40--45° gouge is 3/8". It appears to be a 1/2" shaft. is 3/8" shaft or flute size?
I would like to see how the bowls turn out after they dry. How much cracking do yo get? Do yi usual with Anchorseal? If you turn twice, isn't the inside going to be different shape than the outside after it dries? I will say, cutting beads is much easier on green wood than dried wood.
Less than 2% of my bowls crack... they become firewood. Green to finish is turned inside and outside. The wall thickness are extremely even. The bowls oval a bit as they dry. I only use anchor seal on roughed out blanks not green to finish.
that looks great!! I am definitely going to try it. Thank you for sharing your talent
The same thing Richard Raffan taught me years ago. I like your demo from different camera angles. Keep up the good work.
He was the master of this technique ❤
Well done, Scott! You have really mastered doing those beads by freehand. Thanks!
Brilliant work Scott!! Such great insight into a master-turner’s knowledge and skill base!! Thank you!!
Happy you enjoyed
Hi. I just made my first bowl with a 5/8" bowl gauge, came out great and I learned a lot. In your video, I can see how you hold the tool and make the cuts, very aggressive, but you are very skilled!. I will use this video as a reference when I make my next bowl, attempting to use similar techniques (but carefully) Thanks!!!
Awesome ❤ glad it helped. As you get more proficient, the speed will follow. Don't rush the process
Great video, Scott, thank you. The top view is brilliant for seeting the movement of your gouge. 👍
Thank you Greg.
Much better video. Good camera work this time. Very helpful and instructive for me. Now if I just knew how to put a cove between 2 beads. :). Thank you.
Very nice! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Scott! I'll be trying that this week! Going to cut some smaller cherry blanks and give it a go!
You are very welcome. You'll get it... just takes a bit of practice.
This is the first video of yours I have watched. Well done! Your technique and style remind me of what I have learned from David Ellsworth. I just subscribed and I intend to watch more. Your hands show the hard work that it takes to become that good at the process you have developed . Thanks so much for sharing. Keith
Thank you Keith. I use a 60 degree gouge very similar to how David does. It's such a versatile tool
I love the consistency. Love your ho-hum humility!! AND, no silly, music that blurs your speech! BTW, is that wood tulip poplar? I almost forgot to ask, will you show the inside of your bowls? I look forward to doing this kind of turning; make many of the same thing, to give to folks, or sell!
Thank you 🙏🏻. It's Cherry. I'll eventually make a video of the inside of bowls. If you'd like to see my finished work it can be found on www.alexanderdesigns.us
Great video, thank you. It looks to me like the curved tool rest is pretty helpful for this bead technique- would you agree or comment?
Your video is a very good instructional video. With bowl gouge size, you should describe size and where measured, shaft or flute. The large gouge appears to be 5/8" shaft, 1/2" flute? You state the smaller, 40--45° gouge is 3/8". It appears to be a 1/2" shaft. is 3/8" shaft or flute size?
good stuff!
Should the apex of the beads be perpendicular to the bowls surface or should the apex be parallel to each of its neighbours?
I'm not sure I understand the question. I try to space then evenly and they follow the desired curve of the bowl.
Super wet wood. Always much easier to turn. You could turn that wood with a spoon.
Spoon might work if it's sharp enough 😂
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I would like to see how the bowls turn out after they dry. How much cracking do yo get? Do yi usual with Anchorseal? If you turn twice, isn't the inside going to be different shape than the outside after it dries? I will say, cutting beads is much easier on green wood than dried wood.
Less than 2% of my bowls crack... they become firewood. Green to finish is turned inside and outside. The wall thickness are extremely even. The bowls oval a bit as they dry. I only use anchor seal on roughed out blanks not green to finish.