Woodturning a Fantastic Bowl From a Flat Board

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Published 2024-05-05
This is my first attempt at woodturning a bowl from a board. The inspiration for this piece was from a video by thepapa1947. For a full instructional video on this process, please watch his video. Link below to his video and channel. I tried to stick to his instructions for my first attempt and feel I was fairly successful. I used Walnut, quilted Maple, and Padauk in this piece. I’m not sure I like the idea of using Padauk next to maple as it really hinders the finishing options due to the Padauk bleeding into the Maple. I used a gloss clear lacquer on this piece to limit the color bleed. This was a fun a simple piece to make that required a few special setups. I really enjoyed making this project and now that I feel confident in the technique, I will likely adapt it to try some different designs in the future. I had some successes and failures in this video. I tried and failed to keep the first ring from bouncing around on the lathe when cut. It was a bit of a rushed idea and I’ll come up with something better next time. I also definitely need to get a smaller parting tool. The one I used is a 3/16”x1/2” wide and burned the wood a little when cutting. I tried to modify it after cutting the outer ring and it seemed to work better but I think a smaller cutting tip would be ideal. Maybe a 1/8 inch tool would work better. Thank you to my friend Matt for welding me up that stainless steel tool rest for making the angled cuts. It might not be a pretty weld but it did exactly what I needed it to do. Thanks for watching, I hope you have a great day!

Thank you to @thepapa1947 for all the inspirational and instructional videos. His
Chaos bowl instructional video can be found here.
   • Wood Turning Planned Chaos at the Ban...  

And his channel
   / @thepapa1947  

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All Comments (21)
  • @BigJohnM
    I was wrong. I told my wife that this video was clickbait and that you can't turn a bowl from a thin flat board. I was wrong, great video!
  • @Gnomeshoes91
    I get such a positive emotional charge out of seeing clever woodworking tricks like this. What a neat (and material efficient) way to make such a beautiful bowl!
  • @lucyricardo8713
    I can't believe I doubted any part of the process for even a second. This is the most beautiful bowl I've seen.
  • @stipplesteve4659
    I was getting tired of turning bowls now this adds a whole new dimension thankyou
  • @nickyt3269
    I watch A LOT of woodworking videos. this is the first time ive seen something like this. really clever! love to see it brother.
  • @user-py8ne6fy6r
    What a fantastic way to prepare a blank. I didn't expect the pattern to line up so well when stacking the rings.
  • @erin4714
    I absolutely Love this!!! Such beautiful wood and a Great method! So much less waste of wood that a regularly turned bowl. Just fantastic!!!!
  • @MaxPaws
    I’ve seen the bowl making technique before, but never that wood puzzle technique. Absolutely brilliant! 👏
  • @ls901
    Already knew this technique and it's amazing, just as the end result. The pattern is beautiful. The red wood just pop's like crazy. Congratulations.
  • @marshaford9727
    Awesome I am so excited to do these bowls from boards. You are truly a craftsman
  • @c.harvey2424
    I couldn't make this IRL; the vid started petit mal seizures. I love the bowl!
  • @johnbuerger6579
    Really cool. The combination of color and the nice random curves makes for a pleasing result. I think I will try that. Thank you.
  • @AndrewR74
    Wow! Really like the way you cut the slices before the 1st glue up. Nice job.
  • @flexico64
    It looks like Jupiter, I love it!!
  • @Jason-lg1iv
    Very impressive! I love how you get a lot less waste out of that method.
  • @WyrmasterLarkspur
    Wow! I'm still not entirely convinced you didnt use any magic when making this bowl. I'm astonished at how well it turned out, given how skeptical I was at the outset. Beautiful work!
  • @blackwolfecc
    Absolutely beautiful, and tied together with some soothing tones. Perfect combination, congrats on such a stunning piece!