Bowls From Boards -- Simple technique, spectacular turnings

A simple technique opens up a world of possibilities for creating figured and patterned bowls. Nick demonstrates a simple jig that slices a board into rings, then glues those rings together to make turning stock for a bowl. This not only saves time and wood, it allows you to create remarkable, eye-catching lathe turnings from scraps.
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"Goes all Harbour Freight on us" 😆

[@pierrechalopin5222]

Wow, what a great tutorial and so many ideas! Thanks for sharing 😊

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Most welcome.

[@JamesSmeda]

The best woodworking drummer I’ve ever watched.

[@cyrilnorrie8450]

Incredible! I can't imagine how much time you put in while perfecting this technique. Thanks for sharing your method. This is so generous of you as we can benefit from all of your efforts.

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Most welcome.

[@shaunhayward]

"The cambium goes all Harbour Freight." Hahaha!!!!!! Your videos are as entertaining as they are informative. Love it.

[@connorharriger1839]

Shout out to Travis who works so hard behind the scenes to help make these videos work. He's one giant lad!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

In more ways than one. He's 6'4", to be exact. Or 193 cm, to be exact in metric.

[@alpell2547]

Excellent teaching

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Thanks for saying.

[@TomDanaher]

You are like the Einstein of woodworking.

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Is it the hair?

[@lloydwilliams2911]

Genius!. A real craftsman

[@stevejames875]

A lot of good information there.

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Thanks.

[@stevehogg]

Best I've seen for board to bowls! Getting the plans and calculator now. Thanks!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome. Enjoy.

[@rogerparkington3837]

Great presentation! One of the best woodturning videos that I have seen in a long time.

[@georgevalente4223]

Way way to complicated. Who is going to made the gig to made the bowl...wood pie?😮

[@georgevalente4223]

Another gig😂

[@ehengle]

Loved your cambium layer note - I laughed and snorted out loud!

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You’re like the Albert Einstein of the carpentry world! I love it! You have the BEST videos! I’m so thankful you exist!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Me too.

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I swear watching you is like attending Wizarding School! (I don't even own a wand, but I do like sitting in on the classes.)

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Perfect timing for me to find this post. 🌞

[@tedblack2288]

Very professional, and instructive. It is a refreshing change to all those videos which make us watch the entire process. You assumed your viewers were intelligent and able to fill in the boring details! Well Done!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Woodworking tends to be a thinking man's craft; I have no doubt the vast majority of my audience has the three-dimensional imagination needed to fill in what is implied. Thanks for the kind words.

[@harindergill7221]

Good one, Thanks

[@JackpineGandy]

If it will hold water, it's a bowl. If it doesn't...it's art. This is a splendid lesson! Also pleased to see a Shopsmith in action.

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Thanks.

[@stewartmcmanus3991]

Fantastic. Best video on this subject on the net. No more excuses, time to get in the garage and turn something..

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What a great teacher .. a gift to woodturners.

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You are a good professor sir.

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VERY IMPRESSIVE PRESENTATION, 5 STAR.

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I wish you were my neighbor!! I would love to learn from you!!

[@woodshopnerdery]

This video is a gift. It's plain to see that you put an extraordinary amount of work into this. You keep topping yourselves. I use the plural because I assume Travis had some part in this achievement. Sure, sure the woodworking here is top notch and infinitely inspirational, but Nick set that bar very high in that domain a long time ago. The accomplishment that stands out to me is the continued improvements in meticulous organization and presentation the of the instructional material. And the massive degree of production work in the form of scripting, shot setups, re-takes, edits and so forth just blows me away. Your best video prior to this one was was the Router video, which you may recall I commented that it reminded me of the films of Charles and Ray Eames because of it's use of whimsy to convey the educational material. I have no clue what to compare this one to, but it is master level work for sure.

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Awesome videos!!!! Gonna go try some of these 😀

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mind blowing.

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Thank You! Thank YOU! THANK YOU!!

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God Bless you Brother.

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Great video. Thanks

[@andrebourque2165]

beautiful work and now I have band saw envy!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks, but you should know that there is a tool called a "Ringmaster" that will do this without a band saw. Or you can grind a parting tool to make it about 1/16" (1.5 mm) wide and cut angled rings with that. Takes some skill, but it's not all that difficult.

[@MrSchnauzerdude]

wow really enjoyed this video Thank you so much for sharing it

[@alfredoleiser]

EXCELLENT EXPLANATION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOU ARE A VERY GOOD TEACHER

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[@alberttreado3713]

very nice Nick! Love the Shopsmith!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

It's a great lathe -- but if you're going to do a lot of turning, put it up on 6" (15 cm) blocks to stave off a back ache.

[@lwoodt1]

Excellent video on the subject Nick. Thank you for this.

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Geniusly Amazing...

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well done. thanks for sharing

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I absolutely love your approach to teaching thank you I can't wait to try this out

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Most welcome -- and good luck.

[@WoodworkingDaddy]

Fantastic video! Informative and entertaining. And thank you for not inserting dozens of short movie clips as so many other KZbinrs do.

[@jcugnoni]

Wonderfull project ! ! Thanks for all the crystal clear explanations.

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Magnifique. Je découvre votre chaîne. J'ai appris en 15 min beaucoup d'informations. Je vais vous suivre avec beaucoup d'intérêt. Merci et vous êtes un grand pédagogue

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Brilliant.

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Straight up sorcery, this is amazing!

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[@ryan.coogler]

excellent! Love the presentation!!

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Much thanks.

[@bobwebberkc]

Awesome I have good success using bowl gouges ! Thanks Nick!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

I'm glad you mentioned that. Just yesterday, I was at an event staged by the Ohio Designer Craftsmen and their were several professional turners here who were making ring bowls. Most agreed that rings pose a serious challenge and the inexperienced turner. However, they also said ring bowls could be turned with a properly sharpened bowl gouge and a good deal of practice. I was told to use a thumbnail grind (cut the ears back) and remove a good deal of metal from under the nose so the bevel at the tip was no more than 1/8" (3 mm) wide. Haven't tried it yet -- anything to add?

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Excellent video!!! Thank you!

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Very well done! Thanks for your time, effort and guidance.

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Well done. Thanks for a superb video. Your methods and personality are wonderful

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What an amazing video, thank you!

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Excelente, gracias Nick.

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Amazing job, thank you!!

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[@sbs128]

What a wonderful video. Not only is the subject and detail great but your presentation is awesome. My friend and I will be trying this shortly. Thank you

[@waynespringer3320]

Awesome instruction Nick. If I had a lathe, or when I get one, I will definitely give this a try!!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

If you're very careful, you can actually do this without a lathe! The math is good enough that you can get the rings to fit together so the bowl wall is smooth enough that all it needs is some hand work. Glue up the rings without the bowl bottom. Smooth the wall with a rasp, a file, and sandpaper. You can also use a float, if you have one. Then glue the bottom on and give it a light sanding.

[@waynespringer3320]

@@WorkshopCompanion In that case I will give this a try and see how it goes. The bowls you made with this method rival those made with a lathe. Thanks for the tips.

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Wow. This is incredible.

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Wow! Amazing instruction and so very well articulated. Thank you so much for your instruction!

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Thanks. Purchased. Saved me tons of time and saw dust.

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Love this!! Thank you!!

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Very well done!!

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Adorei, grande meu fraco trabalho em madeira.!!!!

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Obrigado.

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Fantastic tips for bowl turning Nick! Happy Holidays to you & the crew! 👍🎄🎄👍

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The same goo wishes to you a yours.

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This is awesome! What a great tutorial. Thank you🤙🏽🤙🏽

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Very cool! I will be subscribing!!

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Welcome!

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I just subscribed to all your videos! Your presentation is perfect! I'm getting started in this very soon! I'll be back watching more! Thanks again!

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Most welcome...and welcome!

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Genius!!! Thank you so much

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Thank you so much!

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Very comprehensive, thanks

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Great idea!

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Magnífico! Parabéns!

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Obrigada.

[@raydriver7300]

With the utmost respect to Gary Ascher over at The papa 1947, that was a brilliant explanation. I have, just about, managed to turn a couple of bowls from boards using just my lathe but failed when cutting them on my bandsaw. Maybe I’ll have another go? I know I’m a few years behind but thank you for sharing 🌞🌞

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[@MrBill0523]

Thanks for a great lesson!!

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My pleasure!

[@mmusgrove]

This was an epic episode. Not for beginners. There's so much to learn in this one video, I don't know where to begin, but this is something I now want to do.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for saying...and good luck.

merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo très instructive, sujet maitrisé, clair, concis, j'adore, merci encore

[@JOHNSmith-pn6fj]

Fantastic video. And an excellent explanation on how to turn a bowl into a board.

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Thank you 💞

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Superb knowledge and a well done video !!!!!!!! THANKS !!

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A very informative video, its clear you have a passion for what you do, thanks for sharing

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Thanks for watching!

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Not even haft way done and loving it. I can see that you love what you do. Packed with information, but not stiff. Filled with a lot of fun, like a weekend class with the guys. Well done.

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What a wonderful video!

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Fantastic! I love it! Tanks from Brazil.

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I wish you were my teacher when I was taking industrial arts in school! You touched all the bases! Thanks!

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My friend and i have completed your jig with great success, very pleased to have found you on u tube and will now follow with great interest, thank you for your channel vince chinnock

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Thank you, this is so great.

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Very very interesting , thank you

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Very clever. Never seen this technique before. Thank you.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome, but I can't claim credit. I first wrote about it nearly twenty years ago, and it was around long before then,

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What a great tutorial, everything explained in a clear concise manner, and yes I have subscribed!!!

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Excelente trabajo amigo. Gracias

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You are my hero 👍 thanks for the great inspirations 🤗

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Excellent idieas.

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Primero decirle que sus cuencos o fuentes de rara, por compleja, realización, son preciosos. Luego, desde mi punto de vista, que usted está a un nivel muy alto, poco común, nivel de genio creador y científico, que sus trabajos deberían estar expuestos en un museo con la consiguiente explicación, aunque el vídeo ya cumple con este fin. Que le felicito por su pasión por esa su actividad que no sé qué denominación debe tener : ¿ Taracea, marquetería, ebanistería... ?, por su carácter inconformista y lúdico de busqueda. Es usted sorprendente y simpático, aunque esto último creo que no suele ser virtud, salvo honrosas ecepciones, de genio, por ahí, con su actitud y trabajo, se salva usted 😀 Un saludo cordial 👌👍🇪🇸

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Great teaching!

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Thanks.

[@bobharper7014]

Many thanks for the detailed techniques and extremely well produced video you shared. I hope to engage my 15yo in some bowl production. Most excellent.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Always good to hear when a young person is being introduced to the art of making sawdust. Wish him well from me.

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Brilliant, ill never be able to replicate it, but still, its fun to watch! You're a true Pro!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Don't sell yourself short. It really is as easy as I make it look. But thanks just the same.