John's Bowl

My friend, John, asked me to turn him a bowl from a glue up of walnut, ash and cherry. I glued up a blank and asked John to come by the shop and try his hand a turning his bowl. We had a good day and a lot of fun working on this project. John was very happy with the completed project. Questions and comments are always welcome. I hope you enjoy the video!
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[@JOHNSmith-pn6fj]

That is a very sharp looking bowl. That selection of wood looks great together.

[@slindsley1951]

Thanks John. It was a fun project. Take care, Steve

[@karodora]

Beautiful. Your selection of wood and how you stacked them was excellent. Such a nice gift you gave John, letting him do the turning.

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you very much. It was a fun project and John had a good time doing the turning. I appreciate you watching and commenting on my video. Take care, Steve

[@ch8gb16]

Quedó espectacular!!!! Muy buen trabajo!!!! Gracias por compartir su trabajo!!!! Un abrazo!!!!!

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you very much!

[@timplantz9318]

Very nice!!

[@alexhong7336]

Love the project! Looks Amazing!

[@slindsley1951]

Thanks Alex!

[@AllenOxendine]

Nice Piece, thanks for sharing. I’m still in practice mode but it’s coming along. Hope you and your family are staying safe. Full View and Like

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you Allen. Keep practicing and you'll improve with each project. Good luck and you stay safe as well. Take care, Steve

[@celestinedunn5855]

Wow! That's a beautiful bowl!

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you very much!

[@0602Jonboy]

Excellent! lovely bowl and a nice easy presentation, thank you, Tony.

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you very much Tony! Take care, Steve

[@ilyaivanov1745]

I like this project !Very beautiful bowl !

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the video and the project.

[@daletprescott3458]

That is a very nice bowl. It was also very nice of you to let Jon work on the bowl. Keep up the good work

[@slindsley1951]

Thanks Dale. John had a good time. Now every time he looks at the bowl he'll remember turning it. Great memories! Thanks again. Steve

[@johnconklin9039]

Great job guys. The combination of woods work well together.

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you very much John!

[@thepallasbull]

Beautiful Bowl and great video . thanks for sharing

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you very much Patrick!

[@fiveletters]

My ears couldn't help but perk up @3m10s when the same music Chef Jon uses came on!

[@slindsley1951]

Chef Jon has good taste in music and access to GarageBand. It was a loop called Buddy in GB that I extended and use in some of my videos. It's a catchy little tune. Thanks for the comment. Take care, Steve

[@richardwhiting1480]

3rd time watching this video. Every time I watch, I'm more and more impressed. You have ignited a passion in me. Thank you so much .

[@slindsley1951]

Richard - If you have some scrap pieces of wood and a lathe you can make this bowl. Give it a go! Thanks for watching and for the comments. Take care, Steve

[@Seeryt]

Very nice.

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you very much!

[@Seeryt]

@@slindsley1951 No problem, our woodshop teacher had all of us watch this video for extra credit.

[@slindsley1951]

That’s cool. I hope you found it interesting. Steve

[@ya00007]

Very nice bowl.

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you very much!

[@susanvasquez3625]

A sprinkle of table salt also works well to prevent glue slide.

[@slindsley1951]

You're absolutely correct Susan and I've used it in the past. This was a hefty glue up so I decided to use the dowels. Thanks for watching and commenting on my video. Take care, Steve

[@tracybeasley440]

So I’m guessing you put a glue block on there in beginning for chuck right? I’m new at turning and trying to learn new things

[@slindsley1951]

Tracy - I didn't use a glue block. I turned a tenon on the the bottom of the piece before I flipped it on the lathe. I used the 4 jaw chuck to hold the bowl while the hollowing out the inside. I then turned away the tenon and put a small foot on the piece. You can see the small tenon at 12:16 in the video. Thanks for watching and for commenting on my video. Take care, Steve

[@aakashpatel885]

Any reason that you did not alternate the grain and do something like plywood? I think it would make the turning easier so you don't hit long grain and quarter grain consistently. In a solid wood bowl you can't help it but if you have the option to make a more stable blank that is also easier to turn why not go for it?

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you for your comment. Since this was a requested piece from John he selected the wood. I thought about alternating the grain but decided just to have it all going in the same direction. I agree plywood is stable but I don't believe it would have been appropriate for this piece. Overall it was no harder to turn that a solid bowl blank. Thanks again for the comment. Take care, Steve

[@dsenn8044]

Very nice bowl. What was the last oil you put on it and is it food safe.

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you very much! The finish for this bowl was a product called Arm-R-Seal from General finishes. I put a link to this product below. I wouldn't consider this finish as food safe. This bowl was for display only so the finish didn't need to be food safe. To make the bowl food safe I would have used a salad bowl finish or mineral oil. Thanks for watching and for the comment. Take care, Steve generalfinishes.com/retail-products/oil-based-top-coats/arm-r-seal-urethane-topcoat#.WM3fUm_yupo

[@richardwhiting1480]

That is one truly magnificent bowl. I'd be so proud to create something like that.

[@slindsley1951]

Thank you very much Richard! It was a fun project and I'm sure John is displaying it proudly. Take care, Steve