It's a Tax Deducti-Bowl!

[@Sabu_YT]

Tax deducti-bowl? Love the videos! :)

[@peterbrownwastaken]

WHAT?! YES! I'm changing the name of the video to this.

[@Sabu_YT]

@@peterbrownwastaken :o That's awesome Hope you're having a great day

[@zkhydro4985]

You should keep your loose change in there.

[@adamvalt6609]

@@peterbrownwastaken Thats why I clicked on this vieo :D It worked!

[@LeoAzzakaGoile]

Annnnddddd, You're Banned hahahahahaha!

[@thegentlemanpirate13]

You've made a money clip from a dollar bill. Encased a credit card in resin. Made a tray out of coins. And now a bowl out if tax documents. Have you considered a piggy bank made out of (invalid) checks?

[@ecliptix1]

I'd rather see a piggy bank made of pork chops / bacon / ham

[@E.M.Weddle]

Piggy bank of void checks would be pretty cool

[@THEAPRILFOOL-1983]

Great idea

[@Lgreyman]

oohh how about real pennies? with other fake money. edit (fake money so you don't have waste your real nickels/ dimes) or monopoly money even.

[@Flying0Dismount]

Given that those documents are crafting supplies, I believe that all other expenses incurred in the creation of those supplies can be declared on your next return, effectively making your taxes tax deductible....

[@peterbrownwastaken]

haha!

[@bhutwheyttherismor86]

Here to confirm that the neck ruff/ruff collar/foldy neck things did in fact fall out of favor roughly 250 years before the introduction of income taxes in America. You are absolutely correct Peter.

[@cathythayer2548]

My husband and I own a tax preparation office and he’s a woodworker so we both love this!

[@korofel]

What a fun project. ngl, seeing you vacuum up all the detritus on your bench was very satisfying. :)

[@matthewcarter2683]

Detritus. Not a word I commonly see used.

[@LMF1716]

when you think about it, solidifying documents in resin then basically pulverizing most of it is a way better way of making documents unrecoverable

[@GiraffeFlavored]

In theory you could submerge the bowl in a shit load of solvent and retrieve the paper that way, but you'd still run the risk of destroying the ink ON the paper. Plus the cost of the solvent alone would probably cost more than finding out Mr. Brown's private information lol. Genius move

[@mattthe2nd865]

Fire is even better

[@woofy1988]

I laughed at "This is the Enron Bowl" Then I got sad at the realization that I'm old now

[@KORUPTable]

I'm not at 40 but still got the joke :/

[@Abigail-hu5wf]

Hey I'm not 30 and I got it, we studied Enron as a case-study in my economics and commerce class!

[@tombskater3000]

Elder zoomers, man.

[@stsfuzzybear4613]

Do you remember paying 59 cents a gallon for regular gas and KNOWING it was a rip off? That’s old.

[@FuriosasWarRig]

What's the reference

[@sgsax]

It was me. I'm old enough to get the Enron joke. I was surprised to see how visually interesting this was when it was done. It really does catch the eye nicely. Thanks for sharing!

[@TotalBoat]

Great way to preserve those tax docs! 🤣🤣 Such a fun project, it looks so cool!

[@peterbrownwastaken]

Thank you! Once again, we blew past the 2" max pour instructions on the containers with abandon. Haha!

[@rainebow20]

You might not be a deep artist but "A representation of the detritus that is a consumer-based human existence" is such an incredible commentary 👏

[@almagill]

The finished bowl is surprisingly pretty, for tax documents. Like a floral pattern but totally abstract. See you at the weekend!

[@enhydralutra]

I know it's so weird, but my favorite part is always watching you vacuum up the shavings. So satisfying!

[@BlueEagle3]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds it satisfying

[@shastabare6026]

Hooray- this had everything Peter Brown! Not using enough resin to fill the mold, the bowl falling off the chuck - so nostalgic. Loved it

[@svnthsungaming5278]

Hey Peter, I have been watching your videos for years and recently have been binging them over again. I had an idea that I was curious about passing on to you. When casting bowls in that plastic bowl, why not make a wooden plug with packing tape and spray it with mold release? I figured that may cut down on how much resin you have to cast and may make it easier and cheaper to make these bowls. You could also put a tenon on the plug to mount on the lathe before pulling it from the bowl. Thoughts?

[@peterbrownwastaken]

I 100% need to do this.

[@insanecomicdude]

@@peterbrownwastaken am I crazy or have you not done this before?

[@rpavlik1]

He's done this from time to time, though maybe not with this particular parent bowl.

[@fernandosirianni337]

@@peterbrownwastaken But make them with silicone instead of wood, so it's easier to remove

[@carybleasdale2137]

@@peterbrownwastaken I was wondering, why not use something like a Bundt cake pan? Put in a thick layer of your resin and material mash, then squish in the Bundt cake pan and pour a resin plug through the hollow center of the pan. So you have a plug of resin sticking out of the center of the bowl mold to attach to the lathe, but you don't have as much wasted resin, and you don't have a plug of wood to cut away. Iirc, in your previous videos you had problems with the wooden plugs breaking away while you were trimming.

[@pyro-millie5533]

m-IRS-carta!!! The result is great and the absolute mad lad choice of casting your own tax documents in resin is even better lol!!! Also please never stop with the dad jokes. Your humor is hilarious!!!

[@andrewshaffer6843]

For the record, the only "dad" joke that made me roll my eyes was the "dependent" joke 😂

[@rickseiden1]

That was some pretty awesome editing at around the 10 minute mark. You managed to keep the sound of the lathe and the sound of the bowl hitting the floor, but some how edit out the sound of your demonitizing reaction!

[@PaullaWells]

That came out way cooler than I thought it would. Plus, the dad jokes were stinkin' funny and apparently I'm old because I got the reference to Enron. 🤣🤣🤣

[@charleneeaster6886]

Cool bowl. Gives me an idea for your next project. Shredd a couple of different colors of cardstock and do this to the bits. Like 2 complementary colors would be really cool. I wish I had a lathe, I have so many ideas!

[@stefandieter4044]

Hello Easter how's it going with you over there?

[@Kreative_Rainbow]

That had to be a taxing experience!! 😂 Wish all results of taxes came out so pretty!! Wonder if you ink dye your out of date records and shred them or visa versa if you could do a rainbow bowl - colors by year?? 🌈

[@LadyElaineLovegood]

Absolutely beautiful. It reminds me of the terrazzo flooring in my high school (long, long ago).

[@nssheepster]

So, this was a long, time consuming process, that took significant work for relatively minimal gain.... It IS a tax bowl!

[@hightde13]

Legend says, he's still turning that tax bowl to this day. ;) Thanks for another video. My favorite reins/wood/project how on the youtubes so always excited to see a new one come out!

[@glass4600]

Enron bowl is just insane. Have you ever done a resin project similar to paper mache and just coat sheets of paper until you have your shape? Would that even be possible

[@mimo_7174]

Did you get new camera angles on the lathe ? Or am I just now noticing how artistic your filming is LOL

[@peterbrownwastaken]

As this monstrosity took me almost 3 hours to hollow, I got sorta creative with moving the camera around just to try and preserve my sanity. I'm glad it worked out for the video! :)

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

@@peterbrownwastaken Bah, Sanity is HIGHLY Overrated... I haven't touched the stuff in 35 years... But, I'm NOT Crazy... I passed Crazy 30 years ago and haven't looked back... I'm so far beyond Crazy, I barely remember what Crazy is... I'm haven't quite reached Homicidally Psychotic, but I'm close enough to breathe down it's neck and make it nervous... 😄😁😆😅😂🤣

[@willparry]

I've often wondered could you make something from the waste from lathing, the resin ribbons?

[@MattTester]

When the resin yellows you can claim it was made from a Yellow Pages phone book! Probably won't be at Maker's Central this year but maybe I'll see you in 2023.

[@blazehammer192]

Takes old tax documents, shreds them, soaks in resin, shreds tax documents even more on the lathe. I love it! The bowl turned out amazing.

[@iamdarkyoshi]

Reminds me of the murder bowl in that it just kept consuming resin... Albeit considerably less stabby Murder bowl lite

[@christopherpeardon]

i dont normally watch videos like this, but seeing you clean up the mess... You know how to satisfy

[@evil-is-hot]

Is there any use for the shavings? I always feel bad that most of the material ends up being removed =( The bowl looks great though!

[@JBLewis]

I think the symbolism of this bowl is fantastic!

[@eleanorjlh]

This was unexpectedly lovely - I really like the lip of the bowl and the way the opaque contents fade out towards the edge. Could you do a project using the shavings from a previous project? All those lacy ribbons that stream off as you’re turning are very aesthetically pleasing and I can’t help but wonder if you could cast them for a truly recursive project!

[@peterbrownwastaken]

I haven't ever had success. The white parts go clear when submerged in resin and become pretty underwhelming. :)

[@liuqmno3421]

@@peterbrownwastaken How about doing a project with very dark colored resin and save those shavings, so they should be visible in clear resin? Maybe don't compress the top layer so the color is kind of fading

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

@@peterbrownwastaken I think heavily contaminated shavings would do best.

[@OutOfNamesToChoose]

@@peterbrownwastaken Maybe dip the shavings in paint (or some kind of dye) first

[@yang3624]

@@peterbrownwastaken make another murder bowl but with a clear color and use those shavings?

[@Renjiabarailover]

It turned out so well! It looks super cool, and I love that you can read some random words and see different colors and such on different pieces of paper. Great work as always :)

[@matthewvanderplow4098]

Do a bowl with the lacy strands from hollowing it out, then you'd have a tax bowl tax bowl! :)

[@trinitygrimes2011]

I think, because they'd mostly be made of resin, most of them would disappear in the resin when recast. It may just look like bits of dust from the little bits of paper in the thin slices. It could still be interesting, though.

[@chunkywunky2679]

@@trinitygrimes2011 could you colour the resin and then when you carve and it creates the strands of stuff you take it and cast it in clear resin maybe the colour will stand out

[@trinitygrimes2011]

That would be really neat, I think.

[@tadcooper9733]

The perfect bowl to keep your spare change in.

[@MurcuryEntertainment]

I feel like the go-to would be something like a coin sorter or even a piggy bank, but a change-bowl also works lol.

[@Wordsnwood]

Using your tax documents to make a youtube video, which will earn more money, which will need to be declared on your tax documents... You're very recursive, Peter.

[@peterbrownwastaken]

Haha! That's so true Art!

[@soulrockerrecords9408]

@@peterbrownwastaken would you consider pouring resin over my sticker table because I havent a clue on how to work with resin I will pay you in cash if need be

[@andyh9382]

@@soulrockerrecords9408 I’ll answer for Peter. No, that’s not how this works.

[@Tmac-rv9wq]

New infinite money glitch?

[@niklassteenackers3979]

@@soulrockerrecords9408 resin coatings aren't the most difficult things to do, look some vids up, practice on a test piece and then go for it!

[@JiggsysShed]

Was great to meet you at Makers. Hope you had a great time for the rest of your trip in the UK. Awesome idea for a project

[@MealikaBrown]

This is my favorite bowl so far. I love how the paper swirls look.

[@teppizini]

I'm not quite sure what I was expecting when I read the title. I love the ideas you come up with.

[@DullPoints]

11:06 VERY satisfying cleanup. I love my big dust collector.

[@shogun2215]

Is this like...a deconstructed micarta bowl? I love it though!

[@kyidyl]

Question for ya: sometimes when you make bowls you put wooden like spacer things in the center. How come you chose not to do that this time? Also, am I seeing things, or did the friction from the turning burn the edges of some of those pieces?

[@silenceellis8986]

usually when he casts in layers he uses a spacer. he poured this all at once. i assume a spacer in this situation would’ve sunk into the resin and caused issues. he also usually uses spacers with finicky materials, and i assume he didn’t think this one would be too difficult.

[@kyidyl]

@@silenceellis8986 not necessarily...? I don't think? I'm trying to remember. I know he used one on the blank of Doom with the metal in it. Did you mean layers as in multiple pours or layers as in layers of color/material?

[@peterbrownwastaken]

I need to do this. I sometimes skip it, because I don't want to take the 15 minutes required to make one. I 100% need to make a reusable one. Please pester me if I skip this step again! :)

[@djkommando]

@@peterbrownwastaken maybe make a generic bowl insert with recycled HDPE?

[@therisinger8142]

@@peterbrownwastaken in the same line of thought, why not a silicone insert with a solid core of some other material for rigidity. When removing the insert first take the core out, then peel the silicone towards the center.

[@UvThe1st]

OMG I just emptied my shredder but being the lazy s.o.b I am, the recycling bag is still sat in the middle of the office! I'm gonna go make something :D thank you!

[@stefandieter4044]

Hello Olivia how's it going with you over there?

[@sevilnatas6757]

All that shredded paper looks really cool, definitely makes for a very interesting visual. Great video as always 👍

[@Kanthalas]

You ever hear of Kintsugi? Its a technique for repairing ceramic with gold to make something whole again. What if you find some heavily destressed wood (Insect damage, dried to quickly and is heavily cracked, etc) and did a gold resin and turned it into a bowl. The classic style is a black ceramic bowl, repaired with Gold, so maybe if we could get a dark wood, or maybe a stain after being turned. Not sure if that would penetrate the resin. I dunno, just an idea.

[@chrissydavis4547]

thank goodness you added some photos in there. The coloured pigments make the bowl pop

[@falecomald3413]

I remember you testing out more pliable “waste” fillers in the past. Would something like that help with material this hard to work?

[@notroxa]

also, might be interesting one day to do a dip it of whats inside of your shopvac instead of emptying, you make something out of a combination of all your most recent projects

[@jlarts]

Looking forward to meeting you and Mrs Brown at Makers Central this weekend. I was thinking about what you were saying regarding how it turned like Micarta, given that it's essentially paper soaked in resin, doesn't it count as some kind of micarta? What happens in you stuff the shredded paper in some kind of mold, say shaped like a hammer, and soak it in resin? How would the hardness compare to, say, what you made for Adam Savage? Just thinking out loud :)

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Peter . 🐺

[@redheadhippiewoodturning4694]

I love the beauty and meaning behind this bowl! 🥰🤙

[@Ksweetpea]

Peter, you can skip micarta hollowing by using a plywood plug or a smaller bowl mold to occupy the inside space

[@fryambuter3966]

Wow... Oh my G-d, this is gorgeous. I love how it swirls like thick acrylic or oil paint. So beautiful and thoughtful on your part. You make such striking art in such a natural and fun way, I really appreciate that about you :)

[@melody3741]

all of the representation inside that bowl is absolutely considered art. the difference between an art and a craft is representation and interpretation, and you just demonstrated extremely well that yours contains both.

[@stefandieter4044]

Hello Melody how's it going with you over there?

[@mumpoe]

Wait...... What did Mrs Brown think? A video without her reaction is an incomplete video as far as I'm concerned 😏. Great job as always, keep it up!

[@thefirststopher]

Using a paper deckle to make more sheets from shred and then layer them together with resin to shape into a bowl. Add dye to the layers and make a rainbow bowl or whatever. Love your creativity. Thank you.

[@lauraw3117]

It’s neat how funky materials tend to make the coolest art. 😜

[@mariamiller9942]

You are a deep artist. You are genius. You must know this. Brilliant project. Thank you.

[@luvolearning]

One of my most favorite projects you’ve made! Thanks!

[@kathleenblight5071]

That turned out to be absolutely gorgeous!

[@marshmallowsandtrash]

Your videos bring me so much joy and calm

[@ERNesbitt]

The vacuuming shots starting 11:08 were oddly satisfying to watch.

[@notmyname327]

It looks amazing! I like that just like the IRS it kept asking for more and more

[@stefandieter4044]

Hello Juan how's it going with you over there?

[@edburdo]

One of my favorite bowls... I love the look.

[@UnboundedArtandCrafts]

Loved the video ❤️ Would you ever do a "Frankenstein" bowl with all the materials you used or maybe start keeping some shavings to use those 💡

[@DriftedDreams]

This was such an unexpectedly awesome looking bowl 👍👍👍👍 love these videos so much.

[@agkwoodworks3136]

That's a fantastic, looking forward to seeing you both at makers central this weekend

[@Jonny2myren]

Cheers for this, it looked like a taxing project. I'll show myself out.

[@KougajiCalling]

Don't forget your coat!😉

[@Josef_R]

I can't imagine the tax problems you must have. When I was done with my taxes in February, I had a 1099 form to put in my file cabinet and nothing needed shredding. One piece of paper total.

[@nevastarn6394]

when you go to a commercial tax preparer, such as Jackson Hewitt or H&R Block, they give you a huge packet of documents. like 40 plus pages.

[@ChadHadsell]

As a KZbinr, Peter is self-employed. And as someone who spent many years self-employed, I can vouch for all that paperwork! This time of year, I often think back to when I was in college and I had one W-2 job. I could do my taxes with the IRS automated phone system in about 15 minutes. Those were the days!

[@nevastarn6394]

@@ChadHadsell i believe he also has a "regular" job as well, which I'm sure complicates things exponentially lol

[@ChadHadsell]

@@nevastarn6394 Most "regular" jobs only need a simple W-2 to be entered. But if his regular job is freelance 1099 work, well then that's just an additional set of self employment taxes to do. Not fun.

[@kzookid2051]

Wow, it's awesome! A bowl with shredded origami paper would cool to do, with both the patterned papers & jewel-tone papers.; or maybe a lantern with a light shining through it. Great project.

[@vexxecon]

Watching you clean up the shavings is very satisfying. 10/10

[@andy-in-indy]

11:06 Let's see those guys from CSI reassemble THOSE shredded documents!

[@ragnkja]

It would be like brute force decrypting a One Time Pad.

[@jenjewell3969]

Really like this one! Turned out way better than I expected! Neat that you can almost read it. Would’ve been interesting to do the second pour in a color, but that might have been too much.

[@mattjohnson7157]

The finished product looks amazing well done.

[@donnastroud9294]

Had a flying bowl. Mountain of indoor snow. Then the shiny part.pretty bowl.

[@robertlunsford1350]

For hollowing with a scraper like that, you need to put a slight positive rake on the cutting edge to avoid those catches.

[@peterbrownwastaken]

I should add that. What angle do you use?

[@zsombor_99]

When shredded paper is casted into resin, it cannot be reassembled again like a puzzle and not even a full word is readable (just only random characters), so I think it's okay. 😉

[@IceDragon978]

At 12:51 the word "you," is clearly visible.

[@zsombor_99]

@@IceDragon978 Okay, but at least no intelligible sentence(s) anywhere, so, no data can be get back from there, right?

[@Grunttamer]

I’ve seen Karen Puzzles, you are better off burning it.

[@zsombor_99]

@@Grunttamer Or casting it into something solid, like resin, right?

[@CelestialLites]

His ginormous scraper caught on the word 'owe' :-)

[@aaronsalmonowicz8339]

I liked the vacuum part, very satisfying! more of that in the future please :D

[@rsukut5866]

I absolutely HOWLED at "Enron bowl". 😂

[@zt4680]

You know today is gonna be a good day when we get a Peter Brown video!

[@elsegan]

I love how he explains the micromesh pads every single video ❤️

[@stefandieter4044]

Hello Annie how's it going with you over there?

[@patriciaharkin1571]

Wow, the pattern on this bowl looks like swirls, very nice. I think it would make an interesting lamp shade.

[@stefandieter4044]

Hello Patricia how's it going with you over there?

[@dicoterra6113]

Would love to see you attempt what you think is the thinnest bowl, mug..etc that you can make.

[@lucarubinstein3907]

It almost looks like granite until you zoom in and see all the words! I love that effect.

[@lyndiamarie6711]

What do you do with all the resin shavings? Do you use them in any other projects? Stuff floor mats? Fake snow in snow globes?

[@rebeccak9199]

Resin: Maximum pour 2 inches Peter: I'm gonna fill this bowl

[@stefandieter4044]

Hello Rebecca how's it going with you over there?

[@TheKatalystQueen]

Peter, I can only be sympathetic of you having to hollow out resin bowls so many times before you start putting wooden blocks in the moulds. So much extra resin, so much more time spent, we can't keep doing this!! As always though, it looks very cool, despite the extra work you give yourself :)

[@ragnkja]

He’s done that before! Even the Murder Bowl had a wood plug in the middle.

[@TheKatalystQueen]

I know! I just think it's funny when he doesn't do it, maybe he just forgets in the moment.

[@CzarownicaMarta]

Nice project, and I liked the vacuuming part a lot.

[@MelkiorMonster]

Your videos and resin expirements have got me starting out playing with resin myself c: I'm still in the learning stages but its just so fun with all the stuff you can do!

[@Starbean89]

Told my dad what you did to the taxes and he laughed/groaned at the title of the video. Now all we need is a bowl made of jury duty papers

[@tomasjosefvela1]

I feel like you've experimented with Resin shavings in resin but I don't remember if you tried dyed resin shavings in resin. I wonder if it would create swirls in it or would it just break down... IDK, just a thought. Great project , it really came out neat, thanks for sharing!

[@enter_eagle]

Yeah if i recall right the shavings go totally clear, so dyed ones should just look like perfectly clear streaks of color. I'd reckon so anyway

[@tomasjosefvela1]

@@enter_eagle I thought I remembered him doing it, but I watch so many different people that do stuff like this and I couldn't find the video.

[@ok9nja741]

Will you be coming to any of the small-scale Maker Faires in Czech Republic this summer?

[@MakeSomething]

Classic Make Something sticker on the resin pot!

[@peterbrownwastaken]

Yep! I've still got a Drunken Woodworker sticker on my wall!

[@justindesilets3526]

@@peterbrownwastaken I only refer to David as the Drunken Woodworker cause this is how he seduced me and made me subscribe to his channel.

[@Shadowmech88]

Next are you going to keep the chain going and make a bowl out of the shavings of the shredded tax document bowl?

[@samanthaford491]

Have you ever save the shavings and put those in resin? Like recycling them

[@Anon_Omis]

Maybe try this with white paper and mix a color into the resin. You might get an interesting marbling affect (effect?)

[@ceekay3143]

I think you've done it before, but could you save the stuff that you vacuumed up and cast it in resin? Would there still be strength/integrity if you cast something that way, or would it be at greater risk of just coming apart like the stuff that slipped down underneath the bowl? Good to see the gummy bear axe still stands after all this time.