Lathe-turned Viking Bowl: woodturning by Sam Angelo wyomingwoodturner

[@simonbarnard1861]

Nice bowl and good to see KZbinrs like yourself crediting others for inspiration too. Thanks for posting.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Glenn is a great turner and a nice person. I miss seeing these turners in person. Thanks Simon Sam

[@kenvasko2285]

Nice design for such a little bowl. Thanks.

[@russellsharp5490]

Thank you Sam. What a beautiful bowl. It's such a simple shape but very effective. The bead really sets it off. As you mention, Glenn is an excellent turner and demonstrates with passion, skill and a wonderful sense of humor. Very worthwhile to see him demonstrate in person, as are you which I hope to do someday. Russell

[@amymccreary7560]

Thank you for doing the detailed explanation of what you are doing. Lovely piece.

[@tick_magnetedschaper5611]

I really enjoyed this video. I love the way you teach with a bit of entertainment. Beautiful bowl. I like it!

[@Vet6970]

Thanks Sam that came out looking great

[@stephenswail2526]

Lovely work.I have the good fortune to know Glenn.He has helped me a great deal over the past twelve years in my woodturning journey.You have done him proud with this video.The Quay Turner.Ireland.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thanks very much, Sam

[@rgoodleaf]

Nice job Sam! I very much like it when you describe how you are presenting the tool to the work. It sure helps us beginners! Cheers, Rich

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thanks Sam

[@kobiekaasjager4822]

Sam the little bowl is just awesome and fantastic. The grain and spalting in this wood is magnificent and breathtakingly stunning

[@SuperBowser87]

That is a great looking bowl Sammy. Inspiration for me to go screw up a perfectly good piece of wood lol. I get more inspiration from your videos than all the other turners. Thanks as always!

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thanks, I still screw up wood. Part of the learning process. Sam

[@daletprescott3458]

Thanks Sam for showing this bowl, great job.

[@ridterranytofollowtruthpea8324]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR WONDERFUL CREATIONS AND TALENT!!! TAKE CARE!!!

[@WayneBrownWoodworking]

As a new turner of about 6 months this was very helpful.. thank you

[@daveswoodshop3642]

Nice looking bowl Sam, you make it look easy!

[@anthonycammilleri4479]

Well done, as always, Sam!

[@samrodian919]

Another beautiful bowl Sam, I just love to watch you turn !

[@JimsonMakes]

An excellent video Sam and a beautiful bowl. Cheers, Jim

[@learitee444]

*Thanks Sam :) this video-tutorial is relevant as I am preparing to turn a medium-sized platter turned from Mango Tree wood, and I also have a large cross-sectional slab of Northern Silky Oak which was given to me this week.*

[@james5426]

Leari Tee wipe the silky oak with de natured alcohol to remove the dust from the grain

[@KE4YAL]

Great video Sam I really like this bowl I like turning dry wood where I can make a project from start to finish an this bowl was just that but I really the bowl design also Thanks Sam for all the work you put into your videos

[@cobberpete1]

Thank you Sam, I will have to try this style of bowl, looks great.

[@Santamonicadrainco]

I live close to Compton :) and I like to turn too. check out my channel and let me know what you think.

[@MikeWaldt]

A really beautiful bowl Sam, and a great video too. I am also a great fan of Glenn Lucas, and the way that his DVDs are produced, it's almost like watching a "proper" film :) Take care my friend Mike

[@Santamonicadrainco]

whoa! its my hero!

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

I have been lucky to visit with him a few time. What a nice person. And really great turner and demonstrator. Hope you are well. Sam

[@stringmanipulator]

Nice work as always Sam :)

[@tomgibson7752]

Got to see Glenn do this bowl live today in GA. You did a fine job as well.

[@davidsteel5623]

Nicely done Sam. I really enjoy your videos. Might have to try a bowl like that next. We met briefly at the Utah Symposium. Hope to see you there next year again. It was my first symposium and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing. Dave Steel - Noank, CT

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

See you in Utah..... Sam

[@CLWoodturning]

Lovely finished piece, thank you.

[@genechambers7532]

great video sam and nice bowl my friend

[@leksey7870]

Beautiful bowl! Great job!

[@billy19461]

Love the bowl!

[@barryparks4838]

Nice job. Well done

[@jimbeaver27]

You sold me, I'm going to make one too, thanks!

[@anfearmor9616]

Good man, nice video.

[@carolriley569]

Love the bead!

[@TurningWorks]

Great bowl Sam, I love the shape and form...something I like to do too! Take care, Dave 👍🍺

[@todds4101]

Nice job once again, Sam. And great tribute to Glenn Lucas. Heads-up that he's going to do a hands-on in our area in February. I don't have dates yet but he's going to be at Allen's shop. If interested let me know and I'll send you the details. Should be discussing details tomorrow night during our board meeting.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thanks Sam

[@alanmullock381]

Good one Sam,even I can follow those Destructions! 😆😆😆😆

[@benjabens2058]

nice bowl,sam,like the bead,i have sometimes tearout onthe beads, maybe my tool not correct or sharp enough?grtngs!

[@slcook49]

Hi Sam. Loved your video. We went to see you September of 2019 with the hollow bowl seminar at your club. I started learning the lathe and now am starting on bowls. I am in the middle of a spalted maple bowl. The trouble I’m having is filling in the cracks in the wood with an epoxy that stays black and doesn’t become see through. Also a lot of tear out in the wood even with sharp tools. Could you make a spalted bowl with all its idiosyncrasies? Thanks Sam. Still haven’t made the leaf bowl you showed us. Ruth & Steven

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Stephen, several really good questions here. If you're coloring your epoxy perhaps you just need to put a little bit more of the color into the mixture. You can use sawdust or some of the fillers that are on the market like turquoise. Not sure about the tear out you're getting when cutting. Maybe it just takes more practice and a really sharp tool. And make sure that you're going in the correct direction with the grain, that can be part of the problem. You might also try to saturate the surface of the wood with mineral oil or even water. That can help fortify the wood and prevent tear out thanks Sam

[@dandl2876]

Hi Sam ... Great bowl and very instructive as all your videos!!!! By the way are you ever going to show us some of the color work you did on that hollow red vessel you teased us with in your last tips video? Would love to see it and your work!!

[@mitchellmanning7887]

Thanks for sharing

[@johngrace9626]

Great video as always...can you describe to me more of what you mean by the 25% angle on the detail gouge? I'm trying to to improve my own bead work on bowls. Thanks...John

[@jackmiyamoto5270]

Great Bowl, but I really learned a much better method of measuring for a recess or tenon without sticking my dividers on the spinning wood. Great tip.

[@AsWoodTurns]

Nice little bowl. Alan

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thanks Alan, hope you are well, Sam

[@johnswettenham4560]

Fantastic bowl Sam. I love the shape of it. Guess I might try a Viking bowl. Thankyou for the great explanation. Cheers mate

[@MRTOMBO]

Very nice! Do you by chance ever buff your bowls after the finish has cured for a bit? I've used soft buffing wheels with compound, followed by a wax wheel to great effect. Anyway, thanks for the video.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

I do buffing all the time. I don't normally buff bowls, but once in a while I do. But I love to buff especially boxes and smaller items. Buff-on....

[@ilyaivanov1745]

Good job!

[@AffordBindEquipment]

watco or "danish oil": all this is: equal parts paint thinner, linseed oil and varnish or urethane. I have used this for years on the all wood equipment I sell. I have used all kinds of varnish and urethane and they all work the same. takes about 24 hours to dry completely. I got this recipe from a finishing trade journal. way cheaper than buying premade, especially if you use a lot of it.

[@ChrisWoodBandit]

Great video as always. I really have trouble, when making a detail like that bead, with losing the "crispness". I will make the detail how I want it, but there will always be a little bit of a tool mark that requires sanding somewhere near by. Then when I sand that area, I lose some of the definition. Not a lot, but just a little bit of the line between the bead, or whatever, and the rest of the wood. Especially on finials. Anyway I hope with more experience I'll get better at that.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

It seems, if I remember correctly, that Glenn Lucas scraped the bead on his bowl. If one messes this up-----the wood for the bead maybe gone. Yep, not easy. Sam

[@Shaka_Vibe]

I really like that bowl. Nice video, thank you. Quick question.... I have always heard that you should never use spindle tools on a bowl, yet I continue to see people do it. Is it okay to do when taking small detail cuts, and just not for hollowing? Or is it a no no, but your experience allows you to do it? Thanks!

[@XxxxJammyxxxX]

From my own experience (for what it's worth) I'd say it depends on the tool, how you use it, and (mostly) the grain orientation. With a bowl, or anything where the grain is running at 90 degrees to the lathe bed you are mostly cutting end grain, which puts a lot more stress on the tool and requires a different approach to cutting. Spindle Roughing gouges are a big no no because they are (usually) forged instead of made from a bar, which makes them a lot weaker, especially at the tang (which a bowl gouge doesn't have). Spindle gouges as long as they are made from a bar are usually fine, though using a decent size (3/8 inch or bigger really) is recommended. I often use a 3/8 inch spindle gouge to turn the spigot on the base of a bowl, and also to turn it away when reversing the bowl. Skew chisels are a strong tool, but if you try to cut directly into endgrain the tool will catch. You can (and should) turn the Skew on its side and use it as a negative rake scraper. Scaping (properly) puts very little stress on the tool, and with a negative rake even less. This all assumes that the bowl you are turning has its grain running at a 90 degree angle from the lathe bed. If you are turning an end grain bowl where the grain is running parallel with the lathe bed then all the rules for spindle turning apply once more. Make sure when hollowing an end grain piece though that you once again follow the rules for turning end grain and use the appropriate tools. Sam has some great videos about turning all sorts of bowls, and I'd highly recommend them. Brian Havens also made some videos on youtube that I found to be very useful.

[@lenmullin3216]

It's the spindle roughing gouge your not supposed to use when turning a bowl, using it on turning a bowl can be a bit dangerous. If you checkout you-tube, there's a few videos on why not to use it.

[@Santamonicadrainco]

Len! I got that same comment in one of my first bowl turning videos. It was for a sweet gum bowl. You should check it out. There are two parts. Please watch both. Thank you.

[@davidshaper5146]

Nice! May have to try that myself, but will probably go with cole jaws rather than jam chuck.

[@argyles65]

Hi Sam, Great little bowl. Bowl gouges still puzzle me. How do you measure the nose angle of a bowl gouge? Thanks Bob

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Robert The angle is measured from two surfaces. On is the bottom of the flute and the other is the bevel on the center, front of the tool. You really need a tool that measures the angle. Sam

[@lastrick08]

Two questions: 1) if I don't have a bandsaw, I've seen people turn it by "chunking" off the corners, little by little. Is that okay? (2) what speed do you normally run your lathe?

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

#1 Q....I think the "chunking is fine" it will work better and easier on green wood. Speed depends on---diameter, safety, how out of balance the work is maybe the best answer is hard to understand without a lot of experience. You WILL know eventually just how fast you should turn. Always wear a face shield. Be safe. Sam

[@billy19461]

Great video! I loved the bowl. Just one quick question how do I get in touch with north woods?

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Sorry this took so long, here is a link to their website. Sam www.nwfiguredwoods.com

[@eddieagha5851]

Hi Sam! Are you going to the AAW Symposium 2023 in Louisville KY?

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Not, not going to make it. Wish I could be there.,

[@eddieagha5851]

@WYOMINGWOODTURNER it's been a great show so far. Only attending the free Trade Show. Other show fees a bit too high for me.

[@arymza6196]

Hi Sam. What measure have the blank do you use? Thank

[@givikvachantiradze8256]

Hello! Approximately how much time was spent to make this bowl? Thanks :)

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Givi, I could make this bowl usually under two hours. That would include sanding and finishing. But of course making a video showing the process takes quite a bit longer. You can always shorten the time it takes to make a bowl by making a batch and mass producing them so to speak. Thanks Sam

[@givikvachantiradze8256]

@@WYOMINGWOODTURNER Thank you very much! Good luck :)

[@billy19461]

You mention north woods. What is the rest of their name?

[@peterherrington3300]

4.30 lathe finally turned on

[@frenkvortice3858]

God bless

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Here is a link to the original 1000 year old bowl. The link was provided by Stefan Paulick....Thanks Stefan--- twitter.com/irarchaeology/status/668802310286479360

[@yuvallahav]

Beautiful bowl, ever tried to drink some honey mead out of it like vikings of old?? :) Yuval

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Yuval, I have not had mead since I was in High school, boy what a headache. Sam

[@jamesdunn7693]

Your hands are in some mess?

[@bigdbecker1336]

But it looks like he still has all of his fingers. That's a plus. lol

[@trevorhuntley8093]

James Dun

[@panteliskatsaitis7803]

Looking at the your hands I don't think you should be allowed near a heavy duty machinery.