Richard Raffan turns a natural edge bowl in claret ash.

This 75x110mm claret ash bowl emerged from a block of firewood. You see me adjusting and re-chucking the blank a number of times before the natural edge is aligned as I want it. Then you see how I sand the inside without distorting the rim and finally how to re-chuck the bowl to clean up the foot.

[@stevenhansen8641]

I really appreciate your videos. They are very informative. Over the years I have purchased all of your books. Congratulations on 2 million + views in a year’s time.

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

Thank you. I'd not noticed I'd passed the 2 million. Not so long ago I worried about not getting 4000 a year....

[@Dandroid61]

Wow. That was another woodturning Master class from Mr. Raffin in 3/4 of an hour. Thank you Richard for getting me into the shop more than anyone else out there!

[@tonywatson5551]

just brilliant. love seeing your think out loud processes in turning. The learning is immense. What a masterclass. Thankyou

[@ShevillMathers]

Remarkable what you managed to produce from such an odd piece of wood. This is the sort of turning one does not see very often, years of experience and practice. Greetings from Tasmania Australia.👍😁🇦🇺🦘

[@shellmaker10]

Great video. 44 minutes , 12 seconds of learning for me. And what a beautiful bowel in the end.

[@joescarborough1]

I remember coveting a scroll chuck but back in those days they cost half as much as I paid for the lathe. Then again. . . I remember hearing about a thing called a live center. What a concept! 😃

[@edwinbrockway9106]

The beauty of the 4 prong drive for making adjustments.

[@johnwhitteron5296]

Fascinating to watch the process and get your thoughts along the way. I learnt a lot from watching this vid. Many thanks.

[@mikeguschke]

Remarkable demonstration! I love that you shared the catches. I get them and always want to understand what causes them.

[@edeyden1326]

You constantly and consistently amaze me with what and how you turn wood. To turn a piece of what looked like fire wood into a piece of art. And. Useable art too! Well done!

[@MichaelKieweg]

Sweet little bowl. I'm no turner, but I learn a lot by following your thoughts. Greetings from Germany

[@frederickday7600]

The annotation on your work is amazing and extremely helpful. I like to hear your thought processes

[@kennylakits4093]

You amaze me with how well you use the scrapper! I seem to struggle using any of mine. Well done

[@danielspain7231]

Richard you keep correcting yourself when you say “we’ll just do this” to “ill just do it” - when you say “we’ll just do this..” it creates a feeling of inclusion with what you’re doing, which is really positive for the viewer, and for novice turners. Btw great video

[@andylowry8439]

Thank you Richard an excellent video, really appreciate your effort in making your intentions and procedures very clear. I have some pieces similar to that one and feel much more confident in tackling them now.

[@oldcharlie5533]

As always a very interesting video.. you are a talented teacher as you are a turner.. thank you.

[@WhoGnu08]

Bravo! This might be my favorite video out of all that are out there. What an exposition of skill!

[@ned711]

It’s amazing how you can make something so lovely from that odd piece of wood. Well done!

[@MarklTucson]

This was very instructive. Certainly understand what you meant by the statement that "nothing is free"; a significant amount of effort and fiddling was required to achieve the very attractive looking bowl that you were able to get from this piece. Really appreciate seeing the approach you used to get a relatively flat top.

[@iantivenan4841]

Masterclass, interesting from start to finish.

[@cooperken11]

Fabulous Richard, great use of your chuck once again and multiple centres to achieve a beautiful thing. Love your work.

[@brianhawes3115]

That’s great to see how to change the angle as the piece developed. Now I know I don’t have to commit if I don’t quite get it right the first time

[@les.6343]

Lovely piece I also learnt a lot about looking at a lump of log in a different way. Thanks Richard.

[@jamescarter8813]

Great demo on getting the most out of a natural edge bowl. Fantastic Demo that you for sharing your knowledge Richard!

[@SpunbyGreenJeans]

Thank you gor sharing Richard. I always learn something from you turning!

[@johnnyb95678]

Very interesting and a beautiful piece out of such an odd piece of lumber. And really appreciate all of the tips and tricks along the way. Thank you!

[@peterbucy1846]

This video is worth watching twice!

[@kenvasko2285]

Wow, just wow. Good save. Beautiful piece. Great adjustments. I bet you've done this before. I would never have thought something so nice would have come out of that lump of wood. It was worth the effort.

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

Not really a save, Ken. I picked that chunk of wood in order to show how you can adjust a form to re-align the natural edge.

[@kenvasko2285]

@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Well it worked. I am anxious to try it, too. I hope I have the patience and don't settle for "good enough".

[@jackthompson5092]

Beautiful little bowl Richard.

[@ianhodgkiss1275]

Simply stunning

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks Richard that was some save there. It really worked out nicely.

[@ericmoorehead1100]

So much appreciate your videos and valuable teachings and insights. Learned many things w this particular video.

[@SuperCruelworld]

You always make it look so easy. This one was somewhat fiddly though. Always a good video. Thanks

[@glennnord2511]

Thank You for explainin yhoughts on making this bowl , I thought it was some firewood when you started this bowl , but it sure turn out nice .

[@blueridger]

Thanks Richard, the commentary on the approach is so helpful for this novice turner. That had to be nearly a record number of mounting reversals - what patience! Can you share approximately how dry the piece was? Thanks so much for this and all your very instructional videos from Asheville, NC!

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

I was told the ash was felled about three months ago, but it was probably dying as it was easy to sand with none of the clogged abrasive that comes with green timber. The moisture must be about 14°.

[@freddiehicks7545]

Thank you very much sir.

[@withoutfurtheradoforever]

Nice!

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Richard, from your other videos I can tell that is a well used little piece of mdf. Is there something about mdf that makes it better for jamming on a bowl bottom than a piece of wood or was it something that just happen to be on hand?

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

The MDF happened to be on hand and about the right thickness. I recycle other people's MDF and plywood waste as screw-chuck spacers and jam-chucks and to protect the drill press table.

[@bcrigg9388]

Yet Another Extremely Valuable Tutorial Mr. Raffan! I learn so much from your educational videos. Are you still living in Australia & do you accept students for hands on mentoring?

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

I"m in Canberra and occasionally have students for a few hours at a time. You'll find my email in this channel's notes.

[@AsherLangton]

Fantastic video, and very useful techniques. Is this something you would have bothered with when you were working as a production turner? This looks like a lot more work than a typical small bowl, but I don't know what kind of premium natural edge bowls bring in the marketplace.

[@robhoward9504]

Nice job Richard. Are you taking requests for the next project?

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

I'm always open to adding projects to my list. Message me or email www.richardraffan.com.au/contact/

[@blackspruceroutes]

what is the " non slip fabric"? thank you so much for sharing this!

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

Non-slip cloth is a mesh fabric with a wide range of uses from lining drawers to camping.

[@blackspruceroutes]

@@RichardRaffanwoodturning O Ok Yes I've seen that! I thought you were referring to something specific to turning, :-)

[@milasiroky3301]

Would it be possible to give the final dimensions (height, diameter) of the finished product? It would help. Thank you.

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

75x110mm.

[@donntisch365]

Ive searched online trying to find a chuck with jaws like those, no luck. Do you know the manufacturer? Thank you

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

Vicmarc makes the chucks. Widely regarded as the best there are for woodturning.

[@milasiroky3301]

There are 48, 55, 74 and 88mm shark jaws available, unfortunately the 88mm doesn't seem to be available in Europe. I wrote to the Vicmarc factory but they didn't reply :-(

[@milasiroky3301]

I think Richard is using 74mm jaws here.

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

@@milasiroky3301 The VM120 jaws sets vary slightly from the VM 100 jaw sets.

[@milasiroky3301]

@@RichardRaffanwoodturning OK, I use a VM100, but I can't buy the 88mm shark jaws that Vicmarc makes anywhere in Europe.