small plywood ball

making a small plywood ball (5" diameter) using 3/4" Baltic birch plywood.

[@donbomer5630]

Amazing stuff Keith. I've watched all of your videos, read all of the comments, including the foreign language ones, and I am VERY IMPRESSED! Can't wait for the next chapter. BTW, I wouldn't give away the angles either. Not when you sell this Fine Art on your website at oddballgallery.com.

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Don Bomer Thanks Don 👍🏼

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Hey Don, how do you translate the foreign language comments ?

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Alycia Goode Thanks...I’m still working on speaking English.😀 I’ll give google translate a try.👍🏼

[@sergei1779]

@@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams good evening I do not know whether you use Yandex browser it also has an online translator

[@sergei1779]

I just myself work as a carpenter here in Russia Moscow about the corners you asked not for Commerce just wanted to try for the sake of experiment

[@victorrussell6284]

Another great job Keith, thanks for putting this on KZbin!

[@pamcarr4003]

Oh my goodness! This is fantastic! 👏👏 thank you for sharing! Pam 😄

[@edmundkanther]

The most beautiful work I have seen on youtube in a long time! Thank you very much!!!

[@wood4nothing284]

That looks amazing love the pattern on the plywood its great. Love the tool for rounding it off on lathe. Cheers Tim from Wood 4 Nothing

[@jcsrst]

I love the level of precision! Nice chop saw set up and lathe set up, very clever! Great end result!

[@donfillenworth1721]

Fascinating and fantastic results! Thanks for sharing.

[@deanroadifer6013]

Great video I just love the effect of the playwood layers. I often look for the plywood made with darck colored glue or colored glue which really make the patterns pop.

[@TakamiWoodshop]

Love it Keith!

[@alanm3438]

Love it. Looks like a lot of work. I am glad you have the math down right.

[@bwayne40004]

I was impressed with both projects. And the math to figure out all the cuts and angles.

[@CrafterMaker]

This is really cool! The pattern looks so awesome

[@davedalessandroDalessandro]

Thats amazing how that pattern pops out like that!

[@hastudio8154]

I also clapped my hands at the end of the video. You're a very creative person. Good job!!

[@Stellar148]

Love it! Ingenious!!! Thank you!

[@dwainsmith448]

Great job. Totally enjoyed it!

[@The_Chosen_None_]

How does this not have millions of views? Amazing.

[@sdmcustoms]

That's really cool !!

[@jimpike3489]

Stunning, I love the detail the plywood makes. Two mitre saws, set up for the required mitres. I am so jealous. Thanks for sharing

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Thanks 👍🏼 I’m working on a new video with a simplified version of this ball that can all be cut with a tablesaw miter sled.

[@mrskwrl]

4:50 that's an amazing dust collection set up lol

[@bigdec1]

Amazing, you standard of work is something to aspire to.

[@rickschuman2926]

Nicdly done. I gave up my electric lathe about 14 years ago to use a spring pole lathe. I might consider having an electric again to do this sort of thing. Nah, I'll just get my grandson on to this. I really like the 5 gallon dust collector fitting.

[@tonywharton5220]

Very clever. The result is amazing 😀

[@edgarracadio3931]

So cool and satisfying. If I could only make one out of my corian scraps.

[@clayisnotdirt3585]

I like the video informative and visually compelling thru out!

[@gus473]

👍 Let's not forget the SFX, especially the bin filling! 😂🤣😎

[@Truthguy73]

lol I like the applause track at the end! Really neat looking project man, well done.

[@limeycheesehead97]

Mr Williams - as bad as this sounds I love your balls! Seriously, what you create is beyond amazing. Thanks for sharing your skill with us!

[@AkAkAkNeil]

really great, I'll try this size first!

[@Lando.41]

ahora la bola parece una luna, me encanta este arte

[@janinedahl1145]

Love it!!

[@birdwatchingwithdrrajasaur4410]

Wow! The patterns just appeared like that and stuff! 😮

[@AndyCPugh]

Incredible!

[@rroe5718]

Hi Again Keith and thanks for the info on the plywood that's best used. After a week of pulling my hair out and getting no where on trying to figure these mitered angles I ran into another fellow turner that experienced the same. Had to share his comment he made to me since I no longer feel in the boat alone. His quote, " There are a few gaps here and there. Making one of these is tricky because you can't just check that things are square. Until final assembly, you can't be sure that it will all fit at all. The whole thing really is miter joints from hell". I keep hoping as you stated months ago that one day we may see a more detailed description on making this. Just trying to make one to say I did it. I certainly commend you on the time I know you put into this. These truly are "Miters from Hell"......ha

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

R Roe 👍🏼 I have built over 100 of these...and I still have one once in a while that doesn’t go together easy. Small inaccuracies add up quickly.

[@jackierudd6264]

Brilliant !! l love it !! to see the pattern emerging on the ball is so fasinating !! FANTASTIC ! Thankyou for sharing 😊💖🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👍

[@rastamanralph6670]

Truly inspirational cheers👍✌

[@user-eb4qk9lx3m]

Бурные и нескончаемые аплодисменты! ) А кино про то, как образованы кратеры на поверхности Луны.

[@donbomer5630]

Translation of above: "Stormy and endless applause! ) A movie about how craters are formed on the surface of the moon."

[@edwinoutlaw1706]

Incredible work. Subbed! !! Some collaborations with other 'Tubers would be outstanding. Different laminate materials would be interesting: micarta, resins, polymer clay, metal. Shou Sugi ban would be a great finish as well. FIRE !!!!

[@davepost7675]

Must be a royal pain to get the angles on all those cuts perfect to join together properly. Congratulations to your attention to detail.

[@vincenzoc8065]

Bravissimo, complimenti.

[@mcjok88]

Like the older Diresta vids, to the point. Entertaining.

[@vlashick]

Math and wood projects ? One video and I subbed immediately ! Great job !

[@liamryan3419]

That's some shop you have there, good for you!

[@harpodjangorose9696]

Very cool. I make origami dodecahedrons every Christmas for the tree-- never thought of using plywood instead of paper, but I might have to try this. If you're feeling insane, you could go for the 390 unit model. 12 pieces with five, and the rest are blocks of six. It would be about twice the height of the bigger one you made, so there won't be anywhere to store it afterwards. ...unless you have a spare bedroom with double doors you never use. Great vid. Thanks!

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Harpo Django Rose The biggest I have done so far is 24” . With the setup I have now I can build up to 34” in diameter. I haven’t made one that big yet for the very reason you mentioned. I will definitely video the process when I do. Thanks

[@janlascko]

I almost want to quilt/sew something like this!!

[@jeffselchow5719]

Impressive!!!

[@jimbembinster]

Very nicely done.

[@hribc78]

that is genius!

[@huddy32]

Liked and subbed,,, gonna be good,, keep it up

[@runrin_]

nice videos, and neat idea. it'd be cool to see how this looked with solid wood too. the grain patterns all mismatched might be really neat looking.

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

XnMojo check out oddballgallery.com to see some of my other designs

[@Automedon2]

@@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams WOW, Keith your work is really beautiful

[@kerfnut7898]

Wow 😲. Still one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen!!!! 👍👍👍. How did you figure that out? Keep up great work and creativity. Thanks for sharing.

[@massilamany]

Nice work. Thanks sharing.

[@mr.mickles]

They call him "Keith Two Chop Saws Williams" Seriously great stuff. Subbed

[@markm6525]

I think I like Oddball Williams better. Two Saw Williams is his Indian name ;-)

[@richardwereley6171]

Mr. Mickles 8jjjkkkjh

[@mr.mickles]

Richard Wereley Uhm. Okay.

[@homsanfeoofficial]

Молодец, мужик! :-)

[@MikeHatalski]

Very cool and thank you for showing your construction technique! What are the red string clamps you used in construction and stock holding?

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Mike Hatalski They are called Bowtie clamps. I thought of the idea when I first started making these balls. They are now made by a company called Fastcap.com I also use them for keeping my lumber wall organized. Great for bundling up narrow stock.

[@jamespolucha6911]

I made one for my grandson after many mistakes but finally got it , thanks for the video

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Check out the icosahedron on my how to video series. Much easier to build, and the patterns seem to line up easier.

[@jamespolucha6911]

Your the best, thanks my grandson is amazed with it and so am I, thanks again

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

@@jamespolucha6911 👍🏼

[@thomasenigmatic4210]

Nice tool set up, even a magnetic angle finder. Not too shabby!

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Thomas, Empath 👍🏼

[@brianpotter2135]

Very cool,my wife wants me to make her a table that looks like that pattern lol

[@Tom_Lynx_98626]

LOL ... Love the applause ! Very cool ! .... What's next ???

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Tom Lynx I have a long list of videos I would like to do. Some ball related , some metal fabrication. I will be making a 34” diameter sphere at some point. I still have to dedicate a significant amount of my time to my real job building cabinets and such. It would be great to be able to make videos building stuff I think is cool, but that is a difficult level to reach. Gotta start somewhere though. 👍🏼 Thanks

[@Mark-nl2ld]

i dont know if you are willing but could you pass along the size of the small ball i would like to try make one. what a cool idea you have i really like it. looks so cool wow.

[@philiphurdwell3443]

Awesome!!!!!!

[@Erniewood]

Great looking balls, and great video!. I have worked out the angles. Going to try today. I think some people are on the right track with the angles but are forgetting about the compounding affect. Keep up the good videos, I also like your massive sphere jig.

[@brittanieoconnell5570]

Erniewood how did you figure the angle so they fit together tight?

[@Erniewood]

@@brittanieoconnell5570 Check out woodgears.ca. A wealth of information, not the best at fine woodwork, but one very smart man, also he has a tapered polygon mitre cut table that comes in handy.

[@mski349]

You already know I'm here asking for a tour of your shop. Haha.

[@dillanmatney9958]

This is incredible! I want to know if you could walk me through making one of these wood balls about the size of a bowling ball and if there's a way I could glue wood spikes all around it without the spikes falling off. I wouldn't be throwing the spike ball or anything just a good decorations

[@carmloktro5953]

Hermoso y muy bonito tu trabajo gracia x compartir

[@carmloktro5953]

Te vendría bien una semi esfera para prensar después d encolar

[@MrRazp]

Круто! Но с музыкой ещё круче! Давай жги!

[@scottnorton3206]

Damn dude, you're good!

[@atstupenas]

It's simple Geometry

[@scottnorton3206]

Simple or not... I can do simple things but deliver mediocre performance. You can describe this man's work as simple, no worries, you have the right. But I also get to put his work, his brain and his skills in the 'damn good work' category. I just watched his 'small ball' video once again. It still brings smiles and admiration.

[@piperdoug428]

Jedi joinery right there bud...

[@maheshrationalist9939]

LOVE FROM KERALA ........INDIA

[@paulskvorc7021]

I am unashamed to say I intend to copy you! Great stuff!

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

👍🏼 My next video will be a how to on building a 5" plywood ball

[@uniqko]

Very beatiful....

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Thank You 👍🏼

[@SHOKNI]

Amo los sonidos en cámara rápida. La vida se ve tan pequeña así jajaja

[@gardeningdianne]

I liked the applause at the end. I guess you could say it was a round of applause for the man with the balls.

[@dannyvance4032]

This looked oddly familiar, and i think i've finally placed it. It looks a lot like like a Belousov-Zhabotinsky chemical reaction with the circles in it, and is absolutely gorgeous.

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Vandani I’ve got to be honest...I don’t know what that is. Thank you for sharing your impression.

[@charlierw123]

You sir deserve to rest among the woodworking KZbinr greats like Frank Howarth, Toth, and Diresta

[@shaunw666]

amazing job and v clever mathematically. Have you considered gluing up your own ply? ie custom colours like red, yellow and black veneers (Jarrah, yew & ebony?)

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

SelfSufficientShaun I have done my own laminations with hardwoods like walnut, cherry and maple . I have also used spectraply on a few. You can see some of those designs at oddballgallery.com

[@Tom_Lynx_98626]

@@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams I bet they would make great Quidditch Balls !

[@raylarkin5004]

Outasite!

[@Erniewood]

Great looking balls, I have worked out the angles. I am going to give it a go soon.

[@cblanton42]

Very cool, I like it. One thing I did notice is when you tilt the table saw and set up to rip those strips you should be tilting the blade AWAY from the fence instead of toward it to prevent wood binding and a possible kickback. Put the fence on the other side of the blade for safety!

[@cblanton42]

@John Sadler Correct, that's why you have to move the fence to the other side of the blade. I taught shop class for several years and just trying to show how to accomplish this as safely as possible.

[@LowKey_B]

The sped up shop sounds are terrifying. Dope piece though

[@mussulzdnforcer]

OOOOOOOOOOH if only you could make them small enough for playing pool, that would be the coolest pool ball set in the world, so unique I think would never actually play pool I would just set them up and stare.😆😆😆😆😆👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Mussulz Dnforcer You could get a bigger pool table.😀

[@mussulzdnforcer]

@@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams hmmmmmm an outdoor pool table that you play like mini golf sounds intriguing...

[@codename9824]

With how much they would cost in labor alone you’d better never actually use them to play pool haha

[@SuperWigMaker]

These are not perfectly balanced though, the inner side is not 100% perfect so these balls wouldn't be good for playing such strict accurate games.

[@jimmylovesbikes]

Sooooo cool

[@Catholic.Church]

Best woodwork I've seen in awhile. Do you sell them?

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Gabriel Yes, check out oddballgallery.com The website is being upgraded, should be done soon.

[@ragnardonaschold]

These are really Cool, but what is the interior angle?

[@smile4ualways494]

Appreciate your talent

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Smile4u Always 👍🏼

[@peepers4763]

New subscriber alert

[@Zioluideecreative]

bellissimo, bravo

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Thanks 👍🏼

[@justin8894]

Well rounded video.

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Justin 😀👍🏼

[@jaymistry779]

Genius level.

[@beingaware8542]

awesome. a hinged version would be cool. with an invisible latch.

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

I will have to give that a try. 👍🏼

[@blackhawkbuell8950]

This would sick if you made one out of old scare boards

[@hymnhunter1]

Absolutely beautiful. Have you ever thought of staining them to look like a semiprecious stone? Like lapis lazuli or malachite?

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Kim O'Connor Not yet , but I have made a few with colored plywood called spectraply. Oddballgallery.com

[@hymnhunter1]

@@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams thanks for the link. Those are wonderful.

[@SuperDuperTango]

Super cool. What's in the spray?

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

SuperDuperTango I use a water based satin lacquer.

[@weferechido4949]

Excelente 👍

[@chewtoyize]

fine pair

[@mauropadilla1207]

Increíble.

[@user-rh5hc4um2k]

great work

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

خير الخير Thanks 👍🏼

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Love your videos. This one was missing the hard rock music track. The music on the other video kicked ass, and amped me up into making shit.

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

PhantomFilmAustralia Maybe I can start doing a separate metal version of each video. 🤘🏼 🤘🏼

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

ODDBALL GALLERY - Keith Williams That would be awesome. On your last video I commented that "Your music and craftsmanship made me to want to build something in my shed-but I didn't have a shed." I then commented that "Your music and craftsmanship made me to want to build a shed. I completed my shed two weeks ago.

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

PhantomFilmAustralia I know your comment got a lot of 👍🏼That is cool. From now on If someone comments on the “crappy” music I will tell them about your shed. No one ever built a shed listening to classical music.

[@tiffanyjohnson3110]

You sir are geniu$!!! Do you plan on making more videos?

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

Tiffany Johnson Yes there will be more to come.

[@ECsponger2]

I see an Etsy page in your future. I'm positive there's people out there that would buy these.

[@donbomer5630]

He does, at www.oddballgallery.com

[@petrosros]

How do you work out the angle.

[@mistersassy2939]

Given a structure like this, would you be able to infer the composition from the patterns it reveals? This might be interesting for planetary scientists. Or, maybeI don’t know what I’m talking about.

[@timconway2810]

Mister Sassy depends how many planets are made from a layered material using a 2d pattern then rounded on a lathe.

[@guesswho8327]

Amazing, Great work Buddy