Turning an End Grain, Honey Locust Pot with Sam Angelo

Sam turns an end-grain, Honey Locust pot from wet wood. This vessel was turned thin and left to dry and warp. In a previous video,
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he turned a similar vessel in a cross grain orientation. Later he will compare the two pieces as they warp and move.

[@lockhartnoisecompany6154]

If your soundtrack was meant to match you "turning up this base" then you are a genius! Love your videos! I'm a year into turning and you've guided me for the past six months. You are appreciated, good sir.

[@fchasephd]

Sam, I just want to thank you for this years valuable contributions. I've been mostly quietly absorbing your videos and using the gained knowledge for my own workings. Keep'm coming! Fred

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thanks Sam

[@MANJITSINGH-ko2oi]

Great looking pots sam. weldone.

[@davidmorgan7522]

Thanks Sam! Really turned out nice. I turned a bowl from a honey locust crotch and was very pleased how it turned out. The grain pattern was just crazy. Take care, Dave

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thanks Dave. I just saw this Sam

[@christopherhachet5184]

Fantastic demonstration.

[@jerrybeach4597]

Not your grandfather's wood turning tools! Thanks for the video.

[@ChrisWoodBandit]

Wow the grain on that Honey Locust is beautiful!!! Very nice pot, and great video. Your videos, more than any others, make me hit pause on the youtube and go back out to the shop :D

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Great compliment, thanks Sam

[@Lostfriar1]

Love watching your videos. As usual, great information and demonstration.

[@simongadoury3244]

Thank you Sam for this video. really good info as always. Happy new year to you and all your family.

[@HeathKnuckles_Tasty_Timber]

Excellent video Sam. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year!

[@anklebiterwoodworks2818]

Nice piece! Thanks for sharing the hollowing tool.

[@MikeWaldt]

A really useful and enjoyable video Sam. Happy New Year to you and your family. Take care my friend Mike

[@twosticker]

Great video Sam. After I had surgery on my shoulder. I couldnt turn vessel's anymore. It just hurt to much untill I found Trent Bosch's Vessel turning tool. That tool works so well !. I'am so happy that I can turn again. Now I need a stove in my garage. :) It's cold Matt

[@jimdivz]

twosticker

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

22 below Zero here And its's warmer outside than it is in my shop haha..... But to your comment. You should share that story with Trent. He would like that his tool helped so much. Sam

[@DavidWhite]

Thanks again Sam Have a Happy and Blessed New Year

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thanks and I hope your 2017 is prosperous....SAm

[@jimrobb6325]

Nice pot Sam. Like the Shellac idea. I have used cellulose sealer at times. Wood hardener and even very thin CA inside and out in the past to good effect but great care has to be taken on application to protect lungs and eyes. Gas filter mask, face shield and good ventilation. Shellac - Denatured alcohol and shellac flakes a easier and less toxic route I think. Thanks again. Looking forward to seeing these two vessels in the future. Happy New Year.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

I agree with all you said. I agree the shellac is a little less toxic. Sam

[@ArtWithaGrainStudio23]

Love my ron brown laser guide. Definitely one of the best pieces of equipment in my shed along with a tool sharpening jig and electric chainsaw.

[@dr.blackysenior8615]

Love your videos and work as well as your explanations

[@stephencorkery5351]

Thanks another enjoyable video

[@adamquincey4371]

Excellent, great videos as always... Cheers...

[@raykiser7890]

Great video Go Bucks!!

[@NatureSouldierSC]

Thanks for commenting on the other videos I've watched. This is gorgeous.

[@johnfordham8133]

Nicely done!!!

[@watcherdude1330]

Well, hello Sam from 🇨🇦. You are the reason I bought a wood lathe. You make the craft look so fun. And so far I have only turned a box for first time ever out of Apple 🍎 wood. And a ring holder. It’s not as easy as YOU MAKE IT LOOK . Which means ... You sir, have an amazing talent. I learned so much from you already BUT this video was a real teaching moment for me. I seriously had no idea that one would put a wet turn in a bag with water in it????? But it makes sense to do so. Ty will remember that tip when I get to turning a bowl. I hear you often say that you made this tool and that tool. I seen your screwdriver conversion 👍🏻. That brings me to this question... have you, or can one use metal lathe tools for wood? They sell 150 mm long round shaft with diamond ♦️ shape carbide tips that you screw onto shaft. For like $25 🇨🇦 to the door and you get 10 ♦️ shaped carbide cutters with it. Would that work on wood? I’m thinking, I turn my own handle to a decent length and epoxy it in? Your thoughts on this idea would be GREATLY APPRECIATED. Sorry for being so long winded.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thank you for the very kind comments Sam

[@Steve765]

Another very informative video, Happy New year. Steve...

[@paulblackman3936]

Damn, you make that endgrain pot look so simple. I must invest in a decent hollowing bar. Stay safe

[@martinsdmd]

Thanks, very informative. Happy New Year

[@harrywhyte2299]

Very instructive comparison Harry from scotland

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Nice to hear from you Harry. Thanks for watching, Sam

[@DadofErikJordo]

It is always a pleasure to watch you work. Wont those pot lose shape after drying and if so there doesnt seem to be much wood for correcting any warping. As you can tell I am a novice, sorry.

[@dominangel23]

That laser guide is wonderful. Considering that you are on the other side of the pot with your handy dandy hollower and can't see the damn thing.

[@wladimiramericorogersespar9263]

Sam!, un gusto poder ver sus vídeos, maravilloso proyecto doble, y aprovecho de saludarlo para que tenga un muy excelente año 2017, lleno de grandes proyectos, si Dios lo permite, un abrazo desde Valdivia Chile

[@panghel2748]

beautiful

[@benoloughlin9225]

Hi Sam, I love all your videos, but prefer without the music. Your voiceovers are very helpful, don't stop. Happy new year!

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Sometimes I have little to add. So I just put in some music. I know I don't want to over do it. Sam

[@daveticehurst4191]

Sam, might seem a silly question to you, but I am not a wood turner, just love watching you do things. My question is, can you turn pots with an angled grain, i.e 30 or 45 degree so that the pot comes out with the grain on the slant. Probably would need special tools, as you would be cutting with and across the grain at the same time. Just a thought from a metal working man. Happy New Year to you all from Australia with only 3 hours to go.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

As done in the video, the piece will warp symmetrically. At an angle, it would be very much off center. OK, if that is what you want in the end. Thanks Sam

[@johnfordham8133]

great job as usual. This is going to cost me some money, as usual!!!

[@pottsydeep]

Thanks for a great explanation of what and why you did what you did.

[@lighthouse6748]

It's like you all waste so much material. Like your programmed into making everything so small. Beautiful finished vessel yet could have been taller. 🕊

[@IronOakSawmill]

I just got done turning a couple of end grain pieces from honey locust a few days ago. I cut the wood back in October, and sealed the end grain. They weren't nearly as thin as the pieces you turned, and mine showed up with 1/8' splits. I didn't keep it wet like you did, but it had only taken me a short time to turn them. I applied a mineral oil and beeswax finish immediate. I'm just wondering what I may have done wrong. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank You

[@victoranfossi4201]

Hi Sam ! My name is Vic ANFOSSI from Val Comeau Newbrunswick. Canada Why did you use shellac inside your honey locust pot ? Wishing you and your family a very happy Newyear !

[@guygroulx2085]

Excellent video I really enjoyed it. I am a beginner Turner and would like to turn bird houses for my grandchildren.... turn them out of logs meaning that I will have to do end grain turning. I would like a rustic looking bird house meaning that I want lots of bark left on the birdhouse. What is your recommendation to pre-dry without cracking or turn wet/green and dry it after as you explained on this video or would you recommend a different way. Do you happen to have a video on turning a birdhouse. A real one not an ornament. Thank you so much for your videos I have learned a lot from you.

[@bushwacker49]

You don't seem to spend any time trying to balance the piece when you put it between centers. Others go. Do you find it unnecessary?

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Well I think I lined it up ok. Here in this log I got close to the pith on each end. The end nearest the headstock was really out of balance. But that doesn't matter. That will all come off. If it were a natural edge bowl it would make a big difference. Sam

[@lesdawson3847]

Sam, I am learning much with this demo. I have so much to learn. I love the comparison between the end grain and the side grain. Where do you get your honey locust? I am new to Montana and I seem to have pine, cottonwood, pine and more pine available. Do you really have to include political ads in your video?

[@gilgrace1915]

I like the look of the end grain vessel the best, although they are both very good looking. One question...what are the chances of the end grain one cracking at the pith area? Is there anything one can do to minimize the chance of cracking? I must say that is some beautiful wood. Do you plan on some sort of finish when dry? Like!

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

I finished these with a base of shellac and then an oil. I really have not had a problem with cracking. Sam

[@cameronjames4239]

hello great video, just wondering as a pure beginner can I do end grain bowl turning but not from a full limb like in your video. I have big rounds of walnut that a far to big to turn, could cut smaller sections from my bigger round then turn? many thanks and I hope you understand my question

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Yes this would certainly work. There are two issues to consider. Turning a limb with the pith in the center will give you even shrinkage. The way you describe will not. But really not a big deal. The other point is that the appearance of the grain will be different. Sam

[@cameronjames4239]

@@WYOMINGWOODTURNER thank you very much for the advice. I've just broken my band saw and I am very sad as I was so close to starting

[@tomwilhelm545]

how come you don't use shop vac to remove your sheaving from inside your hollow forms ????? they look nice love honey locus . don't have honey locus here.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

It is perhaps a better way but it takes longer and more awkward than an air hose. And the vac is very loud. Sam

[@johnshaw7107]

You used the depth gauge to measure the pot depth by referencing the long board of the gauge, flipped it over and used the surface of the depth gauge clamp as reference to mark the drill bit. This seems odd and introduces a large error. Was there a reason? I agree with the use of the drill, we may be turners but we shouldn't hesitate to use the most practical tool to accomplish each step.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

John I remember that clip. I went back and looked. You are right. WOW, I screwed that up. But I must have measured again cause it turned out. Thanks I will be more careful in the future. Sam

[@MD-en3zm]

What’s the name of that hollowing system you are using? I couldn’t quite make out what you were saying.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Here is a link to it- trentboschtools.com/product-category/stabilizers/ It is the Trent Bosch stabilizer. An excellent tool. Sam

[@MD-en3zm]

@@WYOMINGWOODTURNER Thanks!

[@dommer6977]

Lovely pots! Did you shellac the inside of the larger one and not the smaller one for any reason? Is it for the different grain direction or size for drying? Thanks

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

I can't really remember. But I probably did apply shellac to both on the inside. Sam

[@dalejones4186]

Hi Sam. Do you ever worry about the pith falling out as the pot dries or not? Thanks

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

No there is never a problem unless you leave it too thin. Sam

[@larryhill6187]

why drill on one lathe and turn on another

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Wow, you found a really old vid. What is happening here is.....one my old Delta lathe I always had the tailstock on the bed ways. So I would do operations that required a tailstock on this lathe. On the powermatic, I usually kept the tailstock OFF the lathes and did hollowing or turning without the tailstock in the way. Plus the powermatic tailstock weighs a tone (almost) so I seldom put it on the lathe. Sam

[@larryhill6187]

thanks

[@billy19461]

When are we going to see them after drying?

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

They really look no different (now that they are dry) from the day they were turned. They may have warped a bit but you could only feel that. Sam

[@StasiSLG]

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[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Stasi.......Wow! There should be a band and balloons. I didn't even know I was up to 32K. Thanks I appreciate it. I hope you keep watching. Sam

[@StasiSLG]

Well, when I see a craftsman like you sir, sharing your creations and experiances with the world, I could not help but be drawn in to watch. One thing I hate most, is that I did not learn a trade like yours, and I do feel with my current situation I will not get the chance to even try. So thank you for sharing these wonderful videos. :} From a Bulgarian fan :}