What to do with left over scraps of burl: Woodturning junk into art

Woodturning a "silk purse out of a sow's ear". How I turned a pail full of left over burl pieces into a wedding bowl

[@TerryRoberts]

Beautiful work, its the imperfection that adds interest

[@Grandpa-Dennis]

Couldn't agree more!

[@Mondkuss_by_DS]

Ah-hah! So that's why I see a lot of EasyWood tools being used when turning resin-wood projects. I had no idea that carbide is the thing for resin: I always assumed that resin was softer than wood! 😳 Thanks for the enligthening. Great job on that bowl there!

[@Grandpa-Dennis]

once the resin is fully cured it is very hard and brittle. it can be turned with high speed steel but they dull quickly. I do use steel from time to time for light finishing cuts but sharpening often

[@jimneely4527]

Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

[@Grandpa-Dennis]

Thanks for watching!

[@KrissyChacon]

I like the contrast that green had with the wood. I think it is super cool that you are able to get multiple projects out of one casting as opposed to wasting all of that material.

[@anusaratkothalanka1758]

Beautiful

[@Grandpa-Dennis]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@waynenelson8907]

Pretty color resin brings out the beauty of the wood, Thanks for the video Dennis. :)

[@Grandpa-Dennis]

Thank you too!

[@FrankenShop]

Enjoyed the video and the results, thank you for sharing!

[@Grandpa-Dennis]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@EclecticOmnivore]

Just subbed (# 128)! I've used a lathe years ago to turn out a few bowls, though I don't own one (yet!). Till I do, my chainsaw, grinder, and table saw will have to do! (Wood: reclaimed locust, ceder, and Japanese cherry.) Q. What is the make and model of your lathe? (It looks so beefy that I would not doubt that it could turn just about anything three average people could lift.) ----- Re: The lathe 'going in reverse'. I would bet that the speed of capture (from the camera) is almost in sync with the RPM of the lathe. That means that each frame the camera takes is *almost* exactly the same *ratio* of the RPM of the lathe. Because of that, the video looks like the lathe is running in reverse. Ex: If the lathe rotated at 1,000 RPM (~17/second), and the camera captures at 3,600 frames per minute (60 seconds * 60 FPS (frames per second)), then the ratio would be 3.6 frames per revolution. If it were 3.6 FPR, then the video would not almost sync up, and we would likely see a blur and nothing else. Because we do see a pattern, I bet that the actual ratio is very close to 1.3 or 1.4 .

[@Grandpa-Dennis]

Thank you for your comments.I think your answer to the lathe going backward is probably correct. I took two years to research and design my lathe. The welder and machinist took another year to complete. At the time it had many feature that no lathe on the market had. (1991). However many companies now have them. It was very costly at the time but once the process started and the costs kept escalating I couldn't back out. Today the costs would be prohibitive. I also have almost 100 chisels but all the tools and expensive lathes do not equate to quality work. Work with what you have or can afford and do the best you can. Many woodturners are turning out great work with much less.

[@EclecticOmnivore]

@@Grandpa-Dennis No need to reply. Just some thoughts I have ... Re: One-of-a-kind-lathe: No wonder I couldn't place it. It's a beautiful monster. I'm envious of it, and admiring of the effort you put into it to make it become real. I would be stunned if others weren't also. While you said that the features you made are now found in many companies(?) lathes, I suspect that a few features; * Still have not shown up in many (or any!) commercial lathes. * Because the lathe took years to develop and build, and required the skills of three people (you, welder, machinist), I would imagine that some want-to-have features were set aside so you could eventually use it! If there are any ideas that are implemented only in your lathe, or were not implemented but were on the short list, you might want to contact a company that is worthy of making such a device. The resulting device might not get many buyers, but could become legendary. I recommend this only because it is obvious you put quite a bit of thought into this, and some of that is still available for others to benefit from.

[@fretwoodmack1331]

Where do I find that coring system ? I was looking forward to seeing how that process is done

[@Grandpa-Dennis]

oneway manufacturing .ca. they sell the complete coring system. many tuners believe it is he best on the market. I will be doing a more complete video about coring and one on sanding and then hollowing etc.

[@fretwoodmack1331]

@@Grandpa-Dennis I'll definitely keep an eye out for the coring video