Woodturning Hexagon Scrap Wood and Resin Platter

[@squareandlevel]

In this video I make a piece without the use of a pressure pot and explain why I prefer to use one. Luckily the piece came out pretty good, but I will not be trying this again. I feel a pressure pot is a requirement if turning with resin. Thank you very much to Simple Woodturning Tools for providing the scraper and rougher used in this video. They worked fantastic and I’m sure to get a lot of use out of them in the future. Simple woodturning tools www.simplewoodturningtools.com?bg_ref=gkr80FMJN5 LIMITED TIME COUPON CODE- Square3 Acrylic resin simple start turner and hollower www.simplewoodturningtools.com/knyydq Acrylic resin simple start roughing tool www.simplewoodturningtools.com/yio14f Simple hollowing system with laser kit www.simplewoodturningtools.com/ect9ii Eye Candy pigments 👁️ bit.ly/48vZNLf Coupon code-SquareandLevel Music provided by epidemic sound

[@itoibo4208]

Beautiful piece. Love the color. The pattern looks great.

[@scotter_dotter]

You are an artist. You think like an artist. You talk like an artist. Your work is beautiful.

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you Scott. I consider myself more of a dirty mechanic, but maybe I can work towards being an artist too. 🤣🤣. As always thanks for your kind words. Have a great day!

[@chris2097]

That turned out amazing! Good choice on the color...I choose my wine by how cool the labels look.🤣

[@SimplyJustice1177]

I love it when you talk through the videos. You are great man!

[@gregfief8399]

Thank you for making these wonderful videos. They are very educational and entertaining. Keep turning sir!🙃

[@jayscott306]

I finally began watching your older videos. Great stuff and excellent music, production, voice over and results. I feel like your work and style resonate a lot with me and it's reassuring when I see how many methods, mannerisms, tools and choices, right down to polishing pastes, we share.

[@squareandlevel]

Wow, thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to leave this comment. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great day. Scott

[@debbiekeay181]

Stunning, one of the most beautiful if not the most beautiful pieces I've seen turned. Absolutely stunning!

[@squareandlevel]

Wow, thank you! Hope you have a great day!

[@kenyule6928]

I really liked that you narrated this one. I learned a lot from your explanations as you went. Beautiful piece!

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you very much!

[@johnwallace4408]

I enjoy your narrated videos the best!

[@billdryden6275]

GORGEOUS PIECE!! Your color selection based on how it sounds is outstanding ..... and the best (!!) part is that you didn't choose to do yet another piece in BORING black ..... THANK YOU!! 😉👍😉

[@millsinaz4220]

Patience is the key to a glass like finish. Great job.

[@cynthiahamptonprince9449]

Loved what you said about letting the wood speak to you... spoken like a true artist. Beautiful piece!! So glad I found your channel. 😊

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you so much Cynthia. Glad you liked it. Hope you have a great day!

[@deannam-host6584]

Absolutely gorgeous ❤❤❤ Hexagons are the bestagons! 🎉

[@squareandlevel]

I think so too!

[@keenanlane8527]

Ah an enlightened one in the wild

[@JPDillon]

Beautiful color of purple! The hexagon pattern turned out very interesting. You are doing great!

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you!

[@brucetempleton9071]

Great looking piece! It gave me an idea for something similar with pentagons. I modified my vacuum chamber so that I could pour resin in while under vacuum. I usually leave the wood in for as much as 12 hours before adding the resin without breaking the vacuum. I then wait for the resin to degas, after which it goes into the pressure pot. The result is absolute clarity. I also use glue my project to a piece of sacrificial OSB.so that I don't have to screw the flange into the work piece. It's easy to part off the OSB when the bowl is all but finished, then flip it and hold it by the rim for the final work on the bottom. Much less material, particularly resin, is wasted that way. Keep up the good work!

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks for the tip Bruce, I might try that sacrificial OBS idea. Hope you have a good day.

[@RedRover22]

You’re like the final boss of wood turning. Amazing energy. You remind me so much of my dad.

[@squareandlevel]

Wow, thanks

[@FoxDog1080]

I love the idea of a colorblind person picking a color because "It sounds cool"

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

It looks cool too!

[@MrDeathBunny]

I'm not colorblind and I still do that 😂 we picked a specific shade of green for our living room because it was called "T-Rex" 🦖

[@doonhamer252]

My mother would strongly disagree when my colour blind sister painted mum's house when she was away on holiday.. local painter made the most of it repainting..

[@wilbard6708]

First time I have watched one of your videos. Really like your style, your explanation of what you are doing was great much better than other turning videos with no talking. Platter really looks great.

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you sir. Didn’t talk in my first few. Still trying to get the hang of it. Hopefully I’ll improve with more practice. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great day!

[@KenetorTV]

stunning piece

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you!

[@sunnidays]

STUNNING PIECE, LOVE THE COLOR YOU USED AND DESIGN

[@squareandlevel]

Hope it came out great! Have a good day!

[@glen3257]

wow sir. Thank you so much for sharing the details of how you created this awesome turning. I am a true beginner and this video gives me so much hope! I like that you share details to give me a plan to pursue my dream. Thank you.

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks Glen! Honestly I’d consider myself a beginner as well. I just have a good amount of experience with tools and machinery in general. Just can’t be afraid to mess up and make mistakes. (Just stay safe). Thanks for watching. I hope you have a great day!

[@aaronpaulus3492]

Vacume chamber before you pour, pressure pot for curing without bubbles. Great video. You're a real artist. When I paint minis for my tabletop games, I also allow the mini to come out how it wants to

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you Aaron

[@helema23]

i do the same with repainting figures and resin art. a true artist knows that sometimes something does not come out as planned and mistakes are not mistakes but happy little accidents.

[@aaronpaulus3492]

@@helema23, wise quote from Bob Ross and so true

[@helema23]

@@aaronpaulus3492 bob ross was the man that got me into doing painting then it expanded from there to other types of art. I remember him back from the pbs days and loved the "our little secret" moments.

[@tomgreer9998]

I guess all the prep work is worth it. That came out very cool!! Hope you get a fair price for your turnings!!

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks for watching Tom . I don’t sell anything I make. Give it all away to friends and family. Hope you have a great day!

[@BlueTurtleStudios]

Another really entertaining wood and resin turning. You are turning out great content and I really like the product information of what you use and why.

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks. I appreciate the feedback. Looking forward to your next video. Hope you have a great day.

[@mdaley3102]

Really nice work and I really like the elevated style.

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you very much!

[@rosellabill]

I just love the term. Let My Piece Speak To Me Great work and I will have to start watching more videos.

[@squareandlevel]

Awesome! Thank you ! Hope you have a great day!

[@84deeanne]

really nice piece great job and good to hear you talk about what your doing!..............Larry USA

[@davidpickens3117]

That came out BEAUTIFULLY

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks David.

[@MightyWizardTim]

Fantastic platter. Love the geometric design. I'd say it counts as art.

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you Tim

[@nicolek222]

Beautiful bowl! And I love the color! 😀

[@cajunmex]

That's a beautiful piece!

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you very much!

[@Fulkrum378]

Turned out fantastic. I really enjoy your work. And thank you for supporting America!

[@chrisordiway7203]

Amazing looking piece. The colors are terrific!

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you Chris!

[@richardwalrod7490]

Thank you , your work is absolutely beautiful. It's very inspirational to motivate me to get back into turning . From one of your subscribers

[@squareandlevel]

Wonderful! Thanks for watching, hope you have a great day!

[@brucewatt2864]

Really like the end piece. The color came out looking awesome. Totally agree about the pressure pot being needed for the bubbles. Thanks for sharing it's much appreciated. Cheers Bruce

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you Bruce! Hope you have a great day!

[@maybeebuzzy2265]

Wow! What a stunning piece🤩

[@glencrandall7051]

Very well done. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you kindly. Hope you have a good day as well Scott

[@PACIFICBboy]

The symmetry is mesmerizing

[@scottdahlberg4890]

Well I am a purple nut. So I love it anyways. The finished product is just absolutly amazing. I would be pround to own it. Love the production work. Your are right about the pressure method, I have seen lots of videos of where it (the project) came out better. My hat is off to you Sir.

[@JOHNSmith-pn6fj]

Very nice piece !!!

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks John

[@40billwaugh]

Beautiful bowl.

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@198bikeracer]

would love to have a more in depth explanation of why you pressurize vs de-gas. How would pressurizing get rid of the gas in the wood?

[@itoibo4208]

vaccuming makes the bubbles expand so they are bouyant and rise to the top. Pressurizing then makes any bubbles left in the resin compress down to a smaller size. He says the pressure is enough to make the bubbles "smaller than the eye can see". It seems like a good idea to vaccum it first, and then pressurize it while curing.

[@jennydrumm7223]

Another fantastic piece! I really need to stop binging on your videos and wash dishes or clean up the house or do SOMETHING productive today, LOL! But your videos are so cool to watch

[@squareandlevel]

One more won’t hurt 🤣🤣. Seriously tho. Thank you for the support. Hopefully I can keep making interesting pieces that are enjoyable to watch. Have a great day. Scott

[@TheVectorious]

Great piece. There’s a guy here on KZbin that makes a lot of silicone molds. And he says to pour from the bottom up from one location so the air gets pushed up and out as you fill it up. Instead of pouring all over the place, which adds air into the mix.

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks for the tip. Hope you have a great day!

[@turdferguson5300]

Believe me if you can start with a block and let it speak to you you're an artist. I have to see the completed piece before I start, left brain. Actually your artistry is what sets you apart from some of the other wood turning channels.

[@jimputnam7539]

That is an amazing piece!

[@precisiongrinder]

Very cool, dude! Gorgeous color choice!!

[@sturdyboneswoodworking]

You have a ridiculously clean shop.

[@thereseremus6849]

I enjoy watching what a piece looks like along the way. I confess that I occasionally fuss at the screen ,"no, don't do that". This looks too pretty to use.

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks. Do I do something that made you fuss at the screen? Just curious.

[@hairychest7865]

Awesome job handsome man. You made an incredible choice in color. Love it!!

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks for watching! I’d say it’s more of a color guess, but I’ll take it. Hope you have a great day!

[@JakeThompson]

Beautifully done!

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

My son is colorblind too, red & green or just red. Can’t remember which. I know for sure he’s red, because I remember him thinking a red balloon was pink. I don’t remember him having trouble with any greens though. He picks his clothes out fine though. Plus, he’s artistic.

[@GuiltyMalice]

Your work is beautiful, your beard is epic. Thanks for sharing.

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you kindly! I hope you have a wonderful day. Scott

[@aam50]

Great video. The care taken to position the hexagons really paid off and it looks perfect. How did you end up turning off the tenon on something so large?

[@squareandlevel]

I jam chucked the piece with scrap pine and some anti skid drawer liner material. Tightened down on the live center in the tail stock and carefully removed the tenon until there was just a little nub left. Removed that with chisel and hand sanded the bottom. Lot of extra steps that I didn’t think added anything great to the video so I cut it out. I figured no one would even notice. Apparently I was wrong…. Thank you for the great question and thanks for watching! Hope you have a great day!

[@mollyv8b705]

It's beautiful!!!

[@MegaWingman7]

That’s beautiful

[@ETgoHome91]

Watching this from Romania. I'm very impressed with your work. Good luck with everything your doing and take care 🤞👏👍

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you very much!

[@AlbenLee-u1k]

Nice work sir. Beautiful. Tex

[@timwhited5933]

Another gorgeous project! Do you typically use Alumilite resin for casting these projects? I have yet to cast with epoxy. I agree that curing under pressure is preferred. I just purchased a vacuum chamber and Cactus Juice from Curtis Seebeck with plans to stabilize the wood for these projects.

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks Tim! I have moved away from using the Alumilite for now. The Epoxy is just must easier to work with. I’ve found little to no difference in the way it turns or effort needed in finishing. The stabilizing process definitely helps with the alumilite but it is a multiple day, if not longer process. So It makes the fast cure time kinda pointless. Wish you the best of luck in your turning projects. Thanks for watching, hope you have a great day!

[@velosapien]

I found that after degassing the resin, passing it through a straw / tube from a funnel at one side only and letting it flow till filled has fewer air bubbles within.

[@gordonshute8816]

Very nice!

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you Gordon.

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

The short version of using a pressure pot versus a vacuum chamber is that a pressure pot shrinks bubbles really small so they’re hard to see while a vacuum chamber performs a different function entirely; with a vacuum chamber, it will force air out of the wood into the epoxy, and this will cause more bubbles that must then be popped. If you wanted, you could stabilize wood first, then use a pressure pot and it basically eliminates any bubbles, but presealing the wood or using a deep casting epoxy will give time for any stray bubbles to get to the surface hopefully. I don’t stabilize wood myself, but I love watching wood stabilizing videos and seeing what people create

[@GregoryVeizades]

If large enough you can let the resin cure under vacuum. However that will replace the air in the wood with the resin in use so you might have to stabilize first. A slow curing resin cured under vacuum will be extremely free of bubbles.

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

Beautifully done 😻👏🏻🥰‼️

[@Sanderly1820]

Awesome video, you can get glasses to help with colourblindness

[@saeedawan-wm6zv]

very weldone keep going with good work

[@TalRohan]

great piece definitely worth the wait.....I really like that you use raw linseed oil...the really safe oil.....too many people in my view use BLO and assume its safe to handle. Thanks for sharing (new subscriber here)

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you!

[@alightworker9520]

Keep up the good work! Was looking forward to your side kick though😆

[@squareandlevel]

I’m sure he will make an appearance every once in a while. Thanks for watching!

[@keithhawtin4396]

Absolutely Beautiful.....Well done you.!

[@lornacy]

Lovely

[@Imageloading...]

Blue waffles?

[@tobiasit1743]

absolutly beautiful 😍🙂👍🏻

[@normcopping5030]

What is the diameter of your base ring? (the sunshine ring) and the width of your segments on the first ring. Trying to an idea of how to start the ring layers.

[@squareandlevel]

I think you are going about this differently than I did. I was not concerned with diameters. I laid out the center line first using a straight edge then worked off that as a reference. Once all pieces were laid out I could get diameter of entire piece so I could find a good sized tube for the outer mold. Hope that explained it. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great day!

[@helema23]

being spectrum blind (cant see certain colors, ie navy looks black to me and certain reds and purples look different to me) i can tell you that that looks blue to me in the finished product but is still very beautiful to me.

[@squareandlevel]

Looks blue to me as well but it’s because blue and purple look identical to me. So I chose to think it’s blue. I’m sure you totally understand what I mean. Thanks for watching! Hope you have a great day!

[@helema23]

@@squareandlevel yes i do, i made a hand sewn tunic that was meant to be blue when i was younger and a friend of mine told me it was purple but still went well with the blue rope belt i made... certain greend look blue or yellow to me and certain oranges look red or yellow to me and there are times i cant tell certain shades from each other. so i get it. which is why i ask my kids what color certain things are. makes picking out school cloths and matching things an interesting challenge. So are you spectrum blind or cannot see certain colors at all?

[@davidboettcher4367]

Gorgeous! Well done! 😊

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you! 😊

[@Amybaumgart]

Curious why the pieces couldn’t have started out as a once inch square??

[@squareandlevel]

Hi Amy, I used a hexagon calculator on my phone to determine what size the pieces need to be to start with, ( I’m not smart enough to remember that kind of geometry from school. It was too long ago). The pieces were actually supposed to be 1” x by .866” but that’s getting a little more precise than I need to be considering there is resin in between all the pieces. 7/8” is close enough in this instance. If the pieces were 1” square the sides of the hexagon would not have been equal. They would have been lopsided. Thank you very much for commenting on all my videos. Much appreciated. Have a good day!

[@coolabahwoodworking]

how did i not see this. Amazing job. This is a fantastic video.

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks you sir! Hope you have a great day.

[@coolabahwoodworking]

@@squareandlevel always mate :)

[@thesweetone]

Ive made dozens of resin projects for thr lathe and not once did i sue a presusre pot (dont own one) and only for like 10 did i use my vacuum chamber to degas the resin. I use the slow cure deep epoxy that takes 7 days to fully cure and never had any issues beyond what you have shown with the ocasional tiny airbubble on a few pieces

[@itoibo4208]

vacuuming and pressurizing, at least for non-production type jobs, seems like a "why would you not" thing. You are expanding the bubbles to get them to rise to the top, then pressurinzing to make any leftover bubbles tiny. It seems like worthwhile thing to do and good insurance.

[@christinanihart7598]

Beautiful

[@user-mn8lz7gf6d]

love your voice! you made a beautiful piece.

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you so much!

[@ericjohnson1019]

Hello. This is the first time I've watched one of your videos. work is really fantastic, and I liked that in this video you both illustrated how to create the piece but also the tools required to do it, and the reasoning behind your preferences. I do have one general question: Are you able to do anything with the wood and/resin 'shaving' that comes off as your working? I know virtually nothing about woodworking, but it seems there would be a way with more resin and the pressure machine to create an interesting looking piece.

[@mariateresalatte5208]

Precioso trabajo!

[@mheermance]

Wow, really looks great.

[@davidherring7287]

it helps to degas your resin. if you use a vacuume regulator. Some where in the neighborhood of 10 to 14 inches of vacuum

[@Amybaumgart]

What formula do you use to calculate the amount of resin you mix? You always seem to have “just the right amount!”

[@squareandlevel]

Amy, I first determine the volume of the cylinder mold then subtract the volume of all the wood pieces then Add roughly 10%. The larger the piece the more I add. This has worked well for me so far. Thanks for watching!

[@Mike-hr6jz]

Excellent job very nice. One suggestion after thousand grit you go to 1200 1500 2000 it will look like glass even though it looks great the way you done you would be happier if you take it this far just a suggestion thanks for the video.

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks for the tip Mike. More sanding yay! I’ll get it figured out. The buffing/polishing wheel definitely helps a great deal. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great day!

[@elisavianna7398]

Amazing!

[@edward2448]

Nice

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[@auntkaren12]

just came across your youtube channel. love your work. do you sell your art and do you have a storefront?

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you Karen , I’m sorry but I do not sell my pieces at this time. I give most everything I make to friends and family. That may change in the future but for now I’m just enjoying learning a new skill and making interesting pieces. Thank you for watching. I hope you have a great day!

[@auntkaren12]

@@squareandlevel Thank you for replying. I was imagining a cake plate while you were creating this platter. My best friend bakes and collects unique cake stands.

[@steveeymann6374]

I prefer steel gouges to carbide. You can get them sharper than the carbide and they cut instead of scraping. Its always given me better results.

[@WhoAmI-vp8lz]

It’s a shame you don’t get to see the beautiful colors in your amazing creations.

[@squareandlevel]

It would be a shame if I couldn’t see at all. I have never known anything different, so I don’t feel like I’m missing out. Thanks for watching. I hope you have a great day!

[@AllenOxendine]

Beautiful piece and interesting process. Full view and Like 👍

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you so much 😊

[@TheWind213]

Very Nice

[@jardablazek1]

Nádherná práce 👍💯❤💯👍

[@jonny555ive]

I like your style brother, INSTANT SUBSCRIBER 👍 Looking forward to seeing more of what you make. ~Jonny5🥁

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you Mr 5. Hope you have a great day!

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

I would completely advertise that this is developed by a color, blind person, and the color is chosen by name. It makes it funnier because it’s masterful already and picking the color by name is so whimsical

[@squareandlevel]

Haha. Thats a great point, maybe I’ll switch up the title. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great day!

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

@@squareandlevel you and yours have a fantastic day as well!

[@mickre-fuses]

One word description: WOW.

[@theblackwidower]

Question: Is there a reason you couldn't have it cure inside of a vacuum chamber? As far as I know resin, unlike glue, doesn't cure when exposed to air, but it's a timed chemical process. So you should be able to cure it in the vacuum chamber instead, and use that to get out all the air. Or maybe pull all the air out of the whole item using a vacuum, and then, for any air that happens to still be there, let the rest of the curing still happen under pressure. Just a thought.

[@MrErViLi]

You can take the purple pigment powder and put it in the air bubble holes and add thin CA glue and it works great. I do it all the time on my pieces. And if you like supporting American made stuff, you should check out ACKs wood abrasive. It's a small family owned American company. Their wood abrasive paste is every bit as good as Yorkshire.

[@squareandlevel]

Thank for the tip! I’ll give it a shot and check out the ack abrasive. Hope you have a great day!

[@mariebrowne4227]

beautiful💙