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
@scotter_dotter6 ай бұрын
You are an artist. You think like an artist. You talk like an artist. Your work is beautiful.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
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!
@jayscott3062 ай бұрын
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.
@squareandlevel2 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to leave this comment. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great day. Scott
@ExpandDong4205 ай бұрын
Colorblind people somehow manage to bring out the most beautiful colors in their work, I remember I heard of a colorblind artist who goes by color codes instead of how they look and it looked supernaturally beautiful
@FoxDog10806 ай бұрын
I love the idea of a colorblind person picking a color because "It sounds cool"
@katieandkevinsears77244 ай бұрын
It looks cool too!
@MrDeathBunny4 ай бұрын
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" 🦖
@doonhamer2523 ай бұрын
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..
@chris20975 ай бұрын
That turned out amazing! Good choice on the color...I choose my wine by how cool the labels look.🤣
@debbiekeay1814 ай бұрын
Stunning, one of the most beautiful if not the most beautiful pieces I've seen turned. Absolutely stunning!
@squareandlevel4 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you! Hope you have a great day!
@billdryden62755 ай бұрын
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!! 😉👍😉
@kenyule6928Ай бұрын
I really liked that you narrated this one. I learned a lot from your explanations as you went. Beautiful piece!
@squareandlevelАй бұрын
Thank you very much!
@JPDillonАй бұрын
Beautiful color of purple! The hexagon pattern turned out very interesting. You are doing great!
@squareandlevel29 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@cynthiahamptonprince94496 ай бұрын
Loved what you said about letting the wood speak to you... spoken like a true artist. Beautiful piece!! So glad I found your channel. 😊
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Cynthia. Glad you liked it. Hope you have a great day!
@wilbard67086 ай бұрын
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.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
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!
@dianefiske-foy47174 ай бұрын
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.
@jennydrumm72233 ай бұрын
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
@squareandlevel3 ай бұрын
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
@millsinaz42206 ай бұрын
Patience is the key to a glass like finish. Great job.
@Diu.diu.2 ай бұрын
Watching this from Romania. I'm very impressed with your work. Good luck with everything your doing and take care 🤞👏👍
@squareandlevel2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@glencrandall70513 ай бұрын
Very well done. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
@squareandlevel3 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly. Hope you have a good day as well Scott
@brucetempleton90716 ай бұрын
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!
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip Bruce, I might try that sacrificial OBS idea. Hope you have a good day.
@deannam-host65845 ай бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous ❤❤❤ Hexagons are the bestagons! 🎉
@squareandlevel5 ай бұрын
I think so too!
@keenanlane85275 ай бұрын
Ah an enlightened one in the wild
@RedRover225 ай бұрын
You’re like the final boss of wood turning. Amazing energy. You remind me so much of my dad.
@squareandlevel5 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks
@GuiltyMalice3 ай бұрын
Your work is beautiful, your beard is epic. Thanks for sharing.
@squareandlevel3 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly! I hope you have a wonderful day. Scott
@turdferguson53003 ай бұрын
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.
@dianefiske-foy47174 ай бұрын
Beautifully done 😻👏🏻🥰‼️
@precisiongrinder4 ай бұрын
Very cool, dude! Gorgeous color choice!!
@scottdahlberg48905 ай бұрын
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.
@84deeanne24 күн бұрын
really nice piece great job and good to hear you talk about what your doing!..............Larry USA
@glen32576 ай бұрын
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.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
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!
@rosellabill6 ай бұрын
I just love the term. Let My Piece Speak To Me Great work and I will have to start watching more videos.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you ! Hope you have a great day!
@tomgreer99986 ай бұрын
I guess all the prep work is worth it. That came out very cool!! Hope you get a fair price for your turnings!!
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
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!
@thereseremus68496 ай бұрын
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.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thanks. Do I do something that made you fuss at the screen? Just curious.
@MightyWizardTim6 ай бұрын
Fantastic platter. Love the geometric design. I'd say it counts as art.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank you Tim
@brucewatt28646 ай бұрын
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
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank you Bruce! Hope you have a great day!
@mikehorvath96616 ай бұрын
Turned out fantastic. I really enjoy your work. And thank you for supporting America!
@pamelaremel747712 күн бұрын
That is a stunning piece!
@WhoAmI-vp8lz3 ай бұрын
It’s a shame you don’t get to see the beautiful colors in your amazing creations.
@squareandlevel3 ай бұрын
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!
@davidpickens31176 ай бұрын
That came out BEAUTIFULLY
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thanks David.
@BlueTurtleStudios6 ай бұрын
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.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thanks. I appreciate the feedback. Looking forward to your next video. Hope you have a great day.
@hairychest78656 ай бұрын
Awesome job handsome man. You made an incredible choice in color. Love it!!
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! I’d say it’s more of a color guess, but I’ll take it. Hope you have a great day!
@sunnidays5 ай бұрын
STUNNING PIECE, LOVE THE COLOR YOU USED AND DESIGN
@squareandlevel5 ай бұрын
Hope it came out great! Have a good day!
@chrisordiway72036 ай бұрын
Amazing looking piece. The colors are terrific!
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank you Chris!
@aaronpaulus34926 ай бұрын
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
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank you Aaron
@helema236 ай бұрын
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.
@aaronpaulus34926 ай бұрын
@@helema23, wise quote from Bob Ross and so true
@helema236 ай бұрын
@@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.
@mollyv8b7054 ай бұрын
It's beautiful!!!
@Menuki5 ай бұрын
Imagine the surprise of scrolling through recommendations and seeing a thumbnail with a blue waffle….
@liquidrockaquatics39005 ай бұрын
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
@GregoryVeizades5 ай бұрын
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.
@mdaley31026 ай бұрын
Really nice work and I really like the elevated style.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@347Jimmy4 ай бұрын
Just popped in to say the thumbnail looks like a blue waffle Have a great day
@pastel.persephone58794 ай бұрын
I clicked the thumbnail to look for comments like this
@nicolek2225 ай бұрын
Beautiful bowl! And I love the color! 😀
@PACIFICBboy5 ай бұрын
The symmetry is mesmerizing
@maybeebuzzy22655 ай бұрын
Wow! What a stunning piece🤩
@TheVectorious6 ай бұрын
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.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip. Hope you have a great day!
@richardwalrod74905 ай бұрын
Thank you , your work is absolutely beautiful. It's very inspirational to motivate me to get back into turning . From one of your subscribers
@squareandlevel5 ай бұрын
Wonderful! Thanks for watching, hope you have a great day!
@KenetorTV6 ай бұрын
stunning piece
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@sturdyboneswoodworking5 ай бұрын
You have a ridiculously clean shop.
@liquidrockaquatics39005 ай бұрын
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
@squareandlevel5 ай бұрын
Haha. Thats a great point, maybe I’ll switch up the title. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great day!
@liquidrockaquatics39005 ай бұрын
@@squareandlevel you and yours have a fantastic day as well!
@steveeymann63745 ай бұрын
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.
@40billwaugh6 ай бұрын
Beautiful bowl.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@mickre-fuses3 ай бұрын
One word description: WOW.
@jonny555ive5 ай бұрын
I like your style brother, INSTANT SUBSCRIBER 👍 Looking forward to seeing more of what you make. ~Jonny5🥁
@squareandlevel5 ай бұрын
Thank you Mr 5. Hope you have a great day!
@TalRohan6 ай бұрын
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)
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jimputnam75394 ай бұрын
That is an amazing piece!
@thesweetone6 ай бұрын
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
@christinanihart75985 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@k9insomniac7835 ай бұрын
I’d personally like to high five you twice. Once for the project, and twice for that beard. Sir, you clearly have rocked them both.
@squareandlevel5 ай бұрын
Hahaha. Thank you for putting a smile on my face. Was having a tough morning. Thank you for watching, I hope you have a great day!!
@k9insomniac7835 ай бұрын
@@squareandlevel Anytime my friend. We all have those days from time to time. I try to remind myself that if the good Lord let me have another day , and I get to look at the tops of the flowers instead of the roots, the day is gonna be a good one. lol. I hope your day gets better man. I’ll say a prayer for you.
@alightworker95206 ай бұрын
Keep up the good work! Was looking forward to your side kick though😆
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
I’m sure he will make an appearance every once in a while. Thanks for watching!
@JOHNSmith-pn6fj6 ай бұрын
Very nice piece !!!
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thanks John
@user-mn8lz7gf6d5 ай бұрын
love your voice! you made a beautiful piece.
@squareandlevel5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@AllenOxendine6 ай бұрын
Beautiful piece and interesting process. Full view and Like 👍
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
@coolabahwoodworking6 ай бұрын
how did i not see this. Amazing job. This is a fantastic video.
@squareandlevel5 ай бұрын
Thanks you sir! Hope you have a great day.
@coolabahwoodworking5 ай бұрын
@@squareandlevel always mate :)
@tomclarke17684 ай бұрын
An' you know what's eeeeeeven cooooler? A kick ass beard! 🙃
@MrErViLi6 ай бұрын
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.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank for the tip! I’ll give it a shot and check out the ack abrasive. Hope you have a great day!
@ericjohnson10194 ай бұрын
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.
@davidherring72875 ай бұрын
it helps to degas your resin. if you use a vacuume regulator. Some where in the neighborhood of 10 to 14 inches of vacuum
@Mike-hr6jz6 ай бұрын
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.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
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!
@tobiasit17434 ай бұрын
absolutly beautiful 😍🙂👍🏻
@velosapien5 ай бұрын
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.
@elisavianna73985 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@timwhited59336 ай бұрын
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.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
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!
@aam506 ай бұрын
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?
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
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!
@MegaWingman76 ай бұрын
That’s beautiful
@Sanderly18205 ай бұрын
Awesome video, you can get glasses to help with colourblindness
@mariateresalatte52085 ай бұрын
Precioso trabajo!
@I_like_spiders5 ай бұрын
I’m gonna call charcuterie “coochie” forever now
@JakeThompson6 ай бұрын
Beautifully done!
@lornacy5 ай бұрын
Lovely
@keithhawtin43966 ай бұрын
Absolutely Beautiful.....Well done you.!
@rollingthunder2773 ай бұрын
Impressive.
@davidboettcher43675 ай бұрын
Gorgeous! Well done! 😊
@squareandlevel5 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@gordonshute88166 ай бұрын
Very nice!
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thank you Gordon.
@198bikeracer5 ай бұрын
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?
@TheWind2133 ай бұрын
Very Nice
@Gingerbred_Hed5 ай бұрын
For a minute, i thought you were holding a custom ukulele at the beginning. Man I need to get my eyes checked.
@helema236 ай бұрын
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.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
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!
@helema236 ай бұрын
@@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?
@edward24486 ай бұрын
Nice
@kestutismartinkaitis75866 ай бұрын
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@normcopping50306 ай бұрын
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.
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
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!
@stevescott86556 ай бұрын
What a beautiful platter! I really enjoyed watching the precision you put into your piece setup and the techniques you use to achieve your precision. I like your logo. Would you by any chance happen to be a fellow travelling man?
@squareandlevel6 ай бұрын
Thanks Steve! While I am free to travel, I am not a traveling man. ( I’ve been asked that same question a few times over the years). Our paths never crossed. Definitely had some inspiration for my logo though. Thank you for watching sir, I hope you have a great day.
@jardablazek14 ай бұрын
Nádherná práce 👍💯❤💯👍
@mheermance6 ай бұрын
Wow, really looks great.
@scottblair86253 ай бұрын
My friend Kristen's son calls charcuterie shark cootie! 😂
@rogerpeter6 ай бұрын
Aqui no Brasil usamos um termo em palavrão pra expressar uma coisa boa, que é P Q P, as vezes só sendo brasileiro vai entender mas vou tentar traduzir "bom trabalho"... Mais um inscrito.