Woodturning Hot Pepper Wood Bowl

[@squareandlevel]

I found some pepper tree logs on the side of the road on the way to work. They had been sitting for some time and were quite dry. After looking at the unique wood I decided to try a fire theme resin pour to go with the pepper wood. I wanted to try something new that I read in a book about hybrid woodturning. I used urethane resin instead of epoxy. Supposedly it would turn easier and polish better. The downside is it has a 12 minute working time and the wood must be stabilized first ( I left that part out of video, rather tedious). Upside is the blank is cured and ready to turn in 4 hours which is amazing. The book suggested to turn the piece with carbide scrapers. I found this odd and did not care for this technique and went for my bowl gouge when hollowing the bowl. I tried to use mainly scrapers on this piece and in the end I’m happy with the result. Had a bit of frustration in the middle and wasn’t liking the look. Too much resin not enough wood. Although I was very pleased with the shape, the entire rim of bowl being resin wasn’t a good look in my opinion. So I decided to turn it into a very shallow bowl to get the look I was after. In the end, I’m not sure the urethane resin is all that great. The time saved in the cure process is negated by the multiple day process of stabilizing the wood. I didn’t find it turned, sanded, or polished differently than epoxy resin. Think I will likely be using both in the future depending on the wood being used. If you have experience with both types of resin and have some tips or suggestions please leave them in the comments. I’d love to hear them. Thank you for watching!!!

[@stolearovigor281]

I bet the music for this video was improvised by looking at the video. And it is done so well! It makes this video so much better than on other channels.

[@mavwoodturning7994]

You have the cleanest shop I have ever seen!

[@squareandlevel]

This wood lathe has made that task significantly more time consuming. Thanks for watching!

[@mavwoodturning7994]

Yes, they do make a mess! Not just watching, but copying, I have a casting the pot now with your walnut and resin. I used Sapele, I will try it out in about another 2 days. Your finished products do show your skill and attention to detail. Good Job!

[@squareandlevel]

@mavwoodturning7994 Thats awesome, wish you good luck! The Sapele should look amazing! What color resin did you decide on? Hope you have a great day!

[@mavwoodturning7994]

Indigo blue with white and hypershift . I have been using designer epoxy, it has a demold time of about 72 hrs, when I get it done I will send you a photo , might have to do that by regular email. I mix the night before to give the epoxy a little more viscosity, then the colors usually separate better

[@squareandlevel]

Look forward to seeing it. Good luck!

[@mickberry2651]

Wow! Blew me away when I saw the final product! You have a great imagination and a terrific ability to translate that into artful pieces!

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you very much for the kind comment. Much appreciated. Hope you have a great day!

[@ewanmacgregor3056]

Excellent work! What a beautiful bowl. Thanks for the info on the different resins and processes. One happy Scotsman learning from you. Keep up your great work. Thank you from Bonnie Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😀

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you very much!

[@SilverBack.]

Fantastic River Bowl 👍👍

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you 👍

[@missdaisy7576]

Blew me away wow. NOW PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE PLEASE! ❤

[@peterrauch6604]

Beautiful piece! Final piece is a true work of art! Great video!

[@davidpickens3117]

That bowl came out BEAUTIFUL.👍👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you!

[@louispageau4387]

Love the wiggeling moment. Don’t lose that.

[@timothyoutman7427]

Beautiful bowl, and a fine 430 am coffee vid 👍

[@squareandlevel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alessandrosuppini943]

Really nice balance you have achieved in the end between wood and resin 👌

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you very much!

[@capt251978]

Totally. I’m really not into pieces that huge huge voids with only resin. This was stunning 😊

[@Amybaumgart]

Your use of zip ties to get your pieces in/out of the pressure pot is ingenious!

[@noon273]

Great work, and very nice finishing🤩🤩🤩. Thanks for sharing

[@BlueTurtleStudios]

I really like it. The reds are a great look and I love the music you selected. I appreciate the work to make something new and unique. Thanks

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you so much!

[@ericbardell496]

You do very nice work, the colour really go good. Thanks

[@nicktodoroff7836]

Completely gobsmacked. What a beautiful work of art. Another great video. Loved the sound track too!

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you Nick, always appreciate your comments. Hope you have a good one.

[@brianderiggi4408]

Really really cool! Love the color!

[@AllenOxendine]

Beautiful piece and interesting process. Full view and Like 👍

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@inthem-a-king]

Satisfying to see someone use warm epoxy colours. All I ever bump into is blue, cold colours. 🔥

[@gregmize01]

welp, gotta give you props for editing TO the music, well done...oh, and the bowl is cool too, LOL.

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks! Having fun trying new things. Still have a lot to learn in the filming/editing department. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great day!

[@Terrance1964]

Fantastic work

[@squareandlevel]

Many thanks!

[@scotter_dotter]

WOW. That’s awesome.

[@squareandlevel]

Thank you!

[@pitman6992]

Beautiful!!!❤😎👍👍👍

[@tombruno3986]

Oh man I love this!

[@scottfonner]

Outstanding!

[@hakantemiz9121]

it seems fascinating.

[@baun16]

Very nice work! You have inspired me🤔

[@squareandlevel]

Glad to hear that!

[@Gus0046]

Muy bonito excelente trabajo 😉

[@colinmacdonald404]

Thanks 👍

[@morgancalvi6675]

How appropriate a theme. The music also matched the theme. I liked it when you stopped the music to talk. Nice job...but the foot seems wrong.

[@АлександрМуромцев-э3э]

Спасибо. Приятно смотреть на Вашу работу. Комментарий для продвижения канала.

[@normski4ash]

More of a question than a comment. How do you know how much resin to mix ? it always seems to be spot on ! Now the comment, great vid, as ever, Nice music too, Thnx

[@DennisDolan-fl3mw]

I think it was a good idea to lower the rim of the bowl to expose more wood.

[@kimdowty8931]

What can you say 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Vinimarshall450]

Really nice , but what a watse of resin , i could never afford to do that 😢😢😢

[@squareandlevel]

👍🏻

[@alexwoodcraft]

Tell me please where you buy this plastic sheets?

[@squareandlevel]

Hello Alexander, thanks for watching. Polycarbonate sheet 1/32” a.co/d/9sc0Blw

[@Amybaumgart]

How do you determine how much resin to make?

[@squareandlevel]

I generally use math to determine volume of pieces subtracted from volume of cylinder form but this piece was different because I could not easily determine volume of the odd shaped pieces. I have purchased a few books on wood turning and one had an excellent idea of using rice to backfill the piece while in the mold and then had a conversion chart for cups of rice to grams of resin. It worked really well I am considering making a video in the future explaining my technique for blank preparation in full detail but want to dial my technique in a bit more before giving anyone questionable advice. Thanks again!!

[@davidboettcher4367]

Very nice! 😊

[@squareandlevel]

Thanks for the visit

[@marshalljimah8801]

I like you ease

[@АлександрМуромцев-э3э]

Подписался.

[@derekcoplen2124]

What happened to the iconic intro?!

[@squareandlevel]

I wouldn’t refer to anything I’ve done as “iconic”, but I appreciate the comment. Thanks for watching! Hope you have a great day!

[@derekcoplen2124]

@@squareandlevel haha no worries. Love all your videos. You do incredible work!

[@raulroldan544]

Maravillosa !!!!!! Creatividad