Woodturning - How to Turn Off Center Bowl

[@StephenEMcCoy]

I have finally learned something about a technique that was beyond my skill level. Thanks for the lesson.

[@braddblk]

I have watched several videos tonight about off-center bowls, they were all good but this method was the simplest and easiest to understand, thank you. I have an old piece of very dark walnut that was passed down to me from a father to a son then to me., and I've had it for over 20 years. I think this will do it justice.

[@RayShaw007]

A good informative video. Thanks for the tip about waxing the wood screw (having got mine stuck on a number of occasions!) Appreciate sharing your mistake and how you went about remedying it. Furthermore you didn't curse, at least not on screen! Nice work and a nice piece of wood. Tow 'nice's means excellent job!

[@johnpbh]

Thanks for turning this one. Really enjoyed it and as Jim said it's great that you showed the catch and how you dealt with it. Lets us newbies out here know that it can happen to the best of them.

[@CarlJacobson]

Great job Steve! The bowl looks beautiful! Thank you for sharing the video too. Take care, Carl

[@SJWoodworks]

+Carl Jacobson Thanks, Carl. I'm going to try to come see your demo in Portland in July, if I can make it down from Vancouver. So make it a good one. 😊

[@vhostovich]

Absolutely loved your presentation. That is coming from someone never has done woodworking.

[@Amybaumgart]

Really nice, informative video! I really like the sun/moon on the foot!

[@trurex007lee7]

Great illustration and technique to create an off-center bowl.

[@lanejennings9853]

Very informative and I appreciated the style of presentation with expertise, knowledge and candor. Thank you.

[@MikeWaldt]

Brilliant Steve, really like your method, and the design on the bottom really adds a unique element to it. love it mate. Take care. Mike

[@SJWoodworks]

+Mike Waldt Thanks, Mike!

[@watcherdude1330]

I stumbled across this video by chance and so glad I did. I’m impressed with the way you take your time and describe what your doing and what the next step is. So much so that you have inspired me to go and try one. I am subscribing to your channel because you have a lot of information to share and you do it in a way that is easy to understand for us newbies. A BIG THANKS for all your hard work and time spent making your videos for us in KZbin land. Much APPRECIATED. Mr. B from 🇨🇦

[@LoneWolf-yp2mo]

GREAT JOB !! I like this bowl a LOT !! What you have helped me learn, is that there is no such thing as a mistake in wood turning !! Just a few modifications to be made sometimes !! You have a new subscriber !! Thank You ! Stay safe !!

[@ashleyhoward8926]

I'm a UK turner & I make zero mistakes. I do, however, have some really fancy firewood for my log burner. Take a look at an old video from Gary Lowe, a scottish wood turner who makes an eccentric bowl using a simpler method.

[@stevestevenson1551]

What a GREAT demonstration. After watching this, I created 5 bowls and each one got better.

[@adamb2619]

Wonderful video. I actually find the off center tennons on the bowl feet to be quire elegant and unique to how the bowl was turned.

[@janegilbert9851]

Very nice, and it’s ok that you had a catch because it’s good to share your method of fixing. I also like the design on the bottom, better than just a plain foot

[@derickdove2020]

Just started watching you. I have been turning bowls for a few years now. I always wondered how that was done. Great instructions. I will need to try it. Thanks.

[@jimg2247]

Well done, I really like the bowl and I appreciate that you showed some flaws as well as the finished product. I'll be trying this out. You have a new subscriber👍

[@pmwoodstudio]

Excellent! Really like the commentary about the how and why you were doing it this way! Thanks for sharing!

[@yuvallahav]

That was an excellent video, I don't know why I've waited this long to see how these are made... I don't have a second, larger set of jaws and chuck, also, no cole jaws... I will have to find a different way to do it, or just offset my bowl so much that I could have a decent couple of tenons or mortises using my small 50mm chuck jaws. Thank you for sharing this!! Yuval.

[@SJWoodworks]

+Yuval Lahav Woodturning Thanks for watching, Yuval. If you check out Mike Waldt's video on off center bowl, linked in my description here, he does it with faceplate. There was a good discussion there about using a glue block as well, maybe glued into a slight recess for strength, so you don't lose too much wood to the faceplate screws. As always, there are many ways to turn just about anything.

[@michaelmcdermott2178]

Very timely for me, thanks! And the Pacelbel is very relaxing.

[@williammarr1931]

Very nice bowl. Your instructions were quite clear. Thanks for sharing.

[@iantaylor1618]

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[@JimsonMakes]

Great video and a good technique for off centre turning. Thanks for subscribing to my channel, I have just subscribed to yours. The heavy duty bowl scraper is now one of my favourite tools. All the best, Jim.

[@billysanders7043]

Thanks for the instructions I definitely will be turning this bowl

[@YTcustomchris]

Thats a cool little bowl and I am glade you left it in.

[@SJWoodworks]

Thanks Chris. My wife says she liked the bottom too.

[@saeedabadi1148]

Thanks for the clear explanation!

[@tendring_woodturning]

Awesome project, thanks for sharing. 😊👍

[@emoryh1339]

Great job of turning and description of each step. Inspirational.

[@cesarrodriguez5663]

¡Felicitaciones! ¡Excelente! ¡Gracias! ¡Saludos!. Desde Colombia 🇪🇨

[@icespeckledhens]

Very nice and I like the sun and moon design. Thanks James

[@michaelogden5958]

I was thinking the same thing! Maybe inspiration for an abstract piece!

[@MARKBaid]

I really like the bottom design left in Steve. As you were turning I was thinking that I would leave the design in. Take care Mark

[@renl445]

Excellent and very nice finish thank you ✊✊✊✊✊

[@andrewpike453]

hi. My name is Andrew and i really enjoyed this informative video which has inspired me to try my own versions of what you did. However i would be interested in where you could get hold go one of those heavy duty scrapers. Here in the UK i cannot seem to be able to source one. thank you for your help in advance Best wishes Andrew

[@watcherdude1330]

Thanks for your time making this video for us. It was simple and didn’t involve a bunch of unnecessary babbling.

[@hraun2berg]

I liked that turning video very much, and your discussions about the rim and the bottom. My opinion is that the "moon and sun brand" might have bin a little less taken down, so it would have some strong contrast. I'm not sure if you understand me, but it was my feeling when I first saw it. Regards. Júlíus

[@maazy900ichwa2]

Very nice, thank you for sharing your techniques

[@chuckbell2949]

Thank you, very informative!😊

[@lindaoreilly933]

Stunning. Thank you for your step by step 😊

[@dennisdavis7848]

great job Steve, and great informational video. what kind of Cole Jaws is that your using? Thanks

[@yakbranson]

nice bowl, I like the moon/ sun feature. think if you faced off the top while you have it on the center hole you could sand it then and not flip it just go straight to the off center hole and only worry with the one tennon. have a good one. yak

[@SJWoodworks]

Interesting idea. I'm not sure I can picture it. If you try it out, make a video! I'd love to see it.

[@tompalmer334]

nicely done I enjoyed watching and learning how this was done I may try this some time

[@SJWoodworks]

Thanks, Tom. This is one of my favorite turnings.

[@CARDIACMEDIA]

Loving the classical music! I watch a lot of turning videos in silence and this was a refreshing change! Great stuff

[@murraysagsveen1424]

Well done! Thank you for a great idea!

[@fanfanz]

Thanks from Paris, France.

[@blackemmons]

Like the design and the bottom. What are the details on the "large scraper"? Brand/Size. Thanks. JimE

[@SJWoodworks]

+blackemmons It's just a basic scraper from Hurricane Tools, which is a pretty budget brand of turning tools. I got it from amazon, here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0198TQH6O

[@blackemmons]

Thanks. I ordered one. I'll give 'er a try. JimE

[@jimmysymons8730]

I really like your vid and your well instuctive turning well done and thanks.I'll be watching more of your works ,,Have a good and safe life.. jim

[@TheStanford01]

Off centre bowls seem to be fated. Mike also had a dink on the outside edge. That means we have no excuses. Nice result.

[@lazloholyfeild]

please advise.. as a first timer I tried to turn treated lumber and I think I overheated or damaged my hi speed steel lathe tools. can they be brought back ? they dont seem to hold an edge anymore..

[@SamuraiSwimmer]

I really enjoy your teaching. Did you move your channel to another format or under another name?

[@thefish5861]

I wonder if an off-center hot glue set up would be strong enough?

[@robsta5]

Great video, where did you get your large scraper from, i would love one of these.

[@anklebiterwoodworks2818]

Nice piece. Pity on the catch, but you dealt with it nicely. Thanks for sharing!

[@SJWoodworks]

Yeah, it's always disappointing to have a catch that is really, truly my fault from carelessness. It could have been much worse, though!

[@anklebiterwoodworks2818]

We're only human.

[@DerekCadmus]

I saw the Nova G3 chuck with the wormwood screw, but what chuck were you using with the 4" jaws?

[@sibomanavalens3574]

How can I get those machenes?

[@bnorton5002]

Nice job!

[@latelierdelyo4909]

Like it didnt know this method i need to test now ;)

[@anthonydella-vecchia1354]

Very interesting and you said you had a nine inch circle. What was the height of the blank?

[@bitopmar]

What brand is the large scraper?

[@SJWoodworks]

+martin rasmussen That scraper is just a relatively cheap Hurricane tools brand. Got it on Amazon.

[@bitopmar]

SJWoodworks Thank you. I'll have get one of them.

[@georgepostins5785]

How do I find woodchuckers

[@SJWoodworks]

+george postins It's a Facebook group. I assume you can just search for it on Facebook and request to join.

[@PaulKentnor]

nice job

[@plumbummax]

Благодарю! Очень красиво!

[@mardakworkshop4450]

👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌❤️👌

[@keithkelley7512]

nice job............kk

[@billkirby1458]

Good looking bowl I think your mistake and what you did made it

[@ScienceHelpUs]

That is not on there in expansion mode. Trying to pull a fast one on us. 😂

[@СергейСкворцов-у2е]

Подручник опасной конструкции, можно пальцы прищемить при работе

[@АсиятОжева-ы4п]

Не надо много говорить и жестикулировать показывайте дело и будет понятно.

[@hraun2berg]

I liked that turning video very much, and your discussions about the rim and the bottom. My opinion is that the "moon and sun brand" might have bin a little less taken down, so it would have some strong contrast. I'm not sure if you understand me, but it was my feeling when I first saw it. Regards. Júlíus

[@Feritube]

Great explanation! thanks for sharing!