Woodturning | More Bamboo & Resin!

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After how well the last bamboo bowl came out (if you haven't seen it yet, link is here: • Woodturning | Bamboo &... ), I just had to try another. And this time, I decided to lay the bamboo segments down instead of standing them straight up. I took a long look through all the colour/mica suggestions you all made (they were amazing, by the way!), and after many hours of deliberation, I settled on black and red. If this colour combo isn't quite your cup of tea, by all means, keep the suggestions coming! I will certainly do more of these in the future.
For those wondering why I left the bowl so thick, I have unfortunately learned the hard way that bamboo (the outside of the shaft, at least) really doesn't bind to resin well. That's probably because I forgot to rough up the bamboo surface with some sand paper before doing the resin pour. Lesson learned! While turning the outside of the bowl down, I had a bad catch on the cutting tool and one of the bamboo shafts fired right out from the rest of the blank! Thankfully, I was able to get the shaft back in with a little bit of sanding and some CA glue, and in the final piece, you can't even tell that anything went wrong. However, I really didn't want to push my luck with making the walls of the bowl too thin; my fear was that all the bamboo might fly out. And, so, we have a thick bowl! I hope you enjoy.
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Key equipment/products I used:
Rikon 70-220 VSR Midi Lathe: www.leevalley....
Woodstock 1/2 inch bowl gouge: www.amazon.ca/...
Hamlet 1/8 inch parting tool: www.elitetools...
Alumilite clear cast: www.alumilite....
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Yorkshire Grit: www.woodsleesu...
Music provided by Epidemic Sound
Sunrise Stadium - These Old Bones
Counting the Hours - Tomas Skyldeberg
To Where All The Rivers Go - Tape Machines
Hey Should Have Been Me - Onda Norte

[@barry.w.christie]

I've seen bamboo/resin bowls before, but this is the first with the bamboo in this particular orientation ... the shapes and grain of the bamboo is amazing, which together with the resin has resulted in an absolutely stunning piece 👍

[@JohnnysCafe_]

This is beautiful from the tiny porous veins in the bamboo to to encircled glass appearance it all came together to give a stunning appearance, watching the fascinating process with soothing music makes for a most relaxing enjoyable video.

[@confused837]

What a fantastic piece of work, just amazing.

[@jaysontwombly8261]

Another great piece! I love how thick you left it. Very nice shape. And the grain of the bamboo looks so neat in the resin. Really great.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Jayson, and I'm glad you like the thicker look! "Thin" seems to be in these days for bowl turning, but I personally like the feel of a heftier bowl!

[@marycatherinelebouef-op4hf]

That is one of the coolest creations I’ve ever seen! Absolutely stunning!

[@paintcandan5972]

so glad youtube recommended your channel to me. they obviously have learned my interests extremely well. love all your resin work, pretty sure i watched everything. your work abounds in style and creativity, putting your spin on common concepts as well as your own brand new ideas. looking forward to your future posts!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much, my friend! That's very kind of you to say!!

[@alanlucas4964]

Just seen this. Absolutely beautiful. What board do you use as the mould?

[@hughjass1044]

The extra time and effort for the two color resin was well worth it. Very pretty piece.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much!

[@tendring_woodturning]

Great project, very inspirational. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍😊😊😊

[@Droog1-ad72]

Absolutely beautiful and so creative even more impressed that you started by watching KZbin videos and self taught yourself- very inspirational 👍🏿

[@kevdimo6459]

That’s a beautiful piece of art! You’ve also chosen a great accompaniment with the music.

[@russellhobbs7245]

Lovely piece. I've never seen anyone else do this with bamboo but it has produced beautiful results. Great work 👍

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Russell!

[@jonathondunn9190]

Kind of makes it look like a optical illusion, stunning!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Jonathon!

[@kam70111]

Characterful medium to work with. Beautiful.

[@juliesadler6481]

Yup, you are a true Artisan. Stunning stuff. 🌟💞🌟

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Julie!

[@juliesadler6481]

@@formanwoodworking Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us!

[@shardzard2365]

The coolest thing about this bowl is the way it taught me to say good job in 3 languages.

[@woodworkingtalent]

This is really a unique and extraordinary work of art...👍👍

[@tonyprofera9914]

Well done! What an interesting effect. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Tony! I appreciate the comment and the support!

[@Qaetan]

The algorithm led me here, and I'm so glad it did! I've never seen bamboo used in woodturning videos before, and I love the effect you created with the resin!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much!

[@valdiralvesdasilvaalves7504]

Certamente um excelente trabalho. Uma peça belíssima 👏👏👏

[@jonlee7918]

A beautiful job I would not have mentioned what it was made of I would let people guess what it was made of really fabulous.

[@youtukangshop]

Excuseme

[@AllenOxendine]

Amazing Piece and interesting process, thanks for sharing. Full View and Like 👍

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you! And thanks for the support! It means a lot

[@ssjohnny]

Just amazing creativity! Very cool design. Glad I found your videos.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much for the support and kindness, Johnny! Appreciate it!

[@billyborden7447]

You turn the coolest things! Incredible job!!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thanks, Billy!

[@Susan0716able]

I just now subscribed to your channel when it showed up on my feed. Love it already. Your bamboo pieces are awesome! Thanks, Dave.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much!

[@_zhawkeye_9808]

...very cool idea...and it turned out looking great! I think the thicker walls worked out well as they left the oblong bamboo/resin sections inside the bowl...otherwise you may have turned all the resin away and left just a small strip of bamboo... Well done...👍

[@formanwoodworking]

Thanks so much!

[@noname-ve7wo]

Green and white would look cool too. But this is awesome great job 👍

[@swiftgabe1]

Well done! Such an interesting piece!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you!

[@user-brobdingneg]

Классная получилась пепельница! Похожа на какой то звездолет из Пятого элемента! 🤓😆

[@ScenicCityWoodturning]

That looks great! Such a neat affect, nice job👍🏻

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much!

[@anuhngara5552]

Wooowww.lebih istimewa dari yang saya temui divideo2 sebelumnya

[@NikiNiki-hc3ex]

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[@kellymoses8566]

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[@maxim7377]

Красота...фантазия на высоте...

[@youtukangshop]

Thanks

[@logananderon9693]

Resin and hotglue: The cornerstones of all traditional woodworking.

[@cowboykelly6590]

😯 Absolutely Stunning ! You've breathed such beautiful life into your creation . Lovely . Much Respect. 🤠🖖 ♨️

[@gillesetien5915]

Réalisation originale et quelque peu exotique. Bravo.

[@richardthompson7600]

Another brilliant piece of work 👏

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Richard!

[@moisesmunos7211]

A beautiful job . Very good ! ! !

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you!

[@DonnyRP]

Again great work.

[@jewelator]

I agree with your opinion. It is also interesting to know your opinion about my videos. In one of the videos, I made gold earrings out of ordinary pasta.

[@antfactory_kit]

This is amazing.. 👍 Thank you for a nice video!!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much!

[@billy19461]

Got to try one!

[@BigBear21740]

This is the second video I've watched of yours and its still more interesting than some of the stuff Andy Philips does. Very unique concepts very well done.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much, Kevin! That's very kind of you to say (big Andy Philips fan here myself!)

[@bwrightaway2877]

Super Cool! Nice work

[@MegaForrestgump]

Could you crisscross the bamboo? I wonder how cool that could look. Excellent piece!

[@formanwoodworking]

I've had the exact same thought! Still trying to work out how I might accomplish that

[@travisanderson6127]

I love that ashtray in the thumbnail

[@mountainviewturning5319]

Looks great 👍

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you!

[@apopope72]

Beautiful piece.

[@palavadiy]

Perfect work

[@mildredgivens8246]

Just beautiful

[@robertjohnston4304]

Looks Amazing. May I ask where you found the bamboo tubes at? I would love to try a project like this myself someday.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you! And I got mine personally at: bambootoronto.ca/

[@eliasfajardo6148]

another awesome piece of art. QQ. to you, which is the most "boring" part of the process?

[@Stinkerbelle62]

Beautiful work

[@chewyduck1355]

Beautiful. WhT did you apply after the Yorkshire grit to get that glossy finish?

[@formanwoodworking]

Just a rub on varnish, waterlox's original sheen: waterlox.com/original/ I haven't been using this for very long, but I've been really happy with how the gloss finish is coming out!

[@bigboy9706]

New subscriber here. Just watched this video. That's a beautiful bowl

[@formanwoodworking]

Thanks for the support, Michael! I sincerely appreciate it!

[@Awen_newA]

This is the third video I'm watching after I saw the jade bowl pop up 30 minutes ago haha. Hooked! You have a style I feel completely. Classic, timeless, modern. I can imagine it in simplistic homes combined with concrete. Which will make your pieces stand out even more. Less is more as you prove. SUBSCRIBED!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much for the support, my friend! I sincerely appreciate it!

[@TazioCostantini]

Hi, I didn't know your channel, I discovered it by chance; I also do similar things but not so beautiful, you have beautiful ideas and you realize them very well! 👏👏👏 Bye😊

[@formanwoodworking]

Thanks so much, Tazio!

[@KennethBorom-ks7op]

What kind of bamboo are you using? Gorgeous piece.

[@kenfrenchu7917]

VERY nice!

[@jewelator]

I agree with your opinion. It is also interesting to know your opinion about my videos. In one of the videos, I made a knife from the Dune movie out of a bolt.

[@anandgoswami3460]

Very very beautiful.

[@Armygirl82-85]

I so want this for my husband. We are retired in Philippines and they use bamboo for so many things. Just another way to show beauty of Bamboo. Where can I buy?

[@formanwoodworking]

Hi Kim! This will be for sale in the next two weeks when our online store goes live, so check back here for updates!

[@rroe5718]

Excellent video on a process that I would like to try. Never worked with bamboo before. Notice you used Alumilite clear cast which I have worked with before. Directions state for thickness not over 3/8" (9mm). You are pouring much thicker......did you have any issues and possibly why didn't you go with Alumilite Amazing Deep Pour?.........Thanks

[@Smallathe]

Very cool!!!

[@Nievesspecial]

This is an absolutely beautiful piece, well done! I have a couple of questions if you don't mind? What was the glue you used at 3:13? And do you find that's always secure enough? It certainly seems to pay dividends with ease of removal compared to gluing more conventionally. I'm also curious about the kind of chunky design with the thick walls. Was that a purely aesthetic choice? Or is that something you find necessary working with resin (I have never made a resin bowl).

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much! And it's just hot-glue! I've been told by some folks not to mount my pieces this way, as they argue it isn't a very secure method (and there's a danger of it flying off), but I've never had the slightest issue with it. Carl Jacobson does some of his work this way, and he says the key is using a very hot glue gun (the glue should be smoking when it comes out). This way, the glue is so thin that it can really grab well to your project and the waste block. If you only have a cheap craft glue gun, it might be too cool to bind well. And yes, it makes life pretty easy when it comes to taking it off the lathe and remounting on the chuck. It only takes me a minute or two to remove the glue with a parting tool, and then it just pops off. As for the thickness, no, that was not intentional :( I do like my bowls a bit thicker than most, but this was the result of one of the bamboo pieces actually breaking free of the resin and flying out while I was turning the piece. Turns out, the outside of bamboo is very smooth, and it doesn't bind to resin very well (in the future, I'll just take some sand paper to the bamboo first and scuff it up a bit before doing my resin pour). I was thankfully able to get the bamboo piece back into the rest of the bowl with some CA glue, and you can't even tell now, but when it came to hollowing out the inside of the bowl, I really didn't want to push my luck with thin walls. I was worried more bamboo pieces would just break free. Lesson learned!

[@stevekrupa6209]

Brilliant!!!!

[@ГеоргийВолков-ф2п]

Красивая чаша!

[@clarissasartors2118]

Beautiful!

[@elliotgesang1267]

I want to try this one. How deep is your mortise for the bottom? What grit do you wet sand up to? Water or minerals spirits for wetsanding? I really admire your work Sir.

[@domazzONE]

Awesome job!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thanks, Megan!

[@MEGAMIGA]

So nice!

[@ربحيجبر]

ماشاء الله تبارك الرحمن تسلم ايدك عمل فني جميل تحياتي لك من فلسطين غزه

[@putrametallicagen7996]

Beautiful n so artistic..

[@cranskin604]

Where do you get your bamboo pieces?The bowl really turned out great.Thanks

[@formanwoodworking]

Thanks so much! And I got mine from a bamboo retailer in Toronto: bambootoronto.ca/

[@DaveANeely]

Pretty kool bowl

[@andreamagistrali4514]

Hamazing! 👍👍👍👍

[@thayphucvl]

beautiful

[@christiereynolds1335]

I want one. Badly. Name your price. Love your work. I subscribed. Relaxing watching you.❤❤❤❤❤

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Christie! Unfortunately, this one has already been sold, but if you'd like to see some of our other pieces for sale, you can see them here: formanwoodworking.com/

[@kcglide]

Did you drill out the joints in the bamboo so the resin could pass through?

[@formanwoodworking]

Yup!

[@auxproxprox5252]

Really nice collors

[@rebeccamyott7041]

VERY COOL.!!!!

[@alanbrown8242]

Hi loved the project what size bamboo did you use😊😊😊

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you! And 1 inch diameter!

[@adilliosz]

Love these designs. They're too expensive for me though.

[@daveharris5323]

Did you use a pressure tank or vacuum tank ? Very nice job 👏👏👏

[@formanwoodworking]

Hi Dave! For this project, yes, I used a pressure pot for the curing process!

[@CookingCrafts]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@АлександрМихайлов-ь3т]

Шикарно!

[@warlikka7571]

Wondurfull ! Is it possible to buy your craftings ?

[@jewelator]

I agree with your opinion. It is also interesting to know your opinion about my videos. In one of the videos, I made a golden bracelet with diamonds out of ordinary cheese.

[@formanwoodworking]

Unfortunately, I don't quite have that side of things sorted out yet, but I'm hoping to have an online shop set up sometime in the new year. So stay tuned!

[@mr.zbych1002]

Gratuluję pomysłów

[@СвиридОпанасович-з5я]

La BOMBA!

[@sebastianhd2005]

I have problems to the epidemic sound music, it drops copyright reclamation, how did you get this sound without copyright

[@formanwoodworking]

Hi Sebastian, I purchased a license from them (1-year subscription). You can then use any music without copyright claims

[@kilbil5390]

Eger elimizde havasini almak icin kullandiginiz kazan tipli sey yoksa hava kabarciklarini nasil alacaz?

[@ДенисДубовский-у7й]

Это потрясающе!

[@jemayrodriguez3840]

Que tipo de resina utilizará para sellar los huecos del bambú?

[@elizabethlevison5928]

Love it!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thanks, Elizabeth!

[@plugger410]

Can we all pitch in and help this guy get a miter saw?

[@formanwoodworking]

I actually just got one!!! Excited to use it for some upcoming projects

[@erwinhermawan195]

Fabulous item,,,,

[@ismailozcan6793]

hello from turkey 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@luzmancheno8558]

Belleza ❤

[@alexs.3749]

Hola, ?que olla a presion es la que usas para curar la resina?. Gracias.

[@papafi5]

Bonjour petite question combien de temps faut il laisse la résine sous pression Merci beaucoup pour votre réponse

[@gustavotolson7307]

What material do you use for your box mold?

[@alessandroalberto6431]

FIGO !!!!!!!

[@sidneifelix8456]

Perfect top show beautiful beautiful