Woodturning | The Cherry Sunburst Bowl!

Hello, friends!
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Sadly, this one didn't come out as perfectly as I'd hoped, but it was a fun one nonetheless! For this project, I cut and sanded eight pieces of cherry into... I'm not sure what kind of shape you'd call these, but "sun beams." I then cut out 8 additional triangles and sanded them thin to act as beams of light shining inwards. I then hot glued them all down to a mold and cast them in a dark purple epoxy resin, which is where the problem arose. Because I wanted the swirls in the resin to stay in the final cast, I used a resin that cures relatively quick (about 45-60 minutes of open time), and although my garage was quite cold when I did the pour, the volume of resin I used was way too much for this sort of product. It wound up flash curing, and the result was that the resin cracked in about 5 places deep within the casting, which were slowly revealed when I was turning the piece. Although I tried my best to seal the cracks with some CA glue, some sanding dust still worked its way in a few during the wet sanding. In the end, though, I'm still really happy with this piece. It's probably the most technically challenging bowl I've done to date, and frankly, I'm still amazed I'm able to get these to completion at all :) I sure love that purple, too!
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Key equipment/products I used:
Rikon 70-220 VSR Midi Lathe: www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/...
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[@johnblagden5625]

I think the idea is great, especially when you resorted to a jigsaw and sander to shape the sun beams and light beams. It shows that you don't need workshop full of precision band and table saws to achieve great results. You've obviously learnt a lot during this procedure and I really look forward to your next piece.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, John, that's very kind of you!

[@najatridha6388]

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[@mariahowell9230]

😂 0:17

[@xgtiguy]

I can just sit and stare at this all day long. Just beautiful 😍

[@robertmarks713]

I found it much harder to skip ahead than most wood turning videos. Thanks for keeping my wandering mind occupied. Best of luck!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much, Rob, I appreciate that!

[@marcgovenor8136]

One of the nicest pieces I've seen, simple pattern. Bur really pops

[@rickeyburke2596]

BEAUTIFUL piece of Cfaftsmanship

[@thedivinemrm5832]

A truly stunning object and one I'd gladly own. This seemed pretty "low impact" also. Having recently fallen down the turning rabbit hole on KZbin, as much as I'm delighted by the end product, I always have the nagging feeling about a 1 kilo piece having been created from 10 kilo of material and that remainder ending up in landfill. Bravo!

[@5minuteturnings]

Amazing design

[@AllenOxendine]

Beautiful Piece and interesting process. Full view and Like 👍

[@jfhorselenberg7778]

Absolutly❤ delightfull, & enjoyed, watching ur turning it in a piece of treasure😊

[@jmack8767]

oooooh! VERY elegant. I like the shape a lot, it compliments the pattern very nicely.

[@thomasbone5498]

Great piece of work Bob England

[@MissGilAllen]

Man, you make this look like such a peaceful and rewarding process! Makes me want to try it out!...only I'm afraid of motorized sharp objects and splinters and... 😅 I'll live vicariously through these videos instead.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Gil, I appreciate that!

[@DrewMarold]

Wow, that came out amazing.

[@SMcCaskill]

This is beautiful! I would love to see one with a dark red color to the resin.

[@warpo007]

Love your work, inspirational. So good to see you don't use total joke boat epoxy. I get triggered seeing so many youtubers fight and struggle with shit epoxy. There is so many genuine deep poor epoxies out there.

[@carybrown3192]

God Lord, man that turned out badass and gorgeous!

[@lyndaowen2154]

Gorgeous, gorgeous gorgeous 100% gorgeous!!!!

[@qrafting]

Such a rich and beautiful color

[@trixiedaley5323]

OMG that is absolutely %100 beautiful..u did a terrific job with this piece...

[@bcbooth498]

Absolutely Beautiful, boy what I would give for bowl like that. Great work

[@lighthouse6748]

Brilliant Workmanship!

[@lindaroshdy7541]

Wow.....just wow. I think that this is stunning.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Linda!

[@cathylebouef4026]

Mama Mia! This piece is so beautiful! You are so talented and creative! I love this piece of art. Perfection! Bravo!

[@Bart_Depestele]

Lovely bowl

[@LOTGiscool]

WOW! This is very nice. No doubt you got an A all through Shop class, and beyond.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you!!

[@outtabubblegum7034]

THAT is the shade of purple that I always try to explain to people, but never can... My favorite color (except for redheads...)

[@joncox8334]

Like this a lot and putting it on my to do list.

[@glhill35]

I think that's just lovely

[@kestutismartinkaitis7586]

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[@littlecreekbowclub5288]

Beautiful piece!!

[@patsydalgarno8365]

Beautiful!!

[@ndpesicgroup]

Great work !! Beautiful piece !!!

[@daniellevasquez8266]

Wow! I think that the cracks you speak of give this piece character. You can tell you took your time with this design. This bowl is so beautiful and the pigment is delicious. 💜Can’t wait to see what’s next!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Daniell! Glad you liked it!

[@oneturnatatime6309]

Looks really beautiful 👌

[@aldademoura7738]

So beautiful 😊

[@dianesmith9512]

Gorgeous!!

[@ScenicCityWoodturning]

Very nice! Those colors look great 👍🏻beautiful!

[@CalvinJ82]

Brilliant idea and color choice. Looks magnificent. Thanks for sharing.

[@caladito]

Good work!!

[@uniqko]

Very beautiful bowl 👍

[@kadirkadirli6529]

What a beautiful piece ❤ thanks for your effort

[@makingprocessindynamickore8549]

The bowl design is nice, and the color is nice!!

[@428Mario]

Very well done

[@MaryC861]

So cool I love the star design 😊

[@judithfairchild8620]

Beautiful bowl/ platter.

[@johnproffitt3272]

That's a beautiful piece

[@1955DocBrown]

Beautiful

[@beckymccomas2644]

Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing 😍

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Becky! Glad you liked it!

[@monicap5071]

OMG! Wow. Absolutely beautiful🥰💜💜💜💜

[@formanwoodworking]

Thanks, Monica!

[@Daryl185]

Absolutely stunning

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Daryl!

[@barryvenditti614]

Simply gorgeous.

[@MichaelHerrick-qn6ld]

WOW AWESOME just AWESOME.😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@pedrothewise2584]

thats totally lush great idea

[@oneminer]

Turn out beautiful

[@MarthaVillalta-tc9up]

Bellísimo ❤❤❤❤❤

[@curiousworld7912]

Gorgeous work. :)

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you!

[@senor-achopijo3841]

Man, you make such cool pieces of art!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you!

[@kobiekaasjager4822]

Fantastic

[@eileenjackson7909]

Wow, this is such a beautiful bowl. I love the design and the color. Thank you for creating such an amazing piece.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Eileen, that's very kind of you!

[@Tony-ot6ym]

Fantastic work, absolutely beautiful.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Tony!

[@_zhawkeye_9808]

...yep, it turned out amazing!...very well done...👍 Matt

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Matt!

[@amandamcmurray7106]

Just beautiful ❤❤

[@formanwoodworking]

Thanks, Amanda!

[@devastaterx]

welp. it's a masterpiece. 👍

[@sovietbear1917]

That's a pretty bowl.

[@marycatherinelebouef-op4hf]

Absolutely gorgeous! You are very talented!!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Mary!

[@jamescraig5421]

excellent work Bro 5STARS.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, James!

[@GianbrunoPirona]

Con la vernice finale è diventato un gioiello..

[@ruthdiagosuarez3514]

Wow wow wow!!!

[@jeremycoleman318]

Great job sir

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Jeremy!

[@raineri-punkt9316]

A very interesing idea - great job, thank you

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you!

[@juliesadler6481]

Really impressed with your skills young Man!

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Julie!

[@juliesadler6481]

@@formanwoodworking My pleasure! It appears there's nothing you can't achieve. 💞✨

[@silviagracielastaviaky8590]

Muy ingenioso y muy bien hecho, realmente hermoso!!!! 👏👏👏💖💖💖🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@ChickenPotPieGuy]

insurmountable desire to fill that thing with green grapes and blue cheese...

[@cjsk45]

Handmade does not equal perfection. Factory made does. This bowl is gorgeous.

[@user-ys2ix9sw1j]

Красивая работа 💪🤝👍

[@TazioCostantini]

Nice idea, very beautifully made👏👏👏 I really like it, bye😊

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Tazio!

[@barry.w.christie]

Exquisite piece ... and you say it didn't come out perfectly ... well it looks incredible 👍 If I could produce a piece like this then I'd be over the moon, but my expectations outweigh my experience at the moment sad to say

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Barry, I appreciate that! And you'll get there! I think I was probably in the same boat as you a couple of years ago; I taught myself mostly from just watching others on KZbin, and slowly but surely, the skills start coming!

[@cesarebulgarelli3987]

Sei un Genio 👍👍

[@YsabetJustYsabet]

Beautiful; and you don't need perfection for something to be absolutely perfect.

[@StanWatt.]

OK, I want everything you make...

[@user-fw8db1ch5z]

Это очень красиво!!!

[@riccardoruata458]

Bellissima 👍

[@beastdude]

Put that on an led display and I bet it'll look proper magical.

[@formanwoodworking]

Great idea!

[@krisdoyle3031]

Awsome

[@LtBill]

Would you be willing to share where you obtained the thin vinyl material you used to hot glue to your form so the epoxy would form and not leak? Your work is stunning!

[@anonymousanonymous2846]

Arte ❤

[@anonymousanonymous2846]

Grazie❤

[@jaysontwombly8261]

Super cool piece! I can't get enough of your work! I just discovered your channel yesterday and I have now binge watched all the content you have so far!!! Also, I can not wait to shop your online shop, so get it done already!!! Great great stiff!!!

[@formanwoodworking]

Haha, thank you, Jayson! And it's on the way! We're trying our very best to get it up and online sometime Feb 20th-27th!

[@user-kg8pq2nf3n]

шикарно

[@rambladesmanmoe6291]

Nice job Forman. New sub here

[@formanwoodworking]

Thanks so much for the support!

[@tonyforster3213]

Amazing art work by amazing talent, where do you exhibit your art??

[@johannalappi]

😍

[@logandelaforetenbeton8313]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@fanus1981]

🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍

[@jerrygorman5030]

Just nothing less that AWESOME. What is the material you use for the base and the form for the resin?

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Jerry! And I just use poster boards! From Michael's. I use a foam board for the base and a plastic bendable board for the sides. They should be in the poster section at your local craft store.

[@sergejklik4216]

🤝🏆🥇🏆🥇

[@unclemoe5733]

Very pretty, kinda suprised you didn't incorporate some yellow in it tho!

[@formanwoodworking]

I thought the exact same thing when it was done! Definitely should have added a little in

[@dickevans6601]

Where did you get the plastic for the sides and bottom to make the mold? Just a beautiful piece. Nice job.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Dick! And I got that material from Michael's in their posters section (the sort of posters you might have used for school projects). I'll usually use a foam one for the base and a plastic one for the sides. Works fairly well!

[@dickevans6601]

@@formanwoodworking Thank you. Very helpful. Love your work.

[@AgroFantiRenanFanticelli]

😉👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@johncote8664]

What plastic (thickness....where available) do you use for your molds

[@formanwoodworking]

For the outside plastic, I get that from Michael's. I use a foam board for the base and a plastic bendable board for the sides. They should be in the poster section at your local craft store if you're looking!

[@johncote8664]

@@formanwoodworking thank you

[@user-qw1hy3qg6c]

What type of material are you using to make the mold?

[@formanwoodworking]

Poster boards! From Michael's. I use a foam board for the base and a plastic bendable board for the sides. They should be in the poster section at your local craft store.