Woodturning | The Frosted Purpleheart Bowl

[@mollylundquist9145]

Gorgeous: it's always amazing how "geometry" changes after rounding off a cube into a bowl. I can never get my head around it. But what a beautiful, beautiful bowl, a real work of art. The UV alteration of the purple heart coloring is astonishing.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Molly! And I feel the exact same way about the "rounding" effect. Never quite sure what I'm going to get!

[@ariii4141]

why doesnt your content have more likes? the things you make are beautiful and interesting

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much! Comments like this make my day! :)

[@_zhawkeye_9808]

...wow!...now that is just gorgeous!...👍 Matt

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Matt!

[@bradwiebelhaus7065]

Looks good.

[@jaysontwombly8261]

Soooo excited to see your new upload today!!! Another super cool bowl. I love these “floating” pieces you’ve been creating. The wood you use is always gorgeous and this one sure didn’t disappoint! I don’t have enough good things to say about your work! Really excited for you.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Jayson! You've made my day again! Always look forward to getting your feedback, and I'm glad you like today's video!

[@clydeschuyler]

Very well done.

[@stephenmclachlan9265]

Very very nice

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Stephen!

[@barry.w.christie]

Yet another stunning creation and the use of the skewers to space the pieces is genius 👍 ... You couldn't have made the size of it any more perfect for going into your pressure pot, thought for a moment it was going to get stuck! I love watching resin being poured, it looks good enough to eat, like watching raspberry/strawberry sauce being poured over your favourite ice cream 🥰

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Barry! I was worried too, lol! I've measured my pot a dozen times, and I know I can fit a round blank up to 26 cm (and not a sliver more!). I've pushed the limits of that diameter a few times, but so far, everything has fit (although some do need a little encouragement to get in!)

[@GabiFodorrasRO]

Super...Super...Super...big like !!! Friend you are very talented ... Congratulations on what you do !!!👍

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Gabi, that's very kind of you to say!

[@eileenjackson7909]

I really love this bowl. The juxtaposition of the stark white resin against the deep purple wood is astounding. The intersection of the lines adds even more interest. Thank you for sharing your beautiful creations.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much, Eileen! I'm glad you like it!

[@Jh-gl6ft]

I haven't seen any new videos in a while. I hope you are well! Very nice! Always enjoy your projects.

[@Buttermilk3696]

Very nicely done!!

[@jamnjef1]

Nice bowl Davis 😄😄

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Jeff!!!

[@curiousworld7912]

I love these segmented bowls, and the wood used in this was stunning. The silky-white resin was the perfect contrast, too. Nicely-done, as always. :)

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much!

[@timgwaltney5770]

Stunning

[@raghbirsingh6192]

Brilliant👍❤

[@djnottttt]

Beautiful, but why the scroll saw Rath than a table saw?

[@noahbaker-kang5148]

He probably just doesn’t have one. For small projects like this you don’t need one anyways. Can use a jigsaw, scroll saw, bandsaw, handsaw etc. to rip it

[@frann.8879]

A magnificent and creative piece of art!….exquisite!🌟🌟👌👌

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Fran!

[@midei]

This is extraordinary. So beautiful!

[@mariabasil9631]

Nice!!

[@bobfitter5896]

what is the white backer material you're using and the stuff for the sides ?

[@lolcec81]

Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера.

[@mikebay6747]

Beautiful, and very creative. What is the material you use to create your mold that you pour into?

[@r.davidhens4056]

Beautiful work, what do you use to wrap around the wood?

[@richardchadburn5541]

Absolutely fantastic. I take it the wet sanding was to reduce dust?

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Richard! And yes, partially. It helps keep the dust out of the air, which is always nice, but it also makes an enormous difference in the quality of the sanding when it comes to the resin. I only wet sand if I have resin present in the bowl (if it was exclusively wood, I'd do it dry just to avoid the potential issues with getting wood wet). I don't fully know what the reason for this is, but in the past, when I've dry sanded resin, the sanding grit just seems to leave much deeper scratches in the surface (the difference between sanding up to 2000 grit dry versus wet is very obvious, at least to me). Again, I know there's also going to be the potential for wood movement, and possible cracking, when wet sanding wood, but so far (fingers crossed), I haven't run into any of those issues myself yet.

[@Quiltmama31]

Cool

[@alyssert1743]

Woah! I love the design for this bowl and the way the lines intersect that that. Very nice job as always! Where do you get these ideas? Also, when carving out the bowl, how do you know when to stop and how far you should go? I feel like if I were doing that I would accidentally cut through the bottom of the bowl when carving the inside.

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much, Alysser! And great question. Usually I just have to go by feel (I don't currently have a tool that can measure the thickness of the very bottom of bowls), but for this bowl, I had a pretty good idea of how deep I was going. Because I stacked three layers of wood to make the blank, the layers themselves gave me an idea of how much material I had left. The mortise I turned on the underside of the bowl went about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way through the bottom most layer. Once I started turning out the inside of the bowl, and I passed that second white ring, I knew too that I was now on the bottom most ring, and I was probably able to go about half way down without punching through. In the end, I think there ended up being about a 0.25" of material left on the very bottom, which I was happy with.

[@paintcandan5972]

happy to see your new video, killer work as always. why’d it sound like an old timey car horn when you adjusted your tool rest? 😂 also i think there’s only a handful of sharpenings left in that gouge, it’s getting preeetty short. although some people like them that way

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you! And good eye. I do have a spare bowl gouge in the shop, but I REALLY love the one I always use (as you can tell :D ). Should probably just order another of the same model. I think I maybe have 2-3 months left of this one before it's toast.

[@MrClarkio]

Very nice. The finish you applied right at the end was that just sanding sealer or was it an oil?

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you! And it's a penetrating and hardening varnish (Waterlox's Original Medium Sheen Varnish).

[@silviagracielastaviaky8590]

Hermoso trabajo, el diseño, muy es original!!!! 👏👏👏💖💖💖🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@SteveShnitzler-no7un]

If you want to speed up the oxidation of the wood, use a heat gun. It’ll turn it a deep purple in minutes. Nice work

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you, Steve! And I was actually minutes from doing that very thing, but it then occurred to me that it might either melt the resin, yellow the resin, or both. Maybe I had nothing to worry about at all (haven't actually tried that before), but I figured the sun method was at least a bit safer.

[@SteveShnitzler-no7un]

@@formanwoodworking Ah, good point. Hadn’t thought of that. Look forward to watching more of your videos. 😀