New video: Bowl from a Board

[bobham]

Hi:
I have uploaded another video series to Youtube. This one is a companion video for my article on making a bowl from a board. The video can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p ... AC7D271D38

The bowl was intended to be similar to this one... :

Take care
Bob

 

[wizer]

Thanks for this Bob. Watched a few earlier, will catchup tonight.

 

[boysie39]

Hell Bob, you have just given me another late night. Have just seen your post and would not sleep if I dont see how you make it .
Thanks for posting, being retired helps when I dont have to get up early because when I watch one I will watch two and>>> REgards Boysie

 

[petercharlesfagg]

I have been following this type of bowl with interest. A (BFAB) Bowl from a board, is something I thought about some 10 years ago and bought a set-up from Craft Supplies to make similar bowls.

I thought it would be the gadget to end all bowl making gadgets! But it isn't!

I recently joined the Canadian Woodworking Forum http://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/fo ... y.php?f=10
where this bowl and others are being made with a view to taking up the gauntlet and trying again.

Bob has produced a unique video and one that I for one, thoroughly enjoyed. It is a shame that many English turners do not possess a table saw etc. for the dovetails and/or a thicknesser for getting the boards flat prior to use. Gets a bit expensive to pay someone else!

Anyone know how I can save it to my PC to view on my television?

Anyway, I thought you might be interested in the tool that I bought all those years ago.

I know that it is the wrong way round, the straight grooves are to centre the jig.

Regards, Peter

 

[jpt]

HI peter

There is a way which as far aas I know is legal.

Go to the youtube page with the video on and copy the URL, then go to http://keepvid.com/ and paste the URL in the top bar and press Download.

You will then get an option of which version you want, make your choice and follow the instructions.

This will download it as a FLV file you will then need to convert it to AVI and burn to a DVD.

john

 

[cornucopia]

thank you for taking the time to do this series of video's Bob- I am amazed by the size of the bowl from such small boards.
how many hours in total did this bowl take to do?

 

[bobham]

Thanks, all:

Peter, a program I have seen recommended is available at:
http://atube-catcher.en.softonic.com/ I have tested it and it worked but I haven't used it enough to be really familiar with it. It will download and convert the files to whatever format you want, but you should be aware that converting video files from one format to another takes a long time. It would be much quicker to simply leave them as .flv files and get a video player that can play them without conversion. The one I use is: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

cornucopia, even counting only the time I actually spent working on the bowl this one took considerably longer than it should have, mainly because my shop is so disorganized that every time I want to use one tool I have to spend 15 or 20 minutes moving junk out of the way, which inevitably gets deposited on or in the way of the very next tool I want to use. I am going to guess that this one took me between 3 and 4 hours spread out over the past month and a half. The first sequences I filmed of this one are dated Aug. 22. Of course, I did manage to get the outside of my shop painted and my daughter married off in the meantime.

Take care
Bob

 

[petercharlesfagg]

Thanks, all:

Peter, a program I have seen recommended is available at:
http://atube-catcher.en.softonic.com/ I have tested it and it worked but I haven't used it enough to be really familiar with it. It will download and convert the files to whatever format you want, but you should be aware that converting video files from one format to another takes a long time. It would be much quicker to simply leave them as .flv files and get a video player that can play them without conversion. The one I use is: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Bob, thanks for this much appreciated. The reason for asking is that I have an ancient TV and DVD/Video player in my workshop and it is handy just to view the section I need at that time for more inspiration!

cornucopia, even counting only the time I actually spent working on the bowl this one took considerably longer than it should have, mainly because my shop is so disorganized that every time I want to use one tool I have to spend 15 or 20 minutes moving junk out of the way, which inevitably gets deposited on or in the way of the very next tool I want to use. I am going to guess that this one took me between 3 and 4 hours spread out over the past month and a half. The first sequences I filmed of this one are dated Aug. 22. Of course, I did manage to get the outside of my shop painted and my daughter married off in the meantime.

Take care
Bob

So glad to read that you are very much like myself, invariably I use a tool, put it down and then forget where I've put it! Spend more time looking for things than actually turning.

Senior moments, that's my excuse anyway!

Regards, Peter.

 

[wizer]

Just finished watching them this afternoon Bob. Fantastic process and I love the end result. I see what you're saying about the shape but I think you did brilliantly with what you had. Sometimes these methods can be unpredictable.

Congrats on daughter's wedding. Are you on sawdust and water for the next few years now? :lol:

 

[Paul.J]

Great video again Bob,can't wait to have a go at this meself
Did you use a brown and a clear glue,and what glue type did you use :?:

 

[kasandrich]

I think that is phenomenal :shock:

 

[bobham]

Thanks, again, everyone!

Peter, if you want to watch the videos using a DVD player and TV they will need to be converted to a format that the DVD player will recognize. I am not at all familiar with what will or won't work for that so I can't really offer any advice.

Wizer, my daughter opted for a small, informal "house party" type wedding and refused almost all offers of financial assistance, so the sawdust and water diet is in abeyance for now. She did ask me to turn her a "wedding cake" though. :shock: It actually came out rather well, I thought:

One of her friends decorated the top with roses:

Paul, I used what is my usual shop glue, 2002GF from Lee Valley Tools: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx ... 42965&ap=1

I admit that I never even gave the colour of the glue line a thought. It would probably be better to use a glue that dries clear.


Take care
Bob

 

[Paul.J]

Thanks Bob,and congratulations to your daughter
Did you film the occasion

 

[bobham]

Certainly!

 

[BMac]

Yeah Bob, congratulations to all concerned.