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I like how nice that wood turns,makes a nice little bowel.

Using the Forstner bit to center the faceplate is a great idea!

Thank you for this. It is good to listen to these points even if they are already know to some. Having reminders of important things is great both for those who think they already know things and those who know that some things slip from memory over time.

I'm glad I found this.

You make great wood turning videos.

Great set up information. Thanks. I needed that.

are you filming at 30 or 60 frames per second? your videography is gorgeous

Great advice, and thanks for pointing out the similarity in the base of the bowl..

I've been turning since December, and have watched lots of videos including yours. I'm just doing a refresher course, as it were to make sure I'm not getting sloppy. Lol!

Do you have a video on doing the 55* swept back grind

Hello Awesome work. Ty. I know a wonderful old tree trunk for a project that size. Should you like to repeat and need wood please contact as this should really be used. It has so many burls. I’ve never seen the like. Thank you. Keep on turning!!

I recently had a very strange piece of hazelnut root, and I wanted to make a bowl out of it. But then, while turning it, the piece clearly spoke up, very loudly, and said: "No". So it became a very interesting vase. This was really an instance where I thought the piece was guiding me to the final form.

Such a great explanation. Love the use of celery to demonstrate it! Makes complete sense to me as a carver, when the wood's not spinning you 100% get cutting in direction of supported grain.

An impact driver and square head skrews realy help for Mounting face plates

Had a try out of bowl turning today at wood turning group and was very hard to understand what angle to approach at to ride the bevel. Your explanations and close up footage are so helpful for explaining why I was experiencing issues. Especially your explainations on tool rest height and tip angle. You're such a fantastic teacher.

Securely he eats the grubs off camera. (high protein workshop snacks)

After an eternity in not getting the idea of decently scraping, I eventually did this by instinct last Sunday. I was finishing the outside of a carob bowl, that had whatever interlocking grain. I got tiny-mini shavings… the tiniest I have aver seen. That was a revelation!

It does not take 22 minutes to explain 3 things

I need a non-stop 6 hours coin sping video

What kind of bs is "the cool thing about crotch sections is that you just need to line up the piths"?! I have yet to find a crotch section isn't curved and twisted.

Perfecto! Thanks, Kent! 😊

Find the spider @2:38

Very informative! Which finish would you recommended for something thats excessively handled like a turned handle on a kitchen utensil. Would the tried and true be durable enough could you put shellac on top pf that for more protection?

Love seeing a mulberry turning video when ive got some mulberry lying around

Ah yes, supported grain cut. Better by miles then saying "just cut down hill"

Hi Kent again a great video. Did not see a link four the Ecourse and in the link found for sharpening says page not found. Any hints?

“supported grain cut” makes complete sense. When I started watching wood turning videos 3 months ago I was quite baffled by the variety of cuts. My first experience was on a dry knotted 12” x 8” lump of oak, I used a heavy ish roughing gouge and was totally beaten up, I just about walked away from this. But instead I just watched video after video after video. Lots of close ups, and gradually I learnt to see. So now, in most videos it takes about second to see exactly what part of the tool is cutting and where the fire is being applied - mostly down on the tool rest. And I see the small body movements that are directing the cut, too. So today I really appreciate this video because I think I can use this simple rule, when confronted with having to decide on how to tackle a piece of wood, to come up with the best approach.

The finished product is so gorgeous. The staining really brings out all the natural beauty. I can understand why you were nervous, but you did a fantastic job, and really paid proper homage to such a classic piece of American history.

I just have a manually belt adjusted speed lathe and I've never messed with whatever setting it was on when I bought it. It doesn't seem very fast, but I'm not in a hurry anyhow. That being said, I try to get the blank I'm turning "trued" up as much as I can before I actually start turning it. So far that has seemed to work okay.

You mentioned sharpening several times through this bowl. When a bowl gouge squeaks on a cut, is that dull or am I pressing in too hard? How much pressure do you use to press in the gouge? I'm having a tough time getting consistent cuts.

Hey Kent, i’ve been turning on and off for about eight years, but had never turned a bowl between two centers as you demonstrate. I’ve tried it twice now and it’s a revelation. There is genuinely so much to learn from your videos. Please keep up the excellent work I’m sure that the production takes quite a while because it’s so professional, thank you so much for doing this, regards from the UK

Not just highly skilled and experienced,but a natural born teacher. What an amazing combination.😮😊

Great info. Seems to work same way as putting two blocks of wood together to prevent “ blow out” when drilling thru the first block. Or a saw blade causing blow out as it exits a cut.

Great video. Likely answered a lot of questions for a lot of people

One wall that I’ve hit is capacity. I started with a smaller lathe, so the biggest bowl I could turn was probably 6-7” diameter. Also, the lathe I got came with the mini carbide tools and that’s all I had. I knew I couldn’t turn a larger bowl, so I just basically stuck to spindle turnings. Pens, bottle stoppers and handles. I finally upgraded my lathe and have started turning some bigger bowls and have loved it!

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Is that Sycamore you’re turning in the demonstration

"Is that a 55 degree swept back bowl gouge in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?"

I am having a blast learning from these videos, and Kent, your videos are Very Student friendly. Thanks again for another great teaching. Lowell

Great Teaching video. Beautiful bowl Kent. Lowell

Better than one 20"x20" filter is to attach 4 filters in a cubic fashion. The fan and the bottom are the other two sides of the cube. This arrangement is comparable to the folds that you see in a single filter. Four filters have a greater surface area and allow the air to go through the combination of filters more easily, while filtering just as well. I have a dust meter in my shop and I can clean up the air with two of these in five minutes.

Surely you need to up the speed of the lathe to achieve a decent cut? It looks like a reasonably well ground gouge but it's leaving a horrible finish. I understand you're demonstrating on softwood, but showing what finish people should be achieving is key to them learning how to turn and not rely on sub 100 grit abrasives as some do.

there is a guy in Mexico who onlt uses scrapers for every thing

Please tell me one disadvantage of direct drive lathes?

I'm constantly looking foe something to do after "retirement" age, have the lathe and tools but haven't started yet. Your channel is a wealth of info mate. Much appreciated.

You have the best videos on the net! Your examples and discussion of the difference in spindle vs. bowl diameter have good variety for folks who "get it" differently. For me, a math/physics trained engineer, I think in tangential velocity so your comment about 11 MPH vs. 60 MPH tangential speed is how I get it. That's the speed the tool sees when cutting or scraping which, after safety, is what I see as important and your demonstration of the bowl gouge on a slow turning push cut really brought that out!

I once found some oak that was so hard i couldn't keep my chainsaw sharp.

You are an EXCELLENT TEACHER.

Another great video. I like to think about having a conversation with the blank. The blank shows me what's on it's surface. I see what things suggest a shape, like you did with the bark inclusion. I'll "suggest" a shape that works with those features, and start on that. I'm turning wood that i've harvested (Thanks so much for the course and videos about Tree to Bowl) and many of the pieces have irregularities you might not get buying a $30 blank at a store. I'm exploring 3 different, pretty simple, shapes. So the wood has some say in which of those i make. With the help of your videos and some good instruction i'm past the days of having the blank and the tool tell me what shape they are making. That does not make nice bowls. ;-)

Kent, what is the type of flute? U-shape or V-shape