Turning A Bowl Entirely by Hand

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11 ай бұрын

In this we visit master Bowyer Jack Pinson as he demonstrates how he uses traditional hand tools to transform a green piece of spalted beech into a functional bowl.
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@JaWs_BH 11 ай бұрын

My woodwork teacher said he's only ever let 1 student turn a bowl but I'm determined to be the next

@miahsbrokengarage 11 ай бұрын

Good luck, I hope your teacher lets you. Powered lathes are scary, but its also an amazing tool to learn! My woodworking teacher was missing multiple fingers and would say somewhat racist things. He was _old school_, good woodworking teacher but ehh... problematic human. Anyway, we got to use the lathe a lot and he used to yell at me frequently because I didn't know what I was doing. We all turned a few small bowls, and random handles. Learned a lot from him! His initials were RF and thats what everybody called him, RIP RF. School in the ~90's and in the midwest (we also had Future Farmers of America (FFA) at our school). (Apparently he lost one finger during a yearbook photo shoot demonstrating the table saw, or so the rumors went)

@JaWs_BH 11 ай бұрын

@@miahsbrokengarage also I love turnt bowls they look so good when done right

@dannyhull8007 8 ай бұрын

Back in the ancient times (8th grade 1968) we did "Wood and Metal Shop". One of my projects was a walnut goblet. Difficult but with careful instruction I got it done! My mother kept it and now I still have it! It's a shame they don't have these types of classes anymore.

@JaWs_BH 8 ай бұрын

Update I'm doing my finals project for 3rd yr and doing a footstool going well 😃

@wizard-pirate 8 ай бұрын

Either our woodworking teacher was more reckless, or your woodworking teacher is not generous enough with his trust. We all got to turn a bowl. Granted, it was supervised the entire time and the kill switch was directly under his palm while doing it. I don't know exactly where that bowl went. I know I used to keep my car keys in it.

@caoimhenimhuireadhaigh1303 11 ай бұрын

My grandfather loved to turn bowls. He did so well into his eighties when his failing eyesight made it unsafe. Despite having ten children, each household in the family has an immense collection of his work, which are all the more treasured since his passing.

@diarmuidsynnott 11 ай бұрын

Was he turning by foot like this Caoimhen? I'd love to know more!

@caoimhenimhuireadhaigh1303 11 ай бұрын

@@diarmuidsynnott I'm afraid not, he was a man who loved a good machine no matter what it did 😂

@joshevans7175 11 ай бұрын

His "rough rounding" with an axe is incredible.

@Aaron-nj4ou 7 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. He is better at flattening with an axe than I am with a hand plane 😢

@SerifSansSerif 6 ай бұрын

Its a bit of a workout but not that hard..

@Nutcruncher 2 ай бұрын

@@SerifSansSerifhe means the crazy accuracy he has

@bemusedalligator 11 ай бұрын

I like the site view pan at 19:00 - rustic old-time style village hut situation but there's a lawnmower

@mnicholl93 2 ай бұрын

What do you mean? We've had powered lawnmowers in the Eire & British Isles for hundreds of years!

@pb5640 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic talent! Eoin, thanks for sharing this with us!!!

@EoinReardon 11 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for watching.

@nobodyha8760 7 ай бұрын

Omg! I just realized I have one of theses old lathes at my grandma's in the attic... I kinda wanna make it operational now

@queenEsther318 4 ай бұрын

You should! Crafting helps with anxiety and stress because you have to put your full focus on what you are doing rather than your problems. Sounds amazing

@mnicholl93 2 ай бұрын

If you don't fix it up for use yourself you should 100% sell or donate it for someone else to have hours of enjoyment using 😊 Definitely intrigued how something so heavy & sturdy by design ended up being hauled up into an antic.

@nobodyha8760 2 ай бұрын

@@mnicholl93 actually doing some work in the attic so took apart the old lathe and now it's in garage so hopefully soon I'll have time to put it together and put it to work. Might make a yt too

@farkasmactavish 11 ай бұрын

Another week, another soothing brogue to calm the nerves.

@srenhaandbk7904 11 ай бұрын

really cool to see. also love that Eoin's on-location camera of choice is some 2002 camcorder

@diarmuidsynnott 11 ай бұрын

Great to see footlathe work in Ireland getting a bit more love. Nice to see my tools getting used well!

@joshualavender 6 ай бұрын

I love spalted beech. I use it to make walking sticks and wall / tabletop ornaments. Always interesting results, even when my woodworking isn't wonderful.

@507718 23 күн бұрын

as a modern lathe user this is so fascinating, and also negates any complaints about when my parts of my lathe don't work exactly how they should because jack is out here hitting just about every part of his pole lathe with a mallet

@dewd9327 11 ай бұрын

Old youtube documentary vibes, unexpected nostalgia

@Straw.Fiddle.Bazaar 3 ай бұрын

Well now I have to figure out how to build a peddle lathe. Great content!

@-dystopic- 11 ай бұрын

Wow that was so fucking cool! Thanks for sharing!

@glenmcb4394 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Beautiful job great watching Eoin

@EoinReardon 11 ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you Glen. That’s very generous of you altogether. I’m glad you liked it.

@paulschweinsberg8568 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing

@Tarotko 11 ай бұрын

very relaxing to watch

@rolandgdean 10 ай бұрын

It's been too long since I've turned a bowl. This makes me want to "have a go at it" again.

@deanframe9095 Ай бұрын

How fun is your friend! Very cool indeed!😮

@peterbiere164 11 ай бұрын

That was extremely satisfying!

@abydosianchulac2 9 ай бұрын

That ruddy brown your spalting fungi give you is beautiful. Here in the US you'll most often see a dirty blue-grey settling in green wood, but the black lines and bright reds/greens/yellows you can find if you're lucky are beautiful.

@dannickstrom469 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful. I'm hoping to build my own pole lathe in the coming weeks. Can't wait to give it a go!!

@hannahstraining7476 7 ай бұрын

I loved this video!! Nothing makes me happier than watching a master craftsperson at their work. The pole lathe was fascinating to see, and I was surprised at how quickly Jack was able to shape the bowl given that he had to continually pedal. I suppose bowyers got very efficient in their movements. Beautiful to watch, and I would love to have one of these little bowls!

@sebastienaugsburger 11 ай бұрын

I want this bowl. Awesome stuff.

@skydivingcomrade1648 10 ай бұрын

The more of these kinds of videos, the better

@jeffandthings77 8 ай бұрын

Love watching the chips fly with nothing but human power. Something simply elegant about that.

@yalikebe3ns797 8 ай бұрын

21:55 incredible sound when you removed the core! beautiful bowl!

@atix6903 11 ай бұрын

I would love to see you take a shot at making a bowl or cup

@zvotaisvfi8678 4 ай бұрын

wow no wonder bowls were so precious back then

@N29o21ah 11 ай бұрын

Someday I’ll have this skill 💯

@stevekelley1179 5 ай бұрын

The man is an artist!!

@grayblow66 3 ай бұрын

Thats just down the road from my house . Watched this chap do this during the summer

@zvotaisvfi8678 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Wow that is a slow way to make a bowl

@RuneCarverLLC 10 ай бұрын

😳 That was quite fascinating, I can't imagine how i missed seeing it when it was posted. 👍👍👍

@Nono-hk3is 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful and impressive

@joeduffy9764 6 ай бұрын

Lovely to see an old trade still going

@raibeart1955 9 ай бұрын

WhenI was at school I just sawed the base off, then it was chisel and lots of hand sanding. all the best rab

@charleshcross 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video, I had wondered how a bowl was made in period. Thanks again ..

@RYwoodview 11 ай бұрын

That is terrific. Thanks!

@timothyrussell1179 5 ай бұрын

...and foot!! Very cool 😎

@abeedhal6519 7 ай бұрын

I can see why people started doing pottery.

@WilliamCizzle 11 ай бұрын

Hello Eoin! I saw some of your content posted on Facebook, probably by a third party wannabe or something. But I was wondering where I could find the actual source so I could support you properly! My grandfather was a carpenter and woodworker, sadly the skill was not inherited by me but I do love watching people with your level of skills. So glad I’m able to follow along your journey now!

@Sillyjaque 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely awesome. 🎉 Thank you very much for this content.

@MikeyReidyMusic 11 ай бұрын

Awesome love your content

@jimwalker5412 11 ай бұрын

Fascinating, simply fascinating.

@le563 6 ай бұрын

It seems I always find the best videos when its time to go to sleep

@jordynsteinbrink800 6 ай бұрын

Stunning! Very satisfying.

@v.h.w.2580 11 ай бұрын

woah this is awesome, love your videos!

@chrisp.76 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. I’m a potter. Making a bowl in wood is faster but harder physically. Interesting process.

@dgymnast6473 6 ай бұрын

Very cool to see. Thank you for sharing.

@markopolo5695 10 ай бұрын

Very nice work fella it very interesting and informative 👍

@jonesey1981 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video, learned a lot. Thanks!

@SidinsCorner 11 ай бұрын

Finally a new long video🥳

@MACLADILLY 11 ай бұрын

Great work Jack

@brianyoung9014 11 ай бұрын

Great video Eoin.

@jackhanson1274 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful stuff, thank you very much for sharing this with us!

@WhatDadIsUpTo 11 ай бұрын

If it were I, I would build a ratcheting spindle and add a heavy flywheel to keep things spinning between foot pumps and gouge inserts. You might even be able to incorporate something as simple as a coaster brake from a child's bicycle to facilitate an over-running clutch, the weighty flywheel maintaining rotation. I bet a chunk of burl would make a handsome bowl.

@evanoc12345678 11 ай бұрын

now that is something id love to see !!!

@WhatDadIsUpTo 11 ай бұрын

@@evanoc12345678 Build it!

@jerbear7952 10 ай бұрын

Cool make it and post the video

@brianhowe201 6 ай бұрын

You just reinvented the treadle powered lathe! 😄 Its a good idea though, and was the next evolution in the development of the lathe.

@tumbleweed1976 10 ай бұрын

Well done men 🎈

@HHRecycling 8 ай бұрын

That is fascinating. Excellent share.

@smolboyi 4 ай бұрын

amazing content

@Crylar44 6 ай бұрын

Very nice. Good video, thanks you.

@yeslsaidthat 9 ай бұрын

Love that bowl❤ I collect wooden bowls now I'll need to get one like that.😊

@MichaelMarko 6 ай бұрын

This is grand!!

@HebrideanBBQ 11 ай бұрын

Very impressive skills! I think we should all have more ash bowls in our lives instead of Ikea ones!

@bravelyHomoSapien 3 ай бұрын

Woodworking cos-play 😮

@That70sChannel 11 ай бұрын

"Oops; a bit too much. Perfect! - Derek Bieri

@mikehardy8740 11 ай бұрын

Great video! Love the channel! Cheers from South Carolina

@AethusalaAeon 9 ай бұрын

That was freaking cool. He needs a youtube.

@michaelquinn9336 11 ай бұрын

Show us how to make an apple press!!! Love the content :)

@acidicbricks6966 8 ай бұрын

This is awesome

@Daltwan_Kenobi 4 ай бұрын

Ooooo wood fwiends! ☺️

@JohnSmith-il4wi 6 ай бұрын

Could you do a video on making that hat?

@jackiepeacock84 11 ай бұрын

Leave the middle on two and make 3 bowls that stack. That'd be sweet.

@ThanksMad340 3 ай бұрын

21:56 NOICE

@marshalrommel3410 11 ай бұрын

Sweet vid!

@gareths483 9 ай бұрын

Hi Eoin. Do you have a bucket list of projects you'd like to do, I know you repair tools but would you like to make anything from scratch?

@miracudrag 3 ай бұрын

That's a beautiful bowl. Are they for sale?

@krysp 11 ай бұрын

Interesting choice to film / cut in 4:3 aspect ratio. Don't see that much these days, given 1440x1080 hasn't really been used since HDV cam died. I do kinda miss 4:3 though, but that might just be nostalgia.

@I.m-Me 11 ай бұрын

I've seen some people sand and apply oil while it's still turning on the lathe and then take it off after that

@karencox3235 8 ай бұрын

Sandpaper wasn't available in period. It sure would be smoother, though, wouldn't it?

@EndMeNow517 11 ай бұрын

I Did A Thing made a spoon from a spoon I think

@skydivingcomrade1648 10 ай бұрын

What kind of curing is required before cutting, or is green wood preferred?

@pulverize3 5 ай бұрын

He Definitely doesn't skip leg day

@JohnSmith-il4wi 6 ай бұрын

Great video. Is that tunic wool or cotton, or maybe hemp??

@Rusty186 11 ай бұрын

Imagine being told that the bowl you bought at Target was turned from a solid birch round by a guy with a mechanical wooden lathe.

@jackpinson9858 11 ай бұрын

Imagine that!

@RobertGlover-oz2rb 5 ай бұрын

The base needs to be concave, convex will spin on the table.

@JamesHuggett_ 8 ай бұрын

Couldn't you keep a bucket of oil and dip your wooden products in? Or leave it there until they are fully saturated?

@DerryManley 11 ай бұрын

Great job. You should narrative if you have time. You have a great voice for the yanks to be listening to!! I love to see things like this. You could also add other trades like wall building or stone masonry, or even more bowls by different people!!! This is class, i could keep going! Try and figure out how to level the audio, if your into that sort of stuff. Could make a huge difference in quality.

@SrgAfro 11 ай бұрын

Check his channel page if you haven't yet there was another video about a traditional stonemason building up a replacement wall in a section of a building! It was cool as heck, and hopefully he shows off some more trades like this too.

@dannybowden5296 8 ай бұрын

Left leg.. Main artery! Surely a shokunin would be better for doing the base?

@brianhowe201 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, would've made me feel a little better to see him at least put down a piece of leather or something to protect his leg first.

@andrewo5296 10 ай бұрын

As a carpenter have you heard about the wooden interlocking log structure that was found that still holds from half a million years ago in Zambia?

@hughmungus2046 9 ай бұрын

That’s simply not true

@LittleIAO 11 ай бұрын

This is super awesome! But I would highly recommend avoiding seed oil like grapeseed for this sort of thing. It's not a historically very available oil due to the processes needed to extract and refine it and seed oils are increasingly linked to an array of health problems. I absolutely wouldn't want it on anything I use for food.