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Woodturning - Osage Orange log
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Күн бұрынWoodturning a green log, microwave dry and finish turn an Osage orange log to glass smooth bowl.
The longer rough turning video with a lot of real time turning is linked linked below:
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@deanweeks7956 3 жыл бұрын
Great looking bowl. What is your process for drying a bowl in the microwave? Thanks for the great information.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Dean, thank you. I answered this for someone else so have just copied it below for you. Let me know if you have any questions. I had a some small cracks that I filled with CA to stop them spreading. They were turned off when I trued up the bowl once it was finished moving. Keep well, Rob I painted the whole bowl with Anchorseal 2, then I warm up the rough turned bowl, feels warm but not hot, then let it cool down and repeat. At the beginning it took 30 s to warm up and at the end I was cooking for 3 minutes. Weight is more accurate as the moisture meter only tells you about the surface, not what is happening in the center of the wood. Keep well, Rob
@JimmyLuffjr 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobBrandtWoodturning Thanks for that info.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
@@JimmyLuffjr i am still experimenting, however, if you have any questions or you make any improvements, please let me know.
@JimmyLuffjr 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobBrandtWoodturning I used the conventional toaster oven and it worked great. But when the wife went to use it to cook food, it was all over with. She said the food tasted like wood. lol
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
@@JimmyLuffjr I am supposed to buy a microwave for the workshop. People pay extra for smoked meats and cheeses :)
@vermouth310 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely beautiful. There should be a law, that if you cut down a Osage orange tree, you must plant another one to replace it. They are too precious!! Ozzie.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 13 күн бұрын
I love them too, this piece was saved from the firewood or chipper pile by friend. I try to make the wood the highlight.
@calvinbass1839 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice. I love Osage Orange. It's one of my favorites to turn.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Calvin, did you find it stringy? I haven’t seen any other wood friz, for want of a better word, when removing the tenon. I was wondering whether the wood might be Mulberry. Keep well, Rob
@calvinbass1839 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobBrandtWoodturning Never turned any Mulberry. I've only noticed "stringyness" in Osage in the cambium layer if I'm turning a branch. Have a blessed day.
@richkeelan1312 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bowl love the color and grain Great job
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rich, keep well, Rob
@timhalcomb4041 3 жыл бұрын
Nice have a blessed day
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tim, I hope your days is blessed too. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Keep well, Rob
@bfcowden 3 жыл бұрын
very nice bowl
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I made a video for a Black Locust bowl, which finished similarly, feels like glass, and is my favorite...don’t tell the other bowls...thanks for connecting, Keep well, Rob
@FirewoodMidwest Жыл бұрын
Love the color flop of Osage Orange.
@RobBrandtWoodturning Жыл бұрын
Thank you, it is really pretty wood, I was happy to get my hands on some.
@jch450 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice finished product there. I really love wood worked items. Had I the money my house would be loaded with them.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Aggie, my house is starting to fill up with bowls. Keep well, Rob
@jch450 2 жыл бұрын
@@RobBrandtWoodturning maybe you ought to see some to fund your future endeavors?
@RobBrandtWoodturning 2 жыл бұрын
That’s a good idea Aggie, perhaps I should setup an Etsy account; I could do with the cash to buy some extra supplies and interesting burls.
@gaowoodlab 3 жыл бұрын
Nice work, Beautiful grain,👍👍👍
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Gao, thanks for watching. I am glad to see your channel starting to grow. That first 100 subscribers seems to take forever. Keep well, Rob
@gaowoodlab 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much,Rob, yes, it's too long...😂😂😂😂
@liquidrockaquatics3900 13 күн бұрын
I have to say, watching that start to turn scares the piss out of me. I know EXACTLY how heavy and dense that wood is
@RobBrandtWoodturning 13 күн бұрын
I try to stay out of the line of fire as much as possible and well back when it first starts up.
@mikegardner9449 3 жыл бұрын
Love that warm yellow color and the shape of the bowl. Great job.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike, I appreciate your comment, Keep well, Rob
@kimseyjustkimsey5256 3 жыл бұрын
Nice work Rob Beautiful Bowl!
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Kimsey, small but perfectly formed:) Keep well, Rob
@melvinrollins3400 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing ! Now thats a nice piece of wood , take care .
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Melvin, can you believe that it was in the burn pile? Keep well, Rob
@melvinrollins3400 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobBrandtWoodturning I would love to find that burn pile !
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
@@melvinrollins3400 There are a lot of trees that get downed here in storms. Most of it is either burnt or chipped...I am not sure which is worse :) I haven't paid for a single piece of wood yet...I hope I never have to...well, I guess burl is probably the exception.
@AllenOxendine 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Piece, thanks for sharing. Full View and Like
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching Allen, keep well, Rob.
@RickTurnsWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bowl, Rob!
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rick, I just finished watching your autumn vase. Will leave a comment shortly . Keep well, Rob
@coswood3454 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bowl, thanks for sharing 😊🤗
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, appreciate your comment.
@coswood3454 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobBrandtWoodturning Cheers 😊
@kobiekaasjager4822 3 жыл бұрын
Rob what an awesome and stunningly beautiful bowl the grain is always an amazing sight.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Kobie, I love the wood too and want to show it off where I can. Thank you for watching, Keep well, Rob
@privatepuffer 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful grain on that Osage Orange. Great job. Keep up the good work.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching Joshua, it is nice hear from you. Keep well, Rob
@douglasmooneyham4916 3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding. I wish I knew how to use a lathe and start turning
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Douglas, I recommend joining a local club. They usually have club tools and lathes, with some helpful experienced guys to give some instruction. It is how I got started. Keep well, Rob
@yvonnebrandt3595 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful appears to be very hard wood. well done.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mom, that wood was tough, but still dinged it when I dropped it against a metal table. Keep well, Rob
@SteveC38 3 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous Bowl. Huw sent me and I stayed... so New subscriber here👍
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support Steve. Keep well, Rob
@Secondlifeofwoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Rob, if I would to find any imperfections but it is impossible. Just perfect 👌The shape shows beauty of the wood. Love it.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rav, that means a lot coming from you. There is one small dent where I dropped it while oiling, it was slippery. I am very happy with the bowl, I want to fill it with nuts for Christmas. Keep well, Rob
@TournageDubois 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome work, Rob. Osage orange grows prolifically here, and I love the finished look of it!
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, it is such a hard wood. I might have to come visit to try and pick up a bow stave or two :) Keep well, my friend.
@billy19461 3 жыл бұрын
I have one small piece of Osage orange and it is terrible hard to get here. Tell me where you live and I will come and visit and buy you a steak.
@TournageDubois 3 жыл бұрын
@@billy19461 I am in Kansas... LOL
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
@@billy19461 Perhaps you can drop off some bow staves on the way, I am in Upstate NY:)
@WoodturningByME 3 жыл бұрын
very pretty!
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate you watching. Keep well, Rob
@JordanWoodwerx 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Rob, that came out amazing brother! Love that Mahoney’s! Great job my friend!...Bruce
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
HI Bruce, the wood is so hard that it shone without the oil. I wish I was better at cutting inside the bowl. Keep well.
@carlspringle9342 3 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous bowl Rob. Absolutely beautiful piece.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Carl, I also appreciate you taking the time to comment. Keep well, Rob
@paulkrueger4419 3 жыл бұрын
I have not seen a Osage orange tree for A very long time ,60 years
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
That is a long time Paul, but then I have never seen an Osage orange tree. Someone else cut this tree down. Keep well, Rob
@HodgePodgeWoodWorks 3 жыл бұрын
Nice job Rob! I love watching your videos. I feel out of most turners I watch I have alot of similar cutting techniques as you do.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Robert, I try my best to cut the wood as my goal is to reduce the amount of sanding....which I am not really that fond of. I like your videos too, your videography, if that's a word, gets more polished with every one. I need to work on a way to sign my work...any suggestions? Permanent marker runs when you put shellac over (its the alcohol) so I need to find a better way. Keep well, Rob
@HodgePodgeWoodWorks 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobBrandtWoodturning I need to improve my pyography signing. Looks like an 8yr old signed it! I saw Chad Eames use a pen on his pieces which I bought and should be arriving soon. I'll let you know how that works.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
@@HodgePodgeWoodWorks Please do, I suggest testing with alcohol on a piece of scrap to see if it will wash out. I had to re-sand my ash bowl from a few months back, you can still see a black spot here and there where the ink got sucked into the pores.
@WoodenItBeNice 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Rob, Beautiful. I love Osage Orange and use it a lot in my segmented pens. I have turned one small bowl from it as well. I believe it is used a lot for posts as it gets harder with age. Great video Rob. Take care. Cheers, Huw
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Huw, it certainly is very hard. Did you find it stringy? I found it didn't like to be scraped and when I cleaned up the bottom the shavings looked like a pot scourer. Keep well, Rob
@WoodenItBeNice 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobBrandtWoodturning Hi Rob, My piece turned beautifully, but then is was fully seasoned and waxed when I bought it. Cheers, Huw
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
@@WoodenItBeNice Mine turned nicely, it just didn't want to be scraped, I had to cut it, shear scrape or with the gouge...I wonder if mine could be mulberry?
@WoodenItBeNice 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobBrandtWoodturning Hi Rob, It looks like Osage Orange to me. Did you measure the moisture content before the second turning as I have seen people turn damp/wet OO and it was stringy. Cheers, Huw
@liquidrockaquatics3900 13 күн бұрын
If you turn Osage orange again, I have an alternative finishing process for you. Finish to 180 or so. Then take a torch to the surface and bake it and let the wood turn deep brown and singe black, but don’t turn it all into ash. Start back with 120 to remove carbon and ash and move through grits to 400, then 1500,2000, and finish
@RobBrandtWoodturning 13 күн бұрын
Thank you, I am getting back to the lathe after some surgery so will give that a try when I get some more wood. Currently have mostly Cherry. Keep well, Rob
@BrickhouseCraftWorks 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bowl Rob! Haven’t had the opportunity to work with Osage orange yet, looks like it was fun though! Good stuff man! Can’t wait for the next one. Seth
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Seth, thanks, yes this is one hard bit of wood. It is similar to black locust if you can get hold of some of that. Keep well, Rob
@wandapiedra8973 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bowl.👍❤️
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Wanda, I appreciate you watching. Keep well, Rob
@jimtucker8020 3 жыл бұрын
Love the Osage orange. Curious on how hard this was compared to other woods. Thank you.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Jim, thanks for watching, the wood is similar to Black Locust, very hard and durable, also did not like to be scraped, it broke out in strings. I can see why it is used for bows. Keep well, Rob
@LarryDMitchell 3 жыл бұрын
Nice job and awesome and smooth turning. You mentioned, something about drying via microwave over 5 days (I think). Can you explain how you did that? Did you weigh it or use a moisture meter? Love your work.
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Larry, I painted the whole bowl with Anchorseal 2, then I warm up the rough turned bowl, feels warm but not hot, then let it cool down and repeat. At the beginning it took 30 s to warm up and at the end I was cooking for 3 minutes. Weight is more accurate as the moisture meter only tells you about the surface, not what is happening in the center of the wood. Keep well, Rob
@tokooficina 3 жыл бұрын
💯👌🇧🇷
@RobBrandtWoodturning 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Keep well, Rob
@Fwr942 2 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering what brand that bowl gouge is? And what do u use to keep it sharp? I can't believe how much material you can remove at a time!
@RobBrandtWoodturning 2 жыл бұрын
I use the Benjamin Best 5/8 bowl gouge for the rouge turning when the wood is still wet, so it cuts like butter, and the Robert Sorby 1/2 bowl gouge for finishing once the wood has dried in this video but I also use the Benjamin tools for finish cuts. I choose the tool that has the grind angle that gives me access and is sharp . I use the Tormek system for sharpening, which leaves the chisels scary sharp. I think a CBR wheel would work as well for turning tools, but I haven’t tried it. I hope that helps, keep well, Rob
@Fwr942 2 жыл бұрын
@@RobBrandtWoodturning yes sir, that info is very helpful. I own a tormek but have been putting off getting the attachment for the 40x40 grind. But I think I will chase one down now, it seems to be worth it, especially if it gets them sharp enough to do the cuts you were doing. Thanks again and keep up the great content! 👍
@leewatkins1610 Жыл бұрын
looks too un yellow to be Hedge !
@RobBrandtWoodturning Жыл бұрын
Do you have an idea of what it might be? Without seeing the tree, I had to identify it as best I could.