Nice piece of Sapele,nicely turned Alan👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

I like the outside shape alot. Very pretty. Thank you for sharing

A beautiful piece of wood. Nicely turned and finished too. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and continue to stay safe.🙂🙂 Will you be at SWAT this year? If so I hope to meet you there.

Thanks, Alan! I almost always use the mortice and do a similar method to "disguise" it.

Thanks for the tips/ideas, our club has pledged to make 100 stands this year. Chuck

Wow! Definite next level stuff!! I’ve just started on mastering the sphere …. It’s a tricky old job that you make look easy!

Very interesting Alan. Nice job

Really nice, Alan. Once again you left me in the dust lol. Bill

Another awesome video, thank you for making them.

Just beautiful Alan. Have you ever tried a sphere from a square block. The block doesn't really have to be exactly square. Hold it corner to corner. Spin it. Drag your bowl gauge a few times to the left. Drag it a few times to the right. Then you will see a ghost of a sphere. Go after that. Then continue the few changing angles like what needs be done on making it round. I saw this idea from Ronald Kane. I think this is almost flawless. Your video was very enjoyable. Thank you for sharing

Great video

Very nice, great job

Thanks!

Alan, here you go again with your special style and creative nature. Nice sphere. I learned how to turn spheres at the AAW symposium in Portland and have since turned a couple. It's fun! Lowell

I saw your original sphere video and mentioned it in my woodturning club meeting. I got roped into doing a presentation on it, which went pretty well. My teaching is not on a par with you though. This one looks interesting enough for me to try too. No more demos for me though. Turning is easy, demos are hard. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and continue to stay safe, as will I.🙂🙂

Nice, Alan. When you glued the veneers together in layers, did you rotate the grain or are they all in the same direction? Bill

Nice! A tray is a great gift for special neighbors or friends. AND... Very useful when serving guests in my own home. I guess that yields the BEST zen and peacefulness for me.So. I'm adding this to my August ToDo list ....

I am not into Zen but for what ever use you produced a beautiful tray. I like your veneer press too. I have something similar for gluing segmented rings. Thank you for sharing and for the safety reminder.🙂🙂

Great idea, Alan, Thanks!!

What a great idea! I also like one of the comments which suggests clear vinyl tubing for a bit of "stiction" Thanks for sharing this too :) Hey I just spotted the verse at the end....nice.

The resin stinks because you did not allow it to off-gas. Other than that it looks nice!

Thanks for making and sharing this video. I was just about to order a set of soft jaws for my Nova Chuck and this has given me ideas so I can make my own. Thanks again, Dave.

Cute little bowl, Alan. Nice save. It was definitely worth it. Bill

Allan, perfect tool, great video. Any words about what type of glue is suits best? Ordinary woodglue or epoxy? Cheers, Kees.

I nearly always get surface resin after heating the impregnated wood. This seems to be regardless of how dry the wood is, though I hope your theory is right as then, I can improve my drying process for a better outcome. I had always thought it was the resin expanding with the heat, forcing it to the surface. Some trials required, I think. A dust mask or strong extractor are a good idea when turning stabilised wood.

Nice bowl and save Alan.

Very pretty Alan. I really like the shape alot. Thank you for sharing. See you next week

Nice save! Thanks!!

Really turned out nice! But honestly would you that again considering the time and expense involved? Good learning experience though. Thanks.

Well done Alan. I've never used cactus juice. No punky wood to work with fortunately. Your piece turned out quite nicely. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and continue to stay safe.🙂🙂

Nice little vase, Alan. I don't see a problem with the top. Bill

😅Beautiful box,i like it.

The vase has a very nice shape Alan. 😊

Very nice Alan. The wood is just beautiful. You keep making them. I will keep watching them

Very pretty. Outstanding figure. Nicely shaped. Top opening looks OK to me. Beautiful finish. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and continue to nag. Last week I broke a rule, turned a piece without a shield. Got hit in face when workpiece came unstuck. Luckily very minor damage. Learned my lesson, I hope. 🙂🙂

Thanks, Alan!

Really nice, Alan. You reinforced my philosophy that there's basically no such thing as scrap wood. It's just wood that hasn't been used yet. Bill

Great explanations on the process. Thanks!

The local Woodcraft store has wood by the pound sale from time to time. I scored a nice block of Sapele 3" x 9" x 12". I will be turning a similar item from the 3x9 and a few pens from the off cuts.

Nice use of the offcuts. And a very nice result. Just curious about your hollowing methods. Some ( Richard Raffin and others ) drill a depth hole first. I could be wrong but I don't recall you ever doing that. Is there a reason or is it just the way you learned to do it? Not looking to quibble. You do nice work and get good results. Just looking for other opinions about how to do things.

Very nice Alan. Thanks for reminding me that cutoffs have a purpose.

Nicely done Alan. Another good method to deal with small pieces of wood. Curious what is the minimum thickness one should use to turn plates? Take care Cheers Harold

Very nicely done, Alan. I too, hate to see good wood wasted.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Very enjoyable Alan. Yes glue ups can be fun. Thank you for sharing. See you next time

Beautiful Alan. Excellent use of the Sapele offcuts. Well turned and finished. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

Love sapele . Wish I could get some off cuts. You did an amazing job.

I like it,i might try to make one.

Hi Allen. I'm on the hunt for new lathe. The one I have now is a 14 X 43 King Canada. Is there a brand that you recommend?

A little late to the party. Thats a good looking bowl. I live in SouthTexas and mesquite is as available as a loaf of bread is. I mill a lot of it into lumber.Mesquite is one of the most stable woods i have come across. The younger mesquite is a lighter pinkish red, the older the tree thedarker it gets. Old seasoned mesquite can be a very dark reddish brown. It's one that you can literally cut and machine/turn without fear of warping and checking like most species. Dont find mequite hard to turn at all though there is always exceptions. Its always going to have a stress crack no matter the size, you just have to work around it. Its often riddled with holes caused from ants and beetles which often enhances the beauty and perfect for epoxy work.

You just made it complicated