Come check out our brand new shop launch! [ Ссылка ]
_____________________________________
Today's video:
Alright, let me first start by saying that, no, I do not believe this is the first ever segmented bowl with resin segments that's been turned and posted online. That said, I've been a fan of woodturners and resin artists on YouTube for many years now, and in that time, I have yet to come across a single video that has tried to accomplish anything similar to the project I tackled in today's video. I'm sure someone somewhere in the world has done this, but I genuinely haven't been able to find an example. In fact, it's so rare (if it exists at all) that I started wondering if it was even possible at all; perhaps there was a challenge with this sort of project that I just wasn't seeing. After all, the greatest thing about segmented bowls is the possibilities that come along with using a variety of wood species, and the thought I've had for years is, "If different coloured wood looks this amazing, surely including some resin segments as well would be even more eye-catching! How has no one already done this?" With this in mind, I decided to give this challenge a shot. I first constructed some moulds out of form core that were 80 cm long, 1.5" wide, and 0.75" deep to essentially make resin planks. I then filled the moulds with SquidPoxy's Squid Cast epoxy resin dyed with blue, green, and pink alcohol inks. Once cured, I demoulded one of the blue planks and cut out segments at 4 different sizes (to make 4 different rings). I then cut out the same sized segments from a plank of maple wood. To ensure the 67.5 degree angles were as precise as possible, I used the fence on my disc sander. Once all the segments were cut and sanded, I glued them all together with wood glue for the wood on wood joints and 5-minute epoxy for all the rest. Once these joints were cured, I sanded the top and bottom sides of the rings to make them flat, applied a thick layer of Alumite Clear Cast (a faster curing resin), and clamped all the rings together. After waiting 2 days to ensure the resin was fully cured, I mounted the blank on my lathe, turned it down to the shape I wanted, and wet sanded the bowl up to 3000 grit. I then finished it with some microfine Yorkshire Grit and parted the bowl from the lathe.
If I were to do things differently:
If you've read the paragraph above, you can probably gather that this was mostly a proof of concept project. I'm really happy with how the bowl came out, but in the future, I'd definitely like to try some different things. First, I really rushed my planning process when it came to the segment sizes. I really didn't spend any time trying to calculate what sizes I would need for the bowl shape I was going for, and in the end, the bowl came out very tall (as you can see). I will definitely plan things out more in the future. Second, I'd love to revisit this soon and simply incorporate more segments, more wood species, and perhaps more resin segments (I already have pink and green planks ready to go!). I really think that the possibilities for this sort of project are endless, and I'm excited to test some of these out in the near future.
Check out my Instagram! [ Ссылка ]
_____________________________________
Want to use the same resin shown in this video? Check out the following affiliate code for a discount on SquidPoxy products! [ Ссылка ]
_____________________________________
Key equipment/products I used:
Rikon 70-220 VSR Midi Lathe: [ Ссылка ]
Woodstock 1/2 inch bowl gouge: [ Ссылка ]
Hamlet 1/8 inch parting tool: [ Ссылка ]
SquidPoxy Squid Cast: [ Ссылка ]
Alumilite clear cast: [ Ссылка ]
Yorkshire Grit: [ Ссылка ]
Music provided by Epidemic Sound
Talk to You Soon - Tomas Skyldeberg
Ganja - Ooyy
Borrowed Matches - Tape Machines
