Woodturning | The Wood Brick Bowl

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Today's video:

I've seen a number of pieces that have imitated a brick look using wood (some also use resin as a sort of mortar), and they've inspired me to try it out myself. For this project, I took a long strip of oak that was 0.5" thick and 1.75" wide and sawed it into many ~1.5" long wood bricks. I then hot glued them to a piece of foam core while using a thin strip of wood (0.25" thick) to maintain an even distance between all the pieces. Foam core walls were added to make a mould. Because I was going for a transparent look, I REALLY didn't want any bubbles in this casting. For the seal coat, I used SquidPoxy's Squid Cast, which isn't exactly meant for this purpose. It's extremely thin, almost like water, with a very long working time, and so, unfortunately, most of the resin dripped off the wood before curing. Thankfully, it didn't end up being a big issue. Once it reached a gel consistency, I poured the rest of the epoxy, again using SquidPoxy's Squid Cast, mixed with blue alcohol ink. I let the entire cast cure in a pressure pot for 72 hours, and despite my less than stellar sealing job, I'm happy to say it came out virtually bubble free! I then demoulded the piece, cut the corners off to spare my cutting tools, and tossed it on the lathe. Although my initial goal was turn it down to a bowl, I really didn't cast a very thick piece (again, only about 2 inches thick), so it wound up being somewhere between a bowl and a plate. For both top and bottom, I sanded the piece up to 3000 grit and finished with Yorkshire Grit's micro polishing paste.

If I were to do things differently:

This is probably my favourite piece I've done to date, and I honestly wouldn't change much of what I did. The only thing I wish I could have redone is the depth of the bowl. This was my first time successfully pulling off a mortise, and since I wasn't used to the technique, I thought I was getting closer to cutting through the bowl while turning out the top than I actually was. In the end, the bowl came out quite a bit thicker than what I'd been going for. Then again, I do like bowls/plates to have some thickness, so I'm not really upset.

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This channel deserves wayyyy more views and subscribers!

andrewdoucet
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I found this video from reddit. Thank you for being awesome.

jet
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The way you mixed a resin to get that translucent effect when held to the light is simply stunning. Beautiful.

BigBear
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It's like Super Mario Bros. That's what popped in my head. Cool bowl 👍

naturaIIydifferent
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That is absolutely stunning. A piece of art.

rickeyburke
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This one's more a dish than a bowl. I like the other deep bowl better. I do like how the blue light shines through this dish to the bottom. 7:48

detodosmoles
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Another masterpiece! This is stunning! You are so talented that you make a simple piece of wood stand out and shine! Great job! Bravo!

cathylebouef
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I've been on the lathe for a few years and just getting ready to do a this might be my first cool. Very nice.

tomlauritzen
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I really like how the translucent resin lets you see the 3d shape of the wood pieces and then how the light shines on the table below.

richard
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That is a really cool idea. Love how you can see the blocks through the resin Gives a depth look. Nice work. Found your channel on Reddit. First time viewer and subscriber

jasonjohnson
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I still havent tried to make any bowls on my lathe been sticking to pens but these are really cool i need to try it one day

Jaykav
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Wow!!! Again, super bowl! Love how shallow it is for how deep it is (how thick the bottom is???). And the pattern is super visual fun! I really really really like your astetics.

jaysontwombly
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Beautiful Piece and interesting process, thanks for sharing. Full View and Like 👍

AllenOxendine
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Holy cow! I love your story. Watching your videos have made me think I need to get a lathe of my own and then I read your story and now I'm convinced! I love what you do. Thanks for sharing the inspiration.

punx
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I really need to see more videos like this one.

jet
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This is magical! I love the shadow it casts!

Qaetan
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Beautiful! Makes me want to fire up my lathe tonight. Thanks for sharing

Tony-otym
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Niiice…reminds me of the Jade brick bowl…this 3D effect is stunning every time.

danielrivard
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8K views!!!! Congrats Davis!! You’re killing it.

RobKumar
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Been thinking about getting into it for so long now, I'm so glad I read the description. Thanks for sharing the talent you have with us!

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