How to make a sea shell from wood

Had to bring out all the toys to make this one! scroll and band saw, power sanders, angle grinders and Dremel. plus a whole lot of sanding. I would like to give credit to Steve Garrison for making such a great "how to" video , you all should check his channel out! this is a bit of a long one so hope you can make it to the end. thanks for watching!
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[MultiTom]

Beautifully done ! Steve garrison is the Pioneer in this art form years back with the similar cutting steps . Thank you 😊

[mrebpropertiessobota]

John, Thanks for the info, I'll be sure to check yer videos for the one you mentioned.

[lawrencekeating]

When I first saw this, I thought “Wow - impressed with how he hogged that out of one solid piece of wood!’
Boy - was I wrong 😂. Now I’m even MORE impressed. Great work Jonathan👍👍.

[Steve.Garrison]

Good video, thanks for the mention. I use flat blades instead of spirals on the original style shells. Love the colors!

[Chris-krrq]

Fantastic work Johnathon I love the idea of a slab of pine to a beautiful shell and the colours you do them really make the shell shape stand out it is absolutely amazing.

[cowboy]

Steve is a awesome artists but you are a awesome teacher thanks for sharing I appreciate Thanks once again

[colinbrodie]

That really is rather fabulous Jonathon!

[CammiesGarage]

It is an easier process than I thought initially and yields beautiful results. I watched some of Steve Garrison's videos as well. Cool stuff!

[keithengland]

Great video. I also watched Steve Garrisons videos and have successfully made one shell so far from a piece of fence post so it’s got a lovely green streaking from the preservative 🤓 it came out perfectly.

I found that an inflatable ball sander worked really well for the insides of these and also the wooden scroll saw bowls I make. I used pretty much the same set up as you including the hose next to the pillar drill to remove the dust ;-)
I’ve now bought some Zebrano wood which should give beautiful grain but haven’t plucked up the courage to hand cut the wedges yet as it’s a pretty tough wood to cut.

[hypnoraythompson]

really nice project mate, thanks for sharing.

[thomastieffenbacherdocsava]

Lots of sanding and gluing! LOL! Happy Holidaze to you Johnathan!

[susanwoodcarver]

That was such a cool video! Learned a lot! Will be checking torque on my drill press for sanding for sure! Thanks Johnathon, and Merry Christmas.

[JohnClothier]

That was really cool! Thanks for sharing

[lindaoreilly]

Thank you for sharing Johnathon👍 I so enjoy watching your videos. merry Christmas to you and your family 😍

[thegazman]

Sensational work Jonathon, have you followed up with the staining to get the colours? Looks great. Cheers, Gary

[mrebpropertiessobota]

John, Thanks for the video, I was actually interested in the finish that you applied to make the shell appear to have an abalone's luminescence. Can you show a video of that?

[clivemilner]

How long did it take. What wood be a good asking price?

[davidosborne]

Hi at 6 minutes in it looks like youve cut the pieces from 3 wedges of wood??

[kmeyer]

Quick question for you Johnathon. Getting ready to give this a try but I am confused by one key element here. I see that you use the first cut as a template for future cuts. I understand that you do in sequence from board 1-4 than rinse and repeat. But after you do the first cut, you use that as the template for all future cuts. Just wondering how the sizes get progressively larger if you are just using that first cut as the template. Wouldn't they all be the same?

[phartharder]

As you step up in size on your half round pieces how are you drawing them out? I understand using the first piece for the second one. How do you step up in circumference size? Are you just drawing another half round.