Woodturning Lovely Maple Resin Bowl

I had this scrap maple left over from an old project. I milled it into 1/4” planks and spaced it with 3/16” paint stir sticks. The mold is made from 1/32” polycarbonate sheet. I am using urethane resin for the pour, not epoxy resin. I almost ran out of time for the pour. This resin only has a 12 minute working time once mixed to get it into the pressure pot, but is cured in 4 hours which is amazing. I didn’t have the guts to open it at 4 hours and waited until 5 hours had passed. Had it on the lathe in about 6 hours from pour and roughed out the blank. I have to admit I am a little disappointed in the color of the finished piece. I was hoping for a darker blue with the pearl being a little more vibrant. I am still learning and every piece I make, I gain confidence in working with resin and turning as well. I know I have a long journey ahead of me and am looking forward to new challenges and improving my skills on the wood lathe. Thank you for watching! I hope you have a great day!

Everything was wonderful. Your shop, your silent no nonsense video, your skills, your style, your imagination, and of course your creation. A beautiful work of art. Thank you for sharing. Please indulge us with more brilliant videos!

As a semi-professional woodturning watcher (I watch a lot of these sorts of video) I don’t think I ever considered how much time goes into the preparation! Kudos for making such an interesting video!

Wonderful design and execution. I love the floating, weightless look of the maple.

Absolutely stunning! It is always a pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work. Thank you for sharing.

great video--I like that you did it with no voice over-a lot more serene than having to keep a conversation as it explains itself in the process

Ok but in seriousness I think it’s awesome that you include so much of the blank prep. I see a lot of turning videos that rush through it and just show a bunch of turning but to me the biggest part of learning to turn is blank prep and mounting approach.

Stunning. So creative, and the blue shades really make the piece look so “light”

Wow, you are meticulous, organized, creative, patient and with a passion for colour and woodwork. Im in awe. I would just sit and stare at this if you brought it to my table. I wish i could do this as well.. looks so much fun.

One of the coolest bowls I have seen. Color is awesome

That's the cleanest shop on Youtube! Very Nice to see someone take care of their work space.

Nice to see someone who clearly cares about the level of professionalism they put into their work. Going as far as to have a vacuum chamber for your resin.

I am a hobby woodworker, but I don‘t possess a lathe, and I will say that this is the most fascinating piece of wood wizardry that I have ever seen ! Such a bowl would fetch a good price from people who can appreciate fine art. Congratulations! 👍🌳👍

Wow! That is absolutely stunning!!!

Your work is truly extraordinary, congratulations, you are a great craftsman, a person from whom you can learn.

Your shop is incredibly clean.

That sled as a bottom drawer is just nuts❤

I love how precise you are. You can really tell in the finished piece. I enjoyed every minute.

What a Fantastic bowl, Thank you for sharing 🙌🙌🙌🙌

You do beautiful work