Woodturning a piece of Spalted Birch,
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- I cut a Birch tree trunk a few months ago. I just tossed it on the ground and waited until I saw mushrooms. That’s when I was time to start turning. It was almost to Late. It was very punky, soft and easily torn grain. Birch is a very beautiful wood when it spalted. Every time I have a piece, it’s one of the most interesting pieces on my table. Most everyone picks it up and asks asks about it. Please let me know what you think about this project. Stay tuned, as soon as it is dry I will finish this project. Hopefully with a lid and a beautiful finish.
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No I watch everything I can and all of it
Everyone has a different idea, style and way more knowledge than I, so yes I do !!
Thank you Dennis, I appreciate you watching my videos, and giving me feedback and comments. They help my channel and I like to hear what others think about my content.
I think the formula you have now is great Daz, the two or three passes then stopping to show the wood is great I reckon.
Oh yeah, sorry, I called you Daz. I'm an Aussie we call anybody called Darren, Daz or Dazza.
Great video mate.
Thank you Mike. I think I may have a new nickname.
Like everyone else I always watch the whole video! Nice looking piece too! Thank you Darren for sharing your work! 👍🏻
Thank you Bill, I am surprised how many watch the whole video. Since I have to watch my own video about 20 times while editing. I get bored and start cutting to save others from my torture.
I usually watch the entire process. The colors are fantastic, nice piece.
Thank you for your comment and feedback.
Very nice I like your stye of yours videos, your voice over is nice the grain in this piece is beautiful, I look forward to follow up video. Thanks.
Thank you David bi really appreciate the feedback and comments.
I try and keep my videos between 10-15 minutes. Having a little of each of the process is worth it for sure. For the soft punky tear out I like to use some epoxy mixed with some denatured alcohol. The epoxy soaks into the soft parts to give it a more solid cut and less tear out.
Thank you Clyde. I appreciate your feedback. I use to do epoxy and thin it with denatured alcohol. We can’t get denatured alcohol in California any more. I may try acetone as it’s still available. And I agree with your style of video a little of all the technique and not too long.
Very nice. I like the color. I normally watch the whole video
Thank you Nate. I very much appreciate your input. And thank you for watching my videos
I like watching the whole process, to answer your question. I love wood like that. That is going to look great when you are done. I have learned that if you drill out the pith it will help with the piece wanting to crack. Seems to work, coffee grounds and CA glue make a nice repair for the drill hole on a piece of would like that.
Thank you John. I’ve used a lot of coffee grounds in my projects. Looks great and works well. Thank you for watching and sharing your comments.
PS I’ve had a comment or Two about the voice overs. Any thoughts on that?
Personally, I enjoy the voice over and listening to the wood turners' thoughts and explanations on why and what they are doing and thinking. Like when you explained you were having bad tear out with the carbide tools and switched to the spindle gouge and found it to be solving some of the tear out problems. To me the voiceovers make the videos much more interesting.
Thanks again John. You have been very helpful. Appreciate your help.
It might be punky but my oh my it sure is pretty. I usually start a video and watch the whole thing from being to end as I am just starting out turning and I am hoping to learn from you And Jim and Phil I have about thirteen different Turners I watch on a regular basis Blessings to you and yours and thanks for sharing
Thank you Wade. I appreciate your watching my videos and talking the time to leave comments. They help my channel and I’m very glad if I am able to pass on any helpful information. Sounds like you have a few good ones on your list. I to watch Jim and Phil for their great videos and knowledge.
Darren great job buddy im sure it will turn out real nice when finished, well done.
Thank you Alan. Appreciate your comments.
That is some colorful Funghi!
Thank you MrZ, it’s beautiful stuff
Nice.
I tend to skip through un-narrated portions where it is just turning. This is primarily because it’s just a blurry shape.
However, my videos have a lot of unnarrated highly accelerated turning. Of course my videos are processed differently than anyone else. I also don’t do many voice overs.
Thank you Walt. Always great to hear from you. I’ve seen many of your videos. Your have a very interesting style. I wish I could replicate myself. Thank you for your input. I do pretty much as you do when it comes to watching other woodturning videos.
The patterns in the spalting are beautiful but I've tired of saving punky wood.
To answer your question, my response is very similar to Oregon Oldtimer Woodturning. I will fast forward through section I consider repetitive and I really dislike volume variations. I do like voiceover for long videos as it keeps my attention and helps me understand what the maker is thinking at the time they are working on the project.
Hope your lathe is fixed! It looks like a very old Powermatic so you might want to give it a thorough look over to make sure the electronics aren't worn out.
Thank you Stuart. Appreciate you watching my videos and giving me feedback. Please do anytime you want to say anything. As for my powermatic, I guess it is getting up there in years. Amazing how time flies.
@@darrenswoodworks8695 Powermatic build quality equipment. Yours will probably outlast my little Laguna 1524 that’s less than a year old
@@STMwoodturning thank you. I’ve been very happy with it. Especially lately when I see the prices of new machines
That looks like a real chunky lathe.Could you tell me the make?
Thank you Leonard. I appreciate comments and Questions. It’s a powermatic 35-20 it’s about 15 years old. I bought it new about 2009. powermatic has changed its style a little bit since then. 20” max over the bed. However the head stock slides to the other end and makes it a lot easier to turn hollow forms. Thanks again for watching and your questions.
I watch to learn. If a video has no commentary, I sample the beginning, middle, and end and move on.
I watch almost everything at 1.5x, 2x if I can still follow the talking. I skip ahead sometimes in long, repetitive scenes such as roughing and sanding. I like Phil Anderson's way of dealing with those, speeding them up to 8x or so. That preserves continuity without wasting the viewer's time. I've started doing that in my videos.
My biggest turnoff is when sound levels vary greatly. I refuse to chase volume while watching. That's the editor's job. Richard Raffan's commentary is at a lower level than most others, but he is consistent. I turn up the volume a little at the beginning of his videos and don't have to touch it again.
Your voiceover commentary in this one is at a good level, but your on-camera discussion at the end of the video is so low, I'd have to crank up the volume on my end.
Thank you for the great explanation of your viewing. I have a friend who has been on me about volume. It is difficult due to ( just as you said) voice over and just talking. I can adjust the volume, but it’s not quite the same. I need to look into a microphone. I do all my videos on a spare iPhone. Please don’t hesitate to give me your criticism when I need it. Thank you for your feedback. It’s very helpful to me.
Thank you