Wood Turning - Christmas Ornament Challenge
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- My entry for the Christmas Ornament Challenge, organised by Carl Jacobson and Alan Stratton. I'll be using Lime for the body, and Purple Heart for the finials.
Guitar by Michael Berk:
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I think that mishap was a blessing in disguise. That Sir is BEAUTIFUL work. Good luck in the contest.
Thank you, very often a "mistake" turns out for the better :)
Cheers
Mike
You are the Bob Ross of woodturning! Turned that happy accident into a beautiful piece! Pretty amazing!
Lol .. thank you Gary, I appreciate that. Bob is sorely missed by many, and I assure you he was a far more talented individual than I could ever hope to be :)
Take care
Mike
Made me smile, can't tell you how many times I've done the same exact thing. I feel better knowing it puts me in really good company!
Steve
Well Steve, if you were standing by me when I'm at the lathe you'd have a very "smiley" time, let me assure you. Thanks for watching.
Take care
Mike
Nice design modification. Thanks for sharing and showing us how to salvage and continue the turning to produce such a beautiful ornament.
Thanks Phil, it's kind of you to say so.
Take care
Mike
Mike a beautiful piece. Your choice of woods, finish and design bestows a truly classic look to the ornament. I think you will find this one becoming an heirloom in your family. Thanks for showing us how you made it. Rick
A good turner is NOT one who never makes a mistake; a good turner is one who can turn his mistake into a master piece...👍👍👍
Thanks for that Edward much appreciated.
That's what I would call creative problem solving per excellence Mike. Turned out really nice!
Lol.....thank you Paul
Take care
Mike
Brilliant! Thanks, Mike.
Beautiful Christmas decoration. Thanks for all your videos they have taught me such a lot about wood turning. Have a great Christmas.
Thanks Brian, I appreciate your support mate.
Take care
Mike
Looks great, display with pride!
Thank you, I'll be sure to do that :)
Cheers
Mike
There again Mike, absolutely beautiful. Your original design was awesome, but you used the design op for an even better ornament. Thank you for sharing with us, good luck in the challenge and Thank you for the honor of your shout out to me.
Thanks Stephen, I always appreciate your support, and above all the shout out was much deserved my friend, your entry is simply "awesome".
Take care
Mike
Mr. Mike, it certainly was not a wasted effort, merely a change and it is quite beautiful. Well done sir, very well done in fact.
Charlie
Thanks Charlie, your kind words are welcomed mate.
Take care
Mike
Great job and beautiful music Mike. I always enjoy watching your videos.
marina meridas Thank you Marina.
Cheers
Mike
Nice work - even more unusual with the re-design.
Thank you
Alan Stratton
Thanks Alan, "unusual" is a good word to use my friend ;)
Take care
Mike
Brilliant Mike, I love the way a problem turned into a lovely piece! Well done.
Thanks Ian, sometimes we get lucky eh?
Cheers
Mike
Quite lovely, the color combinations really compliment each other. The way you fixed the set back of blowing thru is a testament to the level of turner that you are. Always an inspiration. Good luck with the challenge. Take care, David
Thanks David, your kind words are really appreciated.
Take care
Mike
Great recovery Mike! And also a great show of patience.
Thanks Winston. I must admit I'm not known for my patience normally ;)
Cheers
Mike
So beautiful!!! You are a real master!
Nadezhda Stefanova Thank you for your very kind words Nadezhda, I appreciate it.Take care
Mike
Velmi pěkné díky za inspiraci
+Dušan Gubáni
Thank you Dusan
Cheers
Mike
Fantastic!
Thank you Tom
Take care
Mike
That's some quality pieces of turning there Mike. Inspiration for Christmas gift idea.
Thank you Scott, appreciate that mate.
Take care
Mike
Cool calm and collected Mr Waldt. The wood contrast looks awesome, I have never tried lime for turning, only basic carving, will be having a go soon. Thank you for your time and effort once again.
Thank you on all counts :)
Take care
Mike
Beautiful ornament, Mike. Great save after the hollowing!!!! Nothing like a design opportunity to keep the old mental faculties working at their best. Merry Christmas, Mike!!!
Thanks for sharing this,
.....Gord
Thanks Gord, appreciate it mate, my brain needs all the help it can get, believe me ;)
Cheers
Mike
You just added another beautiful ornament to the challenge, very nice work Mike. Best of luck and a Merry Christmas to you and your family.
John.
Thanks John, and the same to you and yours my friend.
Take care
Mike
Nice save Mike, and another lovely turning.
You guys make finial turning look so easy that I have to give it a go soon.
Take care, and keep up the great vids.
... Steve
Thanks Steve, they are fun to turn, you'll enjoy them.
Take care
Mike
Very nice save Mike and a great Christmas ornament
Thank you Chas
Cheers
Mike
As normal you have produced a lovely end product Mike.
The combination of woods is great. With the design change it makes yours more unique than others in the competition!
Thank you Adrian, that is very kind of you to say so mate.
Take care
Mike
Beautiful work, as always!
Trevor Green Thanks Trevor, appreciate your kind words and support.
Take care
Mike
Nice recovery Mike!! A beautiful ornament.
All the best,
Glen
Thanks Glenn, I appreciate it.
Take care
Mike
As always an awesome piece!!!
Thank you Cody
Take care
Mike
Challenge winner or not, that's a beautiful ornament Mike. I love the design, even before I saw how it came to be. Very nice save by the way. Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us. Have a great day, Fred
Thank you Fred, I appreciate it my friend.
Take care
Mike
Love this video as much for the skill shown as the music played.
Thank you on both counts Steve.
Cheers
Mike
Thats a top job Mike, well done mate.
Thank you Brian
Cheers
Mike
Looks great!
Thank you
Cheers
Mike
Looks beautiful Mike. Turned out well. That was some great guitar music in this video aswell...Take care Rod
Thanks Rod, Mike Berk is a great guitarist, I've had the pleasure of seeing him gig twice now.
Cheers
Mike
Very nice Mike, great recovery.. Thanks, Dave
Thank you Dave
Cheers
Mike
ill be trying one of them first thing tomorrow great vid love your work
Good to hear Brian and thanks for watching.
I love the design! Great job!
+Crustyswede1
Thanks Crusty
Cheers
Mike
awesome work. beautiful design and the wood grain looks absolutely splendid
Thank you very much
Take care
Mike
Good save Mike, I didn't think I would like a long finial on the top but it works well and the ornament will look great as a single decoration. Great work.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Thanks Brendan, I winged it this time (as usual), and it didn't end up too bad.
Take care
Mike
Another good informative and entertaining piece. Please keep up the good work. I am a relative newcomer and enjoy watching others in order to learn.
Thanks Dafydd, much appreciated butty.
Take care
Mike
Mike
Nicely done. I think that leaving in the little "oops" and fixing it with the jam chuck was done very well and you showed that such a mishap is not the end. I think it is really important to leave these accidents in our videos, at least once in a while. (I have had my share of disasters) I like to say that what makes us better woodworkers or woodturners are those mistakes that we must fix. And you turned a beautiful ornament. Thanks for posting. Sam
WYOMINGWOODTURNER Thank you Sam, and I totally agree that we learn from our mistakes.
Cheers
Mike
WYOMINGWOODTURNER you couldn't be more right Sam!
Leaving the accidents teach us to things that we really need to learn. One of them is that we are normal when we see that the best even have mishaps. The other thing is showing us different methods and techniques to reenter the piece back into the to production phase and keep going. You guys are all an inspiration to so many
Excellent, love the redesign ....really enjoyed the video :-D
Jeff Wyatt Thanks Jeff, much appreciated.
Take care
Mike
Loved this video and was pleased to see that better people than myself can make mistakes. Oh sorry we dont make mistakes do we only adjustments to the original plan. A perfect rescue and a fine result. Regards David. DK.
+David Duly
Thank you David, as they say, we learn from our mistakes - if that's true I have much still to learn - and I have ;)
Take care
Mike
Hello Mike from 🇨🇦. Yes this video is 5 years old but I still like to come back and watch it . You make it look so easy. And I KNOW IT IS NOT. You inspire me as a very new turner to go out in my cold garage and try to make one of these. Thanks for all your instructional videos you produce for us out here in TH-cam LAND . And as you say. Cheers
Thank you very much for your kind words Mr B, I'm really pleased that you find my videos of some use.
Thanks for watching snd take care.
Cheers
Mike
oh wow that is amazing, good luck.
Thank you
Cheers
Mike
Great job my friend . You do such nice work .
Thank you Dave
Take care
Mike
Fine job Mike. This has been a fun contest.
Thank you Chris, it has that mate.
Cheers
Mike
I love it and so do my kids. I'm going to get them to make something similar for their grandparents for this Christmas. Thank you for sharing. I think some cherry and wenge and maybe a little purple heart. Maybe I'll get them their own channels and see what they can do.....with a little help.
Thanks David I think your wood choice will be excellent. Enjoy the turn and thanks for watching.
Cheers
Mike
Hi Mike, great work, very nice combination of woods! Nice save by the way, the ornament looks magnificent! Cheers, and Merry Christmas! Daniel
Thanks Daniel, I appreciate it mate.
Take care
Mike
Beautiful, beautiful and then some more! so much to learn, so much to do! if it was me cutting through a form like this you would have seen me chuck it over my shoulder right into the "what to do with these next?" pile, just out of mire! I should learn from you not just the skill of work and design, but also the temper and state of mind.
Thanks Yuval, I surprised myself how calm I was..........after I had edited out a couple of "F" words.....lol
take care
Mike
Mike Waldt Why do you think I didn't narrate my video? it would end up rated R, would limit the audience cut :)
nice save Mike, turned out great.
Thanks Tom
Cheers
Mike
Hello Mike,
Beautiful turning resulting in a stunning ornament.
I've turned some lime in the past and it's a joy to work with.
Also, I've been trying to master texturing and spiralling and found that it doesn't work with all woods but lime gives a great result.
Best wishes,
Alan.
Alan Simpson Thanks Alan, it certainly is a lovely wood to turn, I must try my decorating elf on the bit I have left.
Take care
Mike
Nice recovery and lovely outcome.
Thank you Alex
Cheers
Mike
Nice job Mike: good recovery idea / design change, Cheers Harry
Thanks Harry
Take care
Mike
a very nice piece Mike I enjoyed watching you work best wishes,Malcolm
Thanks Malcolm, for both your kind comment, and support.
Cheers
Mike
very nice job wood selection was very good
Thanks Nicky
Cheers
Mike
Hi Mike
Your video's certainly help us novices and it's good to see that it can go wrong for an expert. I turn Christmas trees of all different sizes smallest 2 1/2" largest 24". After seeing your video I certainly want to have a go at this type of Christmas Ornament.
Thanks Mike
The Woodturning Beekeeper
Thanks Andrew, I'd love to see some of your work mate.
Take care
Mike
Hi Mike
Clicking through your channel and I find the things you make bneautiful.
Best regards
Thomas from Germany
Thomas Huettl Thank you very much Thomas
Take care
Mike
thats a real beauty! turned out great Mike! maybe the little "mis hab" did some good in the end..idk im no turner but i do wanna try and turn something like this for my mother for Christmas gift.thanks for sharing this 🖒🖒🎄
Thank you Joe, much appreciated my friend.
Take care
Mike
Interesting project, not sure which I liked better the original idea or the detour, both brilliant. Very enjoyable watching!
Be Well Mike
ht1type Thanks, i'm not sure either, but I was left with little choice :)
take care
Mike
Magníficos trabajos!!
Abilio Saez Lopez Thank you Ablio
Take care
Mike
Thanks for answering, I'm from Spain, and my English is almost nil, I write through translator goglee, I'm starting to turning, I learn a lot with you, I built my own lathe, when preparing the video I'll put greetings.
Very nice Mike! I felt bad that you went through, I sure seem to have a lot of design change opportunities, but I'm having a blast. Thanks for the video.
Mark
Thanks Mark, bet I get more design opportunities than you mate!......lol
Take care
Mike
Mike Waldt I'll take that bet sir LOL Hey any word about wood I sent ya.
Mark
MARK Baid Ha ha, no mate nothing yet. I assure you if it had arrived, I'd have been onto you straight away.
Cheers
Mike
Really good hope you win 1st place
Thanks Curtis, no chance there my friend, there are some stunning pieces this year, that are far and away more deserving.
Take care
Mike
Well recovered, Mike...makes a lovely piece, and no-one would know by looking at it that you had an incident.
Martin
***** Thanks Martin, that's very kind of you to say so.
Take care
Mike
I quite like it Mike, sometimes a mishap can lead you down a path that otherwise you would not have gone. Great recovery.
Thanks John, very profoundly put if I may say so my friend. :)
Cheers
Mike
Nice job mate !!
The ornament challenge sure has produced some fine work and great videos.Good luck to you my friend and I am sure that it does well.Mine on the other hand....Well,probably the thick end of nowhere !!.......LOL !!
Give our love to Mu.
The Buttress family.
Thanks Chris, I'm not rising to your silly remarks.....lol
Speak to you soon, I suppose ;)
Love to all
Gosh we're getting really sloppy lately Mr.Buttress!!!!
Mike
I know..We'll have to pack it in !!
Christopher Fisher NEVER!!!!!!!!
Great work thanks for sharing
Yiannis (Athens Greece)
Thank you Yiannis.
That turned out great, Mike!
Cheers,
Andrea A.
Andrea Arzensek Thanks Andrea
Cheers
Mike
Stopped watching you for a while,
Glade I typed wood turning in.
Very impressive might i say.
As always Cheers Jt
and a Merry Christmas
THE SEMI NOVICE MTB RIDER Welcome back JT, and thanks for your kind words.
Merry Christmas, and hope to see you in the New Year
Take care
Mike
it turned out very well
Thank you Trevor
Cheers
Mike
educational and a beatiful result. nice to see one thats not base on a ball.
Thanks Willem, my original thoughts were "round", but then I thought............
Cheers
Mike
***** Thanks Christian, glad you like it my friend.
Take care
Mike
We will let you claim this was an accident this one time. Beautiful!
Lol Billy, and thank you my friend.
Cheers
Mike
Great ornament Mike, don't know if I will bother putting one in now LOL. I can;t believe that was a save? it looked far to good to me, when I have a problem it becomes food for the wood burner :-)
All the best
Tony
***** Thanks Tony, and I don't believe that for one moment mate, a man with your patience and talent......no way :)
Take care
Mike
I really like how the "save" turned out. At first I was thinking that you would just make it to be a bell.
Thanks I appreciate your supportive comment.
Take care
Mike
Wer einen Plan A hat soll auch einen Plan B haben :-)
Sehr, sehr gute Arbeit!
Super Design!
Tiroler
Tiroler Drechsler Lol -Danke sehr Tiroler.
aufpassen
Mike
Mike Waldt what the hell did you say?
Tom Wilcox tiroler said: he who has a plan A should also have a plan b. mike thanked him and told him to take care :-P
Good to see how that is done rough shaping and drying the wood. I always wondered what everyone did to dry the green wood for the bowl or platter or any other rough turning green wood. I would imagine you would do the same if rough shaping wood for turning a box ? or do you just let the wood dry naturally and then turn the box from dry wood ? Thanks for your great vids I watch them all.
Hi Mike.
Lovely piece of work.
How do you burn the feature ring? I've seen others use Formica when it's not possible to use wire.
Regards
Paul
Hi Paul, and thank you. I did use a small piece of Formica mate.
Take care
Mike
Thanks a lot i appreciate your video , but can you told me what you used to finish your wood the color is so beautiful thanks and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS
The wood is Purple Heart, and the finish is a wax, thank you also.
I was just about to comment on your use of the spindle gouge and hollowing your ornament, but you stopped me in my tracks when you went a little too far, lol,
Even the pros can get a little over zealous at times. Your work never ceases to amaze me. Not only are you particular about your workshop , but also the projects you make.
Best of luck.....Stevie
Stevies Garage Workshop So it was YOUR fault I went too far.....lol.
Thanks for your kind words my friend.
Take care
Mike
I have to say that this is my all time favourite video of yours Mike. This is where I gotten inspiration to try a couple hollowed pieces with a spindle gouge. Question for you; when you were turning the bottom finial and went to make the tenon to fit in, you had some tearout from the parting tool. I get that occasionally. Any idea what causes that?
Hi Corey, and thank you. It comes with the territory when using a parting tool I feel. However, if you "plunge" cut first this reduces, and even can eliminate the small amount of tear out. Here's a link to a video which shows this very well, watch from 1.14 if that's all you want to see, but the whole video is well worth a watch.
th-cam.com/video/sQ6Mxhzy0OA/w-d-xo.html
Hope this helps a bit
Cheers
Mike
Mike, love the ornament. Some of my best pieces were from design modifications! how did you burn the accent line in. I tried using the formica as Capt Eddie mentions with limited results.
Thanks Alan, I'm with you on the design change thing too :). I find that different woods need different speeds and pressure with Formica, just have to wing it on each piece.
Take care
Mike
Mike, great finished ornament I am not sure I would have continued with it if I had gone through it. Brilliant, you make it look so easy and it enthuses us to replicate your projects. I love your videos, keep them coming and merry Christmas. Do you have any new on Capt Eddie, I understood he is/was ill
Thanks Stephen, Eddie is getting there, according to his daughters posts on FB. Let's hope it's not too long before we see him up and running again.
Take care
Mike
Seems to be the season of redesigns Mike, I blew the base out of mine too by being over zealous !!! Nice save though young man. Mine turned into an 'arty piece', still no matter I'll try again.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards ..... Geof
geofo60 Every month is a season of redesign for me Geof ;)
take care
Mike
A nice piece Mike, well done! Could I ask which make of tool rest you were using?
Cheers
Tom
Thanks Tom, the tool rest is a Jet 150 mm that I got from Axminster, and just cut the post to length for my banjo depth.
Take care
Mike
That's a really beautiful piece Mikey. Oh and I'm sure you heard me laugh when you went through the bottom. I have a walnut bowl on the lathe at the moment that I went through the bottom. No joke. Going to be a clock now. Oh and did I say humbug matey? You are the poster child for Mr. Scrooge. Hope all its well......
Tom Wilcox Thanks Tom, if you hadn't laughed I'd have been upset mate. By the way, great shame about your holey bowl -NOT! You could always use it for thick soup or something....lol
Keep well ol' buddy
Mike
A beautiful ornament Mike! I turn one every year for my granddaughter, and put a little dated love note inside the globe for her to read someday when I am just a memory for her. In reference to your design change: it's only a mistake if you can't fix it. Great work, as usual.
Wayne Hodges Thank you Wayne, nice idea with the note :) Your comment, and support is very much appreciated.
Take care
Mike
i know I'm kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good website to stream newly released series online?
@Mekhi Joaquin flixportal =)
@Zechariah Kenneth Thank you, signed up and it seems like a nice service :D I appreciate it !
@Mekhi Joaquin you are welcome :D
love the video! Could i ask who the cover of no woman no cry was? so nice!
+Jake Ralley
Thanks Jake, all the guitar is by Michael Berk...the link is in the description.
Cheers
Mike
What finish did you use? I love that look.
Thank you, 2 coats of my sanding sealer mix (3 parts Cellulose Sanding Sealer to 1 part Cellulose Thinners), de-nibbed between each coat when dry. Then 2 coats of WoodWax22.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Mike
Nice ornament Mike, what kind of finish did you apply?
Steve Hoppe thanks Steve, just my usual - 2 of sanding sealer mix, followed by 2 of WoodWax 22.
Cheers
Mike
Great turn around on the blow out. Maybe you should start with that bigger opening next time to accommodate your larger hollowing tools.
Brian Sinclair Thanks Brian, you have a point....or i could get some small hollowing tools.....now there's a thought ;)
Cheers
Mike
Looks great Mike. At the 11:36 mark your left thumb is near the joint where the base of the top finial joins the top of the globe portion. Below the top finial there is a small band of white then a dark line or accent band. Can you tell me how you did the darker accent band. Thank you for your time. I know the video is 3-4 years old but the ornament is great.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours Mike!
Ron
Hi Ron and thank you. I cut a narrow groove with a skew chisel, and burnt the wood in the groove with a thin piece of "Formica".
A belated merry Christmas to you and your family too my friend.
Cheers
Mike
awsome video, about how long did it take you to make that?
Thanks Blake ... around three hours mate.
Cheers
Mike
I didn't see anything happen... lol Anyway, that's one beautiful ornament Mike! It's amazing how much your "detail ring" adds to the piece. I keep forgetting to add that element to my design. Did you burn that in with wire?
As always, enjoy your videos my friend.
Kevin
Kevin Krull I Kevin, and thank you. I use "Formica" for detail lines on awkward area like this, where a wire would be almost impossible to use. hope your well.
A belated Happy New Year as well my friend :)
Take care
Mike
Hi Mike,
even if you have passed the "misfortune", sees the ornament super aus.Vielleicht should you pass the mishap, so you may another part turning. It also looks super good, as if it should be so. :-D
Greetings from Germany
Thank you Gunter
Take care
Mike
A very nice ornament Mike. We all know that wasn't really a mistake that you intended to do it that way all along! 😀 Thanks for the video.
May I ask where you got the tool that attaches to your parting for turning a specific tenon size?
Thank you Ron, I think you mean the vernier gauge that I used to check the tenon size...is that right?
Cheers
Mike
Mike Waldt Yes sorry about that Mike. I think maybe it was a Jimson video where he uses a parting tool that has something attached to it for sizing tenons. I just watched your video again and realized I mixed them up. Thanks for clarifying for me. 👍
Who was doing that beautiful guitar work? Thanks for the stunning Christmas ornament. Good positive adaptive thinking when things went a bit awry. It's turning into the merry month of May, if I make a start now I might be ready for Christmas 2017. This year it's Sputnik Sea Shell ornaments. Brad
Guitar by Michael Berk:
th-cam.com/users/mikeberk810
Thanks for watching and commenting Brad, and a very Early Merry Christmas....lol
Cheers
Mike
Beauty there, Mike. Spot on! A question on the glue block: I note you have a series of concentric rings penciled in on the block. May I assume that is for determining the optimal position for the glue vs. the object to be glued?
Thanks John, and you may assume correctly about the pencil lines, a tip on one of Carl's videos a long time ago :)
Take care
Mike
Very well done Mike... Just an aside, what compressor are you using, Xmas is coming..........
Thanks Ian, it's the entry level one by Wolfe, think it's the 50L model.
Cheers
Mike