Thank you Simon,I’m gradually working my way through your videos ! I must say it’s a real pleasure to watch you working wood into such beautiful objects.
Even at the halfway point of the video, you could see that it was going to be beautiful when it was finished. I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's dried and completely done. Good to see you turning again, Simon. We missed you. :)
Thats a beautiful piece of work. I have never done any turning but I'm looking to buy my first lathe. I hope that some years from now i will be able to make a piece like that. Thank you for posting.
That has started off as a beautiful piece...wonderful figure on that wood. For what it's worth...I've turned a dozen or so pieces of Cocobolo and had the same initial problems snapping screws. Started drilling pilot holes and burned out two bits and snapped one of them as well. Resorted to bits specifically designed for drilling metal. Much better. Looking forward to your completed work.
It is remarkable that you even got any screws into that piece of iron wood. It must be the toughest wood in the world as the U.S. Navy uses that wood to make ball bearings for the propeller shafts on large ships because it will outlast steel. A very beautiful piece of wood and I thought it turned out very well.
Beautiful......we use this wood to smoke our salmon.......it takes a lot to burn it .......they have pretty white flowers on them it’s how we tell which one we need t cut branches off!
fantastic work as usual. You sir, have more patience than I. I would have quit after the 2nd broken screw and set everything on fire. keep the videos coming!
Simon, you continue to find interesting woods and make cool pieces from them. This one looks to me like a polished stone, with the contrasting burl and regular wood. And yeah, like someone said below, an egg from Alien :-) Clyde
Magnificent is the word I'd describe this piece of art with. The natural designs on it resemble to so many states on earth. I wonder if earth was carved by God on a giant lathe...
what a beautifoul bowl!!!!!!!!! its a little bit dangerous when you working whit doese kind of log piece, but the result is really beautifoul!!!!!!!!!!! my biiigg big compliments
This is a very interesting piece. I was thinking you might have cut it in half and make two shallow, open plates/bowls. Looking forward to seeing the finished product. A loon the best!
I know I'm inundating you with commons but I had given up on turning on TH-cam until I found your channel. Right tools right techniques, not so much miss used carbide like in other views. The tools developed ago time ago work best. They have taken existing carbide and adapted them to lath turning from metal turning and a lot don't apply to wood correctly. I'm a machinist by trade and recognize the difference. But they market it we buy it.
I had heard they would use ironwood for the hub of those 1/2 ton Conestoga wagon wheels. I see now. Maybe Tapcon hex head masonry screws would help you. Keep up the great work and excellent artistry. Really appreciate your videos
back in my younger years in south west united states i use to cut ironwood that was all dark wood like in the spots on your piece, it wood dull carbide tipped chain saw chains and carbide circular saw blades, it was the hardest wood i;ve ever seen like stone, i made pistol grips and knife handles with it, very very hard to work with.
If you want to have less of a chance of the screws breaking off then use an impact driver with the same bit. It regulates the torque enough to reduce chance of breaking but can still easily get the screw out.
Know this is a while ago but people it's called "Ironwood". I'm from Arizona, USA and we have lots of Ironwood. Great for fires, has wonderful color but you can kill a lot of tools trying to work and shape it. Trust me it is called Ironwood for a reason.
great piece ..
+Andy Phillip thank you Andy
The legend himself has spoken
Thank you Simon,I’m gradually working my way through your videos ! I must say it’s a real pleasure to watch you working wood into such beautiful objects.
+jason antigua Thank you very much Jason
That’s a beautiful piece. I wasn’t sure where you were going with that burl - it took some creativity to work with an odd shaped piece.
Great Work!
+mike p Thanks Mike
Even at the halfway point of the video, you could see that it was going to be beautiful when it was finished. I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's dried and completely done.
Good to see you turning again, Simon. We missed you. :)
+Mark Morrissette Thanks alot Mark
Thats a beautiful piece of work. I have never done any turning but I'm looking to buy my first lathe. I hope that some years from now i will be able to make a piece like that. Thank you for posting.
That has started off as a beautiful piece...wonderful figure on that wood. For what it's worth...I've turned a dozen or so pieces of Cocobolo and had the same initial problems snapping screws. Started drilling pilot holes and burned out two bits and snapped one of them as well. Resorted to bits specifically designed for drilling metal. Much better. Looking forward to your completed work.
+John Grace Thank you John
You certainly find some beautiful wood to work with , look forward to seeing the finished product.
Yeh, a new video from one of my favorite turners! Always so much inspiration watching you work.
-Steven
It is remarkable that you even got any screws into that piece of iron wood. It must be the toughest wood in the world as the U.S. Navy uses that wood to make ball bearings for the propeller shafts on large ships because it will outlast steel. A very beautiful piece of wood and I thought it turned out very well.
+Samuel Kofsky Thank you very much Samuel
I love Iron Wood for outside projects. Great job.
+American woodworking tricks / Stolarskie Triki Thank you very much Sir
Beautiful......we use this wood to smoke our salmon.......it takes a lot to burn it .......they have pretty white flowers on them it’s how we tell which one we need t cut branches off!
Looking good Simon, awaiting the final video, a real stunner in the making.
Cheers
Mike
+Mike Waldt Thanks a lot for the comment Mike
Beautiful piece, a native wood to my area of Maine. Inspiring.
+Stan Tilton Thank you Stan :)
wow! on dirait un globe terrestre! vraiment beau 😃😃😃
+Karine Brunet-Duval merci Kiki 🤣
It is stunning wood and a stunning bowl. Wow.
This guy is an artist, be blessed i will continue learning from you, thank you for showing us.
fantastic work as usual. You sir, have more patience than I. I would have quit after the 2nd broken screw and set everything on fire. keep the videos coming!
Very beautiful bowl. I've never heard of ironwood before. I can't wait to see it when you've finished it.
~Kevin
It looks like a unique vase, I also like the aqua\blue piece next to it.
Happily the bowl turned out to be so very beautiful after all the hassle!
+CMTHFAF Thank you
Simon, you continue to find interesting woods and make cool pieces from them. This one looks to me like a polished stone, with the contrasting burl and regular wood. And yeah, like someone said below, an egg from Alien :-) Clyde
+Clyde Ulmer yea thanks Clyde
Very cool. You know it's rock hard when it snaps all the screws
Magnificent is the word I'd describe this piece of art with. The natural designs on it resemble to so many states on earth. I wonder if earth was carved by God on a giant lathe...
+Rohit Singh Mukhia hege
What a challenge. You did a great job.
That's gorgeous! Beautiful figuring in that wood. You did a fine job on it, too. Ironwood deserves its name!
+Ryk Haviland Thank you Ryk
That is a Treasure. Well done
+Jon Blake Thank you Jon ☺️
what a beautifoul bowl!!!!!!!!! its a little bit dangerous when you working whit doese kind of log piece, but the result is really beautifoul!!!!!!!!!!! my biiigg big compliments
+Gabriele Truglio Thank you Gabriele
Continua cosi Simon e' un piacere guardare le tue opere
Another beautiful piece!!
+Cory Stewart Thank you!
Beautiful work.
+Brett Niland thank you Brett
Very interesting, Simon. You're always up for a challenge.
That is so beautiful. Great job and incredible talent and artistry.
I actually love how you didn't straighten the top and kept the opening as it was~! 💖 gorgeous~!
+Evelyn Rojas Thank you very much Evelyn
Very much useful for information n good peice of art work
+shahid ali Thank you very much Sir
This is a very interesting piece. I was thinking you might have cut it in half and make two shallow, open plates/bowls. Looking forward to seeing the finished product. A loon the best!
You did a great job my friend. It looks awesome as it is.
I love watching these, so relaxing
Boa noite muito legau os vídeos a pesa ficou muito linda parabéns 🖒🖒🖒👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Great job considering the density of that wood!👍 Keep up the great vids!
Beautiful piece can hardly wait until the follow up turning.
Parece una flor ,de lampara habria quedado espectacular♡
Happy new year to you Simon
+Sony H K hey Thank you Sony.
Happy New Year to you too!!
What a beautiful job!
WOW!
Great result. Very interesting. Unique picture. Congratulation!
+Heinz-Werner Leve Thank you sir
Very nice piece. Always wondered what ironwood would lool like. Thank you for the vid.
Словоохотливый мастер умеет считать! Американцы, как джазовые музыканты, любят перед выступлением поговорить.
Wow, thats some steady strong hands...
+Momo Guevarra Thank you!
That's a lot of hard work. The bowl looks nice though. Good job.
+Kevin Smith Thank you Kevin
This turned out VERY interesting!
That's amazingly beautiful! That would be a killer flowed pot.
+Jesse Stevens Thanks a lot Jesse
I know I'm inundating you with commons but I had given up on turning on TH-cam until I found your channel. Right tools right techniques, not so much miss used carbide like in other views. The tools developed ago time ago work best. They have taken existing carbide and adapted them to lath turning from metal turning and a lot don't apply to wood correctly. I'm a machinist by trade and recognize the difference. But they market it we buy it.
+Mark Lethbridge yeah your right, carbide scratch wood, knife slices wood
beautiful piece of wood, ill look forward to it finished
take care
Rob
Woodslee Summercraft coment
Excelente trabajo! 👏👏👏
you made junk out of the junk . Bravo man ✋✊
+Reverse Attack Thank you 😉
Looks great. Look forward to seeing the finish video. Keep them coming. Always enjoy your videos.
Pre drill my good brother, awesome channel
So, have you gone back and re-visited this piece? If so, can you post an update? maybe including a slower look at the inside? Beautiful piece of work.
Ficou muito bonita esta peça! Parabéns!
Very challenging! Beautiful!
+Sharon Peters Thank you!!!
Beautiful piece.
Beautifully made 👍
"Ballsy" double-pun!! it really did look like a pair before turning, I have to say. haha
+Robert Rittenhouse hahaha I know
looks like a globe. thats really cool
+Captain Walmart Thank you Captain
"Today I turn a petrified woolly mammoth ball sack!"
It's look like a helmet..niceee😍😍
Wow! that came out absolutely beautiful!
+Don Harden Thank you Don
Wow you picked the hardest wood to work with. They call it Ironwood for a reason LOL.
i think you should leave it as it is!!!! its beautiful. id buy it as it is shown in this video
I like the shape so far, looking forward to the finished bowl.
Terrific piece out of what most would consider a worthless chunk of wood!
very tricky wood. amazed that it turned out so well.
+Tracey Osterlind Thank you Tracey
Super frumos! 👍♥️
Looks a bit like a tulip flower. Great work.
It's a beautiful piece
Very interesting piece, nice grain.
Beautiful.
I'm sorry but I haven't seen a piece of wood speak to a sculptor like that in at least 2313 years!
+Martos Seer hahaha thanks Martos
Hopefully healthy always...
Thanks for sharing....🙏
That was a great score. I knew you would do well with it.
Thanks for the turn.
Lee
Beautiful, amazing work
awesome ... great job...😉
+Marcin Jakubiec Thank you Marcin
I had heard they would use ironwood for the hub of those 1/2 ton Conestoga wagon wheels. I see now. Maybe Tapcon hex head masonry screws would help you. Keep up the great work and excellent artistry. Really appreciate your videos
+Jb Robertson Thank you very much Sir
J'aime vraiment cette pièce wow!!!!
+Olivier Grandbois merci Olivier
Great shape..I like it thick set like that..it looks nice and weighted..
Awesome beautiful great job
Bellissimo, bello il legno e bravo
Great job beautiful now will be stunning when complete, enjoy your videos.
+melvin rollins thank melvin
Отлично получилось,лайк
back in my younger years in south west united states i use to cut ironwood that was all dark wood like in the spots on your piece, it wood dull carbide tipped chain saw chains and carbide circular saw blades, it was the hardest wood i;ve ever seen like stone, i made pistol grips and knife handles with it, very very hard to work with.
really appreciate 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌
+indian galaxy Thanks
Belle pièce, bon travail
+pallet.tv merci beaucoup
Гламурный ночной горшок☝😎
Stunning piece.
I would love to have a burl like that, it just looks amazing!
congrats man... amazing job !!
If you want to have less of a chance of the screws breaking off then use an impact driver with the same bit. It regulates the torque enough to reduce chance of breaking but can still easily get the screw out.
+Adamantian Gilga thanks sir
Know this is a while ago but people it's called "Ironwood". I'm from Arizona, USA and we have lots of Ironwood. Great for fires, has wonderful color but you can kill a lot of tools trying to work and shape it. Trust me it is called Ironwood for a reason.
La madera es una maravilla !
Wow it looks great
Gorgeous. Subscribed!
+lost in the tundra Thank you very much Sir
Very nice work ... thank you ...