Spalted birch is one of my favorite woods to turn. I lost my Birch in an ice storm about 6 years ago. I dried the remains for five years. The results have been magnificent. The spalted wood was beautiful. My Birch tree lives on in dozens of turned bowls, platters and round boxes.
Gaawd!!! That is beeeeeautiful!! Glad you stuck it out an found the gorgeous vase hiding under all that rottenwood!!!! Stunning piece Mike!!! Also wanna mention i love how you explain your ideas, an your processes, as your working!! Very informative, which i love!!
If you ever have a similar piece, rotting and cracked, but has a lot of spalting like this, I want to suggest filling the gaps with black epoxy, turning it into a sphere, then setting it up on a little stand exactly like it's a globe, that you can spin. The bold natural patterns just remind me so much of an ancient world map, yellowed with age but still boldly inked. And in the case of the natural patterns, they'd look like unique continents on an unknown fantasy world. ♥ If I could ever get a piece, it would be like this idea.
This turned out much better than I imagined actually it's pretty cool . You have a great imagination that is why you are a talented artist my friend Your wife must be very proud of you ❤
Mike, my daughter and I are so happy to have discovered your channel. Not many mom/daughters are interested in woodworking but we certainly ate and every time we watch one of your videos we always think it can’t be topped but, nope! you always deliver. Our favorite aspects of your work are that you explain everything so clearly and we eagerly look forward to whatever unique piece you are working on next. Thank you so much for sharing so many enjoyable projects!
Awesome! Thank you, that is so nice of you to say. I really appreciate you getting in touch and thanks to you both for your support 😃. All the best, Mike
This is a lovely vase! The spalting is so attractive! I did a spalted silver birch bowl, and it fell in half, because it was too far gone. I have kept it, though, as I think resin would/could work on it.
Another lovely piece, Mike. As you know I'm always gonna tell ya how I would have done it differently 😊. Resin with a little purple dye to stabilize and offset the yellowing.
Lovely piece Mike. Well worth persevering. Nice to see someone actually using the rotating headstock, I was beginning to think I was the only one who thinks it is a good idea and as you say it is much easier to see what you are doing. Also if you stand in front of the bowl opening it is much less likely to hit you if it comes off the lathe. Great video, thanks, Jim
Many thanks Jim, you are so right. It's easier to see what you are doing and a lot safer as well. You just have to make sure you align it back properly when you're done. I have a little alignment bar I use.
I absolutely adore this vase! The grain of the wood, it's organic shape and the contrast in colour is so beautiful, it is a really lovely piece of art work! ❤ I am so pleased you persevered with it. Well done to you, Mike for your vision and commitment. .
You set these big hunks of wood onto your bench and I look at it and wonder what you'll find hidden within. Every time it's something gorgeous. You definitely have a talent for getting the wood to let itself shine.
As a fairly new viewer I think this is one of my favs so far Your knowledge of your craft is astounding your fearless attitude when delving into uncharted waters is amazing but your ability to see the beauty beyond the “warts” is an incredible trait 👍
At the beginning I thought you were going to make a bowl and was wondering how you would manage it. I loved watching it evolve into the vase. What a beautiful vase it is. Great job!
Ah spalting is so lovely. It's such a shame that it's hard to tell if it's gone too far or not. Glad you were able to save what you did. It turned into an incredibly beautiful piece.
@@janetporter5376 Hi Janet, spalting is a fungus that gets into wood that has been left on the ground in damp conditions, it takes about 6 months to appear and lf left too long can make the wood unusable. It's not dangerous as it dies as soon as it is exposed to air, hope this helps
Brilliant job Mike, Really nice piece... If I may ask a question, do you use an extension on your Forstner Bits and if so, where did you get it? I've been trying to find one for ages....
I avoided watching this video for ages... I saw the thumbnail and thought "hmmm, I'd prefer a bowl - especially that oddly satisfying way bowls emerge from the wood" but I was wrong. I think this is my favourite piece I have seen you make to date. Lesson learned - just watch all the videos you put out!
I love the completed vase. Very well done as usual. Glad you did continue. Sometimes the wood can be too punky. This was close. When you said "I did not intend to turn a vase", in my head I was thinking that if Mother Nature had a voice, she would have replied "I never intended for this tree to become a turning". I have a cherry bowl in my stash of failed projects which had normal grain in most of the bowl, but very soft end grain in one part of the bowl. The softer parts ended up sanding more than the rest resulting in a flat spot and lots of bump-bump-bump when sanding. Just an example that even without spalting, Mother Nature can often get the upper hand. Dave.
Thanks Dave, I was turning a bit cherry plumb which was just like that, beautiful wood that had one soft spot that seemed to go all the way through. You were right, this was close to not being worth turning, glad it was saved All the best Mike
I also had a lot of difficulties while working on a wooden lathe, so I had a headache. Thank you for your kind and detailed explanation! I am learning a lot. and so beautiful 👍👍
@@MikeHolton The wood hardener is called PC-Petrifier Wood Hardener. It says” to restore, salvage, strengthen soft or rotted wood” it has worked very well.
Love the pattern that is showing, stunning. Mother nature creates some true beauties for us to uncover. Well done on the great piece Mike, and thanks for sharing 🙂
Майк, великолепно!!! Сложная работа, но оно того стоит! У меня на подобные проекты терпения не хватает. Очень кропотливая работа. Но итог прекрасный. Если можно вопрос от начинающего ученика: почему ты работал скребком с отрицательным углом, а не традиционным? В чём разница? Или это просто личное предпочтение?
Привет, спасибо, что нашли время написать комментарий, я рад, что вам понравилось видео. Я использовал скребки с отрицательным передним углом, так как они делают более тонкие срезы, чем стандартные скребки. Но, как вы сказали, это больше личное предпочтение. Я сделал это для меня, и я использую его в течение долгого времени, поэтому я знаю его так хорошо. Всего наилучшего, Майк
I love using rotten, cracked ugly pieces for turning. Usually they make the most beautiful interesting pieces. They are a lot of work and time consuming but almost always worth it.
Next time you get a piece that punky try some veg oil on the punky parts Then with a sharp tool take very fine cuts I do love spalted wood. Mate of mine gave me some spalted Sycamore yesterday. Video will be up on my channel soon-ish Great save tho looks stunning 😊
Gorgeous marbling in the birch. Amazing rescue of inner beauty under the punky outer layers. Cellulose sealer was a good choice for pure wood colours Lovely piece 🙏 again
Привет! Я много работаю со шпальтом. Есть опыт. Зачем обрабатывать заготовку шеллаком? Он укрепит только верхний слой древесины. А вы ее срежете при точении. Нет смысла. Суперклеем укрепляют очень рыхлые участки древесины. А эта заготовка довольно плотная. Неровности такой поверхности устраняют тщательной шлифовкой, вот и все. А ваза красивая!
WOW, that grain is stunning, you have to love spalted wood. The live edge on the vase? really goes well with the finished vase. Thanks for sharing Mike
Stunning is exactly what I was thinking to myself. Question from a novice, why shellac first to stabilize it, then CA? Why not CA from the start? I picked up some FOG crabapple that is rather punky and trying to figure out my options with it.
Hi, the shellac is not as potent as ca but cheaper. I wanted to see how it would work before making the final shape. The ca at the end was a desperate attempt to get it stable enough to finish. Glad it worked 😁
This is beautiful! Shalack is never a good finish for wood because it is water based and if water gets on the item it will be damaged. After a time any bark will begin to rot so it should be removed. I just found your channel over the weekend.
Thanks for the tips, the shellac was just used half way through and not on the final finish so all is well. All the best and welcome to the channel, Mike.
Lovely job Mike, beautiful spalting on the bowl. It is funny how sometimes the wood pushes us in a direction we don't always want to go in,but in this instance with a very impressive finish
That really did turn into a great vase! It's unfortunate you had to take away so much wood to get to the workable part, but the pattern buried deep in the stump was worth it
What a good job you kept going with this one! It turned out to be a beautiful bowl! As a recent subscriber I'm having a great time working my way slowly through your back catalogue!! Keep up the good work!
Ha 😂, I was watching it go from a log, to proto-bowl, to maybe vase, to single chop stick in the hunt for good wood. Well done finding something beautiful in there.
Lovely colouring , i struggle sometimes trying to get certain spots smooth on the inside that get cut against the the grain but yours as ever looks perfect , nice work🥃
Kinda how one makes a toothpick from a giant redwood !!🤣 Looks really good, Mike !! You know what?? It kinda looks like an ancient map of the world. You could engrave an arrow pointing in any direction and put an N next to it anywhere on the piece.
Great work. Iam just starting to look in to wood turning. I'm did some in n high school 45 years ago. Now ready to start again. You helped me want to get started. Thanks.
I will definitely rewatch your videos over the next couple months probably beyond that seeing as I do that a lot now lol even got my grandson to watch quite a few of them when they were visiting 😊 Good luck on your move, hope the move goes smoothly❤
That strikes me as the kind of project that, with a pressure pot and clear or clear shimmering resin you could create something gorgeous while stabilizing the soft wood.
I think the spalting and grain on this is great. It is too bad that it the nature of the infection that you have to judge so carefully between spalting and punky wood.
Spalted birch is one of my favorite woods to turn. I lost my Birch in an ice storm about 6 years ago. I dried the remains for five years. The results have been magnificent. The spalted wood was beautiful. My Birch tree lives on in dozens of turned bowls, platters and round boxes.
We all hate loosing trees but giving them another life is a great way for them to live on.
Gaawd!!! That is beeeeeautiful!! Glad you stuck it out an found the gorgeous vase hiding under all that rottenwood!!!! Stunning piece Mike!!! Also wanna mention i love how you explain your ideas, an your processes, as your working!! Very informative, which i love!!
Glad you enjoyed it Rob, for a while I thought all I'd get was an egg cup from this lol 🤣
@@MikeHolton 🤣🤣😂 right... that big log chunk an only getting a lil eggy cup!! Hahaha would have been sad, but damn funny!!
@@robbosma9303 🤣🤣
The spalting looks like an old world map. Very cool.
You're right it does, thanks for that, Mike 😃
So glad that you persevered. I appreciate you explaining your decisions and adjusting your approach based on your expertise!
Thanks Bed, I feel that if I can explain my thought processes we can all learn together 😀
Thank you for saving this beautiful bowl!
You're welcome Mary 😀
That's absolutely gorgeous.
Thanks Sue 😃
As always, it’s gorgeous!
Thank you! 😊
You never know what is waiting inside a hunk of wood. Very nicely done!😊
Yes! Thank you! 😃
If you ever have a similar piece, rotting and cracked, but has a lot of spalting like this, I want to suggest filling the gaps with black epoxy, turning it into a sphere, then setting it up on a little stand exactly like it's a globe, that you can spin. The bold natural patterns just remind me so much of an ancient world map, yellowed with age but still boldly inked. And in the case of the natural patterns, they'd look like unique continents on an unknown fantasy world. ♥ If I could ever get a piece, it would be like this idea.
Sounds like a great idea! Thanks 👍
@@MikeHolton You're very welcome!
@Jerepasauras, that is exactly what I wanted to comment! Reminds me of the maps of ancient worlds that you see in books.
This turned out much better than I imagined actually it's pretty cool . You have a great imagination that is why you are a talented artist my friend
Your wife must be very proud of you ❤
Thanks so much and yes she is, although she is running out of places to put all the pieces I give her 😀
Love this. Spalted wood is my fav.
Me too, as long as it's not too far gone, this one was close
That turned out absolutely amazing!
Thanks James 😊
Lovely piece, great job :)
Thank you very much! 🙂
Turned out amazing. Made a lot of saw dust with this one!🙂
Hahaha 🤣 yep, any smaller and it would have ended up an egg cup
Well done for persevering. There is beauty within all us ugly, old and rotten beings! 😂
Indeed Damian, I had to dig deep but it was there 😀
That turned out beautiful
Thanks! 😀
I always appreciate your journey 😊
I appreciate that, all the best, Mike 😀
Great piece! Really appreciate the ongoing information you provide regarding each application of finishing products you apply to the wood.
You are so welcome Vernon 😀
Mike, my daughter and I are so happy to have discovered your channel. Not many mom/daughters are interested in woodworking but we certainly ate and every time we watch one of your videos we always think it can’t be topped but, nope! you always deliver. Our favorite aspects of your work are that you explain everything so clearly and we eagerly look forward to whatever unique piece you are working on next. Thank you so much for sharing so many enjoyable projects!
Awesome! Thank you, that is so nice of you to say. I really appreciate you getting in touch and thanks to you both for your support 😃. All the best, Mike
You did a great job on this piece
Thanks Jeneifer 😁
Nice piece in the end.
Thank you! Cheers!
Very nice vase. You’re right that wood is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much, Lynda and thanks for watching 😀
Love this.
Thanks Steve 😁
This is a lovely vase! The spalting is so attractive!
I did a spalted silver birch bowl, and it fell in half, because it was too far gone. I have kept it, though, as I think resin would/could work on it.
That's a good idea Stephanie, this was so close to being to far gone lol 😆
Beautiful
Thanks George 😃
Another lovely piece, Mike. As you know I'm always gonna tell ya how I would have done it differently 😊. Resin with a little purple dye to stabilize and offset the yellowing.
Haha thanks Kevin, I need you stood next to me in the shop 😊
@@MikeHolton wish I could Brother. I'd kill for a trip over the big pond!
Wow! I’m glad you stuck with it. Beautiful piece! I love the gold finish from the beeswax and linseed oil finish.
Thank you! Cheers Ted, so glad I managed to save this one.
great job
Thanks Mark 😁
Really great piece of work Mike just goes to show you should always persevere keep up the great work 👍
Thank you, I will do my best David. 🙂
Lovely piece Mike. Well worth persevering. Nice to see someone actually using the rotating headstock, I was beginning to think I was the only one who thinks it is a good idea and as you say it is much easier to see what you are doing. Also if you stand in front of the bowl opening it is much less likely to hit you if it comes off the lathe. Great video, thanks, Jim
Many thanks Jim, you are so right. It's easier to see what you are doing and a lot safer as well. You just have to make sure you align it back properly when you're done. I have a little alignment bar I use.
I absolutely adore this vase! The grain of the wood, it's organic shape and the contrast in colour is so beautiful, it is a really lovely piece of art work! ❤ I am so pleased you persevered with it. Well done to you, Mike for your vision and commitment. .
Thank you so much Janet, so glad when I found this. For a while I thought I would end up with an egg cup 😁
You set these big hunks of wood onto your bench and I look at it and wonder what you'll find hidden within. Every time it's something gorgeous. You definitely have a talent for getting the wood to let itself shine.
Thanks! For a while I did not think I would find anything in this one 😀
As a fairly new viewer I think this is one of my favs so far Your knowledge of your craft is astounding your fearless attitude when delving into uncharted waters is amazing but your ability to see the beauty beyond the “warts” is an incredible trait 👍
Wow! That is so nice of you to say Judy 😀
At the beginning I thought you were going to make a bowl and was wondering how you would manage it. I loved watching it evolve into the vase. What a beautiful vase it is. Great job!
Thank you very much Dana, glad I got something from it, the colours are amazing!
Excellent job, my favorite kind of turning.
Thanks Bruce, I love doing these as well.
Ah spalting is so lovely. It's such a shame that it's hard to tell if it's gone too far or not. Glad you were able to save what you did. It turned into an incredibly beautiful piece.
It really is! Although for a while I would have been happy to have found enough for an egg cup 😃
What is spalting please?
@@janetporter5376 Hi Janet, spalting is a fungus that gets into wood that has been left on the ground in damp conditions, it takes about 6 months to appear and lf left too long can make the wood unusable. It's not dangerous as it dies as soon as it is exposed to air, hope this helps
I appreciate how you make your videos. Speed past things and slow down the important parts. Thank you.
Thanks Robert, it's not to everyone's taste but I hope it is a pretty good balance 😀
Agree
Hard to believe that is the same piece you started with.
I know, so glad I found something inside bigger than an egg cup 😀
Brilliant job Mike, Really nice piece... If I may ask a question, do you use an extension on your Forstner Bits and if so, where did you get it? I've been trying to find one for ages....
Hi Steve, yes I do. I bought a used set of about 16 bits on eBay last year which came with the extension bar.
Hi, try google search, loads come up👍🏻
Why do you not cut the stock to a more balanced size? Is there not a risk of damaging the lathe with large unbalanced loads?
At the time I did not have the tools suitable to do it
@@MikeHolton Gotcha. I was just curious - your lathe is such a beautiful piece of equipment.
I'm wondering if most viewers are woodworkers and considering to take on this hobby. I probably will next year.
We have viewers from all areas, quite a few have never turned before 😀
That was well worth persevering with... great job.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Thanks Brendan, glad I kept going, would have loved a bowl but that is the way it goes.
I avoided watching this video for ages... I saw the thumbnail and thought "hmmm, I'd prefer a bowl - especially that oddly satisfying way bowls emerge from the wood" but I was wrong. I think this is my favourite piece I have seen you make to date. Lesson learned - just watch all the videos you put out!
Thanks Lois, I'm just glad I found something in there 😄 all the best, Mike
I love the completed vase. Very well done as usual. Glad you did continue. Sometimes the wood can be too punky. This was close.
When you said "I did not intend to turn a vase", in my head I was thinking that if Mother Nature had a voice, she would have replied "I never intended for this tree to become a turning".
I have a cherry bowl in my stash of failed projects which had normal grain in most of the bowl, but very soft end grain in one part of the bowl. The softer parts ended up sanding more than the rest resulting in a flat spot and lots of bump-bump-bump when sanding. Just an example that even without spalting, Mother Nature can often get the upper hand.
Dave.
Thanks Dave, I was turning a bit cherry plumb which was just like that, beautiful wood that had one soft spot that seemed to go all the way through.
You were right, this was close to not being worth turning, glad it was saved
All the best
Mike
I also had a lot of difficulties while working on a wooden lathe, so I had a headache. Thank you for your kind and detailed explanation! I am learning a lot. and so beautiful 👍👍
You're very welcome, so glad you find my videos useful 😌
Beautiful vase. I especially like the finish you've used. It's really brings out the contrasting colors.
Thanks Peter 😀
Nothing ugly about your result. I love spalted wood. I’ve used a wood hardener on some spalted maple with good effect. Great work!
I'll give it a go, do you recommend anything in particular? Thanks, Mike
@@MikeHolton The wood hardener is called PC-Petrifier Wood Hardener. It says” to restore, salvage, strengthen soft or rotted wood” it has worked very well.
@@arbourturning4094 thanks so much for letting me know. All the best, Mike
Love the pattern that is showing, stunning.
Mother nature creates some true beauties for us to uncover.
Well done on the great piece Mike, and thanks for sharing 🙂
You're welcome as ever Fiona 😊
Lovely work, i struggle to get such a good finish , I've said before your videos help a novice so much , thank you
Glad it helped Jon, this was a hard one to finish, sanding took about an hour!
Great work on this Mike. Was starting to think it would be abandoned half way through. You did well on this recovery. Another great video. Thanks
Thanks 😊, I was looking at it getting smaller and smaller wondering if it would stop in time to make something lol 😆
Майк, великолепно!!! Сложная работа, но оно того стоит! У меня на подобные проекты терпения не хватает. Очень кропотливая работа. Но итог прекрасный. Если можно вопрос от начинающего ученика: почему ты работал скребком с отрицательным углом, а не традиционным? В чём разница? Или это просто личное предпочтение?
Привет, спасибо, что нашли время написать комментарий, я рад, что вам понравилось видео. Я использовал скребки с отрицательным передним углом, так как они делают более тонкие срезы, чем стандартные скребки. Но, как вы сказали, это больше личное предпочтение. Я сделал это для меня, и я использую его в течение долгого времени, поэтому я знаю его так хорошо. Всего наилучшего, Майк
@@MikeHolton Спасибо, Майк. Удачи
I love using rotten, cracked ugly pieces for turning. Usually they make the most beautiful interesting pieces. They are a lot of work and time consuming but almost always worth it.
Completely agree James, I had to dig deep in this one to find it but it was there😊
Wow !!
That is some beautiful spalting
What's your grind on your 5/8bowl gouge?
HAPPY FATHERS DAY
Thanks Darrell, it's a 1/22 gouge and about 40 or standard grind 😃
Next time you get a piece that punky try some veg oil on the punky parts
Then with a sharp tool take very fine cuts
I do love spalted wood. Mate of mine gave me some spalted Sycamore yesterday. Video will be up on my channel soon-ish
Great save tho looks stunning 😊
Thanks for the tip I'll have to give that a try, looking forward to seeing your video.
Gorgeous marbling in the birch.
Amazing rescue of inner beauty under the punky outer layers.
Cellulose sealer was a good choice for pure wood colours
Lovely piece
🙏 again
Glad you enjoyed it Nicholas 😀
Привет! Я много работаю со шпальтом. Есть опыт. Зачем обрабатывать заготовку шеллаком? Он укрепит только верхний слой древесины. А вы ее срежете при точении. Нет смысла. Суперклеем укрепляют очень рыхлые участки древесины. А эта заготовка довольно плотная. Неровности такой поверхности устраняют тщательной шлифовкой, вот и все. А ваза красивая!
Спасибо, первый раз, когда я добавил шеллак, это была ошибка, и, как вы видите, я добавил клей CA, и это было намного лучше. Всего наилучшего, Майк
WOW, that grain is stunning, you have to love spalted wood. The live edge on the vase? really goes well with the finished vase. Thanks for sharing Mike
Thank you! Cheers Jim, the spalting was beautiful, did not expect it to be so strong!
Stunning is exactly what I was thinking to myself. Question from a novice, why shellac first to stabilize it, then CA? Why not CA from the start? I picked up some FOG crabapple that is rather punky and trying to figure out my options with it.
Hi, the shellac is not as potent as ca but cheaper. I wanted to see how it would work before making the final shape. The ca at the end was a desperate attempt to get it stable enough to finish. Glad it worked 😁
This is beautiful! Shalack is never a good finish for wood because it is water based and if water gets on the item it will be damaged. After a time any bark will begin to rot so it should be removed. I just found your channel over the weekend.
Thanks for the tips, the shellac was just used half way through and not on the final finish so all is well. All the best and welcome to the channel, Mike.
Lovely job Mike, beautiful spalting on the bowl. It is funny how sometimes the wood pushes us in a direction we don't always want to go in,but in this instance with a very impressive finish
Thanks Steve, the last piece of this I turned had no rot at all, I got a bit of a shock how bad it was. But also glad as the spalting was beautiful 😍
@@MikeHolton Whats funny is ugly old and rotten is my wife's nick name for me, LOL
@@thehampshirewoodturner oh mate, you're not rotten 🤣😂
That really did turn into a great vase! It's unfortunate you had to take away so much wood to get to the workable part, but the pattern buried deep in the stump was worth it
I was so glad we finally got there, for a while all I thought I'd have was an egg cup 😁
What a good job you kept going with this one! It turned out to be a beautiful bowl!
As a recent subscriber I'm having a great time working my way slowly through your back catalogue!!
Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much Phil, I really appreciate your support, all the best, Mike
Ha 😂, I was watching it go from a log, to proto-bowl, to maybe vase, to single chop stick in the hunt for good wood. Well done finding something beautiful in there.
Thanks, personally I was betting on an egg cup 😀
❤ beautiful piece of wood, so glad you persevered and finished it...❤
Thank you Martha, it was a close call but we got there in the end 😀
Lovely colouring , i struggle sometimes trying to get certain spots smooth on the inside that get cut against the the grain but yours as ever looks perfect , nice work🥃
Thanks Vini, I had to use a rotary bit on a Dremel to get the inside right, took so long.
OMG - now I really, really, REALLY want a lathe! That was one of the bet made YT turning videos I've ever seen - well done mate!
Wow thanks, getting a lathe was one of the best things I've ever done, sorry best present my wife has ever given me 😃
Kinda how one makes a toothpick from a giant redwood !!🤣 Looks really good, Mike !! You know what?? It kinda looks like an ancient map of the world. You could engrave an arrow pointing in any direction and put an N next to it anywhere on the piece.
Haha thanks Bill, that would actually look cool! Thanks, Mike 😃
This was the first video I watched of your work & I am so glad that you stuck with it. The final result is stunning. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
Thanks Don, for a while I thought I mat end up with an egg cup but we got there 😀
Great work. Iam just starting to look in to wood turning. I'm did some in n high school 45 years ago. Now ready to start again. You helped me want to get started. Thanks.
Go for it! Your story sounds just like mine, I had not touched it since doing it at school finally taking it up again 36 years later.
Spalting and ambrosia leave such distinctive patterns in the wood. Beautiful.
Thank you very much Cecilia 😀
Great looking vase! Gives me a reason to go outside and grab the few pieces of rotten birch I have out there and give it a try!
Go for it! Let me know how you get on. Mike
I will definitely rewatch your videos over the next couple months probably beyond that seeing as I do that a lot now lol even got my grandson to watch quite a few of them when they were visiting 😊 Good luck on your move, hope the move goes smoothly❤
Haha thanks so much 😃
Love the way you left the rim of the vase "rustic contrast". Turned out nicely.
Thank you Deb 😊
That strikes me as the kind of project that, with a pressure pot and clear or clear shimmering resin you could create something gorgeous while stabilizing the soft wood.
You could but I neither have a pressure pot or a vacuum chamber 😀
If anyone could've done it, it's you. Looks great as always!
Thanks Zac 😄
Great work on this. Like you, I was thinking it might be a lost cause. Turned out beautifully!
Thank you! Cheers, a little smaller than I expected 😜
A lovely result Mike, a genuine swan! How did you remove the tenon, was it a well cushioned jam chuck inside the vase?
Hi Mike, yes it was just that, turned slowly and nervously lol
Glad you did persevere. The pattern looks like jasper. Funny how nature’s patterns repeat.
Thanks Linda, you are quite right about the pattern 😃
Very nice, Mike. The salting was well worth saving. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Hubert, the spalting looks so nice, glad I could save this one
this wood is phenomenal! love what you did with it. cheers and happy belated Easter
Thanks, you too Dee 😃
That vase or bowl is Awesome! I love the dark streaks with the blonde wood. Great work with a wonderful design.
Thanks so much! 😃
I adore this! Such a beautiful vase, I love spalted wood, the patterns are amazing
Thanks Rachel they really are 😀
I think the spalting and grain on this is great. It is too bad that it the nature of the infection that you have to judge so carefully between spalting and punky wood.
Indeed, this one was so close to not being worth turning 😁
Didn't expect that finish. Turned out really great, excellent
Thanks Dave, this one was a bit of a challenge!
That really did turn out awesome. Keep up the great work. 👽
Thanks my friend, I will always try my best.
Another very unique and beautiful piece. Bravo!
Thank you so much 😀
It looks like oceans and continents! Also giraffe head....
Haha you are so right, it does! 🙂
Beautiful Piece. Fantastic Colors in the wood.
Thank you very much John, the colour in the spalting is amazing.
Lovely organic shape and the colours are amazing.
Thanks so much 😊
I have to say, I don't like it, but it is interesting to see very different ways of working with wood
I have no problem with that, we all have different tastes, it would be a very boring world if we all liked the same thing 😀
Beautiful piece of wood Mike at first look I thought wtf but it turned out stunning as usual.
haha thanks 😀
A true gem beneath the rough!
For something that did not look too great at the start I it turned out very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching Jim, I'm also glad it worked out 😁
The patterns created by the spalting on this is fascinating.
I know, this one is still in our living room 😃
Love the spalting! Good work!
Thanks Aaron 😃
Stunning piece Mike I love the spalting
Cheers Colin, it's not too bad is it 😂
What a beautiful piece. You are a magician!
Wow, thank you Cheryl 😊
Great save... Turned out amazing....
Thanks Dale 😀
Looks great,love the eagles head inside ,can u see it😮?
I'm going to have to take another look!! I'm away for a few days so I'll look when I get home
Great eye for a design. Never beyond saving.
Thanks Peter 😀😀