Rescuing Rotten Elm: Epoxy Resin Woodturning Transformation
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- Join us in an inspiring woodturning journey as we salvage a piece of cracked, spalted, and rotten elm using the magic of epoxy resin. In this video, we demonstrate the artistry of woodturning while showcasing the remarkable transformation of this once-neglected wood. Witness the captivating process of rescuing the elm piece, infusing it with epoxy resin to preserve its natural beauty, and turning it into a functional work of art. Whether you're a woodturning enthusiast, epoxy resin enthusiast, or simply curious about creative woodworking solutions, this video offers valuable insights and inspiration for your own projects.
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First off, you most certainly didn't make a fool of yourself! The thing that makes your channel stand out, is the fact that you share the thought process that goes into your creations. And also that you don't gloss over when things don't go to plan. It's totally authentic, and brings us on the journey with you, which is brilliant. I'm so glad you recognised that you were putting yourself under stress and stepped back. Don't worry about us, I know I'm not alone in enjoying rewatching your back catalogue!
Agreed 👍
Totally Agree you did not make a fool of yourself and I hope the house and workshop move goes smoothly and as stress free as is possible, Ps Love the vase.
I appreciate that Liza, I have always just wanted to do my best and be as honest as possible. And I'm so glad you all appreciate that. Thanks, Mike
I couldn't have said that any better. Mike right now you need to take care of yourself and your family. Moving is a big job.
Mike, I'm adding my voice to the chorus singing that you didn't make a fool of yourself. As I see it, your priorities are:
1) your own health
2) your family
3) your move
4) your channel content and us.
I'm sure that we, who subscribed to your channel, are content rewatching your previous posts until your move is complete, everything is settled, and that you and your family are rested.❤😊
Wow! I think this is one of my favorites of your pieces. Amazing. I enjoy your channel because of your honesty. Keep showing us your mistakes and how you fix them so we can learn with you. And never feel foolish for making mistakes.
Thanks so much Matt 😀
No need to apologise for anything and you certainly did NOT make a fool of yourself. What you did do is put your mental health and your family first. That is ALWAYS the right way around. We will be here for you and if you miss the odd week here or there - who cares? There's plenty of fun stuff in your back catalogue to keep us amused!! There are more important things in life and we understand that.
As for the vase... Well, it is most certainly up to your usual standard, the resin worked a treat and looks beautiful, and the wood.... When I saw it at the start I did not have very high hopes for it. I was wrong! It is the best part of the piece! It looks wonderful!
Well done as usual, sir.
Keep your chin up and listen to Mrs Mike. I'm sure she has something to say about priorities at the moment!!
Thanks so much Phil 😀
I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling that Mike can take all the time he needs for his family's move. We will be here when you're settled, Mike! Thanks for the wonderful video. Beautiful vase!
Thanks so much my friend 😀
Your decision to pause and return to this project was absolutely vindicated by the beautiful result. A tremendous object.
Thanks so much Ben 😀
Another amazing piece 🙂 There is absolutely no need to apologise.
Thank you! 😊
This gentleman is a superb Craftsman
Thanks so much Wayne
Mike, please don't let yourself worry about anything other than those things that are important to your home and family. I love your videos and although it'll mean less TH-cam time, I'm happy to anticipate when your next masterpiece appears... No matter how long it is in the making. Drop your deadlines mate..... we'll still be here. Oh, beautiful piece btw 😂
Haha thanks so much my friend 😁
Sooo beautiful! I’m so glad you went away from it instead of rushing it. That’s the back side of having deadlines. The deadline becomes more important than the end result. Nowadays I go away from a project (probably way too early) when I step into a hinder. The end result is usually better than what I first had in mind. But on the other hand it took twice as long as planned instead.
Well, in this case you made the right decision. Family comes first. Deadlines are not important in the long run.
Thank you so much for understanding 😌
You did an excellent job of showcasing the beauty in the elm along with the separation in the rich epoxy! Amazing, Mike! Slow and steady wins the race!!!
You're right Mary, thanks 👍
I love that you ultimately remained true to yourself and your craft and made the best piece possible - which is gorgeous, by the way!
Thank you so much Leslie, I could feel myself getting tense and I had to step away, felt so much better doing it, lesson learned 😃
Mike stress is bad wood turning is a stress reliever
,love your work it inspires me to try new things in the shop. Keep up the great work and remember we are our own worst critics. 😊
You are so right Danny! All the best, Mike
Hello Mike,
With all the personal “stuff” going on in your life at the moment I really do thank you for putting this video up for all your viewers to watch. And what a treat it was! The vase is beautiful and, I hope, will be a wonderful addition to your new home and a treasure to take forward as a family.
I do hope the move goes well and that you are comfortably settled very soon. And it is good to know you may not be putting up regular videos for a while. After all, our families and loved ones are the glue that keep us and allow us to do the things we love. And they now need to come first. In the meantime, I will be going back to some of your earlier videos and am looking forward to a lot of “oooing and aaahing” while I watch.
Take care of yourself and my best regards to your family.
Thanks so much Angela, your support always means so much and I thank you from the bottom of my heart
You set a very hopeful example by unapologetically changing your mind to make something better. Well done and well wishes!
Thanks Penny, I'm not perfect or infallible and I have no problem with failing as long as I learn something from it. All the best, Mike
What a bloke you are, all the things going on in your life and you are worried about your viewers well please don’t we will all be here once you are up and running, you have over 30k people who love watching your superb videos, I really hope the move goes well please send my love to your family, another beautiful piece mate, look forward to your next video whenever that might be.
Thanks Robert, I owe you all so much I just don't want to let you down. You all mean so much to me 😃
Hi Mike, it was great that you could make this video for us fans in spite of your other commitments. Good luck!
PS. Lovely vase.
@@bobnye1597 😀
The resin mixture turned out great and that spalting is beautiful! You did this vase justice! Well done! Thanks Mike!
Thank you! Cheers! 😁
Take all the time you need. We just enjoy the process!
All sorted now 😀
Mike make sure you take care of yourself first, family next then vocation. You inspired me to buy a lathe and star creating. Thank You
Fantastic 😊, hope you enjoy it 😁
By slowing down, you were able to do this piece justice. Very lovely!
Thanks, I'm so glad I did 😀
So glad you took a break and came back for the finish 😊 Another beautiful piece, Mike! Continuing with prayers for you and the family during the transition into a new home 🙏
Thanks so much Theresa 😃
Mike, greetings from Texas, USA. What I appreciate most about your channel is that you are so transparent that you can admit when it doesn’t go as planned. I am proud of you for stepping away from this week’s project. Pure perfection in my eyes. No one here expects you to produce a video every week. It is good to take a vacation occasionally. We would understand if you did, although I do not consider moving as a vacation. If you feel that you must produce one, it does not have to be a long one. It could be short, for example, you could give an update about the move, a short demonstration on how you sharpen your tools or the tools that you prefer, etc… Looking forward to the new shop. God bless you and your family.
Thanks Rex, your words mean a lot to me. As it happens I have just started a video about sharpening and today I will shoot some film of the new place to give you all a first look 😀
Dear Mike,
I found your channel some weeks ago and have binge watched most. You are a very talented 'artist' and 'wood turner' each piece you make is a piece of art. I so enjoy your video's with coffee in hand. Well done!
Thanks so much Gwyn 😁
Thats the dogs , its gorgeous Mike 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks Vini 😃
Hey Mike, whilst im sure i speak for all of us when i say we all love your content...but dont feel entitled to it to the extent where you feel obliged to put your life on hold to make youtube content. Any uploads that come are most welcome...as and when your life allows.
Thank you for what you do.
Thanks so much David 😀
Like the split "Star"!
Thanks 👍
I’m grateful that you do show not everything goes as planned. With the stress of moving you and your family need to focus on you. I enjoy watching what you create. Your fans will be here when you’re ready to start up again.
Thanks Diane, that means a lot 😀
This piece did turn out beautifully. Job well done.
Thanks so much 😀
Every time I use my steady rest I put my pony on the wrong side. I just did it 2 weeks ago. Lol Thanks for putting out videos while you are moving. I look forward to watching them every week.
haha thanks, we all do it lol 😀
Great vase, you made the right decision
Thanks so much 😊
A beautiful vase. The grain of the wood is spectacular. I like the epoxy on the bottom of the vase. Very nicely done. This is one of my favorite pieces. I would love a copy of this vase.
Thank you very much! 🙂
Definitely glad you stepped back from the piece and came back to finish it properly. I didn't think you made a fool of yourself, but it was obvious that frustration was mounting after turning away the CA glue. The abrupt cut off in the video at that point was a great editing choice to get the feeling across! 😊
Thanks, I wanted to make the point that what I decided to do was important to me and that was the best way I could think to get it across. All the best, Mike
That's an incredible vase. Absolutely stunning. Every time I watch this channel I inch ever closer to buying a lathe. I don't have the room, the funds, or the time, but ever closer do I inch.
Haha thanks Tony 😁
Oh, and it's a stunning vase btw!
Thank you! 😊
I think this is my favorite thing you've made so far. The shape might have been in part due to you getting in a rush.... but I love the way knots on either side elongated and made a really cool sort of distorted star shaped pattern. I love your humility, and appreciate your honesty-- but don't beat yourself up! Thanks for all the great content, and good luck with the move!
Thanks so much Matt really appreciate your words 🙏
Lovely! The wood is fastinating.
Thanks Cindy, I think so too 😀
God Bless from your Canadian Friend
Thanks so much Stephen 😀
Absolutely beautiful Mike, I love it. the resin color choice was perfect. And the grain of the wood is just gorgeous.
Thank you so much 😀
Absolutely beautiful green. love it...
Thanks Jesse 😀
Those of us loyal viewers will be here when you and your family are moved and settled. As many have said, family comes first. Lovely job on the vase, Mike. Best wishes for a smooth relocation.
Thanks so much Hubert, all the best, Mike 😀
That turned out so well. I enjoyed it.
Thanks Caroline 😀
Excellent work. The colors are fabulous. The shape of the vase is great. Super good job. Happy you took some mental health time for yourself and family. Well done mate.
Thanks Doug, I needed to, I was getting angry at myself which is just not me 😀
Sorry to hear about the house. Best of luck and fire off another video when you get settled in. I watch and enjoy all of them.
Thanks so much my friend 😃
It really looks stunning 😍
Thanks 😀
Beautiful vase.. And I had never seen anyone use that puddy. Fantastic turn out. ❤
Thanks Tracy, it is great stuff 😀
Hi Mike! I’m from canada and I wanted to let you know you do beautiful work. And you’ve inspired me to take up the craft. Thank you so much for the ongoing videos…and all the luck in the future with move. Be well and keep turnin’!
That is awesome! Thanks so much for letting me know and let me know how you get on 😁
What a pretty little vase Mike well done
Thanks Joe ☺️
Absolutely love this.
Thanks 😀
Beautiful vase the resin is awesome good luck moving
Thanks so much Stephen 😀
That's a wonderful piece of work, best of luck with your move
Thank you Pat, this video is a few months old and we have now moved and are all settled 😀
That’s beautiful!
Thanks! 😀
What a fabulous piece! I really love the way you let us see the warts and all process of your experiments it makes me feel that if it doesn’t go perfectly to plan, keep going, then end is worth it. Hopefully the move is less troubling now
Thanks Damian, I just try to be as real as I can and hopefully we can all learn together.
stunning result Mike. Take er easy mate!
Thank you! Cheers! 😀
A beautiful thing Mike, excellent work as always!
Cheers Stu 😀
Beautiful piece glad to hear all is going well best wishes for a smooth transition for you and your family into the new home and shop
Fingers crossed it will all be good 😊
Another great piece Mike. Well done with the problem solving. I hope that the house move goes well for you and the family and dont put yourself under too much pressure, we will be here to watch your brilliant videos when you can make them. Dont ever think you are making a foll of yourself, your content is always entertaining and inspiring. Not sure where you are in the country but if you ever need help sorting out the electrics in your new workshop give me a shout. All the best.
Thanks so much my friend. I'm in the north east of England, where are you?
Northamptonshire, which is East Midlands, quite a way unfortunately
@@AntonyDarts It is, but I do appreciate the thought, all the best, Mike
Beautiful piece Mike, and I truly believe that in all things, life must come first. You've been a great inspiration for me to really get into turning, as I'm sure many others. I love the honesty and the realism of your videos, and how you not only show the process, but also your thoughts behind it. Not to mention the incredible pieces that you produce. I feel as if I've learned a lot from you already, and I hope to one day be able to turn like you. I look forward to seeing your future videos. I hope that your move goes as smooth as that finish😁
Thanks so much Steve, your words mean so much, all the best, Mike 😀
Beautiful job! Family first we'll be back!
Yes! Thank you! 😊
Lovely organic curves where the wood meets the resin at the bottom.
You also seem to have gotten a good separation of resin colours.
Thanks, it all worked pretty well 😀
Truly beautiful Mike, i love the shape of the vase, the gorgeous colours in the wood, the perfect imperfections, the resin seperation and colours, am-az-ing!!. AND you never make a fool of yourself. Love to your family and i hope you all have a stress free as possible move to new pastures x
Thanks so much Caz, really appreciate your thoughts 😀
Beautiful
Thanks so much Barbara 😀
Really impressed by how well the resin patches worked. I had no idea which areas were filled at the end.
Adding tissue paper (or cotton wool) to CA glue is actually a popular technique for combining rocks and wood for aquariums and the like. It apparently accelerates the hardening though I don't know anywhere near enough of the relevant chemistry to explain why.
For larger cracks and holes like that it might be worth trying a CA gel next you need to use glue for filling them. It has a much more viscous consistency so it won't just keep seeping in like a fine glue.
Thanks, I will look into it, the tissue paper is also great for sticking fingers together 😂
Love it! Great project!
Thanks so much 😀
A concrete form from the home improvement store, used for making footers, and a trash bag make good resin forms and come in various sizes
Thanks Cody, I will look into it 😀
I have been thinking about you and your family. Hope the move is going as smoothly as possible. Thanks for this video, you must be very busy right now. Love this piece you can change your mind as often as you like, just going with the flow is fine. :-)
Haha thanks, sometimes you have to let the ideas some and go with them 😃
Thanks for the lesson-great info on resin techniques!
Glad it was helpful! 😁
you do great work I learned
Thank you! Cheers John 😊
Absolutely Stunning piece I love the shape well done that resin mixer is a cool bit of kit too
Thank you very much and it is, I love it 😀
Mike another stunning piece well done, glad the move is going well, kind regards from will 👍 😊
Thanks Will, talk soon, Mike
It looks great. I really like it
I'm glad you like it 😀
"That's a crazy idea, but it might just work" 😆- well it definitely did eventually, even if not in the way you originally planned! One of your best yet - that's a beautiful vase with bags of character. Any chance of it going up for sale?
There is a chance it could be, not decided yet lol 😆
Simply beautiful. Glad your move is going well. I’ve been enjoying your back catalogue, so don’t feel pressured to get videos out before you are ready.
Thanks John, I really appreciate that so much 😃
I like that but my personal choice for those crack fills would have been a totally different colour, gold would be awesome on that wood. Anyway, concentrate on the move and good luck with that for you and as a family.
Good call! I did consider gold but I wanted a contrast this time 😁
Look after yourself and your family hope the move goes well and I know you will be back on your feet in no time.
I will Christopher, thanks for the thought 😀
using hot glue in conjunction to the silicone might make the mold making less of a mess and hopefully still keep the pour from becoming a mess either
it's a beauty
We will find the perfect way I'm sure lol 😀
The only thing I don´t like: That you can´t clone your blank. ;)
The vase is so very beautiful - but I would have loved to see the box/pot as well.
I know Judith, I wish I could buy 100 of these 😀
Thanks for all you give. You are brilliant and you have my respect and admiration as you care for young vulnerable children. ❤❤❤
WOW thanks so much John, I will put this to help setting up the new shop, it is very much appreciated 😍
Well I'D say you rescued some rotten elm alright! This vase is a true gem! Are you in a new shop now?
Not yet, we move house at the end of the month and the workshop about a day or two after 😀
Ah, OK! I've been watching more of your videos and I DO catch a glimpse of the brick walls. Again, there was a wrong conclusion and I jumped to it. LOL!@@MikeHolton
@@LOTGiscool Haha not a problem, the new shop has white walls and a green floor
Can't wait to see your new shop! Will it be a heated shop?@@MikeHolton
@@LOTGiscool Yep 😀
Beautiful piece, Mike. I’m a newcomer to your channel and I’m not a turner. I just greatly enjoy watching artisans at work, particularly when they explain their thought processes. Is this piece for sale?
Thanks and welcome, it may be for sale but I have not decided yet. All the best, Mike
I love the piece and the form. Lovely combination of grain, wood and resin colours. Very well done.
So glad that you did walk away so you could complete this without a self-imposed deadline. We are happy when you post the videos whether on a given Tuesday or not.
Well done on a resin pour with zero leaks. I know this is not easy. I think the thick plastic was better for the mold than the silicone sheet, certainly easier to remove.
Good to hear the move is going well. Must be a very stressful time for the family.
Dave.
Thanks Dave, I felt a lot happier after deciding to give it a rest to concentrate on the move. I'm going to do a bit of filming at the new place tomorrow, I have an electrician coming in to fit more power points. Can't wait for the move 😀
Mike. No need to apologise. Lots of stresses in your life. Family is number one. Plenty to watch so produce when you can. You have a superb channel. ❤❤❤
Thanks John, I'm filming up at the new shop today while the electrician is adding the new sockets so you will get to see the space we will be working with 😀
Lovely! I wasn’t sure about the coffee color, but it was a great choice.
Glad you kept true to your family. They are the most important part of your life.
Thanks so much! 😊
Great piece. Worked well with the resin on the bottom, absolutely beautiful. Home and family come first, always. Take care you don’t spread yourself too thin, we will still be here. Good luck with the rest of your move and take care.
Thank you! Cheers Lee, I will do my best 😀
Hello Mike. Thanks for sharing your creation and share your thoughts during the process. It is a beautiful piece of work, and you should be very proud. I may have missed a bit here and there, but did you place the piece in a pressure pot? Again, thanks for sharing. Cheers, Dave, Beachmere, Brisbane, Australia.
Thanks Dave, lol I think I did, I would have to look back but pretty certain I did 😀
Normally I am not that fond of the epoxy / wood mixes , but this one turned out real beautiful
Thanks so much 😊
Mike this vase is marvelous. Again you have done an amazing job. Don’t worry about us and the videos you just take care of yourself and your family because moves can be stressful. I know I’m not leaving your channel so no worries. 😊❤
Thank you very much!
Come to America. There are plenty of large farm housed and such here to move the whole family into
Hi Neil, not a bad idea but I love my day job too much to give that up (for now)
What a beautiful vase! I know this video was made a month ago, but is this vase for sale? If it is, or was I'm sure someone nabbed it! Please let me know. I really, really enjoy your videos and your thought process throughout your creations. Love that resin mixer, treasure for sure! What is the purpose for the abrasive paste? Your response is greatly apprciated.
Hi Carrie, it is currently sat in my living room and I have not yet decided what do do with it. If I do decide to sell it I'll be putting out a notice at the end of a future video. All the best, Mike 😀
i dont know if you know but if you clean your cups with alcohol you can reuse them for a long time just saying ok just so you know what ever you can do for us is more than enough first thing is be good to yourself and family we will always be there when you can get back to us great respect from canada aaaaaaa
Thanks, I will certainly try that next time. All the best, Mike 🙂
Beautiful. And you didn’t use a vacuum chamber. Is that always the case when you use resin? Chuck
Hi Chris, I would prefer to use a vacuum chamber but don't have one yet
Thanks Mike - another great piece of work, and I appreciate so much your experimentation and sharing of your thought process. I was interested that you started to get the piece round with a bowl gouge rather than a roughing gouge - to be honest I'm not really sure of the difference, but the name would suggest that the roughing gouge would be the tool to turn to. Is it just down to personal preference?
It is a personal preference and to be honest I did try a roughing gouge for a little while but it was not doing to job on the hard resin so I went back to the bowl gouge, I cut it out the edit as I did not refer to it when filming.
What a wonderful piece! Very sensible to step back and take time out. Self imposed (unnecessary) deadlines are the worst. In this busy time for you and your family do not worry about getting videos out. Your viewers will still be here!
Thanks so much Peter, it is a very busy time for me at work as well, we have just started a new term at University and I had lots of marking still to do lol 😀. All done now though so I can take that of my to do list 😀
They have a high temp hot glue that’ll hold
Yes I know now 😀, just need to buy some lol
Mike, how is the move going? Are we going to get a preview of the new shop? Wow I love that mixer, that will take a fair bit of mixing errors out of epoxy for sure. Mike, one way I have seen to maintain color separation in epoxy with mica or dyes is to pour them at the same time opposing each other so they essentially collide in the form which has turned out to me to be the best way of color separation. You also get some nice undulations or waves at that collision point. Beautiful vase as always. NEVER RUSH FOR US! Now, let's get a video tour of the new place!
Thanks Paul, I'm heading to the workshop tomorrow to let in the electrician so he can add the new sockets. I will be taking the cameras to give you all a sneaky peak 😁
Absolutely lovely! One of my favorites. No apologies needed. I understand you're torn between family and income. I believe you made the best choice.
Me too, thanks Kirsti 😀
Such a stunning vase Mike! Beautiful choice of colours that swirl and compliment the whole piece.
I haven’t seen milliput in ages, I probably still have some kicking around in the garage from the 90’s lol
Thank you very much, it's very useful still to have about 😁
Absolutely no need to apologise, you did a grand job, family always comes first , no need to put yourself under any pressure, we will all be still here awaiting your videos from your new workshop and in the mean time watching your back catalogue of fine videos . Good luck .
Thank you so much Bev 😀
As usual you always do great work. You could have maybe parted it right at the crack and then made a lidded container.
And for the cracks that you filled with CA. Have you ever seen synthetic sand? It's awesome stuff. It's a powder like baking soda and when you put it in cracks and then add some thin ca glue it instantly sets. And they have a lot of colors, black is the easiest to work with. Do a search for jimmy clewes synthetic sand. I'd put the link but TH-cam won't let me.
Thanks for the sand suggestion I will look into it, not sure if it's available in the UK. I did actually mention parting it to turn it into a container during the video. All the best and thanks again, Mike
@@MikeHolton well don't I feel like a heel. I must have missed where you mentioned parting it. I was distracted. 🤦
@@MrErViLi Haha not a problem, it just means that the adage 'great minds think alike' is true
This gorgeous vase is such a jumble of both the growth and death of this piece of wood. It's almost too much beauty jammed into one vessel. Somewhere in it is a metaphor for what you are going through in your life at the moment ! Best of luck with your move. :)
Thanks so much Linda 😀
It is beautiful and your journey with the vase is so important for the provenance of the piece historically.
Thanks again, all the best, Mike 😀
Impressive - the resin, the vase and the dignity with which you dealt with the stresses. Great video and it was good to see you "turn" it around. That resin works really well. I'm getting tempted to try resin which I never thought I would say!
Thanks Rachel, it's messy but loads of fun 😁