Excellent work, I have always found that, when casting in wood, it's can be a advantageous to apply a couple of coats of undiluted sanding sealer to the mold. I have suffered resin bleed in the past staining the wood. This does effect future dyes and staining if required. In this case it didn't matter; just thought you might like to know. Nice piece and skilled work.
Hi Frederick, I do this when doing bowl inlays but I know the walls would be thick enough for nothing to come through. Thanks for pointing it out though :)
I'm not sure I'd want it looking at me, but I love it. It'd be great for putting in the window to ward off the 'evil eye'. You made turning the sphere look easy, and that spalted wood is a dream. I wonder if a small security camera would fit in 😅
Mike I'm not a person into resins. But that eye ball is the coolest thing I have ever seen whit it. Like always. Your videos are very enjoyable. Thank you for sharing
I liked that you took the arduous time and care to do the most important part......the preparation. This is a unique project that really turned out well. You do nice work, Mike.
One of your older videos Mike but I'm slowly catching up with them in between getting my own wee workshop sorted & set up ( it is getting there ! ). Really cool project this one. Nothing more needs to be said 👍
First saw your gear knob, couldn't leave without seeing the eyeball! Very cool turning, so much character. Really like how they are separate pieces so the eyeball can be moved around. Very nice work, thanks for sharing!
Her name should be Iona! I love how you got a bit of the darker ring around the iris with your color mixing technique. I'd go even more dramatic next time!
Just discovered your work on TH-cam and have been glued to the content. You have inspired me to the point where I’m toying with buying a lathe having last turned anything at school some 50 years ago. 👍
@@Strebor1937 Wow thanks so much, if It's any help, I turned at school and did nothing till my wife bought me a lathe just under three years ago. Have a go, it really is great fun 😀
It would be fun to actually hollow out the eyeball from the bottom and imbed a small surveillance camera positioned with the lens centered at the pupil......be perfect for an office shelf.@@MikeHolton
What a neat project! You did an amazing job on the iris. Whatever happened to this piece? The wood is really lovely, too. It's fun to see how you have honed the editing over the months since you've been doing this 😊
@@MikeHolton I have been turning for a little over a year, but have never worked with resin. I may need to give this one a try, I will look in to resin a little more before committing time and resources. I have avoided resin so far due to cost and the mess factor. You make it look easy.
@@Jim777ist thanks, it's not too hard but you do need speed and sharp tools to stop it from chipping. Do your research carefully on the resin as they are all nor equal. Good luck and let me know how you get on.
I always wondered how they made croquet balls. Now I know. Bit macabre this one. Did you ever make a pair? because I guess that would be the ultimate challenge of colour matching and shaping etc. More importantly did you find a customer for it? Did it ever get a name? As a piece of art and a demonstration of bringing a really tough concept to life (now you have me at it) this was truly splendiferous. When you make another one you could include a teeny webcam inside and a display underneath and people could use it on the hallway table to floss their teeth or check their lippy on the way out?
Haha thanks, I have made a few more since and am intending to make another with a camera inside. It found a new owner about 5 hours after the video was released not sure if it's been given a name though 😂
So cool! Love it Mike. Was thinking a thin layer of clear resin over the colours to more closely resemble an eye? The colours are perfect though. Well done. I think I would be a bit freaked out with a pair of them 👀 "looking" at me though, hahaha 😂 As always, thanks for sharing 🙂
Very interesting. You could set it inside a triangle and played "I'm Illuminati' or something. LOL! You could also make a Halloween set of billiard balls like that.
Hi Scott, I got a used set off Ebay, this one is similar www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144611316637?epid=21026513464&hash=item21ab81939d:g:~3wAAOSwtutb~rbH&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4H%2FRv2iJVdmWJpC%2Bc53O0r89qlfnZxodoPAAj9vm4UToEcP%2FAg40EXguDPoAfM3PbiOT0HOeCTEi3OduVYJNLhPPhFrt0WTRQJWrYrDgdIWnbDi%2Fyu%2B2nu4nWQgooHXl%2B2deFlz5lQ75YjZJWjj585QqX06g9zqn8%2BqwtLYZBLRCLGQDYvm3pJVoRxNBGUzQdzdUs56KP5dsPx8GZn21NuGKzEOrOMmRmr5nEe6JrsmOye2HW9Iq5S5m%2BcjCTBQ7ir9%2Bj1u4%2BPsChYchqqIsnLWv0MPTeB2NmYZdtAkdOPGf%7Ctkp%3ABFBM-NSzzdli
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Excellent work, I have always found that, when casting in wood, it's can be a advantageous to apply a couple of coats of undiluted sanding sealer to the mold. I have suffered resin bleed in the past staining the wood. This does effect future dyes and staining if required. In this case it didn't matter; just thought you might like to know. Nice piece and skilled work.
Hi Frederick, I do this when doing bowl inlays but I know the walls would be thick enough for nothing to come through. Thanks for pointing it out though :)
I'm not sure I'd want it looking at me, but I love it. It'd be great for putting in the window to ward off the 'evil eye'. You made turning the sphere look easy, and that spalted wood is a dream.
I wonder if a small security camera would fit in 😅
Thanks, I keep thinking about and looking into a way to get a camera into something like this. If I ever figure it out ill make another video 😀
I’ll be keeping an eye out for your next video. Very enjoyable Mike again Thank you for sharing this. Jerry D.U.S.A.
Haha thanks Jerry, this one seems so long ago now but still love it, I may make another 😀
That would be so beautiful in an elegant bath.
Thanks Dale or Gail 😄
Mike I'm not a person into resins. But that eye ball is the coolest thing I have ever seen whit it. Like always. Your videos are very enjoyable. Thank you for sharing
Thanks Albert, this one was a lot of fun 😀
love it! A fun, funky project. I hope you've had fun displaying it and playing with it.
Haha, I actually sold this one to a neighbour within hours of it being made 😀
Fascinating watch Mike, a rewarding little project 😊
Thanks Paul, this was so much fun 😀
I'm vividly imagining a staircase with spindles that have eyes at different levels!
OMG that would be so cool!!!!!!!
I do like a man that mixes his imperial and metric 👍
Haha, I'm of an age where I was taught both at school 😊
The eye looks so real, I enjoy watching your videos!
Thank you so much Deborah 😀
That was visionary of you.
Haha I see what you did there 😊
Fun one nice 👍🏻
Thank you 👍
I liked that you took the arduous time and care to do the most important part......the preparation. This is a unique project that really turned out well. You do nice work, Mike.
Thank you very much Bill, have you seen my finger bowl? that took about three weeks to complete 😀
@@MikeHolton I'll look for it.
Looks like a Turkish eye 😊
Haha thanks 🙂
looks great... love how the eye turned out !!!
Thanks Mark 😌
Loved it Mike I am really enjoying your early videos when I can sneak one in, Christmas visitors for two weeks.
haha thanks Shirley, 2 weeks is a long time lol 😂
I truly love it my friend. Thank you for sharing this video and your time.
Thanks Patrick, it's all I can do to keep it out of my daughter's hands 😂
I loved the different colors you used to creat the eye. In my opinion it looks fantastic. Not that my option means anything at all.🤣
Thanks Mary, your opinion means something to me so thanks 😀
Been a looooong time since I last did any wood turning but thoroughly enjoyed watching this mate. Take care.
Thakns Paul :)
What a fantastic piece I love working with Spalted Beech very well explained video too
Thanks Colin, glad you enjoyed it!
This turned out really great….nice work. Thanks for sharing 👍🏽😊
Thanks, it's still one of my favourites 😁
One of the coolest projects I've seen!
Thanks Terry 😀
This is fantastic! Wonderful art thank you
I'm glad you like it
like always your work is eyemazing
Thank you so much lol eye see what you did there 😀
One of your older videos Mike but I'm slowly catching up with them in between getting my own wee workshop sorted & set up ( it is getting there ! ). Really cool project this one. Nothing more needs to be said 👍
Thanks my friend, good luck with the workshop, I loved setting up mine for the first time. It was tiny and cluttered but I loved it 😁
Thanks for sharing this.
You are very welcome John and thanks for watching 😀
❤Wow! I love this! So creative and unique ❤
Thank you Audie 😊
Good job...it's not cross-eyed!
Haha thanks Patrick 😊
Very cool Mike the grain is very fitting for the eye thank you for the shout out stay safe friend 👍👍👍👍
No worries mate, my pleasure
That is so creepy but also soooooo cool! ❤️
I am so doing more of these, my minion army will rise and take over the workshop 😃
@@MikeHolton I’d like to see a small tree of them! With eye balls at the end of each branch!
Omg omg omg, yes I have seen just the branch as well.
That turned out great. 👍👍
Thanks Matt, yeah after failing at drilling a hole I was starting to doubt myself lol
Fantastic work on a spectacular piece of wood.
Thank you very much Max 😀
This is really cool! Eye see your vision on this one!
Haha, thanks for the pun Ted 😊
Wow this is brilliant :D Can’t wait to see what you do next.
The next one is not as exciting 🙂 lol
that eye is amazing, i think i might need to try that
Do it, it is a lot of fun 😊
That was a fun project, thank you.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Love this!!😁
Thanks Nikki 😊
First saw your gear knob, couldn't leave without seeing the eyeball! Very cool turning, so much character. Really like how they are separate pieces so the eyeball can be moved around. Very nice work, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for taking the time to take a look and comment. It is appreciated 🙂
Most unusual piece I have ever seen
Thanks! I had lots of fun with this one 😀
That is so cool😎👍
Thanks 👍
Mike, What a fun, original turning! Thank for sharing your ideas and skills!
Thanks, so glad you enjoyed 😊
Wie geil sieht das denn aus 🤩👏 einfach wunderschön gemacht von Dir👌🤗
Danke, ich habe das jetzt ein ganzes Jahr gemacht, aber ich liebe es immer noch.
That came out so fantastic! The colors you used for it came out beautiful.
Thanks Denise 😁 I've just made a few more of these for customers
Super Dope
Thanks! 😀
Génial !!
Obrigado! grande elogio de fato.
Her name should be Iona!
I love how you got a bit of the darker ring around the iris with your color mixing technique. I'd go even more dramatic next time!
Great suggestion! Thanks 😀
Very nice work... The future looks clear for you. I'll keep an eye out for your next videos. 😁
Lol nice pun 😉 thanks 😊
Incredible 👌🏻
Thanks so much 😀
Just discovered your work on TH-cam and have been glued to the content. You have inspired me to the point where I’m toying with buying a lathe having last turned anything at school some 50 years ago. 👍
@@Strebor1937 Wow thanks so much, if It's any help, I turned at school and did nothing till my wife bought me a lathe just under three years ago. Have a go, it really is great fun 😀
👌🏻
Yipes!
Haha this was fun to make 😀
I like it!
Thanks 😀
It would be fun to actually hollow out the eyeball from the bottom and imbed a small surveillance camera positioned with the lens centered at the pupil......be perfect for an office shelf.@@MikeHolton
@@Bunk599 Hi, I have been investigating doing just this, not quite sure of the best way yet but I intend to give it a good do one day 😀
Perfect....I'll look forward to that video.@@MikeHolton
@@Bunk599 me too 😀
Subscribed. Very nice work, and you deserve many more subscribers!
Thanks! And I agree 😊.
What a neat project! You did an amazing job on the iris. Whatever happened to this piece? The wood is really lovely, too.
It's fun to see how you have honed the editing over the months since you've been doing this 😊
Thank you so much 😀, this was bought by a neighbour who just had to have it lol
Very original and it turned out great! Well done! I've subscribed after seeing this!
Thanks Jim, I appreciate your support. Not all projects go as well but whatever happens I show the results of my experimentations.
@@MikeHolton I have been turning for a little over a year, but have never worked with resin. I may need to give this one a try, I will look in to resin a little more before committing time and resources. I have avoided resin so far due to cost and the mess factor. You make it look easy.
@@Jim777ist thanks, it's not too hard but you do need speed and sharp tools to stop it from chipping. Do your research carefully on the resin as they are all nor equal. Good luck and let me know how you get on.
That is very clever Mike, I wonder how difficult it would be to make the center ovoid so that it would look like a cats eye, Great job
I'm working on this idea, I have a few moulds made my idea is to pre cast that bit and the poor the outside bit round it.
@@MikeHolton i look forward to seeing that one
I always wondered how they made croquet balls. Now I know.
Bit macabre this one. Did you ever make a pair? because I guess that would be the ultimate challenge of colour matching and shaping etc.
More importantly did you find a customer for it? Did it ever get a name?
As a piece of art and a demonstration of bringing a really tough concept to life (now you have me at it) this was truly splendiferous.
When you make another one you could include a teeny webcam inside and a display underneath and people could use it on the hallway table to floss their teeth or check their lippy on the way out?
Haha thanks, I have made a few more since and am intending to make another with a camera inside. It found a new owner about 5 hours after the video was released not sure if it's been given a name though 😂
So cool! Love it Mike.
Was thinking a thin layer of clear resin over the colours to more closely resemble an eye?
The colours are perfect though. Well done.
I think I would be a bit freaked out with a pair of them 👀 "looking" at me though, hahaha 😂
As always, thanks for sharing 🙂
Great idea about the clear resin. I keep meaning to do a follow up of this but not found the right angle yet 😕
@@MikeHolton no rush, I'm still getting through all your videos lol 😋
@@fionacrouch1732 haha ok 😜
Very interesting. You could set it inside a triangle and played "I'm Illuminati' or something. LOL! You could also make a Halloween set of billiard balls like that.
Haha they are out of balance so would make crazy billiard balls lol 😀
And they could also see where they're rolling. Oh ha ha ha! That was bad. LOL!@@MikeHolton
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Would have been good to see you sharpening the forstner bit - a mini how to
I can do that 🙂, I'll do a carbide one as well. Thanks
New sub. here. This is weird but cool.
Hi Ana, thanks for subscribing! I'm fine with weird :D
Hi mike enjoying your videos can i ask Where did you get the forstner drill box from please
Hi Scott, I got a used set off Ebay, this one is similar www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144611316637?epid=21026513464&hash=item21ab81939d:g:~3wAAOSwtutb~rbH&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4H%2FRv2iJVdmWJpC%2Bc53O0r89qlfnZxodoPAAj9vm4UToEcP%2FAg40EXguDPoAfM3PbiOT0HOeCTEi3OduVYJNLhPPhFrt0WTRQJWrYrDgdIWnbDi%2Fyu%2B2nu4nWQgooHXl%2B2deFlz5lQ75YjZJWjj585QqX06g9zqn8%2BqwtLYZBLRCLGQDYvm3pJVoRxNBGUzQdzdUs56KP5dsPx8GZn21NuGKzEOrOMmRmr5nEe6JrsmOye2HW9Iq5S5m%2BcjCTBQ7ir9%2Bj1u4%2BPsChYchqqIsnLWv0MPTeB2NmYZdtAkdOPGf%7Ctkp%3ABFBM-NSzzdli
Thank you keep the videos coming
@@ScottAlexander-z3s I'll do my best 😊
I wonder how you managed to get the pupil off center... Were you just... eyeballing it?
Dad jokes aside, wonderful little creation!
😂 thanks
This would be an amazing element of a gift set for an opthalmologist if it could present; >normal.> cataract. A double one or several for strabismus?
Or even tactile exposure for ones who want understand with what their gifts are.
Thanks so much, these are interesting ideas! 😀
Does it keep an eye on your dogs?
Haha it would do but I sold it lol 😀
Shoul be called Iris😂
Haha it really should