Wood Turning The Most Beautiful Walnut Ever
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- I turn a stubborn the most beautiful piece of English Walnut that I have ever worked with. This piece had cracks and ring separation. I tried a few methods to save it. I did not try resin on it because of how it effects me.
Starbond CA and sawdust worked the best.
But it was well worth the extra work.
I finished with Zinsser Seal Coat and Zinsser Shellac
I then used Ack Sanding Paste and Ack Polish/Restoring Paste
It was turned using bowl gouges and a negative rake scraper
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Wow -Just Wow! Good solid wood can be boring, cracks and flaws can add character, and you did it just right!
Thank you very much Art you are right! This piece provided the perfect cracks and character to go along with the beautiful wood. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
YOU KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK AGAIN,WHAT A TALENT YOU HAVE !!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you very much Donald! I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
See the doc's can't keep you down because your such an inspiration to us all God bless you
Thank you Rebeca! Feeling good and did a wood turning today for the up coming Friday.
Take care,
Gary
Absolutely it was worth it. Your filling of the cracks and holes gives the piece character. Mike
Thank you very much Mike. It is amazing what was inside that tree as it grew. A shape that it died but our friends are so happy I am making things from it. The tree itself was such a beautiful tree that they loved so much.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Those that don't take the risk never see the beauty that comes from the effort.
That's a very nice bowl!
Thank you Steven! Thanks for watching and well said.
Gary
The cracks make it even better. I especially like Miss Spider!
Thank you Pamela I do like Miss Spider as well.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Worth turning? Wow, yes! That is beautiful. Thanks
Thank you very much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Yes, it was worth it. The most difficult pieces of wood can often turn out looking the most spectacular. Mother Nature spends decades creating these pieces. All they need is someone capable of shaping and finishing them. Nice bowl.
Thank you very much Roland. For sure mother nature has created some wonderful things for use to enjoy. And this is sure one of them.
Take care,
Gary
Outstanding piece of wood Walnut Gary beautiful Bowl well done. thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Dave and thanks for watching.
Cheers,
Gary
Spectacular! Absolutely the right decision to stick with it!
Thank you very much Leigh. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
Persistence is the name of the game. Great looking bowl, thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much Glen and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
I just had to come back and look at this bowl again ! It is just gorgeous !
Thank you very much Jon. A little teaser here...be sure and keep watching you just may see a relative of this piece!
Glad you stuck with it. We have heard all the stories of not using cracked wood, but with carefully filling the cracks the product can be as exquisite as yours.
Thank you Lee. This piece was just too beautiful not to put some extra work into it.
Take care,
Gary
That extra mile paid off, the turnout is beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you Jon and thanks for watching.
Gary
I am with you....I never throw out pieces like this. Beauty is all around us. Keep up the good work
Thank you Chris. Even if you can not see it out the outside it very well could be there on the inside.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
I never throw away, I always stick it out to the end. I learn things I didn't know I needed to learn like that! Lolol
For sure it is always best to keep going till the end. You just never know what you will end up with.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
That piece of walnut was definitely worth all the effort you put into it~
Thank you very much Rod. Yes it is a very beautiful piece of wood and a lot of fun to turn.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
Wow. This is what makes wood turning worth learning Gary. Cheers Deno.
Thanks so much Deno I appreciate your comments my friend.
Take care,
Gary
Wow I Love it. Once again you pulled it off. Thanks Tim
Thank you Tim. I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching,
Gary
Great piece. Thanks for taking the chance on this piece. The result is beautiful.
Thank you Doug I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Absolutely Gorgeous Gary. Glad you put the time in with this bowl. If we threw out every piece of wood with cracks in it we would not have much wood to work with.
Thank you Carl. Yes wood does have a tendency to crack. I have more pieces of this wood and there are cracks in most of them. They could be cut up in a way that they many not crack but you will not get a look like this one has.
Take care,
Gary
This is a most beautiful piece of turning the finished bowl is outstanding.
Thank you very much Sue and thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
A stunning piece of walnut and superb craftsmanship. I so enjoy your candid commentary.
Thank you very much Kent! I appreciate you watching and your comment.
Thanks again,
Gary
Beauty Papa.Maybe the nicest piece of wood I’ve seen on TH-cam. And let me tell you I watch more turning videos than I do turnings. Thanks.
Thank you very much John. I appreciate you comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Oh my gosh, prettiest grain ever, good job.
Thank you very much Tim. Yes the grain is really amazing on this one. Sliced thin it would make a cool looking back for a guitar. If it was bigger that is.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I'm glad you didn't listen to people telling you to throw it away because that is gorgeous 😍
Thank you Toni. When it comes to a piece of wood I prefer to listen to my feelings on it. This just looked to be well worth any effort to make something out of it.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 God has truly given you a gift. I love all your work that I have been able to see and I actually find it relaxing to watch you turn the wood.
Hi Professor Papa, You've taken a cracked piece of wood and made a cracking job of turning (no pun intended ) it into a cracking bowl. God bless, stay safe. Tony
Thank you very much Tony!
Take care,
Gary
Definitely worth turning! Too beautiful to have not turned!
Thank you Beatrice. You are so right about that. I think I need to get another chunk out. But i have 2 other things lined up first.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary, that piece is unbelievable! The natural beauty that comes through, after you've worked it, makes it into a piece of art. I wish I lived down the street from you... I'd try to bribe that one out of your hands, ;-) I think the number of likes this video has received makes it quite clear what you have there.
Thank you Grant I am happy you liked it. It is not my hands you would need to pry it from. My wife would be blocking the door LOL. I am also very happy that so many like this one.
Take care,
Gary
That has to be one of the best, non-burl, bowls I’ve ever had the pleasure to see. It’s absolutely breathtaking, you can’t beet black walnut in my opinion.
Thank you very much Brent. Yes it is a very pretty bowl. The nicest English Walnut I have seen or turned. A friend has some Black Walnut spotted and will grab some for me it it comes down.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 yeah, I realize I put black walnut instead of English. I hopped you wouldn’t pick up on it. Lol
@@brenturquhart7090 well it sure looks like Black Walnut.
What a cracking bowl, love it thanks for not throwing it away.
Thank you very much Ron! It is hard for me to through any chunks of wood away. That might explain my lack of room for more LOL. I do have some smaller pieces of Siberian Elm that did not survive and ended up cracking beyond using. So they did make it to the firewood pile.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very beautiful
You saw the potential and didn't give up until you revealed it to all
Thank you very much Reuven I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
That English walnut looks gorgeous Gary.
Thank you Jack. It is really beautiful wood.
Take care,
Gary
Papa,
YES, it was worth the effort! There is something about walnut that makes it ideal for getting a beautiful object out therefrom. In this case it took a grand bit of hard work and a deep knowledge of both woods and turning.
Thank you for an exceptionally fine piece. That grain is stunning!
Keep the aspidistra flying!
Paul
Thanks so much Paul. I appreciate you watching and your comments.
Take care,
Gary
Stunningly beautiful bowl. Well done! Thanks.
Thank you Jerry I am happy you like it and thanks for watching.
Gary
Absolutely! It is obvious from your patience and results that this was a labor of love. Your have the experience and vision to see the treasure that hides within.
Thank you so much Max. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Nature's beauty enhanced by a craftsman.
Thank you very much Robert and thanks for watching,
Gary
Its beautiful I am so glad you decided to turn it cracks and all.
Thank you very much Tessa. I am as well because it is one of the most beautiful pieces of wood I have turned.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I heard a turner say onetime, if you don't want to deal with cracks, you should work with
glass. Cracks are fine with me, because they represent the character of the wood. This
piece should tell anyone that cracks don't spoil the turning. For sure one of the most beautiful pieces I have seen of late. I really enjoy watching you share your skills.
Thank you very much Gerald. I have been told so many times I should have cut all the pith out of the wood. In this case the whole piece would be gone. I very seldom cut the pith out of the wood as it adds a lot to the piece.
Happy you enjoy my videos and thanks for watching.
Gary
Great decision. Stunning result. That's a keeper.
Thank you very much!
Take care,
Gary
You right-it is gorgeous!! And it was worth it
Thank you Lynda! I think it is a great piece of wood but I have something coming up that will be pretty close. At least I think so.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Well worth the effort, Gary. Thanks for sharing the process.
Thanks so much Louis and thanks for watching.
Gary
What a beautiful bowl. Your hard work paid off. Masterful
Thank so much Robert. Happy you enjoyed it.
Take care,
Gary
oh yeah what a fabulous piece of wood turning it looks great. thanks for sharing.
Thank you Danny. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
That is beautiful. Walnut is a nice and exciting wood.
Thank you Travis. Yes it is a very special wood. This was an exceptional piece. Thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
nature makes a beautiful canvas
Thank you Kathy. That is very well stated.
Take care,
Gary
Absolutely stunning Gary I love turning Walnut no two the same thanks for sharing 👍 😀
Thank you Tim. For sure Walnut is one of the nicest of the woods we get to turn.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Looks great! Never throw away any wood even if you have to keep fixing it! They seem to be some of the best pieces!!!
Thank you very much and you are right about that.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Absolutely beautiful. Glad you continued clear through to finished product.
Thank you Warren. Yes I will always do what I can to finish a piece.
Happy you liked it.
Gary
Beautiful bowl......gorgeous grain. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much Eileen and thanks for watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
There is no other like t. It is stunning.
Thank you Mike. Happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
I can only dream of getting my hands on a piece of walnut like that. That’s life in the big city I guess. Beautiful job Papa
Thank you Moe! We live in Oregon and there are lots of trees. Only the much newer developments have very few trees. They put a few in but they are not all that big.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
definitely worth turning. Beautiful bowl! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Vincent I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦
Thank you very much!
Take care,
Gary
Loved listening to you as you worked.keep talking, it helps making your video really interesting
Thank you Ron! I appreciate your feed back and I do like to talk about what I am doing or trying to do.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful piece...and I really enjoyed hearing you talk us thru your process!
Thank you very much. Happy you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.
Gary
Beautiful. Very good choice in turning that piece. Thank you.
Thank you very much Pete. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
Awesome thankyou for persevering and sharing with us , another beautiful job.
Thank you Michael and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Absolutely stunning Gary love that walnut
Thanks so much Tom. The walnut in this tree has been beautiful.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful. That turned out just gorgeous. I have some eucalyptus that is similarly shaped and now I know what they could be. Thank you so much for not tossing this one out.
Thank you Catreena. I have never turned Eucalyptus. It is a very pretty wood.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Yes, it was well worth turning, love it!!!
Thank you Randy! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
I agree that it is worthwhile and a very beautiful piece of art. Congratulations and thank you for sharing your wonderful work with us.
Thank you very much Sandi! Happy you liked it and thanks for watching.
Gary
Absolutely gorgeous! Fantastic job bringing out the beautiful grains. Awesome masterpiece! Bravo!
Thanks so much Mary!
Beautiful, I like the way you never give up. Wonderful bowl. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much Kent. They say I am a bit stubborn when it comes to giving up. This was labor of love for sure.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Gary, I couldn't agree more about trying to work with the wood. It can always explode later, buy why give up early? This bowl is beautiful! Great work!
Thank you Josh. As it turns out only one spot might have blown out. That was at the rim but it held in just fine.
Thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Some of the best bowls are hiding in firewood, it's up to the turners to find it before it's lost forever. That bowl just had to be found, glad you were on hand to find it. Cheers
Thank you very much Darryl. I have saved everything from that tree except for very small branches. I will give each piece a chance to be something. I hope I can find more like this one.
Take care,
Gary
Well worth sticking with it
Lovely grain👍
Thank you Paul. That tree produced some beautiful wood.
Gary
That's gorgeous! Very, very well worth the effort!
Thank you Lawrence I am happy you liked it and thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
Terrific piece. English walnut is a wonderful wood. I wouldn’t of thrown it out either. Your excitement tells it all👍
Thank you very much. For sure it is a real beauty of a piece.
Hard to not get excited when I find a piece like this.
Take care,
Gary
I like e walnut and what you did with all the cracks cool You and Phil do good stuff, thanks
Thank you very much Judith I appreciate your comments.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful and worth all the work you put into turning it.
Thank you very much Glenn!
Take care,
Gary
Great save well worth saving. the more stressed the wood the more likely it will be beautiful, You get what you work for. never give up your bowl is gorges.
Thanks so much Paul and thanks for watching,
Gary
Amazing beautiful Bowl, you doing awesome mr Gary 👍 . Cheers
Thanks so much Sony!
Take care,
Gary
A really beautiful piece, Gary. The work justified the job.
Thank you very much Garth. The piece is actually pretty cool just sitting on my lathe before I got it ready to turn.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
The product is almost as amazing as your ability to envision it from a chunk of wood. You are a true craftsman and artist. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, thank you! And thank you for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Outstanding I would looking at it for hours is so beautiful!!!
Thank you Joe. It is really nice to look at all what nature did inside this tree. Happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
Gorgeous that is !! Regards from UK 🇬🇧
Thank you very much Peter and thanks for watching,
Gary
To that turned out absolutely beautiful! You are my hero for saving that piece of wood. It was worth it was worth it thanks for sharing it with us Is!
Thank you very much Tony and without a doubt it was well worth it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Looks beautiful Gary. Walnut never disappoints. 😎
Thanks so much Tim and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful work and the grain is amazing 👏! I wouldn't have stopped either. Take care and GOD BLESS 🙏!
Thanks so much Stephen! God bless you as well my friend.
Gary
That turned out really nice. definitively "liked" this one.
Thank you very much David and thanks for watching.
Gary
Beautiful and well worth the effort. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you very much Larry and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
In the words of Winston Churchill, never never give up! That's a beauty!
Thank you Jeff. For sure this piece was very rewarding to turn.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thank You Gary...Very much enjoy watching you turn. I also very much enjoy looking past you at your interesting shop. LOTS to see and FUN to watch. .. When I was in my 20's & full of energy I slowly removed a large (4' diameter base) Black Walnut tree from my backyard alone (with a 2 man handsaw). It took several months, I even dug up & levered out the big root ball (where did that energy come from & where is it now, ha). I did not save much of it as I should have, ugh. What a waste when not repurposed. .. I look forward to Friday mornings to watch your newest strategy. You certainty did not disappoint this morning. THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF WALNUT, CRACKS AND ALL!!! Your Walnut bowl is a SHOW STOPPER! One of your very best Gary ....TM
Thank you TM. Maybe I will try and get some other views of the shop now and then. Trouble is I get an idea that might take my mill for a special jig and leave everything on it and get back to my turning. So I have some things to straighten up before showing more LOL. My poor smaller mill does not get used much anymore. But I do have the 4th axis I made mounted there just waiting. Might be time for turning with some outside carvings???
Thanks for watching my friend.
Take care,
Gary
That’s beautiful bowl papa awesome work you do.
Thank you very much David and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Amazing craftsmanship, Gary! Walnut is definitely a favorite of mine!
Thank you very much Kim. Walnut is an all time favorite for sure.
Take care,
Gary
That is simply beautiful. It inspires me to do the same and turn those cracked logs. Thanks papa
Thank you Doug. Just make sure you stop and examine the piece a lot. Well worth it on a piece like this.
Take care,
Gary
WOW, what a beauty and certainly worth the effort to fix its problems! Lots of great tips on doing repairs, very well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
Thank you very much Al! It was a lot of fun to turn...and to get finished!
Thanks for watching,
Gary
A beautiful bowl and in my humble opinion could not be bettered well worth sticking with well done👍
Thank you Peter and thank you for your wonderful comment.
Take care,
Gary
Awesome bowl! Great job and I am also glad you didn’t give up.
Thank you Ron and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Very nice bowl Gary, Walnut is one of my favorite woods to turn. Turned out beautiful!!!
Thank you Gary. It has always been one of my favorites. I still have 2 Walnut boards that were part of a project I made in high school shop class. On of these days I will makes something out of them.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow! Outstanding workmanship!
Thank you Steven. Happy you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.
Gary
Beautiful! Glad you saved it!!!!
Thank you Dianne, yes it was well worth saving. Thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Gorgeous bowl, Gary. Great job. Thanks for sharing this beauty with us. Take care.
Thank you very much Rob! I appreciate you watching.
Happy turning,
Gary
Definitely worth the effort. Beautiful bowl
Thank you very much Ward and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful bowl Gary, thanks for sharing.
Thanks you Tony and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Such a stunning piece. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
So beautiful! Wow!
Thank you very much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Stunning grain excellent job Mr. Gary
Thank you very much Donald. Very happy you like it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great save and beautiful piece.
Thanks so much Mike and thanks for watching,
Gary