I hope he is selling these one of a kind pieces for tens of thousands of dollars, because man, you talk about time, effort, energy and creativity! Wow!
I have only been turning for about 9 years, I have learned more useful information from your videos than can be recorded. I am coming up on 80 my goal is to make one piece as nice as yours. Loved this Vaise, every episode is just loaded with great tips and great designs. Thank you.
Mannnnn, what a beautiful piece of art. Functional art. There's a lot of crap that gets passed off as art, but something like this is timeless. In 1,000 years, someone could dig that up and it would still be a treasure. Great job! High fives all around!
@@SpragueWoodturning Yeah, and something else I'd like to add. Sometimes you don't know how something is going to turn out and that's the greatest part! You're learning and through that process WE learn. Lots of people make good videos but they don't show mess ups and projects that didn't turn out the way they wanted. Something I've learned in life is that if you don't know something for sure, say something to someone and they'll do their best to help. At the very least, they'll know you did your best. Well, you state that you aren't sure how things will go and you try anyway. We need more of that attitude. Keep up the quality work buddy!
@@joshmcdonald9508 It's very true. Sometimes I'll start a piece with a really good idea of where I'm going with it, but it usually turns out differently than I envisioned it and gains a lot of elements along the way. My ideas often start out really simple and gain complexities that make sense with the core of it along the way. And you're totally right. There's a LOT of crap passed off as art. I look at it and go..."Why?! Just...why? Why would you feel the need to do this, and then feel the need to inflict it on other people? My eyes feel assaulted now!" So it's nice to see art by people who actually know what they're doing.
This turned out gorgeous! My favorite color and the texture of the wood is stunning! I love that you are unafraid to admit mistakes happen and you effortlessly pivot around them and make them a feature of the piece. In the future, if you want to draw contrast with colors via any cracks like you did here with the white, try using silver or gold for your resin color! It'll be very similar to kintsugi, which is intended to create beauty out of something broken using precious metal to repair broken pottery.
I think this vase is beautiful. If you wanted a contrast filler for cracks, you could use a strong gold colour, similar to the Japanese art of Kintsugi which uses gold to highlight repairs, rather than hide them.
@@lindalu8463 Yeah, that was my feeling too. All colors should work in concert on a piece. Wood goes with purple. Wood goes with red. Red does not go with purple. It changes the tone of the piece too much from the soft, proud beauty it is to a loud and in-your-face rebel. And those two feelings really don't work together, causing chaos. Which I'm pretty sure your wife knew intuitively. White adds sweetness, which works with proud beauty. It's just unfortunate the white didn't pop more. Oh well....
Great video, if your finding tricky to seal the wood that causes the bubbles my grandpa he will leave the inside of the vase unsealed in the hopes of the gasses taking the path of least resistance and bleeding out from the inside rather than outside of the bowl
Glitter purple. Who would have thought it would produce such a lovely result? It contrasts so well with the soft gold tones of the wood. Love the wavy top edge!
As I was watching I kept wanting you to make multiple globes , this design would look wonderful as globes for planets. Then I changed my mind as you got further into it and i decided that a lamp base with an interior light would bring out the beauty of the piece more. Then i saw the completed piece and fell in love with it as is. wonderful work
I’m glad you didn’t go with the red to fill in. It may have been beautiful but the white made the purple on the sides lighter than the purple at the top. That was amazing.
I’ve just found (Wood Turning) videos. There are quite a few out there, but I’ve found your work to be on a completely different level. I mean your pieces leave me speechless! It’s like they need to be in museums! I would make it the centerpiece of my home, with lighting shining on it from all directions. Wow! 👏🏼👏🏼
Your pieces are beautiful. The fact you are comfortable with your perceived errors is great, it helps others know that no-one has perfect outcomes all the time and the fact you identify what is wrong, why and how it to fix it is fabulous.
When you do the work the way you do, then I’m not surprised at the million views. I said once and I’ll say it again. You are the best resin turner that I have ever seen. Now going for 2 million.
I thought I could see what you were planning and thought “oh well your going to hollow out the overheated epoxy anyway and then all of a sudden you flipped it on it’s side, was so confused and then just had my mind blown.!!! Soooooo beautiful.!! Thanks for sharing your craft.!
*Wow!* I don't have words. "Pretty" understates it by magnitudes. "Beautiful" is too mundane. "Lovely" is too insipid. "Gorgeous" comes close but.... "Outstanding"? "Awesome"? "Incredible"? All of them I think. I am not even an amateur at woodworking/turning, so this astounding to me. The look of the maple could keep me mesmerized for hours, I think. (I *adore* wood with gorgeous grain!) Thank you for your work on this piece, & for recording it for us to enjoy. Keep turning please.
Well done, magnificent craftsmanship, resulting in beautiful art. When I was at school, my favourite thing was wood turning. I left school in the year 1969 and haven't turned wood since. Your excellent work is inspiring me to be more creative. Thank you and Best Wishes, John.
The beautiful piece is bursting with an entirely different charachter from every angle! List is long of every detail I am impressed with, to include how you simply flow, creating as you progress.
Hello from New Zealand. This turned out fantastic, well done! I have seen a lot of great wood turning bowls and vase made on youtube, but you actually explain what you are doing which makes this video a lot more educational. Thanks commentary and for sharing.
I'm just at 7 minutes through the video and you're talking about making mistakes and "that's on me" and so forth, and I just wanted to thank you for pushing yourself, your tools, the resin and everything else. These are the voyages of discovery we make in our lives, Jim. They're beautiful and wonderful in their own right, and sometimes we arrive on the far shore to discoveries like the gorgeous vase I saw in the thumbnail. Thank you for your journeys, and thank you for bringing us along with you on them.
This piece is just SO PRETTY! Very thankful to TH-cam's algorithm for once bringing me to something I really wanted to see! Also, congrats on passing 1.5M views on this video! :)
The maple knot with the glittet purple was fantastic to me. I pick out things in the piece to name it from. I saw a golden retriever or an Irish setters head in the top edge of the wood. So id call it something along the lines of a sporting dogs features. I’m sure many many people saw the features. As it was turned I watched go from a bump in the the top line through an Arabian horses head to the dogs head. I’m so glad there is someone out there that can turn junk pieces to works of beauty and art for all to see. God bless you and your amazing talent. Tim
Looks amazing!! Love the translucency of the resin. You said you would show the finished piece, I cannot wait to see it. If it’s any better than this, it’ll be priceless!
Just found your page and enjoy watching. I made several things in high school on the lathe and always wanted to do it as a hobby but never did. But now I'm interested again being retired and needing something to do. I will keep watching and learning and hope to share something made in the future.
Gorgeous piece! You're right about the bluish tinge on the internal lighting. Gives it this really mystical indigo glow. So amazing. Really plays off with the lilac and lavender hues 🧋💖 The photos at the end look like a magical landscape through an arcade. Very beautiful how that came out
MAN that is so cool. Also love to see long videos showing process of both thinking AND manufacturing, as well as admiting flaws and noting corrections for future times. Edit: Also, the editing being a bare minimum of speedup and voiceover. It really helps focusing on the actual video without any external annoyances like the generic music everyone uses.
This turned out to be an incredibly stunning piece of artwork! The translucence in the purple with the white is magnificent! Truly special & almost gem like. I love watching your videos with all your trials & how you're able overcome & fix them. It's very interesting to watch & then see the end product. Also, congrats on the million views, man! Very cool!! Keep killin' it! Take care & God Bless!!!
I'm completely mesmerized by the lights reflecting off the finished pieces from above while it's on the rotisserie ... any chance you could linger on this for a minute or so without any other movement? It accentuates the natural look and shows just how amazing our world is!
This was my first time watching you but OMG I absolutely LOVE LOVE this vase. I wish I could find one just like it to display in my home. It is GORGEOUS.!!!
The vase is amazingly beautiful! I LOVE the color. It looks like periwinkle, which is my favorite color. I really appreciate the narration, explaining what you are doing, why, and how. Thank you so much for posting such interesting and informative videos. You really have a special talent!
Very impressive!!! The color is similar to the Tanzanite which is just the best color I've ever seen. Your videos are outstanding. Your work is even better. Our family is picture framing, & it's always feast or famine, so your comments on making a living are an understatement, to say the least. That commission on that squatty looking bowl & the river table are exquisite! Im watching them all now! Thanks for sharing!
My wife and I are new to lathe turning. We’re very excited to learn and love your videos. She has terminal cancer and we’re trying new things. We don’t know how much time she has left so we’re fallowing or dreams. And wood turning is at the top of our list. Thank you for the great videos
Absolutely stunning piece and purple is my favorite color so I love that aspect very much! I never thought a piece of wood could be turned into something so amazing! GREAT JOB!! 🧡😊🎉
Love it. Just beautiful. Re. thermal cracking, have you thought about building some kind of cooling rig. The guys over at Black Forest built a cooling table for their deep pours. I use designer epoxy as well but am no where near pushing the boundaries like you!
This would be a tricky thing to do, the epoxy needs 70 to 75 degrees to cure and you would need to keep it at that temp. If it got too cold it wouldn’t cure. Talking to the owner today, he recommended casting on the bench when doing these really deep pours, that way it won’t crack. Thanks
I have had luck with using an old air handler from a houses air con system wired it up in my shop. I turn it on and have it forcing air over the piece to help remove the heat the epoxy is generating . You will on something that thick like a 5 gallon buck how well it would work I have no idea I use it to blow over by deep pour tables.
I can't get over how beautiful this vase turned out! I love the variations in the colors next to the wood and that finish is amazing. Great job, Jim! 💜
Out of the many videos of yours that I’ve watched so far (which all have been fairly incredible), this project is definitely my favorite!!! The “direction” of the wood was an amazing idea, the see through area and shape was perfect, and the color is absolute stunning. Great work my friend!! 😁👍🏼🤍
This and the emerald green bowl are the nicest looking bowls I have ever seen made on the internet. You are a real artist. 👍🤠 P.S. if you want to fill the cracks... try the color gold next time. It goes with almost everything, and it subtly stands out.
WOW!!! We (husband + I) just found your channel today!!! AWESOME work!!! We loved this piece especially having only seen 2 videos! 😊 Very beautiful work!!!
Been watching you for a while now, but rarely do I ever comment on a page, but this is one of the most beautiful pieces you've made! I am truly in awe! Beautiful!
The translucent is cool! Nicely done. Thanks for sharing the process. You are totally correct about the top edge of the piece, it makes it unique and adds a lot of interest.
Bravo! This piece was Magnificent; it really inspires me that you are so honest about your mistakes, how you learn from them, and by constantly pushing your creative boundaries!
Congrats on the million milestone! Love the purple, beautiful vase. Perhaps gold or black would have given you the contrast you wanted. I like the white, looks like pearl.
This piece turned out beautiful. I enjoy the video from start to finish and all the information you have given. Hope to see lots more like this. Thanks
Love the purple. Just found your channel and I'm binge watching absolutely love your creations wood carving is my hobby but I've always loved wood turning and would love to try it someday.
such a beautiful piece!! the details are amazing and the wavy top perfectly accentuates the the entire look. in my humble opinion, with all the detail that is going on in the wood, your wife was right to fill the cracks in with white. i would much rather have a more muted color than a high contrast color so as not to deter your eyes from the many gorgeous details that piece has going on. fantastic job!!
I hope he is selling these one of a kind pieces for tens of thousands of dollars, because man, you talk about time, effort, energy and creativity! Wow!
I do well on them but I wish I could get tens of thousands, lol. Thank you very much.
Where can I find a list of your items for sale?
@@virginianix8478 I think he sells locally, I've seen him before. But I may be wrong
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Another beauty absolutely love that shape
I have only been turning for about 9 years, I have learned more useful information from your videos than can be recorded. I am coming up on 80 my goal is to make one piece as nice as yours. Loved this Vaise, every episode is just loaded with great tips and great designs. Thank you.
Great to hear! Thanks so much!
There is nothing impossible in the art of lathe, it is life, and when you accomplish a wonderful job, you feel extremely happy, well done
Thank you very much!
Mannnnn, what a beautiful piece of art. Functional art. There's a lot of crap that gets passed off as art, but something like this is timeless. In 1,000 years, someone could dig that up and it would still be a treasure. Great job! High fives all around!
Thank you very much!
@@SpragueWoodturning Yeah, and something else I'd like to add. Sometimes you don't know how something is going to turn out and that's the greatest part! You're learning and through that process WE learn. Lots of people make good videos but they don't show mess ups and projects that didn't turn out the way they wanted. Something I've learned in life is that if you don't know something for sure, say something to someone and they'll do their best to help. At the very least, they'll know you did your best. Well, you state that you aren't sure how things will go and you try anyway. We need more of that attitude. Keep up the quality work buddy!
Absolut agree - just beautyful 🤩😍🤗 - would like to havesuch a piece of art.
@@joshmcdonald9508 It's very true. Sometimes I'll start a piece with a really good idea of where I'm going with it, but it usually turns out differently than I envisioned it and gains a lot of elements along the way. My ideas often start out really simple and gain complexities that make sense with the core of it along the way.
And you're totally right. There's a LOT of crap passed off as art. I look at it and go..."Why?! Just...why? Why would you feel the need to do this, and then feel the need to inflict it on other people? My eyes feel assaulted now!"
So it's nice to see art by people who actually know what they're doing.
This turned out gorgeous! My favorite color and the texture of the wood is stunning! I love that you are unafraid to admit mistakes happen and you effortlessly pivot around them and make them a feature of the piece. In the future, if you want to draw contrast with colors via any cracks like you did here with the white, try using silver or gold for your resin color! It'll be very similar to kintsugi, which is intended to create beauty out of something broken using precious metal to repair broken pottery.
I’ve actually used that technique on the walnut lightning vase. Gold was on my list too for this project. Thanks for watching
I should have read further before suggesting the same thing. Oops 😬
@@Steven-p1t4x I was sitting thinking the same thing, and then came down into the comments and found you guys!
I think this vase is beautiful.
If you wanted a contrast filler for cracks, you could use a strong gold colour, similar to the Japanese art of Kintsugi which uses gold to highlight repairs, rather than hide them.
Gold was on my list too. Thanks for watching
Less is more. I like just the purple. I think red would ruined it
@@lindalu8463 Yeah, that was my feeling too. All colors should work in concert on a piece. Wood goes with purple. Wood goes with red. Red does not go with purple. It changes the tone of the piece too much from the soft, proud beauty it is to a loud and in-your-face rebel. And those two feelings really don't work together, causing chaos.
Which I'm pretty sure your wife knew intuitively. White adds sweetness, which works with proud beauty. It's just unfortunate the white didn't pop more. Oh well....
I love this idea!!!
Not a reply , but a question. Very curious has to what do you take into consideration when pricing a piece ? Thanks, very interesting process.
This piece has such an otherworldly feel yet is still so organic, it's absolutely stunning. I got lost staring at it! Congratulations on 1M views 🎉!
Thanks 😊
Great video, if your finding tricky to seal the wood that causes the bubbles my grandpa he will leave the inside of the vase unsealed in the hopes of the gasses taking the path of least resistance and bleeding out from the inside rather than outside of the bowl
what would you use it for?
@@rgw5991 I don't know about anybody else but I'd be happy just to put it on a shelf and admire it!
You could put a light in it, too!
Glitter purple. Who would have thought it would produce such a lovely result? It contrasts so well with the soft gold tones of the wood. Love the wavy top edge!
Thank you! Cheers!
As I was watching I kept wanting you to make multiple globes , this design would look wonderful as globes for planets. Then I changed my mind as you got further into it and i decided that a lamp base with an interior light would bring out the beauty of the piece more. Then i saw the completed piece and fell in love with it as is. wonderful work
Great! Thanks for watching!
I’m glad you didn’t go with the red to fill in. It may have been beautiful but the white made the purple on the sides lighter than the purple at the top. That was amazing.
Gold in the cracks would have been amazing and a nod to the art of kintsuge.
Beautiful vase. Excellent work. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
They aren't mistakes, they're stunning serendipities
Sure, I'll take it! Thanks!
B-B-Bob? That 21st century you?
You sound like Bob Ross may he rest in peace.
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I’ve just found (Wood Turning) videos. There are quite a few out there, but I’ve found your work to be on a completely different level. I mean your pieces leave me speechless! It’s like they need to be in museums! I would make it the centerpiece of my home, with lighting shining on it from all directions. Wow! 👏🏼👏🏼
Wow, thank you! Welcome aboard!
Your pieces are beautiful. The fact you are comfortable with your perceived errors is great, it helps others know that no-one has perfect outcomes all the time and the fact you identify what is wrong, why and how it to fix it is fabulous.
Thank you so much!
When you do the work the way you do, then I’m not surprised at the million views.
I said once and I’ll say it again. You are the best resin turner that I have ever seen. Now going for 2 million.
Wow, thank you so much!
I thought I could see what you were planning and thought “oh well your going to hollow out the overheated epoxy anyway and then all of a sudden you flipped it on it’s side, was so confused and then just had my mind blown.!!!
Soooooo beautiful.!!
Thanks for sharing your craft.!
Thanks for watching!
*Wow!* I don't have words. "Pretty" understates it by magnitudes. "Beautiful" is too mundane. "Lovely" is too insipid. "Gorgeous" comes close but....
"Outstanding"? "Awesome"? "Incredible"? All of them I think. I am not even an amateur at woodworking/turning, so this astounding to me. The look of the maple could keep me mesmerized for hours, I think. (I *adore* wood with gorgeous grain!)
Thank you for your work on this piece, & for recording it for us to enjoy. Keep turning please.
Thank you very much!
Well done, magnificent craftsmanship, resulting in beautiful art. When I was at school, my favourite thing was wood turning. I left school in the year 1969 and haven't turned wood since. Your excellent work is inspiring me to be more creative. Thank you and Best Wishes, John.
Great! Thanks for watching!
The beautiful piece is bursting with an entirely different charachter from every angle!
List is long of every detail I am impressed with, to include how you simply flow, creating as you progress.
Thank you very much!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS TRANSLUCENT SO THE WOOD CAN BE SEEN! 🤩🤩🤩 GORGEOUS EDGE OF THE WOOD!
Thanks 😊
Hello from New Zealand. This turned out fantastic, well done! I have seen a lot of great wood turning bowls and vase made on youtube, but you actually explain what you are doing which makes this video a lot more educational. Thanks commentary and for sharing.
Thank you very much!
I'm just at 7 minutes through the video and you're talking about making mistakes and "that's on me" and so forth, and I just wanted to thank you for pushing yourself, your tools, the resin and everything else.
These are the voyages of discovery we make in our lives, Jim. They're beautiful and wonderful in their own right, and sometimes we arrive on the far shore to discoveries like the gorgeous vase I saw in the thumbnail.
Thank you for your journeys, and thank you for bringing us along with you on them.
Thank you for your kind comments!
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Every time I don’t think you can make something more stunning outcomes another piece this is amazing
Thanks 😊
i think the white was perfect, just gave it a little bit of depth. This is absolutely stunning!
Thank you very much!
I'm so happy you kept the uneven top. I was scared you were going to level it out, but I'm happy you didn't. It looks amazing :D
Me too!! Thanks
I love how the white blended. Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Thanks for watching!
To me it looks like a galaxy style color and the arc across one looks like a shooting star. I would love something like this to put in my living room
Thanks for watching!
I think one of the things I love best, is that you “feel” your art.. I understand this type of thinking! 🥰 I also love the voice overs!
Yes! Thank you very much!
This video will reach 1,000,000 views too. We’ll keep coming back to rewatch it, just to see that beautiful vase again.
Thanks!
That is definitely a statement piece. That’s absolutely amazing. Myself and the wife couldn’t vision it at first. But wow glad we stuck to the end
Thanks for watching
This is gorgeous. From certain angles - the finished vase takes on the look of canyons or rock formations. Stunning!
Thank you very much
It's absolutely amazing how far you've come with your Epoxy works in two years! This one definitely turned out beautifully though!
Thank you very much!
The vase is beautiful. Really love the color.
Thanks 😊
It reminds me of a diver in a cave. Its just amazingly gorgeous 😍
Yup, I see it! Thanks 😊
With the light in it, it looks like a sunset on the ocean! So beautiful! Congrats on the 1 million views!
Thanks 😊
Your wife was right about the white. Absolutely stunning! Incredible job.
Thanks 😊
This piece is just SO PRETTY! Very thankful to TH-cam's algorithm for once bringing me to something I really wanted to see! Also, congrats on passing 1.5M views on this video! :)
Awesome! Thanks!
Love how this vase turned out and as of today it has 2.4 million views congrats to you.
Thank you very much!
I LOVE THIS BIG PURPLE ONE!!!!
Designer Epoxy
Thank you very much!
The maple knot with the glittet purple was fantastic to me. I pick out things in the piece to name it from. I saw a golden retriever or an Irish setters head in the top edge of the wood. So id call it something along the lines of a sporting dogs features. I’m sure many many people saw the features. As it was turned I watched go from a bump in the the top line through an Arabian horses head to the dogs head. I’m so glad there is someone out there that can turn junk pieces to works of beauty and art for all to see. God bless you and your amazing talent. Tim
Thank you very much!
Looks amazing!! Love the translucency of the resin. You said you would show the finished piece, I cannot wait to see it. If it’s any better than this, it’ll be priceless!
Thanks!
soooo amazing! I kept getting the feeling I was looking down at earth
Thank you very much
This is one of the most beautiful art piece I have ever seen. It is so gorgeous to look at, I feel almost hypnotized when I study the details ♥️
Awesome. Thanks for watching!
Agreed!
That piece is one of the coolest pieces of art I've ever seen!
Just found your page and enjoy watching. I made several things in high school on the lathe and always wanted to do it as a hobby but never did. But now I'm interested again being retired and needing something to do. I will keep watching and learning and hope to share something made in the future.
Welcome aboard!
I really like this one. It's nice with the bluish purple!!
Thanks for watching
Unique vase is a major understatement. Beautiful work. Truly.
Thanks!
Gorgeous piece! You're right about the bluish tinge on the internal lighting. Gives it this really mystical indigo glow. So amazing. Really plays off with the lilac and lavender hues 🧋💖
The photos at the end look like a magical landscape through an arcade. Very beautiful how that came out
Yes! Thank you!
You mentioned that you would be happy with a million views and you now have 3.4 million views, I love this vase.
Yes, this video has really been an over performer. Thanks!
That color and the flash of the wood is amazing.
Thanks!
It just looks like something out of a fairytale. Really lovely!
Thanks 😊
Wow what a pleasure to see cracks to spectacular! 😍 Love that there's NO music and I get to zone out on the sound of you turning. It's the best!!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for uploading and sharing this wood turning "Maple Vase With Glitter Purple" video on your TH-cam Channel .
Thanks for watching!
Very pretty. I agree about contrasting colors to create a more visually stimulating design. Purple is a fav of mine!
Thanks!
Southern Alberta here. Such a nice piece. You have a real talent. Truly!
Thank you very much!
Like the top edge of this piece, it's stunning.The light glitter purple color is outstanding. Thanks for the post, really like your channel.🌿 👍👍👍
You are so welcome. Thanks for watching
This piece is absolutely stunning, would kill to have this in my living room 💜✨
Thank you very much!
🌳 THIS WOOD IS SOO WONDERFUL 🌳 ... ❤️🔥 & HOW IT LIGHTS, GLITTERS & SHINES ❤️🔥 ... 😻 BEAUTIFUL 😻
Thank you very much
MAN that is so cool. Also love to see long videos showing process of both thinking AND manufacturing, as well as admiting flaws and noting corrections for future times.
Edit: Also, the editing being a bare minimum of speedup and voiceover. It really helps focusing on the actual video without any external annoyances like the generic music everyone uses.
Thank you very much!
I'd be proud to own a beautiful moonstone color piece like this. Great job!
Thank you very much!
Thank you for creating such a beautiful piece of art. The vase would add character to any room.
Thank you! 😊
It’s beautiful!!! Actually look like a sky scene in the bottom when you put the light on it!! Our mistakes always become our best beauties!
Thank you very much!
I think it's amazing and it's very beautiful, amazing to see your work take shape! beautiful color and shape.
Thanks for watching!
Pozdrawiam.Przepiknie wykonany wazon,prawdziwe cudo,super, majstersztyk,dobry pomysł przyniósł efekt,żywica jeszcze upiększa,a Łąkie dodaje koloru,tak trzymać.
Thank you very much!
This turned out to be an incredibly stunning piece of artwork! The translucence in the purple with the white is magnificent! Truly special & almost gem like.
I love watching your videos with all your trials & how you're able overcome & fix them. It's very interesting to watch & then see the end product.
Also, congrats on the million views, man! Very cool!! Keep killin' it!
Take care & God Bless!!!
Thanks for watching!
I'm completely mesmerized by the lights reflecting off the finished pieces from above while it's on the rotisserie ... any chance you could linger on this for a minute or so without any other movement? It accentuates the natural look and shows just how amazing our world is!
In another video possibly, thanks!
i find your art uplifting.touches my spirit.beautiful work.keep doing what you love.peace and respect
Wow, thank you!
@@SpragueWoodturning more than welcome.peace
This was my first time watching you but OMG I absolutely LOVE LOVE this vase. I wish I could find one just like it to display in my home. It is GORGEOUS.!!!
Thanks 😊
The vase is amazingly beautiful! I LOVE the color. It looks like periwinkle, which is my favorite color. I really appreciate the narration, explaining what you are doing, why, and how. Thank you so much for posting such interesting and informative videos. You really have a special talent!
Thank you so much!
Purple is a very beautiful color, and with these cracks it seems like it's a natural mineral! Sooo gorgeous!
Thank you! Cheers!
Very impressive!!! The color is similar to the Tanzanite which is just the best color I've ever seen. Your videos are outstanding. Your work is even better. Our family is picture framing, & it's always feast or famine, so your comments on making a living are an understatement, to say the least. That commission on that squatty looking bowl & the river table are exquisite! Im watching them all now! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, thank you!
Hi, love the vase. Colour and the wood is beautiful.
Thanks 😊
Very interesting how you flipped that piece on the lathe, I would never would have thought of that….turned out super beautiful as usual. Thanks Jim
Thanks!
My wife and I are new to lathe turning. We’re very excited to learn and love your videos. She has terminal cancer and we’re trying new things. We don’t know how much time she has left so we’re fallowing or dreams. And wood turning is at the top of our list. Thank you for the great videos
I’m so sorry to hear this, thanks for watching!
@@SpragueWoodturning we absolutely love what you do. You are pretty amazing
Absolutely stunning piece and purple is my favorite color so I love that aspect very much! I never thought a piece of wood could be turned into something so amazing! GREAT JOB!! 🧡😊🎉
Thanks for watching!
Love it. Just beautiful. Re. thermal cracking, have you thought about building some kind of cooling rig. The guys over at Black Forest built a cooling table for their deep pours. I use designer epoxy as well but am no where near pushing the boundaries like you!
This would be a tricky thing to do, the epoxy needs 70 to 75 degrees to cure and you would need to keep it at that temp. If it got too cold it wouldn’t cure. Talking to the owner today, he recommended casting on the bench when doing these really deep pours, that way it won’t crack. Thanks
I have had luck with using an old air handler from a houses air con system wired it up in my shop. I turn it on and have it forcing air over the piece to help remove the heat the epoxy is generating . You will on something that thick like a 5 gallon buck how well it would work I have no idea I use it to blow over by deep pour tables.
I can't get over how beautiful this vase turned out! I love the variations in the colors next to the wood and that finish is amazing.
Great job, Jim! 💜
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Out of the many videos of yours that I’ve watched so far (which all have been fairly incredible), this project is definitely my favorite!!!
The “direction” of the wood was an amazing idea, the see through area and shape was perfect, and the color is absolute stunning.
Great work my friend!!
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Beautiful piece of art. The shape and colors are absolutely magical. 💜
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This is pure ART, no doubt.
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Absolutely stunning piece - love the translucence.
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What a stunning work of art! You have outdone yourself, Jim! It's incredible!!!
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This is really a beautiful piece! I absolutely love the resin color, that it's translucent and the open areas of the wood show it off.
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That was absolutely beautiful
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This and the emerald green bowl are the nicest looking bowls I have ever seen made on the internet. You are a real artist. 👍🤠
P.S. if you want to fill the cracks... try the color gold next time. It goes with almost everything, and it subtly stands out.
Gold was actually on my list! Thanks for watching!
You don't know what you don't know until you try. You've done beautiful work so keep up your experiments.
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Absolutely incredible piece! I love how the swirl of the wood wraps around and how the resin highlights it.
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WOW!!! We (husband + I) just found your channel today!!! AWESOME work!!! We loved this piece especially having only seen 2 videos! 😊 Very beautiful work!!!
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching!
Been watching you for a while now, but rarely do I ever comment on a page, but this is one of the most beautiful pieces you've made! I am truly in awe! Beautiful!
Wow, thank you so much!
The translucent is cool! Nicely done. Thanks for sharing the process. You are totally correct about the top edge of the piece, it makes it unique and adds a lot of interest.
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“For those of you who thought this was gonna be the top
Of the vase….. Nope” 😂
They came out beautiful
Always keep them guessing, lol. Thanks 😊
Wow just started watching and I find this so soothing. Beautiful piece. Such talent!!
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Loving this piece. About a third of the way done with the video, and am so excited to see the finished piece!! So happy to be able to turn tomorrow
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Bravo! This piece was Magnificent; it really inspires me that you are so honest about your mistakes, how you learn from them, and by constantly pushing your creative boundaries!
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For the friction on the rest, there is a graphite spray, I used back when I worked in a wood shop to keep board able to slide across the saw tables.
I forgot about this spray, I had some in the past. Thanks
Congrats on the million milestone! Love the purple, beautiful vase. Perhaps gold or black would have given you the contrast you wanted. I like the white, looks like pearl.
Gold was on my list. Thanks!
I was thinking gold, too.
This piece turned out beautiful. I enjoy the video from start to finish and all the information you have given. Hope to see lots more like this. Thanks
Got more coming. Thanks
I like the thermal cracks. You have a great solution for them. Gold or Silver filled is awesome 😎💯
Yes they are, thanks!
I absolutely LOVE this piece. Just when I think I’ve seen my new favorite you make another beauty!
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Love the purple. Just found your channel and I'm binge watching absolutely love your creations wood carving is my hobby but I've always loved wood turning and would love to try it someday.
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Great job. That turned out awesome and so very pretty.
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such a beautiful piece!! the details are amazing and the wavy top perfectly accentuates the the entire look. in my humble opinion, with all the detail that is going on in the wood, your wife was right to fill the cracks in with white. i would much rather have a more muted color than a high contrast color so as not to deter your eyes from the many gorgeous details that piece has going on. fantastic job!!
I had serious debated using gold as well. I think it would of looked better, lol. Thanks for watching