Ten Minute Mimosa Wood Turning Is It Possible
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- I turn a beautiful piece of Mimosa. The turning part took less than 10 minutes. This not counting the sanding or finishing but that was pretty fast as well.
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Finished with Zinsser Seal Coat and Zinsser Shellac
Polished with Acks Sanding Paste and Acks Polishing Paste
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We cut down a dead mimosa about 10 years ago. If I had known, then what I know now I probably would’ve kept everything a little bit I could have. That is simply gorgeous.
Thank you Lynda. If we had only known so many things. I would have kept the 1950 Chev 2dr. Hardtop I had.
We did have 2 Leland Cypress trees cut down 10 years ago. I was going to keep a bunch of that but it is rather plain looking. So it became firewood.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Yup, the wood character is what makes this bowl outstanding. Though not a bad job by the turner either! 😉
Thanks Valerie for sure this wood has lots of character. Also around here someone refers to me as a real character as well LOL.
Take care,
Gary
Thank You Gary, Thank You John... Beautiful wood, wonderful turning today. That heat is a killer and can sure put a stop on the creative energy. I look forward to next Friday at your woodshop Gary... TM
Thank you very much TM. We are back to regular Oregon weather now. It is only 78 which is about as perfect as it can get. See you next week and I was able to stay cool making that one.
Take care,
Gary
That stripey endgrain is really stunning! Cool bowl! Just the right size for breakfast cereal.
Thank you very much Stephanie. It sure is cool looking wood. Great for about any kind of snacks as well.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Boy, as soon as you hit that with sanding sealer it just popped! Beautiful wood! It's amazing how fast some of these small turnings can go, especially when you can turn at a fast speed. Great finish on that little beauty, Gary! Great job, my friend, keep'em coming! 😀
Phil
Thank you Phil. It was looking kind of drab but I knew from the last piece of Mimosa it would wake up.
It woke up as nice as can be.
Small is good especially after doing the end grain version of this wood. I think it was a bit too much for my shoulder so back to same smaller ones and glue ups.
Thanks for watching my friend,
Gary
I was hoping that should would be coming along a little quicker. Hang in there, buddy!@@ThePapa1947
A beautiful piece of wood makes for a beautiful bowl. 👍👍
Thanks for the video.
Thank you Jerry and thanks for watching.
Gary
That's juat stunning! This is crazy weather we alre all having. Georgia has been juat unbelievable hot! Temperatures soaring ovwr the 100 degree mark. I can't keep the shop cool. Have a grand weekend.
Thank you very much Jane. The last few days we are back to normal temps. It is 9PM and 71 degrees right now. Feels great.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I like the bowl and the wood. I think that might be Persian Silk Tree wood which is usually called Mimosa. What it is, is beautiful.
Thank you Travis and someone else had another name for it. I only know it by Mimosa. Our daughter had one at her other place and I believe our son has one at his place. But he has a lot of trees.
I will just call it Beautiful Wood 😉
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That mimosa is really a great looking piece of wood; the grain is awesome. The bowl looks great!
Thank you Mark I appreciate you watching and commenting. For sure Mimosa has a look of its own.
Gary
A simple little bowl with a stunning finish Gary. I enjoyed this very much. Once again thankyou. Cheers Deno
Thanks so much Deno. Happy you enjoyed it and thanks for watching,
Gary
Papa,
Fantastic!
Your videos make me smile 😋,
Keep the aspidistra flying!
God bless,
Paul
Thank you very much Paul. I was pretty happy with it and the much easier to edit video.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your gift with the rest of us.
Thank you Phyllis I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Beautiful grain in that gorgeous small bowl! 👍
Thank you Dave. Yes the grain is pretty amazing. Thanks for watching,
Gary
My sister has a mimosa tree in her yard. I wonder if she’d notice it missing? 🤔
Maybe if you cut if off the back side 🤣
Thanks for watching Kathy,
Gary
Beautiful wood and as always Gary great work 👏 👍
How about a Glue block
Highly possible😆😆😆
Very nice small bowl. Gary the grain is outstanding! Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much Dave I appreciate you watchin.
Take care,
Gary
Hi Gary
Another beautiful piece, you are such an inspiration and a master of turning.
Thank you very much Jim your comments are much appreciated.
Take care,
Gary
Lovely bowl with beautiful grain patterns, Gary. 10 minutes to turn it?!? You are the master, my friend. Nice work! 😎😎😎
Take care,
…..Gord
Thank you Gord. Well ten minutes with the gouge to get the shape. Sanding was pretty fast but I always spend a lot of time with the finish. But I you just wanted to use an oil it sure could be a great craft show project.
As for oil I was not thinking of the old 10W-30 LOL
Take care,
Gary
Awesome small bowl Gary . Thanks for sharing . It is sure nice to have some cooler weather now !
Thank you John and we sure need the weather change. At least all the plants in the yard are smiling agian.
Take care,
Gary
Gary,
Quick and a very nice bowl. The shape is very pleasing.
Thanks so much Skip it was sure fun to do. Just might have to do more small ones like this.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Excellent work Gary. Really pretty result. I am a long way from a 10 minute turning. I find that if I hurry, mistakes are made, and injuries happen. So I usually try to take my time. But it's good to know that a pretty, small bowl can be produced in a short time. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Mark. I do not rush my turnings either and was surprised how little time this took to make. I spent more time putting the finish on it than turning. I sometimes take days to do a turning. Such as doing segments. So it was sure fun to do something quick and easy.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Garry that wee bowl turned out really lovely some really cool grain, well done
Thanks so much Alan. It was just what the doctor ordered.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great job. Everyone needs a little bowl.
Thank you Chris. I think I will be making more of the same. Out of different woods I have small pieces of.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That grain is simply lovely.
Thank you grammybear!
Gary
Hi Gary...
Very simple design and quick to turn... ideal...
You can't guild a Lily... that wood is just amazing...
Entertaining video as always...
Take care my friend...All the best.....Andy
Thanks so much Andy!
Take care,
Gary
Quick and easy to follow,thank you for sharing 👌
Thank you Peter and thanks for watching,
Gary
I had a neighbor who had a mimosa tree that went down during a big ice storm. I was able to get a good sized piece. I have turned a small bowl and found it to turn fairly easily and resulted in some beautiful grain. Your piece turned out wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Doug. It really is a pretty cool looking wood and fun to turn. Happy you liked my little bowl.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful Gary! In a case like this, I don’t think size matters at all. Very very cool wood. I’ve never come across it,but I’ll keep an eye out! Thanks for that 😊 Cheers, Rick
Thank you very much Rick. Not all that much here but I do a search now and then where free firewood is offered. Not sure why the heck they call it fire wood!🤣
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 LOL. Absolutely! I answer those same ads, only displaced by a few miles north 😊
Very nice Gary lovely colors and patterns
All the best
Yiannis
Thank you my friend!
Take care,
Gary
Very pretty little bowl...love the grain!
Thank you Carol. The grain is the best part of this wood for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice small bowl. I haven't turned Mimosa yet.
Thank you Walt. I have not turned that much of it but will sure turn more if I come across it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That's a nice 10 minutes of work.
Thank you very much Josh!
Beautiful. I even like the sap wood that you left. I guess I’ll say that mimosa is the imported crown prince. 😊 Well done.
Thank you Doug and for sure it is a cool looking wood both in an end grain turning or a simple bowl.
I read it was important to the US in 1775 so I consider it a native. Been here longer than us LOL.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 at least it’s been domesticated, a naturalized citizen maybe. 😄 Again, beautiful bowl.
Before we moved, we used to drive past a mimosa tree here in Ohio.
Really enjoyed watching in real time. grand seeing you do every cut, like to see more of that, has for the bowl, you can throw that one over the pond any time you like, Irene reckons it's the best she's ever seen. Gorgeous. All the best from Lincolnshire UK
Thank you Gary I enjoyed doing this small one and hope to do more where I can do more real time and keep it under 20 minutes.
If I could throw it that far I would. But my shoulder says NO!!!!!
Take care,
Gary
Very cool looking bowl. Love all that grain. ❤
Thanks so much Marge. It is sure pretty wood. Sitting on our dining table right now. Might become a little snack bowl.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very pretty bowl, Gary. Almost makes me want to learn how to turn......almost (lol).
Bill
Thank you Bill! Ahh come on you can do it!
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful little bowl Gary, a pleasure to watch. Hope you're well and your shoulder's behaving!
Thank you very much Paully. Happy you enjoyed it. Shoulder is doing pretty good. I just need to remember to ice it before I go to bed or it is pretty sore in the morning. But my movement is much better now...thanks.
Take care,
Gary
good to hear Gary - keep on keeping on!@@ThePapa1947
A very beautiful bowl Gary.
Thanks so much Jack and thanks for watching,
Gary
Lovely bowl with beautiful grain patterns and you can't get better than that, well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
Many thanks Al I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
Good job on the piece 👌. I love mimosa and I guess it's a good thing because I have a lot of it.
Thank you James. I have only came across a few pieces but I sure love the ones I have turned.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
What a beautiful piece!❤️😋👌
Thank you very much George and thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice 10 minute bowl Gary. Those rings really stand out...beautiful. I can't wait to see what you're gluing up for, I assume, your next video. I hope your weather cools down soon, I hate a hot shop too.
Thank you Gil. It is fun to do a quick easy one for sure. I will be gluing the next one up as time lets me. Drought if it will be the next one as i already have something ready I said I would do.
Take care,
Gary
Very nice grain on that wood.
It sure is interesting grain for sure.
Thanks for watching Mark.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful bowl and great use of that beautiful wood, Gary. I enjoyed the amount of real time turning.
Thank you Jay. I realized this did not take so long so I did not have to speed any of the turning up. It would be nice to do that all the time but pretty sure a 2 hour video would not be much fun to watch.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@ThePapa1947 Yes, you kind of need the turning pace of Richard Raffan to squeeze bowls into a time frame under an hour. I think incorporating a little bit at key points is perfect. And I've always enjoyed your edits for the amount of sound and real time turning you include before you quiet it and speed it up.
I have only seen a few of his videos and what I have seen have been small with a fairly simple shape. Have not seen him mount a piece of a log on his lathe and turn it. But maybe he has.
Most of the time simple will surprise you it looks great 👍
Thank you Bill! I have lots of pieces this size. Might be time to turn them.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great wood selection
Thank you John and thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful bowl. Well done and take care
Thank you very much!
Take care,
Gary
That bowl is beautiful
Thank you very much Joey and thanks for watching,
Gary
Another beauty Gary. The contrasting grain is really cool--unlike your shop! LOL
Thank you very much Tom. Good news today the shop is down to 81 degrees. Well that is what the outside is. I have not been in the shop yet but will be soon.
Take care,
Gary
A stunning piece Gary.
Thank you Ian I appreciate you watching.
Take care,
Gary
Stunning piece love the grain pattern
Thanks so much Colin it is a very interesting wood.
Kind of hides it's beauty till the finish goes on.
Take care,
Gary
Love the simple shape, it lets the grain do the talking.
Thank you Bill. For sure when the grain is this nice I agree it should do the talking.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful little bowl Gary! 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Thanks so much Bruce and thanks for watching,
Gary
A stunning little Bowl Gary nicely done as always I turned a similar size mimosa bowl a while back love the colours ,
kind regards
from Will👍
Thank you Will. For sure nice and small and was a real treat to turn. Mimosa is a very interesting wood.
I still have a few branches that I want to turn into something.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
HI gary that wood is awesome beauty and u turned it so so quick. weldone.
Thanks so much Manjit and thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary, Another Fantastic bowl. As always. Ron USCG RET
Thanks so much Ron...happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful bowl Gary😊
Thank you very much Tom and thanks for watching.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Another beautiful turning. Some of the ornamentals make interesting turnings with their big growth rings
Thank you Bob. Yes for sure they do have some very large growth rings. I think they really look good in a smaller turning .
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That is very cool Gary, great piece of wood!!
Thank you Laura I appreciate you watching.
Gary
Very nice. You always seem to do good work. My compliments.
Thanks so much Keith I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Lovely piece, Gary!
Thank you Michael and thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful timber Gary. Don’t get much mimosa down here, however it it’s a serious invasive bush in Nth Oz.looks a lot like wattle which I turn. Upon investigation it’s hard to tell the 2 species apart.
Your video is great as usual and your turning is almost mesmerising. Love your work. I still find your older videos that I haven’t seen occasionally. Thanks for sharing.
Oh by 5he way a quick turn. Our wattle is rather a hard wood and can be difficult at times to turn. This mimosa didn’t seem that difficult. You mentioned that it was hard wood though.
Thanks so much Greg. Sorry I am late on this reply!
Gary
Hi they do say the best things come in small packages. 👍🐝🌞
Thank you Jim and I think they have it right. I loved turning this for a few reasons. I has wonderful grain and it was small.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful as always
Thanks so much Debbie and thanks for watching,
Gary
What a beautiful little bowl! Excellent work 👏.
Thank you very much Kristi I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Lovely little bowl, Gary!
Thank you very much Billy. I have to admit I was concerned with it being on the small side but those growth rings made up for that.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 It isn't too small!
Beautiful bowl. Very nice grain. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you Robert and thanks for watching,
Gary
Very pretty Gary looks like it turned very easy Blessings
Thank you Wade and it did turn easily. Blessings to you as well.
Gary
Just beautiful Gary. I will always take the summer weather before the winter weather. It's just me, I hate being cold. This was a very enjoyable video. Thank you for sharing, and have a great Labor day holiday
Thank you very much Albert. I used to not mind the winter and spent many very cold days in my driftboat but not any more.
Thanks for watching and happy Labor day to you as well.
Gary
I have a couple of green turned blanks of Mimisa. One thing I noticed, it makes me cough, so I've taken to wearing a mask while turning it. It does have very nice grain.
Yes I did notice the dust is not pleasant. The overhead air filter helped pull it away. That and a mask helps.
Great piece Gary!
Thank you Clayton and thanks for watching,
Gary
Absolutely beautiful Gary.
A bit later than usual but I was setting up for a very big Craft Market for tomorrow and Sunday. Take care my friend.
Hwyl Huw
Thank you Huw! I bet you will be very busy. Is it far away from your home?
Take care!
Hwyl,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 About 45 minutes away.
What a beautiful grain, There are a few mimosa trees near where I live, I will have to talk to the owners and ask they call me if the ever get limbs off in a storm etc. Watching you deal with the heat I am so glad I decided to put in heat/AC and insulate real well when I converted what was a 20x24 storage shed to a dedicated woodshop. Lungs @ 27% I don't handle heat/ humidity real well :-(
Thank you very much. I did insulate when I walled it in and did have AC but it was in a smaller room in back of the shop.
Our temperatures rarely reach that high and it is usually pretty mild around here. But this was a real shocker.
I think if I moved faster in the morning and could get everything done before it does get hot.
Even small limbs have pretty nice grain and can be made into something. Nice to have bigger pieces though.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 You're luck, the summers here in MO are way too hot (my only complaint) Not as bad this year but I have seen 1 month + of triple digit heat :-( when it is that bad I don't even risk the 100 ft walk out to my shop :-( But on the flip side winters here are generally 90 days and done :-) VS where I grew up in Vermont. As my grandfather coined: "Vermont don't get a summer, just 3 months of damned poor sledding!"
Yes we sure have a lot of different weather zones here in the states.
We have a saying here that we do not tan we rust. There are times it seems the rain is never going to stop.
The wood has a beautiful pattern in it. That’s a beautiful bowl.
Thanks so much I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
That's gorgeous
Thank you grambear8 I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Beautiful looking little bowl. Love the grain pattern. Thanks for sharing Gary.
Thank you Scott and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Gorgeous!
Thank you Virginia I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Interesting, beautiful wood.
I just turned a small bowl from Manila Tamarind and it had similar coloration.
Thank you John. I just looked it up and it seems that Manila Tamarind is related to Mimosa if not the same thing.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Looking good
Thank you Bobby. I appreciate your watching and commenting.
Gary
I love mimosa! Hard to get a large bowl though.
I do as well Billy. Our son has a good sized one on his property . Have not really looked at how big the base is though. No sense any getting any ideas LOL.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful little bowl, Gary! Those rings and the rest of the grain are outstanding! I like the size too. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Marcia. The rings are really pretty cool. And my shoulder thanked me for doing a smaller turning.
Take care,
Gary
Looks like a Zebra bowl. Well done.
Thank you Josephine. It certainly does have the stripes for it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary, first time I've seen mimosa turned. We've got one of those, lovely flowers in the spring. Must admit that I thought, as an evergreen, it would be a soft wood and not turn or look very well. But it has an attractive grain. At some future point I may join you in turning Mimosa. Mind you, 'it' could easily outlast me!!! Still, I'm persevering at keeping forever young (not always succeeding)! What is age but a state of mind?
Thank you Ray. I understand not cutting down a tree of your own for turning stock. Not that I have not dreamed about it LOL. But we love our trees and there are plenty being taken down in the name of progress.
For sure we are as old as we act at times. There are times I would need a step stool to reach my lathe LOL
Take care,
Gary
Looks like you are making good use of that log of mimosa wood sent to you. The mimosa has some very distinct and dark rings that make it stand out quite well.
Yup, this was quick wood turning. However, doing the end grain turning like the last bowl was challenging due to the hardness. But side turning was much quicker from the same piece of wood. Thanks for sharing, Gary! I like it!!
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Thank you John. Yes I am using all that I can get out of it. It really is some very pretty wood.
I kind of like the look of the side grain better but do like them both.
Thanks again,
Gary
Beautiful little bowl. The grain pattern is exquisite.👍👍
Thank you James. For sure Mimosa has some very cool grain.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Looks great. A nice quick piece
Thank you Len. It was very fun and relaxing to turn a small piece like this. And then I was rewarded with some pretty cool grain.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You make turning look so easy. Beautiful bowl papa! Thank you for sharing
Thank you very much Madonna. Having a nice small piece helps a lot.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Small, yet beautiful. I don't think I've seen mimosa wood turned before now. This may well be a first for me.
I agree with you, it has great contrast. And the chatoyance just sets it off. Very nice piece. 👌
Thank you very much Les. For sure it is an interesting wood. We have a bit of it around here but I do not come across much for turning.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Lovely!
Thank you Stuart and thanks for watching,
Gary
Great looking bowl
Thank you Julian I appreciate your watching,
Gary
Beautiful
Thank you very much Paul.
Take care,
Gary
Those rings are cool.
They sure are Michael. Thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow, really beautiful bowl!
Thank you very much Debra and thanks for watching,
Gary
You do such beautiful work. Whether a simple bowl or a complicated design, the result is always outstanding.
Thank you very much. I appreciate you watching and comment. Happy you enjoy my videos.
Take care,
Gary
Great job. Thank you for sharing. Total turning time < 10 min for the bowl? Amazing.
Thanks Jeff. I was nice and small and turned real easy. I normally do not even pay attention to how long it takes and was surprised while editing it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful things come in small packages ! Looks great Gary thanks
Thanks so much Roger. Small can be lots of fun.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very beautiful. Thanks!
Many thanks Dianne I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Interesting grain.
Thank you and thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice work as always 👏👏
Thanks so much.
Take care,
Gary
Howdy Gary! That Mimosa sure is some Beautiful wood, the bowl looks Awesome 👍 and HoleyMoley you sure got some hot weather over your way, I thought it was hot here, we never reached 100 , probably 95 for our highest temperature and that was enough for me 🥵 😄
Hope ya get some cooler weather, Enjoyed the video 😎
Thank you Kimsey. Yes Mimosa is a pretty cool wood.
If you recall I think I said it will probably snow. I think it was in this video. Anyway we had one of the worst thunder storms and a bunch of rain the next day I said that.
It is pleasant around here now. It is 9:09 PM and 70 degrees out. Not bad!
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 we had a storms to come up out of nowhere to couple weeks ago crazy amount of rain fell in a very short amount of time, was just after church one evening, my mom sent me a video of our road when they came in they had went out to eat and came in just a little later than i did they live just a hop skip and a jump down from my house, but anyway I put what she had sent me at the end of a video, just some very small streams turned into a river down the road, one night maybe a week ago was some really bad lightning one thunder boom woke me up out of a dead sleep sounded like a bomb exploded shook everything amazing the power of lightning, I like to watch it until it starts popping around to close 😅 😵💫
Very nice!
Thank you very much and thanks for watching,
Gary