This Burl has my BLOOD on it's hands! - woodturning project
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- A momentary lapse in concentration and it is easy to get hurt, learn from my mistakes. Woodturning burls is always an interesting proposition especially elm burr. You have to adapt to the state of the wood and overcome many hidden problems. How did I get on with this one? Watch and find out
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Nothing more fun than seeing someone's vision come to fruition. That burl is so beautiful on its own, you gave it just enough to reveal it. Good reminder about safety too! Glad you weren't seriously hurt.
Glad you enjoyed it and I'm pretty glad I was not seriously hurt as well lol, all the best, Mike
A good reminder to always be safe. Glad you weren't seriously hurt. The burl is beautiful and the finish is perfect for that piece. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep on turning. Your pieces are beautiful.
Thanks so much Joyce 😀
I’m sorry you hurt your thumb making such a beautiful piece, but I am glad that you took ownership of the mistake that got you there, and used the incident as a good reminder of basic safety both to yourself and those of us in your audience. That is how you take some positive from a negative. Well done, sir.
Thanks Patrick, it was a stupid mistake and I left it in just to show how easily it can happen. All the best, Mike
Brings a whole new meaning to blood, sweat and tears. 🤯
Haha thanks 😀
You have the ability to look at the finished piece and work backward. I did that in my trade and it served me well. ps, you have some balls to do the thin and odd work. The grain pattern on this piece is outrageous.
Thanks Larry, I can generally see the finished work before I start, sometimes the wood has different ideas but that's all part of the fun 😜 all the best, Mike
Thank you for showing the accident and explaining how to be more safe. You have saved other thumbs from a similar fate!
This piece is so lovely!
Thanks Lornacy. if it helps someone not make the mistake I did then I'm happy, all the best, MIke
A wonderful, natural piece that would go nicely on a coffee table or side board in a certain type of cabin. Accidents with tools can happen so quickly.
It was unfortunate that you had that accident but I'm glad you left it in to let people see just how easy it is for things to take a turn for the worst. Despite your medical challenge you still produced a wonderful piece. Great job.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Thanks Brendan, yep, it was a stupid mistake and quite embarrassing but better to show how easy it can happen rather than hide it. All the best, Mike
Oh those shop injuries! Working with burl again. How I love the imperfect beauty of it! Another wonderful piece Mike! I hope you and the family are doing well and making great progress with the move.
Thanks my friend, we have managed to fill a 12yd skip of all our combined junk we have been carting around all these years. It's going well and I'm starting to get excited about the new place 😀
I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself too badly. Beautiful work. I'm sure it will make someone very happy.
Thanks Kirsty, my thumb will make a full recovery, I did think I would loose the nail but looks like it will be fine 😀, all the best, Mike
I have recently gotten into watching wood turning videos. I find them relaxing and a bit meditative to watch, except when you're slicing up your hands!
This is a beautiful piece of wood and you've really brought out the best in it, great work!
Thank you very much, I'll try not to add too much of myself next time 😆
Your channel just came out of nowhere and it looks like it's really taking off--deservedly! Very nice piece...you made the most of that burl. I love the way you appreciate wood so much.
Thanks Leigh, I started the channel on March the 16th last year and it's been an amazing journey, I have had a lot of luck along the way and I work hard to keep improving the quality (filming, lighting, editing etc). I also try hard to find interesting pieces of wood to turn, I have hundreds of standard blanks but they are not as much fun to turn and not as interesting to watch. If you ever have any ideas or suggestions please let me know. All the best and thanks again, Mike
I admire those who admit to and show their mistakes. We're all human and we all learn from mistakes whether they are our own or others.
Thanks, this is one of the main philosophies of the channel, I want to show everything, the good, the bad, the successes and the failures so we can all learn something. All the best, Mike
I like the way Hooch got a quick squirt of compressed air!
Haha got to keep the little guy clean 😜
That wood is GORGEOUS! I never would have guessed that pretty tray was hiding in that hunk of firewood. Masterful job!
Thank you very much Susan 😀
Once again you show that you are a genius. Oh and human. Thanks for show how to work with a challenging piece of wood.
Thank you very much and you are welcome 😃
It’s quite lovely. I appreciate the info you share and that you stop frequently to explain your process. Your respect for the power of the lathe has been noticeable in previous videos. So glad you were not hurt badly.
Thank you so much, I try to promote safe working practices because it's important. I was angry at myself for making such a stupid mistake, but it happens when we are trying to rush.
Beautiful piece of craftsmanship! Finished burl is so interesting and this is finished simply and beautifully. I cringed when the forester bit and drill went flying. Glad you are okay and provided a great safety reminder as well.
Thank you very much! It was a stupid mistake but as you say I left it in as a lesson on how easily things can go bad. All the best, Mike
Wow, what a coincidence! I ran the knuckle of my thumb into a 60 grit 2"X72" belt today that was running over 1000 RPM. I thought I took it to the bone. Not much the doctor could do except clean and bandage it. I started not to go because I knew he couldn't do much for it. Moral of the story: stay focused on what we are doing when working with machinery and equipment. That's a great looking piece by the way!
Thanks Eric, the thought of what you did made me cringe! Those belts can take off a lot of material and soft flesh would have been like butter!!!! Get well soon, all the best, Mike
Beautiful plater. Im so glad that the knot wasn't problematic. If you look closely you can see a face lol. 😁 Always a joy to watch your work.
Thanks Tracy, you are the second to say they can see a face 😀
As soon as I saw the forstner bit with the drill, I knew. Really cool project, and always great seeing you change plans as you learn more about the material.
Yep, it was a silly mistake and I paid the price. The wood very much dictated what it wanted to happen with this one 😃
Beautiful platter. A holiday cheese board? A tray of elegant pastries? Filled w/antique Christmas ornaments on a mantel. . .
Sounds great and now I'm hungry 😂
What a beautiful piece Mike! Blood and all! One reason I keep a good supply of band aids close in my shop. Thanks for sharing!
Take care, Dave
Thanks Dave, me too but I had to nip to the chemist at lunchtime to get some of the strips to help the skin together 😂
Holy shrimp, that had to hurt! Yet you patched it up and carried on creating something beautiful with a throbbing thumb...talk about making lemonade! Well done, you!
Haha thanks Kate, it was throbbing a bit lol. I probably should have given myself a few more minutes before starting again as my hand was still shaking with the shock. 😂
I made the exact same mistake last year with a power drill and a forstner bit. I have a nice scar to remind me to be more careful. But it's good that you left that in the video to show others how quickly these things can happen. I'm glad you kept all of your digits !
Me too, my left thumb has quite a few scars, it always seems to be that one that get hurt lol
this piece is stunning, really beautiful :) and impressed that you turned your injury into a PSA about safety! wonderful as always. thanks again, and way to go on the over 16k subs!!!!!
Thanks so much Dee, I felt a right idiot about hurting myself in such a daft way but decided to leave it in to hopefully help someone else. Subs are going daft, I still think it's some big practical joke lol 😂
Turned out great! That is exactly the kind of lesson I would have learned the hard way on my own. Thanks for sharing so we can all get better from it.
No problem James, if it has saved one person from hurting themselves then sharing was worth it. 😀
Pretty piece of wood; glad your thumb made it through the challenge of the Forstner bit. I'll be filing that incident in my "beware" memory.
Please do, it does hurt quite a bit 😁
When I saw the drill with a Forstner bit in it I cringed. Then it happened. it’s happened to me too. I use a chisel now, takes longer but I still have my fingers 😂 A lovely piece of wood
Haha, thanks 👍, I'll not do that again 🤣
Really nice piece, Mike. I retrieved 2 rather large burls from a tree the neighbor was cutting limbs from. Each is roughly 100 pounds. Obviously, I need to cut those down to size to let dry. They're about 3 feet long right now. I bet I could get several plates and bowls out of it all.
Oh wow! Sounds amazing!! Get them cup up and sealed as soon as you can. 😃
That turned out beautifully. Gorgeous figuring in that Burl. Glad you weren't hurt too badly.
Thanks and me too, for a while I thought I may loose the nail but looks like it will be ok 😀
@@MikeHolton wow, that's worse than I thought!
@@karengilchrist9774 It will be just fine 😀 thanks
Thanks for sharing this project with us. I'm working on a very shallow piece of spalted liquidamber. It's rather hairy turning, when the piece starts to resemble an airplane propeller, especially as it whisks past, in a blur, near your hands! I've decided to finish sanding the back by hand, as my hands are more important than my pride (I don't have a drill for sanding: Brace and bit don't quite do it!)
Well done, brave man!
Hi Stephen, I certainly know how that feels, I've done a few recently that needed hand sanding. The noise of the spinning blades can be quite unnerving 🤣
Nice piece, I always like the speckled finish that you get from burls.
Here’s to a thumbs up on the injury recovery.
haha good one 😃 and many thanks, Mike
I was daft enough once to try and drill on my drill press without clamping useing a forstner , (never again ) , the elm looks great ive got loads from a tree hit by lightning donkeys years ago and made some serving boards , and bowls i had to seal all the tiny swirling holes with resin , but wow they do look nice , well done Mike another lovely peice 👏👏👏
Thanks Vini, I'm buying a drill press as soon as I get back from my holidays and will use it with a clamp 😂
Hi Mike. A beautiful piece of Elm. I've never worked with Elm so I'm looking forward to that. Nice work. And yes, your accident was unfortunate but as someone else said, " A good PSA". Stitches on you are better than stitches on Hooch. Pull them out of him and you've got stuffing's all over the place. Years ago as a much younger man, I worked with an Englishman who learned his trade in one of the boat yards. Now non-existent. I understand what you're saying even without the bad sub-titles. LOL. Take care and remember to fold your bloody thumb IN mate... Bill
Haha thanks Bill, the subtitles are auto generated, I would love to edit them but with everything else I need to do to get video's out it just takes too long, hope you understand. Elm is wonderful to turn but can be very hard!! Take care and thanks again, Mike
Another beautiful piece Mike Forstner bits are dangerous little guys. I’ve suffered the same injuries from unruly tools. Glad that it wasn’t worse. All the best my friend.
Cheers mate, it hurt like a ##### lol 😆
Hi Mike, I have always loved burls, I want to make a chess board using oak burl and Walnut, the contrast would be amazing. The burl grain in your piece is beautiful, the live edge really adds to the piece. Thanks for sharing Mike
Thanks so much, your idea sounds great, let me know if you pull it off 😀
Gotta love a burl, it makes the piece so interesting with all the different swirls and grain structures. Been there, done that with a forstner bit, ouch. Only use it with a drill press now. Lovely piece Mike.
Haha thanks, that's my intention as well 😜
Beautiful job working with the natural limitations of the burl
Thank you very much Ted 😀
Another nice piece, that would look good as a centrepiece on many a table!.... nice job!..... OH!..... watch you fingers Mike!
Haha thanks for the tip Steve, I'll try and bear that in mind 😉
Beautiful piece. Nothing worse than hurting yourself in the beginning of a project. I tend to do that all the time.
Yep, this one hurt like a #####, you could see my hand still shaking when I started filming again lol
This channel is fast becoming my favourite turning channel. Nice piece 👍
Wow, thanks Laika 😀
Very nice elm platter at the end there, from the 'lump' you started with.❤
A good lesson in really doing your risk assessment thoroughly before turning on any kind of machinery. Thankfully an injury which wasn't too serious.
Enjoy your holibobs x
Thanks Jaxx, as soon as I'm back I'll give you a shout and we can arrange delivery of your prize, all the best and talk soon, Mike
Beautiful outcome! I like the natural shapes.
Thank you so much 😀
So glad you’re ok! This turned out to such a beautiful peice!
Thank you so much Mary 😀
Brilliant passion you've got!
Love your turnin' the pieces of wood
'round to settle on the best possible
solution.
Thank you very much, I try to do my best for each piece especially something like this with so much promise. All the best, Mike
Ouch.... I felt that from here. However, it could have been worse. Another beautiful piece, though! The burl on that platter is fantastic, and the shellac gives it just the right amount of pop!
Yep Jeff it was a bit stingy lol 😀, many thanks and all the best, Mike
Ouch… glad you weren’t too badly damaged and carried on. The patterns are lovely, really nice. 😃👍🏻
Thank you! 😊 I had to get steristrips from the chemist at half time but luckily does not look like I'll loose my nail 😃
@@MikeHolton Steristrip…proper cut
@@fionanaylor6104 yep, all flappy 🤣
Супер! С каждым разом всё лучше!))))
большое спасибо мой друг
Love the burl-looks like the dash on an old Jaguar!
Thanks Tim, burls have such an amazing look to them 😃
Beautiful just beautiful. Thanks for the tip with the light 😀
My pleasure Linda, it really works well ☺️
Very nice, Mike. 👍 (Sorry, couldn't resist the thumb pun in light of what happened. Glad you're OK.)
Haha that's ok, all healed now and a nice scar to remind me of my stupidity 😀
This would look beautiful with a bit of cheese and a few grapes on it at any party, or just on the wall looking stunning in its natural beauty that you lovingly brought to life. ❤
I think you are right! 😀
What a great job Mike, you certainly made the best of that, we just need the sweat and tears now
Hahah actually just the sweat, there were tears off camera 🤣
What a beautiful platter.
Thanks Cathy 😄
Ouch ! ......worth the battle scars....thanks for sharing
Thanks Andrew, everything seems to happen to that particular thumb! 😃
Ouch - those sort of small accidents are just so quick - but you'll learn from every one. The 5" rule like on bandsaws for hands would possibly still have got you tho 😧😧 I made some burl clocks a few months ago and they went very dark with the sanding sealer and polish. Yours started to go dark but ended off much lighter. Nice job Mike. When I wa sin the Rhodesian Airforce we used to call those small things like that "snake bites" - we used to get them when working with our hands inside engine bays that every bolt had a locking wire twisted to keep from coming undone and always had a small sharp end if not done correctly!!
Thanks Gavin, snake bites is a very apt name lol, I have still got the scare from this one 😂
@@MikeHolton Yup and yopu'll never do it again - well hope not !!!
@@GavinConwayWoodworkBBQ Nope, that one hurt! lol
Beautiful, as always. Please be careful, I wouldn't want you to be injured - You put enough of yourself into your work already.
Thanks Dave I'll do my best 😄
This one was very interesting. When I see works like this done I wonder what can be used for. I’m new to watching woodworking so I don’t know what is food safe or not. However I have to say it’s a beautiful piece and sorry about getting hurt, also don’t forget your ring guard. 😊
Thanks for watching! It is food safe so could be used as a platter. The accident was all my fault so only myself to blame.
Ein sehr schönes Stück Holz👌Sehr schön gemacht. 👍 Ich persönlich traue mich noch nicht an sowas ran. Üben, üben 🤣
Man lernt am besten, indem man neue Dinge ausprobiert. Wenn man scheitert, versucht man es erneut, bis man es richtig hinbekommt. So lerne ich. Alles Gute, Mike
What a amazing piece of wood.. and you turned something amazing with all the limitations you had💪💪👌
Thanks! Would have loved to have given it more shape but the wood was just not there
Heart in mouth turning; but an excellent outcome. Loved the video - thank you
Glad you enjoyed it Andrew 😁 many thanks, Mike
Really nice piece. Would make a good plinth for something to be displayed on. I'm thinking ship in a bottle, or some kind of animal sculpture.
Or a model of one of those old wooden battle ships with the sails and cannons lol.
Thoughts and prayers to your thumb at this difficult time 👍
Cool idea 😃 thanks, my thumb has nearly made a full recovery 😀
Very pretty elm, speedy recovery!
Thank you very much Shannon 😊
Nice job! I enjoy you artistry, creativity, and experimentation. I also enjoy your narrations. You are easy to listen to and do a great job of explaining what you are doing. Keep up the great work.
Awesome, thank you, that is so nice of you to say, I want to make it all as relaxed and as friendly as possible 😀
Gorgeous outcome!!!!❤❤❤❤
Thank you!!
Enjoyed this project…. Beautiful!!!
Thank you🤗
Thank you! 😊
Great looking platter Mike, I hope your thumb is ok. thanks for sharing
Thanks James, it will be fine 😃
Thats a real beauty right there👏👏👏
Thanks so much 😀
Love this one, beautiful piece. Hope your injury recovers soon xxx
Thanks Amanda, it's just about healed and I don't think I'll loose the nail with is good 👍
OUCHA. I jumped when the drill bit caught you. Shame you couldn’t get it thinner overall as it looks lovely, well done 👍
Thanks , I jumped a bit as well lol, I would have loved to have gone thinner but I doubt the wood would have held. All the best, Mike 😀
Hope your hand is ok. Great piece of work sir, outstanding.🌿 👍👍👍👍👍
Yes, thank you Rob, I thought I would loose the nail but all in all it could have been a lot worse. All the best, Mike
Another Bloody Great piece Mike. 😁
Thank you so much my friend 😊
Another great project Mike nicely done mate hope your hand is OK 👍
All good now, this was a couple of weeks ago and it's healed well 😄
Hello Mike. Now that one turned out to be a real treat! The wood is beautiful. Thank you for including your “mishap”. So much woodturning is shown in a way that makes it look a lot safer than it actually is. A timely warning to us that nasty accidents can, and do, happen. But I am glad yours wasn’t too bad and you can go off to enjoy your holiday.
Thanks Angela, I just wanted people to be aware that bad things can happen in the blink of an eye!
Gorgeous piece of burl. The still at the end shows the wonderful grain and burl "eyes" very well.
I was expecting you to take the piece to the drill press for drilling the flat. My heart sank when you approached the piece with a large Forstner bit in a hand-held drill. You were fortunate with only a cut which required a bandaid and not stitches. Such incidents happen in a flash.
I was hoping the wings would hold up. Good call not to make them too thin, too easy for the centrifugal forces to causes things to fly off.
It is always amazing to see the transformation of the wood grain when a finish is applied.
Well done as usual.
Dave.
Thanks Dave, at the present time I do not have a drill press but hopefully that will be sorted soon. I probably should have been looked at but I just nipped to the chemist at lunchtime and got some steri strips to hold it together, it was a stupid mistake but it's not my first. The platter came out nice, I would have loved to have given it more shape but the wood was just not there to do it. Amazing grain though. Until next time, Mike
I hope you are able to get a drill press, but if not there are jigs which mount on the cordless drill with posts and springs etc. This can provide better control.
Dave.
@@lv_woodturner3899 yeah I've seen them but a press will be coming soon 🙂
Absolutely gorgeous. ❤
Thanks John, I still have the scars from this one 😃
That looks really good Mike. A lovely piece of wood.
Thanks 👍 appreciate the visit 😃
Yep...look away for one second, you never know what will happen. Good job Mike, it looks fantastic!
Thanks Jim, it is so easy to do especially for me but this time I was lucky and will do my best to learn from my mistake. 😃
Thanks. Really enjoying your channel and style. ❤
Thanks so much John, that really is very generous! All the best, Mike 😃
Ouch! Glad to see it isn’t too bad. Turned out very nice considering the restrictions it gave you.
Thanks Louis, I do like the way it came out 😃
Another stunning piece.
Glad you think so Jesse 😀
Very nice piece! Congratulations
Thank you very much!
Beautiful.
A work of art in anyone's home.
I truly hope you can count to 10?
Please take care.
Thanks Paul, yes I can still count to 10, it happened to my lucky or unlucky thumb whichever way you look at it. It has so many scars lol. See you soon, Mike
I saw the mishap.
Please take care 😊
@@nicholasscott3089 I will do my best, thanks
It is so beautiful. 👍
Thank you so much 😊
Absolutely gorgeous, I am in love ❤
Thank you so much, this one is pretty 😍
Well done Mike!
Cheers Scott 😁
Man I’ve been loving your content just recently subscribed and found you. Very relaxing and puts me to sleep in a good way. I always come back to see the finished product if I fall asleep before you’re done lol.
Haha it must be my voice, the same thing happens when I talk to my wife 😂
The grain is outstanding as well as the piece as a whole. 5 digits on each hand is overkill anyway so if you trim one off not a big deal. LOL!
Haha thanks Diana, my left thumb has certainly been through the wars, it's been broken, had a bit trimmed off with a table saw and the tendon replaces, not to mention the many scars, how it's still there I have no idea lol. All the best, Mike 😀
Beautiful piece Mike..... Great job...
Thanks so much Dale 😊
Such a great work. 👍👍
Thank you so much 😀
Great turning as usual.
Thank you! Cheers Bruce 😀
Lovely platter beautiful burr wood
Thanks Martyn 😀
Beautiful piece!
Thank you very much Jen 😊
Beautiful work. Lucky with the thumb, could have been worse. Glad you are ok.
Yes it could, thanks, all the best, Mike
Splendid truly wonderful
Thank you kindly Michele 🙂
I had no idea how you would turn that on your lathe, but it came out trumps! Really beautiful piece, too bad it is hard to see the underside as it is beautiful as well.
Thanks Elizabeth, I would have loved to have been able to get more shape but that is all the wood would allow 😀
Hi Mike
Been there do that ouch. Beautifull plater love that burl.
David and Maria Wise
Thanks David and Maria, it does hurt a bit!! All the best, Mike
Elm burl always has such a beautiful pattern, I really like what you did with the piece too. People write off shellac since it's one of the oldest finishing techniques, but I definitely like using it the best for my projects. Great job as always!
I totally agree, it is hard to beat although I do love Danish oil 😀
Not what I had expected at the beginning, but ... WoW! What a gorgeous platter. Well done, Mike.
Thank you so much 😀 this one is just beautiful