Woodturning - Hickory with Malachite and Osmo Clear Extra Thin Review Turned in Real Time
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- Woodturning - In this video I turn this hickory bowl in real time to give you a good idea how I turn bowls everyday and I also do a review of the Osmo Clear Extra Thin finish. Lots of firsts in this video, first time finish turning hickory, using Malachite and using the Osmo Extra Thin! As always, please like share with your friends, thanks!
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I'm not a woodworker, my crafting is with fabric & fibers. (sewing, crochet, & tatting lace) watching videos like this help get my creative juices flowing! Also, I love the look of woodwork 😍 & collect wooden bowls & boxes.
The talking explanation throughout is something that makes me more likely to share this video. 👍
Great! Thanks Amber!
Love the opalescence as the light shines on it.
Thanks 🙏🏻
The malachite (which I think is pronounced mal-a-kite) is a great product for inlays. The wax definitely helped the finish. Your point about cleaning bowls is well taken. My mother taught me years ago to serve salad in a wooden salad bowl and, after the meal, transfer any leftover salad to a glass or plastic bowl, then wash the wooden bowl in hot, soapy water and let it air dry. I have her old walnut salad bowl, easily seventy years old, and the finish is still looking good.
Your probably right, not totally sure how it’s pronounced, lol.
mal•a•chite măl′ə-kīt″, beautiful bowl as always 👍👍
You guys have the pronunciation correct now. I was a hobbyist lapidary for years before I decided to trade rocks for wood! Malachite has become somewhat rare and is quite sought after in the rough (larger pieces, especially). It occurs in crystalline form which is great for hobbyists that collect small specimens but lapidaries need it in solid rough form. It's gorgeous stone (google it) and makes nice bolo ties, pendants and other baroque jewelry. It's quite heavy...it is a copper ore. It always killed me to see those humongous copper mines and know there were likely some amazing veins of malachite being blasted out and put in those giant dump trucks! The last piece I bought (aboutb25 years ago) was a solid chunk about 2 inches thick and around 6x6. It weighed 10 pounds and I paid 300 bucks for it. Woodworking is a bit cheaper...at least the raw materials. I can't recall what the toxin is...maybe the unrefined copper but the dust from it isn't good for you! Nice video and pretty bowl, Jim! I especially liked the Malachite inlay...if you couldn't tell!
So pretty ♥️ I really like the glittery effect of the inlay 👍🏻 a glitter resin would look very bling 😀
Sure would, thanks 🙏🏻
Great bowl I liked the way you explained what you were doing.
Thanks 🙏
I call your 60 grit initial sanding process "leveling". I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that. On the outside of a bowl, I sometimes use an old 4 x 24 belt sander belt handheld to do the leveling. I keep scratching my head on the term "food safe finishes". In my opinion, any finish that is a surface coating is considered sketchy as food safe. I consider it fine for food as long as the intended purpose is to NOT use sharp utensils that may chip the finish off. The safest finish I use is Mahoney's walnut oil but it dulls the surfaces and doesn't look as nice as danish oil, poly, etc. A food-safe abrasive paste and beeswax/carnauba wax combo is another alternative. Many of us are still looking for that perfect finish for wood bowls. :) Love your channel and the dedication you make to show all your techniques. Keep up the great work, Jim!
It’s faster, no ones tool work is that good. All clear finishes are considered food safe, but only a few are willing to put it on paper for liability reasons. Thanks 🙏
@@SpragueWoodturning I hear you, Jim. I'm from the camp that considers most finishes food safe after being fully cured. I just tell people that if you intend to use sharp utensils in them, I'd suggest natural oils. For gentle use, most other surface finishes will work just fine. It's no different than drinking out of a plastic water bottle, etc. There are those ultra concerned people that won't use plastic or even cook with a microwave that really question the finish. I'm going to experiment with making some homemade danish oils using natural ingredients with the exception of some gloss poly and mineral spirits. I've already made a batch of buffing wax consisting of walnut oil, beeswax & carnauba wax.
Nice spring colors!
Thanks for watching
As per usual, great job Jim. Love it!!
Thanks Char!
That's a pretty good shine.came out nice.we have tons of hickory here.theres two kind.smooth bark and shag.usually has small dark streaks through it.urs was flawless.nice
It’s very oak looking but yellow, lol. Thanks 🙏🏻
by the way jim i like the talking . i find when your explaining what your doing is great for us to learn.
Thanks!
YES I was going to make the exact same comment!
Thank you for a really enjoyable and informative video.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Very pretty bowl with that green malachite inlay. Maybe you will find a new finish that you really like soon.
I’ve got one, new vids coming up, thanks
In metalturning tool cost, carbides and tool holders et.c., is about 2% of production cost. If you can cut your tool cost to half you only lower production costs by 1%. Ergo trying to lower cost by savings on tools is futile.
But, by optimisation of cutting data there is opportunity to gain productivity. Let say you could increase productivity by 5٪ then you could spend thrice as much on tools and still have a smal gain in profit.
So I totally buy rich uncle sandpaper theory.
Totally! Great comparison! Thanks
You have to talk Jim...that's how we learn!! The new finish looks good, but not quite as rich as your old finish. Thank you.
Thanks Brenda!
Jim, I love the green inlay on this bowl! 😍
I especially like it when you talk about what’s going on, please keep the dialogue coming!
Is it possible to do the water test with a bowl of a different color or show is one that is doing what you were talking about.
Great video! Awesome instructor!!!!!
I will try to do it on some walnut in the future, thanks 😊
Jim, I really enjoy watching your videos. So I need to tell you about your color. It is named after the stone malachite and it is pronounced mala-kite. I’m not a big fan of green but this is a pretty resin color. Looks great.
This has been pointed out by others, lol. I really like this intense green, thanks 😊
I love the Malachite! Sorry you struggled with three finish.
Thanks 🙏🏻
I don’t know why watching wood turning is so interesting. I’ve never done it myself. I thought the first finish looked pretty nice-subtle-but obviously you can’t put eight coats on every bowl! Maybe wax-based finishes aren’t the best choice for your work? I’ve had better luck with oils, but I’ve only done shelves and things like that. Door frames. Anyway, I think what you put on this bowl looks great; brings out the grain without changing the color too much. The malachite is beautiful, and I’m sure someone else has pointed out how to pronounce it, lol. It looks great with the hickory. Really beautiful bowl.
The pronunciation has been pointed out a couple of times already, lol. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Lovely 💙💙💙
Thanks 😊
Beautiful 😍
Thanks 🙏
I've been a custom cabinet and furniture maker since 1999. I've always done the same thing by closing my eyes to check for sanding or joinery imperfections. In my shop we call it "giving it the blind man test". If you can feel it, you'll be able to see it. If not, it's good to go.
Great video, Jim. I truly enjoy your channel, and have learned a ton since I found it about a year ago. Thanks!
Thanks Aaron, it really means a lot!
I was taught the eye can see imperfections that is 0,1 mm (0.004"), the fingers can feel imperfections of 0,01mm or less.
That's why we still use templates in metalworking to feel if surfaces is within spec.
I use the Osmo Polyx-Oil. I apply thin coats with a foam brush (2 inch) as the bowl revolve around 50 RPM. While it dries, I keep the lathe on at 50 RPM to make sure it is kept uniformly applied (no sagging). I need usually 2 to 3 coats. The negative is it takes some time to dry, at least 6 hours. But after 3 coats the shine is smooth and shiny (satin). I am not sure if it is food stuff as it is supposed to be used on furnitures and floors. Satisfied with it.
Thanks for the info!
Hampshire Sheen - “little while” - 20 minutes.
Every time I turn or see someone else turn hickory I think of the Children’s limerick “Hickory dickory dock …”. This bowl came out great. Love the green.
Thanks Doug, I guess I didn’t wait long enough, lol. The green is really awesome!
malachite
[ mal-uh-kahyt ]
I had no idea what Jim was saying until I saw it written. I bet he'd never associated the spelling with the sound. Been there, done that.
I have not done wood turning but watching this vid, the process, techniques and necessary angles needed, knowing specific tools, etc., makes me appreciate the craft more. It’s like athletes doing sports, there’s a definite need to make the job perfect. Thanks again, Jim, for sharing. Have a good one. 👍🏻⭐️🤗💕🇺🇸
Awesome! Thanks Monique!
You're a wealth of knowledge, talk away 👍
Thanks 🙏
Hi Jim, I've seen some guitar builders use the Osmo Hard Wax Oil in this fashion: Sand the Guitar up to 320 or 400, wet sand it with the Osmo with 400, let it dry and repeat that with 600 and 1000 or so, I'm not quite sure if it will be shiny enough though compared to the Salad Bowl Finish.
Another thing about Osmo Hard Wax Oil that looks interesting is "Blacktail Studio"'s video called "Easy Gloss Finish - Osmo Hardwax Table Finishing" where he archives quite a shiny finish.
Oh, what just came to my mind: The fellow Canadian woodworkers at "Black Forest Wood Co" always used one or two coats of your Osmo extra Thin 1101 before the Osmo Hardwax Oil, because it penetrates so deeply because it's so thin and that seems to be good.
I’ve got a couple more vids coming up where I experiment more with the Osmo and I get awesome results with it. Thanks
@@SpragueWoodturning Thanks for the reply, I'm looking forward to it!
I appreciate your monologue. I find it more engaging than the turning videos I see that have no dialogue whatsoever. I think it shows an attitude of teaching or mentorship, whereas the other is more of a demonstration.
Agreed! Thanks
G'day Jim. Another fine bowl project with great explanations on the whole process. One question that I have is: you and I live on a well system. How would chlorinated water work on the bowl finish for washing? I have used town water before and noticed the strong smell of chlorine from time to time. I like my well water, by the way. Take care and stay safe.
It shouldn’t be a factor, I love my well water too! Thanks.
Hello Jim. Your videos are not to long. I enjoyed watching the process in real time. 👍
Great! Thanks.
Winning one of your bowls would be a pleasure and an honor.
Thanks 😊
I feel the exact same way!! Jim does beautiful work always!
That inlay set off the hickory beautifully. Thanks for another great video.
Thanks Mark!
You do so many well but you are an excellent teacher. Thank you.
Thanks 😊
I've had real good luck using my own (self mixed) Danish oil and then a carnuba wax buff Jim. You might give that a try sometime to see if you like it.
I used Watco Danish oil for years, but I’ve never been a fan of carnuba wax with the buffing system. I find after use sometimes it turns blotchy and the end user has no way to repair it. Thanks.
Although I will never be able to turn a bowl I throughly enjoy watching you do it. Love your narrative. It makes watching the video very entertaining. I look forward to Friday’s and watching a new video.
Thanks 😊
I have been watching g Your channel for awhile and as of yet You have always AMAZED me with Your TALENT and YOUR ARTISTIC TOUCHES and This time goes in right up to the top,, BEAUTIFUL WORK as ALWAYS THANK YOU
Awesome! Thanks!
This really turned out beautifully. I love the colors. Absolutely wonderful work.
Thanks 🙏
Jim,,,Jim,,,Jim!! You did it again!! Will miracles never cease?!
Great job!! Keep talking to us newbies!! I’m always ready to listen and watch a professional!! You never know, I may need to use your teaching here on the treeless plains of Texas.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Another great result, and a fantastically informative video. Head & shoulders above the competition!! :)
Wow, thanks
Thanks. If it don’t shine, it ain’t mine. I love a nice shiny finish.
Shine is king, thanks 🙏
Beautiful bowl Jim! As some others have mentioned, I didn't think this finish was quite as glossy as the General Finishes product. But for me, that is a plus. I personally don't like the super glossy finishes, I think they detract from the beauty of the wood. But you've obviously made a very successful business with your methods, and as I try to move into actually selling my stuff, I may find the customers would rather have the high gloss.
Great video, love the explanations. Keep up the great work!
I’ve personally found that shiny will always out sell the duller finishes. Like you, not all like it but it’s a big seller for me. Thanks 🙏🏻
Hi Jim! Beautiful bowl, as ever 👍🏻
Question: I notice, and you talk about it as well, that your bowls have thick walls (if that is a correct term). Why is that, and would you be persuaded to turn a thinner bowl? Perhaps one with resin, for strength?
I like a bowl with some weight and mass, I’m not a fan of thin bowls, they are fragile and if they get dropped there’s a good chance they will crack, thanks 🙏
I love the contrast of the light wood with the green inlay. I agree with the proper cleaning of the wood bowls.
Again great job 👏
Cleaning is so important! Thanks 😊
This is great instruction for all. People just starting or long time turners. When I first started turning it was always hard to tell what edge was doing the cutting. This video, you can see it. I remember when you cored out this bowl nice to see it finished. Love the green inlay! I’ll have to find that “rich uncle” also I think you said “lickity boo”. I’ll have to back and catch again and try to to get its meaning. I agree on the scrapers no need. David Ellsworth only used two tools. 5/8 bowl gouge and 3/8 bowl gouge. Of course with his swept back grind. Until next friday, have a great week!
That was a saying in the Canadian Army. Tickityboo, lol. It mean all good to go, thanks Lance
It’s a beautiful bowl, Jim. Six coats of Osmo sounds a real pain, though - far too much waiting around - but as someone who is moving to Yorkshire (from Surrey, rather than Hampshire!), I have to love Yorkshire Grit - and I use it all the time. Best Hugh
Got one coming up tomorrow with more Osmo, thanks 🙏🏻
I agree with you about completely cured finish being food safe and that proper cleaning up of food items is essential. The first bowl I ever made, which was in the late 1970's, was finished with Varathane. My mom has used it for years to serve chip or other dry snacks out ever since I made it and NOBODY has gotten sick from it.
Thanks for showing real time video. Maybe someday I'll be as fast as you LOL! Actually, your technique is very efficient and that saves time.
Stuart
Awesome! Thanks Stuart
Hey Jim, I know you've had lots of questions about your hot melt glue block process. I think a lot of people have failures with it for two main reasons. First off, as you mentioned, the glue needs to be hot and a generous amount used. Glue guns don't heat the glue hot enough and start setting (cooling) the instant they hit the wood. I also heat my glue sticks in a pan. The other concern is wet wood. This type of glue will most likely fail on wood with higher moisture content. For this scenario, I first smear the wet bowl bonding surface with thin CA glue and hit it with an accelerator. After it had dried, I proceed to dip my waste block in the pan of hot melt glue. I've had very good success with hot melt glue although I mainly use it for live edge bowls only. If it's really wet wood, I prefer to use thick CA glue alone. I'm looking forward to another Friday video! Thank you for sharing your secrets. :)
I think your totally right, people use the gun and don’t get enough on the surface then it fails. I don’t ever finish green or wet wood so I’ve never had a failure like that except one time when I fractal burned some bowls and the glue joint failed. That’s why I use the chuck now when doing fractal burnt bowls, thanks
I love watching your channel, I've been sitting here for 2 hours watching you make beautiful piece after piece 🥰 watch you turn wood all day 😁 definitely surprised the malachite turned so smoothly. Make sure it's sealed, I thought it got it's color from a heavy metal.
It’s definitely sealed up well. Thanks!
A great project and video. As a novice, I found it extremely beneficial to see the "real time" cuts you were making. You apologized several times for talking too much - in my humble opinion, no need to apologize. I personally found it very, very useful. This of course is from a novice and I know you have viewers of many different skill levels.
Thanks Roy!
My Friday’s are always ‘tickety boo’ after watching your videos Jim! Not only do I learn something every single time but you always manage to put a smile on my face! 😀 The bowl turned out great. I tried some Osmo on a platter but wasn’t that impressed so your next video will be interesting.
Thanks Jeanie! Things are always best when there tickety boo, haha.
Hi Jim,
You are exceptionally good at wood turning as well as describing the processes. Such attention to detail at each step. I love watching your videos to see the high quality end results.
Thanks for your work and keep 'em coming.
Thanks Phil!
Great looking bowl, quick question: the cut rim needs to be wide enough for the inlay, appears to be about 1". So the wall thickness remains that thickness throughout the bowl? Thanks, I may have missed that during the video.
No, I usually try to thin the wall thickness out in the belly of the bowl and the base, thanks 🙏
Another great video Jim, i use both Yorkshire grit and Hampshire Sheen food and toy safe gloss finish with good results, normally leave for about 30 min before buffing with good results. Also liked the use of water to check after. Keep safe and see you next week.
Good to know, I only waited 5 mins, lol. Thanks 🙏🏻
Awesome video! Thank you for explaining everything that you're doing. It is very helpful! Love the finished product! 💗
Thanks 😊
I did a couple segmented bowls out of hickory boards. I used just a clear oil and it went a bit brown; very pleased with the color. I also used Watco butcher block finish on one with similar results. The watco does build up a film. Great project and very informative. Thanks for the video!
Thanks Matthew!
Nice video Jim, thanks! I like the malachite inlay very much. I have turned some hickory and it looks nothing like this, but there are certainly variations within a species and from log to log. I wish I could send you some of the hickory smell though, there's no confusing it with anything else. Maybe one day we'll be able to send smells through the intertubes somehow. Great work as usual.
Lol, thanks Michael!
Thanks for sharing this video with us! Please know that your talking through it is awesome! Don’t stop talking. I am not a wood turner. I’m recently retired and considering it, however. Your videos are very interesting and informative! Thanks again!
Awesome, thanks Ted!
Bowl looks great and thanks for the review of the Osmo finish, I have been using oil and bee wax finish on my bowls for awhile but it is a finish the owner has to keep up on if not the bowl will eventually fail. Looking for a base finish that will protect it from that kind of neglect. Thanks again and great work. CHIMO! BZ!
I’ve got a couple more vids coming up with the Osmo, with better results than this one. Thanks for watching!
Thanks Jim. Very helpful. Many apply alcohol to the wood to remove all dust prior to adding finishes; if cost and availability weren’t critical factors, would you use it or not?
I find an air hose works just fine. I only use DNA when I need to remove buffing compounds, thanks.
Hi Jim - that’s a great video; following the creation in real time is really useful, especially as you describe your tool usage so clearly. Thank you for sharing this.. I love the bowl as well; really beautiful, even though we didn’t get the added pleasure this time of watching you trying to man handle and hammer the resin soaked project out of its mould 😁
Don’t worry I’ve got a duzzy coming up, lol. Thanks
Another beautiful bowl Jim!!
I have a couple of questions for you. Does any finish that you put on a "food use" bowl have to be refreshed at some point? If not, what finishes would you recommend that has a high level of permanence?
#leftysrule
If it’s for your own use, wood bowl finish will work. It’s the same finish as the old salad bowl finish and I’ve seen bowls that have been used for years that look the same as the day they were made. I’ve got some Osmo finish videos coming up that are food safe. Thanks for watching!
That’s some bowl! Love the colors! The malachite is fabulous! It didn’t get that Jim shine to it, but if every bowl shined the same, life would get boring. Great job
Agreed, lol. Thanks
Like the talking. Helps explain more and you're good at it.
Tickety Boo! 😂🤣😂🤣. Love it
Haha, thanks 🙏🏻
At the beginning of your video you showed hot gluing a waste block. My hot melt glue dispenses from a gun with small ribbons of glue. You showed a pan that you dipped the waste block into. How does that work?
You just place the glue sticks in the electric frying pan and they melt. I don’t recommend using a glue gun, you can’t get enough volume on the waste block before it starts to harden. Jim
Why apologize for talking? That's how people learn. After thousands of miles of gouge cutting wood you probably have a few things worth listening to!
Thanks 🙏🏻
I love the yellow sheen of the wood and the green of the inlay.
I'm hearing you call the inlay muh-shett. The proper pronunciation is mal-uh-kite.
Gramma Kat
This has been pointed out by others too, lol. Thanks 😊
Really enjoyed the real time turning! Bowl looks great, as always. Shame you can't just get a good answer from GF and not have to keep doing science projects.
There’s a lot of truth in your statement. Thanks 🙏🏻
Fantastic looking bowl {as always} and full of information from your dialogue ....hope you get some feedback on your questions and update us !
Thanks 🙏🏻
Hi Jim! Love the malachite (Malakite) inlay the green is gorgeous! Another beautiful piece from you!
❤🙃
Thanks 😊
Your end result is a beautiful bowl . thanks for sharing my friend .Cheers Ahron
Thanks Ahron! I really appreciate it!
Another great video and and bowl. Definitely like the way you showed the tool angles and explained why you where doing, I guess that's the teacher in me. Looking forward to next Friday and another video.
Thanks Peter!
I am still a bit gun shy on finishes. my go to is typically shellac with wax polish, but I don't like the longevity of the finish. Might try the salad bowl finish. Nice looking bowl!!!
You can only get wood bowl finish now. Thanks 🙏
Enjoyed the real time video and the quality narration explaining what and why you are doing things. Appreciate you doing one like this occasionally. I like the contrast between the light color hickory and the dark green inlay. Good combo.
Thanks Stan!
Nice Jim. We can learn by watching but sometimes the explanation helps to understand. When I'm teaching about framing a house I explain the logic behind the process so that hopefully it sticks in their mind.
Absolutely, thanks!
I love that green with that bowl color.
The other day I was going thru a shed that I inherited, I found some wood turning tools. I thought to myself “thanks to Jim I have an idea of what I am looking at”. Before I found your channel I probably would think they are broken tools or something silly.
Thanks 😊
Great job Jim. This video has been very informative and shows how much goes into producing a Spraque bowl.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Beautiful bowl. The hickory looks luminescent after the Yorkshire Grit. Did I somehow miss it looking that way before the grit? The malachite is the perfect color to compliment the color of the hickory!
The grain does have that metallic look to it, thanks 😊
Thank you Jim for showing the turning in "real time". As a new turner I tend to try to turn too fast! Because even though I know the videos are sped up... I try to turn much faysterthanI should.
Your welcome Pam, thanks 😊
I really need to reduce the amount of time I spend sanding. It ususally takes almost an hour for a bowl that size. I though I was supposed to have the lathe at below 400 RPM to avoid heat issues, but if it is just 3 passes in about a minute or two, heat probably isn't much of an issue at this speed.
Fresh sandpaper and higher speeds will usually give you the results like this. Very light pressure too, thanks
This bowl is really beautiful. I love watching and listening to you turn your pieces. The Malachite makes is more special.
Agreed. Thanks 😊
Beautiful combination of colors making an especially beautiful bowl. My favorite colors are yellow and green.
Thanks 😊
Looks to me the salad bowl General Finish looks better. Just wondering if you ever had any problems with water getting into the bottom of the inlay.
Chears, Lee
I’ve never had water get into the bottom of an inlay. Thanks 🙏🏻
Thanks Jim! I think this was one of your best videos. I learned a lot but it also confirmed many thing that I am doing are on track.
Have a great weekend!!!
Thanks Dane!
Another great one Jim, nicely done, and I like the explanation as well. Thanks for sharing and take it easy! ✌️❤️🍻🖖
Thanks 🙏
I am sure you have mentioned in past videos the degree your bevel is at on the gouges, but if you could once more mention it I would be grateful. The fact that you can go right down to the bottom without using a bottom feeder is something I am unable to do on my 40/40 grind. thanks. d.
It should be 60 degrees on the Ellsworth gouge.
Dearly love the bowl! I wish general would put food safe back on their finish. Please don’t stop talking on your videos.
Can’t shut me up, haha. I wish the same thing! I only hope their sales drop off then they will put it back on. Jim
The malachite and hickory look great, and as a new turner I appreciate you explaining what your doing and why. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Good video. Thanks for taking the time to do it. I finally got thru my current sandpaper stash so I ordered from your guys. I'm sold. I love it. Thanks for the tip.
Awesome! Thanks Tom!
Really like how this ended up with the light, bright hickory and the deep, bold malachite! Seeing this happen in real time was interesting, too. Thanks for sharing this one!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tips about using the bowl gouge. Beautiful bowl and love the contrast with the green inlay.
Me too, thanks
This is an awesome bowl. The only thing that I would like to see, is when you turn the bowl around and turn the backside, what are you attaching the bowl to???
Is it a vacuum chuck?
Yes, I have the complete Oneway vacuum chuck system, thanks.
Jim, you have done a video some time ago about your waterlux that you use and I believe you indicated that you thinned it down? Could you share that with me again? Thank you for taking the time to respond in advance.
I’ve never thinned Waterlox, I think you’re referring to the Mohawk Salad Bowl Finish. The Waterlox is hands down better. Thanks
Thank you for the lesson, anything else I can say has already been said.
Beautiful work and wood.
Thanks Jim
Many thanks!
Thanks again for great info. Hickory looks great. I tried to give some of the pile I got from a friend to my club members. No takers. Their loss.
Totally, it’s very porous but a nice wood to turn, thanks 🙏🏻
Well done sir! I like the voice over portions of your videos -- this is where we learn. So much better than the canned music or the sound of the wood being turned or sanded. Your voice overs add a lot of content and information, that is why your channel is so well received. Thank You.
Awesome, thanks Joel!
That’s ok I learned a lot of things I did not know which is good, it is better to be teaching something to those who need hear what you have to say. I love your beautiful bowls and cutting boards Jim, I really love the inlay in this bowl it reminds me of my mother because green was her favorite color as well as her birth stone!
Awesome, thanks 😊
I'M NOT SAYING THIS TO BE A SMART ALECK BUT BY EXPERIENCE NEVER RUB YOU FACE OR EYES CUTTING ANY KIND OF WOOD BECAUSE THE SHAVINGS CAN GET IN YOUR EYES AND THAT IS PAIN THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY DON'T WANT TO HAVE I'M JUST SAYING THIS AS A FRIEND BUT ANYWAY I LOVE YOUR WOOD WORK AND KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK TAKE CARE STAY SAFE PEACE BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TILL NEXT TIME
Ok, I never do 😜
Looks good I like the green on the hickory as for the finish I just like beeswax and mineral oil and then buff with Car Nuba wax
Thanks 🙏
Thanks for the real time vid. I certainly can't finish a bowl in 15 minutes or even 30...but it gives me a realistic time to to aim for
Thanks 🙏🏻
Another beautiful bowl and interesting video, Jim. Thanks again for sharing. 🌞
Thanks 🙏