Just a note to anyone who might want to try this, you should know that bowling pins often have a significant void in the base. I've dismantled many of them in my hobby and you typically see a couple holes about 30mm drilled thru the inner layers. If you were turning a pin and hit one of those holes, a very nasty accident could result.
That was fun to watch! The hat is adorable, it all is! Using the original paint for his collar really brings it together. Shows his origin. I will always think of this snowman when I see a bowling pin! Well done!
Looks like a Snoguin to me, awesome work Harry. About 50 years ago I had a bowling ball, took off the plastic coating and made a table lamp out of it, then I got married, never seen it since. Cheers and seasons greetings.
Used to live near Corry, Pennsylvania. It had a bowling pin factory. You could get a pickup full of seconds blanks and scraps for a buck or two. They were loaded by a conveyor belt. It was all maple I believe and burnt real well in the old coal furnace and fireplace. This was in the 50s and 60s.
Man that is incredible! If I ever came across something like that I would 💯% buy it. That would be one of those things you look forward to getting out at Christman and enjoy looking at.
I remember when I was a kid my uncle worked at Brunswick and would bring home damaged bowling pins and bowling lane wood by the truckload to burn in their furnace to heat their house on the farm…I’ll bet someone would love to have some of the wood he use to burn….
I actually have a box of bowling pins up in the attic, they've been there at least 15 years...I now know what to do with them. I just need to learn to turn first... Great video!
@@HarrySmithWoodturning I thought it looked like a great snowman, I hope no one said otherwise. That you turned it out of a bowling pin just adds to its character. Anyone wanting to copy your idea would have an easy time selling them with a great story to go along with. In my own work I’m always looking for the story to help motivate buyers. Thanks again.
It is humbling to see such a beautiful piece created from something so common. Seeing your work on this is going to get me in trouble spending time to do try some things like it. Beatiful work and bearifully done!!!
Приятно смотреть на профессиональную работу! Это действительно точение и качественная работа рещцом, а не скобление, как у множества псевдотокарей. Браво! 🇷🇺
As the inflated troll master for the snowman society, it's clearly a snowman. Beautiful work, Harry, as always. Merry Christmas to all, even the silly folks that think it's a penguin.
It is totally irrelevant as to the hidden identity. The only important issue is the piece itself. Beautiful! Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year.
RUclips keeps freezing up on me so this is a attempt #4 to try to write a comment. (Oy.) This is cute Harry, but I’ve liked other things you’ve done a whole lot more. I knew from the point that you were putting in “buttons“ it was a snowman. Have you ever seen buttons on a penguin. I haven’t. One could put a top hat on a snowman. Have you ever seen a top hat on a penguin? I haven’t.
When I was in high school all the boys had to take a shop. The project that was don’t was to make a lamp out of a bowling pin. Momma had it. Then my sister. Don’t where it is now. Did mine it the 1950s.
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Do you think this finished piece looks more like s snowman, or a penguin in a top hat? 😂😁 Merry Christmas!
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Penguin
Both, either and or Harry! Happy Christmas ☃️
A very cute penguin! Hope that was what you were shooting for! 🤣
Beautiful penguin, but take the collar off.
I would often watch my grandfather carving bowling pins into candlesticks on his lathe almost 60 years ago. Thanks for the memories!
Just a note to anyone who might want to try this, you should know that bowling pins often have a significant void in the base. I've dismantled many of them in my hobby and you typically see a couple holes about 30mm drilled thru the inner layers. If you were turning a pin and hit one of those holes, a very nasty accident could result.
That’s why I think it’s great that these people use epoxy usually lol
😶thaaannks....
Called thinning the herd
You could see the void very clearly when he drilled the belly holes...
The grain on the brim of the hat is absolutely gorgeous
That was fun to watch! The hat is adorable, it all is! Using the original paint for his collar really brings it together. Shows his origin. I will always think of this snowman when I see a bowling pin! Well done!
Wow this is just gorgeous 😍 who knew a bowling pin could look so good? 😍 and the colour of that hat is beautiful! Well done 👏
Looks like a Snoguin to me, awesome work Harry. About 50 years ago I had a bowling ball, took off the plastic coating and made a table lamp out of it, then I got married, never seen it since. Cheers and seasons greetings.
😂😂
Your wife didn't throw it away, your mother-in-law absconded with it!
@@PageMarker1 😂🤣
It might be buried out back next to the leg lamp.😢😂
Darryl? Bowling ball or pin ?
I couldn't figure out what was going on until you put in the nose😅. Awesome job 👏
My friend and I did the bowling pin thing in the 50s! We made some beautiful lamps!
Used to live near Corry, Pennsylvania. It had a bowling pin factory. You could get a pickup full of seconds blanks and scraps for a buck or two. They were loaded by a conveyor belt. It was all maple I believe and burnt real well in the old coal furnace and fireplace. This was in the 50s and 60s.
Is it still there? I live over near Bradford.
@@williamkeene9032 Man, I don't think so. I lived outside of Titusville at that time. And that was back in the sixties. No longerin the area.
@saddletramp6935 wow, that was a few years ago. Thanx.
WOW!!!! This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen, thank you for sharing.
Man that is incredible! If I ever came across something like that I would 💯% buy it. That would be one of those things you look forward to getting out at Christman and enjoy looking at.
Thank you very much Josh! I have a website, harrysmithwoodturning.com, I am always happy to take on commissions if you'd like me to make you one! 😁👍
@@HarrySmithWoodturning😮 I'd like one please!!!!
I always wondered what the inside of a bowling pin looked like! What an awesome snowman! 😄
I thought it was a snowman at first but now I’m thinking it kind of looks like a penguin lol
Aww I love when old things get new lives
I love it, especially since I am a bowler.😊
That was awesome
That was amazing and the finest product is beautiful
That is so clever and beautifully done.
That is an awesome penguin in a top hat!
Woow man ! Great job !!!👏👏!!!
Very nice It looks like a snowman.
Thank you, David! Glad you like it, Merry Christmas! 😊😁
Wow.....what a great snowman
Thank you very much! I'll have to make more soon! 😁😉
Usually I can keep up with what's going on in these videos but you had me guessing to the very end. Very cool!
Wow, cool snowman Harry 🙂 Thanks for your creative idea
Absolutely stunning!!!!!!!
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Thank you very much! Do you think it looks more like a penguin or a snowman? 😁
I think it looks more like a cute penguin 🐧
Beautiful and amazing.
Definitely penguin. Would make a nice lamp.
Thanks for watching! Thats a great idea, I'll have to make one in the new year! 😁
I remember when I was a kid my uncle worked at Brunswick and would bring home damaged bowling pins and bowling lane wood by the truckload to burn in their furnace to heat their house on the farm…I’ll bet someone would love to have some of the wood he use to burn….
I remember peeling one of these for a carving project, it was a bear of a job!
And I was thinking lamp the whole time, great job
Thank you! Do you think it looks more like a penguin or a snowman? I'm thinking of making a lamp in the new year😁
Beautiful⛄👍🏻
This channel always relaxes me.
Brilliant work!
It looks like a bowling pin, carved into a snowman that looks like a penguin. The best art preserves every phase of change.
Wow amazing job I love it ❤😮
I actually have a box of bowling pins up in the attic, they've been there at least 15 years...I now know what to do with them. I just need to learn to turn first...
Great video!
My grandpa always had a couple for froe mallets to split shingles and shakes, not many left that hand split anymore.
Beautiful another excellent piece...
As an ex-professional bowler,I'll never look at a bowling pin the same way! Amazing work!!
Great watching this come together. Thanks for sharing.Merry Christmas
Thank you very much! Do you think it looks more like a penguin or a snowman? 😁
@@HarrySmithWoodturning A penguin. The pointed nose is the differentiator
I dont think i ever knew bowling pins were wood!
What did you think they were made of?
OBVIOUSLY, I had NO IDEA or I wouldn't have stated that! I watch/read/learn everything I can about EVERYTHING because of my curious mind.
Snowman! Merry Christmas!
VERY nice work. Doesn't matter which it "is." Can be whatever you want it to be. I think its closer to a snowman, but.....
That is niiiiccceee!!! I would have never expected that in the end it would be a snowman/penguin. Keep up the excellent work and videos!!
Excellent
Good job! You really had me wondering what you were up to for a while.
Thank you Tom! Do you think it looks more like a snowman or a penguin? 😊😁
@@HarrySmithWoodturning I thought it looked like a great snowman, I hope no one said otherwise. That you turned it out of a bowling pin just adds to its character. Anyone wanting to copy your idea would have an easy time selling them with a great story to go along with. In my own work I’m always looking for the story to help motivate buyers. Thanks again.
It is humbling to see such a beautiful piece created from something so common. Seeing your work on this is going to get me in trouble spending time to do try some things like it.
Beatiful work and bearifully done!!!
Awesome 👌 👏
Thank you! Do you think it looks more like a penguin or a snowman? 😁
That is really nice! Well done. I think its a snowman.
Thank you very much! Merry Christmas 🎄🎅
You too! @@HarrySmithWoodturning
Приятно смотреть на профессиональную работу! Это действительно точение и качественная работа рещцом, а не скобление, как у множества псевдотокарей. Браво! 🇷🇺
So cool. I love it ⛄️
Thank you Lisa! Merry Christmas 🎄🎅
I love it, you should definitely place it for display ! Wish I could make things like this
you can
Lovely, a snoguin. You had me fooled, At first I thought you ere going to make an exquisite mallet out of the core.
Thanks Harry. A true master at your craft.
Snowman
Merry Christmas 🙏
Nice!👍
Absolutely love this Harry, so cool.x
Thanks very much Matt! Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
Merry Christmas buddy x
Cute😊
That was impressive!
Thank you! Do you think it looks more like a penguin or a snowman? 😁
Wow that looks amazing
Thank you so much! Do you think it looks more like a penguin or a snowman? 😁
As the inflated troll master for the snowman society, it's clearly a snowman. Beautiful work, Harry, as always. Merry Christmas to all, even the silly folks that think it's a penguin.
Snowman for sure . But whatever take you have on it ....its brilliant. Happy Christmas ⛄
Brilliant work
Thank you Paul! Do you think it looks more like a penguin or a snowman? 😁
@@HarrySmithWoodturning I’m on the Penguin side 😃
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Merry Christmas And Happy New Year To You Harry. Love the snowman.
Thank you Madeleine! Merry Christmas 🎄🎅
He’s super cute , snow man or penguin I love him or her!! 😊 merry Christmas
Thank you Bev! Glad you like it, Merry Christmas! 😊😁
Very nice. Enjoyed watching Merry Christmas
Thank you John! Do you think it looks more like a penguin or a snowman? 😁
@@HarrySmithWoodturning I’d say a penguin but is beautiful
Very smart how you removed the plastic covering.
Thank you! Do you think it looks more like a snowman or a penguin? 😊😁
My 7th grade shop class made lamps out of bowling pins in 1964
Bowling pins are made from nice maple. I made a nice goblet out of one in high school woodshop but I lost it somewhere in my travels.
I'm probably the only one who never knew bowling pins were made of wood
What did you think they were made of?
I actually never knew either and I’m mind blown lol
@@stellamaggard3669 Magic
No, it's why they make the sound that they do.
It never occurred to me either. I thought they’d be some form of dense plastic in a polymer shell.
Man, you were a great wrestler, so was your dad but this is amazing stuff you keep turning out. Pun intended. 😊
Very good.
Thank you! Do you think it looks more like a snowman or a penguin? 😊😁
I say snowman. It’s what I thought at some point while watching the video.
When you suggested it was your best, I wasn’t expecting a dollar store Christmas decoration to be the end result. To each their own.
If you think this is dollar store quality I'd very much like to know what dollar store you shop at
No dollar store has this level of quality quit being negative.
Well done :o)
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Love it. Merry Christmas.
Thank you! Do you think it looks more like a snowman or a penguin? 😊😁
@@HarrySmithWoodturning it looks like a snowman.
Nice work!
Thank you! Do you think it looks more like a penguin or a snowman? 😁
Your bowling pin snowman is AWESOME!!!
Merry Christmas ⛄
Thank you very much Tammy! Glad you like it, Merry Christmas! 😊😁
It’s a snowman but the wood pattern can easily be a penguin too.
Love it, Happy Christmas Harry !
Thanks very much Les! Merry Christmas 🎄🎅
good work!
Thank you! Do you think it looks more like a penguin or a snowman? 😁
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That's cute.
Thank you! Do you think it looks more like a snowman or a penguin? 😊😁
@@HarrySmithWoodturning Snowman
Just stunning! So very beautiful! I do have a question. Why did you put that piece of plastic around his neck at the very end?
When we used bowling pins in my High School class we had to saw off about 1 1/2 inches of the base to make a flat, solid surface for the spindle.
😮 it's beautiful and another wonderful piece. Happy Christmas Harry 🎄 🐧
Thank you very much Sol! Merry Christmas 🎄🎅😊
I'd dislike seeing his other creations if this is the best he's ever done. lol
I would say lose the plastic ring, add a corncob pipe and a silk band to the hat and it is a snowman.
Nice
Brilliant job done
I did NOT realise bowling pins were wooden, I dont know how I didnt realise
Just starting to look into metal lathe and wood lathe
こけし(日本の伝統的工芸品)でも作るのかと思ったら、ちょっと違いましたね。でも方向性は合っていたみたい。
Snow man 😊
Good work... and good clickbait also, very efficient!
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It is totally irrelevant as to the hidden identity. The only important issue is the piece itself. Beautiful! Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year.
Penguin 😊
RUclips keeps freezing up on me so this is a attempt #4 to try to write a comment. (Oy.)
This is cute Harry, but I’ve liked other things you’ve done a whole lot more.
I knew from the point that you were putting in “buttons“ it was a snowman. Have you ever seen buttons on a penguin. I haven’t.
One could put a top hat on a snowman. Have you ever seen a top hat on a penguin? I haven’t.
When I was in high school all the boys had to take a shop. The project that was don’t was to make a lamp out of a bowling pin. Momma had it. Then my sister. Don’t where it is now. Did mine it the 1950s.
Bro, clean that chisel up. You're a RUclips content creator, don't give the trolls an easy target.