Thank you very much Gerald. I was very fortunate to be given this wood. I regret not taking more but grateful for what I did get. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank You Gary... watching your firm hand movements with the different chisels shows your skill/experience that cannot be faked (that's a compliment Gary! )..That Walnut is WONDERFUL...Another enjoyable time visiting your shop and I look forward to your next adventure... ..... TM
Thank you very much TM. Always nice hearing from you and I appreciate your comments. It is getting cold around here now so I will probably be drinking coffee in the shop. But that is just an excuse LOL Take care my friend, Gary
Howdy Gary Nice job it looks Awesome!👍😎 The wood must have soaked up some minerals or something that made it so tough to turn, I turned some poplar few months ago and it had some different grains also and really hard to turn it kept trying to pull the chisel out of my hand no matter what one I used, and I was wondering if wood could somehow get minerals soaked up in the grain somehow like how ever petrified wood forms or something, it got me a little nervous after nearly pulling the chisel away from me a few times 😵💫😄
Thank you Kimsey. I am sure you are right that it probably did take in some of the hard stuff in the ground. that and the really swirling grain made it a bit hard to turn. It sure was feeling like petrified wood for sure. Thanks for watching, Gary
Agree, very unusual for Walnut to be so hard. Looks mostly like just plain ol' Walnut to me. My English Walnut looks a little different than yours. Slight variations due to vicinity, I guess. Anyway, this did, finally, turn out to be a real beauty! Your hard work paid off! I love the thin-ish walls and your design. Add in the great finish and, voila, another gorgeous turning and fun video from my buddy, Gary! Keep'em coming! 😊 Phil
Thank you Phil. I sure wish I would have documented this piece when I cut it into a blank. I know I had some huge chunks of English Walnut that came off our friends tree. The tree had died and I got the whole tree. I was not going to take the monster pieces but they guy who cut the tree is somewhat of a relative to my wife. At least from the same clan out in the country where she grew up. He offered to cut those chunks how ever I wanted them so he did not have to haul them away. It was still I could do to cut them smaller. As it is I had to push them off the bed of my truck and cut them where they landed. The good thing is I still have some of it. I guess I better get busy LOL. Thanks for watching my friend! Gary
That grain is aMAZing! The bowl is beautiful. Your videos are engaging. I appreciate the way you share your thought process as you work through problems when you encounter them.
Would say it is English Walnut. Relating my comment to DougMillers' comment re the type of soil the tree was grown on it was always very obvious in the UK where the tree was from when turning the timber. Southern trees were "softer" to turn having grown on chalky or clay soil - whereas from the North the timber was more "gritty" from silica, or silicon dioxide (quartz). The worse timber that I encountered back in the 60's was a very beautiful West African mahogany which contain a lime. When cutting it you would often go home with a sore throat. (Little dust extraction in those days). Anyway another pleasing video with a delightful outcome!
Thank you Tony. Yes our soil has lots of clay in it. Funny you mentioned African Mahogany. We used it as a hard wood in the pattern shop. It sure was pretty wood to end up painting it with red or black lacquer. We also used Sugar Pine for years and that was so sweet smelling when we had visitors to the shop they thought they were at a bakery. Oh those were the days. Around 1983 or so we stopped getting both of those woods. Thanks for watching, Gary
Another beauty, Gary. Gorgeous grain. I don't have much experience with English walnut but I have turned a reasonable amount of black walnut. Black walnut, as the name suggests, tends to be much darker than what you have. Maybe the camera doesn't do the color justice. I have some black walnut grown in central PA and it is quite dark. Maybe a geographical difference??? Whatever it is it is beautiful.
Thank you Tom. I am pretty darn certain this is English Walnut. A shame I did not remark it once I made a blank out of it. But I still have some large chunks that have the bark on them and they are marked English Walnut. Around here the bark is totally different in the English and Black Walnut so it is easy to tell. Thanks for watching, Gary
Very nice Gary. Spent a gorgeous sunny weekend of the 27th Portland visiting my son. Walked trails of Mt Tabor, which was a nice hideaway from the city.
Another beautiful bowl Gary. That grain pattern is amazing 🤩. I have turned a lot of black walnut but never English walnut. Would love to get my hands on some. Thanks for sharing. Take care.
Thanks so much Scott. I could have gotten a few dozen truck loads when a walnut orchard was taken down. I did get one truck load but just not have room for more. it was a shame that there were piles of it being burned. Most would not have been like this but still pretty wood. Thanks for watching, Gary
I have lot of black Walnut. And I'm thinking it's Black Walnut as dark as it is. I've also done some English Walnut and it's a lighter wood ( not as dark). But either way it's nice. I love turning any of the fruit woods. Cherry Plum is a real nice wood... If you've never turned it. I'd like to send you some you'd have to do some gluing and laminating and do a bowl in a board, which I believe would be nice...
Thank you James. You may very well be right. Based on how dry it was I am thinking it came from either the batch of English Walnut I got in 2019 or the one from 2020. The first came from a Walnut orchard and some of it was dark. But the one from 2020 was in our friends yard and much bigger and older tree. I know some of that was dark. But the Black Walnut I got last year is definitely dark for the most part. Either way I like how the grain looks in this one. For sure the bark is way different on the two types. But next week I know for sure which Walnut it is. Thanks for watching, Gary
If I were there I could tell you if it was Black Walnut...which makes my face burn, while English Walnut doesn't. I love turning Walnut of either type, I just need to take a shower soon after Black Walnut.
I have turned both and luckily neither one seems to affect me. I have heard a number of people say that Black Walnut bothers them a lot. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you very much. I am pretty convinced that it is English Walnut. Based on how dry it was. The Black Walnut I have was cut less than a year ago. But like you said it really does not matter as it is very pretty wood. Thanks for watching, Gary
The one I use is a Robert Sorby. I think they label it as a 1/2 inch but the bar is 5/8 inch. Kind of how things get labeled depending on where you live. This is the one I have: www.amazon.com/Robert-Sorby-842FLH-Fingernail-Gouge/dp/B01M0R8C6Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BOVM9XNVVS45&keywords=1%2F2%22+robert+sorby+%23842flh+fingernail+bowl+gouge&qid=1699144942&sprefix=sorby+bowl+gouge+fing%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-1 Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you Mark. Yes very crazy grain which equals beauty. Sometimes I think I should only show it on the turn table. I struggle with the lighting when I hold it to show. You have given me an idea...thanks! Take care, Gary
Thank you Bob. I do have many pieces with a lot of sap wood. Finding the right shape helps to for a pleasant look. I like turning big bowls but some are really hard to find a place for them. Next week will be one of those. Thanks for watching, Gary
Walnut is just beautiful wood. There may be a species of walnut that isn't beautiful, I do not know of one. You project turned out beautifully. I really liked the different grain pattern. Thanks for sharing your work.
When the wood gets hard and the figure gets swirly the tools get sharpened more often and the cuts get lighter. You demonstrated all the tool work necessary. Too many turners way over do the cutting coverage. You regularly keep it to a reasonable amount. Same with sanding and finishing. Again you do it well. Show the basics and get on with the show. And this piece put on a wonderful show indeed. The knot/limb on the bottom is a great feature. 👍👍 Thank you for sharing. Have a great day. And remember, when the wood goes round the face shield goes down.🙂🙂
Thank you Glen. I appreciate you comments on how much I show of the different processes. For a fact the video would get very long if everything was shown. Might be easier to edit but even that would drive me crazy. For sure we should all wear a face shield. Thanks for watch! Take care, Gary
Thank you Paul, I buy the sanding pads. I think I got the pads at Penn State Industries. Made the shafts for them. Then I bought some extension pads that stick on using the hook and loop system The sandpaper goes on those. I got the extensions on Amazon. Hope that helps, Gary
Good afternoon, that is indeed a beautiful bowl. Looks like claro walnut to me. It grows between Washington state and Northern California. It definitely has claro color. Be well Dennis
Thank you Russ. Without a doubt it is the hardest I have turned. I think it was harder than the Black Locust I turned. But both are well worth it. Thanks for watching, Gary
I could tell the grain and chatoyancy was going to be super impressive when if was visible when you were halfway done on the inside when it was still pretty rough. And super impressive it is!
Thank you Susan. For sure this one gave us a great view of the grain long before the finish was put on. I always love those sneak previews. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thanks so much Deno. Best of luck getting some. It sure is a great wood. But there are lots of great woods to turn. Many we do not have around here. Take care, Gary
Wow what a beautiful bowl, you did a great job turning it, I know it was hard turning but it was well worth the trouble. The grain in the wood was so beautiful and the knots on the bottom that you so wisly left add character to the bowl. Thanks for sharing I really enjoyed this video and wish I had a blank like that and talent like you to turn it.
Thank you very much Kenneth. I appreciate your comments. We just never know what we might find inside a blank so keep looking. I get surprised many times of the hidden beauty. Thanks for watching, Gary
Very nice wood, i notice you have a Laguna lathe, i also have a Laguna 18/36, 240volt, fyi my vfd just died after just 4 years, its going to cost me $1000 to replace , i advise you get a kill switch or unplug when not in use. Cheers Rob
Thanks you Rob. I have had my Laguna since 2018. The first thing I did was build a shut off at the lathe to keep any power going to it. I did the same on the Bridgeport CNC milling machine that I put a VFD on. I know some people will say you do not need to shut them off. But sure they would not replace mine if there was some power issue. Thanks you for mentioning this as many others seem to leave them on. Take care, Gary
Hi Gary... What a beautiful piece of wood...amazing grain and figure... A lot of hard work but so worth it and the simple design works best... Take care my friend...All the best.....Andy 😊
Thank you very much Andy. I have to admit I never would have thought this wood was so hard. But it was and for sure it was worth it. Take care my friend, Gary
@@WoodenItBeNice must be nice to be a young guy like you and have all that energy As I sit here begging for someone to bring me another cup of coffee LOL
Thanks so much Alan. I do have some other pieces that were so big I made a few blanks out of them. I need to get them in line to be turned. Thanks for watching and commenting, Gary
I bet you can just about guess what I’m about to say. It’s not black walnut, but it’s still walnut. And even English walnut never disappoints. Beautiful bowl. Very nicely turned and finished. Was trying to think why it was dulling your tools so badly. I wonder if the soil the tree was growing in was sandy. Trees will often take up a good bit of silicon when it’s sandy soil, which in turn dulls our tools.
Thank you Doug. I was about to say at the end: I bet my friend Doug will like this one! Maybe the next one I will LOL So this either grew on a farm as part of a walnut orchard of it came from our friends place. Most of the soil around where I live and them as well is very high in clay. The farm is about 23 miles from us and I am sure it had been worked a lot so not sure on the soil there. I have heard that black walnut can be high in silicon. So the wood that I know is Black Walnut came from the same farm where I got the English Walnut. The Black Walnut was a trimming from there giant tree next to their home. Thanks for watching, Gary
You are so fortunate to have such an inventory of walnut. I was given some very old, 10/4 lumber by a friend, and it was so hard I could not confirm (in my mind) it was walnut until I turned it and applied the sanding sealer. I was pleasantly surprised. I agree with @qaple below, carbide worked best with this very hard wood. Great bowl -thanks for sharing.
Thank you Julian. Yes I feel very fortunate to have been offered this wood. For sure if you have the wood as lumber it is going to be very dry and hard. But it is still a very pretty wood. That first coat of sealer is always very special. Carbide is an option and I will use it on very hard end grain. Thanks for watching, Gary
Beautiful wood and a very nice bowl! Curiosity question: Do the shavings have an odor? I'm not sure, but would imagine that the two walnut types would smell differently. Black walnut is the only one that I have any experience with and it's quite a distinctive odor.
Thank you Dave for sure it has really nice grain. So I have issues with my sense of smell. In 2006 I lost all of it and it has slowly gotten to the point I can smell some things. Not enough to detect any difference in the wood though. I can ask the wife. Thanks for watching, Gary
For sure Dave. We take a big chunk and make it smaller. But then I take a big chunk cut it into little pieces and glue them together to make something big...hmm that seem strange LOL
Thank you very much Jack. It sure is a special piece. About an hour ago I checked where I stored the English Walnut and found a couple really nice pieces. They still look like a tree. Meaning they have crotch shapes and bark. Going to have to dig one out. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you Stuart. Here I go to Crosscut Hardwoods to get cool wood and ends up we have some pretty nice wood grown here in the PNW. Thanks for watching my friend, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Sometimes the specialty wood stores are the only way to get it. There’s a place in Atlanta that sells slabs and off cuts of locally harvested trees of all varieties. One of these days I’ll make a trip up there and empty my wallet!! 😂😂😂
That was really nice. I think I would've left those limbs to be a little more prominent. I think they add character. If necessary some CA would work well.
@@johnslaughter5475 ok I see what you are talking about. I think I left all I could based on the shape I ended up with. Mostly likely I put CA along that branch. Happy you noticed it, Gary
Great turning. You can tell by the way the shavings come off and by the sound that the wood is very hard and dry. I have some apple that I have had for 30+ years and am wondering if it would be worth it to try to turn.
Thank you Doug. Oh it is more than worth turning. I you do not want to send it to me LOL. Apple has a grain that should not give you trouble even being extra dry. This walnut had grain going every way you could imagine. But that is why it is such pretty grain. Let me me know how it goes and the offer stills stands ...send it my way. Take care, Gary
Thanks so much. Sometimes we get an extra reward from a stubborn piece. This is sure one of those cases. The grain is amazing for sure. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thanks Valerie. Well it either came from the English walnut orchard near Forest Grove Oregon or our friends yard near us in Tigard Oregon. I was there the day that tree was cut down and loaded in my truck and it was English Walnut for sure. I was told the English walnut trees grown for the nuts are grafted to Black Walnut roots. So who the heck knows what it is LOL
I have two English walnut trees, and every time I cut a branch down. I save what I can to build stuff out of them. I don’t have a lathe. I love to watch you turn it turned out some beautiful pieces of art. I really enjoyed our channel and can’t wait to next time. Thanks Gary you do a wonderful job.
Thank you very much Ken. It is great that you enjoy my channel and I really appreciate it. Save those pieces you can always make something out of them and they will be pretty. Take care my friend, Gary
Thank you very much Carol. I will be pulling out the other pieces I have and check them out. The bark has fallen off most of them and they did do some cracking but I bet there is something worth turning there. Thanks for watching, Gary
Great minds must be thinking alike. I am in the process of turning a bowl just about the same size as your bowl. The walnut I am turning is old and very hard. The chatoyance on my wood does not seem as nice as your bowl. When I first started turning the bowl, I started out with a 5/8" bowl gouge and had difficulty with the hard wood too. Then I went to a 3/4" gouge, and the difficulty quickly increased. So, I went down to a 1/2" gouge, and the turning was better. I am almost finished turing the inside and will begin sanding once I finish other chores around the house. Like you, I had to constantly sharpen the tools about every 7-10 minutes. But. I used my diamond stones to put a quick edge on the tools and that seemed to work OK. You turned a nice bowl, Bud!
Thanks John. I keep going back to my Walnut stash. Hard to resist it. I do not even own a 3/4 inch bowl gouge. I could see using it on green wood on the outside of a bowl. I don't think my shoulder would be very happy with me if I grabbed one for a hard piece of wood. I think my favorite all around gouge is the 1/2 inch. And that is the bar size. It seems like they are measured differently depending on what side of that huge Bathtub we live on. Since I have a mix of them I go by the outside. This may start another feud like when I brought up Z vs. Zed LOL Gary
Thank you Billy. For sure walnut is probably the nicest wood we have access to here. But I have not turned every type that we have here in the northwest so I will keep looking. Take care, Gary
What a terrific job Gary. You never cease to amaze me. I know there are a lot of wood turners on RUclips some good some not so. However you are probably my favourite one to watch, I like Phil as well but he turns mostly same stuff. You on the other hand turn a bit of everything, make fantastic jigs plus your explanations and teaching prowess are as good if not better than Phil’s. Videos are easy to watch and you put a light hearted comments as well. Thankyou very much for all that you do to promote woodturning and sharing your thoughts and journey. Gregory from down under in Oz
Awesome piece Gary. Really like the color and grain on this one. At about 19:33 I see a "your number one hand" ☝in the piece. Keep up the amazing work Gary. 👽
Many thanks! I checked at 19:33 and my brain is stuck in first gear today so I am not seeing it. I know it must be good though. Thanks for watching, Gary
Very nice bowl Gary! Gotta love Walnut! I'm doing a couple of crotch Black Walnut bowls right now with a lot of intersecting grain. Both sister pieces coming out of the same log section. I don't think yours is Black Walnut but it's a beautiful piece!
Thanks so much David. I am sure you are right. Based on the fact I got some English Walnut back in 2019 and then again in 2020 I am sure this is it. As I had not cut any of the Black Walnut into blanks when I got some last year. Thanks for watching, Gary
Remind me, if you will, what the name of wipe on finish is that you use. I know you have told us many times but I don't remember. Thanks. Beautiful job Dana
Thank you Dana. On this one I used Zinsser Seal Coat for the sanding sealer and Zinsser Shellac for the final finish. It does a very nice job and it is easy to use if you wipe it on like I did. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you very much Jon! Well speaking of staying warm this morning it started out at 32 degrees. So I decided to just pick up some left over trimmings. They are left over on every square inch I have in the shop LOL. Stopped so we could go to our granddaughters soccer came. Still very cold but we are home now and having a cup of coffee to warm up. I found some left over T1-11 siding to make a shelf to put those pieces on. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you very much it sure is a beautiful wood. I saw the Mesquite vase you turned and I think it is one of the most beautiful woods as well. Thanks for watching, Gary
Beautiful work as always Gary. I hope the day finds you well. I still say that id love to spend time in your shop. If I could choose anyone to teach me a few things, it would definitely be you. Have a great day.
Thank you very much Judith. For sure when nature provides us with a piece like this all we have to do is not mess it up. It just always amazing me when it is there and thinking about how the tree must have been growing. Thanks for watching, Gary
HI gary ur rite walnut is so so beautiful but takes a expert to bring its beauty out and weldone.
Thanks so much Manjit. I appreciate your comments.
Take care my friend,
Gary
I don't have access to much walnut, but it's the wood to die for, so to speak. Your turning is proff of that, so beautiful.
Thank you very much Gerald. I was very fortunate to be given this wood. I regret not taking more but grateful for what I did get.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thank You Gary... watching your firm hand movements with the different chisels shows your skill/experience that cannot be faked (that's a compliment Gary! )..That Walnut is WONDERFUL...Another enjoyable time visiting your shop and I look forward to your next adventure... ..... TM
Thank you very much TM. Always nice hearing from you and I appreciate your comments.
It is getting cold around here now so I will probably be drinking coffee in the shop. But that is just an excuse LOL
Take care my friend,
Gary
Howdy Gary Nice job it looks Awesome!👍😎
The wood must have soaked up some minerals or something that made it so tough to turn, I turned some poplar few months ago and it had some different grains also and really hard to turn it kept trying to pull the chisel out of my hand no matter what one I used, and I was wondering if wood could somehow get minerals soaked up in the grain somehow like how ever petrified wood forms or something, it got me a little nervous after nearly pulling the chisel away from me a few times 😵💫😄
Thank you Kimsey. I am sure you are right that it probably did take in some of the hard stuff in the ground. that and the really swirling grain made it a bit hard to turn.
It sure was feeling like petrified wood for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Agree, very unusual for Walnut to be so hard. Looks mostly like just plain ol' Walnut to me. My English Walnut looks a little different than yours. Slight variations due to vicinity, I guess. Anyway, this did, finally, turn out to be a real beauty! Your hard work paid off! I love the thin-ish walls and your design. Add in the great finish and, voila, another gorgeous turning and fun video from my buddy, Gary! Keep'em coming! 😊
Phil
Thank you Phil. I sure wish I would have documented this piece when I cut it into a blank. I know I had some huge chunks of English Walnut that came off our friends tree. The tree had died and I got the whole tree. I was not going to take the monster pieces but they guy who cut the tree is somewhat of a relative to my wife. At least from the same clan out in the country where she grew up. He offered to cut those chunks how ever I wanted them so he did not have to haul them away.
It was still I could do to cut them smaller. As it is I had to push them off the bed of my truck and cut them where they landed. The good thing is I still have some of it. I guess I better get busy LOL.
Thanks for watching my friend!
Gary
That grain is aMAZing! The bowl is beautiful. Your videos are engaging. I appreciate the way you share your thought process as you work through problems when you encounter them.
Thank you for your kind words. They are much appreciated.
Gary
Would say it is English Walnut. Relating my comment to DougMillers' comment re the type of soil the tree was grown on it was always very obvious in the UK where the tree was from when turning the timber. Southern trees were "softer" to turn having grown on chalky or clay soil - whereas from the North the timber was more "gritty" from silica, or silicon dioxide (quartz). The worse timber that I encountered back in the 60's was a very beautiful West African mahogany which contain a lime. When cutting it you would often go home with a sore throat. (Little dust extraction in those days).
Anyway another pleasing video with a delightful outcome!
Thank you Tony. Yes our soil has lots of clay in it.
Funny you mentioned African Mahogany. We used it as a hard wood in the pattern shop. It sure was pretty wood to end up painting it with red or black lacquer. We also used Sugar Pine for years and that was so sweet smelling when we had visitors to the shop they thought they were at a bakery. Oh those were the days. Around 1983 or so we stopped getting both of those woods.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Another beauty, Gary. Gorgeous grain. I don't have much experience with English walnut but I have turned a reasonable amount of black walnut. Black walnut, as the name suggests, tends to be much darker than what you have. Maybe the camera doesn't do the color justice. I have some black walnut grown in central PA and it is quite dark. Maybe a geographical difference??? Whatever it is it is beautiful.
Thank you Tom. I am pretty darn certain this is English Walnut. A shame I did not remark it once I made a blank out of it. But I still have some large chunks that have the bark on them and they are marked English Walnut.
Around here the bark is totally different in the English and Black Walnut so it is easy to tell.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice Gary. Spent a gorgeous sunny weekend of the 27th Portland visiting my son. Walked trails of Mt Tabor, which was a nice hideaway from the city.
Very cool Lee. I have spent a lot of time at Mt. Tabor myself. My sister lived near there.
Sounds like you had a great time.
Take care,
Gary
Another beautiful bowl Gary. That grain pattern is amazing 🤩. I have turned a lot of black walnut but never English walnut. Would love to get my hands on some. Thanks for sharing. Take care.
Thanks so much Scott. I could have gotten a few dozen truck loads when a walnut orchard was taken down. I did get one truck load but just not have room for more. it was a shame that there were piles of it being burned. Most would not have been like this but still pretty wood.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I have lot of black Walnut. And I'm thinking it's Black Walnut as dark as it is. I've also done some English Walnut and it's a lighter wood ( not as dark). But either way it's nice. I love turning any of the fruit woods. Cherry Plum is a real nice wood... If you've never turned it. I'd like to send you some you'd have to do some gluing and laminating and do a bowl in a board, which I believe would be nice...
Thank you James. You may very well be right. Based on how dry it was I am thinking it came from either the batch of English Walnut I got in 2019 or the one from 2020. The first came from a Walnut orchard and some of it was dark. But the one from 2020 was in our friends yard and much bigger and older tree. I know some of that was dark.
But the Black Walnut I got last year is definitely dark for the most part.
Either way I like how the grain looks in this one.
For sure the bark is way different on the two types.
But next week I know for sure which Walnut it is.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
If I were there I could tell you if it was Black Walnut...which makes my face burn, while English Walnut doesn't. I love turning Walnut of either type, I just need to take a shower soon after Black Walnut.
I have turned both and luckily neither one seems to affect me. I have heard a number of people say that Black Walnut bothers them a lot.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary I believe you are right English walnut would be my guess. But what ever walnut is the king of North American hardwood.
Thank you very much. I am pretty convinced that it is English Walnut. Based on how dry it was. The Black Walnut I have was cut less than a year ago.
But like you said it really does not matter as it is very pretty wood.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
BEAUTIFUL BOWL! I love the wood grain, the way it swirls!
Thank you! Ive subscribed to your channel❤
Thank you very much! Happy you like it and i appreciate you subscribing.
Look forward to seeing you on the next one.
Take care,
Gary
Stunning bowl, the hard work payed off. 👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you very much Jimmy. Happy you liked it. It was fun to do and I love the grain in this one.
Take care,
Gary
Which 5/8" bowl gouge do you use? Need Christmas gift for hubby! Thanks for all the great videos and beautiful work!!!
The one I use is a Robert Sorby. I think they label it as a 1/2 inch but the bar is 5/8 inch. Kind of how things get labeled depending on where you live.
This is the one I have: www.amazon.com/Robert-Sorby-842FLH-Fingernail-Gouge/dp/B01M0R8C6Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BOVM9XNVVS45&keywords=1%2F2%22+robert+sorby+%23842flh+fingernail+bowl+gouge&qid=1699144942&sprefix=sorby+bowl+gouge+fing%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-1
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful piece. That wood is amazing. Crazy grain == chatoyance 😄Seeing it on the turntable really shows off the chatoyance and figure.
Thank you Mark. Yes very crazy grain which equals beauty. Sometimes I think I should only show it on the turn table.
I struggle with the lighting when I hold it to show. You have given me an idea...thanks!
Take care, Gary
Very nice!!! Most of my Walnut has a thick sap wood, which I don't like. Turning that away make my bowls smaller.
Thank you Bob. I do have many pieces with a lot of sap wood. Finding the right shape helps to for a pleasant look.
I like turning big bowls but some are really hard to find a place for them.
Next week will be one of those.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Walnut is just beautiful wood. There may be a species of walnut that isn't beautiful, I do not know of one. You project turned out beautifully. I really liked the different grain pattern. Thanks for sharing your work.
Thank you very much Travis. I have to agree I doubt if you could find a bad looking piece of Walnut.
Thanks for watching!
Take care,
Gary
When the wood gets hard and the figure gets swirly the tools get sharpened more often and the cuts get lighter. You demonstrated all the tool work necessary. Too many turners way over do the cutting coverage. You regularly keep it to a reasonable amount. Same with sanding and finishing. Again you do it well. Show the basics and get on with the show. And this piece put on a wonderful show indeed. The knot/limb on the bottom is a great feature. 👍👍 Thank you for sharing. Have a great day. And remember, when the wood goes round the face shield goes down.🙂🙂
Thank you Glen. I appreciate you comments on how much I show of the different processes. For a fact the video would get very long if everything was shown. Might be easier to edit but even that would drive me crazy.
For sure we should all wear a face shield.
Thanks for watch!
Take care,
Gary
Very nice looking bowl and beatiful finish. Question: Do you have a vedio on making your 2" cushion sanding pads, or do you buy them from somewhere?
Thank you Paul, I buy the sanding pads. I think I got the pads at Penn State Industries. Made the shafts for them. Then I bought some extension pads that stick on using the hook and loop system The sandpaper goes on those. I got the extensions on Amazon.
Hope that helps,
Gary
Good afternoon, that is indeed a beautiful bowl. Looks like claro walnut to me. It grows between Washington state and Northern California. It definitely has claro color. Be well
Dennis
Thank you very much Dennis.
Take care,
Gary
Top job Gary although it was hard going, but you got a grand finish, English or American again top job. All the best from Lincolnshire UK
Thank you very much Gary. A few people who know their walnuts say it is English which I was pretty sure of.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Really nice, Gary. The wood is beautiful. There isn't anything about this bowl that I don’t like.
Bill
Thank you Bill I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
That had to have been the hardest piece of Walnut I’ve ever seen but, it’s beauty made it all worth while…. Nice job Gary
Thank you Russ. Without a doubt it is the hardest I have turned. I think it was harder than the Black Locust I turned.
But both are well worth it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Lovely bowl and it sure has lots of color and the grain is beautiful, well done and thanks! I think it is English Walnut!
Cheers Al
Thank you very much Al and I think you are 100% right.
Take care,
Gary
I could tell the grain and chatoyancy was going to be super impressive when if was visible when you were halfway done on the inside when it was still pretty rough. And super impressive it is!
Thank you Susan. For sure this one gave us a great view of the grain long before the finish was put on. I always love those sneak previews.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Another beauty Gary. Gotta find me some wallnut I'm thinking cobber. Cheers Deno
Thanks so much Deno. Best of luck getting some. It sure is a great wood. But there are lots of great woods to turn. Many we do not have around here.
Take care,
Gary
Wow what a beautiful bowl, you did a great job turning it, I know it was hard turning but it was well worth the trouble. The grain in the wood was so beautiful and the knots on the bottom that you so wisly left add character to the bowl. Thanks for sharing I really enjoyed this video and wish I had a blank like that and talent like you to turn it.
Thank you very much Kenneth. I appreciate your comments.
We just never know what we might find inside a blank so keep looking. I get surprised many times of the hidden beauty.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
What a beautiful piece of wood you have turned into a really spectacular bowl. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much Scott. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Another beautiful bowl Gary! That grain is just gorgeous. Thx and take care.
Thank you very much!
Take care,
Gary
Thanks for showing the Walnut bowl it turned out really nice looking I almost proposed to it.
Well thank you Ron. Engaged to my bowl! This one is already spoken for LOL
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful piece of wood, and turned by a pro. Match made in heaven! Awesome job Gary.
Thank you very much Ron. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
What a great learning and inspiring set of videos you make! Keep up the good work!
Thank you Charlie I appreciate your comments and happy you liked the videdo.
Gary
Beautiful bowl, or should I say work of art. Thank you for sharing how you create.😃
Thanks so much Bonnie I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
That’s a lovely piece Gary outstanding craftsmanship
Thanks so much Ronnie. Happy you liked it.
Gary
Very nice Gary excellent finish and work:)
All the best
Yiannis
Thanks Yiannis!
Very nice wood, i notice you have a Laguna lathe, i also have a Laguna 18/36, 240volt, fyi my vfd just died after just 4 years, its going to cost me $1000 to replace , i advise you get a kill switch or unplug when not in use.
Cheers
Rob
Thanks you Rob. I have had my Laguna since 2018. The first thing I did was build a shut off at the lathe to keep any power going to it. I did the same on the Bridgeport CNC milling machine that I put a VFD on. I know some people will say you do not need to shut them off. But sure they would not replace mine if there was some power issue.
Thanks you for mentioning this as many others seem to leave them on.
Take care,
Gary
Was the wood hard? I don't think you mentioned it 😂.
Beautiful bowl.
Thank you Audie! Oh yeah it was very hard and a surprise as Walnut is not normally this hard.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary...
What a beautiful piece of wood...amazing grain and figure...
A lot of hard work but so worth it and the simple design works best...
Take care my friend...All the best.....Andy 😊
Thank you very much Andy. I have to admit I never would have thought this wood was so hard. But it was and for sure it was worth it.
Take care my friend,
Gary
What a beautiful bowl Gary. Some of the most beautiful walnut I've seen
Thank you very much Chris. It is always a nice surprise when grain like this shows up.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Good work Gary, I think you enjoyed that. Great finish great bowl.
Thanks Michael I sure did enjoy it. Thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Absolutely stunning Gary.
Walnut just keeps on giving.
Take care my friend.
Hwyl, Huw
PS Off to watch the next one now.
Thank you Huw. Happy to see you up this early LOL. Well for me. I know you worked hard this last week.
Take care buddy!
Hwy,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 It was a long week but really enjoyable. Rest days today & tomorrow.
Back to the lathe on Monday to replace all the stock that went.
@@WoodenItBeNice must be nice to be a young guy like you and have all that energy As I sit here begging for someone to bring me another cup of coffee LOL
Gary, your hard work really paid of there mate it turned out just beautiful, that walnut is so so petty well done
Thanks so much Alan. I do have some other pieces that were so big I made a few blanks out of them. I need to get them in line to be turned.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
Magnificent looking piece. My guess is English Walnut. Love the finish
Thank you Chris. I am certain it is based on where I had it stored. I have Black Walnut stored in another spot.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow that is sooo, cool looking. I really enjoy your turnings. Thanks Tim
Glad you like them Tim and thanks for watching,
Gary
Of course there's the obligitory cartoon face as you look directly into the bowl.
Yes for sure! Thanks for watching,
Gary
I bet you can just about guess what I’m about to say. It’s not black walnut, but it’s still walnut. And even English walnut never disappoints. Beautiful bowl. Very nicely turned and finished.
Was trying to think why it was dulling your tools so badly. I wonder if the soil the tree was growing in was sandy. Trees will often take up a good bit of silicon when it’s sandy soil, which in turn dulls our tools.
Thank you Doug. I was about to say at the end: I bet my friend Doug will like this one! Maybe the next one I will LOL
So this either grew on a farm as part of a walnut orchard of it came from our friends place. Most of the soil around where I live and them as well is very high in clay.
The farm is about 23 miles from us and I am sure it had been worked a lot so not sure on the soil there.
I have heard that black walnut can be high in silicon.
So the wood that I know is Black Walnut came from the same farm where I got the English Walnut.
The Black Walnut was a trimming from there giant tree next to their home.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You are so fortunate to have such an inventory of walnut. I was given some very old, 10/4 lumber by a friend, and it was so hard I could not confirm (in my mind) it was walnut until I turned it and applied the sanding sealer. I was pleasantly surprised. I agree with @qaple below, carbide worked best with this very hard wood. Great bowl -thanks for sharing.
You turn any fruit wood you can tell by the smell.. Walnut smell just like the name.. Like Camphor wood which I have. Is Awesome great smell .
Thank you Julian. Yes I feel very fortunate to have been offered this wood.
For sure if you have the wood as lumber it is going to be very dry and hard. But it is still a very pretty wood.
That first coat of sealer is always very special.
Carbide is an option and I will use it on very hard end grain.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary it is beautiful, awesome job ❤thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much Tony. Happy you liked it.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Beautiful wood and a very nice bowl!
Curiosity question: Do the shavings have an odor? I'm not sure, but would imagine that the two walnut types would smell differently. Black walnut is the only one that I have any experience with and it's quite a distinctive odor.
Thank you Dave for sure it has really nice grain.
So I have issues with my sense of smell. In 2006 I lost all of it and it has slowly gotten to the point I can smell some things. Not enough to detect any difference in the wood though. I can ask the wife.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow, that is a great bowl! Beautiful!!! What a great job!
I like bowl turning. Making little pieces of wood out of big pieces.
For sure Dave. We take a big chunk and make it smaller. But then I take a big chunk cut it into little pieces and glue them together to make something big...hmm that seem strange LOL
Another very nice turning Gary. I loved watching it I watched it twice.
Thanks so much Dave. Wow twice...I appreciate that.
Take care,
Gary
Gary, that is an amazing piece of walnut. Well done.
Thank you very much Jack. It sure is a special piece. About an hour ago I checked where I stored the English Walnut and found a couple really nice pieces. They still look like a tree. Meaning they have crotch shapes and bark.
Going to have to dig one out.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary
What an amazing bowl, one of my favourite.
Thank you very much Jim. I like it a lot as well.
Take care,
Gary
Looks beautiful Gary. The grain is amazing as you said. Blessings, Stuart 😊
Thank you Stuart. Here I go to Crosscut Hardwoods to get cool wood and ends up we have some pretty nice wood grown here in the PNW.
Thanks for watching my friend,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Sometimes the specialty wood stores are the only way to get it. There’s a place in Atlanta that sells slabs and off cuts of locally harvested trees of all varieties. One of these days I’ll make a trip up there and empty my wallet!! 😂😂😂
Beautiful. I have some walnut I am about to turn. Hope it half a pretty as that
Thank you Stephen. Well if you have Walnut there is a very likely chance it will be pretty.
Have fun turning it.
Gary
absolutely beautiful. You can't go wrong with walnut .
You are so right about that Dale. Hard to go wrong with walnut for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That was really nice. I think I would've left those limbs to be a little more prominent. I think they add character. If necessary some CA would work well.
Thanks, I may have to watch it again. I do not recall any limbs on this one
@@ThePapa1947 They were on the bottom of the piece. You commented on them as you were working on it.
@@johnslaughter5475 ok I see what you are talking about. I think I left all I could based on the shape I ended up with. Mostly likely I put CA along that branch.
Happy you noticed it,
Gary
Gary that’s a beautiful Walnut bowl.
Thank you Dave. That is nature at its best.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice color variation including the spalting.
Thanks Walt. For sure is a beauty of a piece of wood and a pleasure to turn.
Gary
Very nice my friend!
Thank you very much Dan and thanks for watching.
Gary
Nice work Gary, beautiful piece of wood.
Thank you very much Ronald. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary, she’s a beauty that’s for sure! Take care, Wayne
Thank you Wayne. happy you liked it and took time to comment. Much appreciated.
Take care,
Gary
Great turning. You can tell by the way the shavings come off and by the sound that the wood is very hard and dry. I have some apple that I have had for 30+ years and am wondering if it would be worth it to try to turn.
Thank you Doug. Oh it is more than worth turning. I you do not want to send it to me LOL.
Apple has a grain that should not give you trouble even being extra dry. This walnut had grain going every way you could imagine. But that is why it is such pretty grain.
Let me me know how it goes and the offer stills stands ...send it my way.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I would love to send you a piece. How can I get it to you? I don’t think I am too far from you. Milwaukie.
Thank you Doug. I live in Oregon. You can find my email on my About Page.
Gary
Another one for simple is better
I just love wood
Thank you Bill. For sure the grain in this one is all that was needed.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Really very pretty! The swirl looks really cool!!
Thank you Lynda. For sure a very nice piece of Walnut and fun to turn.
Gary
That is a great result from a troublesome piece.
Thanks so much. Sometimes we get an extra reward from a stubborn piece.
This is sure one of those cases. The grain is amazing for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Yup, great bowl. Thanks.
Thanks so much Charles and thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary that is just gorgeous!! Great work as usual!
Thank you very much Michael! I appreciate your comments.
Gary
That was a wonderful piece. Thanks for sharing Gary.
Thank you Steve and thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I always make time to watch you and Phil. You are both so informative and a pleasure to watch.
Nicely done, and what a pretty piece of wood too.
Thank you very much Ana. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Class that’s the one word, well did . 👍🐝🌞
Thanks so much Jim and thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks again for all your videos.
Thank you for watching them Stevio!
Take care,
Gary
English or black, beautiful either way.
Thanks Valerie. Well it either came from the English walnut orchard near Forest Grove Oregon or our friends yard near us in Tigard Oregon. I was there the day that tree was cut down and loaded in my truck and it was English Walnut for sure.
I was told the English walnut trees grown for the nuts are grafted to Black Walnut roots. So who the heck knows what it is LOL
@@ThePapa1947 Correct. And Claro walnut is the graft wood.
Beatuful bowl!! Worth all the work.
Thank you very much Lori and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
I have two English walnut trees, and every time I cut a branch down. I save what I can to build stuff out of them. I don’t have a lathe. I love to watch you turn it turned out some beautiful pieces of art. I really enjoyed our channel and can’t wait to next time. Thanks Gary you do a wonderful job.
Thank you very much Ken. It is great that you enjoy my channel and I really appreciate it.
Save those pieces you can always make something out of them and they will be pretty.
Take care my friend,
Gary
well done Gary well worth the struggle
Thank you very much Douglas and thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful bowl. Great job!
Thank you very much Harry!
Take care,
Gary
Very nicely done Gary, stay safe.
Thanks so much. I appreciate your comments.
Take care,
Gary
Wow, it is absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you very much Carol. I will be pulling out the other pieces I have and check them out. The bark has fallen off most of them and they did do some cracking but I bet there is something worth turning there.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great minds must be thinking alike. I am in the process of turning a bowl just about the same size as your bowl. The walnut I am turning is old and very hard. The chatoyance on my wood does not seem as nice as your bowl.
When I first started turning the bowl, I started out with a 5/8" bowl gouge and had difficulty with the hard wood too. Then I went to a 3/4" gouge, and the difficulty quickly increased. So, I went down to a 1/2" gouge, and the turning was better. I am almost finished turing the inside and will begin sanding once I finish other chores around the house. Like you, I had to constantly sharpen the tools about every 7-10 minutes. But. I used my diamond stones to put a quick edge on the tools and that seemed to work OK.
You turned a nice bowl, Bud!
Thanks John. I keep going back to my Walnut stash. Hard to resist it.
I do not even own a 3/4 inch bowl gouge. I could see using it on green wood on the outside of a bowl. I don't think my shoulder would be very happy with me if I grabbed one for a hard piece of wood.
I think my favorite all around gouge is the 1/2 inch. And that is the bar size.
It seems like they are measured differently depending on what side of that huge Bathtub we live on.
Since I have a mix of them I go by the outside.
This may start another feud like when I brought up Z vs. Zed LOL
Gary
Really nice piece of walnut.
Thank you very much Jonathan and thanks for watching,
Gary
Another beautiful piece
Thank you very much Bren. The wood is very amazing.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
It’s absolutely beautiful!
Thank you very much Beverly I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
That turned out incredible
Thank you very much Jim!
Take care,
Gary
That is definitely a beautiful piece of walnut, Gary! Gorgeous bowl!
Thank you Billy. For sure walnut is probably the nicest wood we have access to here. But I have not turned every type that we have here in the northwest so I will keep looking.
Take care,
Gary
What a terrific job Gary.
You never cease to amaze me.
I know there are a lot of wood turners on RUclips some good some not so. However you are probably my favourite one to watch, I like Phil as well but he turns mostly same stuff.
You on the other hand turn a bit of everything, make fantastic jigs plus your explanations and teaching prowess are as good if not better than Phil’s. Videos are easy to watch and you put a light hearted comments as well.
Thankyou very much for all that you do to promote woodturning and sharing your thoughts and journey.
Gregory from down under in Oz
Thank you very much Greg for your very kind words. Happy to have you watching.
Take care,
Gary
Awesome piece Gary. Really like the color and grain on this one. At about 19:33 I see a "your number one hand" ☝in the piece. Keep up the amazing work Gary. 👽
Many thanks! I checked at 19:33 and my brain is stuck in first gear today so I am not seeing it. I know it must be good though.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice bowl Gary! Gotta love Walnut! I'm doing a couple of crotch Black Walnut bowls right now with a lot of intersecting grain. Both sister pieces coming out of the same log section. I don't think yours is Black Walnut but it's a beautiful piece!
Thanks so much David. I am sure you are right. Based on the fact I got some English Walnut back in 2019 and then again in 2020 I am sure this is it. As I had not cut any of the Black Walnut into blanks when I got some last year.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Remind me, if you will, what the name of wipe on finish is that you use. I know you have told us many times but I don't remember.
Thanks. Beautiful job
Dana
Thank you Dana. On this one I used Zinsser Seal Coat for the sanding sealer and Zinsser Shellac for the final finish.
It does a very nice job and it is easy to use if you wipe it on like I did.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Wowzer Gary ! That is one beautiful Bowl ! That grain is spectacular ! Great job and thanks for sharing . Stay warm !
Thank you very much Jon! Well speaking of staying warm this morning it started out at 32 degrees. So I decided to just pick up some left over trimmings. They are left over on every square inch I have in the shop LOL.
Stopped so we could go to our granddaughters soccer came. Still very cold but we are home now and having a cup of coffee to warm up. I found some left over T1-11 siding to make a shelf to put those pieces on.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful
Thank you Wesley I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Another really pretty piece Gary. Keep them coming, I'm learning so much. Keep well and stay safe my friend
Thank you Jim. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Love walnut, turned out great Gary!
Thank you very much it sure is a beautiful wood. I saw the Mesquite vase you turned and I think it is one of the most beautiful woods as well.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks Gary I appreciate your input and thanks for watching, I’m getting mor content ready.
Absolutely beautiful!
Thanks so much Virginia and thanks for watching.
Gary
I’m just an old lady enjoying your videos. I’m learning a lot from your videos. This is a beautiful bowl.
Thank you very much! I am just an old man making videos so you can watch them. Sounds good to me!
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful work as always Gary. I hope the day finds you well. I still say that id love to spend time in your shop. If I could choose anyone to teach me a few things, it would definitely be you. Have a great day.
Thank you very much Keith. That sounds real good but I doubt you live very close to Oregon. Anyway I sure appreciate the thought and the comment.
Gary
The crazy grain makes the most interesting and beautiful bowls. You just proved it.
Thank you very much Judith. For sure when nature provides us with a piece like this all we have to do is not mess it up.
It just always amazing me when it is there and thinking about how the tree must have been growing.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow, looks great
Thanks Tim!
I appreciate you watching,
Gary