BRANCHING OUT: Woodturning a Bowl from Elm's Best Bits
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Join me on a woodturning adventure as I transform a unique crotch piece of elm into a stunning live edge bowl! In this video, I'll guide you through the entire process, from preparing the wood to the final finishing touches. You'll see how the natural beauty of the elm shines through as I shape, sand, and polish the bowl, preserving its live edge for a truly one-of-a-kind piece.
Whether you're a seasoned woodturner or just starting out, this project is packed with tips and techniques to inspire your next creation. Discover the joy of working with crotch wood and the unique challenges and rewards it brings to woodturning. Don't miss out on this fun and educational journey into the art of woodcraft!
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It’s good to know I’m not the only one that has an occasional “oomphs”. Nice fix.
Happens to us all Marie 😃
Mistakes are valuable lessons that promote humility and keep us from getting too cocky! My grand-dad turned his first (and only) funnel into a trophy cup on a pedestal, and titled it "Monument to Incompetence". It had a place of honor on his desk, and he kept walnuts in it! 😆
Haha thanks Kate, I love that story 😃
There I was, thinking, "With all those worm holes he needs to be careful he doesn't travel through to another dimension " Then you did!
Haha 😂
Turned out stunning and anyone can make a mistake, that's how we learn.
I could not have said it better myself 😃
Love the way the "mistake" becomes a lovely feature on this bowl. I think it's beautiful! I'd proudly display this in my home.
Congrats on the podcast, and have fun!! 😊
Thanks so much Cynthia, quite happy with the way the fix went 😃
as bob ross would say, There is no such thing as mistakes, only happy accidents. That's a beautiful bowl
Thanks so much, I love Bob Ross 😃
That plug only adds to the uniqueness of the bowl, it doesn't take away a thing. Problem solving on the fly is a gift.
Thanks Barbara, problem solving is one of my better skills 😃
We all make mistakes, and what defines us is wether you give up or find a solution. What a perfect solution.
Love the live edge, and the bulls eye.
Thanks! Giving up is the quickest way to stop learning so I prefer to carry on wherever possible😃
She's a beaut. Good save.
Thanks! 😃
Beautiful - as we always expect.
As I learned from my child’s primary school teacher
“ Sometimes we make marvellous mistakes”
Thanks Nicholas, mistakes are just a great way to learn 😃
Congratulations, Mike! It took you long enough, but you have finally joined the "Funnel Club"!! Despite that, the bowl you have produced is fantastic!!
Thanks Phil 😀
Mistake? There was no mistake. You made a beautyfull Elm Bowl with a Labernum Socket. All went exactly as planned ;-)
haha and I will keep telling myself that 😃
@@MikeHolton In quilting it is called a 'design choice'. 😉
The fact you spent time at the end talking but doing nothing but feeling, rotating and enjoying the feel of the wood and the bowl said more than words.
I'm a very tactile person, the feeling of something is as important as how it looks 😃
As you were hollowing it out I was thinking to myself " I hope he knows how far to go." So close! Beautiful!
Haha oh well 😁
Watching how you fixed your “mistake” was the most intriguing part of the whole video. You are a real pro, Mike. Loved the whole thing and, of course, love this unique piece.
Thanks so much Brenda 😃
One might not be proud of a mistake, but you can be proud of the solution. This bowl has so much going for it, including the “bullseye” bottom! Great job as always Mike! Cheers! Joe CA
Thank you very much Joe, that's a good sentiment! 😃
Time spent following a mistake is the “burning of artistic adrenaline”. What a lasting sensation! Not bad but definitely lasting. Enjoyed this video as much as any of the others and I’ve seen them all! Keep sharing with us, especially your elders, your joy of creation.
Thanks so much Larry, really appreciate your words 🙏
Great bowl. You made the repair perfectly, IMHO. It is impossible to “match” the grain, so it always stands out as a repair. A contrasting wood or something in a different grain orientation is the way to go. The brighter sap wood, darker heart wood, and change of grain direction makes this a feature rather than a glaring repair. Super work!
Thank you very much Doug 😃
Owning up to one’s mistakes speak volumes. Another beautiful turning.
Thanks Dave, if I can share the good and the bad then we can all learn together 😃
Creative people are problem-solvers. Watching your solution take shape, we learn so much more. LOVE that you kept the bit of moss. You've crafted another stunning piece!
Thanks Charmaine, I guess you are right, problem solving is one of my better skills 😃
WOW, even the experts make mistakes (very seldom that I have seen) and then you demonstrate how to fix AND be confidentally proud of the finished work of art. Stunning sir! Thank you once again.
Thanks so much Mike, everyone makes mistakes 😃
Love the bowl. Funnel and all. You should give this bowl away. It's a great prize to have the famous Mike Holton Funnel. Thanks again
Haha thanks Bryce, not a bad idea lol 😃
Welcome to the club! I've got two funnels to my credit. 🙂
Haha thanks Brian 😂
That bowl has a lot of character Mike. I love how you kept the live edge and the grain is beautiful. Your recovery was nicely done, and adds to the bowl's story. Nice work!
Glad you enjoyed it my friend, thanks 😃
The funnel group is growing everyday, I joined around 3 years ago. There is something about a natural edge bowl that just looks beautiful from any angle, yours is no exception. Great work Mike
Thanks David, love the way this one turned out 😃
All right, Mike good save. The bowl is a beauty! If that bowl was in the give away I would want it, I love it. It’s got a great story and is unique… I would give it a name “The Redemption Bowl” 😄
Haha thanks Ken, great name, I may just use it for this piece 😃
Beautiful bowl, you never cease to amaze me.
Thank you so much 😀
Love the natural edge…pretty little bowl…boo-boo and all…lol…👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks very much 😀
Welcome into the Funnel Club, Mike; I would say that you have done well to have made so many pieces without that particular 'mishap' - but it seems somewhat rude to write that! I will admit to being a two-time member; one I remedied with a plug, the other went to the scrap bin - I couldn't hide my disappointment in myself! This is a lovely bowl, super natural edge and goes to show that a few worm holes and cracks can be handled along the way. Great job, Mike.
Thanks David, I have come very close before but being a coward I don't like to make think bowls 😃
Welcome to the funnel club! Your solution was perfect for this piece, and the final result is excellent.
Thank you! Glad it worked so well
Mike - Even your "mistakes" come out beautifully. That Viburnum plug looks intentional!
Thanks Dave, it's called laburnum 😃
Hello Mike. I love your “labur-n-elm” bowl. It really looks very classy. To my mind, this sort of
“event” should always be referred to as a design feature, never a mistake. Have a great week and enjoy this piece of artistry.
Haha great name! Love it 😃 and thanks
AWESOME!!!!! My very favorite is natural, raw edge .
Thanks Mary, mine too 😃
Very nice work Mike
as a fellow member of the funnel club welcome ! I love the feal that Howard's feed and wax gives the wood . you can still feel the wood , and it looks so natural .wonderful bowl
Thanks Michal, I agree especially on the darker woods 😃
Hello Mike, You made a great looking bowl with a nice finish. You didn't make a mistake. You experienced a learning lesson. Now if you do not learn from this lesson, then you have made a mistake. Nice save with the Liburnum. It looks very good. Take care and keep turning. Bill Riley
You are so right Bill, very clear distinction!
Welcome to the "club" Mike. Lovely bowl at the end of it.
Haha thanks Colin 😃
Love what comes out hidden within a piece of wood. I agree with your idea that mistakes should not be hidden but become part of the story of that piece of wood. Looking forward to watching the Yandles channel tomorrow. It’s where I get my wood.
Thanks Stephen, hope you enjoy it 😃
Good morning Mike and welcome to the funnel club. One of the great joys of this community is the willingness of people to share everything, mistakes included. I took the opportunity of chatting with Dan of Yandles on Sunday at makers central as well as meeting Nick Zametti and Jim Overton for the first time. Have a good week and an even better weekend. I’ll look for your podcast. As always, thank you for taking the time to share 🌞
You're welcome Ray, sounds like a good event, I have had an email exchange with Jim but never met Nick. I'll try and get down next year if I can find the time 😃
Welcome to the club. Plugs are our friends😁. Great save. And that elm is pretty.
thanks Roger, elm is just so beautiful 😃
Stunning Elm bowl with Happy Little Accident, Mike 💕 I love the live edge and the natural beauty.
Thanks so much Mary 😊
That's a very beautiful bowl you would have never known you had a plug in it.
Thank you very much, it did fir very well lol
The finish has produced such a beautiful colour to some gorgeous wood. It was great to see the wood plug being used, rather than gluing on a new base or some other solution.
Thanks Steve, the plug is the strongest and easiest way to fix this little issue 😃
This is a lovely bowl! I haven't seen much elm turned, so it was a bit of a treat. Well done on your recovery,of the unexpected ventilation. Don't worry about membership of the funnel club: It becomes something of a rite of passage....Helps to keep us humble. 😀
Thank you very much Stephanie and I guess you are right 😃
Welcome to the club, great save. The bowl turned out great. Love Howard's Feed and Wax.
Me too Jean and thanks 😃
Great job ,stunning piece,love the plug😂😂🎉❤
Thank you! 🤗
Even your funnels are lovely! 😛🤍
haha thanks Dawn 😃
Mike, greetings from Warwick in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Nearly all of the towns in this area take their names from cities in England.
I’m not a turner nor a woodworker of any sort, but I thoroughly enjoy watching how you allow the wood to dictate the final shape. Whether it’s cracks, knots, or a Forstner a bit deeper than planned, your finally product is always gorgeous. I would more than welcome an opportunity to win that bowl in a future drawing.
Thanks so much Mark, so many people have said this so I may just offer it up 😃
Well... I'm surprised you are only just joining the funnel club. I have a few gold medals LOL. Just this week, a member of our club who has been turning for 50 years added a trophy to his shelf 🤪. Nice recovery.
Haha, I'm sure it won't be my last and like you I am surprised to have lasted this long 😂
Great save with the base, elm really is quite beautiful, love the grain. I'm really glad you left it as it was, a beautiful natural edge bowl Mike
Thanks so much Rena 😃
Turners don't make mistakes, just smaller bowls or additional enhancements. Nice work.
Very true! 😂
Welcome to the funnel club! Nice repair!
Thanks, I was hoping not to join but I guess eventually we will all join 😃
I appreciate you always sharing design opportunities as they come up. A good solution and another amazing piece of art!
Thank you very much Mark 😃
A serendipitous bowl!
Very much so, thanks Kirsty 😀
Didn't see this one coming. Absolutely fine piece.
Thanks! This one was fun 😃
Congratulations and welcome to the funnel club! You'll be pleasantly surprised at the number of your turning colleagues you'll find among the membership. The best news: there are no recurring dues - you paid them upon entry. Many of us do make additional donations, usually involuntarily...
Haha thanks my friend, I'm sure at some point I will be making another donation 😃
I like these pieces with lots of character.
Thanks my friend, I do too 😃
Good save.. What a stunning bowl , thanks for teaching that mistakes are not the end of a project.
Thank you very much John, there is always something you can do to get a piece over the finish line 😀
It's really beautiful, wormholes, funnel and all! And personally, I'd love it as a give away 😊
So many people have said this, I may just do it 😃
Welcome to the funnel club. That’s a nice save and it looks really good..
Thanks! I'm surprised how well it turned out 😁
Love the fix with the plug - looks very natural.
Thank you! 😊
Brilliant! The plug looks as if it was meant to be there !
Thanks! It turned out better than I had hoped 😃
Well done, welcome to the club. I really think everybody who is working on natural edge pieces has the experience once going through the bottom. I did it on a really cool piece of eucalyptus and fixed it, but I can tell you you won't forget it and every time you take the piece in your hands....
Thanks Bruno, not you are right, I will never forget this one 😃
Nice repair Mike. Always great to see how repairs are made, either leaving an obvious or seamless finish
Thanks Greg👍
Welcome to the Funnel Club. I am sure it has many members that will not own up to being members.
Haha thanks Edward 😃
Great recovery from a mistake. And yes, the repair fits well into the finished item.
Thanks, again, for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it David 😁
@@MikeHolton Very much so. I miss my lathe
That is a beautiful bowl! Literally 5 seconds before the 'incident' I was thinking how does he know how far to drill... Now I know! Excellent rescue and it looks amazing!
Thanks Peter, hopefully I won't make that mistake again 😃
Welcome to the Club my friend!! Nice recovery.
Thank you kindly Jason 😃
I think it is lovely bowl and would be honored to win it in a giveaway! Many beautiful things have a flaw or two. That doesn’t make them and less special or without value.
Thanks Louisa ☺️
A happy mistake, the repair looks like it was intended. Great looking bowl!
Thanks Rob, looked better than I had hoped
Funnel Club...lol.
No matter; the bowl (including the repair) looks great.
Thanks so much 😊
A very wise woman once told me that there’s only two ways for a mistake to actually BE a mistake: 1. If you don’t own up to the mistake. And 2. If you don’t learn from it.
Since you did not hand the bowl still came out spectacular then I think you can call the whole project a win. 😊
Thanks Kristina, really appreciate it 😊
A lovely result Mike and a super solution to a minor hurdle!
Thanks Mike 😃
This has a beautiful natural edge, great to show the bits of burl grain at the top. Your fix for your unintended feature looks good, the bulls-eye pattern makes in look more intentional.
Thanks Susan, the fix looked better than I could have hoped for 😃
Great funnel, I must say. The more you do the more that can happen...good and bad. Still a lovely bowl.
Thanks Barb 😃
Good day to you sir
Mike there are no mistakes........it is creative freedom
Thanks David 😃
That's a beautiful piece of work that repair looks great
Thanks Pat 😀
A very good recovery, it turned out to be a good bowl.
Thanks David, I'm happy 😀
Beautiful job! I love it when an "oops" moment is used to add artistic character. I've got some crotch pieces sitting around and will try something similar. I also find sandind deep bowls a challenge, particularly when they are uneven such as this one. Thanks for the knowledge gained and inspiration.
Thanks so much Jim 😁
Nice save.
Thanks! First time I have had to try it 😃
Love watching the process. That edge is fantastic. I really enjoy how you let the piece evolve. VERY lovely!
Thank you so much!
I think this is beautiful. I even like the plug. It makes it more interesting.
Thanks! It certainly helps tell a story 😃
I really like the look of the bowl named the edge, rim the way you lift it. Very good look. The color, wood is beautifully.
Thank you very much! 😊
Welcome to the club brother. We meet on Tuesday evenings. It's BYOF (bring your own funnel)
Hahaha see you there 😂
Brilliant! You are such a cool dude. Well done for showing your mistake so that everyone can learn from it. But also we'll done for making such a fabulous job of repairing it. Bravo! ❤
Thanks so much Liza 😄
Hi Mike, another stunning piece even with the error an easy mistake it proves you are human and humans make mistakes. Honesty is always the best way to solutions. Thanks for the video and the training you could call this one the holey Moley or just marvellous.
Thanks Roy, I always try to show everything, the good, the bad and the just plain stupid lol 😃
Well, welcome to the Funnel Club! I love the edge on this piece by the way...
Thanks so much 😊
That's a great looking funnel.
Haha thanks Shawn 😄
Very unique looking bowl.
Thanks Debra
Another beautiful bowl. You do awesome work. Glad to see the mistake and how you were able to repair it. Looks great with that slightly different piece in the bottom. Great job.
Thanks so much 😃
Prettiest bowl on the shelf of shame.
Haha thanks 😃
😊 that's a beautiful boul
Thanks Kenneth 😁
Very pleasing piece.
Thanks Charlie 😁
Nice save, and a lovely piece in the end.
Many thanks Simon 😃
A great turn and a great save well done Mike 👏 👍
Thanks Will, what do you use to sand deep steep sided bowls?
Thanks for sharing Mike! You really know your woodworking!!❤
Thanks! 👍
Without mistakes there is no learning
EXACTLY! 😃
Lovely bowl, Mike! I know it smarts, especially on camera, but I love the way you make lemonade out of lemons, and this one is an exceptional batch of lemonade! Sometimes the sourest lemons make the best lemonade. Cheers!
Thank you so much 😀
Good save!
Thanks my friend 😃
Nice recovery. Great job.
Thanks 👍 😃