Turning A Root Ball Beginning To End - How To! - Wood Turning
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2023
- Viewer and friend Dave sent me this Apple root ball with the intention of learning how I go about determining which way to turn it, how to hold it, etc. There is some good information here for new turners of roots and other odd, organic shaped wood.
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Thank you to Dave from Calmwood Creations for sending this along for all to enjoy!
Things I Like To Turn:
Live Edge Bowls, Natural Edge Bowls, Bark On Bowls, Firewood Pile Bowls, Natural Vases, Wood With Bug Holes, Cracked, Natural Voids, Knots, Ironwood. The Unusual become my Newest Woodturning Video Each Week!
What I use:
Bowl Gouges, Spindle Gouge, Skew Chisel, Parting Tool, Dovetail Tool, Face Plate Ring, Wood Worm Screw, SuperNova2 Chuck, Power Sanding Disks, Sand O Flex, Howard Feed & Wax, Sanding Sealer, Shellac, Scotch Brite Pads for Smoothing Finishes 
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I think there is no one else that could turn something like that and make it look good. Your the best Phil.
Thank you, David! 😊
I think “balance” is the right word, rather than symmetry.
Great work!
That works, Phil! 😊
To say you might be amazed with Phils work is the most historical understatement of all time. Utterly fantastic piece that only Phil could envision. I am always amazed with his work. Brilliant vision with absolutely stunning creativity.
Thanks, Jerry! 😊
Susan says Nessie needs googly eyes! You bring wood alive. Thank you Phil.
Thanks, Garland! 😊
Once again, Phil seemingly does the impossible. Truly a master.
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A very complicated turn, Phil. You say you don’t have vision when looking at an unturned piece but I think you have great vision. Very nice job!
Thank you, Scott! 😊
I wouldn't know where to start on that. Glad your here to help me along. Say hello to all from alabama Phil.
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Absolutely gorgeous, your collaboration with Mother Nature is amazing.
Thank you so much, Edward! 😊
Good day Mr Phil, I am Johan Pretorius from South Africa.Since I've discoverd your channel I can't stop watching your videos. I've got so much respect for you to see what you can do with pieces of wood that could end up in the fire bin.You're the best I've ever seen.Good luck for times to come.You're my hero.
Wow, thank you, Johan, for spending time with me and for your great comment! 😊
From an ugly duckling into a beautiful Swan. Another Phil epic turning. Stay safe and keep themcoming.
Thank you, David! 😊
Phil, just yesterday I was whining to myself about the sanding difficulties I was have with this particular bowl I turned. Then today, I watch you create a Frankenbowl 😂 and think to myself “no more whining!” Look what he has to face!!
Always a treat. Thank you. Cheers, Rick
Haha! Sometimes I get into a piece and then it comes down to sanding and I forgot to think about that part. Too late, then! 😊
What a fun piece. No matter which way you turn it I can see faces, animals and critters, like seeing shapes in the clouds. Your imagination, creativity, and skills are serving you and your fans well.
Thank you so much, Betsy! 😊
Wow Phil.
As usual you take a piece of trash and make something very beautiful out of it. Thanks for letting us watch. I love it.
Thank you, Arland! It was kind of fun to do. 😊
Being Scottish I totally agree.... it looks like the Loch Ness monster. It belongs in a display case. We'll done Phil.
Cool, thanks! 😊
My first thought was 'I hope he saves that piece on the side of it'. I knew you would. It's looks really cool.
Haha, no surprises, Heather, you've got me figured out! 😊
Phil, you definitely turn a sows ear into a silk purse . Love watching your videos.
Wow, thanks, Elaine! 😊
I see a swan in this piece. You are truly genius.
Many swan votes, Donna, thank you! 😊
I see a swan and Nessie and a snake and a beautiful, interesting piece of art! Thanks, Phil!
Cool, thanks, Marcia! 😊
Couple other people said that this type of turning is only something Phil could do. I have to agree. I like the way you keep so much natural to it. I enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for still working on such unique pieces. I don’t think I’ve really seen anything. I didn’t like definitely thumbs up for me Phil.
Thank you very much, Lynda! 😊
First, I LOVE the talking part!!!!!!
Haha, good to know, thank you! 😊
Phil I’m glad it was you working on that piece and not me because it would have ended up being fire wood with me , you on the other hand make trash into treasure as usual all the best from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you! 😊
Just like the bloke who made this is one very special piece, Thank you Phil. I hope you are feeling better mate.
Thank you, John, doing good! 😊
Beautiful. Looks like a Viking ship going through waves as well.
Yes! 😊
There is a lot going on. I also see a squirrel more than Nessie but the forest is also quite clear. Thanks for the video Phil!
Great imagination, thank you! 😊
I love the "motion"it added when you rounded the edges at the rim of the bowl.
Cool, thanks, Glen! 😊
That neck part, I think looks a bit like a swan's head and neck. I like it!
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Wow Phil that is one of the coolest looking pieces you have made. Your vision to see something in this one is amazing!
At exactly 19:53 in the video I saw Homer Simpson. You thumb is laying on the side of his face. He looks pretty happy being part of this turning. Or you told him to smile or you would just turn him away LOL.
Great job buddy!
Gary
Oh, yeah, I see him with his 5:00 shadow! Cool! Thanks, buddy! See ya tomorrow! 😊
See Phil - you can teach an old dog new tricks ! Great piece as usual . Al
Yay! 😊
Call it a bowl holder. Looks more like a swan with its wings folded up. Beautiful.
Agreed, Khan, thanks! 😊
That's my new favorite piece! You have an uncanny ability to find the beauty in the blah... The calm in the chaos, and the reason in the unreasonable... You are an artist good sir. Thanx 4 sharing and 4 sure I'll keep watching!!! Good health and happiness to you n' your's! ✌️😎👍
Thank you so much, Ironthorn! 😊
You Sir are a Wacky Wood Wizard. This is one of your most challenging, AND one of the best!!!
Thank you, David! 😊
I was seeing a swan, Phil. But Nessie from Loch Ness is perfect too. What an incredible turning! It's beautiful. 😊
Cool, thank you, Jane! 😊
Phil, this has got to be the most insane piece (in a good way!) I've ever seen you turn. I don't think I've ever been so incredulous at the beginning of the video as to what the outcome would be. I love it.
Cool, thanks, Thomas! 😊
Phil, as stated by another viewer, you are the best! This piece looks to me like a swan landing in the water! Lol. As always, you do such a great job with your videos, teaching showing ideas, priceless, to me anyway😊 thank you so much Phil!
Wow, thanks, Lori! 😊
That turning is great. That is exactly what I like to do and you have taught me how to do it over the last several years. Thank you Phil.
Cool, thanks, Allen! 😊
It's so cool how the part you used the angle grinder the most on looks kind of like a waterfall going over the top of the bowl
Glad you like it, thank you! 😊
I also see your Nessie monster as the head and neck of a swan, and behind her are very elaborate feathers on her body. Thank you for sharing your thought process as you worked this piece. It's wonderful! I'd love to see it with a 2x2 inch flickering LED candle inside. 😊
That sounds nice, Gwynn, thank you! 😊
You're the man, Phil. That piece would have made my burn box. Turned out great. Thanks.
Thank you, Garth! 😊
Sitting here in Scotland I can confirm that that is the true likeness of Nessie, The Lochness Monster! ;)
Cool! 😊
Phil,
Bravo! Nicely played. Most excellent.
Dave has your number for sure. The stranger the piece, the more likely he will send it to you 🙃.
Keep the aspidistra flying!
God bless,
Paul
Thanks, Paul! 😊
Hello Phil, Goodness gracious. Each of your pieces is unique, but this one is 'first among equals'. When you first displayed it to the camera, I thought, "Dave at Calmwood has sent a wooden statue of Cthulhu - what is Phil going to make of that?" Then, you worked your magic on it, and now it looks like an exotic jungle flower; something awfully special and rare. My mother said that it started as a root ball and ended resembling a pleasure boat shaped like a swan.
Either way, you have once again proven that you can make art out of firewood. ;-). Many thanks to Dave for seeing promise in that piece and sending it to you.
I like the way you two think, Deirdre, thank you! 😊
I have a few favourites among the RUclips wood turners. They all make very different wood art (yeah it is art, when turning something impossible into something beautiful).
I especially like your videos and your way of keeping the wood as close to its natural form as possible. That way what comes out is REALLY art!
And I love the way you explain how you are thinking when working on it. Your smile shines through your talk even if we don’t see you in the videos.
When I started watching this video I first thought it was going to be a fail. But then I thought “he has made many impossible wood things into wonderful creations before, so I will just trust this one will also be nice.”
And after much work the end result is interesting, beautiful and fun.
I imagine one of those old writing desks that my father had, with old time writing stuff on top. A letter press, a small bowl with clips, a container for pens and pencils, eraser rubbers, perhaps ink for the very old-fashioned writer, and so on. Each utility thing on top of the desk also is a piece of art and decorates the working space.
This lovely wood creation that you have made would be fitting on a desk like that, as a container for something and also a beautiful decoration.
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Love from Sweden
You've painted a lovely picture of your fathers desk, Trincia. I want to visit it, just to visually explore it. Wonderful, thanks! 😊
Thanks Phil.
Well, my dad is dead since 12 years. He would have been 103 years old if he was living. My parents sold the house, my birth home where I grew up, in 2000. And they also sold the desk that I told about. It hurt a lot to not be able to come back for visits in that lovely house in the small village Hästveda, in southern Sweden. But the family who bought the house in 2000 still lives there. I got in contact with them a couple of years ago, and I visited twice. They kept all the nice old things that my father built.
You know, my father was a carpenter/builder and his speciality was to renovate old houses in the old fashioned way. He made open fire places with natural stones. He was a bit like you, wanted the nature created wood and stones be the way nature created it. That is probably why I am so fascinated by watching RUclips clips of woodworking and wood turning.
I spent my whole life in music, as a musician and singing teacher, but am retired now since just a few days ago. So I have more time watching wood turning videos now 😉
I would like to work with wood as a hobby but I live in a flat and can’t rent a workshop. And of course I know more or less nothing about the skill. Looked for some course in wood working but there is nothing of that sort close by.
Anyway, I enjoy watching and will continue doing so for as long as there are videos of it on RUclips. 😸
My real name is Cristin. Trincia Cakewalk is my online name since almost the beginning of Internet. There you got some more info about one of your viewers/subscribers. 😺
About halfway thru I thought it was butt ugly but you pulled a rabbit out of the root! Beautiful- especially where you used the grinder - you made it flow like a ribbon!
Yay! Thanks, Kathy! 😊
I really like how you think outside the box to come up with some dynamic works of art!
Thank you, Mark! 😊
I was baffled on how you would thin one side. Turned out great. No pun intended.
Thank you, Christine! 😊
Hi Phil! Am at the "Mask and face shield on" point. Wow. Am amazed at how you figured everything out! Trèz cool. Can't wait to see what this thing is gonna turn into!! The suspense is real.
"Therrrrrre once was an ugly duckling
With branches all stubby and brown
And the other birds, in so many words
Said pbrrrrt! Get out of town.
Pbrrrt, get out, Pbrrrt, pbrrrt, get out
Pbrrrt, pbrrrt, get out of town.
And he went, with crack branch
That waddled pre-CA
In a flurry of chips going down.
All through the turning,
'Mid his lovely ShadyTrees
Till the final turn happened there
And Watchers soon agreed
You're a very fine swan indeed!
A swan? Me, a swan? Ah gaouwan"
A song my Pop sang to me long ago.
Happy Father's Day Pop.
Happy Father's Day, Phil.
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Haha, what a wonderful poem/song! Thank you, Red!
Nice job, Phil! You remind me of the guy that asked a sculpture how to carve a big stone elephant. The response was to just chip away everything that didn't look like an elephant!
Very cool! Thanks, Robert! 😊
Looks great Phil. The names like "Loch Ness Monster Bowl" really make it even better
Thank you, James! 😊
Setting a violet in this would be beautiful Phil. The grain is exceptional.
Blessings 💜🙏
Great idea, Beth, thank you! 😊
When you first showed the whole, original piece I was glad you said you wanted to save the longish bent piece. If you go back and watch from the beginning you will see it's a swan neck and head and across from it was the tail!! I told Ron it would be a great swan bowl .
Yes, so many swan comments, I took another look. Now that's all I can see! 😊
I agree with the others who think it looks like a swan….cool piece…love your vision…
I agree now, too, Loraine. Thank you! 😊
I like your Loch Ness creation! It really does have a lot of character! Another win!
Thanks Phil!
Thank you, Kelly! 😊
p.s. more importantly Phil, I hope you’re feeling better. Thanks for posting this vid. Really appreciate the time and effort you put into these vids for our viewing pleasure. 👍👍
Thank you kindly, Teddy! Doing fine. 😊
Thank you phil!!!
I was just talking to a buddy about you and how you can find a bowl in the craziest pieces. You rock!!!
Cool! Thanks, Brent! 😊
...wow!...another beautiful candidate for a crystal ball holder...👍
Matt
Oh yes! 😊
You are such an artist. We are perfectionist . That’s a good thing.
Thank you, Jim! 😊
" A root ball". I have to see what you will do.
So looking forward!!! 🙏☺️
I hope it met with your approval, Beth! 😊
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop Most definitely. 💜🙏
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop Phil your standards are higher than mine I'm sure.
You always do wonderfu workmanship.
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Well Phil ya did it again, you made a silk purse from a pigs ear, it is beautiful!
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Looks like a swan to me Phil. I like the way you opened up the piece with the angle grinder. It seemed to soften the shape. 😊
So many swan comments, Veg, it's a SWAN! LOL! Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate your time! 😊
Phil you said it”interesting “! That truly sums it up. Very nice! Hope your feeling better.
Thank you kindly, Nick! 😊 Doing fine!
It reminds me of an old fashion candle holder with a handle to carry it.
Great work.
Cool, thanks, Barry! 😊
Over the years of being in construction I have been routered, table sawed, mitered sawed and chain sawed. I have not been band sawed but I am very cautious around my band saw as I am around all of my tools. All of my accidents happened after 20 hr days trying to meet dead lines. I got a little cringy watching you with the band saw but as always you turned this into a nice and absolutely beautiful piece!
I think it had a lot to do with camera angle, David. You can't really see all the clearance my hands had when I made the cuts. There was no danger! Thank you, I'm glad you like it! 😊
Thank is a crazy looking bowl, but I can definitely see the Loch Ness monster in it, LOL😂 👍
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THAT really put a smile on my face Phil, I wish I had the vision you have.
Ya just have to start on something that makes you uncomfortable. It'll happen! 😊
Hi Phil how dee
Your friends Dave , tuffy gives you Hard time 😅 always.
And you make them happy and us , doing amazing turning 😊.
It's you can do such things , Hats off Phill 👏 ❤
Thank you very much, Ahsan! 😊
Phil, I am a retired cabinet maker and I just bought my first lathe. Remember, When I have a question, It is all your fault.
Good for you! Enjoy your new lathe and let me know how I can help! 😊
Again Phil, I am amazed, looks like a swan to me.
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Beautiful Phil, thank you for giving us some of your secrete's to your approach of turning the odd shaped ones.
My pleasure, Dan, thanks for watching and commenting, my friend! 😊
Wow, I sure had my doubts with this piece. However you are Phil. You never disappoint.
Thank you, Chris! 😊
You saw a monster and I saw a swan. That actually sounds like a line from a song 😂.
Have to admit I was sat on the edge of my seat watching this one but as ever you got it just right. I can see now that double sided tape is another tool in the box.
It's amazingly strong, Mark! 😊
I see the loc ness monster, Viking ship, and so much more. Wonderful piece! 🥇
Cool, thank you, Susan! 😊
Great video Phil . Once again you proved to be the Master of weird shaped bowls ! It looks great !
Thank you, Jon! 😊
WOW... JUST WOW!!! I love it... wow... ok I'm done... wow... opps, just slipped out... love yall...
Thanks, Jack! 😊
Another fantastic piece. I think it looks more like a swan than the Loch Ness Monster, but either way, it's gorgeous. Thanks for all your videos. I enjoy them immensely and learn so much.
I agree with you, Michael. So many swan comments I looked again and, yup, it's a swan! 😊
I very much enjoyed watching you work. When you show a new piece of wood I am always amazed with what you produce. Amazing!
Thank you very much, Harris!! 😊
Looks great, Phil...reminds me of a swan ride at an amusement park.
So many swan comments, Carol and I missed him completely! Thank you! 😊
If you can mount it, you can turn it, your words....that said I was wondering how you would do it this time and you did. So much information in such a short time, thank you again ....gotta go find some roots.
Be well my friend
Dennis
No fair digging up the neighbors trees/bushes, Dennis! Well, unless you replant what's left! LOL! 😊
Beautiful. Looks more like a swan from one angle. Turning this looked scary!
Swan is the most common comment, Kevin so swan it is! 😊
Love this piece. Almost looks like a kraken coming out of the water
Ha, interesting, thanks, Jiggsy! 😊
Well, Phil, It seems that you are as good with the angle grinder as you are with your lathe. What a great piece, I am with you on what to call it, so I think it is a work of art. I love it.
Thank you, Fred! 😊
You are a brave man! I’m a woodturner, but you go where I am afraid to go! Nice work.
I was afraid too, in the beginning, David. I just knew I wanted to turn unusual pieces with nature and beautiful wood. You just learn as you go. Give it a try! 😊
I like the way the root ball looks good job Phil 😊 19:10
Thank you, Randy! 😊
Beautiful Phil. The King of Ugly Beautiful again. Love it, just love it!
Thank you for sharing.
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Awesome turning, Phil. I also listened to you in the beginning. Beautiful natural bowl. 😊😊😊
Good to know, thank you! 😊
Phil i also see a swan. love this piece. came out beautiful. definitely a swan there
Swan it is, Wendy! 😊
I had my doubts on this one Phil. As usual the master pulled it off. Very nice !
Thanks, Moe! 😊
That was FUN! As soon as we saw the root, we hoped that you'd keep the Loch Ness Monster! (We thought it was a bird neck and head.). Wonderful!
Thank you, Bev! 😊
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop That was nice of you to answer, Phil. :) Thank YOU! :)
🙋♂️🏴 Hi Phil an amazing insight into the mind of a wood turner and how pieces are created. What a fantastic end result the more you look at it the more you can see, for example i could see a pigeon's head and beak from one angle. Thanks Phil see you next time.
Glad you enjoyed it, John, thank you! 😊
I like what you named your piece. That is one of your wildest best.
Cool, thanks, Judith! 😊
Thank You Phil, Thank You Dave From Calmwood Creations (nice one Dave)... Love it Phil you, your explanations with your trademark watch ! ... Nice Bandsaw work BUT my shop teacher would have stopped me, called the entire class over and make me feel like an ant ... I totally agree with the look after you used the Angle Grinder. It round over and softened that top edge... Phil I consider this turning >A#1< ... and soooo much fun and adventurous YES!!!!! .... TM
I really like the tools you've sent Phil over the years he's lucky to have a friend like you!
Another great work of art Phil!
@@judylucas7596 Thank You Judy... 😁👍
Oh, yeah, I must have had the same shop teacher, Tuffy! I was always getting in trouble as an example not to follow. So glad you approve of the rest of the video, buddy, thank you! 😊
Nice piece as usual. Thank You very much, I had several occasions that I needed to remove a lot of wood to achieve my profile I was looking for. I had completely forgot about using my angle grinder. When I went to look for it I was like you, I discovered I had THREE of them, how soon we forget about the helpful tools we have. It really made short work achieving the profile I was looking for. Followed it with my 2in sander, I had fairly good results. It was getting pretty thin I had to glue some bark back on and a limb that was protruding out. Thanks for the tip, it saved a lot of sanding time. KEEP ON TURNING
Glad to help, thanks for watching! 😊
Here in west aussie you weekly vids come out on Friday Phil. I always look forward to early Friday to see what you have in store for us. This is one of your classic examples of less is more. Beaulifully done cobber. Cheers Deno.
Cool, thanks, Deno! 😊
Wow Phil, it is beautiful. From what you started with to the completion is amazing.
Thank you, Jean! 😊
The "wings of the top" finished up very natural almost drift wood natural,well done. I wasn't expecting an angle grinder, thought you grab a Dremel type tool.
Mike
Surprisingly, it worked, Mike! 😊
Nice job, looks great. You do what I wouldn’t even think of trying
Ya never know, Vern until you try! 😊
You are well experienced my friend. I really admire your work bench!
Thank you very much, James! 😊
Beautiful Phil, just beautiful.
Thank you so much for the information on how you plan where to mount for turning and what to do to make it easier but not take too much away from the piece.
Great video my friend and one I'm keeping for future reference.
Take care Phil.
Cheers, Huw
Good to know, Huw, thank you my friend! 😊
Very nice piece and I do like your view The Lock Ness monster
Cool, thanks, Peter! 😀
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop Pete please took 18 years for me to learn my true birth name 🤣
Lovely art piece, the shape, color and the look of it are totally unique and I think most turners would use some resin to finish it, but you saw something different! Well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
Thank you so much, Al! 😊
I cannot believe you do not sell your pieces! I am sure there are plenty of places in your state that you could sell them and get a nice price for them. Putting them on your own website would be more difficult and more expensive. You should consider selling some of your pieces. I would love to have one. Now whether I could afford one or not are two separate issues but I know there are plenty of folks that would love one of your pieces of art and could afford it.
I still have a while before I’ve caught up to watching all your episodes but I love each one!
I would love to sell some of my work, Alice and I agree, locally is the best way for me. There are farmers markets, etc. around. The problem for all of that is time. It takes everything I've got to get one video recorded and edited each week. Maybe one day I'll have a helper. I'm so glad you are spending some of your time with me and making comments. Thank you! 😊