Twist the hardest wood---- African blackwood

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  • Опубликовано: 13 авг 2022
  • this piece of African blackwood was cracked, so I chose this shape to avoid the brack.
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  • @gaowoodlab
    @gaowoodlab  Год назад +6

    Thank you for your watching and sharing the video, if you like it, please thumbs up, subscribe, and comment, your support is very very important.

  • @kaybee2300
    @kaybee2300 Год назад +2

    Your ability to 'see' the finished piece inside the piece of wood and your ability to bring it out to completion is truly amazing.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thanks a lot, Roy, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @TheCheffydave
    @TheCheffydave Год назад +2

    I AM SPEECHLESS! This piece just blew my mind ❤️

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @kevinfarnswo5366
    @kevinfarnswo5366 Год назад +1

    Once again you created a work of art. You are a sculptor with the ability to put life into your pieces.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Kevin,🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @dtork47
    @dtork47 Год назад +1

    Very nicely executed and well thought out! Thanks for the inspiration as always!

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @dougthatcher3521
    @dougthatcher3521 Год назад +1

    You are a fine artist! This turned out so wonderfully! Thanks.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, 😃😃😃😃

  • @mikebass823
    @mikebass823 Год назад +2

    Now that's a real twisted vase. Black wood beauty.😎👍👍👍👍👍🤓

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Mike, Blackwood is really amazing, 🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @ganeshbansi9403
    @ganeshbansi9403 6 дней назад

    Realy amazing your hard snart work❤🎉 😍
    From india

  • @staceyritchie7100
    @staceyritchie7100 Год назад +1

    Wow! That is beautiful! You never cease to amaze me!

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +1

      😃😃😃😃, Thank you so much, Stacey, 😃😃😃😃

  • @stephendonathan6782
    @stephendonathan6782 Год назад +1

    Beautiful art piece! I could tell that wood is very hard. Good thing about hard wood is you get a better shine. Take care and GOD BLESS 🙏!

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +1

      Yeah, it's really hard, and thank you so much, Stephen, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @richardparis9463
    @richardparis9463 Год назад +2

    Very very nicely done and I totality agree with Pickle Tree Woodcraft comments...You are an artist that uses a wood lathe along with other tools to drew out your creations Thanks for sharing this part of your life with all of us..

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much, Richard, 🙂🙂🙂🙂

    • @kittyhawk7060
      @kittyhawk7060 Год назад

      I liked the texturing. We see smooth all the time.

  • @chandarussell
    @chandarussell Год назад +1

    African snake wood is incredibly hard. You did a good job working with it.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thanks a lot, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @rodgerramjet3991
    @rodgerramjet3991 Год назад +1

    That wood is gorgeous! Very beautiful.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Rodger, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @cookiescoop6065
    @cookiescoop6065 Год назад +1

    Well done sir that's some of the hardest wood to work with thanks for sharing ✌️

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, my friend, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @davidshoemaker7526
    @davidshoemaker7526 Год назад +4

    Appreciate the hard work, and I hate to knock someones piece, but in my opinion it would've looked better with a turned base to match the top and skip the texturing. Such an elegant wood should be smooth. As always thanks for the video John. Still a beautiful piece.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +3

      Thank you so much, John, yeah, African black wood is very shiny, and I turned some piece with shiny surface, so I want to try other form, and the most important reason is there are some cracks I cannot fixed, this method can cover some flaws...😅😅😅😅
      Thank a lot, again.😀😀😀😀

  • @1954JDR
    @1954JDR Год назад +1

    Wow, that piece is absolutely amazing.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, James,🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @danalhona7143
    @danalhona7143 Год назад +1

    Well done! Beautiful work of art!!

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Dan, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @jimellison3358
    @jimellison3358 Год назад +1

    WOW, this is definitely a one of a kind magnificent piece of art

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Jim, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @copperowlwoodturning5929
    @copperowlwoodturning5929 Год назад +1

    Amazing piece, Gao. It’s beautiful. Take care. 😊

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much, Rob, stay safe, my friend, 🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @alansimpson596
    @alansimpson596 Год назад +1

    Brilliant. That piece belongs in a high-end art shop.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much, Alan,🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @Dreamworld986
    @Dreamworld986 Год назад +1

    Beautiful as always.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thanks a lot, my friend, 🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @ovejuhllarsen9108
    @ovejuhllarsen9108 Год назад +1

    A true work of art, well done! Ove 🇳🇴

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Ove, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @russketcher5400
    @russketcher5400 Год назад +1

    This was the greatest piece of work I've seen

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, 🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @SiamWoodShop
    @SiamWoodShop Год назад +1

    Both beautiful and unique Gao. Take care and keep safe, John

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, John, stay safe, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @brooksmartin2665
    @brooksmartin2665 Год назад +1

    Wow, that project is eloquent. Well done.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thanks a lot, Brooks, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @tomclark3986
    @tomclark3986 Год назад +1

    wow where did that idea come from!!! great job!

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      😄😄😄😄, the piece of wood had some cracks, I tried to avoid the cracks, and I thought this final shape avoided most of them.😄😄😄😄
      Thank you so much, Tom, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @johnlynch575
    @johnlynch575 Год назад +1

    7:20 Awesome turning. I wish I had paid better attention in shop class

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, John, 🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @pickletreewoodcraft7858
    @pickletreewoodcraft7858 Год назад +1

    Very eccentric I love the natural flowing curves, you’re much more then a wood turner, it’s like calling an artist a painter. You seem very well equipped with tools but I have one you need to add to your collection it’s called the “typhoon” it is a burr for carving and is so much faster then carbide or rasps for the straight grinder or dremel, they are made in many sizes and shapes and many shank diameters too.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, my friend, yeah, I have some typhoon tips, but their diameters are unsuitable, so I have no used them,🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @martarose2559
    @martarose2559 Год назад +1

    Beautiful!

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thanks a lot, 🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @drferry
    @drferry Год назад +2

    Nice job of working with the defects in the blackwood. These things take hours and hours of work by hand. The reward is in the final product and getting to work with the finest turning wood in the world, complete with its sweet smell. I'm not a fan of the little decorative holes, though.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      😂😂😂, Thank you so much, Anduril, 😁😁😁😁😁

  • @bwrightaway2877
    @bwrightaway2877 Год назад +1

    Good stuff

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thanks a lot,🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @beverlylumley4150
    @beverlylumley4150 Год назад +1

    Beautiful piece, congratulations, Canada

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thanks a lot, my friend, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @Ronalcock1
    @Ronalcock1 Год назад +1

    excellent , I don't know where you got the idea from but its beautiful, thanks for showing it, its very inspiring

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Ron,🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @garryfreemyer7187
    @garryfreemyer7187 Год назад +1

    I have a flute made of African Blackwood. I like the finish you put on your piece better.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, 🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @gaetancrepeault9333
    @gaetancrepeault9333 Год назад +1

    Gorgeous pcs of Art

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Gaetan, 🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @julesthecat9404
    @julesthecat9404 Год назад +1

    That is an amazing piece

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Jules, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @redheadhippiewoodturning4694
    @redheadhippiewoodturning4694 Год назад +1

    Unbelievably gorgeous! 👏😀🤙

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thanks a lot, enjoy turning,😀😀😀😀😀

  • @staceyritchie7100
    @staceyritchie7100 Год назад +1

    I worked for years for a stair building company. I'm pretty sure we had a little bit of that in one of our lumber buildings. The boss called it ebony. We weren't allowed to use it though. Also...I was the only girl there for a long time. I loved building stairs.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +2

      😃😃😃, Yeah, this wood is expensive, the piece that I used was an offcut. Enjoy your job, and I love wood working, 😀😀😀😀😀

  • @jackthompson5092
    @jackthompson5092 Год назад +1

    A very beautiful piece Gao.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Jack, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @brucerowan6630
    @brucerowan6630 Год назад +1

    Simply amazing!

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Bruce,🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @search2learn776
    @search2learn776 Год назад +1

    Amazing, it looks like real African totem.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +1

      Oh, really? thank you so much, sir, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @judethboard8454
    @judethboard8454 Год назад +2

    I'd like it so much more without the drilled decoration. Not necessary with such spectacular design in exquisite wood.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much, Judeth, yeah, African blackwood is very shiny, and I have turned some pieces with shiny surfaces, so I want to try another form, one more reason, this piece of wood has many cracks, and I could not fix some flaw, so...😂😂😂😂

  • @patman0250
    @patman0250 Год назад +2

    It's a nice piece don't get me wrong but instead of just slathering it with epoxy, I wish you would have brought out the natural polish of the African blackwood. You did all that work just to cover it up. African blackwood is some of the world's most beautiful wood, all it needed was a bit of hard wax polish and and a buffing wheel, it would have brought out all the fine detail, the stripes of the wood would have popped. When it comes to beautiful wood like this you kind of want to stay away from epoxy. That's usually reserved for cheaper woods that don't have the durability like these hardwoods do. But still it's a beautiful piece, personally I would have kept more meat on the legs but that's just me.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      I agree with you that the wood has amazing color and grain.

  • @FWS99channel
    @FWS99channel Год назад +1

    really this is a beautiful work of art

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thanks a lot, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @pennyoflaherty1345
    @pennyoflaherty1345 Год назад +1

    Lot of hard work for a fancy pair of legs & feet ! Can’t wait to see the top of your statue if you extended your work 😙

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      😄😄😄, Thank you so much,🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @josephcraft2845
    @josephcraft2845 Год назад +1

    What a beautiful piece. You have the vision to see the potential and bring it out. What would a piece of wood like that cost to purchase?

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much, Joseph, the wood is expensive, but this piece of wood is offcut, so I can afford the price,😂😂😂. generally, the price, like this piece, is 80-100 USD, if there is no flaw.🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @lilliansegura6865
    @lilliansegura6865 Год назад +1

    BEAUTIFUL

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Lillian, 🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @marknelon6958
    @marknelon6958 Год назад +1

    One of my favorite woods to work with.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Yeah, it is amazing wood. Thank you so much, 🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @karltite128
    @karltite128 Год назад +1

    Splendid. You see it, then create it. 🇺🇲🍺

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thanks a lot. Karl, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @neidemartins4843
    @neidemartins4843 Год назад +1

    Beautiful love

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @joshuabaughn3734
    @joshuabaughn3734 Год назад +2

    This piece is worth somewhere around I'm guessing $600-$700

  • @RobBrandtWoodturning
    @RobBrandtWoodturning Год назад +1

    Hi Gao, pretty cool idea, nice video. Rob

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much, Rob, long time no see, I hope everything goes well with you,🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

    • @RobBrandtWoodturning
      @RobBrandtWoodturning Год назад +1

      @@gaowoodlabThank you GAO, I am better now, and getting back to wood turning.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      @@RobBrandtWoodturning Great, 😄😄😄😄

  • @silviagracielastaviaky8590
    @silviagracielastaviaky8590 Год назад +1

    Hermosa obra de arte!!!!!👏👏👏💖💖💖🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, 😃😃😃😃

  • @romankolar4676
    @romankolar4676 Месяц назад

    Krásná práce

  • @SaveManWoman
    @SaveManWoman 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great piece, where can I find bigger piece 11x9x7? If anyone has it, I’ll buy it. No cracks.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks. I bought them from China.

  • @russel4372
    @russel4372 Год назад +1

    Like steel with hand tools!

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @chd2689
    @chd2689 Год назад +1

    Is this the most expensive and exclusive type of wood in the world?

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much, and yes, African black wood is amazing and expensive, but it's not the most expensive, because I know some kinds of wood are more expensive than black wood in China.😃😃😃

    • @chd2689
      @chd2689 Год назад +1

      @@gaowoodlab Could you say which type of wood are the most expensive?

  • @rabbani8613
    @rabbani8613 5 месяцев назад

    Its that wood can be bend?

  • @robertboycewoodturningn.c.7838
    @robertboycewoodturningn.c.7838 Год назад +1

    Very nice 👍. Like to do a sticker swap

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад

      Thank you so much, Robert, but I'm in China, it's so far...😅😅😅😅😅

  • @cfrefrigeracao7320
    @cfrefrigeracao7320 Год назад +1

    Ébano?

  • @VincentTanu-qr4td
    @VincentTanu-qr4td 3 месяца назад

    Black African wood is blenty here in kenya at our village show me markett or connect me with buyer

  • @dalepage5511
    @dalepage5511 Год назад

    It seems to me that this gimmickry wasted a great amount of precious wood.

    • @gaowoodlab
      @gaowoodlab  Год назад +1

      This piece of wood is originally an offcut material with many cracks inside. BTW, most of the wood I use is offcut wood or dead trees left by gardeners.