I Bought The Most Expensive Burl On eBay - Woodturning project
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- In this video, I'm unboxing and turning the most expensive burl available on eBay - a beautiful Thuya burl woodturning project!
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What a beautiful piece of wood. I have two rules for producing great turnings 1) Start with a great piece of wood. 2) Don't screw it up! Just that easy...LOL
You hit the nail on the head then 😀
Like a true tradesman, you handled your accident with bravery and grace. In my 42 year career, this happened to me on a few occasions. Most of the time, I didn’t stop with the project. I kept on and finished the endeavor. Well done Mike, Well Done.
Thanks Larry, so kind of you to say. We have two choices when things go wrong, we can shout about it and make a fuss or we can carry on and finish, like you I'm in the get on with it camp. All the best, Mike
You could have tried to catch it😂😂. Scary piece but well recovered nice bowl and a great outcome👍
@@keithmetcalfe3990 🤣😂 good point, I'll give it a go next time 😂😂😂
@@MikeHolton there's also the option to shout and make a fuss, perhaps swear a little (or a lot), and then carry on and finish it. Either way, that's a beautiful piece of wood and lovely bowl. Great job.
@@paulg6637 haha thanks Paul 😅
Even though I'm not a wood turner I enjoy watching you make great projects. You explain everything and show even when it came off. Great projects nice color burl.
Thanks so much 😊
I commend you for producing such a beautiful piece. Great judgement from start to finish. A really beautiful work of art.
Thanks so much Thomas 😀
I've just sat and watched this 3 times. Such a beautiful piece. I can not wait to get my woodturning shop back up and running ..
Wow, thanks so much Stuart! I hope you are back behind your lathe soon 😀
Smashing piece of turning, and I love the way you share the design struggle, as there are always so many options. The design you ended up with was stunning and really suited the wood. Thank you.
Thank you very much Andrew, glad you liked it 😀
That's a stunning bowl!
When I was at school I did some turning in woodworking class, the teacher was very good at turning and showed me a technique where you use the chisel at a certain angle while cutting which causes the back of the chisel to make contact with the wood which smoothes and polishes behind the cut, there was no need to sand.
Another sanding tip was to use a handful of the sawdust to press against the piece, which does a great job at sanding and polishing.
Thanks Michael, the chisel (skew) method works well but not on this shape that is more for spindle turning, the sawdust method is better (burnishing) and I probably should use this method more. Thanks again, Mike
@@MikeHolton No worries. Yes the spindle turning makes sense. I was pretty sure you know what I was saying, so was just putting it out there.
I really enjoyed your video, and made an audible gasp when the bowl jumped off the lathe. I'm surprised you were so calm about it (at least on video). I'll check out more of your content. Thank you.
@@MikeHolton By the way; did you say the wood is Thuja? as in Thuja Plicata? (Weston Red Cedar).
@@michaelbirchall2247 Hi Michael, no it's Thuya as in Tetraclinis articulata 😀
I'm in love with Burl .. and I didn't realise just how many types there are - Thankyou for sharing your raw talent with us all - Truly inspiring, To say the least.
Thanks so much, there are as many types of burl as there are trees so that is a lot! All the best, Mike
I'm a wood carver and learned long ago to work over a large rubber mat
1: for when I inevitably drop something
2: it's soft to stand on
Luckily I do have soft runner matting now, I put it in just before doing this bowl 😀
Absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you Mary 😊
After watching this, I don't believe I'll be turning any Thuya burl, but I sure am glad you did! You're a better man than I. Thank you for sharing.
Haha thanks Michael, all the best, Mike 😀
Burl - so nice - thanks for sharing your work!
Glad you enjoyed it Phil, all the best, Mike 😀
Beautiful piece of burl. Well done 👍.
Thank you very much Robert, how's things with you?
Beautiful piece that Burl is fantastic
Thank you kindly 🙏
So many decisions to make while doing this. I wouldn’t know where to begin. You did such a wonderful job. It’s beautiful…. ❤
Thank you so much Lynn, it was certainly an interesting turn 😀
That is truly an amazing piece of tree. Love it.
Thanks so much! 😊
What a beauty! And 'oops' was not the phrase I uttered when I saw the 'event' in the middle!
Haha thanks Ben, child friendly as always lol
Magnificent looking wood, It looked really great to work with and handle. You seem to find alot of great materials to work with.
Thank you very much! I work hard to try and find interesting and beautiful wood .
Gorgeous piece. Oily woods like that I’ve been told to wash it down with acetone before sanding or gluing. Don’t know if that would have helped or not, but it wouldn’t have hurt. Super job. Hope your heart has returned to normal rhythm after it jumped off the chuck.
Thanks for the tip Doug, I was hoping someone would give me a clue how to deal with it lol, all the best, Mike 😀
Excellent work. Burl has got to be one of my favorites. You just never know the level of beauty that you are going to uncover. When you unwrapped the burl, I thought that’s nice. But when you started to turn it and expose the true beauty.
WOW!!
Thanks again for sharing.
Couldn't agree more Barry, the first few passes across the bottom unveiled some just amazing grain, and it just got better!
Wow❤❤❤.I do love your work and the ways you respond to the materials.
Thank you so much Jayne 😀
Very beautiful bowl very art deco I could see this sitting on captains table on the best 1920 cruise ship
Thanks Matt, I think you are right 👍
Love all of your pieces. They are museum quality!
Thank you so much John 😀
This is truly a magnificent piece the figure in it is stunning I do not think I've seen a prettier piece of wood
Wow, thank you, it is special that's for sure 😀
For tough to sand wood, I have found using a card scraper works well.
Thanks Daniel, I wish I had thought of that earlier lol 😀
Well Done. Thanks for taking us along.
Glad you enjoyed it, all the best, Mike 😀
wonderful grain, will have to purchase this in the future. Thank for sharing!!!!!
Thanks for watching! Hardwood burls are more fun to sand but it is beautiful
Beautiful wood and design for a beautiful bowl.
Thank you very much! 😀
@@MikeHolton I’m watching this grass tree root one. Very interesting looking wood.
@@jwrowland77 The grain is just about the strangest I've ever seen!
That is spectacular and your recovery from an oops is great!!!!
I have a huge birch burl that i am afraid to cut into, but i would love to turn a piece of it. Yours turned out beautifully. Thanks for sharing your experience.
You are so welcome Julia, give it a go, you have nothing to loose, if you try it and make a mistake then you will have gained more in experience than if you do nothing at all.
Heart in my mouth when it jumped!
Haha mine too 😀
What a lovely piece!
Thank you! Cheers!
That grain is incredible. I made 2 funnels yesterday, so I appreciate leaving some thickness in the bowl for looks and utility, something that I need to do more often!
I have not joined the funnel club yet but I have been close, it is something I'm always very aware of so keep well clear. 😀
Beautifully wood, so glad you didn't damage it, the dog and yourself
Haha thanks, all's well that ends well 😀
My heart was pounding what yours was like when it came off I don't know what yours was like All said what a fantastic job mate
Thanks Paul, I was not too bad, got a little jump and a slight sinking feeling but it soon passed 😁
It might have have been a pain sanding the bowl but it is really gorgious!!!
Thanks so much Peter 😀
Love the way that burl bowl turned out
Thanks Allen 😀
Great video! Im glad you didn't get hurt when your piece took leave of the chuck. Thanks for another interesting video.
Thanks for watching! All the best, Mike
Absolutely love it ,stunning flying burl😅,beautiful wood and great choice of edging it great finish 🎉❤❤
Thank you very much Peter ☺️
@@MikeHolton have you tried sanding with mirka abranet sanding sheets,I find them very good 80-600 grit you can knock out the dust very easy, last a long time…👍
@@petershipman7314 yes, I have a load of abranet and that did a little better but not much lol
@@MikeHolton ok ,😂
I gasped when it fell off. It “turned” out gorgeous❣️
Thanks Anne, it was a bit of a moment when that happened lol
What a beautiful piece - the figure is particularly impressive. I was also impressed how well you managed the bowl flying off the lathe. Thank you for an interesting video.
Thank you so much 😀 I do like this one despite it being a nightmare to sand
My heart sank when the catch made the bowl come off the lathe. Whew, SO glad the damage was minor.
Gorgeous grain and figure. A wonderful bowl. I know the camera will not be able to do justice to the grain and figure.
I had not heard of Thuya before. I looked up some US sites selling Thuya burl. Wow, order of magnitude more expensive than this wonderful piece.
Glad you kept the walls thick, it is a shame having to waste gorgeous wood like this.
I would have tried hand cabinet scrapers. I have Lynx scrapers, rectangular, inside curve set and outside curve set. Made by Thomas Flinn in Sheffield. These should have removed the deep initial scratches.
I wonder if a porous abrasive like Abranet with the Random Orbit Sander and good vacuum would work any better.
Very well done for persevering with the project, and especially the sanding. I would have a difficult time letting this bowl go.
Dave.
Thanks Dave as ever for the advice, I did try abranet and with a random orbital sander but they all suffered the same fate. I have a cabinet scraper and am now wishing I'd tried it. I guess it is more expensive over there due to shipping, We are a lot closer to the source than you are. I would still stay well clear though and stick to hard wood burls. It really is not fun to sand.
All the best, Mike
The piece is indescribable so let’s discuss the channel. It’s not just about turning it is more about the thought process that I enjoy. But, there’s always a but, the thing I dislike is, well if I ever come across one I will let you know. Great job.
I hate you Rex 😂, you had me going there for a second, honestly though, I do take constructive criticism very well, so if you do think of anything let me know 😀
Nice work Mike. I would like to see something similar, except turn off the upper edge of the vase so just the groves are ebonized. Or visa versa. Maybe extend the groves all the way off the bottom of the vase. Or use a stop point for both of the ends
Nice ideas Paul 😃
Stunning bowl!
Thank you very much Ron 😀
Fantastic piece. I especially enjoyed you chat as you went through the design process, I might have actually learned something.
Glad it was helpful, I try to go through everything I'm thinking so we can all learn together.
Absolutely great work that is one really nice burl.
Thank you very much Billy, beautiful but still a pain to sand 😀
Amazing work, love the finished item, and the way you turned it with skill.
Thank you very much Robin 😊
Beautiful piece. The wood grain is gorgeous.
It really is! Thanks Mark 😀
Great Turning On a very unique burl. It came out stunning. Thank You Mike
Thank you very much Frank, all the best, Mike 😀
Breathtaking!
Thanks Lois 😀
Wow what a stunning piece of Wood! 😍
Thank you! Cheers Steve 😀
@@MikeHolton I really like the grooves you put in, they highlight the grain in an inexplicable way!
@@S-T-E-V-E Thanks, I like them as well, the edges stayed perfect, held their shape so well during sanding
There no words for this piece but perfect👏👏👏👏👏👏💕❤️🤪🙏🇬🇧
Thanks so much Maud 😀
Beautiful art from a true artist. Remember even Da Vinci designed things to fly!😂
😂😅😀 best comment so far, hands down lol 😀
A huge compliment and I'll take it. Cheers Mike.
Wow, just WOW!
Thanks Gregory 😀
Love that, it’s so beautiful
Thanks so much 😊
Beautiful piece.
Thank you! Cheers 😁
The shots straight in of the bowl at around the 31:50 mark almost look like a satellite view of the desert. Fitting that the wood is Maroc.
Thanks I see what you mean! 😀
Good job! Looks amazing!
Thank you! Cheers Sverre
Beautiful work my friend ❤
Thank you very much John 😀
Gorgeous, Mike!
Many thanks Cathy 😀
Stunning result, I’d’ve had to have a sit down and a cup of tea after that catch tho😮
Haha I'm generally a calm person so I was ok 😁
Beautiful bowl, concave around edge was perfect. Think about a lacquer finish before sanding to dry or harden sap ?
Thanks Daniel, I did try shellac to harden it up with a little success but not much lol 😀
Looking forward to seeing this!
Hope you like it! 😀
Stunning piece of wood one day I will be brave enough to turn something like that as my design for bowls are just boring at the moment
Thanks Brad, it's just about having fun and set out to enjoy it, don't put any pressure on yourself to make any particular style. All the best, Mike
Was für ein schönes Stück 👍 Hast du wieder toll hinbekommen. Der kleine Unfall hat zum Glück nichts ausgemacht 🤭 👌
Danke Michael, es ist ein tolles Holz, aber mühsam zu schleifen 😀
Nicely done as always
Thanks again Jonathan, this one is so pretty! 😀
I was a metal working machinist for 35 years. Our cutting tools are always bolted down. I always cringe while watching you wood turners, and wondered if you ever launched your projects, as your free handed turning tools look so dangerous. Thank you for leaving in the flying bowl segment ,(very honest), and very real reality T.V. The bowl looks like an offering plate from my church. Thua trees are used in herbal medicine. They distill the oil from the needles, so it makes since that the wood has a lot of resin in it.
Thanks so much, I try to keep everything I do as real as possible, win or loose you get to see 😃
I was doing an internship at a metal workshop and they had a balancing machine - i just remembered all of the little holes in their roof, which was due to the little weights which came of during balancing:D Additionally they had the machine setup in such a way, that if something came loose the workpiece would go through a wall and into an open field. One of the older journeyman actually saw one time the aftermath of a workshop after a big workpiece came loose during the balancing, everything in it´s path was destroyed. Including the wall on the other site:D
@@MrPrime2357 WOW! Glad I do not work with things that heavy!
How much is 150 lb in dollar
@@chrisheadrick247 it's about $190
Very, very nice ... a deep and rich burr. 'Wobbliness' - like that term, has a certain ring to it 😁
Haha being dyslexic words are generally not my friend 😂
@@MikeHoltonmy friend, the word suits the meaning. Not only do I have wobbliness at the lathe, I get it when I get up too quickly as well 😂😂
@@ClickandTurn 🤣😅
Well done, lovely bowl 😊
Thank you! 😊
Beautiful piece!
Thank you very much!
Wow Thats absolutely Stunning even after the scary moment
Thanks Colin, it was a big piece to come flying off that's for sure 😀
Wow I have never seen this type of wood absolutely beautiful! Your calm oops was not what I would have said. Super job on this art piece!
Thank you very much Beth, I'm lucky to have a fairly calm nature 😀
What a wonderful piece, I hope you achieve a price that reflects all that sanding time!
Haha thanks and it sold not longer after it was released. 😀
Mike what a beauty nicely done as always
Kind regards
from Will.👍
Many thanks Will, a pain to sand but nice result at the end 😁
You almost had me sweating when you mentioned buying the most expensive burl on ebay, until you mentioned the price and I could relax 😆 Well, I relaxed until The Incident!
That is a stunning piece of wood 😍
Haha that had my heart pumping a bit I must admit 😂
Beautiful work Mike and I feel your pain on sanding sappy wood. Here in the southeastern US (Georgia) we have southern yellow pine and I had a burl that was gifted to me from a tree. Biggest mess when it came to sanding that I have ever experienced....
Oh wow, did you find anything that worked? Thanks
Mike,the best thing that worked for me was multiple coats of shellac based sanding sealer, I think I used like 3 coats, that was the best I could do. It's sanded fairly well after that, but still gummed up the sandpaper a bit.
@@ronaldfowler8394 Thanks Ronald, I did try shellac and it did seem to help a bit
Oh the burls I could have sold in my lifetime. I didn't know people buy them.
Haha yep they do 😃
Ya never know whatcha gonna get till ya turn a burl.
You got that spot on, beautiful in every way but...... 😀
Stunning. That’s the only word I can find that does it any justice. Brilliant as usual brother!
Thanks Shawn, just hope I can find a better way of sanding it otherwise this will be my first and last Thuya burl lol
@@MikeHolton I’ve been playing around with wet sanding recently. Seems to work well on pitty and combination woods that have extremely hard wood and some softer wood ( just like burls). I too will admit that sanding is my least favorite part of turning. You seemed to do more than fine in my opinion. Just a side note. I’m not the only one of your fans that appreciate how much of your time, money, effort, and talent you put into this channel. I think your next project should be a trophy from all of us, to you my friend.
❤ Wow, that grain is something else! Mike another beautiful piece of art. I think your design fits this wood perfectly. Simple but extremely elegant and classy looking. Thank goodness there was only minimal damage when the burl flew! My heart stopped! I actually yelled out… “Nooooooo!” My hubby ran into the room to see what was up. 😂😂
@@shelleysnailparlour2392 as a wood turner myself, we get accustomed to sending “UFO’s” flying around our workshops, that it doesn’t even phase me any more. As long as I can get out of the way before it happens. Lol. I will admit, I took took a deep a couple of deep breaths. One for Mikes safety, and the other for that extremely expensive piece of wood he was turning.
@@shelleysnailparlour2392 Aw bless thanks so much for getting into the video that much! It made quite a bang when it came off!
Magnificent, Bravo!
Thanks so much Harold 😀
How absolutely gorgeous! The figure in that wood is so intensely packed, just incredible! I'm with others both at the heart skipping when it flew off and in appreciation of you including your thoughts on design, composition, and difficulties in each wood, even as those thoughts may change.
Do you check moisture content on your blanks before you start turning? Was this burl sold as dry? I ask because it looked like the shavings had differences in color that I would normally interpret as dry or moist, though cameras and video display colors can be very misleading as we know.
Hi Susan, I bought it as seasoned and it certainly seemed to be. Never turned this before so not really sure what to expect 😊
Another fantastic piece. Amazing grain and the grooves on the rim look really nice 🙂
Thank you so much 😀
Gorgeous! I think that its beauty is worth the extra effort. Of course, I was just watching and not doing the work!
Haha thanks 🤣
What a shock to the system that was
It can always happen so you need to keep yourself safe at all times, I was well out the way and wearing a face mask so was in no danger. Sill made me jump though 😅
Maybe use a sanding screen in place of sandpaper? 🌿
Sanding screen? sorry not sure what you mean. I have found a better way which uses oil and wet n dry sandpaper
Hey Mike, I'm really enjoying your work. Thankyou so much. With regard to the sanding problem, Wet sanding is the way to go, perhaps with oil as your lubricant, that should work a treat. Keep up the good work! =)
Thanks so much Fiona, if you check out my most recent video I turn a piece of Lignum Vitae which has the same problem and on that I use oil to sand with, worked amazingly well. All the best and thanks again, Mike
Hey Mike, I was the first like on this project! The grain on this burl is Heavenly!
Thanks Larry, you are right, the grain is just about the most amazing I have ever seen!
Mike, this is a magnificent "bowl", not traditional, I guess, but really magnificent. I'm off to checkout turning bowls!
Thanks Gerard, try not to do traditional whenever possible, all the best, Mike 😀
Ok...for some reason my original comment received a strike...weird! I was just writing that the bowl turned out beautiful Mike! I may have cussed for you when the piece came off of the lathe! "Oops" was a much better choice of words. Keep up the great work Sir!
Haha thanks Jim, I have no idea why RUclips does that to some comments!
I love the way you amend your design as you go. You let the wood speak to you. Bravo!
Thanks, the wood has a better plan than I usually do so best to listen 😀
I'm no expert, but I did think the tenon was rather small. Turned out nice, though 😄
I thought I was ready to turn a burl, I think I'll leave it for now, Beuteful, stuning,
Thanks John, please turn one they are great fun, just avoid thuya for a while as it is a pig to sand 😃
Oh my word that piece of wood is absolutely gorgeous but seemed quite difficult to turn. Still I think the end product was worth it. Gorgeous work
Thanks so much Julie, it was the sanding that was virtually impossible! 😀
0:10 Tell me that I'm not hearing what I think im hearing?! Tell me that isn't u ripping off a right nasty one! Lmao😂
Haha no 😂
I'm surprised my neighbors did not hear me gasp when it went flying!!! My sleeping dogs jumped up at my gasp! I love the double grooves on the sides and mirrored on the top. That burl could not be any more beautiful and your work brought that beauty front and center!
Thanks so much Catherine and please apologise to your dogs on my behalf 😀, all the best, Mike
It's a fantastic piece and gives me an ancient Roman vibe. Made me cringe when it jumped off the latte, but finished superbly.
Thanks so much Vince, it gave me a bit of a jump as well, something that heavy made quite a bang! 😀
Every much enjoyed the videos and as a beginner turner , I have a few questions. Do you like high speed steel tools or carbide replacement tips the best. Thanks for sharing the skill and the art.
Thanks and to be honest there is a place for both, I love that carbide tools are easy to use and cheaper than HSS, they are also easier to sharpen and the equipment needed to sharpen is so much cheaper than HSS. But I also loke the finish and fine control you can get with HSS. I started off with carbide as it was all I could afford but then moved onto HSS buying tools second hand bit by bit.
I’m amazed at Mikes hidden talent of sharpening his tools up. That really is an amazing skill in itself. Another remarkable bowl with a grain to get lost in. Excellent.
Thanks so much George 😀
150£ ? Most expansive?
Great job ;)
Haha did I say expansive? lol 😀