Howdy, Mr. Anderson! I grew up around wood turning as my grandfather worked a production shop lathe and general carpentry until the early 90’s. I used to visit his shop, play with the mountains of sawdust, and at the end of the day I’d pick a small piece of wood and he would turn me my favorite toy… a spin top. He thought me the basics when I was a teen, but like every good teen, I never followed through with it. I admired his work, but I never thought it was for me. I did become quite the woodworker as a hobby while in my military career thanks to his wise lessons in my youth. Last time I touched a lathe was 30 years ago, with him, right before my HS graduation. I lost my grandfather to cancer over 15 years ago, perhaps why your recent videos made me feel a need to tell you this story, but I never took up turning. That was HIS thing, and I almost had a fear or aversion to it. A few months back one of your videos popped up on my feed and it awakened my love for turning and a strange sense of closeness with his memory. After 30 years, I bought a lathe, started turning, and each day, as the wood flies, the all familiar scent of sawdust filling the air… I feel closer to my grandfather in a way I cannot explain. Maybe it was seeing your beautiful work, or maybe your calm demeanor, but I felt the desire to start this again. I will admit, I cried, just a little, after my first day on the lathe and making my son his first spin top. This joy is priceless so I wanted to thank you, sir. Best wishes
Too many people spend way too much time worrying about things being like they expect instead of appreciating things as they truly are. Your work is always an inspiration to me.
Back in 1980 the man who built our house did not add dead bolts to the front and back door. Things were much safer back then. So, I bought a hole saw drill set and installed the deadbolts three years ago when we bought our present home. Today I was going to drill out a pair of oval holes for the split rail fence. I tore the house apart looked high and low and could not find that dang hole saw. I sent the wife to Ace Hardware, and she picked up a new hole saw set for me and a mountain of potting soil for her flowers. You and I both know that the old hole saw will turn up the minute I am finished with the new one. Watching you at work/play calms me down. Thanks Phil
Thank you for your purest views of not using acrylics in your work . So many other turners use acrylics , or CA glue to makeup for the nature of the wood . Your way of treating the medium in this case wood , and leaving the wood natural with out adding anything to take away from it’s natural Beauty .
Love all your piece from start to finish! Well, maybe not from the start... but you sure do finish well! Every piece is beautiful, because it still shows it's naturalness...( Is that a word?)well, You know what I mean! Heather 🇨🇦
This is absolutely beautiful and one of my favorites that you have made. I just love the natural beauty of this piece so much! You are truly gifted Phil ❤
As I was watching I wasn’t thrilled. Then came the big reveal. It’s a beauty. I love the inside with the can-can lady and her marvelous shades of red hair. What a fun surprise!
The things you turn are exceptional. But not when you start with them. Great work Phil. Thank you for the privilege of being able to watch you create all these pieces.
Thank you for letting me be here to feel the shavings on my arms and smell the flavor of the wood. The sanding sealer changes everything. Good to hear your voice.
Howdy Phil, It's Glenn from Ohio. I too have never seen Hazelnut trees that big.... just bushes. The bowl turned out to be beautiful, even though the punky part on the bottom looked like a train wreck before sanding and finish. I had a similar problem with a piece of Crab Apple, but with a lot of patience and sanding it also worked out. You have shown over and over that one only gets out what one puts into his/her work, that's a lesson never to forget. Another outstanding video and piece of work!! Thank you for sharing. Glenn
Nicely turned! I hadn't realized it was that punky, doggone it. Our area of the Willamette valley in western Oregon is well known for hazelnuts (AKA: filberts). There are a lot of orchards, older ones as well as new ones. The damage from the ice storm we had a couple years ago devastated a lot of trees and this was the butt of a broken branch that I saved from a burn pile. It is beautiful wood and I am hoping to find more. Well done!
Thank you for sharing more history of this piece, very interesting. And especially for sending it to Phil so he could make it beautiful for us to see and appreciate! 👍
I probably would have quit on it if I hadn't been watching your videos. Now I know that the different textures can be very interesting! Thank you teaching me that concept!!
When you said it was looking rough, I was relieved, because I was thinking it looked rough. But that’s fine, since I still know nothing about wood turning (..except, after all this time, I can recite all the safety instructions, speed and the magic formula for turning away the tenon!) But you were right about the sanding sealer, O Wise One - the curly-wavy look of the punky stuff and the contrast with the nutshell colour started to show with the first lick of cloth in there. It’s beautiful, beautiful punky grain shapes on the bottom. Lovely how the uptilt meets the sides, too.
No question about it Phil. You knew there was something in there that was just hidden and you sure brought it out. Looks fantastic for sure. Sanding the tear out so smooth made it not only feel good but made it look pretty nice itself. Dave sent me a piece from what I figure was the same tree sometime ago and I let it sit on the shelf till March of this year. It was well worth turning. You did another fantastic job of preserving all nature this piece had. Take care, Gary
Thanks, Gary! I'll have to go back and find your Hazel Nut piece and watch it again, now that I have some experience under my belt. It's definitely fun exposing the art of Mother Nature in these pieces! Have a great weekend, my friend! 😄
Phil, I think it looks very good and the punky wood sets off the hard wood. I am still amazed after watching you for a while that you take a piece of firewood and turn it into a beautiful work of art. God Bless You Phil.
Hello Phil. A message from Denmark. I began woodturning for about 3 years ago. I have followed your videos since the beginning and with much pleasure and inspiration. Thank you. With kindness from Joergen.
Well, at the halfway point I was seeing some potential in the contrast between the punkiness and hard wood. I was confident that you would find the beauty. And wow, did you ever! At a certain angle I was seeing a dog with a big black nose and black around the front of his mouth. Somewhere above those were a couple of small ears but I couldn't make out any eyes. It's something that a person would need to sit and study for a while to find the beast! 😁 Thank you Phil and Dave for this wonderful piece!
The difference between the punky wood and the 'normal' wood is what I love. I like this piece very much. Didn't know hazel is so beautiful. We have a dying cherry tree in our backyard and it's so beautiful to see the natural proces the wood goes through. I just love how you manage to preserve that natural look in so many pieces you made/make. And very glad to see you are doing ok...at least I assume you are doing ok. 😉 Keep 'em coming Phil! 👍👍
Ruud .... take that tree down ... put it someplace to dry .... preserve the beauty ....learn to turn ...get the root .... turn a bowl ....root will take along time to dry... go for it
@@Ilikeit616 The tree will be cut down. As far as turning goes, I would love to but I have too many health issues. Watching people like Phil doing their thing is the best it's going to get, and that's ok. 😉👍
I loved the way it looked mid-turn, almost as much as I loved the look of the final piece! Another beautiful piece, Phil. And some wonderful and thoughtful explanations in the video itself. Top quality, as usual. Thank you for sharing!
Another beautiful bowl pulled out of your hat, Phil. Love the bottom as much as the top, if not more, you always get it right! The punky and the smooth create the perfect contrast in texture as well as colour, which is beautiful. Take care and thank you.💛🫂😊
Looks great. Lots of character. The knot kinda looks like a snapping turtle mouth. The bark also looks like turtle skin. You have a calming presence, and you inspire me to keep working with my lathe. It's not much about like spair parts, but still a fun time. Thankyou for sharing so all of us can enjoy your talent and creativity.
It never ceases to amaze me how you can make such beautiful pieces out of what some would consider “trash wood”. That amount of punkiness would deter a lot of turners.
Ok, I'm at the point where you first asked for opinions. I think it looks ok... maybe iffy. The coloring/ grain looks very nice. I may try to stabilize it somehow, like you said with CA, or something. Maybe a thinish coat of resin to solidify it. Then again, I haven't started turning yet, so I have no experience. Now...to find out what you actually did...
Mr Anderson. You are the pill that puts me in the wood turning Matrix. After 2 years of spinning my lathe I still feel like a newbie. From the beginning I've wanted to make natural pieces like you do. Letting the wood speak to you and listening. The punky wood is just a characteristic that gets to stay. The chainsaw marks are excellent. I've made some to me wonderful pieces thanks to you and a few others. Shellac is my go-to finish. It's kind of a natural product. Oddly it's a bug poop. Right? I think some of our candy like M&Ms has it on it. Another wonderful piece Phil and I always learn from you. Man I've had a few pieces blow up on the lathe. And some wicked scary gouge marks. Every time I learn something new. Thank you Phil!
Yes, shellac is used to coat candy including M&M's, Bill. Yeah, it's partly bug poop. Yummm! Early on I had so many huge catches and fly-away pieces I almost gave up. It gets better with practice, have fun! 😄
Gorgeous bowl, Phil. I really like that a lot. I don't think I have ever seen a Hazelnut tree or bush but I sure like the nuts! I can't believe you didn't see the little creature in the area you were pointing out. I saw it. I don't know what it was because it looks like it got hit by a truck but I bet it was cute before that happened. 😀😀 Another great video, buddy! Keep them coming! .....Gord
Oh my word, had a good belly laugh at the poor creature being cute before getting hit by a truck! I was wondering what you had seen till you let that one fly out of left field, too funny! 😂😂😂
Mr. Phil, I discovered your channel a while ago and it's just wonderful. you are great, you have become my teacher, I send you an affectionate greeting !!!!!!
As always you give great advice and keep others in mind when it comes to safety. I for one made the mistake of using that particular cut and learned the hard way. Happy turning my friend ☺️
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop I'm just lucky to have found a passion for making something from, well pretty much nothing. This hobby has changed me in ways that I would say changed my life. For that I give you and a lot of other wood turners that I watch, Gary included a great big ❤️🥰. Because of you guys, and along with our friends all around the world. I get a great feeling of accomplishment when I finish a project. Keep inspiring the masses and be well my friend and take care. And Oh yeah happy turning ☺️
Hi Phil. I love the easy way you scrape over the punky bits. We have an unnecessary desire to make our finished pieces look like perfection. It’s wood and is not perfect. Love the finished bowl. Cheers Richard
Hello Phil, that's another fine bowl you have made. As someone who is naive in the ways of woodturning, I really appreciate it when you explain how and why you make working decisions. If I'm not careful, I might learn something. 🙂 When you paused about half-way and asked what we thought of the project so far, I thought: "It looks a bit of a mess just now, but fools and bairns should not see a thing half-finished. If we just wait and watch, Phil will make something amazing out of it. My mom says to tell you that she loves seeing the different woods with which you work and she loves your videos. Take care and be well.
I agree with you and someone else in the comments, it’s the contrast between the rough and smooth, the bark and the shaped, the natural and the polished that I like. Like life, it’s the combinations that work.
1.I actually like the contrast of the punky part compared to the hard wood. 2.The finished bowl is absolutely beautiful. I like how you use the nature in the piece and accent it with your turning.
Beautifully finished, Phil. I gotta say, when you asked what we would have done with it at about 15:00 in, I probably would have chucked it in the fire at that point. But I'm glad *you* didn't! You made something beautiful out of it. I probably would have made a pile of chips out of it. lol I got a good giggle out of the TMNT reference, as well. I can kinda see a comic turtle head looking out of the bowl at that nub.
The fellow who helps out with our garden is also a part-time tree surgeon and often presents me with a woodturning challenge -beautiful wild cherry crotch, root balls, logs of boxwood and holly and other odd bits. I loaned him my pickup last week to help him out with a house move; when he returned it, the butt was laden with HUGE LOGS OF HAZEL - couldn't lift some of the three-foot lengths! Seeing this video has got me all fired up to have a go with it. Thanks for the inspiration as always
I have no idea what the perfect wood blank looks like - I’ve never seen one. But this I do know: in the hands of a diligent artisan and skilled craftsman, the finished piece can be pretty darn close to ideal in form and function. The knot? We have a Labrador/pit bull mix that I see briefly in the knot when it’s at eye level and turned about thirty degrees to the left. Another masterpiece, Phil.
We have a few different species of Hazelnut in UK but I have never seen any that size, you asked what would people think after you had partly turned, how it would look at the end. I have watched all your videos and often thought pieces were not going to turn out any good, of course the end results were always nice so I just knew this would be fine, good job Phil. 😁
We have a lot of Hazel stands up here in the Western Highlands of Scotland. I have never seen any thicker than the width of a hand. Most are multi basal stemmed shrubs, even the mature ones.
Well Phil another impressive piece. There was some hidden magic in it. I’m surprised how well the puniness sanded . And the base is just lovely. The top of the bowl is a real treasure though. Good advice to nobles about the dangerous cut as I also have had catches when I’m not paying attention. Your videos always bring me pleasure. It’s like listening to a favourite uncle or grandad. Thanks Phil from downunder. At our mens shed there are quite a few of us who love your videos and the way you do things. We all tell the new turners to go and watch Phil. Thanks again
love it Icould not wait to see it finished but resisted fast forward. Because I love watching you work a lump of wood into art. the journey is a massive part of the enjoyment of any of your work. thank you Phil once again a wonderful video. sue
Thanks for making me "Totally Cool". I don't think I have ever been cool before. Another nice bowl Phil. I really like it. I have a very punky bit of elm I might tackle this weekend after watching your great results.
I like the way it is. When I started painting again one of the things it taught me was to let go of perfection. I learned that beauty comes from just accepting what it is. Thanks for sharing your work. I love watching. Maybe one day I can try my hand at this.
Thank you so much for working with a piece of wood so punky. It is such an encouragement to keep working on my wood and not give up. Speaking your thoughts are just what I need. Thanks again, Phil.
Howdy, Mr. Anderson! I grew up around wood turning as my grandfather worked a production shop lathe and general carpentry until the early 90’s. I used to visit his shop, play with the mountains of sawdust, and at the end of the day I’d pick a small piece of wood and he would turn me my favorite toy… a spin top. He thought me the basics when I was a teen, but like every good teen, I never followed through with it. I admired his work, but I never thought it was for me. I did become quite the woodworker as a hobby while in my military career thanks to his wise lessons in my youth. Last time I touched a lathe was 30 years ago, with him, right before my HS graduation. I lost my grandfather to cancer over 15 years ago, perhaps why your recent videos made me feel a need to tell you this story, but I never took up turning. That was HIS thing, and I almost had a fear or aversion to it. A few months back one of your videos popped up on my feed and it awakened my love for turning and a strange sense of closeness with his memory. After 30 years, I bought a lathe, started turning, and each day, as the wood flies, the all familiar scent of sawdust filling the air… I feel closer to my grandfather in a way I cannot explain. Maybe it was seeing your beautiful work, or maybe your calm demeanor, but I felt the desire to start this again. I will admit, I cried, just a little, after my first day on the lathe and making my son his first spin top. This joy is priceless so I wanted to thank you, sir. Best wishes
Wonderful, warm memories, Manuel, thanks for sharing! 😄
Still awesome Phil, the thing I like about You is you're Real and not an actor, Great work as always
Haha, definitely not an actor, Rick! 😊
“5/8 inch bowl gouge, mask and face shield on” you have no idea how comforting to hear those words!
Comforts me to know you are here to hear them, Jay, thanks! 😄
I love that you were able to keep all that bark. Fantastic! I live in a cabin in the woods surrounded by trees. This is my kind of decor.
Me too, Christine! Well, a house in the woods surrounded by trees and this is my kind of decor, too! 😄
I don't ever comment on your show I like your work and I think you do great work and I always watch a show to the end
Awesome, thank you for taking your time to watch and comment, Dale, much appreciated! 😃
Phil, it is beautiful and leaving the knot on the edge is great. Love the live edge and the shape of the bowl.
I'm glad, thank you, Jean! 😄
Too many people spend way too much time worrying about things being like they expect instead of appreciating things as they truly are. Your work is always an inspiration to me.
Thank you, Lewis! 😄
This is an outstanding philosophy of life, not just art.
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Back in 1980 the man who built our house did not add dead bolts to the front and back door. Things were much safer back then. So, I bought a hole saw drill set and installed the deadbolts three years ago when we bought our present home. Today I was going to drill out a pair of oval holes for the split rail fence. I tore the house apart looked high and low and could not find that dang hole saw. I sent the wife to Ace Hardware, and she picked up a new hole saw set for me and a mountain of potting soil for her flowers. You and I both know that the old hole saw will turn up the minute I am finished with the new one. Watching you at work/play calms me down. Thanks Phil
Haha, so true, Freddie! 😄
Well, you turn stuff I never see anyone else on youtube turning and your stuff always ends up looking great if one appreciates the beauty of nature,
Thanks, Robert! 😄
Thanks Phil for another weekly visual delight!
Thank you, Ron! 😄
Thank you for your purest views of not using acrylics in your work . So many other turners use acrylics , or CA glue to makeup for the nature of the wood . Your way of treating the medium in this case wood , and leaving the wood natural with out adding anything to take away from it’s natural Beauty .
You are so welcome, Randy, thanks for noticing! 😄
Another blue-ribbon bowl turning. Beautiful. ❤ 🪵
Thank you! 😊
That's cool. I like the way you take something that most would throw away and give it purpose.
That's the fun of it, Jimmy, thanks! 😄
Phil, I watch a few wood turning channels, but yours , by far, is the best. 😊. The piece you are turning has a lot of character.
Haha, yes, character, that's what we'll call it, Stephanie! 😄
Love all your piece from start to finish! Well, maybe not from the start... but you sure do finish well!
Every piece is beautiful, because it still shows it's naturalness...( Is that a word?)well, You know what I mean!
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Haha, I DO know what you mean, Heather. Thanks! 😄
This is absolutely beautiful and one of my favorites that you have made. I just love the natural beauty of this piece so much! You are truly gifted Phil ❤
Thanks so much, I appreciate it, Colleen! 😀
Over & over you turn amazing bowls!!! Love it!!! Have a great day my friend. The 😊♥️
Thanks, Mary! 😄
As I was watching I wasn’t thrilled. Then came the big reveal. It’s a beauty. I love the inside with the can-can lady and her marvelous shades of red hair. What a fun surprise!
Hehe, thank you, Nancy! 😄
The things you turn are exceptional. But not when you start with them. Great work Phil. Thank you for the privilege of being able to watch you create all these pieces.
Thanks for taking your time to watch and comment, Paul! 😄
Thank you for letting me be here to feel the shavings on my arms and smell the flavor of the wood. The sanding sealer changes everything. Good to hear your voice.
Welcome anytime, Al, thanks for being here! 😄
And now I've seen the whole thing. And of course, you were right. It looks awesome! Great job!
Wow, thanks! 😄
Looks fantastic can't beat the natural look
Thanks, Bert! Yes, natural wins every time! 😀
Howdy Phil, It's Glenn from Ohio. I too have never seen Hazelnut trees that big.... just bushes. The bowl turned out to be beautiful, even though the punky part on the bottom looked like a train wreck before sanding and finish. I had a similar problem with a piece of Crab Apple, but with a lot of patience and sanding it also worked out. You have shown over and over that one only gets out what one puts into his/her work, that's a lesson never to forget. Another outstanding video and piece of work!! Thank you for sharing.
Glenn
Wow, thank you, Glenn, I appreciate your comment! 😄
Ok you asked for my honest opinion & honesty, I love it! Great work 👏
Cool for me! Thanks, Duchess! 😄
Nicely turned! I hadn't realized it was that punky, doggone it. Our area of the Willamette valley in western Oregon is well known for hazelnuts (AKA: filberts). There are a lot of orchards, older ones as well as new ones. The damage from the ice storm we had a couple years ago devastated a lot of trees and this was the butt of a broken branch that I saved from a burn pile. It is beautiful wood and I am hoping to find more. Well done!
Thank you for sharing more history of this piece, very interesting. And especially for sending it to Phil so he could make it beautiful for us to see and appreciate! 👍
@@robinrummel1359 Wood finds me, and usually comes with a backstory. I do like to share when I can.
Good job saving it, Dave! It was a pain to deal with but I do like the outcome, very much! 😄
I probably would have quit on it if I hadn't been watching your videos. Now I know that the different textures can be very interesting! Thank you teaching me that concept!!
It actually makes life easier, Paul. Jut go with the flow and work with what you've got! 😄
When you said it was looking rough, I was relieved, because I was thinking it looked rough. But that’s fine, since I still know nothing about wood turning (..except, after all this time, I can recite all the safety instructions, speed and the magic formula for turning away the tenon!) But you were right about the sanding sealer, O Wise One - the curly-wavy look of the punky stuff and the contrast with the nutshell colour started to show with the first lick of cloth in there. It’s beautiful, beautiful punky grain shapes on the bottom. Lovely how the uptilt meets the sides, too.
I'm so glad you like it, thank you for letting me know! 😄
it has so much character, I bet it feels amazing... I love the way the bottom looks...
It does feel good, Celia, thanks! 😄
No question about it Phil. You knew there was something in there that was just hidden and you sure brought it out. Looks fantastic for sure.
Sanding the tear out so smooth made it not only feel good but made it look pretty nice itself.
Dave sent me a piece from what I figure was the same tree sometime ago and I let it sit on the shelf till March of this year. It was well worth turning.
You did another fantastic job of preserving all nature this piece had.
Take care,
Gary
Thanks, Gary! I'll have to go back and find your Hazel Nut piece and watch it again, now that I have some experience under my belt. It's definitely fun exposing the art of Mother Nature in these pieces! Have a great weekend, my friend! 😄
You did exactly what that piece of would asked for...absolutely perfect. So it's punky, just adds character.
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Phil, I think it looks very good and the punky wood sets off the hard wood. I am still amazed after watching you for a while that you take a piece of firewood and turn it into a beautiful work of art. God Bless You Phil.
Thanks a lot, Bob! 😄
Yep, I thought strewth that bottom's rough, then you worked the magic and turned a beautiful live edge bowl. Boss level skillz. Thank you Phil.
Thanks for watching, Marc! 😄
Another great piece. I love it. The shape is just wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
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Hello Phil. A message from Denmark. I began woodturning for about 3 years ago. I have followed your videos since the beginning and with much pleasure and inspiration. Thank you.
With kindness from Joergen.
Excellent, thank you, Joergen! 😄
Well, at the halfway point I was seeing some potential in the contrast between the punkiness and hard wood. I was confident that you would find the beauty. And wow, did you ever! At a certain angle I was seeing a dog with a big black nose and black around the front of his mouth. Somewhere above those were a couple of small ears but I couldn't make out any eyes. It's something that a person would need to sit and study for a while to find the beast! 😁 Thank you Phil and Dave for this wonderful piece!
I'm glad you could find the dog, even if he is a little incomplete. It's fun finding critters in the wood, thanks for playing along, Gwynn! 😄
I wouldn’t know how to handle punky areas like you do. *Another* beaut by our Phil!! 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👌👌👌👌
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You worked your magic once again. It turned out beautifully. 👍👍👍
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It's not rough , that's its character. Another nice bowl.
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I didn't like the punky wood on the bottom till you put the sanding sealer on it. That really made it! Great piece as usual, thanks Phil.
I'm right there with you, Doug! 😄
Very nice. I love the variety of shapes,sizes and abnormalities of the pieces you are willing to take on. Well done. 👍👍👍
Thank you so much 😀
The difference between the punky wood and the 'normal' wood is what I love. I like this piece very much. Didn't know hazel is so beautiful.
We have a dying cherry tree in our backyard and it's so beautiful to see the natural proces the wood goes through. I just love how you manage to preserve that natural look in so many pieces you made/make.
And very glad to see you are doing ok...at least I assume you are doing ok. 😉
Keep 'em coming Phil!
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Thanks, Ruud! Yup, doing better! 😄
Ruud .... take that tree down ... put it someplace to dry .... preserve the beauty ....learn to turn ...get the root .... turn a bowl ....root will take along time to dry... go for it
@@Ilikeit616 The tree will be cut down. As far as turning goes, I would love to but I have too many health issues. Watching people like Phil doing their thing is the best it's going to get, and that's ok.
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I enjoy the pre turning discussion at the beginning. I too, ponder at the start of a project, it's good to hear other's thoughts.
Cool, thanks, Tim! 😄
I admire your commitment to keep the pieces as natural as possible. I might not have the confidence to deal with the punkiness like you do.
You can do it! 😄
The punky part just adds character .
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When you started, I had little hope it would come out as nice as it did. Well done, Phil.
Thanks, Ron! 😄
Thank you for sharing your work here. I know I'm not the only one gleaning heaps of knowledge from your videos!
Great to hear, Nathan, thanks! 😄
I loved the way it looked mid-turn, almost as much as I loved the look of the final piece! Another beautiful piece, Phil. And some wonderful and thoughtful explanations in the video itself. Top quality, as usual. Thank you for sharing!
Awesome! Thank you, Lori! 😄
Another beautiful bowl pulled out of your hat, Phil. Love the bottom as much as the top, if not more, you always get it right! The punky and the smooth create the perfect contrast in texture as well as colour, which is beautiful. Take care and thank you.💛🫂😊
Thanks for watching and commenting, Sian, I always appreciate the support! 😄
Gidday Phil, this is proof that it can be worthwhile giving most pieces of wood a try. Turned out great. Cheers Denis
There you go! Thanks Denis! 😄
I really enjoy the way you go about deciding what can be done to get to the end turning this turn out to be a beautiful peace I love the color
Thanks, Gene! 😄
Looks great. Lots of character. The knot kinda looks like a snapping turtle mouth. The bark also looks like turtle skin. You have a calming presence, and you inspire me to keep working with my lathe. It's not much about like spair parts, but still a fun time. Thankyou for sharing so all of us can enjoy your talent and creativity.
Just keeping busy is enough, Jacob and it sounds like you are so good job on you! 😄
I had faith in you to turn a masterpiece, excellent turning Mr. Phil.
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I love this bowl. It’s beautiful. You’re very talented and I:like the way you leave a lot of nature in your stuff.
I'm glad you like it, Colette, thank you! 😄
It never ceases to amaze me how you can make such beautiful pieces out of what some would consider “trash wood”. That amount of punkiness would deter a lot of turners.
Waste not, want not, Ron! 😄
Ok, I'm at the point where you first asked for opinions. I think it looks ok... maybe iffy. The coloring/ grain looks very nice. I may try to stabilize it somehow, like you said with CA, or something. Maybe a thinish coat of resin to solidify it. Then again, I haven't started turning yet, so I have no experience. Now...to find out what you actually did...
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Mr Anderson. You are the pill that puts me in the wood turning Matrix. After 2 years of spinning my lathe I still feel like a newbie. From the beginning I've wanted to make natural pieces like you do. Letting the wood speak to you and listening. The punky wood is just a characteristic that gets to stay. The chainsaw marks are excellent. I've made some to me wonderful pieces thanks to you and a few others. Shellac is my go-to finish. It's kind of a natural product. Oddly it's a bug poop. Right? I think some of our candy like M&Ms has it on it. Another wonderful piece Phil and I always learn from you.
Man I've had a few pieces blow up on the lathe. And some wicked scary gouge marks. Every time I learn something new. Thank you Phil!
Yes, shellac is used to coat candy including M&M's, Bill. Yeah, it's partly bug poop. Yummm!
Early on I had so many huge catches and fly-away pieces I almost gave up. It gets better with practice, have fun! 😄
Beautifully done. Colors looks awesome. 👍
Thanks, Robert! 😄
I am stubborn like you I keep going. The different colors, the different textures, I like it so far.
There you go, Lynda, stick with it, it will turn into something! 😊
Gorgeous bowl, Phil. I really like that a lot. I don't think I have ever seen a Hazelnut tree or bush but I sure like the nuts! I can't believe you didn't see the little creature in the area you were pointing out. I saw it. I don't know what it was because it looks like it got hit by a truck but I bet it was cute before that happened. 😀😀 Another great video, buddy! Keep them coming!
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Oh my word, had a good belly laugh at the poor creature being cute before getting hit by a truck! I was wondering what you had seen till you let that one fly out of left field, too funny! 😂😂😂
Hahaha, you got me laughing over here, Gord! Thanks, buddy, I needed that! 😄
You’re welcome, buddy. We can all use a laugh once in awhile! Have a great night, my friend. 😃😃
Mr. Phil, I discovered your channel a while ago and it's just wonderful. you are great, you have become my teacher, I send you an affectionate greeting !!!!!!
Thank you kindly, Daniel! 😄
As always you give great advice and keep others in mind when it comes to safety. I for one made the mistake of using that particular cut and learned the hard way. Happy turning my friend ☺️
Yup, some of us live and learn from it, Edward, the lucky ones! 😄
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop I'm just lucky to have found a passion for making something from, well pretty much nothing. This hobby has changed me in ways that I would say changed my life. For that I give you and a lot of other wood turners that I watch, Gary included a great big ❤️🥰. Because of you guys, and along with our friends all around the world. I get a great feeling of accomplishment when I finish a project. Keep inspiring the masses and be well my friend and take care. And Oh yeah happy turning ☺️
Hi Phil. I love the easy way you scrape over the punky bits. We have an unnecessary desire to make our finished pieces look like perfection. It’s wood and is not perfect. Love the finished bowl. Cheers Richard
Thank you, Richard! 😊
Hello Phil, that's another fine bowl you have made. As someone who is naive in the ways of woodturning, I really appreciate it when you explain how and why you make working decisions. If I'm not careful, I might learn something. 🙂
When you paused about half-way and asked what we thought of the project so far, I thought: "It looks a bit of a mess just now, but fools and bairns should not see a thing half-finished. If we just wait and watch, Phil will make something amazing out of it.
My mom says to tell you that she loves seeing the different woods with which you work and she loves your videos.
Take care and be well.
Thank you, Deirdre and mom! 😄
I agree with you and someone else in the comments, it’s the contrast between the rough and smooth, the bark and the shaped, the natural and the polished that I like. Like life, it’s the combinations that work.
Precisely, Ken. Thank you! 😄
1.I actually like the contrast of the punky part compared to the hard wood.
2.The finished bowl is absolutely beautiful. I like how you use the nature in the piece and accent it with your turning.
I'm glad you can appreciate that, Dianne, thank you! 😄
Another hidden treasure Phil. Nice work.
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Beautifully finished, Phil.
I gotta say, when you asked what we would have done with it at about 15:00 in, I probably would have chucked it in the fire at that point. But I'm glad *you* didn't! You made something beautiful out of it. I probably would have made a pile of chips out of it. lol
I got a good giggle out of the TMNT reference, as well. I can kinda see a comic turtle head looking out of the bowl at that nub.
I thought it was a frog on the first go round but couldn't see it after that one time. 🙃
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The fellow who helps out with our garden is also a part-time tree surgeon and often presents me with a woodturning challenge -beautiful wild cherry crotch, root balls, logs of boxwood and holly and other odd bits. I loaned him my pickup last week to help him out with a house move; when he returned it, the butt was laden with HUGE LOGS OF HAZEL - couldn't lift some of the three-foot lengths! Seeing this video has got me all fired up to have a go with it. Thanks for the inspiration as always
Better get to it, David! 😄
I have no idea what the perfect wood blank looks like - I’ve never seen one. But this I do know: in the hands of a diligent artisan and skilled craftsman, the finished piece can be pretty darn close to ideal in form and function. The knot? We have a Labrador/pit bull mix that I see briefly in the knot when it’s at eye level and turned about thirty degrees to the left. Another masterpiece, Phil.
Cool, thanks, David! 😄
Another piece with STUFF this week and I love it! Good eye Phil! Thats so natural in its beauty.
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We have a few different species of Hazelnut in UK but I have never seen any that size, you asked what would people think after you had partly turned, how it would look at the end. I have watched all your videos and often thought pieces were not going to turn out any good, of course the end results were always nice so I just knew this would be fine, good job Phil. 😁
We have a lot of Hazel stands up here in the Western Highlands of Scotland. I have never seen any thicker than the width of a hand. Most are multi basal stemmed shrubs, even the mature ones.
Haha, too kind, Lewis, thank you! 😄
I always appreciate the good advice. I'm going to keep it simple, sir.
Thanks, Archie! 😃
I see a turtle in it
See, teenage mutant ninja turtle! 😄
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop Donatello to be exact!
Great looking piece I knew you could make it beautiful and you did stay safe 👍👍👍👍
Thanks, Radar! 😄
It's a good lovely display bowl. Put fresh fruit in and enjoy it.
Great idea, Judith, thanks! 😄
I rewatched this video today. I like how you respect the wood hard and punky. It's a great bowl
Love it as ever. I saw a baby Rhino looking backwards 🙃
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Phil .. another lovely turning.. you always make it look so easy.... Thanks for sharing...
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still watching, but the contrast in the hard wood and the punkyness looks amazing, I really like the way it is turning out.
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I could see a stem and flower in that side view. Cool piece mate..
Thank you, Max! 😊
I think it has a lot of character. I like it.
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Yes, a bit punky but I absolutely love this piece! Amazing turn Phil!
Many thanks, Tina! 😄
You have a knack for finding the best the piece is going to give great work again Phil
Thanks, Gregg! 😄
I like to make my pieces a bit "rough" too, keeping what most other people wouldn't think would be aesthetic. I like your work. 👍
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I learn so much from you... thanks Phil!
Good to know, Donscott, thank you! 😊
Well Phil another impressive piece. There was some hidden magic in it.
I’m surprised how well the puniness sanded . And the base is just lovely. The top of the bowl is a real treasure though.
Good advice to nobles about the dangerous cut as I also have had catches when I’m not paying attention. Your videos always bring me pleasure. It’s like listening to a favourite uncle or grandad. Thanks Phil from downunder.
At our mens shed there are quite a few of us who love your videos and the way you do things. We all tell the new turners to go and watch Phil.
Thanks again
Thanks for telling me this, Greg! To think there is someone in this world talking about me warms my heart! 😄
Wow Phil, just wow. Thanks for another lesson I love it 😀
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love it Icould not wait to see it finished but resisted fast forward. Because I love watching you work a lump of wood into art.
the journey is a massive part of the enjoyment of any of your work. thank you Phil once again a wonderful video. sue
Thank you for your kind comment, Sue! 😄
As always Phil you created another Gorgeous piece. Nicely done.
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This is one very beautiful bowl. I love the contrast between the live edge and the turned wood.
Me too, thank you, Pauline! 😄
Well Done! You’re still my favorite. LARRY
Thanks, Larry! 😄
I love your dedication to the wild grain!
Cool, thanks, Wally! 😄
Turned into a beautiful piece
Thank you, Gerald, I'm glad you like it! 😀
Fantabulous!!!! I love the colors, the grain movement and different textures.
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Thanks for making me "Totally Cool". I don't think I have ever been cool before. Another nice bowl Phil. I really like it. I have a very punky bit of elm I might tackle this weekend after watching your great results.
Cool, have fun with it! 😄
I like the way it is. When I started painting again one of the things it taught me was to let go of perfection. I learned that beauty comes from just accepting what it is. Thanks for sharing your work. I love watching. Maybe one day I can try my hand at this.
That is awesome! 😊
Thank you so much for working with a piece of wood so punky. It is such an encouragement to keep working on my wood and not give up. Speaking your thoughts are just what I need. Thanks again, Phil.
Wonderful comment, Linda and I appreciate that, thank you! 😊
The punky wood is there to add contrast and texture. Without the contrast, the piece would be more ordinary and less extraordinary. It's beautiful!
Thanks, Sabrina! 😄
Absolutely beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Looking good 👍👌Phil
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Phil at the mid point I agree with you it looks good, the finished piece is wonderful , well done
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