Ginkgo Biloba Salt Cellar! - Wood Turning
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- I watch a lot of cooking videos, saw one of the guys I watch using one of these and had to have one. I think it will be very handy! Turned from Ginkgo Biloba! Some folks call them salt box or just salt dispenser. I really like the swivel lid for ease of use and protection of the salt. Could also be used to store jewelry or any small items.
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Hi Phil, Your salt cell box turned out great !!!!! And don't worry about being a tad forgetful. Yesterday I was working on chores around the house and I stopped to take a break. Well I forgot to start back up on doing the chores again. Mommy Dearest has already reminded me that today is a new day and a great one to finish the chores I was working on. I'm stalling by going for a second cup of coffee.
Hahaha, thanks, Freddie, for my morning chuckle! 😊
Somewhat Japanese in style. The wall looks right to me: 1/2 inch. The right kind of wood for the piece. Well done, Phil.
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I read a few of the comments and I think we all agree It looks pretty darn cool.
Good to know, Don, thank you! 😊
Another fine piece. You don't need frills when you have functionality. 🐿
Exactly, Barb. It's just meant to function and it does that, nicely! 😊
I love your salt box. It's simple but that's what makes it beautiful. I wish you sold your work so I could order several... oh well life moves on. ♥️😊
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Elegant salt box. Great job. 👍🏻🇺🇸
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I like the little pot. I’m glad it did not turn out darker. Great job!
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Well! I don't know! An even - sided piece from Phil Anderson. What ever next! LOL
Well done Phil, it looks great.
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I know, Bryan, it's like someone took over my body! LOL!
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop Too many "The Twilight Zone"s Phil? LOL
Phil. Great little gift item - finally a useful thing to give to friends & family. Thanks for sharing. Dennis
Useful to me, for sure, Dennis! It's working out great! 😊
Nice job Phil. I've got a big ginko tree. I haven't cut but a cuple of small limbs off of it. The wingspan of the horizontal limbs from tip to tip are 80 feet or more. It's one of my favorite shade trees. It was 18 yrs old before it started bearing fruit. The fruit has a nut inside a little smaller than an almond The fruit is a little larger than a bing cherry. It's been droping green fruit since the first of July. But in the fall that fruit will turn an orange color and start to smell - like dog poop. And when they are ripe and fall, they splat all over the place. And the tree is just loaded with fruit, probably 15-20 bushels. And the tree is loaded with leaves, probbly a pickup load and a half. And they are wet and heavy. Around the time we get our first freeze all of the leaves will fall in one day. And some of those lower limbs just grow straight sideways. And as the tree gets older, it develops a ring like muscle around where the limb attaches to the tree. There is an entire process for removing the fruit from the nut, then freezing the nut for a couple of months to get it to crack, then remove the bean-like center which has a skin around it that has to be removed, then roast or cook or fry - multiple recepies for what to do with that bean which is an horderve in Japan. But that ginko nut center (bean) reacts in the human body like a blood thiner. So you have to be very careful digesting it and in combination with other meds. All of that from that beautiful little salt cup.
Sounds like a beautiful tree that is a real pain to deal with, Bill! I'm tired just reading about it and I don't have to deal with the mess or hassle! 😀
Nice piece Phil. Every cook should have one. I would say it is perfect.
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Good simple little salt cellar. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching 😊
It’s so funny to listen to you saying « of course we’ll do... » when you are actually walking us through your cue. Yes of course Phil I would do that as well!!
Haha... Well, I can feel you all around me and it's like we're just chatting, Sylvie! 😊
You have a sort of swoosh in the grain at the bottom of the bowl. Great for grabbing a dab of salt while cooking! What a lovely piece!
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Utilitarian pieces serve a purpose. Homes need 'em. I think the grain is quite pleasing to look at. Well done. 👍👍👍
Thank you, Vicki!
I want to make one that has 2 boxes and a lid. One for black pepper and one for salt. I think yours looks so simple and elegant like it knows it's perfect and doesn't need to impress anyone. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Sounds like a great idea, J'Lyssa! Yes, this one is quite plain but it's doing it's job well and I couldn't ask for more. 😊
Elegance in simplicity. Very nice peice.
Thank you, Jillian! 😊
Nice job! I enjoy watching your videos. Much better than watching tv.
Glad you like them, Cosmo, thank you!
I like the side-wall. Actually think I prefer it to a thinner one.
Great little piece. Going to make one for my daughter out of Monterey Pine.
Thank you for posting.
Sounds great, Richard, I'm sure she'll love it!
Never heard of Ginkgo Biloba. As a new turner not only am I learning how to turn but also learning of all the different species. I have to google Ginkgo Biloba now. Weather has been nice here also the past two days in Ontario Canada rain today though. Thanks Phil
You should find that the species is 270 million years old and is considered a living fossil, Sheldon. Pretty interesting wood. Good to hear the weather is improving for you, here, too!
Phil that's nice my wife would like that thank you for sharing. James
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Liked the round bottom, makes sense ALOHA
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I think that was a very cool project. I enjoy making stuff for my kitchen. I will put that on my to do list.
Go for it, Donald! 😊
Very. Cute I’d love one! Just too far away!! ❤️🇿🇦
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Sometimes practical is better than high art. depends on the use. I think it's really cool actually. I want one.
It works good, Keith! 😊
I like your honesty Phil. Thank you. Still enjoying the makes 😁👍
I appreciate that, thank you! 😊
Nice job Mr.Phil
Thanks for watching, Donald!
Not your usual project, but a great design, mine has square edges inside, and you are right, it is a pain 😁
Enjoyable video, thank you for sharing 😉
Thanks for the confirmation, Silverlady. I don't know what they were thinking with the square corner in the bottom. Thank you for watching! 😊
I like it. It has a nice minimalist charm.
Cool, thank you, Jay!
That'll do the trick, Phil. Nicely done.
Thank you, Billy! 😊
Anyone can buy one for $15. But you have a Phil Anderson original! Priceless!! Looks great.
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I think Jack Dempsey said it best another great job
Thank you, George!
Really cool! A nice family heirloom!
We agree! 😊
Funny you said they would make great gifts. I live in N. California, Napa and always go for a drive in the evenings with my labradoodle and often come across olive farmers trimming back the trees this time of year. I turn a bunch of olive wood salt cellars and rolling pins last year for Christmas gifts last year and I just picked up a bunch more olive wood and everyone is getting a matching cheese board this year. I may even carve some spoons out of the odds and ends. I make a lot of turnings from nut and fruit woods as well because I have free access to the stuff and its beautiful wood. The fruit and nut wood shavings also make great smoker wood too. I just love your work, very inspirational and relaxing.
Wow, sounds like you are fixed for life with all that great wood available to you. Enjoy and thank you for watching! 😊
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop Well its good at the moment. As soon as my wife retires we are headed back to Michigan where we both grew up. Wood turning and up-cycling are a hobby. I actually have a home business restoring tern of the century pressure lamps and fixtures, from back when big cities lit their streets and homes with gas. Coleman lamps, stoves, irons, heaters and the like.
I so enjoy your postings. Thank you
Glad you like them, Robert, thank you for watching! 😊
That is awesome Phil
Thanks, Sheila! 😊
Salt cellar. Pretty cool
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I think that grain looks cool turned out well enjoy it Phill
Thank you, Wade!
What a great idea Phil that will be good 👍 to use
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winging it is totally my stile, enjoy you videos a lot...
Glad you like them, Jack, thank you for watching! 😊
I like it. Simple and functional. Looks good too.
Glad you like it! Simple and functional is what I was after.
This is a useful little project, which would, indeed, make a good gift! Christmas is a-comin' !
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I think that the proportions were spot on. With it all together the sides are just right. I want to make something like this, but a whole stack of small containers that are all aligned with a brass rod. And then you can spin out the one you need.
Ohhh, cool idea, William! Love to see a picture of it when you're done! 😊
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That's a beautiful salt cellar, I have a red glass one but I would love to have one like that.
Thank you, Mary! 😊
Excellent project. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching, Ken! 😊
Congratulations you did it again!!
Yay! Thank you! 😊
I think that it's neat and beautiful! Probably my favorite piece so far!
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Nice project and finish Phil
Thank you, Ian!
That turned out very nice ;;;I Think I will try one 👍👍👍👍👍
Go for it, Jack! Kinda fun to make.
I like it a lot. I think the thickness makes it manly and solid☺It also goes with the thick brass rod.
I like your opinion, Lili, thank you! 😊
Great job phill👍
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Thank you Phil.
Thanks for watching, John!
Just PERFECT!
Thank you, Eunice! 😃
Beautiful piece. ♥️
Thank you, Maddie! 😊
Very nice Phil love it take care and God bless
Thank you, Mike!
That's nice and would make nice gifts!!! Probably could sell also as that's what I do with most of my stuff in my retirement LOL!!!
Happy turning to you!👍
Wish I had time to sell some of my stuff, Jon. 😊
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop sometimes I have a personal attachment to them ! And sad to see them go but I'm happy to see someone else enjoy them to!
Mother nature never intended on perfection if so we would never find the beauty in it. Happy turning Phil.
Thank you, Edward!
I've already watched this video once but I'm about to make a couple of kitchen canisters for my wife so I've just watched it again. Thanks Phil.
Hope it was helpful, John, enjoy your process!
Very nice. I hope it serves you well over the years ahead 🧂😊
I hope so too, Rosie! 😊
Simple but very nicely Nicely made👌🏽
Thank you! 😊 Cheers!
Hi Phil, I think it came out great. The off centered growth ring pattern is great decoration in and of itself, so forgetting to use the spiraling tool was your inner self guiding you to the right path. The bottom spiral is all it needed, except for the artist signature & date. Cheers, Tom
Thank you, Tom! 😊 I didn't sign it because it's just for me and I know who made it! LOL!
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop OK for now, but someday in the future when someone finds it in an antique shop they won’t know the artist who made the lovely piece nor when it was made. Just saying 😉 Cheers, Tom
@@tomcoker9882 I love the way you think, Tom. I think the same way.
Simple, elegant styling. Very functional. Thanks, Dave for supplying the ginkgo. Glad you got out and enjoyed our one nice day. Spring seems to be a bit late this year. Even the migratory birds are slow to come through.
Glad you enjoyed it, Valerie! I know what you mean about the birds and late spring. I haven't seen anywhere near the variety of most years. They'll be along, though, just gotta warm up and dry out a bit more. 😊
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop Watching Wayne the Woodturner’s video from yesterday. Your name mentioned in regards to the wood he was turning. They said it looked like a piece you would turn! And quite so, very gnarly (but no bark).🤪👍🏻
@@valeriehenschel1590 Cool, thanks for letting me know!
enjoyed, thank you from mild than usual NH.
Hooray for mild! 😊
It’s perfect. I’d sure buy it!
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Thats way cool just the way it is...♡ it the light grain is pretty. 😉
Well.... me grammer is a bit off.... lol 😆
Cool, thank you, Jackie! 😊
Very very nice Phil very nice.
Cool, thanks, Kobie! 😊
i think it is a great salt cellar. enjoyed the video
Thank you, Joyce! 😊
I think it turned out great Phil 👍👍
Thank you, Charles!
I must turn one of these. Such a great idea. We had a Gingko Biloba in our back yard growing up, so this piece has particular sentimental appeal. On a side note .. I sat all through the video wondering what a side by side was, and had to look it up. It's called an off-roader in New Zealand 😁
We call them off-roaders here, too, Denise but that fits a larger class of vehicles. Most of them are one person but the side by side holds two and sometimes four or six! Lotsa fun in any event! 😊
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop absolutely fun 🤩
Well done. If you don't like the thick walls try doing the hollowing off center. The wall will still be thick where the pin is but you can make the rest of the wall thinner. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
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Very nice piece Phil. Love it.
Thank you, Carl!
Love your videos. Although I do agree to disagree about leaving the bark on piece. 😄
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The nice thing about plain grain is it doesn't distract from the shape and structure, which are also aesthetically pleasing. I like it just the way it is, thick walls and all.
Cool! It's working out quite nicely. 😊
Happy Spring Phil!🌷
YES! Thank you!
Big like!👍👍👍👍👍✅💪Felicitări! Great video 👍👍👍😎
Thank you very much, Gabi! 😊
So nice. Gingo Biloba, the tree of life. Thanks for your fine work on this piece.
Salt cellars go back into history. Before salt shakers, each person at the table would have their own salt cellar, a tiny bowl, usually glass or crystal, about 1" across inside diameter, and maybe 1/2" deep. They had teeny tiny spoons for measuring out the salt. Collecting these antique cellars, which come in a staggering variety, is quite a hobby with a national association, of which a friend of mine spent a term as president. ;-)
Well...you could have blocked in the hole with a dowel and re-drilled it to the size you preferred...
Thanks for all the info, Lizzy! Yes, I could have done that except I used the size I preferred. I wanted a good sized bit of brass showing. After I had my good sized bit of brass showing, I discovered that meant thick sides! As it turned out, the thick sides do not matter at all. 😊
I am constantly amazed and impressed with your particular talent for discovering and uncovering the object inside the stock Phil....this little beauty is no exception. How's this for a description: "The ginkgo is a living fossil, with fossils recognisably related to modern ginkgo from the Permian, dating back 270 million years." Man....that almost hits home! Be well my friend.
Yeah, I did some research on it before I turned it and was quite impressed, Doc. Then when I was shooting the video, I forgot everything I had learned! LOL! Pretty cool wood!
I love it, I use kosher salt in a small bowl. Great job
Cool, thank you, Sandy! 😊
Phil, your turning is like those old
Flat-head V-8 motors, smooth and accurate. Simple little box but so eloquently built. And of course your most descriptive explanations. I’ll bet your cooking is the same way!!thanks for sharing. Have a great week-end.
About all I can say is, my cooking is edible, Kid. But, I keep trying! Thanks for your time today, I appreciate it! 😊
I really love this.
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Cool one Mr Phil..
Thank you, Bobby! 😊
It's always interesting to do something different.
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I like the effect of the pith and the grain inside the cellar, it creates almost an optical illusion. And you want the Cellar to have weight and your thick walls helped to provide that. Great Piece Phil. Its nice to see you used both wood and metal in your creation. And never forget, there is great beauty in simplicity !
Thank you, Funko! Simplicity is what I was after with this piece. I just want it to function and it does! Success! 😊
So that's what the ginkgo Biloba wood looks like! I'll never look at the herbal supplement the same way again 😃 I'm sure by now you've found your beautiful creation extremely useful. We've had one in the kitchen, and it's so handy to have. Thank you for sharing with us!
Thank you for watching, Kelli! 😊
looks really good and practical also
It works great, Earl, thanks! 😊
Looks good Phil,
Thanks, T T! 😊
Aligned small rare earth magnets between the lid and body are a nice addition and give a satisfying click when you slide the lid shut. I also use 1/2” walls. These are especially useful for those of us with enough years to have trouble seeing how much salt comes out of a regular shaker.
I considered using magnets, W W, but then I think it would take two hands to open and I didn't want that. I sure know what you mean about seeing the salt, or not! LOL! 😊
Beautiful piece, I really like it!
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Very nice Phil. Sometimes utilitarian pieces give us the most pleasure because we're constantly touching them. Remember, no salty language while cooking!
Haha, the salty language usually comes while eating the cooking, Jim! 😊
Phil. It looks beautiful. I would love to have one. Take care stay warm and happy.
Thanks, Bonnie, you too! 😊
I thought Ginkgo Biloba was to help our old brains to remember . Darn I cant remember for sure . Cute little box Phil.
I think you may be right, Steve. Too bad none of that wore off on me while I was turning it. Maybe it will affect the salt and I'll get a better brain over time. Can't hurt, that's for sure! 😊
Excellent work you always do fantastic work phil
So kind of you, Steve, thanks!
No worries Phil I think your work is fantastic
Pill, sometimes it's the simple things that keeps us moving forward. Love the little bottom detail. I think I enjoyed the side-by-side ride too.
Ah, wish you could have been with me, Ray! We could of stopped in for a couple beers, pool and woman chasing! LOL!
How NICE! Its lovely!!
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So Pretty
And useful! 😊
Very nice. It’s different from your typical turnings. I like it.
Thank you, Dave! Yes, very different but it was fun to do.
Great job😊
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Love the result! Turned out beautifully. Amazon stuff is mass produced. I love simple, practical things most desirable to me. Just love it.
Thank you, Michalene! 😊