In this woodturning video I turn a natural edge vessel from a piece of Birch which had a burl connected. This dead fall tree was being chopped up for fire wood, but fortunately I was called to see if I was interested in the UGLY bits. In my experience if its awful on the outdoors its going to be cool on the within so I was pleased to salvage some pieces. I had to beware while hollowing this piece as there was a possibility the burl section could have removed if I had actually gone too thin. I finished it with Danish oil.
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After all this time I never get bored watching your videos. You see something beautiful in everything. Then you bring it to us common folks and make it beautiful to us. What a talent
Stunning work!! 😍🤩
Nicely done Andy! Once again you prove that ducklings don’t stay ugly for long. Thank you sir.
What a beautiful vase Andy! ❤❤❤❤
Wonderful! Love to see these interesting shapes in the wood…
Wow, what a beautiful piece. 😊
The Decaying Vase is a good name for this piece. Good job. Keep up good work.
The precision of your hand is amazing! Keep up the great work!
This piece sure has some character! Nice😊
Love it. Ugly wood is my favorite also. I am in awe of your control and skill with the external gouge and the hollowing tool.
One thing I do with wood that is barely competent enough to support being a hollow form like this, is to bind it more firmly together on the inside of the hollow form using penetrating epoxy. Particularly when the wood is a bit punky or barky, you can easily get 1/16″ and more penetration of the surface that hardens into much stronger layer supporting the piece from the inside. If the blank is particularly challenging, I will hollow well before final outside turning and finishing, and build up a significant hard epoxy layer inside before finish turning.
You get some of the coolest wood to work with. Beautiful piece!
Wow, just wow! That is amazing wood!
I’ve always loved this kind of wood great job Andy
You always manage to coax out something beautiful from unlikely pieces of wood 🙂
The moment I saw that damaged timber I knew we were in for a treat. Of all the things you make I really love the “seriously grotty chunk of wood undergoes dramatic beauty treatment” videos. It takes a connoisseur to see the promise in wood like that, and a master of his craft to fulfil it.
Really beautiful! Honestly, I expected it to cut through in some places or not stay all connected. What a marvel!
What a piece! Absolutely fantastic!
A whole new take on “one man’s trash”… That’s amazing, unique and very beautiful! Thank you for sharing Andy!❤
So true. I’ve said the same thing about many, many of his projects.
Andy Phillip, the Mikey of wood turning! Great work Andy!
Watching your videos has taught me that each piece has an almost infinite number of possibilities for a beautiful outcome. The artistry comes in knowing how to judge just the right amount of material to remove; it’s a moving target and you have to decide on the fly when to stop shaping. It’s like jazz improvisation, only with wood and chisels.