I’ve been working with trees for almost 40 years. I farmed trees such as citrus, walnut, olive, and avocados. For many reasons I have cut a lot of trees into firewood in my day. I noticed how beautiful the wood was inside, yet I had no idea how to do any sort of wood working. About 10 years ago I came across a very interesting piece of wood, and I finally decided to make something with it. I let it dry for a year still not knowing what to do. I bought a carving tool and attached it to my grinder and carved a bowl, and sanded for 2 weeks. It was beautiful. I loved it. It was very satisfying work. I even made a few more. It was very time consuming to make them. One day I met a man who did woodturning. He could make, and sand a bowl in just a few hours. Well that did it for me. I bought a lathe that I could not afford and began woodturning. And now I have the opportunity to show other people something that I love to do. I hope you enjoy the videos. Thank you for watching my videos.
I received some Norfolk Island Pine from a friend who had to remove the tree. It was very sappy when I got it. What is the minimum time I should let it sit before turning? I’ve had it a few months now. Thanks
You can turn it anytime, depends on what you want to make from it. Norfolk spalts very well, it can also split while waiting to dry. I would either wait for it to spalt, it should be in the shade or covered for that. Or turn it now while wet, leave thick, turn again after it’s dry.
Love the colour and grain of this birch piece mate, looks really good Dazza. I haven't done any work with resin yet, so I'm a bit baffled why the lid would draw in so much. Does it cause the wood to swell when it absorbs so much resin?
@@mikeperth8027 thank you Mike. As for the resin swelling the wood. I don’t KNOW that it does, but I would think it would. It fills the voids that spalted pithy wood has and that’s where a lot of the resin goes. As you can see in the picture I need to do a little more work on the lid. Thank you for watching
Hi, I live in South Africa in an area where citrus trees are abundant. I like to turn pepper mills, can I use the trunks from trees that I removed as they are and how long should I leave them to dry before turning them?
@@WimpieMare the only issue I see is, citrus tends to crack every time I try to use it. That’s ok for me as I fill the cracks with epoxy. If you can dry it before you turn it. Maybe that will work. Best wishes to you.
Nice job these end grain bowls are tough. I'm working on a 16" Cook Pine bowl that has the same grain pattern as yours. I am using a one way easy core to take out the inside in a big chunk.
Thank you Letty, Hollywood Juniper is a beautiful plant. I rarely cut them down. But when I do I love to keep a piece or 2 of the wood for turning. It’s such a gorgeous color.
It sure is Purdy Darren love the color in answer to your question at the beginning I WATCH from beginning to end I learn by what you are doing Blessings Wade
Turned out really beautiful Darren. Funky wood is the best. I think your presentation is doing well. I like seeing the process and hearing what you are thinking throughout.
I ENJOY SEE THE WHOLE PROCESS DARREN. I WILL SAY THE MORE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS BEST, SUCH AS TIPS, DOES AND DONTS AND ANYTHING THAT MAY BE HELPFUL TO SOMONE LEARNING.
Very nice work Darren. I've been turning since 1978 or 9. I still love the sound of the tools cutting. I watch turning videos from beginning to end at normal speed. My Laguna 1836 stopped like that around 2 months ago. Then it ran just perfectly for a couple of months. Then, it started stopping a couple of times on each project. A few days ago it started randomly slowing down or stopping. Then it stopped and stayed stopped. I hope your PM doesn't do the same thing.
Thank you and me too. I did find a loose connection on the speed control. I hope that was the issue. I was also putting the machine in reverse for sanding and I noticed I flipped the switch a too soon and I had a little problem. So I stopped and fixed the connection and so far so good. Thank you again
That sure is a beautiful piece of wood, both grain and colour are amazing mate. Can't wait to see the finished product. As to your question at the beginning, I never skip through your videos, I love the way you do a few passes, then stop to show us how the piece is looking, it's a great format and one of the reasons this Aussie subscribed to your chanel Thanks for the content Dazza.
Thank you for watching my videos. No, my hands were not black. That does happen with some woods but I didn’t have that problem with this particular piece. Thanks again.
Thanks Patricia. I was just at an arts fair. Guess what the most viewed piece on the table was? Not my favorite things to turn, but they sure get attention to your table. I’ve learned that not everyone has the same taste.
Well done mate, the blue surprisingly really pops with the walnut, I would have gone with red epoxy myself, but I doubt that would have looked as good. Anyway Dazza, I mentioned Mango Wood to you a while ago. Have you looked into that yet? One job, Dazza, one job. 😄😄😄
That is true. Cold days don’t help with that problem. And flying chips are also a problem with that. I thought the first complaint I got would be the earbuds hanging down the front of my shirt. I usually tuck that inside but I did see it on this video while I was editing. Thank you. I’ll keep that in mind.
