My passion for woodworking started when I was a small boy. My father did limited woodworking projects for the house I grew up in. Whenever he would go to buy lumber I would love to tag along because I loved the smell and feel of a lumber store. When I got married and moved out I purchased my first major tool, a Craftsman contractor table saw. Thirty three years later I am a self taught woodworker who's projects range from billiard tables to turned bowls. I moved into my forever home in rural North Carolina in 2018. I had the long leaf and loblolly pines milled into beams and I hand crafted my own timber framed work shop. It is my dream shop and I now have the space and opportunity to expand my craft. My passion is now wood turning and making end grain cutting boards. Please join me in my wood working journey.
thanks Amy! I use my Trend Airsheild when I am sanding. More than that, it starts to hurt my neck. A regular dust mask makes me feel claustrophobic. I want to get a 3M dust mask, but they are super expensive.
That’s really interesting Mike. It’s nice to see your workshop, how it’s laid out and the way you work. I go from: “I do that.” To: “That’s a good idea, I’ll copy that.” Thank you for taking the time to share 🌞
Nice to see "the OTHER side" of the craft fair business. You have lots of time and materials invested there, but it's all a necessity to achieve that edge over the rest of the vendors. Nice job!!
I do for sure! However, I used my last set for two full seasons and would have lasted several more, with only minor repairs needed from time to time. Given that these are Oak they should last for far more years. It will be a one time investment of the time and materials. They also look much nicer and I hope will be an investment that will bring more customers. Thanks for watching!
Thank you Tim! I think they will help me at my shows by being easier to set up, break down and store, not to mention they look much nicer than the last set! Thanks for watching!
Those are very cool. I have seen hand crafted bird house's that the bottom comes off with screws. Those work really good as it is my understanding that new birds like a clean place to start building their new nests. I bought one years ago for my father that was very similar to your new style and the bottom was held on by 4 screws in recessed holes.
Oh man, that hurts to watch. I know my sympathy and a buck fifty will get you a cup of coffee but my sympathy you have anyway...May the shavings gods smile more favorably on your work from now on...
So glad to see you are doing better. I was in afib and had cardio versions that didn't work. Then I had a cardio ablation and that worked. I really enjoyed you video. I blew out the bottom on a peanut bowl I was doing from a beautiful piece of river birch. I repaired it and it looks like deaux deaux. I wish I had viewed your video last week. It would have made the difference. Well, now I know what to do thanks to you. Be blessed my friend.
I bought the last two that they had yesterday to get some clean up done, a lot of big branches fell down from that bad storm Cleveland Ohio had in 08-06-2024. I have a couple of guys coming over to cut it all up this Saturday. So thanks for this review Oh i got them for 75 bucks each. 🙏😇🙏
Great work Mike. I have enjoyed the magnolia that I have turned. Works up very well. You did a great job with this beautiful bowl. BTW, you look like you’re feeling a lot better. I hope you really are. Looks like the new diet is doing what’s it’s supposed to do as well.
Spectacular! I am setting aside some wood to make one of those bowl truing plates.... Thanks! Has your pinless meter worked well on wetter woods, too? Which model do you use? Another nice video!!
Thanks, I just don't understand these last few generations with all these flavored cigars, hard beverages flavored to the hilt and flavored beers. And what is this green stuff they drink for breakfast. Straight old fashioned cigars, straight single malt and straight up beer. Most bourbon is already smoked flavored by the barrels. I guess this 60 year old will never understand anything but simplicity. They would rather be complex about everything.
Well Vince, for me it is all about what the customer wants. I actually don't drink at all. A buddy told me this was a thing, so I said I can do that! They actually sell quite well. Thanks for watching!
Great video! Actually, this is the first video for this lathe that I watched to the end. Thank you for sharing. Have you ever done an instructional video for greenhorns?
This is a video I did with my Daughter In Law. She is as green as they come! Thank you and thanks for watching! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LijxDPS6jIA.html
Could you tell me where you got your coring system? I'm fairly new to woodturning and would like to stop wasting the inners of the bowls. I've learned a TON from watching your video's so thank you so much for taking the time to make them.
Thanks Steve! I got my coring system from Amazon. You can get it there or you can buy it straight from One Way. I did buy one knife set from them and the carbide bits. I recommend those for sure. Thanks for watching!
Boy, have I ever felt the impulse behind that airborne drill when something goes wrong so far into a project. Consider adding a text layover or a voiceover to help viewers learn from your misfortune. If, as you surmise, the shaft of the sanding disc came loose in the chuck, there could be a lesson about the risk of using a long shaft and the value of checking tightness. Or perhaps inexpensive chucks come loose more easily. I am going to take more care tightening my chucks from now on, thanks for posting this.
It was going well. It's always good to see some fail videos. Shows everyone that we all have fails and not everything always work out for wood turners. Still doesn't help the the frustration when it happens.
What a bummer! I watched it again in slowmo. It looks like the long extension you were sanding with started whipping a little at first, then got much worse and contacted multiple places inside tearing the piece apart.
That is VERY unfortunate indeed 😢. I had a much smaller walnut bowl blow up but I was able to glue it back together and somebody visiting actually wanted it 😊
So sorry Mike. You had a beautiful piece working there. I guess a failure now and then is to be expected. Just seems to hurt more when they come at this late stage in the game. I don’t even see a recovery for this one. On to the next one.
That is such a shame. After the work and effort you put into that you have every right to throw your toys around your workshop! However, one of the joys of this community is the willingness to share every spect of the craft and I thank you for inviting me round 🌞
Thanks James! It would have looked even better twenty minutes later if it hadn't come apart. It would have had finish by then. Thanks for watching James!
Thanks for the demo. I just bought a model 65345 used and it looks to be in great condition. I'm interested in the chuck you used. Any specs available on that?
Man that sucked. Was looking good too. I like the shirt. Thanks for sharing. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible weekend. Much love and RESPECT brother
Sh#@t that bucks! But at least you can now tell how well you did at your thickness constancy 😂 well remember wood grows on trees ( and I know you have more wood) 😂
Thank you! If you watch the full length video, you will see me throw down my drill in disgust. Not proud of that, just what happened. Thanks for watching!
