A Pain in the Birch Hope I Can Save It Wood Turning

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Lots of problems with this one!
I debated even finishing this piece of Birch but the spalting was too much for me to resist. All in all I think it looks pretty cool. The inside not as nice as I like but it will probably have dried flowers or something in it.
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@carlspringle9342 6 месяцев назад

Gorgeous piece Gary. Love the spalting. Glad you didn't give up on it. Just another bump in the road of wood turning. Thanks Gary.

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Carl. Takes a lot for me to give up on anything. Thanks for watching, Gary

@280AI 6 месяцев назад

I think it turned out beautifully. Keep on keeping on Papa.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you John I appreciate you watching. Gary

@raydriver7300 5 месяцев назад

Most times I see a video slow down I expect to see the piece fly off the lathe and hope it doesn’t. I’m so pleased you persevered and salvaged it 🌞

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Ray. I guess it deserved a little drama LOL Happy you liked it. Gary

@easproul 5 месяцев назад

A piece like that is always worth saving! Great work!

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Eric. I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

@vincenthunter465 6 месяцев назад

Yep. It was worth it. Watching how you overcome setbacks gives me the confidence to know that I can do it, too.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Vince. We never know what we will find in a chunk of wood and I figure I should give it a chance if I have mounted it up on the lathe. Thanks for watching, Gary

@deirdrebaker9601 6 месяцев назад

Yes, I did enjoy the video. Thanks for sharing your process. And, yes, it is a piece worth saving. The spalting gives it a wonderful complexity.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Gary

@michaelross8794 6 месяцев назад

I've been learning that they key to almost everything you turn is overcoming the obstacles. So, thank you for sharing your methods!!!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Michael. Well there was plenty of obstacles in this one. Now when i do a segmented turning from kiln dried wood it almost feels like I am cheating LOL. Thanks for watching, Gary

@bobh67218 5 месяцев назад

❤ @@ThePapa1947

@RonAlcock 6 месяцев назад

Well saved Gary, it was well worth the effort as it turned out wonderful.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Ron I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching, Gary

@JordanWoodwerx 6 месяцев назад

Beautiful little birch bowl, love it Gary!👍🏻👍🏻

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Bruce. The spalting has it dressed up so nice it looks like it is going out on the town. Hard to beat what mother nature has instore for us. Gary

@skipflorey2511 6 месяцев назад

Gary, a very fine job you’ve done! I think it looks great. Thanks for sharing!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Skip. I did not know what to expect for awhile as I was turning the inside. But I think it worked out fine. Thanks for watching, Gary

@peteranthonyboland750 6 месяцев назад

Gary you had me hanging on the edge of my chair with this one but at the end of the video I was super impressed with your professional approach and the bowl is beautiful.Thank you for sharing your expertise with us.😉🤗👏

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Peter. Oh I was hanging on the edge of my lathe wondering if it was going to hang in there for me. Once I got to the bottom I could relax. The farther you reach in the bigger the chance of things going south with a sketchy tenon. But you still need to be relaxed when turning. If you too tense it is more likely something can go wrong. Thanks for watching, Gary

@valeriehenschel1590 6 месяцев назад

Where you saw the lion, I think I saw a dancing figure. And above the eyes/face, I see a bear face straight on. The spalting really makes the piece interesting, but spalting, bug tracks, and punk can be an awful lot of extra work!!! Thanks Dave!

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Valerie. I think Dave was not aware of what type of Birch this was. Wow I have about 20 faces to look for now LOL

@Timber2Toothpicks 6 месяцев назад

You did a great job! That came out really cool. Thanks for hanging in there. Me? I would have run into the house! EXCELLENT!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you. The outside looked way too nice to give up. I appreciate you . Gary

@terrygeiger2839 6 месяцев назад

I think it came out quite nice! The spalting is beautiful!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Terry. For sure that spalting really adds to it. Thanks for watching, Gary

@terrygeiger2839 6 месяцев назад

You are welcome and please keep making those videos!

@stevescott8655 6 месяцев назад

I don't know about anyone else, but I see Groot! Lovely piece!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Steve. Oh I am sure he is in there somewhere. Thanks for watching, Gary

@garybeasley4885 6 месяцев назад

I was given some river birch years ago that spalted while it was stored. Some of the best spalting Id ever seen. Yours is just as good.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Gary. I was pretty surprised it had spalted. But it was a good surpise. Thanks for watching, Gary

@calmwoodcreations3709 6 месяцев назад

I hadn't heard of river birch until we moved to our current place four years ago. There's a lot of it around here, nice wood to work with.

@TheMessyStudio 6 месяцев назад

It turned out really nice, Gary! I love the spalting. Sometimes cross grain tenons fail. But you recovered, that's the important thing.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Billy. Yes they do fail and especially on a degraded piece of wood like this. But being degraded is why the spalting looks so good. Take care, Gary

@MarklTucson 6 месяцев назад

Wow, that was a lot of effort! Definitely was worth finishing, that figure in the wood is awesome.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Mark. I guess double the trouble the double the beauty LOL. Thanks for watching, Gary

@lyndaowen2154 2 месяца назад

it turned out beautiful I think -- excellent work with a problem wood

@ThePapa1947 2 месяца назад

Thanks so much Lynda. I appreciate you watching. Gary

@geoffyoung4548 5 месяцев назад

Definitely worth all the effort, that is a stunner.

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Geoff I appreciate you watching. Gary

@vanmatthews8857 6 месяцев назад

I love your comment at about 6:27 where you say, “I’ll cut some more until I see how it looks.” So true for all of us Wood Turners. As I say it, “it’s all about artist discretion“. Thanks for another great video.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Van. Even if I have reached a desired shape and I see grain wanting to be shown I will take another light cut to see if I can bring it out. For me it is all about the grain which we have not control over. Thanks for watching and commenting, Gary

@vanmatthews8857 6 месяцев назад

You are indeed a great artist and an even better teacher. Keep it up!

@ronaldmaniaci9341 6 месяцев назад

Every thing you do is worth watching and learning, mistakes included. Thanks for sticking with the piece and ending up a with good looking turn.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Ronald. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching, Gary

@trinidadbarraza8616 6 месяцев назад

You really did a good job, I certainly was challenging.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much. Yes it was a bit of a challenge for sure. Thanks for watching, Gary

@RonnieDevlin-b7g 5 месяцев назад

That one tried your patience Gary but it turned out beautiful in the end thankyou for sharing

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

It sure did Ronnie but happy I was able to finish it. Thanks for watching. Gary

@chrisjohnston2449 6 месяцев назад

Very unique shape. Only you, Phil Anderson and I would continue finding the true treasure inside this piece. Oh okay, we would not be the only ones....So glad you continued with the piece.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Chris. Well I have heard a lot of people say life is too short to turn junk wood. I say to that you do not know for sure it is junk until you peel some of the skin off. Thanks for watching, Gary

@tuffymartinez 6 месяцев назад

Thank You Gary, Thank You Dave at Calmwood Creations.. WOW Gary this is VERY different. At 12:31 I agree with your "wow" cause that grain looks like it's going to offer some interesting figures! HA those wormholes were giving you problems (my way of thinking is the more wormholes the better, omg!). I know Gary this soft, punky, wormy wood was perhaps not that desirable for you BUT for me it was WONDERFUL. Watching how you had to fix the tenon and more or less baby it along to achieve a finished turning. This is one of your most entertaining turnings. LOTS OF DRAMA Gary & I love it ..... until your next adventure... TM

@calmwoodcreations3709 6 месяцев назад

Send me your addy-- I'd be very happy to hook you up with a grubby, holey round similar to this one, same tree. EU birch is very prone to borer grubs. This stuff has big fat ones!

@tuffymartinez 6 месяцев назад

@@calmwoodcreations3709 Well thank you Dave (gee would the "big fat ones" go well in spaghetti sauce, ha??) Dave I am a lathe watcher not a lathe turner (yet) but the future perhaps has adventures for me with turning wood & time will tell? TM

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you my friend, I was sure hoping once it got smoothed up the beauty would show. Not much we can do with worm holes other than just let them be. As long as there is more wood than holes it is not a bad look. For sure there drama was all over the place on this one. When it flew off I just looked at the lack of a bowl in my chuck I and had nothing to say...good thing LOL. Thanks for watching, Gary

@calmwoodcreations3709 6 месяцев назад

@@tuffymartinez 😉

@daviddejong187 6 месяцев назад

Really nice figure in that wood Gary! Beautiful vase

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you David. That was nature doing her best work. Thanks for watching, Gary

@ianm6891 6 месяцев назад

Glad you weren’t hurt Gary. One of the fun things about turning for me is the adapting to the wood. I’ve not tackled non symmetrical shapes, you make it look easy. Very nice!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Ian. Once I start to hollow the inside I always feel much safer. You are in a much safer place but you should always be aware. Thanks for watching, Gary

@kenbrewer2322 6 месяцев назад

That turned out pretty awesome Gary. I love the Spaulding is way cool

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Ken. Yes it really adds to the piece. Thanks for watching, Gary

@toddatglencovewoodworks 6 месяцев назад

I think that turned out very well Gary! 🌲

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Todd...happy you liked it. Gary

@PaulSimmons-l4j 6 месяцев назад

Great save great bowl

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Paul I appreciate you watching, Gary

@BAILEYWOODWORKS 6 месяцев назад

Really nice Gary! Great skill in picking great wood to start with!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Chris. It was a nice surprise to see that cool spalting on the inside.

@rogerbrousseau4507 3 месяца назад

Beautiful !! I was worry until I seen you reach for the off switch. We all been there before 😮

@ThePapa1947 3 месяца назад

Thanks Roger. It was a surprise but I was out of its flight pattern. Thanks for watching, Gary

@heathermacmillan962 6 месяцев назад

That looks great, Gary...definitely finish it... the live edges always add to the turning. Look forward to the next video (as always) 😁💙

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Heather. Knowing what the outside looked like I had to finish it not matter what. As it turned out it was not all that hard to get back on track. Thanks for watching, Gary

@OldMtnGeezer 6 месяцев назад

Another lemons to lemonade saga, Gary. Stubborn perseverance pays off yet again. Beautiful result - well done! 👍

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Well thank you very much and how you put it. Made me smile...I do like lemonade! Thanks for watching, Gary

@paulsandeen2754 6 месяцев назад

Sometimes it is a pain but gratification comes with pain.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Paul. Yes the inside was a bit of a pain but sure glad I was able to get it back on and running decently . Thanks for watching, Gary

@fredlewis1945 6 месяцев назад

Well all the work and trouble payed off, what a great peice. I always learn something new on each of your videos. Thank you for sharing.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Fred. They all do not go as smooth as we hope but I like seeing it to the end because there just might be something special there. And there sure was in this one. Thanks for watching, Gary

@jrclark222 6 месяцев назад

Man you have some patience! Looks great and all that work paid off.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Jim. I appreciate your comment. The fact this was given to me and Dave drove clear up here to see me I just had to turn it into something decent. Thanks for watching, Gary

@garryevans3594 6 месяцев назад

as usual you don`t disappoint. a few issue to solve ,but in the end I would keep it.. Well done

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Garry. For sure this piece had some issues. Some of the issues are what makes the piece pretty cool looking. As a wood patternmaker I had to make everything perfect with no flaws so this is pretty fun LOL Gary

@randypedersen2141 6 месяцев назад

Very impressive. Thanks for sharing.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Randy I appreciate you watching, Gary

@edwardhand7070 6 месяцев назад

Great save Gary. If only all of those misshapes could end up as well as that piece. I've saved a few but most of the time it's to late and wasted time. Happy turning my friend. 😊

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Hi Edward, it was either it was going to work or I was done. I had nothing left on the bottom to make another tenon or a recess. My first thought was to hot glue a tenon on which I have done. But the broken piece fit back in nicely and was locked in place so I figured it would hold the stress of the rest of the turning. Thanks for watching my friend, Gary

@kentturkow1572 6 месяцев назад

I think it was worth all the problems you had to overcome. It’s beautiful and with that grain, it would have been too bad to pitch into the firewood pile. It's interesting and I enjoy learning how you overcome the problems that some turnings give you. Great video and thanks for sharing.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Kent. For sure this had a few issues that needed to be overcome. I am happy with the results and happy you liked it. Garu

@rayworstine4399 6 месяцев назад

Good evening and Happy Easter. I am glad you continued with this piece. Enjoy the process is something a friend of mine says. Very well done, Gary.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Ray and a Happy Easter to you as well. It was a process for sure and I enjoyed it. Take care buddy! Gary

@anitabier2114 5 месяцев назад

Definitely worth finishing it!

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Anita I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching. Gary

@jayscott306 6 месяцев назад

Excellent perseverance, Gary! Happy Easter!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Jay and Happy Easter to you as well. Gary

@albertdawson6814 6 месяцев назад

Very nice Gary. I love working with wood that gives me a challenge. Thank you for sharing. I wish you and your family a happy Easter. Hope to see you next week

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Albert. A challenge is always fun. Happy Easter to you and yours as well. Take care, Gary

@сергейгромов-б0й 6 месяцев назад

Здравствуйте, Гэри! Природа оставляет неповторимые узоры! Красивое изделие из шпальтовой берёзы.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Большое спасибо. Ваши комментарии очень ценятся. Гэри

@WoodenItBeNice 5 месяцев назад

That gave you a bit of a work out Gary. I really love the end result. Great save and so pleased it had a soft landing. Take care my friend. Hwyl, Huw

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Huw, yes it was not without some extra work. But sure glad I finished it. Hwyl, Gary

@glennrocker2698 6 месяцев назад

Gary, absolutely worth finishing! I love the salted wood. It sure can be a pain to work with but in my mind it is always worth the effort. That's a wonderful piece, and the shape shows off its potential. Thank you for the video, I really enjoyed watching you create that work of art. Glenn

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Glenn. Somewhere I have some spalted Maple from our tree. We had a large branch trimmed of a number of years ago. Problem is I think it may be cracked pretty bad. Thanks for watching, Gary

@MASI_forging 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely worth doing. 👏👏

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much and thanks for watching, Gary

@robertpichora5881 6 месяцев назад

Enjoyed today’s video, and I’m glad you finished it. I did imagine I saw an animal, but not a Spider-Man or like action figure.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Bob. Strange how we see things in the grain and the clouds. And most of the time it is not the same as what someone else sees. Just what grabs you I guess...glad it did not grab me LOL.

@beatricethomas3056 6 месяцев назад

It’s a fascinating piece !

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Beatrice! Happy you liked it. Gary

@chrisdodds3383 6 месяцев назад

It looks like it was worth saving. Good one🇦🇺👍

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Chris. Yes I sure think it was. Hard to go wrong with all that spalting and color. Thanks for watching, Gary

@neilgriffin1860 6 месяцев назад

this is a pretty peice thanks for sharing

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Neil. I appreciate your comments. Gary

@gregdownunderinOz 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Gary, wow what a labour of love that was. It’s a real pain when the tenon splits right off like that. In Australia we have a timber called Gidgee, extremely dense very hard hardwood, which also often splits tenons off. You’d think I’d only use mortises on it now. Slow learner 😤😂. The spalting made this piece. Above your lion face I see a unicorn or pony at least.

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Greg. When in doubt I will hot glue a tenon on. Going to do that today as a matter of fact. Lots of faces. I will look for the unicorn! Gary

@jeffharvey8283 6 месяцев назад

WOW, major credit for getting something out of this. I found some birch sitting out so I took some (not sure if I should have, but it's not the first time I've done it and it won't be the last) and found the same rotten problems. Now it's just sitting out by my shed. This made me think I might be able to get something out of it.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Jeff. I like to think every piece of wood just might have something nice going on. But there are times you know they don't. Give it a try you just never know. Gary

@colinwatmore7041 6 месяцев назад

I hope the couple of pieces of birch that I have turn out as nice as yours Gary really nice spalting, just praying I dont get the same problems!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Colin. I never expected any issues with this piece but it had plenty. My guess is you will be fine. Take care, Gary

@woodturningartbyhabeebasad1020 6 месяцев назад

Very well done brother. good safe. it looks beautiful. I always look at the same thing if I could see figures or faces in my pieces.😊

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Habeeb! There are many faces in wood grain and what is fun is we all seem to see something different. Take care, Gary

@arnoldpluim8094 6 месяцев назад

Very pretty did a great job

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Arnold I appreciate you watching, Gary

@BobbyGriffett 4 месяца назад

Looks great 👍

@ThePapa1947 4 месяца назад

Thank you Bobby and thanks for watching, Gary

@HRConsultant_Jeff 6 месяцев назад

Beautiful I love turning Birch but like you said it can be punky in places. One trick I have used is to create a recess tenon and use CA on the inside of the recess to harden the wood and it has worked very well for me most of the time.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Jeff. I think the CA in your recess would certainly make it stronger. What I normaly will do hot glue a tenon on the bottom. But the broken one locked itself in and the CA held good. Nice to have lots of options. Gary

@stuartscott9646 6 месяцев назад

Nice save!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Stuart. Sure was not expecting to have to do it but glad it worked out. Gary

@ClaytonsWoodArt 6 месяцев назад

As soon as the slo-mo started I was like Uh-OH!!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

I just figured it deserved a build up. At normal speed you can not even here it hit the floor.

@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound 6 месяцев назад

Well done! You ended up with a lovely bowl/vase. So happy the tenon held up. I might have used either wood glue or hot melt, but your use of CA worked very well. Great job turning a difficult piece that ended up being a great piece. Thanks for sharing it.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Doug. My first thought was to turn tenon on a piece that would fit across the bottom and hot glue it in place. I think you know I am a big fan of hot glue. But I decided to test the CA and see how it felt. After gluing it I got on top of my lathe and stepped on the tenon and it held me fine LOL...No I did not but I did watch it close as I was turning and it really held nicely. Thanks for watching, Gary

@michaelmckenney7214 6 месяцев назад

A beautiful job, I gulped when the tenon broke off as I had the same issue this week. I just wished that mine finished up as well as yours. Thanks for sharing your experience and how you made it through.

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Michael. It is kind of a sick feeling when the tenon breaks loose. Not knowing if it can be saved. But I had a backup plan which I know would have worked. Thanks for watching, Garu

@wesleysensiba1017 Месяц назад

Beautiful.

@ThePapa1947 Месяц назад

Thanks Wesley and thanks for watching, Gary

@copperowlwoodturning5929 6 месяцев назад

I have been looking for a piece of birch. Let’s see what you do with it. 😊 great job. It is a beautiful bowl. 😊😊

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Rob...just wait till you see what it tried to do to me LOL

@glencrandall7051 6 месяцев назад

Was it worth the effort? Darn right it was. It is a beautiful piece of work. Outstanding figure, well turned. Great finish. So it caused you a bit of grief. But to me the result should have been worth it. You should be proud to put your name on this piece. For display or sale, it's a winner. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Glen. I love the piece and am proud of the fact I saved it from the scrap heap. Thank you for your comments and for watching, Gary

@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop 6 месяцев назад

I see a standing bird where you saw Spiderman. This was a lot of work but that's not news to you! It wasn't my labor but if it was, I would have to say it was worth every frustrating minute! Lots of great color and spalting. Combine that with your cool design and you have a winner! Nice finish, too. Not easy to do with all that punky spalting. Great job, Gary! 😊 Phil

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

I will check out the bird. Makes sense because it did take off flying like a bird for a second. I poured salt on its tail so it would not fly away again LOL. Oh it was getting to be a pain getting down to the bottom on the inside. And a long time sanding. But it was worth it just to see what nature and those worms created. Thanks for watching my friend, Gary

@mashmade-airth 6 месяцев назад

Maybe not what you first envisaged Gary but none the less a great save & a lovely end result

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Jim. You are right I was thinking this was going to be pretty easy....yeah right LOL Thanks for watching, Gary

@gordonshute8816 5 месяцев назад

Looks great

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Gordon I appreciate you watching and commenting. Gary

@timbutler3733 5 месяцев назад

Love it, good job

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Tim and thanks for watching, Gary

@alangibb3100 5 месяцев назад

Garry That really turned out nice mate, I really do like birch is very easy to turn but it also cracks and split often as well, anyway great job.

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Alan. Once I get started I am determined to get it done.

@calmwoodcreations3709 6 месяцев назад

Very nice save, Gary! Love the figure! The spalting *is* surprising, but not the grubs (although I didn't know about them at the time). I'm remembering that Claire and I drove to your place to visit and I brought several chunks of wood from my excess. If I'd known then what I know now, I'd've left the EU birch to the tree-felling crew and taken only the weeping birch. EU birch is nearly always full of borers, and makes holey bowls, I only recently found out. If you have any birch pieces with really thick bark, that's weeping birch and very nice to work with.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Dave. I remember that day and I think you went home with some Walnut. I think as we talked about wood the gals were talking gardening. There is some other Birch there. I will check it out. Thanks again, Gary

@gregeastman6662 6 месяцев назад

very kool peace well worth the time

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Greg I appreciate you watching and commenting. Gary

@kam70111 6 месяцев назад

Beautiful. both the faces are clearly visible.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Khan! I see them in my camera view finder easier than on the piece LOL

@turningwiththewoods 6 месяцев назад

Definitely worth it.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Jonathan I appreciate you watching. Gary

@BuiltbyBill1 6 месяцев назад

Nice save. A couple of weeks I had a weeping cherry bowl snap off of the tenon I replaced it with a piece of hard wood and glued it on with wood glue and let is set over night and finished the bowl. Have a good day, Gary. Bill

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Bill. I debated hot gluing a tenon onto the bottom. Which works good as well. Pretty much the same as you did. Always nice to have options. Thanks for watching, Gary

@Henry_Little 6 месяцев назад

Yes: definitely complete the turning! (can't wait to see the end res)

@kimseyjustkimsey5256 6 месяцев назад

Definitely worth saving Gary, that grain is pretty cool, very nice piece,I see half of a left side of a deer head, it’s ear and a antler, I saw the eye also you were talking about and a spooky face also on that one side, Glad you where able to save it and didn’t get hurt, never know where those things are bouncing around to when they fly off 😵‍💫, that CA glue is some stout stuff, Enjoyed the video 👍

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Kimsey. Lots of faces to see for sure. The fact the broken tenon locked it self in I was not too worried about it coming loose. The CA kept it in place. Take care, Gary

@AlienLeader4 6 месяцев назад

I think it looks awesome. Did you say ALIEN that's what I see in it. Lol Glad that bowl did not hit you when it did the acrobatics trick. Keep up the amazing work. 👽

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Yes indeed I saw and Alien and I can see why you did as well LOL. Standing where I was there was very little chance it could hit me. But it certainly could happen. Thanks for watching, Gary

@garyp8471 6 месяцев назад

Wozza thought you'd lost it when it flew off, you stuck at it and done a grand job, lovely finish. Irene could see a fisherman with his pole wearing a porkpie hat, i saw a bear standing upright, lots to see, i was surprised because i thought that kinda birch was more like paper inside. Top marks Gary All the best from Lincolnshire UK. Oh yeh Happy Easter to you both from us both.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Gary. Now I have to look for that fisherman and the bear. Makes sense where there are fish there are fisherman. Both human and bear LOL. Happy Easter to the both of you. This has been a busy week for us and two more nights to go. Take care, Gary

@crackerjack3359 6 месяцев назад

Wow nice! I finished an almost identical piece a month ago, and it is now sitting in the gallery. I always watch your videos and wonder if I should try a sanding seal. I never have and have never seen the need. Maybe I should try some! I finished my vase with satin wipe on poly, another product I don't use a lot of. Surprisingly it did not darken the light colored spalted birch.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much. I use the sanding sealer with shellac because the shellac I use has wax in it. The sealer does not so easier to get more smoothly. I never use sealer with wipe on poly. But I do use it with the water based poly. I really like have so many choices of finish. Thanks for watching, Gary

@josephinelarosa635 3 месяца назад

Worth it

@ThePapa1947 3 месяца назад

Thank you Josephine. Happy you liked it. Gary

@laurazakrzewski 6 месяцев назад

Might have been a lot of work but it sure looks awesome Gary!!

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Laura. for sure it was lots of extra work but happy I stuck with it. Thanks for watching, Gary

@Zzrdemon6633 6 месяцев назад

I made a vase out of a chunk of fire wood a couple of years ago, never knew what wood it was, from this one i'm 99% sure it was spalted birch

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Good deal it is always has me wondering what a piece of wood is that I do not recognize, Thanks for watching, Gary

@theangrywoodturner9972 6 месяцев назад

I know what you mean... I have spent too much time trying to save a piece that I couldn't even sell for 5 dollars at the craft market 😂 but sometimes we just can't give up!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

I sure understand that. I have never been much for giving up. Maybe if you give it away someone will be very happy just to have something you made. Let them know it is more of a utility bowl. Mine might look good on the kitchen counter top to hold wooden spoons and such. Thanks for watching, Gary

@STMwoodturning 6 месяцев назад

I wouldn't have turned it because it looked so punky but you're much more skilled than me. Happy Easter!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Stuart. Before I mounted it up it did not look all that punky but it did show up. Happy Easter my friend, Gary

@johnslaughter5475 6 месяцев назад

At 18:40, top left, there is a very definite face. Looks feminine. Really good. Maybe you could try doing what Jim Sprague "Sprague Wooodturning" does for his tenons. You don't need to keep an old electric fry pan around for melting lots of glue sticks. But, something like that.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you John and I do see that face. I use a lot of hot glued on tenons for much bigger pieces and they hold good. Not sure why you would melt it in a fry pan. I only put the hot glue around the tenon and none under. Holds great and easy to remove with DNA. Much harder to get one loose with hot glue under it. Thanks for watching, Gary

@johnslaughter5475 6 месяцев назад

@@ThePapa1947 He does a lot of bowls and preps several at a time. He just finds it easier to dip a pre-cut tenon in the liquid glue and stick it on. He removes them using parting tools. The ones I watch most come out on Fridays. They involve a lot of epoxy. Different strokes. 😊

@williamellis8993 6 месяцев назад

That looks great, Gary. Did you have any critters come out to greet you while you were turning it? Bill

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Bill. No critters that I saw. But they might have flew out and hit the wall LOL. Thanks for watching, Gary

@joshblumenthal4873 6 месяцев назад

Lost if work for the size but it's a beautiful bowl.

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Yeah I seem to make it harder than it needed to be.

@garthkeck2003 5 месяцев назад

Great save, Gary. That turned out beautiful. Question is with different widths on the top, how did you get an even rim width?

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Garth! So get the highest part of the rim to the width I want. Then you need to change the angle of the cut so it brings the lower section to the same width. This might take a few cuts but not hard to do. Just don't rush it. Gary

@Estwing22 6 месяцев назад

You and Phil both did your videos this week with wood donated by that Dave from Calmwood Creations. Was that on purpose?

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Hi Kyle...I had to laugh to myself when i watched Phil's yesterday and he turned a piece from Dave. All the time knowing I had uploaded mine much earlier in the week. So no we had no idea. Another good story is that piece he turned I also turned one of those from Dave. The 3 of us was to meet at Dave's a number of years ago. Across the river for me and few hour drive for Phil. Probable was we were heading north in our motorhome so missed the get together. I turned my piece a few years ago and not sure if I made a video of that. Thanks for watching, Gary

@GainesOtwell 5 месяцев назад

What happens when it dries out

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

By the time I finished turning and sanding it as dry. It has kept its shape and should be fine. Now if it was green lumber I would expect it to maybe warp.

@carolrivers8667 5 месяцев назад

That was a LOT of work. But your patience is amazing. It definitely was worth saving and you did a fantastic job.

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Carol. Happy you liked it and thanks for watching. Gary

@VickiAndersonwoodturning 6 месяцев назад

Definitely worth it.

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Vicki I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

@lesliefatout4731 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely worth doing! The outside is particularly gorgeous!

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Leslie I appreciate your comments. Gary

@LisaRamlow 5 месяцев назад

Nice save Gary. You and I are kindred spirits in the stubbornness errr....I mean persistence 😅 and not giving up on a piece that maybe we should just give up on! 😂

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

You had it right Lisa... Stubbornness fits me perfectly. My wife will attest to that 😆😂

@OregonOldTimerWOODTURNING 6 месяцев назад

I'm not a fan of CA and epoxy, but when I saw that small, punky tenon...

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

CA and epoxy have a place. For repairing or making something stronger. This tenon did not feel all that punky but I think the whole piece was a bit.

@danceswithaardvarks3284 6 месяцев назад

Marvellous. I have a load of birch just like that and, so far, have only been able to turn it in spindle orientation because I didn't know how to centre it. Thanks

@ThePapa1947 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much. A lot of times you can just measure to find center but when it is odd shaped it helps to put it between centers and square things up. Thanks for watching, Gary

@danceswithaardvarks3284 6 месяцев назад

No, thank you. I had literally just watched your sphere turning video, for the umpteenth time, to make a sphere to try making a 20 point star.

@dalekuhlman1009 5 месяцев назад

My heart sank when it flew off. Where you saw a lions head just above it I saw a person praying. Persistence payed off big time that bowl is awesome.

@ThePapa1947 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Dale. I was a shock when it came off but all worked out. I will look for the person praying. Maybe it was my reflection. Thanks for watching, Gary