Eccentric Christmas Tree Ornament - Wood Turning 

Loved this video. I did my first snowman and first tree yesterday. Then I watched these videos. Thanks for the tips.

Good ideas and a great gift item for Christmas

Fantastic video Mike! I’m going to try this next😊

Thank you Mike I really like the way you explain what your doing as I'm really quiet new to turning

I have never turned a XMAS tree. I'm going to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!!

What a cool idea Mike. I have to try that!

Pretty awesome technique, thanks for sharing

What a neat idea. That’s one of the best Christmas trees I’ve seen. Thanks for sharing.

Very cool idea 👍🏼

Nice job Mike! Cheers, Rich

Loved the video!

mike that looks really great,,,got to be the only one like that on you tube,,going to make one tomorrow,,,take care my friend

Just completed 1/2 dozen bells, now to make some trees, but I think I will stay with the single centre. Your design of course :)

Excellent... I’m gonna have to make some of those my self, Thanks... Cheers...

Great job

Excellent video Mike, and a great tutorial on the method. Cheers Mike

This idea is a little more complicated than your previous Christmas tree video from last year. I'm going to try to make one like this. I only have 50mm jaws for my Nova chuck, but I think I can adapt. No steb center either. I think the biggest drawback will be more waste wood. I'll see what happens. I'll use some old Cedar fence post cut-offs, so no big loss if it doesn't work. :-) Thanks to the originator and you for passing this idea on to us.

That's different! I love it. Thanks for sharing. Merry Xmas

Great work Mike :) ॐ

Thank You!

I’m really enjoying your videos ad getting a lot out of them. I’m getting fairly comfortable making Christmas trees and mushrooms. Next challenge is a bowl. I would like to get a roughing gouge, parting tool and scraper. Could you recommend the brand and where I could buy them . And a beginners video would help. I’m 83 and wish I could of started this years ago. Thanks.

Hi Mike, Thank you again for a fun project and informative video. I'm looking forward to meeting you in Portland in June, and seeing some of your demos live.

Nice job!

Great tree, tthank you. Júlíus

Fantastic classic ornament! That stripe effect is so nice, each time. Also, you just gave me an idea to try for :) Yuval

Mike, I enjoyed your excellent video. Have a Merry Christmas.

Thanks for sharing that piece Mike. I always enjoy your videos and the way you teach others what you are doing and how they (me) could do the same. On a piece of wood a little bigger could you cut in other groves shallower and perhaps use different colors on them? God Bless my friend.

Great job my skew skills aren’t as good as yours but I think I will try this Thanks for sharing

G/day Mike from Downunder a mate of mine got me started on eccentric Christmas Trees a couple of years back when I started I used to put it of centre by making a longer tenon and using Shark jaws then pulling it slightly out of the chuck I would move it 10 mm of centre taking note of the index no on the lathe then cut the groves then do the same with it 180 degrees the opposite way I would only do 2 sides making 1 side red the other side green then I was down at Vermic lathe accessories and Enso the head man showed me his new multi centre screw chuck and I was hooked (Enzo by the way is the brother of the proprietor of Vicmarc Lathes ) there is a few video's of this marvellous chuck if you have time please have a look I think you will be impressed with the ease of use and many features of this chuck thanks for your videos

How fast are you going when you use the skew and how deep?

I learned a new technique! Yay! Thanks Mike. Question about AAW: I have joined but I find that I seldom give the magazine justice. If I were to "Re-up" to the digital membership, is there a search function that we can use to locate specific topic in previous years' magazines. Say for instance, I wanted to look up the Christmas Trees you showed, would it allow me to go straight to it or do we need to search all years or by years? Thanks for all you do buddy. I know I'm not the only guy who has never unsubscribed to your videos.

Hi Mike, I would like to make a suggestion for a project. My granddoughter loves to put things together and apart, so I thought it would be a good idea to make a figure which consists of several discs. I think it is called „stacker“. I could imagine that there are several ways to make one. How would you turn such a stacker, which in the end can be recognized as a clown or a snowman etc.? Greetings from Germany Heinz P.

Hi Mike, I've only tried off center turning 3 times without much success! One of my attempts flew off the lathe and it's still hiding,,,,,somewhere! LOL Thanks for the video! Tom

I don't do woodturning, haven't got garage, but would you be interested to sell these on your Amazon page?

IDK why, but using the skew like that at about 14:30 scares the shit out of me... I catch all the time.