THE BIG REDWOOD - Sequoia woodturning project 

I'm a simple man... When Mike releases a video I click it.

I don't have your ability to envision the "solid geometry" outcomes. What a talent you have, nay, a GIFT!

The other half of the log gives you the option of turning with the heart on the bottom. Best of both worlds

Glad you made a round bowl very lovely

Know nothing about woodturning but love watching!

Even though you lost the heartwood through the middle, it still turned out beautifully!

A cored bowl set would be so cool in this wood. I really appreciate hearing you talk through your process.

Beautiful. I lived in San Francisco for 20 years.....just North of the city is a paradise for wood turners wood.

Hi Mike sometimes it is difficult to believe that is only nature. The result is so wonderful. 😊😊

Thank you yet again Mike, it is good to spend time with you whilst you decide the 'what' and 'how', explain your thinking and discuss your options - lots of tips in there for we viewers to learn from. It is a lovely bowl, too!

Having grown up with sequoia sempervirens on the north coast of California, I enjoyed seeing redwood being used. The sempervirens are the world's largest remaining contiguous old-growth forest of coast redwoods. If you have not seen these trees in person, I truly hope you make the journey one day. You will be amazed beyond amazement with everything about them--the size, the height, the fragrance, the age, the straightness, the stillness of the groves, on and on. Makes me homesick! On the west coast, redwood is used for decking, fences, furniture, you name it and it has been used for that. You ended up with a beautiful bowl that should sit front and center, in pride of place. Can't wait to see what you will do with the remaining pieces.

What a beautiful bowl. I just love redwood and the smell is wonderful. We built our home just outside of the entrance to the Giant Sequoia Park in California. How lucky to wake up and see those majestic trees along the mountain ridge every day. I am a widower now and no longer live in California. But your lovely video brought back found memories and I could even smell that redwood. Thank you, Wes Snyder

Another beautiful bowl, Mike. I didn't realise we could grow something like this in this country! I always associate Sequoia with the States so to see this is a real treat! Thanks for sharing it, and keep up the good work!

I've only turned tiny pieces such as ebony pulls for a ladies cabinet. watching your lovely creations grow from the "firewood" is fascinating and makes me wish I'd done more. Now I have to be content with being an armchair turner. Thank you.

The figure in the wood is breath taking

What a beautiful bowl, brilliantly turned.

That Sequoia wood is really beautiful with its contrasting colours ❤ & l love that u don't waste any of the wood unnecessarily 😊 lovely bowl Mike & l am waiting to see what u do with the other pieces 🩷

Such a beautiful bowl hidden inside of the sequoia wood

That is absolutely lovely dude. I would buy that, and treasure it. I've had a few run-ins with the redwoods of California, and they have consistently left me in awe of their beauty and Majesty.

The bowl turned out beautiful Mike. Growing up on the west coast of the US, I've always loved redwood, and didn't realize it was grown in the UK. The way this turned(!) out really highlights the beauty of both parts of the wood. I appreciate the tough decisions you made on this one, and they turned out for the best I think. Look forward to you turning the other pieces!

Wow! I appreciate your expertise and the amazing results that are revealed very tastefully with the videos. Thank you so much for sharing your work with us! This first Sequoia piece of four is most enjoyable, so am looking forward to the revelation of the subsequent three pieces.

Beautiful work again, you give everyone so much happiness sharing your love of your art. You make it all look so easy, you show your passion for your craft in every single video. Thank you for sharing. ❤

Beautiful work yet again Mike! I had no idea that y'all were growing sequoia redwood in the UK. I always tell my grandchildren to learn at least one new thing a day, I learned my new thing today. Have managed to turn a few things in the past couple of weeks myself, gotta say though, it's a learning curve doing it with only one leg! Set myself up a stool at the lathe and thanked the good Lord for strong arms because I'm needing to control my chisels and gouges through mostly arm strength. Cheers! Ron

Very pretty bowl! I'm glad you were able to save some of the ripple figure, as it's so attractive! Now you have three more bowls to enjoy making. Well done, Mike!

What a gorgeous bowl, and I love your commentary style.

Such a lovely piece of timber. The grain is fantastic.

😊a nice contrast with the pith wood and the reddish a good solid bowl it leaves 3 more pieces to use. Brilliant.. JC.

I've reached the point where I start talking back to your commentary saying things like, "No! Don't do that!" Or, "Yes! That's much better." 😂😂😂❤

Another classic bowl..... Really beautiful....

Just came across your channel, I love the fact that we can see your decision making and you second guessing yourself sometimes. There's a reason this is called art and not science. Love it!

Good to see you and Hooch back

It's very beautiful wood grain in that wood.

Really enjoy watching you deciding which way to cut and your reasons for that, great work Mike.

That's such a gorgeous colour and contrast. Absolutely beautiful.

A beautiful piece of wood. well done Mike!

I have just found Mike and enjoyed watching this video. I will without doubt be watching more of his videos. Brilliant!.

I too am surprised that as a softwood it turned so easy. I would have suspected a lot of tear out. Thank you for this presentation, now I’m going to have to try and find some sequoia

Lovely color and figure in that Sequoia. Stunning bowl as well.

That piece has so many beautiful bits to look at. You really did it justice. That thumbnail sure took a beating - Oowee!

Hello Mike, What a little treasure this piece of wood is. And the fact you have three more sections to experiment with means we, your viewers, will have three more sessions of “oo’ing and ah’ing” to look forward to. And I am sure that they will turn out as beautifully as this very elegant bowl. Well done!

Pity about the heartwood, but thems the breaks. Glad to see the sequoia wasn’t old growth from the USA. Great work as usual Mike, all the best

Thanks for your videos. It's really nice hearing your thought process, as you go along.

Another great project Mike, just reading down through the comments there's not a lot to add, just another very enjoyable 20 minutes spent watching a master at work

Your work is absolutely top-notch. In addition to that your commentary is so informative and engaging. Thank you!

A beautiful piece again Mike, even with that missing heartwood centre.

Beautiful bowl, and more to come from the reminder.

The grain and heartwood color really lend to a simple bowl design. Great video as usual. I look forward to the video on homemade finishes.

I love the ripples as much as the red. Fine work! Thanks so much!

I think 5 weeks is way too generous mate! I think you'll be at 20k and upwards in no time, you deserve it.

O my gosh, what a nice wood.. love the contrast between the hard and sapwood.. 👌👌

Hi Mike, another stunning piece of wood. You have a good eye for deciding on how to use the wood. As always I enjoy watching your technique when turning each piece. Stunning bowl when finished. Thanks for the video looking forward to the next one.👍

I have just got a piece of sequoia from a neighbour, which I am now really keen to turn. Great video thank you

Nice work! The wood is a lot like red cedar. They're both very nice to work with. Take care and GOD BLESS 🙏!

Mike Superb choice on blank and orientation and the finished piece is Great 👏👏

Lovely piece of wood Mike. You did it proud.

Nice one Mike, you nailed the positioning to fully show off the crotch grain and colours!

Stunning bowl, always a pleasure to watch, so relaxing.

I enjoy how you treat the wood as if it is a piece of gold. You have the patience to allow the wood to tell you what it wants to be.

That's an amazing piece of wood. Beautiful bowl.

Really beautiful bowl Mike. I particularly like the way you document your thinking in the design and construction of your projects.

The bowl turned out quite nice.

Hello Mike, Ahh, Sequoia. I live in the Los Angeles area and I do believe this is what we call Redwood. One of my very favorite woods. Always colorful and usually beautiful grain patterns. I love how you decided to quarter the piece and how you turned the bowl. It is beautiful and fascinating with the way you brought out the ripples. Your insight was spot on. When you were deciding which way to turn it initially I was saying, " NO, no, turn it the other way. " LOL. And you did. I think you made the best decision. But, that's just me and I've always been partial to the redder color. I believe it has more character. Anyway, you did another masterful job. Cheers, Bill Riley

Very nice bowl. I really enjoy your commentary. 👍

A beautiful bowl 😊

I love the bowl. You may have wanted more heartwood on the inside, but I love the way this turned out, nice mix of heartwood and sapwood with some nice grain in the sapwood. Now if only we could keep this wonderful reddish/pink colour. It will not be as striking as it fades. Well done. Happy to see you have a straight forward turning. I did not know the UK had so many imported redwood trees. Interesting. A house close to one of my turning club friends had a redwood in his front yard. Too close to the overhead power lines so the utility cut off the branches on one side. Eventually the tree had to be taken down before it died and fell over in a storm. My friend stopped by as the tree was being cut down. Interesting story. The homeowner used to work in a nursery and grew the tree from a seedling then planted it in his yard. If only he has planted this farther away from the road the tree might still be standing. My friend got some pieces for turning. I gave my piece to another club member. Dave.

hi Mike, I really appreciate the attention and detail you put into your craft. excellent work.! I will say, in all humor, the best part of watching may be the treasures in the subtitles. hahaha. I especially enjoyed when it thought your turning noises was supposed to be applause. so funny! Cheers!

Beautiful piece of wood, stunning piece of work!

Red wood is beautiful. That piece looks like western red cedar to me which is also a pretty wood. Great looking bowl! Can't wait to see what you do with the rest of it.

Absolutely stunning! Looking forward to your chemistry lesson.

Beautiful bowl, initially I thought you were going to turn the entire large piece! 😱You did a great job of cutting it up. Look forward to seeing what you turn with the other pieces. 😊

You do have a good eye for imagining what a piece of wood will turn out to be. I do like the fact that you kept the natural look of the wood as best as you could. Lovely little bowl. I recon the big piece of the wood you have left would look great as a Platter of some sort. Cheers

Fantastic. I love redwood. Can't wait to see the other pieces.

Very nice. The grain and color are great.

I love the contrast between the sap wood and the heart wood. Glad you went for 'round' as I've always preferred symmetry in shapes.

Love those ripples Mike! 👍👍

beautiful piece of wood and a great result ..love the simplicity of the bowl

Turned out nicely! I appreciate the explanations about what you would like to see versus the reality of the piece you are working with. Sometimes it just is what it is...

Love watching your videos. Always gives me a nice break at work. I really liked the look of the bowl. Had a weathered copper look to the heartwood. Great job with the redwood Mike!

I absolutely love this one.

Nice bit of woodturning Mike

Stunning bowl, I enjoyed your deliberating as much as the turning. The thought process in choosing makes me think more about what I should be doing before I start. Thank you

Great job on one of my favorite woods.

Awesome piece. Mike you have such a gift to be able to envision how to get the most out of a piece of wood. Most people just see a chunk of wood you see art.

Nice work, really enjoyed watching. Keep on turning I ' ll Keep on watching!

Gorgeous piece Mike! Love the colors. Have a great day!

Such a pretty wood. I’ve yet to turn any sequoia and I’m a dang Yankee!! Your right Mike, they do get massive. Or at least the old ones did. A tree you can drive a bus through is pretty big.

i’ve camped under these in CA so this was a pleasure to watch

I have enjoyed watching and learning as I begin making bowls in the near future. Thanks for sharing.

This was a beautiful one Mike, top job!

Love watching your videos. You do great work. Beautiful products.

looks great, and it’s wonderful hearing your thought process.

Damn thats a stunning piece of wood great grain and colour

Another great video Mike. Really enjoyed. Particularly like to hear you talk through your decision process. Can't wait for the vid on various polishes. It's something that's not easy to learn on your own and I always end up sticking to the same few, beeswax, linseed, Danish etc.

Such a gorgeous piece, thanks for the video!

Simply beautiful

Lovely bowl!

Really nice! Looks like it finished up super smooth

What a beautiful design 👏👏

Just beautiful ❤❤❤❤I love it so much!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉 nice job

Stunning bowl!