the Ugly Bug Ball - Woodturning Experiment, laburnum woodturning project

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They say that beauty is only skin deep - well lets find out as I turn what has to be the ugliest piece of laburnum I've ever seen. Splits and rot won't stop me trying to find the beauty within. Join me at the UGLY BUG BALL
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@ceciliarunnoe1463 Месяц назад

Oh my!!! The grain of this wood is fabulous! You are so adventurous. Seeming to gravitate towards unusual bits, roots, burls, and all kinds of challenges to turn that are a risk but produce such unique results.

@MikeHolton Месяц назад

Thanks Cecilia, I work hard to find unusual things tot turn 😀

@lettledford7624 Месяц назад

Absolutely Stunning!!You have an amazing talent & I am blessed to get to see your work!

@MikeHolton Месяц назад

Thanks so much for watching and your support, Mike 😀

@Greg-io1ip 9 месяцев назад

Great eye to see the beauty underneath. The years in the grain - surviving the elements, just existing - are amazing. We humans are nothing without The Trees.

@MikeHolton 9 месяцев назад

I could not agree more Greg, I consider myself very lucky to be able to work with them.

@theabristlebroom4378 11 месяцев назад

Burl Ives, The Ugly Bug Ball! Love the call back to classic Disney. Lovely work with the carving, too!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! I was thinking of a title around the word ugly and it just popped up, not even though about the song in years, now I can't get it out of my head 🤣.

@stevedoran3631 11 месяцев назад

Another superb example of a 'Nothing to Awsome' work..... Nicely done Mike...

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it, I had great fun making it, apart from the hollowing out 😀

@eileencollins3126 11 месяцев назад

I appreciate you talking about what you are doing as you go. It makes it a better video!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Glad you think so! I get some comments about how I should shut up and get on with it but there are a thousand other channels doing that and I want to offer something different. All the best, Mike

@LOTGiscool 4 месяца назад

In my mind, I'm seeing the living room of a nice log cabin. There is a chandelier made from deer antlers. There's a canoe book shelf along a wall, and this beautiful piece you made is on one of the canoe shelves, OR it is up on the mantle of a fireplace. Now I'm feeling like a day trip 85 miles to the west of me to visit Waterton Lakes National Park in the Rocky Mountains.

@MikeHolton 4 месяца назад

That sounds so perfect, you paint a wonderful picture. I gave this vase to one of my sons so it is now in a shared house at a University in Leeds 😃, not quite a log cabin and I bet the smell is quite different as well 😂

@occasional-gifts 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely not ugly. That is beautiful

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Came out nice 🙂

@SteveandSusiesHomestead 11 месяцев назад

They always look great when they start off ugly . Love the knots and branches.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Haha, thanks Steve, me too 😀

@Aspiecrafts 11 месяцев назад

You never know what you will get with a lump. This turned out lovely .

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

haha thanks 😀

@karengilchrist9774 11 месяцев назад

I've never seen laburnum before. What a beautiful wood! Gorgeous piece.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

It really is Karen, I've turned it quite a few times and it's always amazing 😄

@Christo77054 11 месяцев назад

I don't know anything at all about woodturning, yet I find your videos so interesting I've been binge watching your channel the past couple of days. Your work is truly beautiful! Wishing your channel much success!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Awesome, thank you. It's nice to hear the appeal is not just to turners.

@AmbrosiaR 11 месяцев назад

From an ugly duckling to a beautiful swan. I've never heard of that type of wood but the grain/color is so caramel-ly. That turned out great!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks, laburnum is fairly common in the UK but the wood is expensive. But it is also very beautiful

@jimmoorepa 11 месяцев назад

Always so wonderful to see what we can reveal from God's handy work! Stunning!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks James 😀

@shaunbodily4158 11 месяцев назад

You work really helps mother nature's natural beauty pop.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Cheers Shaun 😀

@Ivor_Nastyboil 11 месяцев назад

A very relaxing 20 minutes. Thanks Mike.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

@loranwfry-zu9pu 11 месяцев назад

Beautiful piece of wood, Mike. The knarlier it is, the more I love to turn it.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

You and me both! The figure here is amazing

@jasonmontgomery8180 11 месяцев назад

Fine job on releasing the natural beauty in the wood.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Jason 😀

@fionanaylor6104 11 месяцев назад

Love Laburnum…always pops out some stunning grain patterns. 🙂👍🏻

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Me too Fiona, this one has been claimed by my son No3 to help decorate his room at Uni 😀

@margaretgrover-rb3ed 4 месяца назад

This so beautiful with the grain and dark spots. You gave it a beautiful finish

@MikeHolton 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much Margaret

@rindapelton5876 11 месяцев назад

Turned beast into Exquisite Beauty!!! Thank you 🤗

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Glad you like it! All the best, Mike

@markduggan3451 5 месяцев назад

Stunning piece of wood, turned into another art sculpture.

@MikeHolton 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Mark 😀

@jean-louismarchand5311 10 месяцев назад

Horrible piece of wood is generally what you have to turn and try to get a splendid result as this one ! Plus a superb finish using DO is making it magic ! Very well done ! JL

@MikeHolton 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Jean

@josephcrowley4868 10 месяцев назад

Just beautiful. A silk purse out of a sow's ear!

@MikeHolton 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! 😊 not heard that phrase for years lol thanks

@fionakronert5060 6 месяцев назад

Gorgeous, Mike you've outdone yourself, and the Danish Oil is a perfect finish. Thankyou

@MikeHolton 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Fiona, I gave this one to one of my sons to help brighten his room at uni 😀

@grahamtilston8518 9 месяцев назад

What a beautiful piece of wood from something that looks impossible to turn. To a thing that is amazing 🎉🎉

@MikeHolton 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Graham ☺️

@walshjp17 11 месяцев назад

Such a gnarly hunk-o-wood at the start and such a gorgeous piece at he end

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks, I love transformations like this 😀

@125rin 3 месяца назад

One of NY favorite pieces so far!!!!❤

@MikeHolton 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much, I gave this to my youngest son to sit in his flat at University 😀

@sejembalm 11 месяцев назад

That Superior Danish Oil really brought that rustic vase to life!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

I know, it's very time consuming but very much turning into my favourite finish 👍

@terriefowler8196 11 месяцев назад

What an amazing piece of wood! I'm not surprised you had to stop n stare a few times to take it all in!! It really does take your breath away!! Beautiful and beautifully done as always! 😊

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! Wood grain have so much life to eat, I could never get tired of looking at it 😀

@charlieevergreen3514 11 месяцев назад

High quality result! I agree; some of the oddest wood makes the best pieces! Nice job.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much, I love trying to find hidden gems, although they are not always there 😃

@petershipman7314 11 месяцев назад

Love the grain and the natural shape , beautifully done🎉❤

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks so much 😊

@andrewhall1693 11 месяцев назад

Laburnum is such a fantastic wood ...Braw job ....thanks for sharing Mike

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

It really is, thanks Andrew 😀

@anthonykreinbrink2512 10 месяцев назад

I love seeing the gnarly morphing into the gorgeous. Superb work!

@MikeHolton 10 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Anthony 😊

@William_Kenny 11 месяцев назад

A beautiful piece Mike laburnum never fails to impress 👌👍

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

It's just a beautiful wood ☺️

@karenstafford724 11 месяцев назад

What gorgeous markings and such a lovely colour.❤❤❤

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Karen! Cheers! 😃

@barbaramccarley5803 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful. I would certainly be happy to display that piece in my apartment for all my guests to view it.

@MikeHolton 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Barbara 😀 glad you liked it 😌

@peterthornton8520 11 месяцев назад

Amazing colour which has been brought out by the Oiling. Stunning creation

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot 😊

@donaldadams5342 5 месяцев назад

Well it may have looked absolutely ugly to some people but as a former Senior master of Art here in Sth. Aust. I always taught my students there was always beauty in any piece of wood. What the artist has to do is unlock that beauty. In a different form from Sculpture, the wood turner has the same challenge. You have risen to the occasion brilliantly once again Mike. This piece is quite stunning. I am sure there are MANY people who would love to have this piece on display in their home. Congratulations on a stunning piece that has been 'released' from scrap. Cheers, Don from South Australia.

@MikeHolton 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Don, when I saw this piece online I had a pretty good idea what it would be like inside and just could not resist buying it. I have had so many people ask to buy it but instead I gave it to my son so will now hopefully stay in the family. All the best and I wish you a wonderful new year, Mike

@brunomerk7635 9 месяцев назад

A really impressive piece. I love dark colored spots which give the piece a really unique style.

@MikeHolton 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Bruno, the piece is just full of character 😀

@lyndaowen2154 11 месяцев назад

That is a very unique pretty vase but the wood is absolutely gorgeous!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

It really is Lynda, I just love laburnum 😀

@uklongbow 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful, Im glad I saw you doing this as I was given some ,what I now know was Laburnam, beautiful grain and really nice work. :) Roger

@MikeHolton 9 месяцев назад

It is an amazing wood, just be careful though is it is poisonous!

@keithgolds3289 11 месяцев назад

Your a brave man, I would not have attempted to turn that piece. But the result is stunning, thank you.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much 😊

@stephencarey6114 11 месяцев назад

Blooming stunning piece of Laburnum

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

It really is, I had a feeling it would be 😀

@2CraftySeniors 2 месяца назад

What a beautiful piece that ugly old bit of log turned into. It was like "the ugly duckling" becoming a swan. 🥰

@MikeHolton 2 месяца назад

Thanks, I loved making this and I eventually gave it to my son for his Uni accommodation 😀

@2CraftySeniors 2 месяца назад

@@MikeHolton I'm betting he loves it.

@MikeHolton 2 месяца назад

@@2CraftySeniors He really does 😀

@maudwelford1843 Месяц назад

Mike, another fabulous piece👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💕🇬🇧

@MikeHolton Месяц назад

Thanks Maud 😁

@izzy123412457 11 месяцев назад

You are a true artist. What a beautiful piece.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much 😀

@superbeastinjections 10 месяцев назад

Most definitely nice to watch. Thanks for posting.

@MikeHolton 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it 😀

@lindapratt1824 11 месяцев назад

That is fantastic. The grain is just beautiful.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Linda 🙂

@johnodonoghue7381 9 месяцев назад

Mike I'll give you 100% for your confidence in making something out of that , good luck

@MikeHolton 9 месяцев назад

Thanks John 😀

@markelonich1725 10 месяцев назад

Killer vase, keep up the great work and videos, thanks for sharing.

@MikeHolton 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Mark 😀

@barryrankin587 11 месяцев назад

Amazing grain. Love how you kept the top a live edge.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍 that was the plan, just glad it worked 😀

@eddyj4097 11 месяцев назад

As I approach retirement wood turning is one of the things I am interested in and your channel provides fabulous examples and explanations. Thank you !

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Eddy, I'm there in 13 years and can't wait so I can do a lot more 😀

@robboland9857 11 месяцев назад

Very nice indeed sir. You brought this piece of wood back to life. Thanks for the post, I enjoyed it.🌿 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Rob 😀

@cawalker1143 11 месяцев назад

I could spend hours just drinking in the beauty of this fascinating piece. Each swirl and shading in the grain offers a new dimension to explore. Superb workmanship!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Wow thanks so much! Thanks for watching, all the best, Mike

@777nezzy 11 месяцев назад

Another masterpiece created. Well done, it looks fantastic.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Glad you like it! 😀

@MsBee777 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely gorgeous vase, it is so amazing how wood can be so incredibly exquisite. Thank you for making and sharing your doing so. Sincerely, from Canada

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much, this wood is just amazing 😃

@billrose2083 11 месяцев назад

Mike, Hi ! I'm a retired machinist of 50 years. Never worked with wood, just metal. I like to say I can make anything. If you can conceive of it, I can make it. In this case I want to pay you an artists compliment. Guys like us can SEE the finished product before the job is started. The drawings are in our head. You did a beautiful job here. If you think like me, you would say, God made this. We just scrape the excess protective layers away. Good scraping, sir.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the kind words Bill, I can generally see beyond the exterior and know what I want to make, weather I can find it or not is a different matter, All the best, Mike 😃

@brucebowler 11 месяцев назад

That is a STUNNING piece of wood.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@jasonzoll4250 10 месяцев назад

Such beautiful, and deep grain you were able to bring out.

@MikeHolton 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Jason, laburnum is just beautiful 😁

@dougthatcher3521 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for your mini-explanations in the course of the video. It's helpful! Beautiful result, intriguing process. Good stuff!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! All the best, Mike 🙂

@sturob6810 11 месяцев назад

Fascinating to watch the transformation, then once the oil was put on it was simply stunning, very cool indeed.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@racheldray1057 8 месяцев назад

Just had to watch it again. So pretty

@MikeHolton 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Rachel, my son was up from uni at the weekend and took this back with him 😊

@josephlocascio1872 6 месяцев назад

Wow! Talk about a hidden gem. That grain and color variation is spectacular. You often mention going to sharpen up. Maybe in the future you could do a short video on how you do that. Some of us newbies might like to learn that aspect of the process and skillset.

@MikeHolton 6 месяцев назад

Hi Joseph, I will do it I promise 😀

@garthpetch4173 11 месяцев назад

What a beautuful piece of wood. You did it justice

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Gareth 😀

@arson054 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks and thanks for watching! 😀

@Logan.H.L 11 месяцев назад

Very pretty and cool piece of wood, wood turning is mesmerizing!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Logan, glad you enjoyed it 😀

@nordy67 11 месяцев назад

Very nice vase That Danish oil really made the grain pop.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! Danish oil is becoming my favourite finish 😀

@robinmeek7593 11 месяцев назад

Incredibly beautiful!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Robin 😀

@williamriley-le9zo 9 месяцев назад

Hi Mike, I was chuckling listening to you commenting on and making your nice noises about how beautiful this laburnum is. Only true wood lovers would do that. It is a lovely looking piece for what would otherwise be firewood. I had never heard of laburnum before but will keep my eyes open for some in the future. The Danish oil is a very nice touch also. Cheers, Bill Riley

@MikeHolton 9 месяцев назад

Haha thanks Bill, if you find some do be careful as laburnum is poisonous so take due care. All the best, Mike

@annettev8362 11 месяцев назад

I enjoyed seeing how beautiful the piece turned out. I look forward to your next video...

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! Next video is out on Tuesday 😀

@parrishej 11 месяцев назад

I look forward to each of your pieces.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks so much 🙏

@paulplager9498 3 месяца назад

Beautiful work. Beautiful wood. This piece would look great in my house.

@MikeHolton 3 месяца назад

Haha thanks Paul but I'm keeping this one 😀

@jimflinn8305 11 месяцев назад

Wow! Fabulous, that grain is amazing 👍

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

It really is! Happy with this one 😄

@susanvasquez3625 11 месяцев назад

Such beautiful wood! Though you get full share of the credit for bringing that beauty to life.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Susan 😁 I just found what was hiding inside 😁

@sueze3300 10 месяцев назад

I loved your reaction when you started putting on the danish oil. Amazingj what you can see in what I would concider a junk piece of wood. Love it.

@MikeHolton 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! I just had a good feeling about this one, not always right though lol 😆

@Angela-en6oh 11 месяцев назад

Hello Mike. Yet again you have taken a very unassuming piece of wood and turned it into a true delight for the eye. Well done for seeing the such potential and drawing it out.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Many thanks Angela, so glad you enjoyed it, Mike 😀

@Angela-en6oh 11 месяцев назад

@@MikeHolton Hello Mike. One of the most enjoyable elements of this, for me, was hearing your delight as the wood revealed it’s beauty. Congratulations, it is lovely.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

@@Angela-en6oh haha thanks, I can get excited 😆

@stevewhite8161 11 месяцев назад

Great job on the vase. Looks stunning.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! 😊

@marilyngianadda1661 8 месяцев назад

Wow what a beauty ! Congratulations on envisaging it! ❤

@MikeHolton 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Marilyn 😀

@chrischambers5466 11 месяцев назад

That is just so nice! Glad you didn't fill the cracks or level the rim, looks all the better for that👍

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Chris, wood like this needs to show it's natural side 😄

@bethjohnson5350 10 месяцев назад

Quite the transformation, and such skill.

@MikeHolton 10 месяцев назад

Thanks you very much Beth 😃

@randykniebes5364 11 месяцев назад

Really pretty piece would have never thought it would look so good.... This has given some hope on a knotty piece of walnut I have in my shop.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much! Knotty walnut sounds like heaven 😀

@barbkrienke8400 11 месяцев назад

That viburnum wood is so swirly and beautiful! You really pull the best out of the wood you work with, Mike. 🙂

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Barb, not sure if it was a typo or autocorrect but it's laburnum wood 😀

@francinethomas2016 11 месяцев назад

@@MikeHolton😊😊😊

@user-cx9ys4ki2r 3 месяца назад

I love this beautiful piece, as usual love your process Mike.

@MikeHolton 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much 😀

@djbec375 11 месяцев назад

That's amazing. I've got several ideas bubbling around in my mind. Thanks!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Fantastic, I love it when people are inspired by my attempts 😀

@GregoryWeirauch 11 месяцев назад

That vase is gorgeous

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Gregory ☺️

@Traceyhepler71 10 месяцев назад

Oh my! That's stunning! ❤

@MikeHolton 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! Cheers Tracey 🙂

@terrythornton1549 11 месяцев назад

Hi Mike, I cut down a Laburnum that died in my garden about 8 years ago and I have been loving it. The heart wood is very dense and dark and the sapwood is almost white. The contrast is brilliant. I only have one piece left which is sad. Yours is completely different but just as beautiful.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Hi Terry, I have turned a lot like you are describing and have a few pieces left, I just love this wood, all the best, Mike😀

@f75gunslinger 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely beautiful piece of wood !

@MikeHolton 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! Cheers! 😃

@TimMaidment 11 месяцев назад

What a stunning piece!

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Tim, and thanks for watching 😀

@jamesbeatty3213 3 месяца назад

Wow Mike just wow well done sir

@MikeHolton 3 месяца назад

Thanks James, this is still one of my favourites 😀

@dawnjanacek 2 месяца назад

I absolutely adore your videos. The calm way that you go about turning the pieces and the genuine awe that you have at the beauty of the wood always makes for a wonderful video. Thank you so much for sharing your hobby with all of us.

@MikeHolton 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much Dawn, I really appreciate it 😀

@erk6700 11 месяцев назад

This is AMAZING, AWESOME. I'm 83 years old. My Dad showed how to use the lathe on a ShopSmith when I was 10 yrs old. Now I'm addicted to this channel. My brother now has the ShopSmith, and uses it regularly. Great channel

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! So glad you enjoy my work, I nearly bought an old ShopSmith lathe when I started!! All the best, Mike

@AndytheValleyWoodturner 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely stunning piece Mike.❤❤

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Many thanks Andy, it really is a pretty wood 😀

@TWTexasA1 10 месяцев назад

Slow and steady wins the race…and that’s why your turnings come out looking so fantastic 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@MikeHolton 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much 😊 rushing achieves nothing

@hugofam1 11 месяцев назад

Amazing transformation, Great to see that if approached with caution and low speed not everything needs to be filled and stabilised. Inspired now to pick one out the to be stabilised pile and have a go.

@MikeHolton 11 месяцев назад

Just keep yourself safe and have fun, natural pieces are a lot more fun 😃