Woodturning a 12” Platter/Bowl from some amazing highly figured Elm 

Thank you Chris, I'm so happy with how this came out. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

Thank you Phil, I will find out eventually ad the person who ordered this piece is giving it as a gift to someone. I'm really happy that I have a similar piece as well still to turn. Take care my friend and thanks for lovely comment. Cheers, Huw

Thanks so much Chris, I really appreciate that. The Elm is certainly beautiful. Take care and thanks again my friend Cheers, Huw

Thanks Joe, My back is sort of behaving itself at the moment. And yes a favourite oldie. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Rob, It is lovely and I have a similar piece as well still to turn. Take care my friend and thanks for watching. Cheers, Huw

Thank you Harold, The new owners love it so I'm happy. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Gary, I thought it would look good from what I could see on the edge of the blank but the end result was better than I could have imagined. Take care my friend. Hwyl, Huw

Thanks Jonathan. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Take care mate. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Amy, I feel very comfortable turning a 12" by 2" on a worm screw, any larger than 12" and I would use a face plate or face plate ring. I do have small pieces of cloth which I sometimes use but just didn't for some reason. Thanks for the compliment and take care Amy. Cheers, Huw

Thanks John, It was a commission and the customers were really pleased as they wanted a piece with nice grain and 12" in diameter. The choice of wood was left to me.

Thank you so much Alan. Take care mate. Cheers, huw

Thanks Heather, The markings are really stunning. Take care Heather. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Mike, The visible bits on the face of the platter are actually burrs rather than knots and were a nice surprise for them to stay there after turning. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

@@WoodenItBeNice Haha, the joke's on me -when I hear 'burr' I think of a velcro-like seed pod that clings to clothing. dog fur, and the like. I guess I wasn't paying attention enough to realize it means 'burl' in your neck of the woods. No matter, still a really nice piece ! 👍😎

@@mpart_woodlathe-stuff Thanks Mike, no problem there are loads fo different words for the same thing on both sides of the pond

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Thanks Ahron, it is an amazing piece of Elm. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Chris. Take care. Cheers, Huw

Thanks so much Randy. Really appreciate you watching. Have a great weekend my friend. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Dave, appreciate it. Take care mate. Cheers, Huw

@@WoodenItBeNice Have an awesome day!

@@DaveCollierCamping Same to you Dave.

Thank you so much Pat, I couldn't be happier with how this one came out. Take care Pat. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Aj. See you later. Take care mate. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Will, Coming from you that is a huge compliment. Take care Will. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Dennis, It is a stunning piece of Elm and the new owners love it. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Dave, It is a lovely bit of Elm and I have another one as well. Going to find a box later hopefully. Take care mate. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Jojo. Very pleased how this ended up looking. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

Hahaha, Sorry Mark but it was a bit warm, got to 92 F in the workshop when I turned this one by the end. Glad you like it as it is partly down to you from last year. Take care mate. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Masi, Really appreciate it. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Bruce, I'm so happy with the finish on this one. The grain is beautiful and luckily I have another piece of it as well. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Tim, I really like the finish as well and I put it down to Hampshire Sheen's Finishing Academy. I learned so much from that on line course. Take care Mate. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Doug, I'm lucky enough to have another piece of it as well. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Lorrie, I'm really happy with it. Take care Lorrie. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Colin, I bought this piece and another one from Axminsters. Take care my friend and happy anniversary as well. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Grahame, It was nice to turn one at last. The grain is amazing and I also have another piece very similar to this one. Take care mate and have fun in France. Cheers, Huw

Thanks very much Mark. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Take care Mark. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Brian, Appreciate that. Take care mate. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Stuart, Take care mate. Cheers, Huw

Thank you very much Bryan. They were very happy with it indeed. I thought I was subbed to you as well also remedied. Take care Bryan. Cheers, Huw

@@WoodenItBeNice Thanks Huw.

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Thank you so much Val. Take care. Cheers, Huw PS Haven't seen a video from you in quite a while. Are you ok?

@@WoodenItBeNice awww yes thank you buddy, I been getting nervous when the camera is switched on but I will soon. Glad that your backs ok for you to be turning, take care Huw! 😃

@@WeeVal Sorry to hear that. Looking forward to seeing you back at some point.

@@WoodenItBeNice aww thank you Huw buddy! 😃

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Thanks Myk, The grain is very nice and I was surprised the knot didn't give me any issues. Before I knew it, it had been turned away. The client wants to give as gift to someone. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Conor, My back is ok but still having good and bad days. Shouldn't be much longer before I get to see a physio in a hospital for some help. Take care mate. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Luie, It is a simple design in my mind but looks really nice. Looking forward to seeing your version of this. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

Thanks Japie. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw PS I'm away at the moment so will have a chat when I get back over the weekend.

@@WoodenItBeNice no worries, just hope you guys are taking care

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Hi Andy, Thanks you so much. If you supply the wood I would turn it with pleasure. Take care Aj. Cheers, Huw

@@WoodenItBeNice Great I will find some for you......

@@ajinfrance Brilliant

Thanks Bram, I'm so happy how this came out and the person who bought it has decided to keep it for herself and asked be to do another bowl for her to give as a gift. Yes a huge amount of our home grown Elm has disappeared. I bought 2 pieces from Axminster so still have one to play with. Take care Bram and we'll speak soon. Cheers, Huw

Thanks PP, Thanks very much. I've always thought if you can turn Pine you can turn most woods. Thanks for watching and taking the time top comment, really appreciated. Take care. Cheers, Huw

The shavings coming off the pieces were very warm as the wood was very dry. Cheers, Huw

@@WoodenItBeNice So you are on fire! haha

@@MickyBellRoberts HAHA nearly LOL. Cheers, Micky

Thanks Steve, I believe that this style is more decorative than practical as the bowl section is quite small in comparison to the overall size. Next week is definitely a practical one. Take care mate. Cheers, Huw PS Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll be using some carving chisels you brought back to life for me.

It's an abrasive paste which makes the wood really smooth ready for waxing and it cuts down on a lot of sanding. Cheers, Huw

@@WoodenItBeNice Thank you.

@@MickyBellRoberts My pleasure Micky

Hi Micky, I started turning again about 6 1/2 years ago after a break of over 40 years. Take care my friend. Cheers, Huw

@@WoodenItBeNice Wow you are seasoned.

@@MickyBellRoberts Still learning every day though. Cheers, Micky