Woodturning - A GIANT Vase 

Wow what a fantastic piece nicely done 👍

Wow what an awesome and stunningly beautiful magnificent and spectacular vase. The grain in it is fantastic but that last segmented piece that you put into the bottom makes it even more amazing, like a signature piece.

I headed to Harbor Freight to buy one of the hollowing tools, got to have one.

I am a new follower and really like how you do your videos. The whole process start to finish , no talking. Just the process of turning this weeks project. Thanks.

Great project! Love the sanding drum sleeve you put on to allow you to hold the rotating shaft! That's a massive steady rest!

Great looking vase

Man, that is a LONG overhang on that hollowing job. Good job.

Wow Martin I am not sure how I missed this when it came out. Sure glad I saw it today. Simply beautiful piece and wonderful work making it. It reminds me of the wood I have from our Siberian Elm tree. Great job! Gary

Outstanding! I like larger vases. Haven't gone beyond 12" yet. That is gorgeous and inspirational work.

Wau, ist die wunderschöne gemacht🤩👌 mein Respekt 👍

absolutely splendid! and the vase is pretty fabulous too.

Heck yes now thats a vase.....Great job sir....

Felicitaciones desde Ibarra Ecuador 👏 👏👏👍👍👍👍

Like another fan, I especially like the segmented plug you put in the base. I often put similar little details in places people are unlikely to ever see. It gives me a lot of satisfaction knowing that 'signature ' is there. My first career was gunsmithing. I had to give it up because it turned out that gun cranks worried me. What brought that to mind was the way you roughed out the shape with a chainsaw. Skipping a bunch of chapters, I got pretty handy with freehand roughing out gun stocks on the bandsaw. Like a lot of wood work(ers) I never made a mistake but I did change the plan from time to time. Best regards and thanks again.

Wow , geweldig mooi !!

Une pièce magnifique !!!

Beautiful work and nice grains color beautiful finishing pcs of ART thank you share

Martin, that looked like hard work just lifting that log onto the lathe! What a beautiful vase that turned out to be. You are a very talented woodturner, my friend. Thanks for sharing your talent and your ideas! Your videos are very inspiring! 👍👍👍👏👏👏 Happy turning, .....Gord

That is a beautiful vase. Thanks for the reply. Keep up the great work.

wow nice work - i wondered if you were going to cut the center of the bottom out then plug it with your decorative piece - a lot of my turnings crack at the pith if left in.

It's so beautiful! Thanks for showing hard work!

👍Very nice vase! I like the shape and the color. And of course the size of this vase 💪 Frank.

A very large vase indeed. Great job.

Beautiful grain, time well spent, stay safe

Really outstanding, wonderful craftsmanship.

This is a magnificent vase! I don't think I've seen another this size! You must have a long lathe bed!

Amazing..I’m really fascinated with your tools and also love how you make your own tools. I really love the GREEK yogurt container too..( Greek yogurt is the best😀)

What an awesome piece Fantastic job

Beautiful wood grain.

that is a very very impressive vase and well done sir.

Well done! I like the steady rest.

Lovely job mate, that's one hell of a centre steady you've got there....

Wow. Que tamaño y que hermosura compañero... esta super, lo felicito

B E A U T I F U L .. i like that big vase!

Amazing piece of work. Really enjoyed the work steady video too.

Wow we is that pretty. You do great work.

wow the wood project makes a really big pot, this is awesome. you did a really good job👍👍

Nice work Martin, looks fantastic, cheers, John

Muito bem trabalhado a madeira. E muito complicado trabalhar corte interno. Meus sinceros agradecimentos pela aula.

Félicitations pour cette belle pièce bravo

Did something similar to age spirits in from my small still from oak. Was going to buy barrels then thought "I have a lathe". I think the time put into doing this was better than the spirits that came as a result.

Beautiful!

Someone else that like to live dangerously; when using a band-saw.👎 Otherwise a great video. 👍

Fantastic piece, great video

yes, i like to watch turning a big piece of wood.

Beautiful work, Martin!

Martin, Yet another Amazing project, I love your calm approach with you bowl gouge when you are forming the piece. My question to you is how do you keep this from splitting/cracking? It’s the plastic the solution ? By cutting the shape, then wrapping the whole thing in plastic, then I ~assume quickly turning the inside, getting rid of the mass inside of the log, but again, how did you keep this from splitting? How wet/was the log when you cut you piece. Net net. Hoping to learn, your vid’s are always informative. - best flowe

So nice, Martin, very big,😀😀👍👍

Just wondering if there was any checking or warping that occurred on this beautiful vase as it further dried

Incredible!! Very nice piece!

Fantastic!

My first involuntary "Wow" moment when you showed that figure just after sanding ! What was the plug you used in the base though , presumably it was a glue up ? Great work as always .

Great work

Just finished an elm hollow form (only 7") sat down and happened to find this video. No music, no talking, what a relief. Subbed. What are the giant hollowing tools you use, or are they homemade? Edit- now I see the link in the description thanks

Amazing it's a piece of art that,top skills 👌

Really ;, Greats project woodturning

Stunning! If that is green wood how do you keep it from cracking as it dries? Thanks, John

just a rough amateur and have come across your page. Mind blowing , just amazing. Why the plastic & masking tape?

Perfekt, klasse 😊👍

Very impressive! Tex

Beautiful....❤️❤️❤️

Wow brilliant be safe

How did you make that insert for the bottom its really neat and looks like the Japanese flag

Beautiful! Wonder what type of wood? Well done tool design and fabrication!

very nice one! i killed my lathe yesterday with the project that i upload to youtube tomorrow... need to find a new better one!

Make the bottom your trade mark, make different ones.

Parabéns belo trabalho 🇧🇷

Шикарная вещь!!!!

may I ask what kind of plastic it is that you use there to make sure the moisture isnt coming out? Would saran wrap work? Yours looks a little thicker

Doing it the hard way.....

good skills

Incredible job, love the minor spalting too. How long did the elm take to dry before turning? Cheers. Ray

Hi Martin - a beautiful piece of work. What type of hollowing system is this or is it home/locally made? Looks a good set up. I’m struggling to find a large heavy duty hollowing system in the UK. Checking out the Clark system but postage is a lot! Thanks - Jim

Stunning! I love Elm. That's a work intensive piece, how long did it take? Also, what finish did you use? Whenever I put wipe on poly on Elm it takes weeks to dry enough to put on the next coat. Never have that issue with any other wood.

Amazing)))👍👍👍

Great vase Martin, but is that Elm still green?

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