Woodturning - Something slightly Ropey !! 

Tell ya what kid, if this woodworking thing doesn't pan out you've got a great career ahead of you as a barber.

This reminded me of a Banyan tree I lived with for years. One day I had a small melted antique bottle in my hand. I didn't know where to put it so I put it into a nook in the tree. Banyan trees have stringy vines that hang down to the ground, eventually becoming extensions of the tree, sometimes resembling flying buttresses.They can grow big enough to walk through. Old waterspouts, doornobs,shells, ceramic pottery, sea glass and any old thing I didn't have a place for went into the tree. I left that house and the tree 5 years ago. Occasionally I think about my little tchotchkes incorporated into the living tree. AND...I love your work. TY🌱

I am a landlubber, but even I can see that it has a nautical vibe. Someone will add the piece as a lovely addition to their boat/yacht decor. It looks great!

That's a first for me and a cool idea, too! Looks great, Andy! 😊 Phil

I bet the person who tied that rope around the tree never would have expected such a beautiful turned piece being the result. Nicely done Andy. Take care my friend and enjoy the trekking. Keep those scenic pictures coming Cheers Harold

That is one of the most unique pieces I have ever seen, and definitely never seen anything like it. You are amazing as always! Take care.

Where have I been? Perhaps it's due to the shape, but this is the first time I've heard music from the wood. Masterful! Thank you for sharing your skill with us, Andy. 💖

That turned out really cute! I love the originality and that you let the wood grain tell its own story. Even with your simplest pieces you don’t disappoint!

Now That gives new meaning to "Knot" That is an awesome conversation piece. Love it. The grain is so beautiful. What kind of wood is it? Poor tree had that tightly tied around it for many years huh? I hope it does not go back on the firewood pile, would be a shame. Thanks for sharing. 💜😊💜🇺🇸

You have a great eye for what is possible and I noticed how the design changed as you saw what the wood had to offer. I enjoy watching you work and your results are always first rate. I had to giggle when you "trimmed it's tail."

Andy, you'll never cease to amaze me with your talent. You rescued that old log, and turned it into something truly Amazing. Love your work.

That is unique. Great job. Looks like tree grew around the rope. Great job

Pretty cool bowl from the firewood scraps. Would definitely have that on the shelf at a beach house or lake house. Very nice, unique work from something you could never really plan for.

I’ll never get tired of watching your work!

Watching your work is always satisfing. I admire your skills and imagination.

Now isn't that beautiful!! Such a unique piece!

Love it. Really cool piece. Wasn't sure about the rope until i seen the final finish. What an amazing and interesting piece. Nice job bro.

Now that was unique. Thanks, Andy.

I really like this piece. One of my favorite things about watching your channel is seeing the story of each piece of wood revealed. The shape of each ring inside, This piece tells a story about how the outside was formed.

This takes “one of a kind” to a whole new level. Wow!

This machine is amazing, it allows you to create beautiful artwork and it's so dangerous it could literally kill you if used incorrectly, just amazing

This is so satisfying. No taking, just beautiful art ☺️

Calling this eye-catching creation ONE OF A KIND is not an exaggeration! Well done, Andy.

That is so cool! I love how you worked with the rope instead of against it.

That's totally unique. Surprising that the colour of the rope is still bright even though it had clearly been there for years. Interesting too that it is a very similar colour to one of your favourite resins that compliments the natural colours of polished wood. A successful experiment and to judge by the reactions here a very saleable piece.

I really like this, the way you left the rope in it really adds character to the piece.

I loved that you gave the frayed ends of the rope a shampoo and set!

The artist’s eye! Glad you saw this in the raw material!

For a while I was wondering when he was going to get rid of the rope. Almost to the finishing point it dawned on me.... You can only make this if someone tied a rope around a tree a long time ago. You cant pile up blocks of lumber, cut a groove for the rope, try to make it look fancy, and get the same effect. This changes grain and everything. Maybe people, like a business, are doing things to trees now for interesting wood later? I don't envision a piece like this is something you would come across often. A lumber mill may just cut that out and burn it, but as a woodworker it can be something exceptionally unique. Good Save.

You made a beauty product. We enjoyed seeing you. If you did the design on the exterior surfaces, it would be a great effect, but your product is still beautiful. good luck.

Who but Andy would think to make a feature out of piece of old rope tied for years round a tree. Unique, and strangely beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Btw, loved the hairstyling bit at the end.

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤ 🎀 ❤ 🎀

Finally something good, as it once was - with a lot of imagination and excellent performance 👍🏻🔝.

Nice work Andy, glad you coiffed the tassel, it looks so much better :-)

WoW!!! This was not where I thought you were going with this one. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Very unique piece,as always you bring out the heart of the bowl.you still have it,of course you never lost it.kudos 👍👍👍😎😎😎

You got me tied to the screen with this one Andy! Nice!

A remarkable piece of wood and sympathetically turned. A great result 👏

This bowl gets a like, a subscribe, and a comment. Phenomenal work.

Just amazing! This wood is gorgeous! I love this bowl. You sir are a genuine craftsman. ❤😎

Stunning just stunning awesome job Andy

Love ur master-pieces…it is with gr8 enjoyment, watching a master at they’re craft. I am trying my hand at it….take care n bless u n ur family…

This piece should not go back to the wood pile. It’s beautiful! I love the grain! Cheers Andy! 😊

No don't put it back! I think this is a fine testament to the resilience of nature and the beauty of the very essence of a tree. Just my opinion of course but I'd back that opinion up with a purchase if I lived in the UK :) I like it!

Great looking piece 👌👍

This is certainly an interesting piece. The rope gives it character.

I like it, it's very unique.😘😘 the rope doesn't look trashy, you gave it a hair cut and combed it.thanks for sharing.😁😁

I'm so happy this exists.

Creative indeed! Love this, rope is part of the wood and great you left it in.

Amazing work, Andy! Really beautiful piece! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

It looks a little like one of those Afghani mens hats . It’s just so interesting , and the grain is lovely

Well, now that is one unique piece of work for you, Andy. It did end up looking cool andfor being a piece of firewood, it's neat. 💜

I think this is really quirky and most definitely not firewood anymore. I think I would have removed the blue rope, if possible, and used a more natural colour instead. But I still like it...very cleverly done! 👍

That's cool.Art by Nature..... Strangled Wood. Nice 👍

Very interesting Andy and beautiful that would make an awesome center piece stay safe friend👍👍👍👍

Piece of history! ✌🏼💫🪵

You styling the rope ends really cracked me up. 😂 Great job on an unusual piece!

Lol, just imagined someone mass producing these. It'd be some pretty funny looking trees but that piece turned out beautiful. I'd love to have something like that for a fruit bowl.

this bowl is too beautiful for fire wood!

Stunning piece mate!

I like this! Mixed media artwork. 👏❤

Beautiful!!! Simply amazing!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

This is really a fantastic piece you are so clever.

Love this piece

Wunderbar! Bewundernswerte Kunst, ich schauen Ihnen schon lange zu. Viel Erfolg!

I can't quite put my finger on it, but something is different in this video....the visual is different (for the better), not sure if it is an upgraded camera, different frame rates, different angles, different wood tool, or what?!? Something is different and I really liked it! Nice job!

You sure I thought it was satisfactory, plus Ropey is such a cute name.😁

I like that a lot, and had a little chuckle at the haircut lol

You got a good eye to spot that 1,and it looks cool.Ernie smith from brisbane Australia

So weird, but so awesome. I would never buy it, but I'm so glad it exists. Lol

What a cool piece! 👍

What many would have passed on you took and made it into something amazing. Your barber skills are on point as well

Very great work as always ..Thanks for show this,,,,have a nice day,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I liked the incorporation of the rope. I was scared at first it would be taken off. But this is so unique. Well done.

Damn Andy ! You did that ! That looks great man. Greatly way of the making the best out of the charter the rope and growth around the rope. Really really cool man !

VERY interesting! Let us know if it ends up back in the woodpile, or someone loves it enough to buy it:D

First, 'Congratulations on the move! And I really like this, Andy. In the end, it looks like a huge chicken pot pie that someone ate the center & didn't care for the crust. 👏👏👏👏👏

Awesome work beautiful. 👍🏻 👍🏻

Всё замечательно! Особенно умилила причёска и стрижка )))

That's awesome great find thanks for sharing ✌️

That is really cool!! Great job.

Someone, somewhere, forgot that a tree is a living thing. They carelessly allowed a temporal use of a limb to remain permanently in place. Forever scarring both the rope and the tree. Because at some point one couldn't be removed without damaging the other. Along comes a man of depth. A man that understands that some things should remain together forever. Or maybe he just thought, it'd be cool if I could somehow cut the rope into the project.

Morning Andy ☕😊

Don't be so quick to consign it back to the woodpile - it's got some character! Had a little chuckle at you combing the rope before it's "haircut".

"Does that rope come off?" "I'm a frayed knot."

Amazing work!

Interesting turn.. thanks for the post..

Really like this alot.

I like the curled-over lip. That's the first time you've done something like that, I think. It seems very Japanese to me. (Also, always give your bowl a trim before Picture Day.)

Very unique Andy.

very unique piece. now you need something dopey to go with your ropey ;-)

Absolutely beautiful! That better not been the wife’s good scissors lol

Nice work Andy

That’s just beautiful 😍

Really unique and neat, Andy. Saved from the firewood pile so don't return it there. After all, why (k)not? Bill

Am I right that this is from a limb and not the trunk of the tree? I anticipated some funky grain where the rope constrained the growth but do not see what I was expecting. Do you think it is because the turning did not go deep enough?

Beautiful 😍 love your work

This is amazing dear 😊

Truly unique.

That looks so awesome 👌