Woodturning | The Yew Lamp 

Thanks Jo. Glad you enjoyed it mate 👍🏻😉

Thanks mate. 😊👍🏻

Thanks a lot Kobie. Much appreciated. 😊👍🏻

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Thanks Mark mate. Much appreciated ☺️👍🏻

Thank you 😊👍🏻

Do you live in an area where you doesn’t grow ?

Cheers Wade, glad you enjoyed it 😊👍🏻

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Thanks Rebecca, glad you enjoyed it 😊👍🏻

The lamp is actually in a music recording studio now. Near a mixing desk. I love your name as always 😊👍🏻👌🏻👏

@@JackMackWoodturning , Really? Music recording studio? Music is good. Anyway, pls tell people not to mess with the Sage. Hihi...

What do you have in abundance mark? Yew is fairly easy to come by in Northen England. Thanks for watching 😊👍🏻

@@JackMackWoodturning I have lots of walnut and oak in my area. A little hickory once in a while

Yew is beautiful 😉😉

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Cheers jiggy, glad you enjoyed it 😊👍🏻

Thanks Ruby. Glad you enjoyed it 😊🥳👍🏻

Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate you watching. 😊👍🏻

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Bigger is better 😉

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🤣.. some of it… there’s probably more indoors than out, and more still in other locations…yet I still struggle to be inspired some mornings when I come to shoot a video… do you find it a tricky balancing act not turning too much of the same thing for your channel?? All I want to do at the moment is do really deep vases but I’m sure people would get bored of that pretty fast. Your lamp sounds cool ! I had intended on turning the shade for this from a piece of sycamore that had been felled recently but I couldn’t find a section to fit.. Il be doing a smaller lamp soon with a turned shade. Looking forward to seeing how yours comes out. J

This particular log is the main stem from a yew tree that we felled 2 years back. I try to make connections with land owners in my local (50+ mile) area and will remove windfallen and damaged trees in return for the timber. The vast majority of my wood is felled by tree surgeons and I buy the good stuff to save if from becoming firewood .

@@JackMackWoodturning that is great to hear!

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Cheers cookie Thanks for watching 😊👍🏻

Thanks mate. 👍🏻

Thanks I appreciate you watching

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Thank you. Really appreciate it. 👍🏻

I will finally have my lather buy Thursday latest, I e been waiting 3+ weeks. Was wondering if you thought of doing tutorials, in my opinion your in the top 3 turners I watch. Wish me luck, and again that you for your kind words and hard work! Great job mate

I think I can see your face in it too 🤔

I wouldn’t sell anything green no. Glad you enjoyed it. I reckon you will like my latest vid. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9C0q_VLZrhc.html

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Thanks Barry glad you enjoyed it buddy 👍🏻😉☺️

Hi David, this was finished with shellac sealer and a microcrystalline high gloss wax. In a piece like this I’d expect and welcome the odd check from drying, If I was using a wood prone to big wide cracks I’d most likely hollow the base from the bottom and make sure it had a very even 1/4” or less wall, then I’d leave it to dry in the workshop for around a week before sanding and truing up the base. Thanks for watching, any more questions feel free to fire them my way. 👍🏻😊😊

Cheers Matthew.. I’m glad iv been able to entertain you. I don’t think this piece is going to crack but if it does it will only be very small cracks and will add to the character of the piece.

Cheers. Really glad you enjoyed it 🙂

Cheers. Where abouts are you John?

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Ahhhh Chiangmai what a fantastic place. I spent 3 months there, it’s so beautiful. Especially when you get out to the countryside. I hope to go back one day. Must be a fantastic place to be a woodworker too, albeit a little hot.

Sure is warm here, but restrictions mean wood is in short supply and not many species are available now. Thanks for your support Jack, stay safe, John

😂😂😂 it’s an absolute beast.. but luckily it’s a house warming present for a good friend who lives near by… no postage on this one

Shellac sealer! (Home made). 👍🏻😉

Thanks! Expensive - Is there a video to this production (home made) : )

Loads of videos on RU-vid about it frank. It’s basically just shellac dissolved in a solvent.

Big market in tooth picks I hear

It’s absolutely possible. But when you start making money selling your items you’ll be able to buy a larger lathe. In the last 3 years of my production turning iv made 90% of my turnover from items less than 8 inch diameter.. you only need more than that if your turning large bowls, platters or very large pedestals. In my experience it’s more profitable to make lots and lots of smaller bowls and sell them for a price that lots of people are happy to pay. The mistake a lot of woodturners make is to over value their work based on the time it take “them” to make.. when the focus should be on learning to turn fast, safe and efficiently so that you can make the product in a manner fitting the price people want to pay..in the beginning volume and quality is key, if you can’t turn fast with an acceptable finish then I’d recommend you continue it as a hobby until you have that side of it locked down. I can’t give you ideas for products as it all depends of what method of sales works for you or works in your local area. My best advice would be to keep your tools sharp ALWAYS, and take a leap of faith when you feel ready. Best of luck with you adventure, Jack.

@@JackMackWoodturning thank you for the speedy response. You answered the question very well. It's giving me a direction to look at.

No problem. I wish there was a hard and fast rule but for my experience it’s been to really maximise productivity.. and I’m time you find the items that work. They may not be what you really enjoy turning but going to work every day as a wood turner is still way better than most jobs. It’s can be lonely tho, it definitely helps if you enjoy your own company, for me audio books and podcasts get me through my day. Feel free to ask any questions you might have. Always happy to help.

Only finished pieces Tommie. Thanks for watching 😊👍🏻

🙊 Cheers dude 🤙🏻

I’m really really ugly 😆

@@JackMackWoodturning Me too look ugly bro 🥺😂

Like the dude off the goonies