The Evil Eye Catalpa Wood Turning
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- Опубліковано 4 кві 2024
- I decided it was time to turn this Catalpa. I have looked at it for 7 years every time I look around my pole building for the next turning.
So I did it and happy with how it turned out.
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Thank you Gary for supporting our small American business. Its people like you that help hold America together, we appreciate you!! Beautiful bowl as usual.
Thanks Tom. I use what I like and what works good.
As you know I use things differently but with good results.
Not sure how I will use the new tung oil wax. I have a few ideas.
Gary
Really nice, Gary. Beautiful piece of wood.thankyou for sharing,
Thank you Dave.
Take care my friend,
Gary
I'm with you on the reflection beauty. This one turned out so lovely.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful wood, lovely shape and nice finish.
Thank you Josh, For sure this wood is very pretty. Happy you liked it.
Gary
Just beautiful. Love the chatoyance.
Thank you Garth. It is a very special wood. Happy you liked it.
Gary
A stunning piece Gary such beautiful grain and swerling colours 😊
Thank you Ian. That defect was a real bonus for this piece.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice Gary. The shape is just gorgeous. Very enjoyable video. Hope to see you next week
Thanks so much Albert and it is always good to see you.
Gary
Beautiful bowl, Gary. Thank you for sharing. 😊😊😊
Thanks Rob and thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 you are welcome. We call them bean trees here.
@@copperowlwoodturning5929 When I was younger, we called them cigar trees.
Bill
HI gary its beautiful and love the evil eye. cool
Thanks Manjit I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Very nicely done. A beautiful piece. Definitely worth the wait. We have some Catalpa's in the front yard that need to come down. I can send you more. Lots more. :) Thanks for sharing this excellent project. See you next time.
Thank you Mark. I had never heard of it till this was offered on Craigslist. Pretty cool wood.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Really nice, Gary. Beautiful piece of wood. I thought that was a zombie looking to the left. Glad you're getting around better.
Bill
Thank you Bill. Hmm a zombie I will have to check that out.
Gary
HI gary so so beautiful grain really is a beauty. love it.
Thank you my friend!
Absolutely beautiful. Just reminds me that I have a cache of catalpa out back that I need to process and get inside. Should make for some beautiful bowls just as this one is. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Doug. When I think about it they guy had it advertised as free wood but when I got there the whole tree was laying on the ground and covered in grass and weeds. So now what ????? He offered to cut a chunk off so I too took that. Kind of a shame because the wood does not seem to crack from sitting around. Glad I got what I did.
Not Black Walnut but not too bad of a wood.
Gary
Very nice this is first time I have seen this wood turned, the imperfections ad charterer. thanks
Thank you David. I have turned a few of the pieces and am always surprised how nice the grain is once I get it sanded.
It is kind of a sleeper.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You just gotta love Catalpa wood. I love how it turns out and I wish I would have gotten more when I had the chance. The smell of it is kinda strange but it's beautiful whenever you can get a piece of it to agree with what you want it to look like. Happy turning my friend😊
Thanks Edward. So far this has been a really good wood to turn. I think the first piece I turned was a winged bowl. And it had a hole on one side. It does have some interesting grain. Thanks for watching,
Gary
Your work is always top notch but this one is very cool - thanks for sharing your work and experience with all of us - now get back to work I can't wait to see your next beautiful piece! lol
Well thank you Phil. I have one ready for next week I hope you like. Now I need to plan or the following week.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful, as always great work.
Thanks Dale I appreciate your comments.
Gary
VERY pretty bowl, Gary. You did a great job on this one, my friend. Thanks for sharing!
Take care,
…..Gord
Thank you Gord. It was a lot of fun to do. And not all that hard which worked for me LOL.
Thanks for watching my friend,
Gary
Beautiful bowl of wood 👏👏
Thank you very much!!!
Garry what really nice bowl and love the shape you put on it, the grain is lovely to, great job, well done.
Thanks so much Alan. Catalpa does have a very interesting grain pattern. Happy you liked it.
Gary
Nice job Gary I love it.
Thank you Tom I appreciate you watching.
Gary
Great looking bowl Gary nicely done as always and thanks for sharing,
Kind regards From will 😊
Thank you Will!
That's a beautiful bowl.
Thanks so much James. Happy you liked it.
Gary
Beautiful work. Love how the Catalpa shines. I’ve been lucky to get some from our local sawmill.
Thank you Clyde. I wonder what the sawmill uses it for. Nice you could get some.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 he said it was for a bar or something. It was scrap that I got.
Nicely done Gary.
Thanks Josephine. I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Great bowl, as usual.
Thank you Julian. Happy you liked it and thanks for watching,
Gary
I like your decision to leave the voids. It a very nice piece, Gary. The wide grain areas remind me of the Ash here in the northeast. Till next time. P.S. I put a video out today you might enjoy.
Thank you Clayton.
I will check out your video.
Gary
Very nice looking piece Gary. Hope you and your family had a blessed Easter.
Thank you Mark. We had a great week building up to Easter Sunday
Very nice Gary. Reminds me of Ash here in ILLINOIS. Looks like a nice wood for turning. Thanks for sharing and take care.
Thank you Scott. Yes it does look a lot like Ash. Much softer though I think.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Ok. River otter head (in its den) looking left at the roots in the river bank. Catalpa can be easy to turn, or completely obnoxious when over ripe. Glad you got a good piece. One of my favorite Catalpas is at a lavender farm near Sequim. Those leaves are HUGE!
Sounds interesting Valerie. Sadly I did not see the leaves on this on. Looked like it had been down for many years. If I could remember where I got it I would see if the tree is still there. Not all that far from me.
Another really nice piece Gary. I've never heard of that wood before but it sure is nice
Thank you Jim. At my last dental cleaning I was talking to here about all the trees we lost in the bad wind recently. She only lives a few blocks down the road and had her Catalpa tree fall over. She had it cut up and removed. Oh well!!!
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I was especially interested in this video because I keep looking at the blank you sent my way some while back. Still not sure what it wants to be, but now that I've seen what the wood looks like turned and finished, I just have to get to it! Very nice! 👍
Thank you Dave, I am certain you will find just the right thing to make out of it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Well done Gary.🙂🙂
Thanks Glen I appreciate you watching.
Gary
I really like that knot. Gives the bowl a lot of character. Nice work!
Thanks Jim. For sure it needed it. Strange that some of the other Catalpa turnings I did have big knot wholes though them. Thanks for watching,
Gary
I loved to climb in my neighbor's catalpa tree when I was a kid but never turned a piece until yesterday. A friend gave me a fresh cut piece and I rough turned 6 small bowls. Never heard of anyone turning it before so I was delighted to see your video pop up today. I hope after a few months of drying and the final turning mine turn out as nice as yours did. Keep up the good work. Love your videos!
Thank you very much Carl. This stuff had been on the ground for years. When I got it home I cut it up some and it has been great.
Let me know how yours turns out.
Gary
looks really good -- I like the shape
Thank you Lynda, I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Thank You Gary...I know zero about Catalpa wood. Watching your first cuts reminds me of Ash with a darker tone & heaver grain? That open grain looks very thirsty drinking in that sanding sealer. Glad you did not fill that crack, good call. Nice turning this morning Gary, you and my coffee helped to liven me up, ha. Until next time...TM
Thank you TM. I have been moving slow this morning and have only had one cup of coffee LOL.
Catalpa just might be considered a junk wood but I sure like how it looks.
Take care,
Gary
Good afternoon, Gary.
Spring is in the air. Catalpa is a wood I am familiar with but never turned. The features you left are perfect. Something easy you said, ends up gorgeous. Hope you are doing well.
Thank you very much Ray. I am doing real well thanks. I still where the elastic brace but do not need assistance to get around.
Take care my brother,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Gary, this is excellent news. It is a good feeling, feeling good. Keep moving forward, my Brother.
I've never turned catalpa. It looks really cool. Nice grain patterns. You made the right decision by not filling the spot with coffee grounds--would have drawn the wrong kind of attention to it. the natural look is great.
For sure the natural look is the best. I had to see the inside to see if it would hold together and it sure did.
I like the bowl Gary, the grain looks cool and I like the inclusions. Our local Ace carries the Zinsser products along with most everything else. Glad they had it for you!
Thank you Anita, happy you liked it.
Ace is a very handy store. This one was only put in a few years ago. I used to drive 6 miles to get the the best ACE in town. They had everything. Our new store is pretty darn good and I could walked to it if I wanted.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Outstanding bowl. I'd have to be careful if I ate my cereal from it. I'd have to make sure the hole wasn't on the bottom when I finished off the milk. 😊😊
Thank you John. That hole is there to limit just how much cereal you put in it. The weight watchers bowl LOL
Beautiful bowl!
Thank you very much Lucy!
Beautiful Gary.
Thanks Jack I appreciate you watching.
Gary
Enjoyed the vid, i like it as is no coffee grounds
Thank you David. Yes I think it is much better without the coffee grounds as well.
Gary
Never have seen catalpa turned before. Grew up hearing it called cigar trees here in Kentucky. They lined the street on my walk home from school in the 50’s! Nice work Phil, as always.
Thank you Larry. I had never heard of it before I came across his.
Thanks for watching,
Gary Here
Very nice, Gary. IMHO, leaving the crack open was the better of the two options. Mama Nature usually knows best.
(Besides, if you're anything like me, you may want to try and salvage another cup of coffee outta' those leftover grounds! 😉)
Well there you go ....never waste good coffee grounds. We used to put coffee grounds in the worm garden. Night crawlers for fishing that is.
I had to see how strong it was after turning the inside then it was easy to just leave it the way it was.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice! Hope the ankle is starting to feel better!
Thank you Douglas. Saw my surgeon yesterday and I am all clear
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great bowl! Featuring the flaws makes for great beauty! Sort of like the flaws in our life!
Thank you Stan. Well we have plenty of those for sure.
Happy you liked it.
Gary
Nice work Gary! I really like catalpa wood. I recently had a tree gave to me but I haven't cut it down yet. Curtain times of the year little worms comes out and people use them for catfish bait. Around where I live anyways. Take care and GOD BLESS 🙏🏻!
Thank you Stephen. It is an interesting wood. And now I know it is good for fishing. Around here I collect night crawlers for fishing. As a kid I was an expert at that.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Easter certainly was busy. I watched all my woodworking and woodturning videos in small pieces. Haha. This bowl is beautiful. I like the bowl shape and the grain of the wood.
Thank you Travis. It is always a busy time for use being that we are in the choir. But we love it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 My wife is in the choir as well. She sang in English, Spanish and Latin. She had a lot of practice to do as well as write a bit of music for a part of Mass. I just try to do what I could to give her time to do all this. No project work got done by me. Now, it is plant photography time for me. Who knows when I will get back in the shop for fun. Haha Have a nice Spring.
I liked turning the Catalpa piece you gave me and it seems like you had a good time turning this one, Gary. Not difficult to turn, easy to sand and looks like an expensive wood when done. What's not to like. You did a great job with this bowl, my friend! Nice design and finish, it's a winner! 😃
Phil
Thanks Phil. It was fun to turn and ended looking decent. Sure does sand easy for sure.
Happy you liked it buddy!
Gary
Very nice, Gary! I didn't know that Catalpa was open grain like ash and oak, but it sure is pretty.
Thanks Billy. Yes very open grain. But this finished out nicely.
Thanks for watching my friend,
Gary
Beautiful!
Thank you Dianne. Happy you like it and thanks for watching,
Gary
Another lovely turning Gary thankyou for sharing, it’s a pleasure to watch
Thank you very much Ronnie.
Happy you liked it
Gary
Nice bowl, nice shape. Thank you for inviting me round 🌞
Thanks so much Ray. You are always invited my friend,
Gary
Nice turn this week Gary! The colors are great.
Thank you John, happy you liked it. I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Very pretty.
Thank you very much!
Looks a bit like Oregon the texture of the grain, but lighter in colour. We don’t get catalpa down under in Oz Gary.
Lovely piece of wood finished expertly.
Loved the natural imperfections, I would have filled with coffee grounds and ca, however it looks great oh natural.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you Greg. Catalpa is an interesting wood and it always seems to have some flaws.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
We have 3 large (50 foot) Catalpa trees on our property. I have turned several pieces from cutoffs and dead falls. When leaves are off during winter, the tree branches resemble something from an old Hitchcock movie. Can be creepy.
BTW, ACE Hdwr stores carry the shellac sealer. Other box stores (orange, blue or green) do not.
Sounds like some cool looking trees. I bought a gallon os seal coat from Home Depot a number of years ago. Not sure why they stopped selling it
Thanks for not filling that void on the side. It really does add character to the piece. Great job. I've never heard of Catalpa but it sure confirms the need to wear a face shield.
Thank you Dick. I wear a face shield with all the woods I turn.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Pretty work!
Thank you very much George! Happy you liked it.
Gary
Thanks Gary for shopping Ace, lol I’ve worked at ace for almost 50 years. Just part time now, just turning wood now.
Beautiful bowl thanks for sharing ❤
Thank you Tony. My sister in law and her husband owned an Ace Store in Florence Oregon years ago.
I need to check the last coupon I got and make sure it in not expired. LOL.
Take care,
Gary
That is so nice
Thanks so much grambear8!
Looks great.
Thank you Mark!
Very nice. I never heard of that wood. Have to look it up. I'm in NW Tn. Nere Ky line. Thanks for sharing
Thank you Bob. Back in 2016 we did a road trip and when through your neck of the woods. Really nice country. But we have it pretty nice here in Oregon as well.
Gary
Lovely bowl and that catalpa certainly has a lot of character, the color is lovely and catalpa is certainly a wood that is not for sale anywhere, well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
Thanks Al. I got the idea is was kind of trash wood for some.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That's a nice bowl with a few interesting features. Hope physio is going well, Gary. Be well.
Thank you Jay. All is going well with the PT.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary. I love how the surprises come up in the wood if you’re lucky. Those grain patterns and shapes really pop! It reminds me of the grain of cedar or oak. I have a heck of a time finding seal coat up here in the Vancouver BC area. I may try the water based sanding sealer you use (if I can get it). Thank you. Cheers, Rick
Thank you Rick. The water based sanding sealer is good stuff as well.
Take care,
Gary
Every piece you create is amazing. The outer rings kinda look like a globe on a stand the the dark part is a big land mass. That is what is saw. I always think wow to take time off and be Gary's apprentice would be amazing. You and Phil are both awesome to watch and learn from. Keep up the amazing work. 👽
Thank you very much. Well you would have to live in Oregon for that to happen but I think it would be fun.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
The bowl is gorgeous...the grain reminds me of Ash. I have a chunk of Catalpa somewhere in my woodpile that was given to me a few years ago...maybe I'll find it someday.
Thank you Carol. I know I have another piece left to turn at some point.
Hope you find yours.
Gary
Hi Gary
Lovely work.
Thank you very much Jim. I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Nice profile!
Thank you Tom. Happy you liked it.
Gary
Nice bowl Gary. I try to refrain from filling cracks with a filler because for me it always ends up looking like a patch.
Thanks David. As soon as I could see it was going to stay together after turning the inside I decided not to fill it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Afternoon Gary
Almost LOL
Not first, Huw? lol
Nice work Papa,and I’m glad to see that like me you are a fly fisherman.
Thank you John. I used to do a lot of fly fishing but now mostly drift fishing out of my drift boat.
I really do like the natural feature just how it is, unless it compromised the structure I don’t see a need to fill it
I agree, I needed to see what the inside looked like. As soon as I saw it would hold together I decided to leave it as it was.
Gary
Lots of character there, and the bowl too! 🤣 Nice job Gary
Har har Todd🤣 happy you like the bowl.
Gary
Looks good!👍 I wish I could find Catalpa that isn't full of ant holes. Where I live ant holes are par for the course.
Thank you Nick. I got lucky with this. It had been on the ground for years.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Cool turning,good to see you back in the shop.
Thank you Bobby...it is great to be back.
Gary
Awesome bowl Gary ! I have never heard of this wood before . It sure has some beautiful grain to it . We are so glad to see you up and about these days . We also hope you had a great Easter . And always remember ; Don't burn it , Turn it ! :)
Thank you Jon. We had a wonderful Easter season thank you.
Gary
Hi Gary, I have never heard of Catalpa but it really is a beautifully grained wood.
Love the shape as it shows that grain of so well.
Take care my friend.
Hwyl, Huw
Thank you Huw, it does have some very interesting grain for sure.
I have a few other junks of it left as well.
Hwyl,
Gary
Beautiful work as always Gary...i know its late but i hope you had a blessed Easter...stay safe...press on 😎Joe
Thank you Joe. We had wonderful Easter Week.
Gary
Another beautiful bowl, Gary! I'm also a big fan of the Zinsser Seal Coat, it really helps give a smoother finish to the touch, and a bit more luster as well.
Thank you Johnny. I like it a lot but I like many other finishes as well. All depends what I am working on. For sure a more natural looking turning I like the shellac.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful bowl but I cannot see an evil eye anywhere.
It is still there. The picture for the thumb nail is from the bowl.
Absolutely beautiful bowl.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice piece Gary, not familiar with Catalpa. Stay safe.
Thank you very much. It seems to be rather unknown type of wood. I bet there is stall a whole tree laying down where I got this.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Здравствуйте, Гэри. Не слышал о такой древесине. Не знаю, растёт ли это дерево в России. Хорошая работа.
Thank you very much my friend. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
You can improvise sanding sealer with a clear di.uted water based "varathane"
I use water based sanding sealer all the time. You will see that soon. But if I am use shellac I want shellac based sanding sealer. Thanks for the tip,
Gary
@ThePapa1947 cool. I am 40 minutes from anywhere so was trying to be helpful. Sometimes a person has to improvise.
That's beautiful, some cracking grain features going on with that piece. How's the workout with your leg going, all coming on fine hopefully. All the best from Lincolnshire UK
Thank you Gary. It sure does have interesting grain. Changing the shape a little really breaks it up and makes for an interesting look.
PT is going well. I see him and my Doctor on Monday.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary it looks beautiful especially the one side. The shape is very pleasing as well. Do you find wide growth rings are hard to smooth?
You have a good price for Seal Coat. It’s $30 at Rockler and not sold at the Depot🤷🏻♂️
Thank you Skip. It sanded up nicely. The Depot used to have the sealer. I bought a gallon of it years ago. I will just get a quart at a time from Ace. I have another 5 dollars off LOL
Very nixe!
Thank you very much Stuart. I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Great bowl, Gary. Did that wood have a bad smell? I’ve heard that catalpa is like that.
Don
Thank you Don. I really have no idea about the smell of it. In 2006 I lost all my sense of smell but I do have a little back now and then. I will ask my wife.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I never have heard of Catalpa but the results of your turning is really nice.
Thank you Paul. It is an interesting wood.
Take care,
Gary
Jsut stunning results. Thankyou for sharing!
Thank you Michael. Happy you liked it.
Gary
Beautiful! Have you made your own shellac sealer from flakes? Not hard to do.
Hi Gary I have not and I know it is easy enough to do. Seems to be more expensive to make your own though. Do you use Everclear? Or can you use cheap vodka?
@@ThePapa1947 I used denatured alcohol I got from Home Depot. Use any high purity stuff you can get for a good price. Got my flakes from Rockler but you can probably get it cheaper elsewhere. The flakes dissolve quicker when the alcohol is warmed. Use a heat source thats not an open flame, heating pad, warming zone on the electric stove, even a sunny location on a window sill. One pound cut is one dry ounce of flakes to 8 ounces of alcohol.
I don't remember seeing you sand after the sanding sealer is dry, do you?
The plan here was to fill that crack. The sealer would have kept the CA from staining the wood. As it turned out I did not fill the void. Normally fine scotch brite between coats is all that is needed.
White buckles does that mean you are gripping the tool pretty hard?
Nuckles
White knuckles can mean that. In my case it means I have OLD Thin Skin!
gotcha
Catalpa is beautiful wood... Too bad you can't usually get it unless you just happen to be or know an arborist that has to cut one down.... like I do... ;)
Thanks Dave. This was advertised for free not far from where I live.
@@ThePapa1947 I'm blessed with a brother that is an arborist, but he lives in Utah (I'm north of Seattle). I don't get to Utah all that often, but when I do, I come back with a pickup truck full of Black Walnut, English Walnut, Locust, Russian Olive, Catalpa, Cherry and other fruit woods. Just costs me the gas to get there and back. I'm fat on English Walnut at the moment... Want some?
Maybe...I do have some English Walnut. Some not so good and I turned a piece of it today. Maybe after I clear some wood out.
Thanks for the offer and I will sure think about it.
Gary
What magical speed was that?
Not sure what speed you are asking about.
I’ve seen you put shellac products on many of your pieces. Do you use the clear or amber version?
Clear