Nicely done Ian. I often grabbed bits of wood from pallets, used the wood nail holes and all, was quite challenging at times but made some very interesting pieces.
Ian, great video and a lovely piece. I would be willing to bet quite a bit that that is what is called Red Gum Eucalyptus. They use it extensively for industrial uses in Indo-Australia and lower parts of China due to it's immense resistance to shock loads and durability, which would lend it well to being on a pallet. I have milled a few logs of it up and it can have some wonderfully pinkish-red interlocked grains with beautiful chatoyance. Just my two cents, if it helps.
I think I agree. I still have quite a bit of this in the wood store and I'm sure my late older brother that gave it to me called it Red Gum so I'm presuming he was abbreviating. With the quality of the pieces I've used so far, they have only been good enough for turning but I now have some beautiful tool handles and a small lidded pot. Just my two penneth.
A beautiful goblet Ian, and you're right about the balance mate, to my eye it's spot on. No idea about the wood I'm afraid, but would guess it's some sort of Asian Hardwood!! ;) Great video. Cheers Mike
Mike Waldt thanks Mike :). I must confess I can understand why you like turning goblets. I could get into them myself! Good call on the wood. I hadn't thought of that ;)
Dear Ian, In answer to your question, the indian wood in question I believe is called sheisha (indian rose wood). The pieces you get on pallets in my mind are wood that is left over from milling logs. Hence the mixture of dark and light timbers. If you want more of this timber, please get in touch. I live in Rishton, near Blackburn. Do you live locally? Kind regards, LignatorJack Hargreaves. P.S. Do you speak latin!
Hi Jack and thanks for the comment and the probable species identification! I live in Morecambe, so not too far from you. I have *some* latin but not to much ;). 'Puer stultum est' was the main latin I learnt at school and I opted out after 1st year! Certainly wood is never refused :)
Hi Geof, no I didn't. I simply power sanded it with my drill, while holding the goblet upside down on a soft surface. It worked for this piece at least :)
Hi Ian, nice little goblet mate, I wish all pallets were as nice to use ;-). could it be a type of lace wood i wonder ? Thanks for sharing mate, regards Steve.
I don't have a clue as to what that wood is ...... but it is quite beautiful. I'm thinking it would make some very nice wood inserts that go into a flyfishing rod's reel seat! Your goblet turned out wonderful btw. Thanks for sharing ...... take care.
I have a bunch of this kind of wood (in similar form), and have been told it is Toona Sureni (Indonesian Mahogany). Working my way through a pile that I picked up.
Really like your technique Ian. I am returning to woodturning after a break of 13 years. Can you tell me the name of the tools with the wheels on them please.....
Hi Ian and thanks for the comment. The tools are carbide cutters and I get mine from Glenn Teagle at www.ukwoodcraftandcarbidechisels.co.uk. You can rotate and change the cutters as they become blunt. The edge lasts better than traditional tools and I love using them
hi Ian i know that wood coz in mi vilage there is a factory they make doors and window frames from that wood, its imported from indonesia, sometimes i can buy the restpeaces there.
Well done Ian, that looks really nice. I have some wood similar to that which came from a pallet, mine is just the slats though,. I did use it on a few projects which turned out really nice. Some did suggest to me that it could have been South American.
Nice goblet Ian. I was given some pieces from an Indian pallet which I will be using in a future video. I can tell you without any shadow of doubt it's called Idunoh, cos I too dunno what it is either (he he).
Could be teak, it can come in a variety of colours, teak often has quite a distinctive smell, which i can only describe as "teaky", which is no help at all !! Cheers, Jim
Love the segregated stem on this little goblet! Very well done! Have you found out what wood it is already? Right now you have 999 subscribers, so just one more for 1K!! :) Yuval.
very nice lovely colour well done
Thanks Paul, it really is a nice red brown. I'm sure I will get to the bottom of it.
Looks great
Thanks very much Barry :)
Nice goblet and nice wood!
Thanks very much Willem. I am leaning towards Teak at the moment.
well ,great job buddy
Very nice job sir!!
Thanks Robert!
Beautiful goblet. Gotta love mystery wood! It can give the nicest surprise when it turns into a hidden treasure!
Thanks Dom and you are, of course, quite right :)
Very nice Ian, looking at the dust,my guess would be Idigbo. Best wishes
That was my thought Alan. I have turned Idigbo but it is much more grey when turned, This is quite red. It could still be though, thanks.
Great looking goblet that’s really nice piece of wood whatever it is
Thanks for sharing
Thanks Jerry!
hi ian Lovely little goblet :)
Thanks David. It turned out really well. Whatever this wood is, it takes a lovely finish
Nice little goblet Ian, beautiful finish! 👍🍺
Many thanks Dave, the wood certainly takes a good finish.
A lovely goblet indeed. Nicely done. Enjoyed your video!
Coming all the way from a small town in the southern tier of Upstate NY, USA.
Thanks Kevin, nice to meet you :)
That came beautifully out, a nice goblet. Júlíus
Thanks very much Júlíus :)
Lovely piece Ian 👍🏻nice bit of pallet wood!!
Thanks John. I still have plenty more to turn, I wonder what's in there :)
Nicely done Ian. I often grabbed bits of wood from pallets, used the wood nail holes and all, was quite challenging at times but made some very interesting pieces.
Thanks Robert. It was a lovely piece to turn. I hopefully have some more coming :)
mahogany?
Nice job Ian, similar to curly maple, but a little to orangie, lovely goblet!
Many thanks Anthony :)
Ian, great video and a lovely piece. I would be willing to bet quite a bit that that is what is called Red Gum Eucalyptus. They use it extensively for industrial uses in Indo-Australia and lower parts of China due to it's immense resistance to shock loads and durability, which would lend it well to being on a pallet. I have milled a few logs of it up and it can have some wonderfully pinkish-red interlocked grains with beautiful chatoyance. Just my two cents, if it helps.
Thanks very much :). Interesting wood identification, I have not heard of that one before. I think that is my favourite so far :)
I think I agree. I still have quite a bit of this in the wood store and I'm sure my late older brother that gave it to me called it Red Gum so I'm presuming he was abbreviating. With the quality of the pieces I've used so far, they have only been good enough for turning but I now have some beautiful tool handles and a small lidded pot. Just my two penneth.
A beautiful goblet Ian, and you're right about the balance mate, to my eye it's spot on. No idea about the wood I'm afraid, but would guess it's some sort of Asian Hardwood!! ;)
Great video.
Cheers
Mike
Mike Waldt thanks Mike :). I must confess I can understand why you like turning goblets. I could get into them myself! Good call on the wood. I hadn't thought of that ;)
Ian, I must say..You made a lovely goblet...Quite nice...!
Thanks very much Jack. It's amazing where lovely wood can be found :)
sapele or iroko maybe???? very nice goblet
Many thanks Andrew
Dear Ian, In answer to your question, the indian wood in question I believe is called sheisha (indian rose wood). The pieces you get on pallets in my mind are wood that is left over from milling logs. Hence the mixture of dark and light timbers. If you want more of this timber, please get in touch. I live in Rishton, near Blackburn. Do you live locally? Kind regards, LignatorJack Hargreaves. P.S. Do you speak latin!
Hi Jack and thanks for the comment and the probable species identification! I live in Morecambe, so not too far from you. I have *some* latin but not to much ;). 'Puer stultum est' was the main latin I learnt at school and I opted out after 1st year! Certainly wood is never refused :)
Nice goblet, Ian. Did you jamb chuck the bowl to finish the bottom?
Hi Geof, no I didn't. I simply power sanded it with my drill, while holding the goblet upside down on a soft surface. It worked for this piece at least :)
Lovely job Ian. Got no idea what the wood is, but I wish someone would send me a pallet made of it!
HaHa, it's really nice to finish but quite brittle to turn.
Hi Ian, nice little goblet mate, I wish all pallets were as nice to use ;-). could it be a type of lace wood i wonder ?
Thanks for sharing mate, regards Steve.
Thanks Steve. I have no idea :). Another species to look up!
hi Ian i was looking at your video, and i think its Meranti wood, besides nice work.
Thanks Henk. You could be right with Meranti, maybe red Meranti?
Looks like Brazilian cherry , looks great.
Thanks George, glad you like it :)
Lovely little goblet Ian but I don't know what the wood is, great when you find wood like this though
Take care
Rob
Thanks Rob, it turned out nicely. I have enough for 4 more ;)
hi Ian very nice goblit it looks like it might be Mango I could be wrong but you made a good job of it all the best
Thanks Barry, Mango is one I haven't thought of. I will look it up, thanks!
Very nice job
Many thanks Tomas!
I don't have a clue as to what that wood is ...... but it is quite beautiful. I'm thinking it would make some very nice wood inserts that go into a flyfishing rod's reel seat! Your goblet turned out wonderful btw. Thanks for sharing ...... take care.
Liked it! Success!
Thanks Nikolay, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Excellent
Thanks Kat :)
I have a bunch of this kind of wood (in similar form), and have been told it is Toona Sureni (Indonesian Mahogany). Working my way through a pile that I picked up.
Really like your technique Ian. I am returning to woodturning after a break of 13 years. Can you tell me the name of the tools with the wheels on them please.....
Hi Ian and thanks for the comment. The tools are carbide cutters and I get mine from Glenn Teagle at www.ukwoodcraftandcarbidechisels.co.uk. You can rotate and change the cutters as they become blunt. The edge lasts better than traditional tools and I love using them
hi Ian i know that wood coz in mi vilage there is a factory they make doors and window frames from that wood, its imported from indonesia, sometimes i can buy the restpeaces there.
Well done Ian, that looks really nice. I have some wood similar to that which came from a pallet, mine is just the slats though,. I did use it on a few projects which turned out really nice. Some did suggest to me that it could have been South American.
Thanks Paul. I am more and more convinced that it is some form of afromosia (Teak)
I had some wood very similar to this and it turned out to be Mango Wood.
Sorry about the delay in response! I have had so many great comments about the wood. It is lovely, that is for sure :)
Nice goblet Ian. I was given some pieces from an Indian pallet which I will be using in a future video. I can tell you without any shadow of doubt it's called Idunoh, cos I too dunno what it is either (he he).
Ahh, you burst my bubble there, I nearly looked it up :)
Perhaps Bubinga, Guibourtia?
Thanks Nikolay, I will check
Lovely goblet Ian. Difficult to identify the wood but it reminds me of lacewood. Cheers, Jim
You're not the first to say that Jim. I am thinking Teak at the moment but I'm willing to be wrong :)
Could be teak, it can come in a variety of colours, teak often has quite a distinctive smell, which i can only describe as "teaky", which is no help at all !! Cheers, Jim
Love the segregated stem on this little goblet! Very well done! Have you found out what wood it is already? Right now you have 999 subscribers, so just one more for 1K!! :)
Yuval.
Thanks Yuval! I have decided it is a Teak of some kind. I still don't have anything definitive however! I have finally done the 1k, amazing feeling :)