OH MY! Walnut Octopus! - Wood Turning
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- Опубліковано 10 січ 2025
- I knew there must be something in this piece of wood but it took me awhile to figure out how to get it out of there! With some creative cutting and turning, success! Walnut is one of those woods that is just a pleasure to turn and this piece was no different. Finished in shellac.
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Thank you to viewer and friend Valerie for sending this along for all to enjoy!
Things I Like To Turn:
Live Edge Bowls, Natural Edge Bowls, Bark On Bowls, Firewood Pile Bowls, Natural Vases, Wood With Bug Holes, Cracked, Natural Voids, Knots, Ironwood. The Unusual become my Newest Woodturning Video Each Week!
What I use:
Bowl Gouges, Spindle Gouge, Skew Chisel, Parting Tool, Dovetail Tool, Face Plate Ring, Wood Worm Screw, SuperNova2 Chuck, Power Sanding Disks, Sand O Flex, Howard Feed & Wax, Sanding Sealer, Shellac, Scotch Brite Pads for Smoothing Finishes
Phil, this looks exciting, but boy do you have your work cut out for you. Can't wait to see the end. (can I look and then go back?) Kind of like reading a mystery and reading the conclusion first.
No peeking! 😊
Gosh such a nice bowl with abundance of live edge
Thanks for watching, Randy! I think live edge adds a lot of character to a piece. 😊
Phil,
It’s obviously a pentapus 😜. And now you have delimbed it! Oh dear 🧐.
Keep the aspidistra flying!
Paul
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No worries Phil we have seen you cut the nub off a thousand times. As usual this piece is beautiful.
Thanks, Steve! 😀
Howdy Phil, walnut with multiple crotch combining into one beautiful piece. I can hardly wait to see what you reveal. ❤️👍🏻🇺🇸
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A couple of nice candle holders either side and the bowl filled with sweets would grace any table at Christmas.
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Simply Beautiful.
Incredible! Nature at its best. I’ve always been a cherry and mahogany girl, but walnut is now added to this list!
All good choices, Karen! 😀
Walnut has got to be one of the most beautiful woods on this planet. I really love the smell when I’m cutting it. In fact I love everything about it. Valerie certainly is a sweetheart to send you something like that, Phil. Another awesome video from you, my friend. Take good care of yourself, buddy.
…..Gord
Agreed, Gord, Walnut is always a pleasure to turn because it turns easily and you know you are going to get something that looks great in the end! Valerie is a treasure for sure! Thanks for watching and commenting, buddy! 😊
Good evening, Phil.
Wow, I just watched the Walnut Transformation. An octopus becomes a bowl. Really, I saw it with my own eyes.
Very well done my friend.
Haha, thank you, Ray! 😊
Thank You Phil...Thank You Valerie.... When I first saw that Walnut I thought "NO WAY"... After you mounted and started turning ... Ah yes I see now... Phil this is an exceptionally nice turning with the knots, the Walnut wood, bark, everything...You are so accomplished at turning the live edge bowls, you make it look effortless (I know it is not)...The before and after are hard to believe Phil.......TM
Thanks a lot, Tuffy! It's always fun to turn Walnut, so much variety in color and grain and, bonus, it cut's pretty easily! 😊
Absolutely beautiful. I am wondering what make lathe you use as you seem to have much more swing over the bed than I do.
I like😢the way you’re brave to turn unwieldy chunks without fear of catches, this gives me heart to give it a go too
Just remember, John, light touch, you'll be fine. 😊
This bowl is a real treasure! I love the richness of the wood and the magnificent grain. I saw an owl's eyes before you mentioned ET. 🦉 And yes, thanks to your friend for supplying the octopus! Phil, you sure know how to find the beauty in the most unusual pieces of wood. Thank you for the very enjoyable video! 😊
Awesome! Thank you, Gwynn! 😊
Phil ALWAYS reads and responds. Even when im just being a smart ass (I do that way too often).
Haha, thanks, Sam! 😊
Absolutley beautiful Phil!
Thursdays midnight your postings send me off to bed smiling, so thank you for a good end of this day❣️
Glad you enjoyed it, Sara, thank you, sweet dreams! 😊
I love Black Walnut! We have so much of it here. Wish I could get other stuff to enjoy. Nice job as always Phil.
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Another lovely piece, Phil!
Appreciate that, Billy, thanks, buddy! 😊
That bowl is abolutely beautiful. I'm so glade to see you back to your usual self. The chemo must be over.
The chemo is over, but... 😊
Skilful turning. Fabulous wood grain. Unbelievable finished natural art at it’s best thanks to Phil 🌈🌈🌈
Thanks, David! 😊
An amazing amount of character in this charming piece! ❤❤❤
Thanks, Nan! 😀
Magnificent piece! Always appreciate your patient instructions! Hope all is going well with your health recovery. Thanks, Phil!
Doing pretty good, Peter, thank you! 😊
Another GREAT job Phil. My son and I really enjoy watching you!!!
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Impressive as always! And amazing that you could turn an octopus into a clamshell. I look forward to each of your projects.
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I see a great owl face in this piece.
Cool, Jessi! 😊
Walnut is an absolutely gorgeous wood. I’m working with a slab that is nearly 4” thick by 3’ tall and 11” wide. I’m sanding it and when done I will paint a giant gnome on it. I wasn’t sure what you were going to make out of that octopus but wow! You never cease to amaze me at how you bring out the beauty in a chuck of wood.
Looks great
Sounds like a great project, Tina! I'm sure it will turn out beautifully! 😊
Very well done. Seeing what others can’t. It’s a gift. Thank you for sharing this with us. ❤👍👍👍
Thank you, Steve! 😀
What a gorgeous piece, Phil. You did a great job of trimming the octopus to maximize its usefulness. I admire your vision!
Thank you, Tom! 😊
Such a beautiful piece Phil you have really brought out it’s stunning grain the bark looks amazing. ET would definitely be phoning home about the one. Take care see you again soon 👍👍👍😊😊😊♥️
Glad you like it, Kelvin, thank you! 😊
You can really appreciate the the gift of nature in this piece with all of its knots the wavy rim and all that wonderful bark, that’s a really nice bowl Phil, thanks for sharing it with us!
You are welcome, thanks for watching! 😊
If I could afford to ship you a walnut log, I would! Walnut, the king of woods! My top 5 favorite bowls I've made, 4 are walnut.
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Such beautiful colour in this piece of Walnut & lovely grain created by the crotch. Your ability to find beauty in any piece of wood that is sent in to you is virtually legendry. You have this 'never say die' approach that enables you to create Art pieces from almost the impossible. When the average Joe, like me, is confronted with an 'Octopus' we would run for cover, but not you. This is a beautiful bowl filled with SO much character one could get carried away going through them all. Let's just settle for a magnificent bowl as a result of your renowned skill with so much to admire. A truly great one chum. Stay well & get healthier by the day, Cheers, Don from South Aust.
Thank you, Don! I hope this finds you in your shop creating your own art pieces! 😊
Very nice indeed, a beautiful piece of wood. How you see things in the wood blows me away. I would have never seen a bowl in that piece of wood. That's what makes you an artist. Thanks again for all your hard work and thanks for sharing it with us. 🌿 ✨✨✨✨✨ 🏅
Thank you very much, Rob! 😊
A sailor one day, while out sailing
Thought he heard someone screaming and wailing
The source of the shout
As he later found out
Was an octopus tied to the railing
LOL!
Beautiful bowl, Phil. Great job interpreting that piece of wood. Here's a thought - flatten the sides of those branches, glue them together side by side and turn a platter from that.
Bill
Great idea, Bill, thanks! 😊 We'll see what Valerie has to say about it.
I woulda sworn Valerie was just messing with you but look what you turned out! Really fine!
Michael, you should know better by now. The moment I saw this piece in the black walnut pile, I grabbed it and wrote Phil’s name on it! How could I not?
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it is a magnificent bowl. you can almost see a dragon spewing white fire inside the bowl. thanks for let us see it
Glad you like it, Joyce, thank you! 😊
It looks amazing. Who’da thought that hunk of wood was hiding such beauty. Another job well done. 👍
Surprised me, too! 😊
A wonderful piece of walnut, turned beautifully... 👌🏽
Thank you so much 😀
In the masters’ hand a piece of scrap wood becomes a vessel of honor!
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I can see why you enjoy turning walnut Phil. Very cool. Cheers Deno.
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Cow. Holy cow, Phil. What a joy to watch. Thanks. I need to find some octopus walnut.
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Stunning work! Beautiful Walnut
Thank you so much 😀
"Ain't she a beaut Clark". I love it beautiful work 😍
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So glad that you made the remark at the 13 minute mark about sanding. I hate sanding so much it hurts to watch😅. You always say time for sanding with such cheerful enthusiasm that I thought you were a little nuts. Now I know I can trust your dry wit always! Love ya Phil. Keep on trucking.
Haha, you found me out, Barry! 😊
The bowel is absolutely gorgeous , keep the good work coming. Thank you.
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That crochet Walnut bowl is one of my favorite. Very nice.
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My favorite wood! A friend and I bought about nine hundred board feet of walnut lumber almost fifty years ago. As I was in the Navy, I carted that walnut from Maryland to Florida, Florida to Maryland and back to Florida, then to California and finally to Virginia, where I retired. I have used almost all of it, but still have about ten board feet of 1" by ten-inch wide left, plus a couple of 4X4s that were supposed to be bedposts. I recently made a base for a trophy for my son's fantasy football league and almost didn't give it to him because it was so pretty!
Great work on that bowl!
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I am rather new to turning but have been a finish carpenter and cabinet maker since 1977. So wood isn't new to me however when I d>shoveled turning about 6 months ago I can't get out of the shop. I just love natural bowls 🥣 and you make it look so good. I just finished a birch boll turning and I just love the natural inch around here. I live in British Columbia just north of Vernon and our natural birch is spectacular. I wish I could send a picture I'm so proud of it..😁
Keep up the good work and I love your wood sense.
I also don't like spell check....
Thanks for taking your time to watch and comment, Gary! 😊
Beautiful, you can't go wrong with Walnut. It's my favorite wood species then Cherry.
Awesome job, I Love it.
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I hope you had a nice birthday Phil. Yes I think walnut is one of the prettiest wood to turn. I think you picked the nicest spot of that crotch to turn. I hope you are doing well. Thank you for a great ending for an evening. Hope to see you next week
Thank you, Albert! 😊
Good choice of a piece of wood. It turned out really nice. Walnut is a wonderful wood.
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I never done a live edge bowl before, but I have to say that is a beautiful bowl.keep up the turning 👍👍👍👍
Once you've done a few you never want to go back to normal and round! 😊
Finally figured it out! Its your vision of these pieces of raw wood.
Everyone else sees a chunk of wood that needs split for the fireplace. You see a work if art.
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Fabrioso! It looks like an owl.. Brill! ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏🇬🇧
Agreed, Owl it is! 😊
I had a walnut tree root that looked similar too. But I knocked off the roots and made a chalice from it. With all the swirl in the chalice it looked really good. Was a present for my sister.
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Exquisite! The only word I have to describe this work of art! Your talent has not been wasted on humdrum/boring pieces. Keep on laughing, please...😊
Thank you! Will do! 😊
Phil that is a stunning bowl. I love working with walnut myself and like you I don't get to much of it
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When you showed the second “front” I saw an owl’s face 🦉. Beautiful piece!
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Another fine bowl. And I love any walnut that comes my way. I save all my Walnut shavings too
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Great piece from a fantastic artist keep the enjoyment coming
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That is beautiful. Walnut is a pretty wood, and you used something most would throw away
No such thing as firewood, Richard, if you have a lathe! 😊
Nature at it's finest. And you bring it out Phil.
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Phil, I never saw that in the wood. Your X-ray vision is still the best!
It helps to be up close, Chris! 😊
You need to put it on as a helmet with the ET eyes looking forward🙂. Walnut is such an amazingly beautiful wood and you certainly did it justice.
Haha, that would look crazy, Craig! 😊
Great looking bowl. Love turning walnut it is a little messy but makes the Shop smell good. I'm overloaded with it lol. Great job as always 👍
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Walnut burns my nose hairs but I love turning it!! Mask and face shield on!
You’ll have to excuse me I’m at the king biscuit blues festival in Arkansas watching this video and listening to the fabulous thunder birds!
Haha, a multi-tasker, Madonna! I thought so! 😊
That’s just a beautiful walnut bowl, Phil! My goodness!
It's great wood, Danella! 😊
Phil you have a magic touch with the walnut it is beautiful , I watch a lot of your turning, I do a little turning myself but not to your quality , my favourite Timbers are Huon pine , Tasmanian sassafras, Tasmanian Blackwood and macrocarpa pine , I love to turn clock faces small boxes with lids and when I was first learning a friend taught me how to turn a set of champagne goblets out of different Timbers . Thank you for sharing your vlog from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺
You are keeping busy doing what you enjoy, Roger. It's hard to beat that! Thanks for your comment! 😊
Such a rich brown color and a beautiful grain. I love it!
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Phil as always a beautiful piece of work if I had 1/64 of your talent I’d be a happy turner
Wow, thanks 😊
A fine ole man is our Phil.
His fans all think he's a pill.
He turns and he whirls
While his bowls are a twirl.
But the spin never makes him feel ill.
A pill? LOL! 😊
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop I say it with love my friend!
What a beautiful bowl produced from an octopus. I love the finish 🌞
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Artristry, creativity, and narrative. Relaxing and enjoyable. 😃
Thank you, Ron! 😊
Great piece of art. My wife say it looks more like a hoot owl. Than e.t.
She's probably right, David! 😊
Thank you sir. I REALLY appreciate your narratives throughout your videos .
Great and I appreciate your comment, Luke! 😃
Stunning, love walnut.
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Another great turning Phil! You could also call it an owl.
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Just beautiful you are such an inspiration
Thank you so much! 😊
No wonder you were so excited to have some walnut to play with…IT IS GORGEOUS!! Wow, what a beautiful grain. Love that you work on natural pieces of wood and keep it looking natural while creating your art. Phenomenal piece!
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The chuckles at the beginning were priceless, Phil!! Instead of ET, I see an owl!! Beautiful bowl. With some of the leftover tree, you make. Set of candlesticks to make it a set!!
Sorry, make a set of candlesticks to have a whole set.
I see the owl, Leona! 😊
Phil, I came back to watch this one again. (double cool) I wanted to check to see if you could do it again, and LO and BEHOLD! It turned out just a beautiful as the first time. 😉 This is one of my favorites! Blessings Phil, take care. Rick
Haha, thank you, Rick! 😀
Yay! Now that's more like it Phil. Gaps, inclusions, whorls, and imbedded knots. Excellent!
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Very beautiful.
Walnut is my favorite wood to turn.
Nice piece! Keep up the good work.
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Wow wow wow!! Absolutely beautiful! One of my favorites. Just beautiful 💖
Thank you, Nicole! 😊 Cheers!
Beautiful walnut bowl. Your usual fine work. Keep it up. 😊♥️👍
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Beautiful bowl. The finish looks like satin.
Glad you like it, Faith, thank you! 😊
I think this is my favourite yet
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Oh Gracious, Mr. Phil. I am over the moon for this bowl. I told my husband I am just gonna cry if I can’t get a piece turned by you! I can’t figure which I am more in love with now, your Walnut Crotch or that Coffee wood Bowl. Thank You so much for sharing with us and if you ever feel generous and adventurous please allow me to purchase a piece!
I'd like nothing more than for you to have some of my work, Kd. I just wish I had the time for packing and shipping. Maybe one day I'll have a helper. Thank you! 😊
It's absolutely spectacular. 👍🏻❤️🇺🇸
Thank you very much! 😊
I love walnut and this turning is beautiful.
Thank you, Herbie! 😊
Yes, it IS pretty darn beautiful. Nice job Phil!
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Always a pleasure. Now at least I know what I need to find to turn something similar wow. Just quite simply a beautiful piece.
Go for it, George! 😊
Walnut is a beautiful wood. Had a black walnut at my first home and my brother and I used to climb it a lot.
Great memories, Anthony! 😃
That looks very good. Thank you for sharing.
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A lot of people say don't mess with an OCTOPUS or you will get hurt!!!!, but you had enough courage to tame it with out a whip. When you cut off some of their tenacles, it didn't even fight back!!! I couldn't hold back my tears, when you cut them off, I am a lot like you, i throw away very little wood away, it can be used to make something nice. That turned out to be the most beautiful octopus I have ever seen. You did such a marvelous job cutting on it, I didn't even hear it let out a scream on time. GOOD JOB again. ❤ KEEP ON TURNING!!!
Haha, thanks, Howard, for you fun comment! 😄
Stunning little bowl Phil love walnut beautiful wood 🪵
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Absolutely lovely! I hope you had a good birthday, Phil. 🎂🎈
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Hi Phil...
Lovely work and an entertaining video as always...
Take care my friend...All the best.....Andy
Thanks a lot, Andy! 😊
...growing up in southern Illinois, my dad hand carved many different pieces out of walnut...I grew to really love that wood.
And what you created out of that octopus is truly beautiful...well done!...👍
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I just adore Walnut - and this piece was simply beautiful. Thanks Phil. Best Hugh (in the UK)
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