Woodturning - This Was Totally Unexpected!
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- So the plan for this video was to turn a Christmas tree with last year's Christmas tree. However, when I started to turn this wood it was splitting and tearing all over the place so I decided to keep turning until I got to a usable piece of wood. For some reason, the idea to turn it into a honey dipper came to my mind, and then I thought it'd be a great idea to turn a honey pot. It was totally unexpected for me as my plan went completely out of the window but I decided to just go with it. Sometimes my best work comes from moments like this.
The pot is made from American black walnut that has been sanded to 10000 grit and finished with sanding sealer and wood wax. The lid is also black walnut and the handle is made from Zebrano.
Let me know what you think!
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Disclaimer:
My videos are for entertainment purposes only. Some of my techniques might not be the "best" or safest, so when using any tool or machinery always read and understand safety/manufacturers guidelines first.
And Yes, I'm aware that wearing gloves while woodturning is considered an unsafe practice. The gloves I wear are tight-fitting and don’t have any loose threads. I wear them for the protection of my skin. This is a risk that I am willing to take, however I am still very conscious of the potential danger and I do not touch any spinning parts of the lathe. DO NOT copy my actions if you feel unsafe doing so.
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Yes, and don’t put your fingers inside the bowl
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@@Sam957-c7c
I'd watch more of your stuff if you could learn to talk...
Bless you for not ruining your videos with background music.
I followed your work with great interest because I love these tutorials... but what makes me smile (if you allow me) is that you took a nice tree trunk to make a small honey tool... something comes to mind movie where someone like you had taken a huge tree trunk to make a single toothpick.
please smile and don't be offended because I admire your work and truly appreciate it
I absolutely love it when folks listen to the wood. It will always tell you what it wants to be.
One problem with this approach is that the other day I listened to a log, and it told me that it wants to be a serial killer!
And now at night, I hear it calling to me... Forever calling...
Yes It wants to be sawdust.
I am no woodworker but yours is a beautiful comment. Wood takes me to trees, and trees to Mother Nature.
We have to listen to Mother Nature if we have to make use of this phenomenon called Life.
You can see the chatoyance in the walnut while he is turning it! Gorgeous!
Gotta show some respect to the woodworkers. It's a blend of science and art and the world's richer for it.
As a guy who's been turning for over a decade, all I can say is -- Wow.
What a gorgeous vase you made.. splendid, absolutely splendid. You have an eye for beauty.
It's a honey pot.
I know the problem. I tried to turn a huge vase from a cherry log... it ended up as a honey dipper. My wife asked if I could turn a large platter for Christmas treats... another honey dipper. Last month I started work on an oak desk... fortunately, it was for a friend who loves honey so it wasn't a total failure.
By the way, does anyone need a honey dipper? Give me a call. I've got a few.
😂🤣 love it Ron!!! 🐝
As someone interested in starting Turning I was wondering why you would turn a toothpick from a log... seemed like a massive waste when I first watched this however it makes sense if the wood is cracked etc!!
Thanks Ron, there appears to be a saturation in the honey dibber Market at present, prices have hit rock bottom 😂🤣
Hope all is well? 😃🪵👍
@@solidarityworkers6900 cheers Sol 😃🪵👍
@@CBPM_ Hi Jim, the wood will always be the boss in any project... 😃🪵👍
I can see what you mean by unexpected. You did well to salvage anything! At one point I thought you were going to have to turn away the whole log. But in the end you made excellent use of a piece of a species which is normally chipped or burnt. Credit to you as always for finding beauty and purpose in your chosen material. I love this channel.
Thank you so much Nigel! Your comment truly means a lot to me. Is this one of your favourite pieces? Hope you have a great Christmas, and a Happy new year! 😁👍
That came out just beautiful. And it made me think of two artforms, one horizontal and one vertical, that are remarkably similar: I'll bet woodturners make GREAT potters.
What a great video. More entertaining than anything on the TV. Fantastic
The sign of a true professional is when they hit a problem then work zround the problem but still make something amazingly beautiful
Beautiful piece of art.
amazing work with great results only thing i want to say is safety i have a metal lathe golden rule #1 no sleeves no jewlery no gloves or any thing that could get caught by the rotating stock or head stock of the machine
Catch your glove and your widow gets to turn off the lathe.
At least it would be quick.
Gloves and turning spindles are a bad idea.Please be careful
I have lost a finger by such an accident. Pls be careful!
That is true but the tool rest ur hands should be on the opposite side of your work and chances are nothing will happen but it is still a good rule of thumb
It's not about getting caught by the stock it's about getting caught in ribbons of metal shavings. You'll know that not all metals come off as pieces on a lathe, some metals create ribbons that are sharp as razors just as in drilling metals. Wood will always come off the same in a lathe no matter weather hard or soft wood. But you're right as far as working with metals in lathing, drilling etc, you don't wear gloves, long sleeve shirts unbuttoned or jewelery cause you can lose fingers or even limbs that way.
If I had the tools I would be playing with wood all the time, I love the smell!
And I love wood made into artful objects.
Just beautiful Harry!
Me too...I walk into furniture stores and just inhale the smell of wood...😂
@@janicehattaway5916 😁
The smell yes but be very careful with some species of wood, you can develop a sensitivity to it so always use dust protection. Not those paper masks a good one like a respirator.
I play with my wood all the time
I bought my lathe just for peeling potatoes.... Imagine my surprise when I found out I can peel apples just as well... Amazing!!
Honey I shrunk the log...lol... Nice piece.
I always have faith in wood....when a project seems to go wrong, is wood that tells you what to do! Great job Harry....merry Christmas from Italy!
Thanks Umberto you are correct, the wood will always be boss! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas 🎄 and New year 😃🪵👍
The shape of that honeypot is lovely!👏👏👏
Beautiful honey pot & dipper.
Best video for making sawdust I've ever seen. Well done.
I can't stop thinking on how much waste there was
I found channel for the first time a while back and ended up binge watching for hours. Very, very good. Thank you!
Nothing like turning an entire log to make a toothpick .
Good to see the measuring included
So the plan for this video was to turn a Christmas tree with last year's Christmas tree. However, when I started to turn this wood it was splitting and tearing all over the place so I decided to keep turning until I got to a usable piece of wood. It was totally unexpected for me as my plan went completely out of the window but I decided to just go with it. Sometimes my best work comes from moments like this.
Gee, wish you were my brother then I could have hinted for this beautiful honey jar as a Christmas pressend! I would love to have owned one like that. Greetings, Sara from South Africa.
splitting or not, working in fresh wood carving and so on, this wood is lovely and got a very interesting look
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Eu também sei bem o que é isso. Eu costumo dizer que a madeira tem personalidade e é ela quem define no que quer se transformar e o mais incrível é que ela sempre tem razão. Já torneei algumas peças que eu nunca imaginei que faria. No decorrer do vídeo percebi que você usou ferramentas poderosas(grandes demais), então ficou uma dúvida: Será que o resultado seria diferente se você tivesse usado ferramentas menores? Parabéns pelo vídeo!
Te ha quedado genial. Un saludo desde España.
Beautiful honey pot
Fantastic Work
Thank you so much Christine! What was your favourite part? 😁👍
Patience and the right tools plus skill and imagination. Beautiful results!
Видео о том, как из целого бревна сделать малюсенькую штучку. Короче видео о том, как перевести бревно на стружку!!! Браво мастеру!
That turned out quite beautiful. I cant wait to get my wood shop rebuilt and get my lathe going. The lathe is my favorite tool of them all.
Oh my
nice job
GOOD AT MAKING WOOD CHIPS AND SAW DUST ! REALLY GOOD !
What a beautiful piece of wood for the honey pot and lid! Good job on the dipper. That turned out really pretty
Very cool. I love the way the lid holds onto the tapered handle.
The best creative idea
Beautiful honey jar❤
That turned out SWEET.
I really enjoyed that mate, thanks for sharing your nifty little pot.
So calming to watch and a beautiful object at the finish.
Well done ! Especially the lead up to the culmination !
Thanks
Beautiful.
Ein Honigtöpfchen! Das ist echt süß. Und sehr schön geworden!
WOW
This is amazing work
Very nice little project! Love the colors and shape of the container! 🙂
Nice honey jar. I really like it
Beautiful
I thought it was gonna be a candleholder at first, turned out awesome!
Now that's a real honey pot. 🍯 Looks pretty sweet too.
Well done. lovely.
Beautiful Harry, and practical! Love the different woods.
Most excellent!
I LOVE THIS!!!❤❤❤ My nickname is BizzyBee! And I LOVE BEES! I LOVE HONEY! This is so perfect for me! And you really did an AMAZING job on it! I didn't know what to think at 1st and was sad to see so much wood go to waste. But I am in awe of your finished pieces! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work with us!💥❤🙏
Very nice
Clever home made honey jar!!!
Awesome 👍
BEAUTIFUL!!
Super classy!! I particularly like the lighter coloured wood used as contrast for the finial. I’m sure the satisfaction of a beautiful piece, only makes the honey held within, that much sweeter!!!
Great work!!! 😃👍🐝🍯
Very inventive project considering it was going to be a Christmas tree 🤔.
I love the walnut.
Wow! Beautiful and inspiring 🍯
Thank you very much! 😁👍 Have you seen my new art and design channel yet? www.youtube.com/@DesignedbyHS/videos
Beautiful ❤
A combination of skill and creativity. It's so cool to watch the results. Great video.
New viewer here. Never created anything on a lathe before. It is so mesmerizing. The cup sounded so thin when you put it down.
Beautiful
He started woodturning,and the wood actually turned.This was so unexpected for me too.
Super. I'm glad this video made more than 1 million views.
Oh, a cute little honeypot & dipper! I wondered WTF you were making... it's rarely obvious from the starting cuts. ❤
Magnificent work! Thank you.
Very clever idea with the lid! Merry Christmas!
That is so nice
Wonderful!
Hi Harry I was amazed at what you manged to make out of the wood considering it was being a pain,it has nice grain. I really like the honey dipper it is magnificent the lidded honey pot is gorgeous and ghe wood is lovely it's got nice grain. Well done you are marvellous as you always come up with something out of something people would of burnt., the finish touch really makes them shin. Thank you for another marvellous video can't wait for the next. Take carefrom Amanda x
Thanks for your wonderful comments Amanda and your continued support. As you know my burn pile is my favourite go to for inspiration! Take care x 😃🪵👍
Really beautiful!!
Well done!
Thank you as always Doug! I hope you have a great Christmas! 😁👍
perfect work 🤩
A little honeycup.... Very nice!
Harry Smith is amazing wow!😊❤
I enjoy watching these videos so much that I become slightly addicted to them every night! Lol thanks for putting on a show
Beautiful work!!!!!
That's a nice piece! Great job. Thanks for sharing.
My husband made furniture.and I helped.....we used a template to make table legs..chair spindles etc. so all would be alike..goggles are a must and always make sure to use dried wood.. use a light touch...my young sons made small projects which I still have today..
Nice one!
Very nice honey pot. Well done.
Looks like a very labour intensive way to get bedding for your pet hamster... still, at least you get a honey pot and dipper as a byproduct! Lol
Way cool!
غاية في الإتقان والجودة.
Amazing job🎉
these vids are so satisfying
That’s just awesome
Harry, I follow a number of wood turners but I have to say that you are right up there with the best. A man that can make something special out of an apparently ordinary piece of timber.
Thank you so much Stephen! Your comment truly means a lot to me. Is this one of your favourite pieces? Hope you have a great Christmas, and a Happy new year! 😁👍
Beautiful 😍 !!!
Great decision. 👍 turned out lovely
Thank you so much! What was your favourite part? 😁👍
Very cool piece!
Very nice job congratulations
Very nice.
Sweeter than honey! Nice job.
That is so cool.
Nice for flower 😁
good job
Beautiful and functional. A work of art.
What an exquisite piece. I was totally mesmerised. ❤
Thank you so much! What was your favourite part? 😁👍