Thank You Gary.... My first thought was "gee Gary turn all 4!!! I will sit back, watching a ThePapa1947-A-Thon & make 4 big cups of Turkish coffee having the time of my life, HA"... Sorry about the rat stuff and loosing the open space, so goes life. I grew up in the last house on the street with a huge open country to explore as a child, wonderful!!! Now I live in the middle of an asphalt jungle, ugh! ... At 5:09 I saw a flower pot (I am sure you hated that) and you transformed that shape into a wonderful turning with beautiful grain. Until next time Gary................................................TM
Thank you TM. Well we had 50 years of pretty much peace and quite. Just seems strange to hear voices behind us. Even stranger finding a rat in your generator. LOL. I did see that flower pot as well. Not sure when I will turn the other 3. I have one knarly piece on the lathe that just needs sanding. Now that we are back from our 3 day camping trip with 2 grandsons I will get it done. I know have 2 other projects that are not turning that I committed to doing so Monday I will go pick out some wood. Thanks for wacthing, Gary
What a beautiful bowl, Gary. Another great video from the master! Really enjoyed this one, my friend. Looking forward to the next one, of course. 😃😃😃👍👍 All the best, …..Gord
Thank you so much Gord. Well the next one is all but ready except for the final edit. I will just say it is a bit different looking to start with. Take care buddy, Gary
Well have had 50 good years here and there is one plus side. They built a swale because we do not have storm drains in our area. So we have been having ducks land in the swale and even come over to our pond. Also have had hawks sitting on the fence post watching the swale. Thanks for watching, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I think you did a vid awhile back on a post from that old property...I hope the new "neighbors" are good ones...here in NY like Forrest Gump...ya neva know what ya gonna get!..until next time..take care!
Papa, Beautiful bowl 😋. Many thanks for a most enjoyable lunch hour. I always like to watch you turn a masterpiece whenever you post a new video. It is entertaining, informative and restful all at the same time. I don’t believe I can stop the developer from his wanton destruction, but I shall at least wish him the fleas of ten thousand camels to infest his person for the next seven years 🧐. Keep the aspidistra flying! Paul
Thank you very much Paul. I guess if they were not so darn big and uphill from us it would not be bad. And the fact for almost 50 years it was like we were in the country. Still not so bad we are happy here. Thanks for watching, Gary
You always do such a great job with that English Walnut, Gary and this is no exception. Fun turning to watch and such a great finish! Wow, you have really got that down to a science! Glad you got the generator problem solved. I know you guys love cats, you might consider getting a couple ferals to take care of your vehicles for you. LOL! I'm sure your time away in the MH with the grandsons was a very relaxing treat. Now it's time to get back to business! See you for your next great video, my friend! Phil
Thanks so much Phil. English Walnut is a wonderful helper to make something nice looking. That generator was really eating at me. Well the chewed wires that is. First discovered it in Vernonia Oregon a month ago at a family reunion. Switch did not work on the inside do I went and opened the door and found the nest. While cleaning it out a rat jumped on my chest. That ticked me off more than the chewed wires. But I got it fixed and that was nice. Had a great time at Silver Falls State park. Lots of hiking and bike riding. We got wore out but the grandsons just kept on going. Got home last night. Got right back at it this morning and have the first coat of finish on a piece I have been threating to do for ages now. Thanks for watching my friend. Take care, Gary
Oh I forgot to mention. We have had a few feral cats now and then. We leave food for them if they seem to stick around., Our in door out door cat Scooter was the best mouser ever. He would go into the field behind us(now new homes) and bring us presents. Also would go to the other neighbors fir trees and bring back critters as well. But after loosing him to a coyote 5 years ago I built a catio for the two that were kittens at the time. So I will sit in a rocking chair with a pellet gun and just wait LOL. I think they will go away now that they are done digging up the field behind us that is now covered with houses.
1st. Beautiful bowl Gary from a beautiful piece of wood. The simple shape allows the grain to be the star of the show. Great tip on sanding the bottom of the inside of the bowl as well. Take care my friend. Hwyl, Huw
Once again, I can only think a tree would count itself lucky to end up in your shop. That piece of walnut is just stunning! And you brought out the best parts of it.
Thank you Jane. I sure like turning the English Walnut. The piece before this one really turned easy and I think the spalting changed this one a bit. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you very much Mark. Yes spalted wood sure can be intesting. When I pulled this piece out and did not expect it to be spalted. And that was the main reason i choose it. Thanks for watching, Gary
Again Sir, a beautiful bowl. The grain is magnificent along with the job of turning it. Thanks, Gary, for another great video. It is always kind of tough when you find out your neighborhood is getting disrupted. Hopefully, it will all work out for the best.
Many thanks Kent! Happy you enjoyed it. They are done moving dirt and building so maybe the rats have all moved out of there. I made it known to the rats I did not want them here. Funny thing when I discovered the nest in the motor home it was on a camping trip and the generator would not turn over. Found the nest and was cleaning it out when a rat jumped on my chest about 6 inches from my face. I was laying on the ground to I could see inside to pull the nest out. NOT FUN! LOL Thanks for watching, Gary
I have really enjoyed watching your videos and have given me great ideas for myself. I am just getting back into woodturning after 30 years. The last time was in high school.
Thank you Craig and welcome back to wood turning. I pretty much got my start in 1961 grade school shop class.. Been turning since then. Turned a lot as a wood pattern maker which is what I did for a living. But that only made up a small part of how we build patterns. And I still enjoy it. Thanks for watching, Gar
Thank you Luie I appreciate you watching and commenting. It was the first spalted piece of Walnut I have had. I think it is because it was on the was not off the ground but it was under cover. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you very much Tom. A few years ago I could have gotten you a dumb truck full of English Walnut. Nephews in-laws took down a huge walnut orchard. Most got burned accept for the pieces I took. I should have made a few trips with my truck but where the heck would I put it all! LOL Sadly they burned most of it in huge burn piles. Thanks for watching, Gary
Howdy Gary! I love seeing those shavings fly to, Enjoyed the video👍 and Nice job that’s a Beautiful bowl, nice job on that finish to, Glad ya got your generator back going, those rats can really do some damage, throw a pack of mothballs under the lid and they shouldn’t go back in there.
Thanks Kimsey it is fun making those shavings. Used the generator last week when we took two grandsons camping. Moth balls sounds like a good idea for sure. Thanks for the tip. I have heard of a few other things they hate as well. Take care, Gary
Thank you Jean happy you liked it. For almost 50 year we had inside/outside cats. Then the coyote population got bad and we lost a wonderful cat to probably more than one coyote. It was not a pretty site. He would always bring us home a mouse from the neighbors woods. But the coyotes would hide out there as well. So the other 2 we had were still kittens and I built them a catio . Thanks for watching, Gary
What a wonderful piece of functional art sir! Truly sorry to hear a developer destroyed yet another farm and in the process caused you some serious grief. I am always amazed at how my stress level can be lowered by getting in the shop and creating something. Love your channel, looking forward to future offerings from you!
Thank you very much Zac. I do find turning a great stress reliver but also found what I did at work did the same. Thanks for watching and commenting, Gary
Thank you Kevin. I have not either. I ran out of shelf space for this piece so it sat on the paved area I have the storage setup on. Probably go wet from rain water. Everything else was up off the ground and undercover. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thanks Bob. So the abrasive paste and the polish is really what gives it the shine. I have seen it done with no finish at all but I prefer to have a finish on the wood. Thanks for watcing, Gary
Thank you Josh! Walnut is a joy to turn. I almost hate to turn what I have because it will be gone soon. But there is always more around if you can find it. Take care, Gary
Hey Gary, I love that English walnut…..when I get my hands on some. Sorry you have a development in your back yard! Stay well and cheers from MT. We finally got some rain!
Thanks so much. Yes English Walnut is pretty special. A lot think that the only Walnut is Black Walnut. But the English holds it own. Oh we will get used to have neighbors behind us but most are back where probably will never meet them. We are still getting a bit of heat but not like before. Take care, Gary
Really nice Gary. I love the sight of shavings flying off the bowl as it turns too. And turning is a good relaxing way to de-stress. Thanks for the tips on using sandpaper, and on finishing the inside of the bowl. I always learn something new each week. Looking forward to seeing something new again soon! Keep up the great work!
Thank you Mark. Nothing like shavings peeling off. So I do know of one tip on next Fridays video. The other one might be do not turn what I just did LOL. Take care, Gary
Nice work Gary 👏! I like all species of walnut wood but I like black walnut the best. I don't think I've ever turned English walnut but it really looks nice. Take care and GOD BLESS 🙏!
A very relaxing 18 minutes watching an artisan produce a beautiful bowl. Thank you for sharing. We have more and more and more in common - I ran out of 80 grit yesterday 🌞
Thank you very much Ray. Right after I finished this video the sandpaper I ordered showed up. Trying something different and seems to be pretty good. Thanks for watching, Gary
Had a 2011 Tundra truck that squirrels chewed up the main wiring harness. Come to find out the Toyota used a soy based insulation on the wires. Go figure. The replacement harness had different insulation. Cost $4700!! Love your turning. Always learning new tricks like the sand paper.
Thank you Robert. So before I found the generator issue I did find a nest on the battery for the engine in the motor home. Thought it was ok even though I scared one off when I opened the hood. Had to take it to DEQ (clean air here in Oregon) and found it had a miss. Well check enginge light came on and off as I drove. I flunked and checked it with a OBD 2 reader and found the #7 injector not working. Pulled inside engine cover and there was a nest on the motor over #7 and they had chewed a wire. Found it and my son dropped by and fixed it up. Then came the generator on a camping trip and I had to fix all of that. Yes I have heard of the soy based coatings. Thanks for watching, Gary
That’s beautiful, Gary! Any of those would’ve been nice to see turned. Gotta love those old tools, back when craftsman wasn’t…. Well anyway. 😁 they’re still good tools, but those old ones👍🏻
Thank you Mike. Yes they really used good steel in those old tools. I feel bad because I saw soldering something and the diamond point tool was on my bench The fumes from the acid rusted it a little but it still works. Thanks for watching, Gary
Great looking piece Gary. I do like the grain and spalting. Glad you got the genset going again. Had to work on one day before yesterday at one of the tower sites. Have a good weekend!
Thank you Mark. It is a very pretty piece of wood for sure. It had me stumped for a bit. I had 3 different wiring diagrams that all said the same thing. Seems when the harness was built they put one of the pins in a different place but I figured it out. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you Steve. I had to check as I did not remember a crack in it. At least nothing that needed patching. I think I see line there though. Thanks for watching, Gary
Good morning, Gary. Thanks for your video. You had four interesting choices for today's project. Excellent bowl with a stellar finish. The tip for making more sanding discs was great. Hope this turning has put some stress behind you now. Keep moving forward.
Thanks so much Ray. We feel much better after solving the wire issuse on the generator. Just got back last night after a trip taking 2 grandsons camping. Did not really need the generator but still had to start it up just for the fun of it. Back now and getting ready to go out to the shop and finish sanding this Friday's turning. Take care, Gary
Very nice Gary! I love any spalted wood. The colours and patterns are beautiful, like those on your bowl. I haven’t tried a water based sanding sealer yet, but it’s on my list of things to try. I imagine it doesn’t dry as fast as alcohol based sealer, so you get a little more time with it? Good job on the generator too! It’s been quite a few years since I’ve had that problem. Cheers, Rick
Thanks so much Rick. Actually the water based sanding sealer dries very fast and I feel you can sand as soon as it feels dry. Unlike other finishes that might gum up even if they feel dry to the touch. We had problems with rats back when there was a horse in that field many years ago. I am guessing from the barn they had for the horse. We also had pheasants as well. But times do change. Guess the rats will move on as they are pretty much done building back there. And I put a no ratpassing sign up Or was that trespassing LOL Thanks for watching, Gary
Oh how I wish we had better wood up in my area of Montana. We should start a wood exchange with a few people. 😂 I guess I'll have to get some box elder from the club, Oh well. Great piece you always do something interesting!👍🏻
Once again, as always, another beautiful piece turns out! Gary, if you have some, in a future video you should provide some images (before and now) of the area being turned into more of the concrete jungle (that way we can share in your stress and maybe help with that). It is sad how development now is nothing more than concrete and asphalt covering everything... and/or weeds left to cover what used to be maintained properties!
Thank you Grant. It did end up a very pretty piece of wood. I have lots of pictures and somewhere we may have a picture of the horse that used to lean over the fence while we talked to it. It was a real nice place with the old farm house and over the years really got fixed up. Had nice pool and a pool house. The left the farm house but leveled everything else including the pool. Cut down over 80 trees. We took walks through it almost daily as they made huge changes. Also took a lot of pictures. I took a video of the huge Cedar tree they took down on the property line. Some of the roots came onto our place. We still have our huge Cedar tree that stood next to it. Progress I guess, at least we had almost 50 years of nothing behind us except the farm house which is back a ways. If you look back in my videos you will see my Million Dollar fence post turning. That is when it started and I saved a piece of the old horse fence and made a small vase out of it. Called Million dollar because that is what the houses sold for and more. Thanks for watching and the pain is pretty much gone and we are going to enjoy what we have. Take care, Gary
Very nice, Gary!!! When you get wood similar to what was on the bottom of bowl, try putting some baking soda In layers in the tear out/ punky wood or hole then apply thin CA glue on each layer. This makes a very strong filler and sands ok. But don’t use in areas where appearance is critical since it won’t take a finish like stains. Suggest experimenting on wood to see how it works for you before putting on a turning.
Thank you John. I will have to give that a try. I have seen where baking soda and CA has been used to build up and area on non turning things but this sounds as though it might work great. Thanks for the Tip! Gary
Yes, experiment a bit with it, it's different than how it normally behaves. It's a more energetic reaction, and a very solid result. I've been meaning to test out some combinations with mixing pigment into it before adding the CA, to see if it will be more attractive.
...what a beautiful bowl...the wood grain is amazing!!! Sorry to hear about the rats relocating from the "progress"...here in Florida when that happens, we get the gators...😨
Nice piece Gary. Must have bee relaxing after the wiring incident and some of your recent videos. We had a similar rodent incident quite some time ago when either chipmunks or squirrels chewed through a wiring harness in a conversion van we had. Beyond my skill set so it cost a bundle to have it repaired and replaced. Glad you were able to handle it and will have many enjoyable trips.
Thank you very much Tom. Oh yes after getting it to the point the start switch worked on the inside that felt good. The wiring diagram was correct the who ever put the wires built the plug ends did not match what it should have been. That was easy to figure out. The long lost wire was a different story. Had to pull the PC board and follow the wires back. Then I could celebrate. I know it would have cost a whole lot to take it in. We just got back last night and had a great time with perfect weather. Needed the generator one time after almost running the batteries down. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thanks for another great video. The bowl and finish are fantastic. Sorry about the rat problem. I’ve had a problem with squirrels chewing wires and vacuum lines on a truck that’s always outside. Tried different repellents, nothing helped. I read somewhere about using essential oil in a peppermint scent, and that seems to work. I soak cotton balls and put them in empty pill bottles with holes drilled around them and place in various places on the truck.
Thank you Richard it was fun to do. Yes the oils and peppermint are supposed to work. We got home from a small trip yesterday and I will put the motorhome back under the pole building. Maybe get some oils. Also they say leave the hood open because they do not like the light for a nest. So I could open the generator as well. Have you tired any of those sound units that have flashing lights? Some you hook to your battery and they shut off while driving. I might go with the plug in ones for the motor home. But they are done building and moving dirt so maybe the rats will move on. Thanks for watching, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 We did have one of those motion detecting units. I think it made a sound like a hawk or eagle, no lights. Never tried it at the truck so I can't say if it would have helped.
Nice piece. Looking forward to seeing you turn that pyramid shaped Maple burl since I have some Cherry burl cutoffs about the same shape and am unsure of the design.
Good morning Gary...generator repairman...something else to put on your business card 🤣🤣...sorry to hear about the new houses...I know you mentioned sitting on your porch serenading the birds with your trusty 6 string...if the housing market is so bad why do they keep building more and where are all the people coming from???...the bowl came out GREAT...beautiful finish...about to put out my first video...hope you'll stop by and let me know what you think...stay safe...press on buddy 😎 Joe
Thank you very much Joe. Well at least we were not zoned for huge apartments. Those are going up everywhere. Not sure how our roads will handle the traffic. I also have a number of electric guitars and a very loud amplifier so if it gets to loud back there I can always plug in LOL. Well that was the beauty before I could play as loud as I wanted and it was not heard. A video coming??? Darn right I will check it out! When do you plan on having it ready? Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Not sure about the video...even though I teach turning and furniture making I'm intimidated by the great talent and ability others have...guess I'm just chicken🐔🐔🐔
@@RadioFaceWoodWorks well I am counting on it as I just subbed to your channel so I will not miss it!!! Speaking of furniture I have a little project I was asked to make for our church. Basically a tall table that sort of matches with what is there.
Great form and finish, Gary! You seem to achieve some of the nicest finishes. Glad the wiring problem was solvable. That soft spalting, eh? I just finished re turning a spalted Birch bowl I was never happy with. It was my biggest, yet. How bad was it? Enough for a 3mm tenon, redoing the walls and wavy bottom. It is still a bit thick but those soft spots made me quit while I was ahead. Looking forward to next week's video.
Thank you Jay I appreciate your comments. It did finish up pretty nice. The spalting was somewhat soft but it turned decent and sander better. Sometimes you just have to put it back in the lathe and make it the way you want. I have some that are very thick but if made thinner I would have a big hole in the wall and it is hard to choose which way to go. Stay tuned for this Friday and another one I had to fight with myself to either stop or cut some features away. You will have to wait to see what I did. Take care, Gary
Really nice bowl, Gary. The grain is very pretty and the finish worked really well. Are you going to fill it with M&M's or some of Gord's Smarties? I guessed correctly at the beginning based on the video title (lol). Bill
Dang Bill I guess I gave the whole thing away with the title LOL. Probably M&M's since we can get those easy here. Or maybe shelled peanuts. Hmm should have taken that bowl camping because we ate a lot of those peanuts. Most missed the campfire so I hope the let us back in. The grandson's had gone to bed and my wife and I was sitting at the fire when a skunk came by and try to steal and almost empty bag of chips with nice bag clipper. I had to yell at it before my wife tried to take it away from the skunk. She was not about to lose that bag clipper. LOL. Thanks for watching, Gary
Another beautiful piece Gary! So thats all you do for a finish is a couple of coats of water based sanding sealer and then to Acks products? I pretty much use Shellac but I might have to get some acks. It looks like a very nice and fast finish
Thank you David. On this one I chose the water based sanding sealer to keep the colors of the wood the same. I use more shellac than I do the water based poly. The Acks works great on all the finishes I use. Thanks for watching, Gary
Very nice Gary. It got a little scary right at the end, but you saved it. I was going to ask what the gadget on top of your lathe was. I see now that it was you turntable for the final display. I had a similar problem with rodents, but mine were mice and they chewed up the rubber tubing for my windshield washers. Their little snack cost me $100 to repair as it was under the bezel and very hard for my mechanic to reach.
Yes it could have been close for sure. I do like stopping and checking things out. Yeah I sat the turntable up there and did not mean to leave it. Not good if you are turning something out of round and have it vibrate off. Those critters seem to like to chew on things. I need to get some of those electronic gizmos to scare them away. Motorhomes sit way to long and gives them a chance to move in. I figure it would have cost $500 or more to fix mine because they probably would have taken it out of the motor home to find the lost wire. I finally lifted the control board and found the wire going to the one that was chewed. I could see it moving in one of the looms I checked but they had chewed it on the other side of the wall where I could not see it. So that fixed it up just fine and used it yesterday morning which was the last day of our camping trip. Thanks for watching, Gary
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Thank You Gary.... My first thought was "gee Gary turn all 4!!! I will sit back, watching a ThePapa1947-A-Thon & make 4 big cups of Turkish coffee having the time of my life, HA"... Sorry about the rat stuff and loosing the open space, so goes life. I grew up in the last house on the street with a huge open country to explore as a child, wonderful!!! Now I live in the middle of an asphalt jungle, ugh! ... At 5:09 I saw a flower pot (I am sure you hated that) and you transformed that shape into a wonderful turning with beautiful grain. Until next time Gary................................................TM
Thank you TM. Well we had 50 years of pretty much peace and quite. Just seems strange to hear voices behind us. Even stranger finding a rat in your generator. LOL. I did see that flower pot as well. Not sure when I will turn the other 3. I have one knarly piece on the lathe that just needs sanding. Now that we are back from our 3 day camping trip with 2 grandsons I will get it done.
I know have 2 other projects that are not turning that I committed to doing so Monday I will go pick out some wood.
Thanks for wacthing,
Gary
Another beautiful piece Gary ! I find it interesting that that the poly sanding sealer would leave such a nice finish .
Thank you Jon. The poly leaves an amazing finish and it is very easy to use.
thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Thanks Gary .
Sir, of all of the pieces you’ve turned this is in my top three! I love that spalted grain! Magnificent!
Thank you Todd. I was pretty happy with how the spalting worked with the Walnut. Happy you liked it as well.
Take care,
Gary
What a beautiful bowl, Gary. Another great video from the master! Really enjoyed this one, my friend. Looking forward to the next one, of course. 😃😃😃👍👍
All the best,
…..Gord
Thank you so much Gord. Well the next one is all but ready except for the final edit.
I will just say it is a bit different looking to start with.
Take care buddy,
Gary
That's a beauty Gary! I hate it when developers ruin land...and then critters get displaced.👍🏻👍🏻
Well have had 50 good years here and there is one plus side. They built a swale because we do not have storm drains in our area. So we have been having ducks land in the swale and even come over to our pond. Also have had hawks sitting on the fence post watching the swale.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I think you did a vid awhile back on a post from that old property...I hope the new "neighbors" are good ones...here in NY like Forrest Gump...ya neva know what ya gonna get!..until next time..take care!
Papa,
Beautiful bowl 😋. Many thanks for a most enjoyable lunch hour. I always like to watch you turn a masterpiece whenever you post a new video. It is entertaining, informative and restful all at the same time.
I don’t believe I can stop the developer from his wanton destruction, but I shall at least wish him the fleas of ten thousand camels to infest his person for the next seven years 🧐.
Keep the aspidistra flying!
Paul
Thank you very much Paul. I guess if they were not so darn big and uphill from us it would not be bad. And the fact for almost 50 years it was like we were in the country. Still not so bad we are happy here.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 👍🫶👍
You always do such a great job with that English Walnut, Gary and this is no exception. Fun turning to watch and such a great finish! Wow, you have really got that down to a science!
Glad you got the generator problem solved. I know you guys love cats, you might consider getting a couple ferals to take care of your vehicles for you. LOL!
I'm sure your time away in the MH with the grandsons was a very relaxing treat. Now it's time to get back to business! See you for your next great video, my friend!
Phil
Thanks so much Phil. English Walnut is a wonderful helper to make something nice looking.
That generator was really eating at me. Well the chewed wires that is.
First discovered it in Vernonia Oregon a month ago at a family reunion. Switch did not work on the inside do I went and opened the door and found the nest. While cleaning it out a rat jumped on my chest. That ticked me off more than the chewed wires.
But I got it fixed and that was nice.
Had a great time at Silver Falls State park. Lots of hiking and bike riding. We got wore out but the grandsons just kept on going.
Got home last night.
Got right back at it this morning and have the first coat of finish on a piece I have been threating to do for ages now.
Thanks for watching my friend.
Take care,
Gary
Oh I forgot to mention. We have had a few feral cats now and then. We leave food for them if they seem to stick around.,
Our in door out door cat Scooter was the best mouser ever. He would go into the field behind us(now new homes) and bring us presents. Also would go to the other neighbors fir trees and bring back critters as well. But after loosing him to a coyote 5 years ago I built a catio for the two that were kittens at the time.
So I will sit in a rocking chair with a pellet gun and just wait LOL. I think they will go away now that they are done digging up the field behind us that is now covered with houses.
1st. Beautiful bowl Gary from a beautiful piece of wood.
The simple shape allows the grain to be the star of the show.
Great tip on sanding the bottom of the inside of the bowl as well.
Take care my friend.
Hwyl, Huw
Thanks so much Huw! Happy you enjoyed the video. I sure enjoyed making it to celabrate fixing all those wires. Ver relaxing.
Take care
Hwyl,
Gary
Once again, I can only think a tree would count itself lucky to end up in your shop. That piece of walnut is just stunning! And you brought out the best parts of it.
Thank you very much Lyndsey. I like turning about any part of a tree as you will see next week.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Oh that's lovely Gary!!!! I have two blanks of English Walnut to turn.
Thank you Jane. I sure like turning the English Walnut. The piece before this one really turned easy and I think the spalting changed this one a bit.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful bowl, Gary! Love the spalting!
Thank you Billy! Hope your having fun at the SWAT!
Gary, I had a blast as always!
Another really cool project Gary. Spalted wood just really has character. I like the shape you chose.
Thank you very much Mark. Yes spalted wood sure can be intesting. When I pulled this piece out and did not expect it to be spalted.
And that was the main reason i choose it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful work Gary - really enjoyed watching!
Many thanks Paully!
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful piece. I agree with you on making all those shavings. Walnut is great to turn. Turned out great love the finish. 👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much Robert. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
A very lovely bowl, love the grain and spalting!!
Thanks so much Margaret. Yes the spalting is very nice in this one.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Again Sir, a beautiful bowl. The grain is magnificent along with the job of turning it. Thanks, Gary, for another great video. It is always kind of tough when you find out your neighborhood is getting disrupted. Hopefully, it will all work out for the best.
Many thanks Kent! Happy you enjoyed it.
They are done moving dirt and building so maybe the rats have all moved out of there. I made it known to the rats I did not want them here.
Funny thing when I discovered the nest in the motor home it was on a camping trip and the generator would not turn over.
Found the nest and was cleaning it out when a rat jumped on my chest about 6 inches from my face. I was laying on the ground to I could see inside to pull the nest out. NOT FUN! LOL
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Another beautiful turning, keep well Gary
Thanks so much Ron and thanks for watching,
Gary
A very beautiful bowl Gary.
Thanks so much Jack and thanks for watching.
Gary
Thanks for your video.Gary beautiful bowl. love the Walnut
Thank you Dave. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching.
Cheers,
Gary
I have really enjoyed watching your videos and have given me great ideas for myself. I am just getting back into woodturning after 30 years. The last time was in high school.
Thank you Craig and welcome back to wood turning.
I pretty much got my start in 1961 grade school shop class..
Been turning since then. Turned a lot as a wood pattern maker which is what I did for a living. But that only made up a small part of how we build patterns. And I still enjoy it.
Thanks for watching,
Gar
Lovely piece of wood and a fine bowl just shows it off.
Thank you very much Kathleen I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Hey Gary, Nice work, Beautiful bowl. The wood sort of pops out at you. Nicely done. Yall have a wonderful day.
Thanks so much Allyn happy your like it.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful bowl, nice spalting and color and your way of finishing is another good one to know, well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
Thank you Al, happy you enjoyed the video.
Take care,
Gary
What a beautiful piece 👍😎😊
Thank you Luie I appreciate you watching and commenting. It was the first spalted piece of Walnut I have had. I think it is because it was on the was not off the ground but it was under cover.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful wood. Beautiful piece of art!
Thanks so much Cecilia and thanks for watching,
Gary
What a beautiful bowl Gary thank you for the ideas 👍👍👍👍
Thank you radar and thanks for watching.
Gary
Beautiful bowl, enhanced by the wood and the finish 🤩
Thank you very much Denise. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Fantastic bowl Gary and the finish is superb and so simple. Take care, John
Thanks so much John. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching.
Gary
Nice turning Gary as always your a terrific mentor sir! I send blessings to you always! Happy Turning! 👊🏼💫🪵
Thanks you very much Douglas. Much appreciated.
Take care,
Gary
Turned out great!!!! Excellent finish Thank you for sharing the sanding tip, and also how you go about finishing the turned piece.Thank you
Yiannis
Thank you Yiannis I am happy you enjoyed the video and found it helpful.
Take care,
Gary
Lovely color combination plus the spalding.
Thank you Judith, happy you like it and thanks for watching,
Gary
Absolutely amazing bowl Mr. Gary excellent work sir.
Thank you Donald! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Gary, you always make it look easy and your work turns out so nice looking.
Thank you so much Qapla I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Excellent travail Gary et très jolie pièce bravo 👍👏
Prend soins de toi 👋
Denis merci beaucoup. Heureux que vous ayez apprécié la vidéo.
Prenez soin de vous,
Gary
Love that walnut.nice job
Thanks so much Dennis I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
I just love that English walnut, Im suppose to be getting some. Thank you Gary for a great video and piece as always!!
Thank you very much Tom. A few years ago I could have gotten you a dumb truck full of English Walnut. Nephews in-laws took down a huge walnut orchard. Most got burned accept for the pieces I took. I should have made a few trips with my truck but where the heck would I put it all! LOL Sadly they burned most of it in huge burn piles.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice job Gary!
Thank you very much Dave!
This video was fantastic. Papa you are very artistic and you finished product is always awesome.
Thank you very much Ronnie I appreciate your comments.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Howdy Gary! I love seeing those shavings fly to, Enjoyed the video👍 and Nice job that’s a Beautiful bowl, nice job on that finish to, Glad ya got your generator back going, those rats can really do some damage, throw a pack of mothballs under the lid and they shouldn’t go back in there.
Thanks Kimsey it is fun making those shavings.
Used the generator last week when we took two grandsons camping.
Moth balls sounds like a good idea for sure.
Thanks for the tip.
I have heard of a few other things they hate as well.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful piece of wood and you made it into a beautiful bowl. Sounds like you need to get an outside cat to help with the mice.lol
Thank you Jean happy you liked it.
For almost 50 year we had inside/outside cats. Then the coyote population got bad and we lost a wonderful cat to probably more than one coyote. It was not a pretty site. He would always bring us home a mouse from the neighbors woods. But the coyotes would hide out there as well.
So the other 2 we had were still kittens and I built them a catio .
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful job Gary. Thanks for the sanding tips as well.
Thank you Ron and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
What a wonderful piece of functional art sir! Truly sorry to hear a developer destroyed yet another farm and in the process caused you some serious grief. I am always amazed at how my stress level can be lowered by getting in the shop and creating something. Love your channel, looking forward to future offerings from you!
Thank you very much Zac. I do find turning a great stress reliver but also found what I did at work did the same.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
Nice turning & awesome information about sanding, take care.
Thanks so much Sagar!
Take care my friend,
Gary
Very beautiful Gary! Look forward to seeing the other pieces turned as well.
Wes @ Piedra Designs
Thank you Wes, looking forward to turning them as well.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice Gary. I have never seen splat in walnut. It turned out beautiful great job.
Thank you Kevin. I have not either. I ran out of shelf space for this piece so it sat on the paved area I have the storage setup on. Probably go wet from rain water. Everything else was up off the ground and undercover.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice work Gary, I also like the Ack’s finish, it’s so easy.
Thank you Ronald! Yes it is very easy to use and works great.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice. I love the shape and the wood. Thanks Tim
Thank you Tim and thanks for watching.
Gary
Looks great Gary. Thanks for sharing the video.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Gary
Looks good Gary!
Thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Gary
It really turned out great and I just love the grain!
Thank you Carol. I think it looks good with the contrast of the spalted wood as well.
Take care,
Gary
Really like the finish, nice and shiny. Wouldn't have thought of a sanding sealer finish.👍
Thanks Bob. So the abrasive paste and the polish is really what gives it the shine. I have seen it done with no finish at all but I prefer to have a finish on the wood.
Thanks for watcing,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 ah, ok. Yeah I kinda forgot about the paste and polish.
Gorgeous pcs Art the finish so 👌 and glaced wonderful 💖 walnuts wood
Thanks so much Gaetan and thanks for watching.
Gary
Great work Gary 👏 it's always a learning experience when watching your videos Thank you for sharing your years of experience. TIM
Thank you Tim I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching.
Gary
Beautiful bowl.
Thanks so much Khan!
Gary, I enjoyed the video and the result. I have a few walnut blanks -- one of my favorite woods to work.
Thank you Josh! Walnut is a joy to turn. I almost hate to turn what I have because it will be gone soon. But there is always more around if you can find it.
Take care,
Gary
Let's get after it!
Oh Yeah!
I always do appreciate your videos brother. and love the project you do 👍🏽
Thanks so much Habeeb! Take care my friend,
Gary
Hey Gary, I love that English walnut…..when I get my hands on some. Sorry you have a development in your back yard! Stay well and cheers from MT. We finally got some rain!
Thanks so much. Yes English Walnut is pretty special. A lot think that the only Walnut is Black Walnut. But the English holds it own.
Oh we will get used to have neighbors behind us but most are back where probably will never meet them.
We are still getting a bit of heat but not like before.
Take care,
Gary
Really nice Gary. I love the sight of shavings flying off the bowl as it turns too. And turning is a good relaxing way to de-stress. Thanks for the tips on using sandpaper, and on finishing the inside of the bowl. I always learn something new each week. Looking forward to seeing something new again soon! Keep up the great work!
Thank you Mark. Nothing like shavings peeling off.
So I do know of one tip on next Fridays video. The other one might be do not turn what I just did LOL.
Take care,
Gary
Nice work Gary 👏! I like all species of walnut wood but I like black walnut the best. I don't think I've ever turned English walnut but it really looks nice. Take care and GOD BLESS 🙏!
Thank you Stephen. I have not been able to come across any Black Walnut but you just never know. God Bless my friend!
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Black Walnut is what I've got the most of where I live.
Thanks. What a great piece!
Thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Gary
HI gary u r briliant really good. ur finishing is so good. weldone.
Thank you so much Manjit I appreciate your comments.
Take care,
Gary
A very relaxing 18 minutes watching an artisan produce a beautiful bowl. Thank you for sharing. We have more and more and more in common - I ran out of 80 grit yesterday 🌞
Thank you very much Ray. Right after I finished this video the sandpaper I ordered showed up. Trying something different and seems to be pretty good.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Good show.
Glad you enjoyed it John and thanks for watching.
Gary
very nice i like this bowl
Thank you Delbert and thanks for watching,
Gary
Great Job!
Thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Gary
Great looking bowl with just beautiful good old fashion wood! Wonderful finish!! Great grain and character!!
Thank you Joe. Sometimes it is hard to beat that good old fashion wood.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Had a 2011 Tundra truck that squirrels chewed up the main wiring harness. Come to find out the Toyota used a soy based insulation on the wires. Go figure. The replacement harness had different insulation. Cost $4700!! Love your turning. Always learning new tricks like the sand paper.
Thank you Robert. So before I found the generator issue I did find a nest on the battery for the engine in the motor home. Thought it was ok even though I scared one off when I opened the hood. Had to take it to DEQ (clean air here in Oregon) and found it had a miss.
Well check enginge light came on and off as I drove. I flunked and checked it with a OBD 2 reader and found the #7 injector not working. Pulled inside engine cover and there was a nest on the motor over #7 and they had chewed a wire. Found it and my son dropped by and fixed it up.
Then came the generator on a camping trip and I had to fix all of that.
Yes I have heard of the soy based coatings.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That’s beautiful, Gary! Any of those would’ve been nice to see turned. Gotta love those old tools, back when craftsman wasn’t…. Well anyway. 😁 they’re still good tools, but those old ones👍🏻
Thank you Mike. Yes they really used good steel in those old tools. I feel bad because I saw soldering something and the diamond point tool was on my bench The fumes from the acid rusted it a little but it still works.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Spayed wood is so interesting. Love to see it. Great job with this piece.
Thank you Doug and thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful.
Thank you very much Josephine!
Great looking piece Gary. I do like the grain and spalting. Glad you got the genset going again. Had to work on one day before yesterday at one of the tower sites. Have a good weekend!
Thank you Mark. It is a very pretty piece of wood for sure. It had me stumped for a bit. I had 3 different wiring diagrams that all said the same thing. Seems when the harness was built they put one of the pins in a different place but I figured it out.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Pretty bowl. It is a shame it still has that crack in it. Thanks for sharing with us, Steve
Thank you Steve. I had to check as I did not remember a crack in it. At least nothing that needed patching. I think I see line there though.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Good morning, Gary.
Thanks for your video. You had four interesting choices for today's project. Excellent bowl with a stellar finish. The tip for making more sanding discs was great. Hope this turning has put some stress behind you now. Keep moving forward.
Thanks so much Ray. We feel much better after solving the wire issuse on the generator. Just got back last night after a trip taking 2 grandsons camping. Did not really need the generator but still had to start it up just for the fun of it.
Back now and getting ready to go out to the shop and finish sanding this Friday's turning.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful
Thank you Dianne and thanks for watching,
Gary
just awesome
Thanks so much Garry and thanks for watching.
Gary
Another beautiful piece Gary. As usual. Love watching I'm new to wood trurning and love to learn from you. Thanks
Thanks so much Chris I appreciate the comment and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Very nice Gary! I love any spalted wood. The colours and patterns are beautiful, like those on your bowl. I haven’t tried a water based sanding sealer yet, but it’s on my list of things to try. I imagine it doesn’t dry as fast as alcohol based sealer, so you get a little more time with it? Good job on the generator too! It’s been quite a few years since I’ve had that problem.
Cheers, Rick
Thanks so much Rick. Actually the water based sanding sealer dries very fast and I feel you can sand as soon as it feels dry. Unlike other finishes that might gum up even if they feel dry to the touch.
We had problems with rats back when there was a horse in that field many years ago. I am guessing from the barn they had for the horse. We also had pheasants as well. But times do change. Guess the rats will move on as they are pretty much done building back there.
And I put a no ratpassing sign up Or was that trespassing LOL
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Haha 😂 I really liked no ratpassing ! I’m definitely using that one!
Oh how I wish we had better wood up in my area of Montana. We should start a wood exchange with a few people. 😂 I guess I'll have to get some box elder from the club, Oh well. Great piece you always do something interesting!👍🏻
Thank you William. What sort of wood do you have in Montana? I know you have a lot of trees.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I have Russian olive cedar, pine, cotton wood, box elder some I'm not sure of the names?? But there softer woods
Once again, as always, another beautiful piece turns out! Gary, if you have some, in a future video you should provide some images (before and now) of the area being turned into more of the concrete jungle (that way we can share in your stress and maybe help with that). It is sad how development now is nothing more than concrete and asphalt covering everything... and/or weeds left to cover what used to be maintained properties!
Thank you Grant. It did end up a very pretty piece of wood.
I have lots of pictures and somewhere we may have a picture of the horse that used to lean over the fence while we talked to it.
It was a real nice place with the old farm house and over the years really got fixed up. Had nice pool and a pool house. The left the farm house but leveled everything else including the pool.
Cut down over 80 trees. We took walks through it almost daily as they made huge changes. Also took a lot of pictures.
I took a video of the huge Cedar tree they took down on the property line. Some of the roots came onto our place. We still have our huge Cedar tree that stood next to it.
Progress I guess, at least we had almost 50 years of nothing behind us except the farm house which is back a ways.
If you look back in my videos you will see my Million Dollar fence post turning. That is when it started and I saved a piece of the old horse fence and made a small vase out of it.
Called Million dollar because that is what the houses sold for and more.
Thanks for watching and the pain is pretty much gone and we are going to enjoy what we have.
Take care,
Gary
Very nice, Gary!!!
When you get wood similar to what was on the bottom of bowl, try putting some baking soda In layers in the tear out/ punky wood or hole then apply thin CA glue on each layer. This makes a very strong filler and sands ok. But don’t use in areas where appearance is critical since it won’t take a finish like stains. Suggest experimenting on wood to see how it works for you before putting on a turning.
Thank you John. I will have to give that a try. I have seen where baking soda and CA has been used to build up and area on non turning things but this sounds as though it might work great. Thanks for the Tip!
Gary
Yes, experiment a bit with it, it's different than how it normally behaves. It's a more energetic reaction, and a very solid result. I've been meaning to test out some combinations with mixing pigment into it before adding the CA, to see if it will be more attractive.
...what a beautiful bowl...the wood grain is amazing!!!
Sorry to hear about the rats relocating from the "progress"...here in Florida when that happens, we get the gators...😨
Thank you so much. Well I think the rats might be easier to handle than the gators...Yikes!
Thanks for watching,
Gary
great job just gave me a idea
Thank you Mark and hope your idea comes out great.
Gary
Nice piece Gary. Must have bee relaxing after the wiring incident and some of your recent videos. We had a similar rodent incident quite some time ago when either chipmunks or squirrels chewed through a wiring harness in a conversion van we had. Beyond my skill set so it cost a bundle to have it repaired and replaced. Glad you were able to handle it and will have many enjoyable trips.
Thank you very much Tom. Oh yes after getting it to the point the start switch worked on the inside that felt good. The wiring diagram was correct the who ever put the wires built the plug ends did not match what it should have been. That was easy to figure out. The long lost wire was a different story. Had to pull the PC board and follow the wires back. Then I could celebrate.
I know it would have cost a whole lot to take it in.
We just got back last night and had a great time with perfect weather.
Needed the generator one time after almost running the batteries down.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks for another great video. The bowl and finish are fantastic. Sorry about the rat problem. I’ve had a problem with squirrels chewing wires and vacuum lines on a truck that’s always outside. Tried different repellents, nothing helped. I read somewhere about using essential oil in a peppermint scent, and that seems to work. I soak cotton balls and put them in empty pill bottles with holes drilled around them and place in various places on the truck.
Thank you Richard it was fun to do.
Yes the oils and peppermint are supposed to work. We got home from a small trip yesterday and I will put the motorhome back under the pole building. Maybe get some oils. Also they say leave the hood open because they do not like the light for a nest. So I could open the generator as well. Have you tired any of those sound units that have flashing lights? Some you hook to your battery and they shut off while driving. I might go with the plug in ones for the motor home. But they are done building and moving dirt so maybe the rats will move on.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 We did have one of those motion detecting units. I think it made a sound like a hawk or eagle, no lights. Never tried it at the truck so I can't say if it would have helped.
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Thanks you very much Punky!!!
Ps.. Master
Thank you Gaetan...much appreciated.
Gary
Nice piece. Looking forward to seeing you turn that pyramid shaped Maple burl since I have some Cherry burl cutoffs about the same shape and am unsure of the design.
Thank you Lee. I have kept it out in the open so I can think about what to do with it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
As always, another beautiful piece Gary.
Many thanks John!
Take care,
Gary
Good morning Gary...generator repairman...something else to put on your business card 🤣🤣...sorry to hear about the new houses...I know you mentioned sitting on your porch serenading the birds with your trusty 6 string...if the housing market is so bad why do they keep building more and where are all the people coming from???...the bowl came out GREAT...beautiful finish...about to put out my first video...hope you'll stop by and let me know what you think...stay safe...press on buddy 😎 Joe
Thank you very much Joe. Well at least we were not zoned for huge apartments. Those are going up everywhere. Not sure how our roads will handle the traffic.
I also have a number of electric guitars and a very loud amplifier so if it gets to loud back there I can always plug in LOL. Well that was the beauty before I could play as loud as I wanted and it was not heard.
A video coming??? Darn right I will check it out! When do you plan on having it ready?
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Not sure about the video...even though I teach turning and furniture making I'm intimidated by the great talent and ability others have...guess I'm just chicken🐔🐔🐔
@@RadioFaceWoodWorks well I am counting on it as I just subbed to your channel so I will not miss it!!!
Speaking of furniture I have a little project I was asked to make for our church. Basically a tall table that sort of matches with what is there.
Great form and finish, Gary! You seem to achieve some of the nicest finishes. Glad the wiring problem was solvable. That soft spalting, eh? I just finished re turning a spalted Birch bowl I was never happy with. It was my biggest, yet. How bad was it? Enough for a 3mm tenon, redoing the walls and wavy bottom. It is still a bit thick but those soft spots made me quit while I was ahead. Looking forward to next week's video.
Thank you Jay I appreciate your comments. It did finish up pretty nice. The spalting was somewhat soft but it turned decent and sander better. Sometimes you just have to put it back in the lathe and make it the way you want. I have some that are very thick but if made thinner I would have a big hole in the wall and it is hard to choose which way to go.
Stay tuned for this Friday and another one I had to fight with myself to either stop or cut some features away. You will have to wait to see what I did.
Take care,
Gary
I bet that leyth is a dream, the shavings coming off that wood are amazing, your tool skills are incredible. Wondering what bowl gouge your using
Thank you very much Oliver.
I used Robert Sorby bowl gouges a 5/8 and 1/2 inch.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Really nice bowl, Gary. The grain is very pretty and the finish worked really well. Are you going to fill it with M&M's or some of Gord's Smarties? I guessed correctly at the beginning based on the video title (lol).
Bill
Dang Bill I guess I gave the whole thing away with the title LOL.
Probably M&M's since we can get those easy here. Or maybe shelled peanuts. Hmm should have taken that bowl camping because we ate a lot of those peanuts. Most missed the campfire so I hope the let us back in.
The grandson's had gone to bed and my wife and I was sitting at the fire when a skunk came by and try to steal and almost empty bag of chips with nice bag clipper. I had to yell at it before my wife tried to take it away from the skunk. She was not about to lose that bag clipper. LOL.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Another beautiful piece Gary! So thats all you do for a finish is a couple of coats of water based sanding sealer and then to Acks products? I pretty much use Shellac but I might have to get some acks. It looks like a very nice and fast finish
Thank you David. On this one I chose the water based sanding sealer to keep the colors of the wood the same.
I use more shellac than I do the water based poly.
The Acks works great on all the finishes I use.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful bowl. Thanks for sharing
Thank you Ward and thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice Gary. It got a little scary right at the end, but you saved it. I was going to ask what the gadget on top of your lathe was. I see now that it was you turntable for the final display.
I had a similar problem with rodents, but mine were mice and they chewed up the rubber tubing for my windshield washers. Their little snack cost me $100 to repair as it was under the bezel and very hard for my mechanic to reach.
Yes it could have been close for sure. I do like stopping and checking things out.
Yeah I sat the turntable up there and did not mean to leave it. Not good if you are turning something out of round and have it vibrate off.
Those critters seem to like to chew on things. I need to get some of those electronic gizmos to scare them away. Motorhomes sit way to long and gives them a chance to move in. I figure it would have cost $500 or more to fix mine because they probably would have taken it out of the motor home to find the lost wire. I finally lifted the control board and found the wire going to the one that was chewed. I could see it moving in one of the looms I checked but they had chewed it on the other side of the wall where I could not see it. So that fixed it up just fine and used it yesterday morning which was the last day of our camping trip.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
great job Gary,loved it thumbs up,take care
Thank you Fran, happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful bowl. I can't wait for you to turn that other hunk of walnut. By the way, Phil hasn't uploaded in a while. Do you know anything about that?
Thank you James. Phil is wanting to get his strength back before doing anything real serious.
Thank you for watching and your concerns with Phil.
Gary
I love English walnut but I haven't seen any like that was it real soft in the sap wood
This was a little because it was spalted. Other wise it has been the same as the heart wood.
Thanks for watching
Gary