Not metal but worth seeing

[Jose Rivera]

Watch this guy turn a piece of log into something beautiful.

http://www.gamaniak.com/video-7758-crea ... -bois.html

[shipto]

its very nice but it seems like an awful waste of wood.

[Flybynight]

Glad its him and not me.
Looks like one snag, and you could be hurt bad.

[ronm]

That-is cool! I like it...the guy knows what he's doing...

[Richard_W]

It was worth watching. I would have never thought about doing something like that.


Richard W.

[warmstrong1955]

Obviously knows what he's doing...and knows how to sharpen his tools.

Harold should be impressed!

Bill

[steamin10]

I wonder if he makes high dollar toothpics too??

[Harold_V]

Obviously knows what he's doing...and knows how to sharpen his tools.

Harold should be impressed!

Bill

Trust me, I was (and am). My wife and I have a keen interest in art glass, which would include lamp shades made by Tiffany and other makers of fine glass pieces back in the 19th century and early 20th century. That shade is an outstanding example of craftsmanship and thinking outside the box.

A comment was made on the huge waste.

I dunno. Looks to me like he used a chunk of tree that most likely was headed for use as firewood. If it was well seasoned, it may serve for years, even a few hundred. Who knows? Much of the art glass made over 100 years ago still survives.

In any case, that was an outstanding thing to see.

Harold

[PeteH]

Spectacular, and scary. That piece of wood is really cranking along.

For my tuppeny'orth, if I were making something like that lampshade, I'd stabilize the wood by treating it with something like PEG-3000. That way I'd be reasonably sure that the thing wouldn't dry out and crack.

I sent this on to a friend who's an experienced wood-turner. (Just incidentally, a Canadian.) Let's see what he thinks of it.

[GlennW]

I sent this on to a friend who's an experienced wood-turner. (Just incidentally, a Canadian.) Let's see what he thinks of it.

Do you feel that the craftsman in the video has no experience turning wood?

[PeteH]

No, of course not. He's clearly highly experienced. That doesn't mean he might not be running a bit close to the edge, though.

[Jose Rivera]

I think that certain results at times require some risks.
Part of the beauty of the whole video.

Note also that once he removes the center stud that is supported by the tail-stock center, the amount of mass is very small comparing it with the beginning log.
The resulting debris will be light if it was to shatter.

I think that this guy is artistic, genial and daring.