Woodturning: The Burl of Insanity!

Thank you all so much for watching! This piece of Chechen Burl was given to me by one of my viewers, John Miller, a retired professional woodturner who now works by commission doing custom woodturnings. Huge "THANK YOU!" to John for sending over such a beautiful piece! This is my 24th filmed project, and in my efforts to do justice to this amazing piece of burl, I promptly made the project ten times more difficult than it could have been by taking the wrong first pass with the bowl gouge. That meant I lost some of the natural edge that I intended to keep, which also meant I was forced to undercut the rim in order to save the natural edge. By the way, don't sand with two fingers against the spin of the lathe. It's not smart, and I ended up nearly spraining my fingers after catching the sand paper on the piece. Anyway, black palm is not wood. It is insanely brittle and aggressively unpleasant stuff to turn. Actually, palm is not even technically wood. It is a non-homogenous monocot, similar to grass and held together by what is called "parenchyma". The eagle-eyed may have noticed that the splinters coming off the black palm were almost like needles and just as hard and sharp. But all that work and headache is an afterthought when finishing. Cheers to all! Let me know what you think! If you're new to the channel, please consider subscribing! Also, please like the video and comment, letting me know how I'm doing and what you'd like me to make next. Getting your feedback really helps to promote my videos and channel, and I always love reading and responding! Get 15% off at Starbond with the promo code ADAMSEN15: https://www.starbond.com/?rfsn=3474671.1b0143 Frogblanks.com has generously provided a 15% discount (not combinable with other offers) if you use code "YT-DAVID". Use that code and it will help me out too! If you're interested in my other projects or contacting me for a commission, check out my website: https://www.adamsenwoodcraft.com All of the music used in this video came from: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/45i3ed/ Thanks again! Cheers! Products I use: Minwax wood stabilizer: https://amzn.to/3RICKWu Starbond Clear Thin CA glue: https://amzn.to/3z0sZdz Starbond Clear Medium CA glue: https://amzn.to/3Bb6aqr Starbond Clear Thick CA glue: https://amzn.to/3oqiXxE Starbond Medium Brown CA glue: https://amzn.to/3PPUIUW Starbond Medium-Thick Black CA glue: https://amzn.to/3IWDYsY Starbond Activator: https://amzn.to/3v9r8Ca TotalBoat Penetrating Epoxy: https://amzn.to/3zr1MSH TotalBoat Thickset Epoxy: https://amzn.to/3PtTkrw TotalBoat Tabletop Epoxy: https://amzn.to/3oke5tQ Mylands cellulose sanding sealer: https://amzn.to/3cd0BgF Mahoney's Finishes Walnut Wax: https://amzn.to/3IzSBT5 Mahoney's Finishes Walnut Oil: https://amzn.to/3Puc61l Turntable for glamour shots: https://amzn.to/3yH4AcO Easy Wood Tools Carbide Cutter: https://amzn.to/3z6E6Db Easy Wood Tools Carbide Cutter (negative rake): https://amzn.to/3yH6JVN Beall buffing system: https://amzn.to/2BC90YG 3 inch Sanding Disks: https://amzn.to/2Zc6ccY Makita right angle drill/sander: https://amzn.to/2A54CkB My favorite finish (Mahoney's Walnut products): https://amzn.to/31uM88z Pyrography Pen: https://amzn.to/2G5HJwU Carter & Son 5/8" Bowl Gouge: https://amzn.to/2G5YV5g Crown Diamond Parting Tool: https://amzn.to/2NIqsOj Tormek T-8 Sharpener with Woodturners Accessories: https://amzn.to/30D2iKA Five minute epoxy: https://amzn.to/2udSavt My camera: https://amzn.to/34Ef0Mo My microphone: https://amzn.to/3APkRPM