A fun little turning, except for my major mistake, that I thought we could play a game with. Can you guess what it is, without looking at the ending? C'mon, give it a try and let me know how you did!
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This has been suspenseful and fun. Well worth the wait to see your creation. The wood is beautiful!The toothpick dispenser is terrific! Very cool!
Thank you very much! 😊
I didn't even have an intelligent guess on that one. I read the title of the video and it opened up to that rectangular block chucked up. I took one look and said to myself, he's turning soapstone. Not even the right sport let alone the same ball park. But a fascinating gift idea for my wife. If I can't trade her off I better try to keep her happy. She's got our whole house decorated with antiques. I'm the centerpiece in the living room. Thanks Phil. Pete Wells
LOL! Thanks, Pete! 😊
I guessed right. When you hollowed out the bottom piece I knew that it was for tooth picks. Really nice piece of wood you started with. Great project.
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Well I was close, I guessed a Q-Tip dispenser. Love playing with burl wood, so beautiful
Could work for that! 😊
The entire time...I was thinking salt or pepper shaker/mill! Interesting idea for toothpicks! 🧂
It's fun to use for sure! 😃
Great little project. I was guessing halfway through all the way to the end "He's making a pepper mill". You got me. Thanks for sharing. See ya in the next one.
Glad you liked it, Scott and glad I could fool you for awhile! 😊
After I saw the metal version of the tooth pick holder it came to me. The soda shop in my home town when I was growing up had the bigger version of this,It was the straw dispenser. How cool someone thought to make it smaller for tooth picks. Yours is beautiful as always. I do like the nob being a darker color .
I have one of those straw dispensers, Patricia! I also have one that is horizontal and you turn a lever to dispense the straw. Little gimmicky things are fun! 😊
You never run out of ideas the tooth pick dispenser is quite nice
Thank you, Wayne! 😃
I had no clue what it was until the very end of the video. Very beautiful, unique and usable. 💜💜💜💜💜
Thank you so much, J'Lyssa! 😊
Dry cute! I thought it was going to be a pepper grinder! ❤
Very
Thank you, Marilyn! 😊
Wow, Phil! That was an adventure. Every time I thought that I had figured out what you were making and how, you made a change that completely surprised me. What amazing grain on that Burl Cherry. It makes sense to use every usable piece of it.
Thank you for coming along for the ride, Deirdre! 😊
That's awesome, I just love everything about it. Wood is far more stunning and sophisticated than cold metal.
Thank you, Susan! 😊
As Always, I loved this. Why? Because it's made of WOOD. The knob, which you didn't like, to me is the finishing touch. Your "mistakes" just made the whole unit beautiful. I hadn't the faintest idea what you had in mind so I didn't skip to the end which would have spoiled seeing the development. Wonderful. And, As Always, I'll buy it!
Thanks, Jim, thanks for playing along! 😊
I have never seen one but that is just as cute as it can be. And that wood is pretty. You waited 25 years I guess you really do hate spittle turning. Ha ha ha.
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When you made the basket for the bottom, that's when I got it. I've seen similar ones like that but yours is way cool!!
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A real cutie! You’re a perfectionist! Brilliant!😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thanks for watching, Maud! 😊
At first glance I thought it was a pepper or salt mill until the center dowel came into play. Then I remembered a ( Teeth splinters ) dispenser at someones restaurant 30 some years ago. I’m a subscriber to this channel, wishing you good health in the long future.
Thank you for spending some time with me today! 😊
Phil, you really need to embrace your inner spindle turner!
I don't think I have an "inner spindle turner" Dave, that's the problem! LOL! Phil
My older sister told me I'm funny. But then she ruined it by continuing, , "but that's okay- looks aren't everything!"
Had me fooled, I expected it to squeak when you lifted the lid. Cracking piece of work👍
Haha, thanks, Stephen! 😊
Yeah it sure is COOL. Good recovery with the 5/8 hole too Phil. Just a tip on knobs. I bought two lengths of PVC rod. 1" and 1/2" diameter for making these sorts of knobs. It fits in the chuck easy and turns OK. You have to finish it with a microcrystaline paste to get rid of the tool marks. It comes in all colours but I settled on black and so I get real ebony looking knobs.
Thanks for the tip, Ray! 😊
I know this was a long time ago but I wish you would do more of these kind of projects. Variety is the spice of life 🙂.
It's just not my comfort zone, James. I do think this is very cool and I'm glad I made it but, I'm just more of a bowl turner nowadays. 😃
Yes, I think it’s very cool! Quite a road to get there, but well worth it. And no, I’ve never seen one before. I will definitely give it a try! Cheers, Rick
Cool, Rick, good luck with yours!
Your talent has no end! You are very good at woodturning. Don’t ever doubt it! This is a beautiful piece and is very inventive of you. Great gift idea too!
Phil: 'It's a secret!" Me (after a couple of minutes) : "Are those even legal in America?"
Lol!
First, I thought it was going to be some description of goblet, then I switched to pepper mill when you formed that shoulder to cut off the top. I was worried about 3/8 being too big for any kit I had ever seen, but somewhere around 20 minutes in I changed to a toothpick dispenser. I make a lot of salt and pepper shakers using cut-offs, I think I will add a toothpick dispenser to the set and see what people think.
I'm sure they will love it! Thanks for playing along! 😊
I have only turned 1 thing, and it wasn't very complicated. I sure do enjoy watching you!
Thank you so much, Lois! 😊
I was sure it was going to be a honey jar. This is even better..!
Cool, thank you, Kent! 😊
The should have added the decorative touch Phil good job 👍🏻
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I thought the mistake was the best part of the video, because of your great problem-solving ability. I didn't peak to see what you were making, but I sure wanted to. I have not seen a toothpick holder like that, so you had me guessing to the end.
Cool, I'm glad you played along and I could fool you for awhile, Don, thank you! 😊
OMG! I cannot imagine the pain of turning all these touthpicks.
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All the way to the end I was thinking pepper or salt grinder....nice little project and stunning piece of wood 👍. Only bad thing was the wood was so light it was hard to see some of the process, still cool as heck though😉
Thank you, Jonathon, for playing along and I'm really glad you like the piece. Thank you for taking your time to comment, much appreciated! Phil
This was so much fun!! For someone who "don't know what I am doing", you always present beautiful finished pieces. I am so glad I found your channel. I am slowly but surly watching all of your videos, past and present.Thank you for all you do!
Thank you so much for spending time with me, Charlotte, much appreciated!! 😊
Way cool. Looking forward to your next guessing project.
Thank you so much, Ray! 😊
Never seen one either. Great job, Phil. Well done!
Thanks, Richard! 😊
What you made looks like a match holder my grandmother had. It was part of a ashtray set she kept in the living room. I like your use better, and yes it is pretty.
Yeah, I could see this being used as a match holder, Paul. I guess it's true, nothing new under the sun. LOL! Thank you! 😊
This one is brilliant, Phil! I genuinly had no idea what it was until the end, made me laugh! I'm definitely going to make one, probably give it to my local pub to stick on the bar... Jay
Sounds like a great plan, Jay! 😊
Kept me guessing right to end Phil. Another lovely piece
HA! Thanks for letting me know, Dene!
Very nice, beautiful wood
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I would have never guessed. Thanks for sharing your expertise, mistakes and all.
Thanks for playing along with me, Nancy! 😊
darn it Phil, now I have to make one.... looks like fun and a great gift idea... thanks...
Go for it, Jack! 😊
Who would have thunk it. At 1sr I thought pepper grinder and then I was confused🤪and then I quit thinking and just watched. Never seen a toothpick holder like that before. It's so cute and the grain is beautiful
I'm glad I could fool you for awhile, thanks, Glenda! 😊
I love it. This the third video I've watched this morning. I know you are on the west coast and I'm on the east coast. If I ever get to Wa. I would love to meet you and your wife.
Yes I am in Washington! Give me a holler if you get here! 😊
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop i will differently do that. I would love to see your shop and maybe purchase a small piece of your art.
Wonderful piece. I did not know what it was for. It looks bigger on a big screen tv. Thanks for sharing.
Cool, thanks, Chuck! 😊
Never seen one like this but really like it. Great work Phil!!!😊
Thanks, Mary! 😊
So very cool!! I thought maybe small French press at first but no spout. Maybe a lil grinder? So good!!! Had me intrigued the whole video!! Thank you!
Cool, I'm glad I could fool you, Madonna! Thanks for playing along! 😊
Had me guessing all the way through Phil. Neat little piece & enjoyable to watch as always. Cheers, Don.
Glad you enjoyed it and I could fool you for awhile, Don, thank you!
Thanks you proove that every mystake can be repair solution for every mystake
Cool, thank you, Andre! 😊
You had me all the way through the reveal. When you opened it up that was when it struck me, I have seen one of those before, growing up in South Africa. One of our British missionary friends had one they used at Tea Time. I had completely forgotten about it. What a great memory awakener. Thanks a ton. Got to go find that piece of burl I've been saving for a special project. This is it. Now all I have to do is find time to do it. Thanks for another great piece.
Great story, Timothy! Something from your past and now a future project. Love it!
Fooled me. Cool is an understatement.
Thank you, Joe, glad you like it! Phil
you had me wondering right up until the reveal. great job
Wonderful, thanks, Chris! 😊
Very cool!! Love the wood
Thank you, David! 😊 Cheers!
That is super cool! I was sure it was a pepper mill until I saw the bottom basket then I figured it had to be for Q tips or tooth picks, and since I saw you make yourself a Q tip holder in your carbide giveaway video (tho it was years later) I figured tooth pick! I am going to have to try my hand at making one of these. Awesome video. Thanks.
You are so welcome! Thanks for playing along, Jon! 😊
Love it! I've never seen one before. Cool!
Thanks for watching, David! 😊
I had no idea of what that was going to be, personally i didn't care, i just loved watching the video and how you explained your mistakes and how you corrected them. I had already subscribed to your channel, but only watched this video 12 months or more after you made it. I really like your narration and of course the finished product. I will indeed attempt to make one. Thank you for sharing. Thumbs UP.
Thank you so much, Hendrik! I'm so glad you enjoyed it and will give one a try! Phil
Awesome! Improvise, Adapt, Overcome
Yes! Thank you! 😂
Thanks for sharing Christmas present 🎁
Great idea, Tony!
That IS cool! I sure didn’t guess.
Glad I could fool you for a while, Barb and I'm glad you like it, thank you! 😊
You had me all the way thru. Nice job.
Awesome! Thank you, David! 😊
Very nice recovery, looks very nice!!!
Thank you kindly, Joseph!
Very cool! Love it...
Glad you enjoyed it, Joel, thank you!
Interesting project. I have one improvement suggestion. I would add a kerf cut to the top and tube. When twisted a single toothpick would fall into the kerf, so when you lowered the top that single toothpick would stay in place. That way when it is closed back up you would be able to grab the espoused toothpick. The way it is you almost need 3 hands to be able to get a toothpick.
You could do that. 😊 I was holding it, that's what makes it look difficult. When it's just sitting on a shelf, you just pick up the lid with one hand and take your toothpick with the other. Easy-peasy!
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop I always like to over-engineer things.
Right to the end, I thought it was gonna be a (small) honey dipper. Good job Phil!
Great, glad I could fool you for awhile, Russ. Thank you so much for watching and playing along, much appreciated! Phil
I was guessing it was going to be a q-tip dispenser and I suppose it still could be. Clever idea, well executed and certainly an attractive piece of wood. Just in time for Mother's Day. Good job!
Good guess, Tom! Yes, it could easily do that job, as well. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, much appreciated!
Phil, After suffering my way to the end, I feel obliged to make some comments. For an artist in wood turning, you remind me of a rare breed of musicians who can stand on stage and fool around like a novice just learning to play the instrument. To be able to do this requires several skills, which I am sure you can work out. I like your subtle humour, your obvious skill on the wood lathe, your artistic eye, and your ability to keep one engaged until the end of the project. Your video work is perfect, well framed, detailed and properly illuminated. I applaud your lack of background music, a feature that spoils so many presentations by others.. You are not escaping another comment, your use of some weird system of measurements !! I realise that you guys like to drive on the wrong side of the road, but imperial measurements!!!. Joking aside, I learn something from all your presentations. I am fortunate to have a few skills of my own, which makes me a little difficult to please and to get and maintain my attention. Thank you for sharing your presentations, from Tasmania- down under, Happy turning through 2020- and beyond. 👍😁🎹📷🎷☁️🔬🎼🪐🔭🇦🇺 ’
Such a great comment, Shevill! I'm just not sure if you like it or not! LOL! Phil
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop Loved every minute of it, as I do all your other presentations, I tried to reply with a 'sense of humour' & compliments you might appreciate-rather than just a "Great Video" type comment. However, keep them coming.
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop P.S, the little symbols at the end of my comments indicate a few of my lifelong interests, which at 82, I still engage in. I am just about to take up wood turning as a separate adventure from all my years building things on metal working lathes, machines etc. Google Shevill Mathers Southern Cross Observatory Tasmania 42 South, if interested, this one has been a major pursuit from the early 1960's.
Nice and beautiful Phil .
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Great idea! Yes, it is cool!
Glad you like it, thank you! 😊
thanks for showing me a few new tricks. Grain is beautiful.
Thank you for taking your time to watch and comment, John, much appreciated! Phil
never thought of parting a lid like that. Will use that for sure, and I like the outcome nice tooth pic holder will be making my own for sure.
That’s a very cool project Phil. Intricate design, interesting conversation piece. Never seen one before. Design change doesn’t harm it one bit. Thanks for sharing. Geof (UK)
Thank you, Geof! Apparently others are familiar with them, but it was a first for me, too!
HI Phil Nice toothpick holder, and I knew what you were making almost from the start having made probably 50 or more over the last 8-9 years or so after finding a pattern in Wood magazine! I found your site through Gord Rock earlier this year and have been enjoying your many videos, thanks for all of your numerous tips and ideas! By the way I live in Canada and Gord is a couple of hours drive away from me! Cheers Al
Thank you very much, Al! Sorry I couldn't stump you on this one. I'd never seen a pattern for these, that's interesting! I appreciate you taking your time to watch and for your great comment!
That really is beautiful wood and you did a really nice job creating that toothpick holder. I have seen these before but forgot about it so you have me guessing right to the end. I think the reason I put it out of my mind was because of the mess if somebody pulled the thing all the way out while it was full of toothpicks. :)
Thank you very much, Terry! Yeah, I warn people before they pull it all the way out. No need to, really, just a couple inches gets you a toothpick. 😊
Easy fix for that: cut a thin ring that fits tightly to the top of the inside cavity and glue it in there. You'd have to put it in between the cap and the basket when you assemble that, but it'd keep the basket from coming all the way out.
Love it! And the knob is perfect. I really like the simple design and the color contrast. Great job! I'm in the market for a lathe... I've been working with wood my whole life but have never owned a lathe. Out of all the turners I've watched, I really enjoy your videos the best. Maybe it's the humility and honesty you have. At any rate, keep up the awesome work! And thanks for sharing.
I'm really glad you like it, Caleb. Be careful on getting a lathe. I too, have been a woodworker my whole life. But, when I retired and started watching turning videos, my life changed. I still have a shop full of great tools, but I find I only do woodturning, now, and have pretty much stopped woodworking. I kinda miss it! But, I really enjoy turning so I guess that's me for the foreseeable future. Thank you for another great comment and taking your time to watch! Phil
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop well Phil it's a happiness trade off. However only continue turning if it continues making you happy. I've learned that lesson. I don't do anything that doesn't bring happiness to myself or others any longer. Again thanks buddy for the comment and taking the time to read them all. Keep up the videos even if they aren't turning vids. 👍
Yours is way cooler than the pressed metal one. Ive seen those at little dive dinners before, but your is so much cooler. Liked how you talked us through your thought process. Always really enjoyable to watch you work. Had to say when you had it on the lathe spindle orientated i was like Hey thats new and different ! I love your videos Phil. Great idea. Thanks for sharing !
Thank you, Jason, I'm glad you like it! 😊
Nice one, Phil! That would have to be the coolest toothpick dispenser I have ever seen! (Okay, I haven't seen many, but it is really cool!)
I think so too, Stephanie, I love it! Thank you!
Very cool. I'll have to make one of those.
People love'em, Stanley! 😊
Haha! Very cool and you had me guessing until nearly the end. Those complex projects are more gratifying than just sending shavings flying to make a bowl.
Thank you, Tim, for watching and commenting, much appreciated! Glad I had you fooled, at least for awhile!
i thought you had lost it completely!! but i would never have guessed and yes it's cool!!
Yay, thanks, Danny! 😊
Well done, Phil. Both attractive and functional. Billy
Thank you, Billy!
Good Afternoon , Phil Good Secret , but I had made one 10 years ago ! By another Turner whom I have forgotten his name, Th e only difference was that there was two different I.D. Sizes , which kept the inside plate from coming out all of the way, but it is still easy to remove a toothpick ! But I do believe that you made a very nice one also ! Take Care and Be Safe ! Oh a little P.S. I have the same dust collected system you have , mine is the high tech one also !
Good for you, Larry! This was the first and only for me. Thank you! 😊
@@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop Well maybe a couple of more on my To Do List for me ! Way too many hints from family ! 🤣😂
Cool, beautiful and fanny Carsten
Glad you enjoyed it, Carsten!
You had me on that one Phil It is cool
Yay! I'm glad I could fool you, Michael! 😊
Wow, very nice!👍🏻
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Real cool, Phil. My Uncle used make other variations of that but yours is great.
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Handy and beautiful pretty neat idea.
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Ingenious!❤️🇬🇧
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Lovely project there Phil and I had no idea right till the end what it was going to be!I've just a 3x3x12 olive spindle I'm thinking I might do the same but for drinking straws
That is a great idea, Andy! Sure, just a little taller and you've got it. Glad I could fool you for awhile!
I have seen something similar but it was at university. One of our professors had a pencil dispenser of the same design: bigger obviously. Very cool tho Phil 👍👍
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Wow, that is so neat! Have to put on my to do list.
I hope you do give it a try. It's a rewarding project because it so useful. Thank you! Phil
I kinda guessed just before the reveal as i had seen a similar drinking straw dispenser and as it was too small for straws, toothpicks were my next guess. Your right it looks very cool and much better in wood... nice project and video thank you
Glad I could keep you guessing for a little while, Buster. Thank you for playing along! Phil
Cool and amazing Phil the grain is soooooooo beautiful and magnificent. I have never seen one of them before, very very clever.
They are fun to use, especially the first time someone lifts the top. Phil
Hello Jeff first I thought it was going to be a very small pepper mill , didn't realize what it was until you giving the dimensions saw few of them long long time ago maybe in my third life LOL ..... I've got many years on myself . I think I might make one thanks for the idea . I saw a another type to held them horizontal , turn the knob on the bottom and one came out . It looks so nice .
I would love to see what you come up with, Bruce! Glad I had you fooled, at least for awhile. Kinda fun!
Well done my friend,a beautiful piece of wood, I have made many of these for friends with many design changes,and guess what,most prefer a chunky body,which makes them more stable ,stay safe 🦖
Oh, you have? I thought I discovered something new! So you guessed it right off the bat, didn't you! Yes, I think they need to be a little bigger for stability. Who wants to pick up a bunch of toothpicks!
You had me from the very start Phil.I liked the Idea of not letting us know what you were turning , I like surprises it was not till you asked at the before the reveal that I figured out what it was you turned I am going to make these for my friends for Christmas. Great perspiration Phil I like you seance of humor
That's great, John! I wasn't sure how a surprise would go over with the viewers, but no real bad comments so maybe I'll try it again. I'm glad you like it and will give it a go. Thank you so much for taking your time to watch and comment!
At 52 I never seen one before I love it ! Now it's my turn thanks for sharing! John
I hope you make one, John. It's a very rewarding project!
I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one who makes oopsies when turning! Nice recovery!
Usually my oopsies, and I make many, end up in a design "enhancement." This one didn't really change anything except the time to complete. Thank you for watching and commenting, Michael, much appreciated!
Really nice piece.
I'm so glad you like it, Zippy! Thank you for watching! Phil
I wish I could make one. I don't know how. It's so cute.
I wish you could, too, Deborah! 😃
I’ve never seen one either. Cool.
I'm glad you like it, Denise, thank you! 😊
Beautifull piece! Did not have any idea what it was going to be!
Glad I could fool you, just for fun, Peet! Thank you!
At the end..... well sort of a box. Looks great. I saw one of these a long time ago but I don't remember who did it. Thanks for the video.
Thank you, Edwin, for taking your time to watch and comment! I really appreciate that! Phil
Awesome!
Glad you think so! 😊