Welcome to this weeks woodturning video:
Woodturning - Yew Just Can't Beat It
In this woodworking video I use a woodturning lathe to turn a yew log into a lidded box.
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As soon as I see Yew in the title I know I'm going to my 'happy zone'🤗 Just love the natural colour's, pits & cracks 🥇🏆
Thanks Chris. Much appreciated man. It does seem to be a crowded pleaser 🙏
Hey Chris, A change in the KZhead algorithm seems to have reset the history on my entire channel. This means that my back catalog of videos is no longer getting views and the channel as stands can no longer be sustained. In hope of pulling this back around I’m reaching out to all you guys who I know to be loyal viewers and asking for as much engagement as possible with my past and upcoming videos. This means watching the videos through from start to finish without skipping, pressing the like button, engaging with comments and making sure you have pressed the bell icon when you subscribe. Sharing on social media or with friends via WhatsApp, or letting my playlists run through (for the dog to watch while your at work 😉). For those of you who don’t know, my new video’s are always on a Friday at 12:00PM GMT. It’s been great fun making these videos for you all and I still have many fresh and exciting ideas to share with you. Hopefully with your help we can get past this! Thanks in advance for the support. Jack.
@@JackMackWoodturning No problem, I'm up for it👍🏻
Thanks so much, all the help is very much appreciated ❤️
Simple, elegant - gorgeous grain - a lovely piece of work. Thank you, as always, for sharing your talents. :)
Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it
Amazing as always Jack !
Thanks buddy
What a gorgeous little piece, the inclusions give it such character. I only ever find yew with too much character: hollow or with knots falling out 😂.
Haha I feel your pain. It is a pretty wood though 😊👍🏻
YEW are the man!
Yew are too kind
That's a sweet little piece Jack! Love the gain, simple touch. 😀
Thanks David. Glad you enjoyed it buddy
Small, simple...perfect! Great job Jack!
Thank you buddy
Здравствуйте. Спасибо за видео. Интересный и красивый проект. Успехов в творчестве...🎉
I was impressed that Yew turned it so that the lip of the cap fit over the rim of the cup. If any liquid happens to be splashed on the cup it won't wind up inside.
Simply stunning ... Yew is such a beautiful wood, with the finish bring it alive 👍
It certainly is a lovely wood
Wow !! Wow !! Jack, what a beautiful artwork. I love the video. You definitely have made a great improvement on your videography. Take care, thanks
Thanks. What has got better ?
Jack, lighting is better. The closeup and the editing are awesome. Thanks again
Thanks
I love this little box so much! Perfect shape!
Super klasse, sehr schön und regt unheimlich zum nachmachen an ❤
Jack, that really turn out beautiful mate well done, you cant beat a piece of yew
Thanks Alan. Can’t beat some Yew right?
Beautiful work of art Jack.
Cheers Ron
sweet move brother, it came out really nice
I never realized Yew could be so yellow. Nice work.
Yew can be many many colours
Beautiful box Jack.
Cheers jack 👍🏻
Excellent job !!! 👍
Thank you 😊
Hi jack what a beautiful piece of wood and you are so talented by turning it into a magnificent lidded pot. The grain in the wood and markings and colour are awesome. I really enjoy watching you turn your pieces of wood into amazing things. Amanda xx
Thanks Amanda. Very much appreciated. Hope you have a great weekend. Let me know what you think of tomorrow’s vid 👀
Good job Jack beautifully made
Cheers Vince 👍🏻
Yew did another great job. Love this.
Haha. Yew are funny mark 😉
Jack, that turned out smashing mate, job well done.
Absolutely love little containers, great job! 😊
Thanks Patti. Glad you like this one
Very nice sir have a great day
That's a beautiful job!
Beautiful piece of wood; lovely piece
Cool cherry project Jack.
Thanks Clint . This piece is made from Yew
...well, if anyone would turn this into just a beautiful piece, I knew yew wood...😉 Matt
Haha cheers Matt, yew funny guy 😉
Beautiful, Jack. Have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Suzanne, I did have a beautiful weekend thank you. Back to it tomorrow.. yaaaawn.
Beautiful! ❤
Very good, i want you make ,"golok" machete traditional from Indonesian
A machete?
That a nice wee pot you made👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks very much William… what would you use it for?
@@JackMackWoodturning There’s only so many things you can do with a piece this size, bud vase, candle holder, tea candle holders or a nice lidded pot…great work👍🏻
Some kind of Matryoshka. Nce!
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What an beautiful design 👏👏
Thanks Masi. Is that you’re logo?
I like that... Warm...
Warm?
Hi Jack, small, but beautifully marked. Fab as always.
Thanks Deb. What would you use it for?
@@JackMackWoodturning Well, it’s too pretty to hide away, so I would use it to keep my earrings in. Always on show and easy to use. Brillianto
Hi Jack I doing well. I watch all your videos you are so talented.
Thanks Maddy. Glad to have you along for the ride! 💛👍🏻👍🏻
Very cute
Beautiful work. Now what to use it for. ❤
I guess that will be down to the person who buys it 😊
That's a real nice little container.
Thanks JM
sssoooo pretty!! TYFS
Perfect!
Thank you
It is so lovely, I always wanted a salt cellar. All the fancy chefs have one. So you used the shavings as a natural stain? I loved seeing that. Yew did it again, turned a log into a thing of beauty ❤
The shavings aren't used to stain the wood, they are being used to burnish the wood 👍
Thank you Barry 👍
@@sistersarann3819 You are welcome 😀
Masterfully done! Love the color.
Thanks ana. What would you use it for
It would make a great salt cellar! Love to have one.
Absolutely beautiful. Have you ever tried to turn stone?
beautiful!
Thanks
Yew made a beautiful container! Don't know if you have any plans for it, but it looks like it'd be perfect for holding loose tea leaves in your shop 😉
I’m not a big tea drinker but that is a nice idea. Maybe I should start?
@@JackMackWoodturning There is a lot to choose from, I'm sure there's a few out there that you'd enjoy immensely 😁
Lovely!
Thanks Kath. Much appreciated 😊👍🏻
Beautiful 😍 !!!
Thanks michael
I love those timeless little pots!
❤️😉
Hey Megamiga, A change in the KZhead algorithm seems to have reset the history on my entire channel. This means that my back catalog of videos is no longer getting views and the channel as stands can no longer be sustained. In hope of pulling this back around I’m reaching out to all you guys who I know to be loyal viewers and asking for as much engagement as possible with my past and upcoming videos. This means watching the videos through from start to finish without skipping, pressing the like button, engaging with comments and making sure you have pressed the bell icon when you subscribe. Sharing on social media or with friends via WhatsApp, or letting my playlists run through (for the dog to watch while your at work 😉). For those of you who don’t know, my new video’s are always on a Friday at 12:00PM GMT. It’s been great fun making these videos for you all and I still have many fresh and exciting ideas to share with you. Hopefully with your help we can get past this! Thanks in advance for the support. Jack.
@@JackMackWoodturning Oh bugger! No worries, I always watch your videos from start to finish 😁
Thanks man! I suspect you are in the minority there but much appreciated buddy 😎🙏
@@JackMackWoodturning Well, your craft fully deserves it anyway!
Awesome job!
Thank you kindly 😊
Absolutely gorgeous! Yew is one of my favorite woods!
It’s very nice wood isn’t it 😊
It's fascinating!
Thanks Wayne. 👍🏻
Yew is a softwood but it’s hard as hell.
Balsa is a hardwood and it’s super soft.. 😉👍🏻
Beautiful 😍😍😍😍
Thanks Maddy. How are you, been a while 😊👍🏻
Yew are so clever!
Ha, and Yew are funny 😆
@@JackMackWoodturning did you get a new machine. Just realized this one is blue. Or maybe my eyes are bad. 😆
Yes this one is blue. It’s also a vicmarc. The best lathe available. I adore it.
@@JackMackWoodturning oooh, I love things that are adorable!
Hi Sherrie, A change in the KZhead algorithm seems to have reset the history on my entire channel. This means that my back catalog of videos is no longer getting views and the channel as stands can no longer be sustained. In hope of pulling this back around I’m reaching out to all you guys who I know to be loyal viewers and asking for as much engagement as possible with my past and upcoming videos. This means watching the videos through from start to finish without skipping, pressing the like button, engaging with comments and making sure you have pressed the bell icon when you subscribe. Sharing on social media or with friends via WhatsApp, or letting my playlists run through (for the dog to watch while your at work 😉). For those of you who don’t know, my new video’s are always on a Friday at 12:00PM GMT. It’s been great fun making these videos for you all and I still have many fresh and exciting ideas to share with you. Hopefully with your help we can get past this! Thanks in advance for the support. Jack.
Nice
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Big like!👍👍👍👍👍✅💪Felicitări! Great video 👍👍👍😎
Thanks buddy
Great work Jack! Yew are very talented! 😁 Your "hollowing tool". Is that home made? I have just upgraded to a VL300 like yours. I can't wait to turn some big pieces like you do. 😊
Thanks a lot man. 😊 All my hollowing tools are from Simon Hope
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It the correct way to make a lidded box. The ones that “pop” are only for woodturners. Customers dont want a pop fit.
That's a sweet box you turned out there Jack. What was the scraper you used, it had an unusual tip shape? Best regards. 🙃
Cheers John. It’s a scraper of my own design. I’m sure others have done the same.. it essentially acts like a drill bit down the centre but then cuts like a negative rake scraper on the side of the tool. Meaning you don’t have to try to cut directly into endgrain and instead cut the side grain from the inside out. It’s a bit unusual but it works a treat. 😊
@@JackMackWoodturning Oh yeah, nice music at the end too.
This is a 15 minute video. How long did this project take yew in real time? 😊
16 minutes
@@JackMackWoodturning 😂 😂 😂
😉 about an hour
@@JackMackWoodturning looks like fun. Great work. 😊
@@JackMackWoodturning😊
Beautiful piece of wood, from beginning to end, where did you aquire it?? The bark type is something I've never seen before. Also, what is the purpose of using the shavings to rub on the wood? I've seen you use this technique before and curious as to why? Thank you, as always, in sharing a weekly video that is now part of my Friday morning coffee drinking ritual....😀😀 Have a great weekend Jack!!
Hi May. I’ve had those Yew logs for that long I can’t quite remember where I acquired them. A friends woodpile most likely. I am acquainted with a lot of local tree surgeons and groundskeepers. The technique is called burnishing. It is used to add a sheen like finish to the wood. 😊👍🏻
@@JackMackWoodturning ahh....nice that you are able to create amazing pieces from wood that may otherwise sit and rot or be put in a burn pile. Thank you for sharing your busy day answering my questions. It's interesting to learn about your techniques and their purpose. I'm ever a curious gal.....lol.
You didn’t fancy filling the cracks with resin?
Very good 🙏❤🇮🇩
Thanks
very nice
Thanks Walt. What are you making at the moment?
@@JackMackWoodturning A natural edge spalted oak crotch bowl.
Lovely.. good spalted oak is hard to come by
@@JackMackWoodturning I tend to leave the wood laying around outside, here in Florida. Just finished a Brazilian Pepper burl/crotch natural edge bowl.
Oh sounds lovely. Can I see it?
Hey brother, it is amazing what you can do with wood shavings! This was really interesting; I am not sure I have seen you work with this small of a project. None the less, beautiful work my man
Nice one Alex. How’s it going man?
@@JackMackWoodturning well not bad but also nothing very exciting. I have been looking for a band to get into but so far, not a damn thing. So what about you brother, how are things by you?
All good here buddy. Just endlessly busy. Still been finding some tiny pockets of time to write music though. Just for the soul, not for fame or fortunes. I think the best music comes from love of the art, I’m sure you will agree. Maybe one day it will see the light of day 😎
@@JackMackWoodturning Yes I agree about writing music, if it comes from soul it means much more. I do not write music, in fact I do not read music but I play with my heart and ears, for me that works
The best guitarist I have ever met doesn’t read music or know what chords he is playing. He has an amazing ear. I can put a song on he has never heard and he is playing the chords along with it in seconds. I did study music theory when I was younger but I don’t think I have retained any of it. We were given a piano recently though and I am trying to teach myself Jazz. I placed it next to the kitchen so I have to walk past it a lot. Means I can play it for 2 minutes pretty regularly haha. All the 2 minutes add up 😊😎
Yew were right! Yew just can't beat it! It's a beYEWtiful piece! 🥰 See what I did there? 🤣🤣
Damn...yew beat me to it! I've been waiting to "yews" that one since his last yew piece. Ha! Ha! 😄
Yew guys must try harder with the puns 😉
@@JackMackWoodturning Dang! 🤦♀️🤣
Jack Mack Woodturning. Why didn't you initially use a longer piece to rest your chisel?
I’m sorry I don’t know what this means
@@JackMackWoodturning I'm referring to the "tool rest".
@@JackMackWoodturning You obviously don't know the names of the tools you work with!
beautiful piece of work. what is the chisel you use to hollow the box? Is it a box scraper?
Beautiful. Do you mind me asking how old you are and how long you have turning would for ? ❤🇦🇺
I’m 36 and Iv been turning wood for a living for 20 years.
@@JackMackWoodturning thank you so much for your reply you make some amazing things I really enjoy watching you create ❤️🇦🇺
Looks like a good size for crayons if you have some craft supplies!
My sons like to store their crayons no the plug sockets 😆
Love these cute little boxes..love your channel..but treat yourself to a manicure😅 you serve it
A what?
@Jack Mack Woodturning manicure is when you get your hand and nails pampered
Why would you do that ??
@Jack Mack Woodturning cause it feels nice for your hands...I do it after woodturning cause your hands get dry and rough....its a good thing
@@sapphodesigns2377 it is annoying when my rough hands click my tights I suppose 😉
You know what would be Nice to See is an complete Set of "Jar's in different Sizes such as Flour, Sugar, Coffee &Tea maybe a crock for the Utensils (Kitchen). Just a Thought 🤔🧐❓ Sincerely Yours 🤠 Mr Severance, "The Cake 😋 🍰🎂 🥳🎉 🎊 Man".
Sounds like my kitchen
@@JackMackWoodturning I was given a Set of Kitchen Jars as a Wedding present 🎁 by My Sister who comes to Visit just I think to make sure I still have them. Sincerely Yours 🤠 Mr Severance, "The Cake 😋 🍰🎂 🥳🎉 🎊 Man".
Beautiful as always Jack. Just curious😊, how long have you been turning?
Over 10 years now. Makes me feel old 🤣 Are you a turner?
@@JackMackWoodturning I’m not a turner. 10 years? 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Typo.. 20years
Hi! What kind of lathe should a beginner get? 🥰
For a hobby or professionally?
Hi. Hobby. Absolute beginner😊
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Great turning. If I may be so bold as to recommend one improvement and that is to create a little decor on the base even if it's only a few circles. I'm a hobby turner and entered a piece into a competition judged by the great Nick Agar. I lost a few points becuse I didn't do a little more with the base merely to show that I'd given thought to it.
Thanks for watching buddy
Nice work. What tool did you use to hollow out the box? Looks like a specially shaped scraper?
I believe you mean the Simon Hope Hollowing Tool. Are you a woodturner?
Very nice...I thought it was going to be an egg cup! 😄 Question: When are yew going to reenyew your yewniform and get a nyew t-shirt?
My teeshirt??
@@JackMackWoodturning You wear the same grey t-shirt every week...it was the only way I could put "yewniform" in a comment and be relevant to the video. 😄
@@Factchekka hahaha. I get what you are saying but I must point out that I have about 20 t shirts I wear for work and more than 5 of them are grey 😆
@@JackMackWoodturning Ha! Ha! No worries Mate! After all, you are showcasing your woodturning skills, not your wardrobe...right? 😉
You don’t like my wardrobe?? 😆😉😉
Great video. What was the tool you were hollowing with?
We’ll spotted. That’s a special little grind I put on a square nose scraper to make it hollow endgrain.. Il make a short video about it.
How much does that beat up your hand, when smoothing out a chunk of wood that is full of knots?
Not even remotely. Woodturning should never be difficult or (beat you up) it it does you need to adjust and relax you grip.
@@JackMackWoodturning thanks mate
Such a shame that yew is unsuitable for anything dealing with food. Still is my second favourite wood though.
You can use food grade epoxy to seal it. 👍
You can eat off it.. just because yew trees contain taxines doesn’t render the wood poisonous. The toxin is least present in the wood vs other parts of the tree. Yew berries and leaves are a serious issue for dogs and children or I guess uneducated foragers. Once wood is seasoned the toxin is hardly present in the timber. I understand why people say this about yew but having researched the topic in great depth and having worked with yew for 2 decades I know it to be incorrect.. we have a yew fruit bowl at home that’s been in use for over 10 years with no issue. Iv turned green yew all day every day for weeks on end in shorts and a tee shirt being sprayed with sap (tree blood) with no I’ll effects. I used to be very cautious with it as a young woodturner. Caution is always preferable to stupidity. But knowledge and experience is everything 👍🏻
Thank you both for the replies. I am still wary about it, though I also did learn by now that especially the leaves are poisonous and that the berries are actually edible, provided you remove the seed (and I'm still not gonna try tasting them). Maybe I'll try making a yew bowl sometime. It should be slightly less prone to cracking than plum, which is my favourite wood. I know I don't do myself a favour with my preference in materials, but when they work out, they always exceed my expectations. I'm even considering learning myself to cast epoxy, so I could still use my cracked plum blanks..
@@judithflow3131Better safe than sorry. 31 years ago I unknowingly did something similar. (I was 20) About to pay the ultimate price.
Just out interest, does a wood like yew need any special handling, given that parts of the tree are toxic to humans?
No. The dust is as dangerous as all other wood ( all wood requires lung protection) and if your working with it when green wash your hands before eating.. most important of all is to not eat the leave and berries and also bark. But unless you plan to eat the shavings your okay just treating it the same as any wood
that looks like a piece that was over two hundred year living when someone cut it down. Did you know the inner bark has the chymical taxonomy that can stop the spread of cancer.
I'm new at this what is that nifty cutting tool called😊
Ooooh you’ll have to be a little more descriptive than that buddy.😆.. can you give me a time stamp ?
Beautiful but putting your hand on a spinning piece of wood is not a good idea expressly Yew.
What is it not a good idea ??
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