You are one of the few turners to embrace and enhance bug runs in wood turnings. I have always thought those things add character to wood turnings. Filling them with resins, at least to me, takes away from the natural beauty of the wood and what the turner does with his/her artistic flare. Nice one, Andrew!!

Came from TikTok. Thanks for these full process videos! I had been wondering about your attachment approach, now I know it's big ol structural screws!

Thank you for sharing. Beautiful piece. Love the natural look.

One word: STUNNING.

I think bug runs and any other flaw in the wood gives it a one-of-a-kind feel to it. Keep on turning..❤

Another great piece! Well done, Andrew. An idea popped in my head - maybe one time, when you stumble upon a crazy spalted piece like this one, you could turn it into a globe of a fictional planet? You could use the pyrography tool to name all the oceans and continents :) Just an idea ;) Just so you know, I totally get it that some episodes may be silent, just you doing your work. But I adore the ones that you put some personal commentary in. It gives your perspective, how you feel about the piece and so on. And I love the jokes you slip in :) Cheers, all the best!

Yhat wood is so beautiful. On one hand I agree with the previous comment about embracing bug runs, but enhancing them the way it was done on this bowl, I was not a big fan of. But, . . . This was Your turning not mine and this is your art. I just thought it was so beautiful before breaking out the Dremel. But you're a great woodturner, and boy I wish I had that heavy duty of a lathe!

What a superb piece. Simply wow😊

That’s some pretty amazing spalting. It turned out beautiful! Thanks Andrew!

@andrewmccarn

4 күн бұрын

Thank you Brenda!

Gorgeous

The opening music fits so well with your turning. And it looks like you caught the spalt before it turned too punky. Beautiful bowl. Hope the finish kills off any bugs you might have missed. I like talking when there is something to explain, but silence is golden too.

@andrewmccarn

10 күн бұрын

Thank you! I use to play piano and so I have always had a soft spot for music like that and have tried to make it work with my style of turning videos. And it seems so! There were a few questionable spots that I had to leave a little more rough than I would have liked and hopefully! But I agree, I think there is room for both. I enjoy explaining things and it was odd not having to record any talking for this one now that I have got use to doing it but it was nice not to have to worry about it lol

Wonderful piece!

Nicely done! Personally I like bug holes!

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I totally agree. Very nice....

Wow Andrew, this is beautiful work. The ugliest logs have some of the prettiest wood and you know how to use it.

@andrewmccarn

10 күн бұрын

I completely agree! You just never know what you will get when you cut into a rough looking log and thats a big part of the reason I love turning them. And thank you very much!

"Bug Bowl" is absolutely perfect, love ur work Andrew ❤

Incredible!

@andrewmccarn

10 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Looks good.

Beautiful bowl Andrew! I know it’s a lot of work but well worth it! Thanks for sharing!

@andrewmccarn

10 күн бұрын

Thank you & thank you for taking the time to watch & comment!

Beautiful work as always. Glad to see another video 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎

@andrewmccarn

10 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

Wow! Stunning piece. I was liking what you had and was anticipating the finish going on. When that first wipe across the wood with the oil happened, my eyes about popped out. Stunning my friend.

Man, that bowl came alive when you applied the finish! Another beautiful bowl!

Lovely piece again. Well done. 😊

@andrewmccarn

4 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

Hermoso trabajo!

Beautiful bowl, Andrew! Love your work and your eye for the bring the wood to its full potential! Thanks, Scott

Beautiful work. Great edit and music choices.

Nice job! I have a piece of cherry crotch wood that has rot and bug infested. I cut it off the log last week and worked on a little bit with the chain saw but I deemed it too far gone but I keep looking at it and wonder. I really won't know until I try. You're video came in a timely manner.

@andrewmccarn

10 күн бұрын

I say give it a try! At least rough out the outside and go from there. Thats usually what I will do unless I know for certain I cant work with it.

The spalting is spectacular!

That spalting is phenomenal!! Good save! Usually, if I find something like that, it's too rotten to turn. I have started using cactus juice and a vacuum chamber. You have to heat it up to activate the resin, and let's just say it's the fastest I've been kicked out to the dog house ever!! That stuff stinks, and now my wife has a new oven. I do have carpeting in my dog house now, though!! Beautiful piece, Andrew!! I love that form, too! Great video!! Thank you for sharing with us, and I always look forward to your videos!!

@andrewmccarn

10 күн бұрын

Its funny you mention that technique as I just watched a video where someone uses cactus juice to stabilize pen blanks! Its very interesting and have never hear of that and also the fact that it stinks, I would have never guessed lol and thank you Joe for watching! Always appreciate your comments!

Beautiful as always! That shape never gets old.

@andrewmccarn

4 күн бұрын

Thank you! These concave style shapes are probably one of my favorite designs to turn. I love the way they look!

Amazing work Andrew, very nice piece. Tell me how do you achieve the video “pan” in many of your shots. Is it post edit or? Appreciate your sharing cheers. Footnote: whilst reading through your posts I came across a pic of your camera mounted on a rail. I have to say you’re a master of videography - well done.

Bravo!

@andrewmccarn

10 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for the reminder that there's often something very exciting on the inside.

@andrewmccarn

10 күн бұрын

Some of the best looking wood can often be the ugliest on the outside!

The damage they can do, so nice to see the finished product....I would display with joy

I know you got frustrated by the bug holes but I’m glad this one didn’t end up in the fire pit!

What finish did you use? Beautiful piece!

I really like and wish I could turn what you are, at the moment I have major heart issues and have a heart op coming up soon. What screws do you use Please.

I’d say both types of videos. I like the natural deforming out of round from wet wood. How often do these crack after drying? Also is it best to let it dry in its own shavings to mostly avoid cracks? Thanks for sharing!

@andrewmccarn

10 күн бұрын

For the past year or so, I have had amazing luck and have had to deal with very minimal cracking. So the way I dry my bowls is very odd lol I first try to keep the walls around 1/4" thick or 5/8ths for salad bowls, do an initial rough sanding with 80 grit and then I just lay them around my AC vent in my office. Keeps a consistent temperature and air flow. Keep them there for a few weeks and then will move them in the shop about a week or so before I finish them just to acclimate. I probably will have maybe one out of every 25 bowls crack and even still its not a crack thats not repairable. But my advice is just experiment. I have tried making a box kiln, drying in shavings, etc. but this ended up working best for me after I had the initial thought of it but alot of it depends on the time of year and your location. In the winter time this past year, I just experimented with leaving them in the shop on the floor covered up since I dont have heat and that worked really well too. Hopefully this helps!

@johnnyho900

10 күн бұрын

@@andrewmccarnThanks! I’m in Indiana so we have cold wet winters and humid summers. I don’t remember seeing/hearing where you’re from. I’ll give it a shot, thanks again!

It is but you need a special set of skills which you got 😊

@andrewmccarn

11 күн бұрын

Thank you Paul, I appreciate that!

Very nice lovely grain, another great video, I miss the voice over.

@andrewmccarn

4 күн бұрын

Thank you! The voice overs arent going anywhere, just throwing these in the mix every so often!

Андрей? Андрей МакКарн? Это что псевдоним? Работа проделана колоссальная, результат потрясающий, но к чему эти псевдонимы? Неужели нельзя быть самим собой?