I apologize for not making this clear in my video. My dear friend, whom I considered a sister when I knew her, and is still a true sister in Christ, passed on a couple years ago. I appreciate the condolences, and love you all dearly for them, but I'm OK and her family is too. This tree being cut down by the electric company was a shame, but also a gift... because now I get to make some very special treasures for her loved ones. God Bless and Semper Fidelis!

@drgruber57

3 жыл бұрын

May this (and other?) Bowls be a special comfort to her family. Indeed John 3:16 is why we have a hope of seeing our Savior, as well as our loved ones we have sent ahead.

LOL. "So I had to make a change." I loved what happened next.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

LOL 😁 thank you!

Something about your videos makes me feel happiness, which doesn't come easily to me. I can't place what it is exactly. I guess knowing that wholesome, down to earth people like you exist just makes me feel good. Seeing the transformation of these chunks of wood becoming beautiful things really warms my heart. Nature is so precious and has so much to offer.

Listening to you woodturning calms the fettered nerves. I find turning to be a great time to pray & listen to God. Imagine this: your bowls are God’s answers. Our roll is total obedience. Complete surrender sweetens the world around us. Love God & love all who’s are in our realm of influence.

Irene would have loved the bowl. It was nice to honor her this way! Love the bowl and I’m sure it will always be cherished! 🌹 g

Your thoughtful respect and remembrance speaks not just highly of your friend, but of your own faith, humility, and abiding love as well. The live edge bowl looks great....let dry slowly (paper bags). Best wishes.

Beautiful Bowl, love the live edge, thanks for sharing

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Good morning. The loss of a friend is never easy. It slows me down as I reflect on their life and how they impacted mine. I appreciate your video. God bless. Semper Fidelis

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Well said, brother. We all need to slow down a little bit and do some reflecting. Semper Fi

My sincere condolences for your loss Rod. It is never easy. I send you tons of love and energy for the upcoming and needed grieving time. That bowl is beautiful and will hold precious treasures and moments of memories with and of your friend. Semper Fi. Please stay safe and take care.

Good morning Rod, We are one week since Resurrection Day. Resurrection Day was, is, and will always be the most important day in history. For believers in JESUS CHRIST, it gives us the blessed assurance of a glorious reunion around the Throne of the LAMB. We mourn but not like the world mourns because of that blessed assurance.

Thanks for the tip of the hat Rod and as per usual you are inspiring. Yep it was 6 in the morning when I got a notification to watch your video. I will have mosquito nightmares tonight.

Another nice piece of turning and my God continue to bless you in your turning,

OMG, it was six in the morning here! ...except I've been up all night... Love it!!

☕️ Best wake-up all week. 😂

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!😊

I really liked the sped up log cutting for some reason haha

@elshrapnel

3 жыл бұрын

Its very funny sound x) like an annoying fly hanging around

I ready do like the natural edged bowl. I noticed that the shavings were different to the shavings of dry wood. I’m learning so much about wood. It’s great.

Great video Rod, I am sure your friend will be looking down with a huge smile after seeing what you did with the tree 👍👍👍

Great wake up. 😁 Love your dowel method. Makes so much sense. 😁 Thank you for sharing. 😊

Hi Rod it is just awesome I love it when wet wood is turned then you get these long strings of wood flying around.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kobie, it's a lot of fun! Green wood is so tender...

So sorry to hear of your friends passing, but you made something beautiful to remind you of her. Stay safe and well.

Beautiful bowl for a dear friend's family! I was quite excited to watch your video on our TV with my family to show off your skill and my bowl! Thanks so much for showing it!

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Carol! My pleasure!

What a nice way to honor your friend...

What amazingly beautiful and treasured gifts these will make Thank you for sharing 😉

Wow.. so thin and delicate. Will be lovely when completely finished.

I learned something from this video. I didn't know that turning the walls extra thin would help minimize cracking. Thanks Rod. I usually learn something from you.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dave. It had a lot to do with the evenness of the sides and base, as well as the wood being clear of knots and pith... I did leave the pith in this one but it's so tiny, I had a strong feeling it wouldn't be an issue. I'll show this bowl again, and talk about the results, and go more in depth about my thoughts and experience with green turning.

Beautiful work as always Rod! I really enjoyed the curls coming right at the camera! simple, clean & a just memorial to your sister. Well done Sir!

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Fred, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Rod, beautiful turning!! Can't wait to see it all dried and finished. Sorry for the loss of your friend. The electric company did the same here, too. They cut down some nice cherry, Tom got some of it. Now for him to make something with it.

I would love to see a video on your sharpening process for that 3/4" gouge at 55 degrees.

Amazing job on this one!

Beautiful bowl and love the live edge. Mighty fine turning.

Beautiful work as always. Love the look of the bowl. Enjoyed watching Rod. See ya soon Brother.

Nice sound at 3:30 am Arizona time, beautiful bowl will always hold your loved ones memories ♥️

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! 😊 Early riser!

@maddieadams75

3 жыл бұрын

@@RHumphrey always

Nice long and curly shavings for resin. Beautiful work, as always, Sir. Thanks for sharing with us!

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

They will be pretty bowls when they are all done. I hope you keep one as a remembrance of your friend.

Beautiful legacy piece. I understand the prejudice against them taking the tree down, but I'm very glad you got to claim the wood!

Beautiful work, beautiful video, beautiful soul. Love your channel. Thank you ♥️

Maybe make a small vase to put flowers in,in her memory. Flowers always make me smile though I don’t like to cut them,contrary I know but you get my drift. This is beautiful as always

So sorry to hear about your loss, it is always hard to lose a friend, The bowl is lovely my freind.

God Bless you on this Devine Mercy Sunday. Jesus showed us his scars so we could show him ours....

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Well said, and thank you!

Very nice bowl Rod and I'm sure we'll get to see a few more.

Wow I can't believe you put out this Video. We planted a tree when my Father-in-law Died and a recent storm blew it down. I need to do exactly what you are doing. My bandsaw is to small to use a circle jig so I will have a hard time balancing it out. As always Thanks Tim

Very nice Rod. Love natural edge bowls. A little warping will just add to its character.

Rod you are amazing , take care my friend SEMPI FI

That turned out really good and beautiful take care and God bless

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Thanks for sharing mr Humphrey 👍. Cheers

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, and thank you!

this is so beautiful, and the idea of a tree she planted and now must be cut , then turned into beautiful, useful bowls for her loved ones is truly a tribute ever lasting

Nice bowl Rod. You have enough tree left to make a whole set of them. I hope the bowl lives up to your anticipation and does not crack. It will be interesting to see how much it distorts when drying. Thank you for sharing and have a great day.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Glen! I have more that was shown too. I plan to do a bit of band saw milling to make some boards and other sized chunks. I'll show this one again in a couple weeks.

It's a beautiful thing that you and those that use the pieces you produce from that tree, continue to enjoy something touched by such a dear friend. Maybe now, you could plant another Silver Maple in her loving memory, also to be enjoyed for years to come, and who knows, maybe decades from now, someone will be turning your legacy into a beautiful bowl. I'm not a Marine, and don't feel I have earned the right to return the greeting "Semper Fi", my brother is a Canadian Naval Officer though and I have the utmost respect for all service people. So, in response to your Semper Fi, I will say Thank You from the bottom of my heart, for your service!

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I appreciate that.

Wow!!! It is EXACTLY 6 am.... Just laying down after a 12 hour shift at work. Funny how those things happen.

Great as always. Sorry to hear about your good friend, that's always tough.

I didn't know Stihl was in the woodturning tools business. Beautiful job.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

lol, I'll bet they didn't know that either! Thank you!

At 6 in the morning? And one handed yet? What a guy.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

lol, thank you, Stuart!

18.15 in Perth Western Australia great job as usual

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

I love Perth! I spent about a month there, dockside at Fremantle when in the Marines. Some of the friendliest people in the world! I have a good mate there. Thanks very much!

Empathy. I lost count of the times I had trouble twisting the whatchamacallit into a thingamalog. Love turning green, easy on the tools, and I often get a sap showrd to keep me cool, lol.

Love that sound at six in the morning

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! 😁

Beautiful bowl Rod.

Lesson learned: When things don't shape up the way you want, grab the chainsaw. Beautiful bowl. I love live edge work like that.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

haha! Grabbing the chainsaw always feels right somehow... Thank you!

Beautiful bowl Rob!

Nice bowl, great backstory, Rod. I love the Stihl gouge (pun intended)! Stay safe. Bill

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Bill! 😊

Looks good, Rod

You got a beautiful result, as always.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Well done and my condolences on the loss of your friend. What a good memory of your friend to have.😇

Beautiful Piece! Happy Easter My Friend!

Your a good man Rod

Love the sound of a chainsaw in the morning!

Wow This is beautiful as is.

Beautiful as always! I’m sure you’ll make sure the remainder timber becomes pen blanks, tea coasters and mini bowls... no waste right! Lovely grain.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

I'll waste as little as possible. I have other limbs I will be resawing into dimensional lumber too. I'll make as much as I can in her memory, for her family to enjoy. Pens, bowls, scoops, etc... Thank you!

Your good. Thanks for sharing.

Great bowl, Rod.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Rick!

May God Bless your friend. I prey she was a Godly folk.

Thank you Rod for another interesting video. I must confess that I haven't taken much interest in wet turning but just this past week a friend dropped me off a section of freshly cut apple and another left me some holly. Both are very heavy as they are filled with sap so this gives me the opportunity to try wet turning. Semper Fi Alan.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't turned holly, but apple is one of my all time favorites! Gorgeous wood. Enjoy! Green turning is a delight. Semper Fi, my friend.

What a lovely way to remember your friend.

Morning Rod Like That natural Edge on the bowl. I have put bowls in wood chips before and all they get is a moldy Bowl I started using a 20lb bag of rice and it dries perfect without cracking tends to dry the wet out more evenly and slowly. Semper Fi

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Good morning, Tom. I've heard of doing that, but have yet to give it a try... I'm just going to open air dry it in the house. Should only take a couple weeks. Semper Fi

Beautiful live edge nice and thin hope it doesn't warp to much well done

Stunning

Nothing like a chain saw to make it better! Beautiful turning as always.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, lol! Thank you

You are honourable, Ron. That's all I can think to say. :)

Good morning, Rod.Thank you, as always. Semper Fidelis. Edit: I miss many friends as well. I'm deeply sorry.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Good morning, my friend. You're very welcome and thank you! Semper Fi

Nice work!!

Well done.

Love you Dad

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Love you back! 😘

I've been there too. Some days my coffee maker waves a white flag and cries for mercy. It sounds like you're having just that kind of day yourself. I'm glad you were able to honor your friend.

Awesome job

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks for sharing that!

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, and thank you!

Superb. Thank you, sir.

Nice one!

Beautiful🇦🇺

Irene would be proud... love the live edge

I can't wait to see the finished bowl! What a lovely tribute. 💜

Looks great ✌

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

It's absolutely lovely, silver maple is often not as esteemed because it is softer than sugar maple proper. A friend of mine bought a cheap convection oven with a warming feature. He turns it to 175 and puts his green turnings in there for a while to essentially kiln dry. He used to have a propane camping oven for that purpose, but it was screwy on the controls, and he wound up with "flaming" maple a couple times. By the way, the log looked long and straight enough to send through a joiner/planer and then cut into some boards. ("Alaskan Mill" chainsaw attachments are handy, especially with the skyrocketing prices of lumber.) If you have any other logs from that tree, you could make some really neat small furniture. But then again, you have a keen eye for what the turning blanks may hold, so it all works wonderfully.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that's a good idea, I'll look into the convection oven kiln. I do plan to mill some boards out of another length that I have. It's a limb... I had to use the trunk to get nice sized bowls. I need one of those Alaskan Mill rigs too, but I'll do some band saw milling for now.

A chainsaw is music to a turner’s ear, like a moth drawn to a light. Looking forward to the finished project.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Well said! I'll show it in a couple weeks

Very nice, Top!

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Billy. I'll show it again when it's dry and finished. Hope all is well my friend.

Well done! A nice way to remember a dear friend.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I love the smell of 40:1 in the morning!😃 My condolences on your friend.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, my friend! It's been a couple years but she's still missed. Yes! 40:1 and the feel of a well made chainsaw as it growls...

Good morning Rod, We are one week since Resurrection Day. Resurrection Day was, is, and will always be the most important day in history. For believers in JESUS CHRIST, it gives us the blessed assurance of a glorious reunion around the Throne of the LAMB. We mourn but not like the world mourns because of that blessed assurance. John 14:1-6

I love the beauty and honesty of live edge bowls. This one will hold treasured memories of your friend, whatever else you may put in it. Best wishes from the UK.

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, my friend!

Glade to be a subscriber great work sir

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you aboard, Tazz, thanks very much!

Haha how did you know!!! 6am

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the early view! 😊

I'm sorry you lost your friend...good ones are hard to come by...the bowl is a nice remembrance...absent from the body present with the Lord...stay safe...press on 😎 Joe

@RHumphrey

3 жыл бұрын

Well said, and thank you.