I love it. You could actually display it upside down and show the red side and it would still be a piece of art

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, that is actually how it is sitting right now on my desk 😀

You could call it the "Burl Bird Bath" I love watching you turn, it's amazing what you find when your done. Your knowledge of exotic wood is eye opening. Keep up the great work.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks David, all my knowledge comes from research, I like to be able to tell a story about the wood rather then just turn it. All the best, Mike 😀

I think you should call it "GEORGE".... 😊... It's stunning, absolutely BEAUTIFUL......👍.

@MikeHolton

3 ай бұрын

Haha 😂 thanks

Love red mallee! So creative!

@MikeHolton

Ай бұрын

Thank you Alicia 😊

That is the prettiest burl! Thanks Mike!

@MikeHolton

3 ай бұрын

I think so too! 😁

All of humanity could take a lesson from you on how to handle it when things go wrong. Thank you for showing us the proper way to handle disappointment.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, life is too short to let the little things get in the way, these things happen so take the opportunity to try something different 😊

Call it what it is, a Beautiful, Balanced, Burl Bowl

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Damien, I'm too modest to call it that myself but thanks 😀

Yippee it's Tuesday! Can't wait to watch

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha enjoy 😀

@fionacrouch1732

4 ай бұрын

I did, thank you

Not very many words, just beautiful Mike.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Albert 😀

The colors are fantastic. I love that Burl the bottom half looks like a microscopic tardigrade a very, very small animal

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert, I’m off to look it up ☺️

Burl world looks awesome.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks Mark 😀

I think a small dish with that red would've made a beautiful piece as well. Hope you get another one.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

I have a few already waiting 😀

A perfect name for that beautiful bowl would be "Great A'tuin"! Named after the turtle that is carrying the world on its back through space ❤ Great work, as always 🙌

@racheldray1057

4 ай бұрын

Another Pratchett fan, excellent!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Tom, that is a great name and as a huge Pratchett fan I agree 😀

@racheldray1057

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely!@@MikeHolton

Wow! That is so unique! No one else going to have one.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Nana and you are right, the first and the last and impossible to reproduce 😀

@nanalefevre3670

4 ай бұрын

@@MikeHolton Charge up on that one if you sell it. Worth it!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

@@nanalefevre3670 Haha thanks Nana 😀

The shape and texture of this beauty reminds me of our sun during a "Solar Flare".

@MikeHolton

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Harvey, it certainly is an amazing wood! 😀

What a beautiful piece. I really love the way it turned out. I'd call it "Unified"

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Joyce, the title suggestion is one of the best so far!!!

Thanks for leaving the bog oak part in the video. Makes me feel better about my turning to see a pro do what I do

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

This is real life and I have no intention of hiding anything. Mistakes and problems are how we learn 😁

What a beautiful piece this turned out to be. l love the grain of all burl wood, but this one is just stunning. You are a master of your craft and l just love watching a piece of wood become a masterpiece. This one is a winner.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Was sad when the Bog Oak split, but Plan B ended up being spectacular! I can imagine a bonsai tree in a shallow bowl-shaped planter atop this beautiful piece.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Charmaine, that is a great idea I bet it would look amazing!

I think this is my favorite piece! You artist you!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks Kirsty, you nice person you 😀

I'd call it the Giant's Foot. Love your work and your attention to detail.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😀

Amazing

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! 😄

I would call it the krackij bowl because the bottom looks like the head of a krackin from the sea. It's a beautiful piece.❤

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Jodi, good name!

Absolutely gorgeous ❤❤❤❤

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Lovely, I can see that on my dresser for receiving small bits or at my office reception desk area to display business cards

@MikeHolton

27 күн бұрын

That's a great idea Ken 😁

Serendipity? I think you ended up with the best base; the 'mirror' effect is spot on!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks James, I think you are right 😀

Wow! I'm actually a little glad that the bog oak didn't work out, but I was sad to see it split. I love the design and uniqueness of it. Well done!!

This is very nice, has a natural kind of look to it.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😀

The bog oak was a great choice as a base ... It would have been really dramatic. The piece as it turned out is great too, of course. Lots of greatness 😂 Thanks again for the video! I am glad you are enjoying putting in all the work, because we certainly enjoy watching them!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Lornacy, I love what I do and am just so humbled that others do as well 😊

Fantastic. Love these burls.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Me too! I could turn them all day 😀

Good evening, Mike. The 'Burly Birdbath' is a wonderful piece. New subscriber and very much enjoy your work. Ray

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome Ray, all the best, Mike 😀

That's absolutely gorgeous. ❤❤🎉🎉😊

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Karen 🙂

The big mallee foot,love it but if you had turned the red underside you could Have it as a flip bowl 🎉❤

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

I know that now but it’s a little late 😂

The grain on burls is very nice a great design. Thanks for another great video.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks David glad you enjoyed it ☺️

What a great idea. Unique!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Mark 😊

Definitely an art piece. Kraken Bowl sounds good to me.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

I think so too! Thanks Tim ☺️

The Red Boot Burl!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha so many people think it looks like a boot 😀 thanks, Mike

I like that piece, Mike. I live in Texas and in Texas we would probably call that a Texan candy dish. Have a blessed day!

@MikeHolton

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Ray, you too 😃

Great piece of work. I agree that the base reminds me of an octopus. With all the burly texture on the 2 parts reminding me of coral, how about naming it “Under the Sea.” Beautiful bowl.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Doug, this is probably my strangest piece yet 😁

It became a wood of art ☺☺

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend 😀

I would call it 'odd' in the nicest way, absolutely lovely🏆

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks Chris and I have to agree 😀

Beautiful display piece!!!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Harold 😀

Thanks 👍. That’s quite unique,I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it. Looks amazing.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Colin, I have never seen anything like it I know that 😀

Looks like a bowl on a slipper. Great project!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

It does! Thanks James 😁

This project ended up being a beautiful art piece as much as a wood working project. Absolutely stunning!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😀

When you produced the second burr after the bog oak broke my thought was to turn a mortice in the second piece and make a pillar with glued bog oak to raise the bowl higher, but you have achieved something far superior. A real work of art. Well done Mike !

@MikeHolton

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Colin 😀

Hi Mike; WOW!! Another unique 'learning experience' for us all and from your masterful self-control (at least on camera!) I see a boot in the lower half, and reflecting that, and in homage to the path you took from idea, through the creation, overcoming adversity, to the final wonderful finished piece, my name suggestion is "Best foot forward".

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks David, I have never been one to get mad when things don't go well, love the name suggestion thanks! 😀

What a nice piece. Turned out very good despite the little 'mishap'.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😀

A very interesting way to combine the two pieces of Burl. I love the outcome. I wpold never have thought to do this. You always give me more ideas to use.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers Jim 😀

I mourn the loss of that oak. It would have been beautiful. The end result is stunning, too, but I really liked the contrasting woods. It was a really great idea.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Will, I would have been nice but it was not to be

Beautiful wood what a wood wizard you are you never disappoint look forward to every week to see what you can enthrall us with.When you put on the oil I thought it looked like avery bad acne but that is bad.How about a magical wooden puffer fish.Cheers Mike stay safe and love you're family.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Doug, sorry for the late reply but your message was flagged as spam and put in a separate folder 😀

Would beautiful or out of this world be a good name?. Excellent job, love your work.😍😍😍

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks my friend, all the best, Mike 😀

Great job as usual. I’ve never commented on you work before but have been watching your videos for a long while. Always a thumbs up. Carl

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Carl, and thanks so much for your support, all the best, Mike 😀

That’s unique and beautiful. It’s one of those special things that is meant to be loved.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Lucy 😀

Very nice! I knew that beautiful red would disappear, but you made it beautiful anyway. Great job!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Shawn, I thought a bit may have been left but that is the way it goes 😀

Sad to see the bog oak break, it looked so nice. Luckily you had a solid backup plan. What a piece!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Jake 😀

Beautiful piece.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Many thanks my friend 😀

Great looking piece that has given me an idea for a couple of “odd” pieces that I have in stock.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Go for it Edward and let me know how you get on 😁

Very creative. Definitely like the burl on burl better than on the bog oak. 'A bowl of two burls'

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks Roger I love the name idea, thanks 😀

Nice work Mike! I think that would be a nice centerpiece on a coffee table. Take care and GOD BLESS 🙏🏻!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Stephen, I think it would as well, wonder if my wife would agree lol 😀

Another beauty Mike well done that burr looks amazing 👍😊

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Will, I have so many ideas now on this these I may be spending all my money on burrs 😀

Fantastic piece, Mike

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend ☺️

Wow!!! Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your thoughts as you design. Definitely a marine piece! Again, thanks 😊

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

You are so welcome Maria 😁

Very unique piece..beautiful ❤. I can see it standing as a very fancy tip-bowl in a restaurant or a hotel..

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks Wendy 😀

Excellent project.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like it Rex, all the best, Mike 😀

Fabulous! I also thought that the base looked like an octopus, so I think it should be called the 'Octobowl'.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha tanks Dorothy, love the name idea 😁

What a beautiful turning! The bottom looked kind of oceanic wildlife to me also. I say call it the Squid bowl.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

It really does have that look, thanks 😀

A real little Jem. I think the change to using another piece to firm the foot was a great idea. (Better than the Bog Oak). Great contrast in colour of the piece. Well done.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Peter, sometimes things happen for a reason, we will call it a happy accident 😀

I agree, the bottom burl looks like an octopus! Yet again, you are so brave...using such beautiful pieces of wood to experiment with...I wouldn't dare! Bravo!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, beautiful wood makes even my work look good 😊

It looks like something from fabled Atlantis an "Atlantis bowl" simply beautiful

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Troy, I do like that name! 😀

Great work. Definitely a piece of art!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Scott 😀

Looking forward to seeing what you end up doing with the bog oak once repaired. Thank you.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I have a good idea for it 😀

Octobowl Brilliant Mike!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha love it, thanks Bob 😀

Beautiful !! I would call it "The intrinsic beauty of gnarlyness " Glad to see a piece where that beauty stayed intact !!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, sometimes less is so much more, this wood is so beautiful just as it is.

Have you seen the videos of octopuses carrying coconut shells about as camouflage? 🤣😂🤣😂 What gorgeous wood. I would buy a piece just to sit and look at it! Amazing work Mike 😊

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha yes I have, amazing creatures!! I do have more of these that I look at every day 😀

So amazing and unique. I am glad that the fateful outcome was the use of the red mallee for the base. The marriage of these two pieces really places a focus on the beauty of the wood. And this was your goal when you started. Fabulous!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Wes, it was, and I love the way it came out 😀

Love the video - I would name it 'The Moose' The base looks like a nice round moose's snout and the bowl is the spread antlers

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Good call, I have had a couple of people refer to it as the moose 😀

I love the piece. Such wonderful grain is not easy to turn away, like the red part of the burl. You do like to give yourself challenges, very hard mallee, then even harder bog oak. So glad the bog oak did not cause injury when it came off. Shame the lower piece has the red wood on the underside. Well done. As you said, very distinctive. Nice piece of wood art. Dave.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave, I don't intentionally set out to give myself a hard time it just seems to happen lol 😀

An amazing statement piece

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Simon 😀

I was one of those that liked the bumpy side of that big burl piece. I don't know how to do it but I envisioned it embedded in a clear resin as the base, loved the spiky look but realized it would do a number on any surface including hands..

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Indeed, some of the spikes can be quite nasty!! 😀

Beautiful, she'll 😊

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I love that you left the texture on the piece. Almost looks like coral. One of my favorites for sure.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Mark 😀

Hmm, giraffe bread bowl 😂😂 Great to see the bog oak too, shame it failed. You do make some genuinely lovely things Mike.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Mick all the best, Mike 😀

I love how you find beauty and function in natural objects most of us would consider scrap. This is a great example and statement piece.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Barbara, I love unusual shapes 😀

Thank you for the video!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure Stu

Kracken Kandy Bowl...... Gorgeous one Mike, well done. Thanks for the excellent content

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly Fiona and great name! 😀

That’s beautiful!! I’d call it the offset burl bowl 😃

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks Donna 😀

Wow it looks like a fantastic piece coral bowl would be good love it

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

I think so too, thanks Linda 😊

Beautiful 😻

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

what a great looking piece.....super ideas you have !!!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Earl 😀

Excellent ideas! Thanks for sharing

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! and thanks for watching 😀

Beautiful project, Mike! How about to coin a phrase; my bowl runneth over.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Haha great name Tracy, thanks 😀

I like!

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Scott 😀

Very beautiful piece sir thanks for sharing 👍

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Many thanks 😃

Sieht seht interessant aus 👌 Ein schönes Teil. Mit dem dunklen Fuß wäre auch schön geworden👍 Du hattest ja eine tolle Lösung 👌🤗

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Vielen Dank, mein Freund, ich freue mich, dass es dir gefallen hat 😀

Mike, I believe you just created a new art form. I absolutely love the mirrored burl statuette. It has a look of a coral reef with those colors. There is a coral that grows on the great barrier reef that is called plate coral that has a flat top with the out cropping on the bottom, much like your statuette. Crater plate burl? 🤔

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Paul, I used to keep marine fish and coral so know what you mean, thanks 😀

@PaulTWOS

4 ай бұрын

@@MikeHolton yeah I did also. Another expensive hobby with a lot of maintenance involved. When it started to cut into my woodworking budget, well needless to say I no longer have a reef tank.

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

@@PaulTWOS yep completely agree, so expensive in every way, mine went when I started to get more serious abut my turning 😀

❤So unique and beautiful! And, boy did I gasp when your first black base split and flew off! I love your 2nd base so much because can still see that beautiful heart wood that was mostly turned away for the bowl. As far as a name...you coined it yourself; "The Kraken"

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Audie, I will be fixing the bog oak and using it on another project. All the best and thanks for the name suggestion, it may just have to be 😀

Love it

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks 😀

That bowl is just too good for words...... great job Mike....

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Steve 😀

Beautiful I❤️ it😊

@MikeHolton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊