"Black Walnut" and "firewood" have no right appearing in the same sentence together! Glad you managed to save that beautiful resource and put it to best use. Gorgeous piece! 👍

That is beautiful black walnut and you made even more so. It is good that no lathes hurt in the process. Watching you and listening to you speak makes my day

I can't help it: I love anything made from walnut. This one really gets me. 🤎

You have to love black walnut. We have it coming out of my ears here on the farm. Turn, sharpen, turn, sharpen, turn, sharpen... ;)

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Very prevalent here too, thankfully!

Thanks for saving that beautiful piece of walnut from the fireplace. Great job.

Ther is something very comforting about a simple piece of turning. I wanted just to hold it and look at the grain. I think it is quite something it getes partially turned with just so little in the chuck. Then The interlude with work from others . Thank you for this posting.

Absolutely LOVE your testimony and verses at the end of the description! Love Jesus even more than this beautiful Black Walnut Bowl.

When you said you picked the wood up 14 years ago my first thought was oh back in the 90s. Then I realised it would be back when I met my wife. Now I'm thinking about my daughter that was born a few weeks back who just turned 2. Doesn't time make a mockery of us all! Timeless bowl there though sir, it's beautiful. I adore the look of black walnut and you did it justice.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, so true! Time is relentless and seems to be speeding up so much! Thanks very much!

Rod you turned a beautiful bowl with natural placements for chopsticks or spoon rest. The verses at the end of the video changes peoples lives forever and ever.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jack! I pray they help do so!

That is gorgeous - so glad you saved it from the firewood pile. Looked up your 22 A Day bracelet - so sad the read about those who gave so much ending their lives. Thank you for your service.

Really nice. The way You picked up this log and than worked on ot, remained me of how Jesus "picked up" St Paul, and made him to his wonderfull tool. Thank You. "Jesus, I Trust in You"

Black walnut always cleans up so nicely. Another gorgeous bowl and another enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing your talents and wisdom with us.

I'm glad that you don't try to turn away the flaws. I love your style.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

The bowl was GORGEOUS! You are an amazingly talented gentleman! I looked up both the verses, of course. And to both I say AMEN! Thank you for posting those, brother! God bless you, and Semper Fi, marine! Thank you, and your brother and sister marines, for protecting my SeaBee husband during his time in the service! ❤️

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

God Bless our SeaBees! Much respect to them. Thank you Ellen, you're always so kind. I appreciate it very much, and I'm happy you're a sister in Christ!

Great bowl and great verses. A double gift to my morning.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I love the shape of this bowl. And the wood is stunning. I appreciate how you can take something God has made and shape it into something so beautiful.

Love black walnet. Im lucky enough to have a steady supply of it. My land has a dozen or so huge trees that get trimmed every year. Love your bowl. Beautiful. Inspired me to go out and turn a live edge bowl. Thanks for sharing. Very beautiful bowl

It has been a Real pleasure watching this lovely bowl emerge from the log! Thank you!

The figure in that specimen is stunning, and very appealing. It would have been a crying shame for it to be consumed as firewood. Glad you rescued it from the burn pile and made that bowl from it.

That's a lovely Black Walnut Bowl.

Good morning, Marine! You made a good trade. I recently gifted a similar walnut bowl blank to a friend and now I will share this video with him as well. Beautiful bowl and enjoyed watching the process. I read your description and appreciate your testimony and verses. My rebirth date is October 1981. God bless + Semper Fi

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much my Brother! I always appreciate a share too!

It also has that really nice hand crafted ‘not made in China’ look. Makes my day to see wood art of this quality.

Great looking bowl. Black walnut is amazing. Thanks for the verses at the end of the video. Thanks for your videos - I appreciate them. Thanks for the scriptures you put on. The one in John is powerful. It makes some folks mad that it is so exclusive. It makes me glad because God didn’t have to provide anyway back to himself but He did.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Doug! I'm glad too! I guess I've never thought of it as exclusive... I'll give that some thought/prayer

Beautiful Black Walnut Bowl!! I have learned so much from you this year. Keep up the great work of teaching

I love how the way you cut the log, made such an interesting pattern on the bowl. I appreciate that you included those verses, too. God bless you, Mr. Humphrey.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I appreciate that! 😊

Absolutely love the grain. Beautiful bowl! Watching made the coffee go down better this morning. I’ll look up the verses. Take care Brother and see ya soon.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, brother!

Rod, absolutely brilliant as always - God bless and Semper Fi!!

Rod, Gorgeous Gorgeous bowl! There is something to say about black walnut. Even more to say about the verses you chose. 41 years ago those verses led me to my Lord and Savior. PTL!!! Be blessed. Hugs to Sue!

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

PLT indeed! Thank you, my friend, and hugs back!

Black walnut for firewood? No way! Over here in Germany you would get high prices for this kind of wood for furniture, laminate and such. Good that you grabbed the opportunity. That wood grain is already awesome after you rounded it. Semper Fi.

Hi Rod, Amazing looking bowl and the contrast between the Heart and Sap woods is do fantastic. Great shape and a brilliant finish as well. I'm so glad that no lathes were hurt during the process. LOL. Take care Rod. Cheers, Huw

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, my friend! Cheers!

Beautiful, Rod. I like the shape and the fact that you left the features from the pith. Take care. Bill

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated as always, Bill!

Another beautiful piece of turning Rod, God bless you & family.

You did an incredible job on that bowl Rod. Walnut is a gorgeous wood! Thanks for sharing with us. Yes...the verses ARE good ones. Thanks for posting them also!

Absolute gorgeous grain, and I love that you rescued fire wood.

Beautiful bowl with lots of character. Great work by your subscribers. Philippians 4:23 KJV. Take care. God bless.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Lovely verse, much appreciated 😊

Outstanding, Marine!! Semper Fi!! Love the scriptures. May the Lord bless you and your family.

I can see why it was a sad day Rod cause that's some beautiful wood!!! That's a very beautiful bowl Rod!! I love that!!!!! Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

I'll find more for sure! Thanks, my friend!

Another masterpiece is born! I like your creativity with the way you slice your raw materials. I wouldn't have thought to cut the raw materials the way you did. I would have kept the "within the box" thinking, & simply sawn a round off that log, & started to shape it into a bowl. The way you prepared it made for some awesome characteristics to this piece!

@markb8954

2 жыл бұрын

The problem there is you are then just hollowing out & cutting end grain.

That natural hole means you accidentally made a yarn bowl! It’s beautiful.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

haha! Nice thought 😊 Thank you!

Yes, it had to be! I knew you had to use a chainsaw on a lathe... somehow... sort of. The end result is, as usual, stunning! Don't worry about the holes. They just add character.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

haha! Thanks very much!

WOW! The black walnut is amazing. I love the sheen it gets. Its just beautiful.

My Grandmother used to knit and she would have used the hole in that bowl to feed yarn through and left the ball in the bowl so it could run out what she needed without the ball becoming a mess. I think that would be a shame for such a beautiful piece. Semper Fi Brother.

I love turning walnut and your bowl and finish are just amazing.

Walnut’s my favorite wood to turn. Second is katalox, hard as nails, but turns like butter. Beautiful bowl. Love the sapwood highlights. Keep the faith, and keep on turning.

Gotta Love some WALNUT ! great minds think alike, turned Walnut myself this week, the bowl it Beautiful, thumbs up as alway

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Just watched your video, Wow, so nice with the brass! I can't leave a comment anywhere with this account (except here on my channel) because some spammers have attached themselves to all of my comments... So, my extra (red hat) account has done so. But thanks very much, Doug! Always appreciated

@PohlBarnProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Same with mine, I try to report all that I can. Thanks again

@irwadbakixanov7054

2 жыл бұрын

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Such beautiful wood and beautiful bowl! Thank you for sharing as always. Hope you're well!

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, and you as well!😊

I love the fact you use a chainsaw indoors. My kinda guy. Beautiful bowl! Love the walnut.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

LOL 😁 thank you!

That’s a beautiful bowl right there! The holes add character! Love it! Love those verses as well 🙂 Have a good weekend!

Beautiful work 👏! Black walnut is one of my favorites. You did it great justice! Take care and GOD BLESS 🙏!

I always enjoy watching you work Rod. You, and some of your peers here on KZread, have inspired me to begin turning, and crafting things in my own small workshop. I would like to thank you for that inspiration, and for your service to our great United States. I will send a few photos of my work, when I figure out how.

@keithpetteway1706

2 жыл бұрын

ok I figured it out, and your request to not have more work submitted has been duly noted.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Keith, Thank you so much for your kind words! It's always very gratifying and humbling to hear that I've been a part of someone's inspiration. My email address is usually (but not always) in the video description. I'd love to see what you're making! I'm a bit behind in showing subscriber work in videos, but I'll get you in the lineup...just be sure to give permission in the email or I'll take it to mean you don't want me to show your work, and only want to show me, as is the case with many. Thanks again!

2:56 My goodness that is some beautiful wood! There's a chatoyance even just after the bandsaw cut. 😍

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! 😊

absolute beauty!! Great work Rod!! greetings from Greece.... God bless!

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend, and it's wonderful to hear from Greece!!

Nice piece of walnut. Nice bowl. Nice production Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Glen, I appreciate that!

Absolutely beautiful... love the imperfections on the edge.

I LOVE it! Watching you turn always mellows me right out!

Walnut is such a beautiful wood! The grain is amazing! Thank you for sharing!

Imperfection is perfection to a beautiful perspective.

@creepytodd1774

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

I enjoy watching you and learning Thanks for sharing a part of your life with us all Your brother Richard

Wow what a beautiful bowl. The black walnut is such a great looking wood the colour changes really sets it off. Great work Rod 😀

What a lovely guy to listen to. Excellent presentation

Good morning Rod, fantastic job on that project. Hope you and your family are doing well.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

All good here, Kevin, thank you very much!

Good looking bowl there Mr Humphrey. Love that Black Walnut. I think made a great trade.

Excellent Rod, Love the way you left a couple patches of inner bark near the bottom.. Looks so rich. I was fortunate to obtain a couple smaller logs of Black Walnut from my Arborist. Smaller than yours but that wood is so beautiful... Love to see new vids from you.

The bowl reminds me of people. Tthere is beauty within even with the little flaws. One could say the little flaws makes it more beautiful.

Rod you are a wood exhibitionist. Love your work you seem to bring out the best in wood.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Kind of you, Tom, thank you very much!

Thanks for sharing your great wood turning projects, I learn something new with each one I watch. Living on a 5-acre natural bush property, we have tons of various Australian hardwoods in various stages-alive to dead, to choose from. Naturally I have large and small chainsaws, however, I recently bought an electric 20 Volt battery driven saw for use inside the shop, I am very impressed with its performance and battery life, I have used it outdoors to fell small trees etc. magic to just switch on/off without dislocating shoulder joints. Fantastic for indoor use. Regards from Tasmania.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you're living in paradise there! I've got a nice little Stihl battery powered saw too, which I really like, but sometimes the growl and buzz of a gas powered saw is better for video making... point well taken though! Thanks very much, lovely to hear from Tasmania!

Thanks for sharing, nice Piece. Hope your weekend is going well. God Bless. Full View and Like 👍

Lovely bowl. Hard to go wrong with black walnut. Well done.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Doug!

Very beautiful I love walnuts that turned out great take care and God bless

That piece was idea for my bowl saver! Beautiful workmanship !

Gorgeous piece of wood. Love the narration.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate that!

Love some black walnut. Beautiful work!

Nice work as always. I have about 40,000.lbs of walnut in my barn. I turn many pieces of this species a month. Love it and maple.

Beautiful grain. I love when the sap wood comes through to the inside of the bowl.

OUTSTANDING PIECE of ART Congratulations to YOUR MAGNIFICENT TALENT!

Rod that turned out so beautiful! I keep telling my sister I'm gonna drive the truck home to Indiana and cut down the walnut trees in her yard for my turning projects. LOL She said come on. Also would give me one of many reasons to come home from GA, I miss my Northern Indiana home. I love walnut it is pretty. God Bless you and your family.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Jane! Lots of beauty in Georgia too, and plenty of peach and pecan to turn 😊

@janeoverby2151

2 жыл бұрын

@@RHumphrey yep Have turned lots of Pecan no peach yet. Have some Magnolia ready to go. Pecan trees are self pruning lol have a big pile of logs on the side of the house our trees are over 80 yrs old they are huge. Just a beginner yet but I'm learning. I learn a lot from you. It is also nice to hear that mid western accent reminds me of home, Mishawaka, IN. God Bless you Rob.

Really lovely. So glad you aren’t tempted to try and fill bits like so many are now.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

haha! I'm always tempted to break out the resin... It's fun, but I just love natural wood so much that I often defer to the natural look. I do have some upcoming resin type projects though, to be honest 😊 Thanks very much!

Hey Rod, Love walnut, just gorgeous! Well done my friend! Keep it up and stay safe! /Lars

What an extremely handsome bowl. And how awful to think it might have ended up as firewood! (Walnut is rarely seen here in the UK). Thank you, Rod, for another wonderful video.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Jill! 😊

Beautiful wood grain and bowl design. 💯♥️

Lovely.Id never heard of black walnut here in UK. Glad to see it's beautiful colour and grain.

Wow, that is a big nice bowl! Well turned and greetings from Sweden! 🤩❤❤❤❤❤👍

Gotta love walnut. great looking project.

Beautiful work as always Rod, that was a very good point on showing what that mask caught!! Thank you Rod.!

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! 😎

Absolutely beautiful bowl ♥️ 🇺🇸

Very nice bowl. I turn a lot of Black Walnut mainly because I have quite a bit of it. Very common wood around here. Thanks for the video

Absolutely stunning, Rod. Thanks for sharing subscriber photos. Jeff Rehwalt's sister is a dear friend. Small world.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Very small world indeed... 😊

Rod, I love your work! This is a truly beautiful piece!

What a nice chunk of wood, and did I ever enjoy watching you prepare the piece. I have chunk of willow I need to resize by handsaw to fit my little 1218. Chewed away at it a bit, today, but haven't had a great way to hold awkwardly shaped pieces. TYVM for the ratchet strap idea! I like your bowl, Ron. I really enjoy seeing your uploads resume.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Jay! Glad to hear my video helped in any way 😊

Looks awesome Rod, gotta love that walnut! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

Amen. A wonderful piece of art

I love, love, love Black Walnut and this bowl is a perfect example of why. Amazing job, Rod! 💜

Hi Rod... Great work and a great video as always... Take care...All the best.....Andy

I always enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! 😊

Hi, I am from Huntsville, Texas Y’all. I have just aquired a lathe and am going to learn to turn. I came across your channel and like what I see so subbed.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! Congrats on the new lathe and welcome to woodturning!

@MickyBellRoberts

2 жыл бұрын

@@RHumphrey Thank you so much.

The wood is beautiful; love the shape, nice job!

Wow, incredibly beautiful wood, and bowl.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great turning as always Rod. In addition to being a woodturner I also make small items of furniture. My favourite wood is American black walnut which I buy in boards 6 feet long and measuring one inch by six. I live in the UK and one of these boards costs me about $100 so appreciate any that you come across. Semper Fi.

@RHumphrey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend! Wow, that's expensive... It's so prevalent here that it isn't uncommon at all to see it used for firewood. Pretty crazy...

Another beaut! Your the man bro. So relaxing to watch and listen to. Keep it up

Such a beautiful bowl I love your work simplify Marine