Grass trees are pretty amazing alive, too.

Well done mate, I was convinced that third core was going to cause a disaster. The finished main bowl looks great.

Not a fan of it.

the 2ft long peice could make a good base for a floor lamp.

I just finished watching this one and love the uniqueness of it. I think another one like this as a round ball hollowed out like that would make a really cool light fixture if done with a part epoxy of like galaxy colors and then starlight holes drilled all around it to shine the light out from. Anyways wonderful work as always.

What an incredibly lucky guess on the volume of epoxy to mix up! Worked out very well!

Well this video certainly had it all.. Ups, downs, thrills, chills, tragedies, triumphs, resin, live edges, gorgeous grain, and yet another absolutely stunning final piece. I'm staying tuned for for the sequels! Return of the Garage Door Opener.. The Root Strikes Back.. Grass Tree Root: A New Hope. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures. Your determination and positive attitude in the face of challenges are inspiring. May the Force be with you!

Mike - Why do you use paper towels and not say cotton t-shirt material? That 'wood' is absolutely stunning! Beautiful job, I look forwards to seeing the other pieces too.

Your Australian Open '25 piece i guess🫠😘

Oh no don’t cut it 😢 it would have made an amazing vase.

Talk about pins and needles, you had me on the edge of my seat during the whole video. I grimaced when the first tenon blew up. But I knew you were going to be able to fix it. What an awesome finished product, and you still got three pieces plus the long one for future projects. Keep up the good work.

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that has an amazing grain pattern !!

Beautiful grain!! Lucky blowout recovery. Nice job!

It put up a fight but you beat it and created a beautiful bowlx

Stunning piece Mike, I love it

What an amazing piece. Never seen anything like that before, never even heard of it. Mind you that’s not unusual 😂. I’m just in awe of the grain, and finish you’ve achieved. I’m thinking that will be a hard piece to part with, and I’m so looking forward to seeing the smaller bowls and whatever the remainder of the root becomes.

I really like how you're expanding your tools and knowledge. I have no doubt these episodes help many wood turners. Thanks for sharing this! 😊

Disaster averted again 😱. Although I'm not surprised it happened, as those fibres have no strength whatsoever. I've had to redo a couple of tenons myself. You made me think, when you did your first grass tree quite awhile ago, that I should have ago. My Property has dozens. But I do wait until they are dying off, before I uproot them. I've turned three 'Vase' shapes, but having seen your Bowl, I have a root about half the size of your beauty, and I think, I will have ago at cross grain. Thanks again for the 'Further' inspiration

I really enjoyed this one Mike a really nice piece of wood'eee. I use the McNaughton too. It can be a really exciting and some what stressful, and I always need a break afterwards. I'm 76 now and I'm not so sure I need the excitement much longer. A couple of points if I may: When I wore out my battery powered drill, I switched it out to a cheap ($20) corded drill. It's lighter, and has lasted 6 years so far and the cord is no problem. I hardly ever finish the outside on the lathe anymore. I stop after the abrasive paste just for instances like you suffered doing the coring. I either spray or use oils for the finish and I can do that easily off the lathe. Great job, Thanks.

How amazing! For some reason the grain reminds me of ancient European topographical maps. Stunning! 😊

I put the captions on when I don’t want the sound. When you’re scraping the caption says: applause! I agree.

Wow, wow, wow, on many levels! Ok. This one moved up to within the top 3 (maybe #1!). This vlog had everything in an adventure movie! I needed to go for a lay down! Sometimes you get what you pay for…and after the Holton treatment, it’s much more valuable. Great work Mike! Cheers! Joe CA

That was dramatic. Who needs Netflix???

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Great work Mike, if you keep using Aussie materials , I will have to make you an unofficial Aussie, once again awesome work 👍😎 Mike what was name of the Coring System you were using ?

Great work Mike, if you keep using Aussie materials , I will have to make you an unofficial Aussie, once again awesome work 👍😎

That is a spectacular bowl.!!!!!!, The colors and character are amazing. I am wondering if it feels like wood, and did it feel like wood when you were turning it. I think whatever you decide to do with the rest of it will also turn out amazing with those colors. If it were me, I would spend some time looking at the piece to see if there is a lamp in there, or a vase or two?

Looks very interesting.

Hi Mike, this one was a bit of work, but the end result was very nice

27:30 might there have been a chance to glue a piece of wood temporarily to the base? It might have served to hold the piece, to fix it on the machine and finish the turning on the inside.

Nice save. Beautiful material, really like the colors. Like how you cored it out.

Whew! You succeeded in making another unusual gorgeous piece without hurting yourself! Did the give away prize already happen?

Hmmmm. I think I'll stay with what I already have.

I think it would look awesome with a fishbowl in the bottom and then some aquatic style plant stock or perhaps bamboo with the root system in the water and then going up through the vase like hole you made at the top. Mount some LED lights up at the top inside the bowl too. Brilliant work. Love your videos. Even the mistakes made show your humble nature and that we are not all perfect robots so we have Happy accidents like Bob Ross used to say.❤ keep up the good work. I have got myself Into doing wood carving recently and got a dremel tool for Christmas. Wood turning would be fun to do but I could not afford a shop and machinery like you have. I will continue to admire your work and now that I have discovered your channel I will be a devoted follower... gathering inspiration for my own pieces and implementing a few of your tips and tricks. Oh, btw... greetings from Canada. Cheers eh.😂😊

Nice! ❤

It's always a pleasure to see what you do in your turning adventures. You chose an amazing piece in this grass tree root. Thanks for sharing.

Wow, that wood is something else. With the live edge and the color of the resin, perfect fit. The grain and the little speckles, amazing. I think maybe a small plate from a slab of the big end and maybe a vase from the rest? an idea. Thanks Mike, will be waiting for the other bowls too, are you in a deep freeze there too, I live in Canada -31 Celsius this am for me.

This video was so much fun to watch! Sorry it was so challenging. How long did it take you to get that last core out?

So much work, but I think it's perfect and agree that the choice of resin color was ideal. Amazing!

Thumb nail. How to turn an elephant leg.

Very interesting piece. Great save.

Thank you for sharing with us, it's really awesome piece of art. I love the fact that you cored the wood for more pieces.

The grain is stupendous! I looked grass trees up, they are amazing. The flower stalks are huge with hundreds and hundreds of flowers. I am glad you got so many blanks using the coring tools plus the remainder of the stump.

It is an absolutely beautiful piece. The grain of the material is spectacular.

Great video, thanks! Just to make sure in my mind, it's the jaws that make the quick connect, not the chuck. Any Record power chuck will work?

Where do you get your wood (and monocot root? Stem?) Is there a turning wood auction?

That turned out wonderful! ♥ Such a gorgeous grain... and the resin looks like it's part of the "wood". Just beautiful! I was holding my breath as you were trying to get that darned last core out. Your perseverance and determination paid off... but I agreed totally when you said it was time for a rest after. That long piece could be made into a "tulip vase" if you made a stand for it to sit in.

Spectacular looking bowl. I have never seen anything like that material.

The holes and swirls look like they were taken straight off of a beautiful metal graving! Wonderful job on the piece. I was wondering if you knew of any vegan, non-plastic woodworking finishes? It seems to be a bit of an understudied topic. The shellac looks great but unfortunately I can’t use it as it’s animal based.