Ancient bog oak and copper bowl

[@turntbyhi-lo3516]

What a privilege to turn something like that piece. Beautiful.

[@alanscannell]

Thank you very much mark. Yea it was a pretty special turn.

[@patcallaway9804]

A nice chunk of wood, a beautiful bowl & a very well done video.Keep up the good work!

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thanks very much Pat 😁

[@allynwasser4566]

awesome save of a must unusual and valuable piece of wood!

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you Allyn yea it was a fun project 😊 many thanks for watching 👍

[@GaryWall]

And so you should be happy with that bowl. It's a beautiful piece, shape and that's a great idea to fill the cracks with wire twist (or should I say a cracking idea). Thanks for sharing and see you in May.

[@alanscannell]

Thank you very much Gary 😁 cracking idea I like it 😂 cool will see you there 👍

[@WaynetheWoodturner]

Awesome piece of work Alan, keep them coming

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thanks very much Wayne 😁

[@AsgardWoodturning]

I really enjoyed watching that Alan ! Really nice 👍 hope

[@alanscannell]

Cheer Keith thank you glad you enjoyed it. It was a fun project. Gonna have to find some more bog oak now 😁

[@AsgardWoodturning]

Yeh I’m desperate to get some aswell

[@alanscannell]

Well if I get some more I'll keep some aside for ya 👍

[@KLU421]

Love the copper! Beautiful bowl.

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you and thanks so much for subbing 👍

[@DiemenDesign]

Very nice piece, love the platted wire idea.

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you. Sorry for late reply I've not been getting notifications

[@DiemenDesign]

All good, I usually don't get them in a timely manner, usually because I'm out in the Paddock doing Farm stuff, lol.

[@alanscannell]

@@DiemenDesign that's important stuff 👍

[@DiemenDesign]

@@alanscannell It is, just keep getting in the way of doing workshop creative stuff, lol. With the kids home due to the COVID stuff we'll be doing projects to keep them busy and a little tool education. 10 yr old already has projects lined she wants to do.

[@alanscannell]

@@DiemenDesign yep it's a strange situation but it does give a good opportunity to teach them a bit of making 👍

[@PohlBarnProductions]

Absolutely Love the Color of that Bog Oak, Nicely done, The copper does compliment the color of the oak, I wondered what happened to the Penny,

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you very much. Yea it turned out really nice. I can't wait to get my hands on some more bog oak 😊 thanks for watching 👍

[@PinetopJackson]

5,000-7,000 years old! I don't seem to find things that old here in America! Very nice results Alan, that penny on the bottom is classy!

[@alanscannell]

Yea it's crazy what you find in bogs here in Ireland. Cheers bud thanks for watching 👍

[@jimhoopes7842]

Freakin awesome bro, this one’s fantastic!

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you Jim 😁

[@christofix]

this is simply wonderful how you can get a nice result from a piece of rough wood. Respect!

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you very much 😁 and thanks for watching 👍

[@chiskiewoodcreations9575]

Good job bud. Nice piece.

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you 😁

[@kylecarey3416]

Savage job Al👏👏👏

[@alanscannell]

Cheers bud much appreciated. Thanks for the sub too 👍

[@daveporter2555]

Hi Alan. I just recently found your channel and have enjoyed the content so far. I look forward to more videos. By the way, I agree, the copper looks great in that piece. I wish you the best of luck with your channel and Makers Central.

[@alanscannell]

Hi Dave thank you so much really appreciate your support. Should have a new video out soon working on something fun at the moment 😁

[@MrGeoffreySmith]

That's a beast of a bowl! And the copper is the bee's knees too! See you at MC 😀

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you Geoffrey much appreciated. Look forward to it 👍

[@timriley8393]

That is an awesome bowl. That was inspiring to see you use the copper wire inlay. I'm going to try that in the future on a turning, maybe a vase. Well you got a new sub. I'm looking forward to your next project. Know I'm going to have to go back & watch your other videos. Keep turning!

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you very much Tim. I look forward to seeing what you come up with. Glad I could inspire you 😁

[@jpwoodwork]

Very nice mate, jobs a good'un

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thanks JP 😁

[@charcoal386]

Wow thats great

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thanks Mike 😁

[@HubbysCreation]

Thats sweet!

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you 😁

[@HubbysCreation]

@@alanscannell keep up the good work! Makes me want to start turning

[@alanscannell]

@@HubbysCreation give it a go you wont regret it 👍

[@HubbysCreation]

@@alanscannell thats some of the problems. I think once i start i wont want to do anything else hahah

[@alanscannell]

@@HubbysCreation it is addictive I will say that much 😂

[@TheMessyStudio]

Lovely bit of timber, Alan! And I'm diggin' the sweatshirt. The braided wire was an interesting idea and gave the piece a cool effect. What a beautiful bowl! How could he not like it? But if he doesn't, just send it to me. LOL. Liked and subbed and looking forward to more. Billy

[@alanscannell]

Thank you very much Billy. Oh he liked it dont think I'll be seeing that back again 😂 many thanks for the sub should hopefully have a new video up next week. Alan

[@itsdoogue]

Had to come over and sub loving seen how the process works making this @blendworkshop - paul

[@alanscannell]

Cheers bud glad you liked it and thanks for the sub 👍

[@barrycook4690]

Well done Alan it looks like a lump of coal on the lathe but I'm liking the copper in lay with resin and your hard work paid off and the penny topped it off👍👍👍

[@alanscannell]

Cheers Barry thank you. Yea it is pretty black dusty stuff but it sure turns out nice in the end. Thanks for watching 👍

[@LeonaFayWoodturning]

That is stunning Alan. Love what you did with it. The penny was a nice touch. I’m heading to MC too, I’ll keep an eye out for ya.

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you leona 😁 ah cool will see you there so 👍

[@kevinburke4081]

Just found your channel have some bog oak gonna give the copper wire a lash thanks for the idea who dares wins(sometimes)

[@alanscannell]

Ah cool the copper really goes well with the bog oak. Good luck with it 👍

[@MakeThings]

What a beautiful bowl! That wood looks especially hard, like you’re turning stone.

[@alanscannell]

It pretty much is fossilized wood so it is like turning stone 😀 cheers buddy thanks for watching 👍

[@MadamCoyote]

That is absolutely gorgeous!! I've been wanting to do some copper wire inlay for a while now but wasn't sure how I wanted to go about it. Now I know :-D

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you. Glad I could help 😁

[@HueyLionsheart]

That's a beautiful combination! That oak's colour is amazing and the copper accents just show it right off. I'm pretty sure your neighbour will love it...if not I know there'd be no trouble getting a buyer for that one. Great work again Alan.👍😁

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thanks Huey. Yea he loved it. Would have almost kept it for myself 😁 thanks for watching 👍

[@TakamiWoodshop]

Damn son - they weren't kidding when they said "the old oak tree". Be cool if you found a 5000 year old penny embedded in there somewhere - it'd be worth like ... 160p in today's money with inflation and all. 💲💲 This will be on Antique Roadshow in another 5000 years and they'll be able to accurately date it by this KZbin video. But ma~~te - that thing is Hot stuff with a capital H. That black oak - OhwOw 🥓🥓 bacon sizzle!!

[@alanscannell]

I'm always on the look out for those old Penny's 😂 ha ha cheers buddy thank you very much. Glad you like it 👍

[@woodturnerky8556]

Awesome work Alan! Isn't it nice when a plan comes together so well? I always enjoy your commentary, and that was very interesting how you can judge how long the wood sat in the bog by the colour! I know this stuff is expensive. I believe they also use it for tobacco pipes in place of briar. Keep it up buddy! Kyler

[@alanscannell]

Cheers bud thank you. I've never seen it as a pipe but is so hard I imagine it would take a long time to burn. The shavings where good for starting the fire though 😁

[@rafikipete6740]

Great project, lovely job Al but your a typical fitter using a screwdriver as a punch and if you can't fit it hit with a hammer LOL, nice tunes to.

[@alanscannell]

Well it's what I know Pete 😂 cheers thanks for watching 👍

[@FixitRestoreit]

Great work there, really enjoy your channel! New sub from me !

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you. Glad you enjoyed 👍

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

Nice job! The finished piece has a strong presence, even just on a video. Its almost like the copper is fragments of shrapnel that were caught up in the bog too I have a few pieces of east anglian bog oak, and they are black as coal or ebony, must be very old? I have problems with the bog oak sometimes. When its combined in projects with other woods (especially ash) the black dust tends to get onto the lighter coloured wood and stain it. Any tips to avoid that?

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thank you very much. Yea that has happened to me too. A friend of mine recommend putting a light coat of epoxy on the opposing wood to almost seal it as such but I've not tried it myself

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

@@alanscannell I'll give it a go

[@notwhereyouthink]

Alan, I'm curious instead of the cacao why not pack the cracks with the bog oak dust and shavings?

[@alanscannell]

Hi thanks for watching. I could have done as you say with the shavings but the ones I had where very course the cacao was a finer dust and it also sets quicker as it has more surface area with the glue. Plus I had it to hand which helped 😉

[@notwhereyouthink]

@@alanscannell Alan you could be right it's just that I've turned a fair bit of bog oak over the years and end up looking like a welsh miner after a few seconds. And the older the wood the harder it is. You might as well be cutting diamonds.

[@alanscannell]

Sorry for late reply I've not been getting notifications . Yes generally I'd end up looking the same and it can be as hard as concrete. It's tough stuff

[@ronniehyde6649]

It would be beneficial to figure out some sort of volume leveling between your music and your speaking.

[@alanscannell]

Cheers thanks for watching 👍