Cherry Barbed Wire Bowl from Hell

[@curtisstacy5829]

My heart goes out to you. This was a video on how to sharpen a 1000 times. I have a piece of cherry I know has some metal in it. After watching your video I can just imagine the work that will be involved. Great video. The bowl turned out great. Thanks for sharing.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thanks so much, Curtis.

[@RICKYDENNIS49]

I take my hat off to you Mike for your determination and will power. I think I would have been looking for another piece of wood. Well done Mike

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thanks, Ricky. Maybe I should have.😅

[@RICKYDENNIS49]

@@MikePeaceWoodturning Your welcome Mike. I have followed all of your videos. You should be very proud of the work you do. I'm sure you will have helped very many people get to grips with the art of woodturning. I am 62 years old and have been a woodturner for over thirty years. It never gets old does it. I am always looking for that special challenge. Keep up the good work Mike, All the very best to you , Yours Ricky

[@donovanbailey4398]

Nice work, Mike, in that it was a fine example of what it takes to salvage a piece of timber. One of the big factors to take away is that a salvage project like this (wire, cracks, deep inclusions, etc.) is probably not a project that a new turner should tackle. Great education piece.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thanks, Donovam.

[@jerrystark6766]

An impressive effort with an impressive result. Thanks!

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thank you very much!

[@ralphvanpelt9325]

Great work, never give up. I'd love to see the finished bowl.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thanks 👍

[@kenharper616]

Excellent turning and video. Thanks

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thanks 👍

[@BAILEYWOODWORKS]

It is very hard to abandon a piece of wood. Great job!

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

It really is!

[@glencrandall7051]

Just goes to show that if you get far enough into a tough piece it can still pay off if you keep at it. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day and stay healthy.

[@jamesmacthread5986]

Mike, if life was easy it would be very boring. Excellent job there sir.

[@cobberpete1]

A lot of hard work on this one Mike.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Yes, I turned it months ago and just got around to filling the voids and adding finish.

[@alanmullock381]

Got to call it a win Mike! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thanks1

[@jorisdemoel3821]

That is a wonderful looking bowl. But hard work getting to it! Very instructive to see the techniques.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thank you very much!

[@WithTheGrain527]

wow that looked so hard :) thanks for sharing Mike

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

It was!

[@TheDp1965]

Great job!

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thanks!

[@j.s_cabin]

I have made a few bowl where was wire, so i hit it a hammer wite, when it was line so it came loos to the wood. Then it was easy to takeoff

[@billneff9569]

Great work!! Last fall I turned a big piece of Ash that had three 12 penny nails in it. ( I suspect the remnants of an ancient deer stand). After extracting the nails, I cut the heads off, drilled holes in the foot and epoxied them in. I figure the story will help sell it.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Mayube. That was certainly worse than a bit of barb wire.

[@davidnickell9381]

Having cut my firewood from down trees on my farm for the last 35 years, I can't tell you how many times I've hit barbed wire, nails, fence staples, wrenches, horse shoes, and all manner of things grown into trees.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

I can only imagine!

[@davidnickell9381]

@@MikePeaceWoodturning Usually, when a new blade is put on the saw. :( I was told by an old (relative to my 64 years) farmer that when doing shade tree repairs they would always throw the scrap pieces next to the tree. Many of those ended up inside the tree as it grew. I've seen half the wheel of a horse drawn plow inside a tree.

[@claypigeon001]

A very brave turning there Mike! Just goes to show you never can tell what's inside a piece of wood until you start cutting. Nice piece and lovely grain 👍

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

You are right!

[@LewisKauffman]

Endeavor to persevere! Turned out lovely, Mike!

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@gordonbennett3219]

Do you think tsa would mind if you ran some wood through their X-ray? Thanks for the perseverance and your gift of know how.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

When I was heading to the Portland Symposium with wood, my bag was checked very closely and swabbed. I almost missed my flite.

[@DKWalser]

Dude -- This was the perfect opportunity for practicing with your carbide tools!

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Totally! This was and older video project I had filmed before I bought my carbide tools. I will have to remember that next time I run into embedded metal.

[@BadAppleWoodwerx]

😲 So much about this one had me freaking out! Barbed wire, I'd run and hide! Not ready for that yet Mike!

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Not sure I was.

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[@kylerbenedict9214]

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[@damianjohnny6475]

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[@damianjohnny6475]

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[@georged1209]

Persistence thy name is Mike!

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, Mike! 😃 That was a difficult one! 😬 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thank you! Will do!

[@tomcoker9882]

I was wondering when you were going to break out the carbide tools. Do you not have any or just don’t like to use them? I’ve hit a hidden nail while using my Easy Wood Tools on a couple of occasions and they shaved down the nail fairly easily. I’m not sure they would have worked the same on the barbed wire as it might be a higher carbon steel, but it might have been neat if they did so, you could have left the wire showing to add a lot of visual interest. Be that as it may, the head slapping idea of using the finger contour gauge to shape the jam block 😲 was worth the video. Stay safe and well to keep the ideas flowing. Cheers, Tom

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

I recently pickied up a few carbide tools but after I had done this bowl.

[@tomcoker9882]

@@MikePeaceWoodturning so when you find your next hidden treasure you can risk giving it a try. 😁 Cheers, Tom

[@steveblight2120]

Brave indeed! I wonder if your carbide turning tools might have chewed through the wire with less resistance.

[@diydarkmatter]

your a mad man a mad man i say lol . regular wood is not enough for you mike you need heavy metal wood lol . great job buddy bet that was pretty tough on your tools .take care my friend

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Heavy metal. I like it!

[@diydarkmatter]

@@MikePeaceWoodturning i always knew were hard core . stay safe buddy

[@adventuretravelsmikebill2343]

Wondering what kind of sander you use and what the size of the sanding discs are and where are you might’ve gotten it would be helpful great bowl I haven’t run into one with a wire or a nail on it maybe I’ve just been lucky glad to see that you kept going to get it done

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

My power and inertia sander and sanding supplies from Ken Rizza at Woodturnerswonders.com. Great vendor. I use 3" disks for bowels larger than about 8" and 2" for smaller.

[@trevormiller1366]

I was hoping that you would introduce a fresh piece of rusty barb into the bark inclusion and clear resin over it. Not to worry, close 'nuff and still looks good. 👍

[@MarklTucson]

Would carbide have cut through more readily?

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

I have found traditional gouges cut a bowl faster.

[@MarklTucson]

@@MikePeaceWoodturning Thanks. That's good to know.

[@jackthompson8019]

Tough slugging when you get metal in a turning blank. I think I would have cut the wire out before turning it. Nice bowl though.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

I do wish it had been easier but until the bowl got thinned that was not easy.

[@bradbyers7505]

I know the meaning of the phrase “pucker factor”. 😱