It was maybe better left as a log !!

[@bettyforbes7291]

I guess this hunk of wood could have been left as is but then we wouldn't be admiring this uniquely fabulous conversation piece now would we Andy?!!!

[@peterwilliams211]

Even better, It could left as a tree

[@AuntK68]

I always love it when you leave the "natural" edge on a piece. Great work even if it's not what you hoped for.

[@missharry5727]

So I woke up on a not very promising Friday morning thinking I could just fancy one of your videos as I think about getting up and giving the cat his breakfast and there you are with a natural edge bowl too which are my absolute favourites. What a treat! There's nothing wrong with it Andy, it's beautiful and one of your specialities. Your "bread and butter" pieces put everyone else's best efforts in the shade. Yes, I like the coloured pencils, the many-coloured mosaics, the free-ring goblets, the triumph of ingenuity and technique over materials; but finding the beauty in the most unpromising chunk of timber is real craftsmanship. The rest is highly enjoyable showing off!

[@sharonwelsly]

Andy, I love your work. You made a perfect bowl. It's very beautiful.

[@areasevenpro]

I'm glad I logged in for another Andy Phillip video.

[@36marty]

Hi Andy, Absolutely nothing wrong with that piece. Stunning in its simplicity. Love it !!!

[@fiberotter]

Looks like a soft wood. The patterns in the log look great! I love the live edge.

[@DarkVoidIII]

The growth rings from the branches really came out well. A masterpiece from a bland piece of wood! You've done it again, Andy! 😁👍👍

[@1945jude]

Never left better as a log! Thanks Andy, lovely as usual

[@noahcount7132]

It was better given your woodturning expertise and artistic vision, Andy. It's lovely! 👍

[@randyrandolph9709]

Awesome work the grain pattern is awesome nice job 👍 👏.

[@paddyroodzant4760]

Love this piece! Its unique shape and raw edge is what makes it simply beautiful!

[@simeon2851]

The patterns on that wood were gorgeous. Definitely better as a bowl.

[@jodilea144]

I just love all the beautiful things you find inside logs! 😊

[@bigunksworkshop786]

Beautifully simple. I like it.

[@TheLtData]

Elegant, pure in simplicity. Remarkable clean wood underneath that rough bark. Nice one again Andy.

[@radnamar]

Such a beautitul piece of wood! Thanks for finding the inner beauty!

[@ChrisSmith-yq9pr]

Andy with your creative genius, you took that one note log and turned it into a symphony!

[@sheilahperry-rosales8748]

It's gorgeous!

[@karengilchrist9774]

I think it's lovely, Andy! Very nice grain, unique and beautiful shape and I love the natural edge.

[@alessandroalberto6431]

Grazie per averci offerto questo magnifico lavoro, dove hai rispettato quella striscia di corteccia originale ospitante i muschi ed i licheni !!!

[@youtube.commentator]

Ahh.... time to break out the 2x and enjoy fine art.. thanks Andy!

[@RenaLarson61]

I love the woods grain, beautiful

[@Rendel-von-An]

I really like the subtle grain. A very beautiful bowl.❤

[@alanbennington2641]

I love the fact that you left the green edge on, makes it look so natural, as if it grew to be that shape.

[@feeberizer]

Nice job! I like how you left the lichen in place. Might be home for a few critters 🐞🦗🐌🐛😉

[@Tim1967-o7j]

You have an amazing ability to see a diamond in a hunk of wood. Nicely done my friend.

[@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound]

Firewood as a log. Lovely art as a bowl. Well done.

[@brendonmitchell2597]

Most definitely better now, than when it was a log. Cheer up Andy, it looks great. Well done.😊

[@Lykia_Craft]

Great job. That's inspiring.

[@richardwiese9054]

I love the sway-type cradle you made with this Ash log. I could imagine flowers with stems in the center and the petals coming up both sides. Then you could put the baby's breath in the middle over the stems.

[@SandieBrecken-ik9uk]

Sweet nice work Andy as always

[@williamlecoassin5172]

Wonderfull I see you from France

[@rag9993]

Best looking log I’ve seen🤔😂

[@victoriaruth821]

I love that you left some of the green on! It really adds to the piece!

[@rennaehanson9996]

I'm not sure what you envisioned Andy but it turned out really pretty. I can see large/giant pine cones collected from massive Sequoia pine trees nestled in the bowl. ❤❤❤

[@lexxussmooth]

No, Andy, you made the right decision, sir. Clean, and the look compliments the wood itself. Very well done. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@jodidavis6595]

Oh my goodness I was wondering and hoping you were gonna be able to save some of the greens on the wood. I love it 😍

[@jayemes1552]

Better left as a log? No way! I think it's beautiful and I love the green live edge ❤

[@petershipman7314]

Great work, love the natural bark well done🎉❤

[@andyhutch8262]

Thats beautiful, you don't have to glue lots of colour's and pressure resins, beautiful in their own way. Ash can be a plain timber, but you have made it shine in your own way.

[@flynnzilla8796]

The joy of watching you create this bowl, bland or not, is priceless.

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Thanks

[@MCsCreations]

Another beautiful work, Andy! Really well done! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@smfauls]

Awesome piece... love the natural edge..

[@Holden308]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You might not like it so much, but judging by the comments, your fans do.

[@SilverBack.]

Really elegant piece Andy, well done 🙌🙌

[@PBUCKY1969]

Nice job mate - great to watch - hope you're well!

[@CarolWimer]

I think it's beautiful. The grain of the wood looks so delicate a wonderful bowl.

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Thanks 👍

[@alrocha3835]

Nice work like the bowl and it is great piece to have. Keep up good work.

[@tomswindler64]

Great video as always.I always try at the beginning of the video to guess what your creating,and when final results are shown.see how close I came.I was going for a (skull cap)motorcycle helmet.LOL.but a beautiful bowl emerged.great content.love final showing 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@greatsilentwatcher]

The finished piece looks great.

[@АндрейАндреевич-г9ъ]

МАСТЕР🔥🔥🔥ОТ ДУШИ ЖЕЛАЮ УСПЕХА В ДАЛЬНЕЙШЕЙ ТРУДОДЕЯЛЬНОСТИ✊

[@kristineblack7041]

It looked like a bizarre optical illusion while it was rotating. Amazing it became a bowl!

[@kathleenorr9237]

Impressive wobble on that at the start! I think it was a superb piece 😊

[@mattgraham4025]

I think it turned out great! Much better as a bowl.

[@heden1460]

The bowl is very nice. I like the pattern of the wood.

[@РоманФедулов-е1д]

Моё почтение сударь, Вы как всегда на высоте !!!)))

[@pflick13]

Here we go!!

[@philvie]

Not the result you were looking for but beautiful non the less. Well done

[@graygrand]

I’m glad you made it into a beautiful bowl.

[@shreksswamp9001]

That is so nice. Well done!

[@HuhHowboutThat]

Well, I don't know anything..🤔 but I think this is a beautiful piece!❤

[@Fortunes.Fool.]

A complete layman like myself who knows nothing about wood wouldn’t have any idea that didn’t come out the way you might have expected. Without the video, I’d wonder how the heck you did that shape.

[@MASI_forging]

Nice work as always. Such a beautiful design 😍😍

[@walnutclose5210]

Ash nearly always disappoints me that way. Just isn't a very interesting wood for turning. However, it's a gorgeous, if understated bowl. You completely nailed the shape with respect to the live edge crotch. As always, beautiful work.

[@matty8505]

A master of his craft.

[@lindalibanio4124]

A côr dessa madeira deixou a peça muito bonita! Especial seu trabalho,sou sua admiradora👏🙂🤗💗

[@jwall6006]

You said in the description that you think it’s a bit bland. But as an artist as well, I’ve found that if I do a piece that I’m less than pleased with, I better look at it again. Ive learned some thing from every piece I make. It may be the tiniest of thing. A color here, a piece added there, or something funny that I wasn’t expecting. I’ve learned something in the making of that piece. Maybe just that I don’t want to ever do that again.

[@gregjo5141]

Damn that work looks so satisfying and therapeutic. I'm going to have to invest in a lathe someday. I used to bore and customize sprockets and gears years ago I do miss it.

[@lonniecurl7670]

I think it turned out awesome, it would look perfect on a table filled with assorted unshelled nuts, or even fruit

[@carolwhite7850]

Uniquely beautiful, and a conversation piece.

[@morganelzey]

I have to say its not my favorite but still beautiful ! I'd love to see the moss and bark encased in resin and left on the bowl, ya it may be fragile, but all wood /resin is, to a point. And separately woodturning the darkest wood, I dont know what wood that is but im sure it would look amazing , haha!

[@damienmilas8337]

Great work mate looks awesome at one angle it almost looks like an owl with the two same shaped grains for eyes nice one 👍🦘🇦🇺

[@denisraulet]

La coupe est magnifique et détaillée.Superbe à voir réaliser.👍

[@zoejackson5173]

It's absolutely beautiful

[@scenicview9482]

Hey you did great here don’t be too self critical.😊

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

The oil restored the majority of the grain, at least in my view. The final outcome reminded me of a fruit basket (if it had handles!), so it's a perfect fruit bowl. I'd very happily have that on my side table filled with different fruits. My grandchildren would empty it in a few hours! I understand why you said what you did, but it's a beautiful piece nonetheless. The grain is a lot clearer with the oil and it's restored the wood's innate beauty.

[@amandatallis9875]

Hi Andy what a wonderful bit of wood it has amazing grain and colour. The natural edge bowl is magnificent and unique, you have turned yet another fantastic piece. Well done great bowl and video. Amanda xx

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Many thanks Amanda

[@GaryGlass-DriftwoodTurner]

It looks great Andy!

[@karenstafford724]

That turned out really nice. ❤❤😊

[@tredici72]

Nice👌

[@Jules-77]

Well it was a lot better than your description! I can imagine it in a contemporary setting quite well. Can anyone else see an owl’s face in the very last frame of the video? 2 big eyes.

[@КуртШвейгерт]

Браво Andy!,у тебя золотые руки!.

[@lyndaowen2154]

Looks excellent-great job

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Thank you!

[@peterclemens2501]

Awesome👍👍

[@altai2286]

Браво мастеру очень красивое получилось изделие 🤝👍👍👍👍👍

[@carolyncarlson6410]

It's beautiful!

[@jerome_dangelo]

Amazing work as usual, sir.

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Thank you!

[@soradjoey]

IMO i think it turned out quite lovely!!

[@floydperdway]

Left as a log? Where's the fun in that for us? 😂 Beautiful piece.

[@VanDamArtisan]

I'm glad it didn't get left as a log!

[@youtube.commentator]

Just out of curiosity, on a scale of 1-10, how much does this hurt the wrist? The outcome was nice and it was fun to see an odd shape become a bowl

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

I don't get any wrist pain so it's a zero

[@williamellis8993]

Really nice, Andy. Definitely NOT better left as a log. Bill

[@TheMadSqu]

Let´s agree to disagree as I think this is a fantastic piece!

[@auntsasalili]

Best chip bowl ever! 🤭

[@katelinnett9020]

What a beautiful, perfect curve! It invites the hand...lovely!

[@cgamejewels]

😎👍

[@crozal-zf2vx]

Bonjour monsieur Andy bravo 👏

[@tennesseewoodartcreations8210]

Nice! Love it!

[@lindaroshdy7541]

I totally disagree, its refreshing to see a piece made purely of natural wood and no resin in site. I love it !!!