Wood Turning - Beginners Goblet Guide Addendum

[@kenmcfalls1410]

Great job on both videos Mike. You explained the process very well. Please don't stop talking during your videos. We blind woodturners really appreciate it. Ken the blind woodturner

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Ken, there is NO chance of me NOT talking, I assure you :). Take care Mike

[@cnjsharp2]

I think you do a great job and your methods are spot on. Don’t let the naysayers bother you. Thanks for showing us your way!

[@Thomas-zc6nu]

Thanks so much for doing the second video on the goblet, I am a new 69 year old turner, My first turn was your goblet & got to the part where you hollow out the center, & couldn't figure out how you mounted the wood in the chuck. Will have another go at it now that you showed me how. Thanks so much for giving me a second chance, Mountain Man in Kentucky USA

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi Thomas, I'm glad you found some use in the videos, and good luck with your project. Take care Mike

[@deltazi]

Mike: Speaking for myself, I can't tell you how much I appreciate the obvious time and effort you spend unselfishly sharing your expertise, craftsmanship and years of experience. I have learned more about wood turning watching your videos than I suspect I would have had I attended a vocational school for 2 years. You do an outstanding job. “You can please some of the people some of the time all of the people some of the time some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time.” ― Abraham Lincoln Please don't change a thing and keep the posts coming. Thank you. Alan.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Alan, your kind words are appreciated. As long as someone takes away something useful, then the aim has been achieved. Take care Mike

[@philipguarino524]

Keep on talking Mike, you have been a guiding light for this old man....Thank you so much. Phil

[@MikeWaldt]

Lol ... thank you Philip.

[@chrispowell3660]

Thanks Mike, I am a retired joiner & furniture maker and new to my now hobby of wood turning. As a newbie I appreciate all the talking and enjoy your explanation of which tools you use. I know that different people prefer to use different tools but it does help to know where to start. Thanks for another great instructional video. Don't stop talking :-) Regards Chris

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank YOU Chris for your supportive comments, I appreciate them, especially given the skills that you possess. There is no chance of me stopping talking, as you cannot change the habit of a lifetime ;) Take care, and enjoy your new found hobby. Take care Mike

[@flyerscout2]

I am new to this. Your videos are great. The fact that you think the last video can be improved upon is awesome. Thanks for the videos. 😊😊😊

[@SteveSam66]

Hi Mike. Thanks for posting the edited material. There is some very useful information that would have otherwise been overlooked. I particularly like your explanation through the project and ideas on piece stabilization

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks you, I'm glad you think it will be useful. Take care Mike

[@hentzant]

A big thumbs up from me mike your new series is aimed at beginners and I am a beginner and these videos really help without them I would never have felt confident enough to attempt a goblet.thankyou.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Ken, good luck with your goblet. Take care Mike

[@cornwasher]

This was a good presentation of the little parts you would probably expect a turner to already know. I enjoyed it and thanks.

[@MikeWaldt]

+MM Reporter Thank you Sir, I appreciate it. Take care Mike

[@CelestialPopCollectiveOfficial]

To be honest, I’d rather watch an hour long video that doesn’t leave me asking more questions than an edited down version that leaves me discouraged. I love your videos and I could listen to you talk all day so don’t worry about length of video. Keep up the amazing work! Cheers, Cheri

[@donfillenworth1721]

As a new turner, I find your channel a very valuable resource. Thank you for sharing our knowledge.

[@MikeWaldt]

+Don Fillenworth Hi Don, I'm really pleased that you find my channel useful to you. Thanks for the kind words and support. take care Mike

[@icespeckledhens]

Another useful source of information. I do not know why people use the dislike button or make nasty negative remarks. If I do not like a video I move on and say nothing, other people may love it. I would not want to upset anybody by criticising something they may have spent hours on. Not in your case MIke, thanks James

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi james, and thank you for your very kind, and supportive words mate. Take care Mike

[@danielsmith6895]

I like the way you explain what is happening and the options available. I am a new turner and find this very helpful.

[@MikeWaldt]

+Daniel Smith Glad to hear you found the video of some use Daniel. Cheers Mike

[@coyleyman4779]

Mike, Don't worry about talking too much. I enjoy listening to you speak as I am from Iowa USA. We don't have too many people from your neck of the woods over here. Enjoy the information. I feel I can use everything your saying as I am a new turner just learning. Mostly pens right now. One 4 inch walnut bowl that came out great and one pet urn I was happy with. Keep up the good work and talk all you want. Richard Coyle

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for the vote of confidence Richard,I really appreciate it my friend. Take care Mike

[@donbair6210]

Mike, I have appreciated all your videos...So helpful and done in a professional manner. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Don, I am really happy that you find my videos of some use. Thanks for the support. Take care Mike

[@turnerscorner9516]

Hi Mike, after watching the addendum it makes even more sense. Totally agree with Tom's comments. If you feel you have to explain something, we'll explain it. Because I feel we beginners can only learn from the more information we get. Keep up the great work. Derek

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Derek, appreciate it Take care Mike

[@dmaymon]

I love your videos. I appreciate you telling what you are doing and how you are doing it. I also am thankful that you talk and do not have that awful music that most videos have. Keep up the good work Mike!

[@MikeWaldt]

Don Maymon Thanks Don, I have to admit I do add music quite often too! :) Take care Mike

[@timecowx]

Ah Mr. Waldt, Still my favorite turner! I was watching you before I started turning, and I swear I get as much enjoyment out of watching you as I do doing my own projects. I say MORE talk (but not less doing of course) I have picked up a lot from your videos, and I think even experienced turners can say the same. Keep 'em coming!

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you, that's very kind of you to say so. Thank you also for your continued support, I really do appreciate it, and worry not I'll NEVER shut up.....too late to change! Take care Mike

[@brassjc]

Hi Mike, 35 in Perth, Australia and just bought my first lathe. Really appreciate your videos and the sharing of knowledge. Keep it up and talk as much as you want!

[@MikeWaldt]

+brassjc Enjoy your new hobby, and thanks for your kind words too. Cheers Mike

[@earlrumble1692]

Hey Mike, I, for one, really appreciate your commentary as you turn! The videos that I tend to click off are the silent movie types. I truly like being talked to. Your reasons for using a particular tool or procedure is what I need to put into my minds library when I approach my new lathe. This is especially true since I cannot yet afford the various gouges and so am turning with a small round carbide and a few homemade tools.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Earl, at least I know I'm on the right track. Take care Mike

[@BobDaniel]

Mike Waldt I'll second that... these aren't silent movies, and the soundtrack needs to be more than just the sound of machinery. Videos like this offer a unique way to learn, by seeing the actions AND by hearing the theory and context, at the same time. I wouldn't want just the "doing" any more than I'd want just the "talking". (I say this with a background in mediated learning, not woodworking, btw) So thanks for your efforts!

[@MikeWaldt]

***** Thanks Bob, that's nice to hear,I really appreciate it. Take care Mike

[@teamwild_UK]

Thanks Mike. I've been turning for a year now, so still very much a noob, and it find these tutorials very useful. Books are great but until you've tried it you don't have a proper understanding and getting pointers from you guys sure saves me from making lots of fire wood. Your style is very chatty which I'm ok with but maybe a voice-over track would help make the important points in a concise manner without having the video to long. All the best and thanks again. Ben.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Ben, for both your encouraging words and support, they are both appreciated Take care Mike

[@JonGreene]

Mike, Thanks for putting this part in. That helps a lot! Jon

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Jon for the encouragement, I'm glad you find it useful. Take care Mike

[@jnmfamily547]

Hi Mike. I wanted to say thank you for this series. I am only in to the second video. Having done woodworking for over 40 years as a hobby, I only started turning in the last year. I never would have thought to use 2 coats of sanding sealer on my turnings as I use Crystal Kote. However.....That tip has change the sheen of every bowl I turn. Thank you so much for such an excellent suggestion. Keep up the good work. I typically only watch your videos and Carl Jacobson. What a great couple of educators.

[@MikeWaldt]

Hello, and thank you very much for your kind words, and support. Glad to hear you found some use from this video too. Take care Mike

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

I am preparing for a half day goblet workshop for my club and got some great tips from you.

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi Mike, I am really honoured that a turner of your stature has found some ideas from my video. Thank you and take care Mike

[@oaksho]

Hi Mike really liked the part covering the methods to support the tail stock end without damaging the bowl, great stuff. Tony

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Tony, appreciate your support my friend. Take care Mike

[@dyfhid]

Thanks much for this! I am one of the complete newcomers to turning that comes to guys like you to learn, and I really appreciate the effort you put forth helping us along.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks David, happy to be of some use to you Take care Mike

[@wayhod1]

Mike- Can't wait to try another goblet. I love the detail you have offered us. Gotta buy a tennis ball now. Thank you again.

[@stevecarroll711]

Talk on, Mike. I find your vids much more interesting than those that just play music. I love the running commentary, and always learn something new. (Good tip about rounding the caliper ends, by the way.) Regarding video length, the longer the better in my opinion. Better than what's on TV. :D ... Steve

[@584gillette]

Thanks for all the tips, even though I have been turning for a little while you are showing me things to try.

[@MikeWaldt]

Glad you are finding some use in my videos. Thanks for watching, much appreciated. Take care Mike

[@DennisBlades]

Hi Mike like the video, I don't mind people talking when they're saying something interesting and you do so keep them coming.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Dennis, I appreciate your thoughts mate. Take care Mike

[@wjneupe]

As always Mike, well done! You seem to be a sincere and honest guy and I truly appreciate your videos. I'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination and feel that I can always learn something new. Keep 'em coming friend.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Bill, your kind words are nice to hear. Take care Mike

[@aristocraft51]

Mike, Good job on the second video. Don't worry about 'talking to much' -your just explain important detail. Good job Sometimes hard to remember what others don't know

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you for the support Kevin Cheers Mike

[@dttw4113]

Thank you. I truly enjoyed the way you explain the process in this project. I am looking at finding new and more hobbies for me to get in to, and wood working has always intrigued me. I would like to say that you remind me of a Malcolm Chisholm an old recording engineer who help to teach me how to become a sound engineer, he was very involved with the Jazz genre and helped to build many recording studios. Most famously Zenith Studios. Anyway I am enjoying the beginners guide very much so far.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you DT, much appreciated, I'm really happy to hear that your enjoying some of my videos. Just an aside, my son is a sound engineer, and travels the world with various bands and artists, he always says when he does come home to visit, it's hard, demanding work, but how many people are able to make a living doing something they love :). I wish I had found woodturning years ago, then maybe I could have been one of the lucky ones. Take care Mike

[@scottmartin9287]

Mike, Don't worry too much about the length. I think that you can go much longer without it being boring or tedious. Honestly, some of you other videos there have been parts that "jumped" ahead and I wondered how you did that. I just started turning and your videos have been invaluable.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for the encouragement, and your support Scott. Cheers Mike

[@jasonaddis2104]

been watching your channel for a few weeks and find your knowledge and advice very useful and turned my 1st project on my lathe, (only a cheap one for starters lol). I've done a tea light holder shaped as a wine glass, using a few pointers from your channel and i'm very pleased with the end product. can't wait to do start the next one. massive thumps up from me ;)

[@MikeWaldt]

+jason addis Hi Jason, I am very pleased that you have found some of my videos of use. Hope you continue to enjoy this wonderful craft. Thank tippy for your kind words too, they are much appreciated. Take care Mike

[@paintilludrop]

Talking..great cause your teaching, not just showing..i am new to turning..so i am ready to learn. Go to class twice a week.making my first goblet Sat. 3 hr. Class.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you much appreciated. There is no substitute for taking classes in my view, and good luck with your first goblet. Cheers. Mike

[@imtriing870]

Hi Mike, Absolute newbie here, hoping to get my first lathe in a few weeks - I have done bits of woodwork before, but all by hand. Hours of slow hand-sanding left my right hand more like a claw last time, so I have decided to move on to the next level - just wanted to say thank you very much for your informative videos; I've been watching and studying your hand movement and control, picking up tips and hints here and there throughout. I'm looking forward to getting my lathe and joining in the fun, and to seeing more of your very helpful videos! Thanks, G

[@PeteBeardsley]

Thanks Mike, another tip packed episode. I attempted a goblet over the weekend, a piece of willow fell to hand, probably not ideal in hindsight. I completed the bowl and it was looking epic, probably as good as I have ever done, but when cleaning up the stem before final sanding I think I got a catch or something and it exploded. Bugger! Remember kids, always use afull faceshield, I'm glad I did! Ah well, I will try again soon. Good tip with the calipers, it wouldn't have occurred to me to round over the tips.

[@MikeWaldt]

Glad you found it useful Pete, let me assure you mate, if you set fire to all the goblets I have "exploded", you could heat a small City!! Take care, and thanks for your support Mike

[@winyate]

Thanks for posting this update, its covered all the questions I had from the original video, especially regarding the use of the mouse mat which was something I didn't understand initially but do now. Totally agree with your final comments.

[@MikeWaldt]

I'm glad your happy that I did, and that I took heed of suggestions that were given to me by my turning friends. Take care Mike

[@paulholt9063]

Great videos. I appreciate your comments and explanations, it helps to understand why you do things. I really liked the idea of the pad on the tip of the live centre, it would put less pressure on thin edge. I just got a lathe and have only turned a couple bowls. Thanks for your videos!

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi Paul and thank you. Enjoy your turning journey.

[@oldman719]

I enjoy your videos. You do it so everyone can understand. Thank you.

[@MikeWaldt]

Cheers "Oldman", glad you enjoy them. Take care Mike

[@allanwright5736]

Thanks Mike, I have been woodturning for about 2 years and have found out that there is a lot I need to learn. The sanding tip is a good one as I have trouble with sanding lines and just can't get them out I'll try your cleaning tip.

[@MikeWaldt]

Glad to have been of use Allan. Thanks for the support Cheers Mike

[@alanhouse5166]

I have just purchased a small bench top lathe and have watched many videos to learn about chisels etc. i find your videos extremely well presented and informative so keep it up. I live in France and we use logs for heating the house so I get lots of pieces of round wood 50cm in length so will practice on this. We get oak, silver birch, beech and sometimes chestnut but a friend is letting me have some apple he recently cut down. I guess I will be learning to sharpen my chisels in the not to distant future. Thanks for some great videos.

[@PeteTGIF]

Thank you Mike for making this addendum to you previous video. I hope you got my critics on the first one as they had been meant - constructive and by no means rude. About these thumbs down in disguise: I think most of these people don't know anything about all the work to be done prior the release of a video like the ones we make. Talking about myself it takes about 1.5 hours to edit 1 hour of footage into a 1 minute video. And this is besides the turning the most time consuming part of a video. In case I'd leave a thumbs down to a video I'd leave a comment twice as long as I use to leave on a thumbs up, just to make sure that even this is a constructive critic. Keep on learning and don't apologize for your way of showing your skills. Greetings from Good Old Germany Peter

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for the suggestions Pete, they were invaluable and essential. Never stop posting your opinions, as they are very important to all. Take care Mike

[@paulspencer7401]

So inspirational Mike, just want to get out there and have a go, roll on the spring.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks again Paul :) Cheers Mike

[@rustypanels1917]

Good follow up video Mike. As far as talking goes, keep it up. You explain a lot this way Regards Shayne......

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Shayne Cheers Mike

[@michaelgill3793]

Great video as always! Just a beginner here so I do really appreciate your work! Cheers from Texas!

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Michael, really pleased that you found it of interest. Take care Mike

[@susanlane7954]

Thank you for the "beginners" videos. Am following a few of you and trying to figure out how to turn. Susan

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you for watching Susan, give it some time and you'll get there...trust me :) Cheers Mike

[@DaveBardin]

Mike I have the same problem to. I handle it two ways. I either try to spread the tips and tricks across a few different videos. That is hard to do with out repetition. Or I make a series and go in depth on a particular subject and technique. Well done and thumbs up ;) I say keep em coming and keep teaching verbally as well as by demonstration.

[@Wayfarer-Sailing]

Dave - I don't think it's a bad thing to have a bit of repetition; it reinforces good practice and habits. Regular viewers of a channel will notice and remember things that they have seen before and incorporate good technique into their own work. (Just my opinion of course). David.

[@MikeWaldt]

dbpianos Good point David, and thanks for making it. Cheers Mike

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for the input Dave Cheers Mike

[@MrSkeeter18]

I feel like I just got smarter thanks to you. Thanks. happy new year

[@MikeWaldt]

Lol....thanks Skeeter. Happy New Year to you as well. Cheers Mike

[@philcooke5145]

Great info, particularly liked the tennis ball tip. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to pass on your knowledge.

[@MikeWaldt]

Phil Cooke Thanks Phil, appreciate it my friend. Take care Mike

[@ggreenco]

Thanks for doing this. I've enjoyed many of your videos. My first attempt at a goblet was, as the kids might say, an "epic fail". Your work is an encouragement to me and, I am sure, many others. Cheers

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank YOU for watching. I assure you without our "epic fails", we never get to our "epic wins"! I appreciate your support and encouraging comments. Take care Mike

[@dav1d2312]

Mike,excellent, glad I found the addendum, some great tips, Thanks

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks David, happy that you found it some use Take care Mike

[@peterstewart3563]

Mike this is a really great tutorial, and timely as my son and I have just received our first lathe. Time to put the skills we learnt in a course last year into practice.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Peter, good to hear that you and your son are taking up this wonderful craft. Enjoy yourselves and turn safe. Take care Mike

[@framel44]

Very well explained Mike, thank you, I always enjoy your videos, keep them coming. all the best to you and yours for the New Year. Frank

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Frank, and the same to you Cheers Mike

[@nippychippy]

Another great video mike really informative I don't mind the talking cause your trying to explain the job your doing a big thumbs from me I like the text and don't worry about the thumbs down I think people just do it for the sake of it Cheers robert

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Robert, your input is nice to hear. Thanks also for your continuing support. Take care Mike

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Shayne, appreciate your support mate. Take care Mike

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi "G", thanks for the kind words, and I am very glad that you are taking up this wonderful craft. if you have any questions at all just PM me, and I'll do my best to sort you out. Enjoy your new toy when it arrives. Take care and turn safe Mike

[@jolyondavis8720]

Another useful video as always, glad to hear you'll be making more this year. Don't stop talking, it's nice that you're human :). Well said on the thumbs downers too, i do wonder myself. Keep up the good work and take care

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for the support and encouragement Jolyon, I appreciate it. Take care Mike

[@melkoebes]

congratulations , impressive clean workshop , would be a joy to do your turning . I am still striving to improve mine . keep up the good work melkoebes

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Mel, it's not always clean, I assure you ;) Take care Mike

[@douglaspalmer9809]

hi mike,first of all,happy new year to you and your family....i dont get these people ,that hit the dislike button then do a runner ,without saying why,whats the point in that,to me its smacks of total ignorance of the subject matter there watching,,you know me mike ,i will have a laugh and a joke,just like anyone else,but in the end i will tell you if i like the piece,or the finish,or try another finish,im not a turner never turned in my life,,i was a furniture maker,till,ill health took its toll,but that dosent matter i can still appretiate the wood and the craftsmanship thats gone into a piece,,so ignore those idiots mike and as far as im concerned keep yapping away as long as you like,i find you to be very relaxed and focused behind the camera, and a good teacher,so keep striving mike and keep the videos coming ,we love em.....dougie...

[@MikeWaldt]

Dougie, coming from you I really appreciate what you have said mate, it's people like you that keep people like me going. I do hold a lot of store in what you have to say, even more so now, that I know a little of your background. Take care mate Mike

[@gavinmerrigan9833]

Keep them coming Mike very very helpful cheers

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Gavin Cheers Mike

[@bobham5]

Hi, Mike: Good job! One point about the "tension" method of taping the bowl to the tail center that someone pointed out to me after I posted my long stemmed goblet video was that the tail center is on a morse taper and there is the possibility that it could come loose under tension. It has never happened to me but I have only used that method a couple of times. I don't know of any live centers that are threaded for accepting a draw bar through the tailstock quill which would really be the only way of guaranteeing that it couldn't happen. Take care Bob

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Bob. Great point about the live center security, never even gave that a thought. I will mention it in my next upload. Thanks again for your contribution, that's what it's all about mate Take care and Happy New Year Mike

[@MikeWaldt]

***** Thanks for the support and encouragment Chris. Take care Mike

[@CollinFrench]

As the saying goes, you can't please all the people all the time. I get complaints regularly on my podcast because I might spend too much time on one thing, not enough on the other. I liked the first video as it showed the essentials, however I *really* like this one as it shows all the tailstock bits that I had previously missed or forgotten from the other videos. Perhaps you could consider (if you're wanting to keep the video run-time shorter) producing two parts as many other (Allen Tyler for example) do. This works too and means that if the viewer only has 15 or 20 minutes they don't then need to try and figure out where they got to in the video when they come back. Many many thanks for continuing to produce these vids, I am really happy that you seem to have fully recovered from the palsy and happy new year to you. Coll

[@MikeWaldt]

You are of course totally right Collin, as long as the majority are happy, that's what counts. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm not a great fan of "parts", but in certain circumstances there is no other option I suppose. Thank you for the valuable input mate, much appreciated. Take care Mike

[@ianchappell4199]

This is going to be my first project....My workshop is near to completion.......Thank you

[@MikeWaldt]

Enjoy your first project Ian, and great news that your workshop is nearly there :) Take care Mike

[@IanMaude]

Yet another great video Mike! A thought for you here. It is really quite difficult to cover everything as you know ;) Trying to do everything in every video will be a royal pain I suspect. How about covering basic skills, then when you come to a video about turning a piece of wood, you can refer back to the skills you showed earlier. That stops you having to repeat yourself and creates a gradual learning process which you can add additional skills to as you go. I hope you don't mind the suggestion and feel free to do things your way :) I am speaking as one who has not got his workshop up and running yet so I have yet to turn a piece of wood in anger and I love your chatty style personally, I am learning a lot from it and hope it will save me making a few mistakes once I start in anger! Thanks once again Ian

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Ian, your suggestion is a good one, and will be added to the list of "possible ways to do it"....lol. I think about it, then think I've got the right format, and end up doing it another way, ah well we'll get there in the end....maybe! Once again thank you for your support and input, they are both appreciated and welcomed. Take care Mike

[@justkirk]

Hey Mike, I just started to go through your beginner's guide videos and have been enjoying them thus far. I know they are over a year old, but thought - as a real new beginner to woodturning - that it would be great to have a video that explains how to setup the various tools for turning. For example: all the videos are constantly adjusting the tool rest (not sure of the technical name), but no one ever explains just how to set it up. Another example, how do you know at which angle of attack do you set the tool when cutting? What about turning speeds? What tool to use when rounding square pieces? How to find centers of pieces? Perhaps you have the answer to these questions in other videos and I haven't got to them yet. I just thought it might be helpful for beginners. (See, you aren't the only one that talks a lot.)

[@MikeWaldt]

+Kirk von der Heydt Hi Kirk, I am happy to hear that you are finding use in my videos. I, as many others, cover all the points you mention in various videos, but you may have given me the subject of another video in the future, that covers these points in the in the one video. Thanks for the food for thought. Hope you and yours had a great Christmas. Take care Mike

[@Aytheon1]

Hello Mike, again great vid, I don't think I can say all that I want here but the synopsis is Pease don't stop doing what you are doing. the need of what you are trying to accomplish is so vast it is almost indescribable. as I am now retired, I have more time on my hands than I want, so I watch a lot of turning vids, and a lot of what I see really scares me, with the new and even older turners. and as one who had no choice but to learn from trial and error, and that learning curve being more error than accomplishment, I would have gave some sensitive parts of my body to have some one like you to watch and learn from. I have 20 + years teaching both apprentice and journeymen my trade, and can tell you it don't come in the first month or year, of trying to understand how to get your point across to some one where they grasp what you want them to, but I will tell you that you are well on your way and a little ahead of the game my friend. so please keep them coming and dont get discouraged your doing great. and if no one else says it I will THANK YOU!!!!! Will

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Will, your comments mean a lot, and I really do appreciate all your input. Take care Mike

[@mikeatkinson5611]

Will is 100% right Mike. The way you do things is more informative than you think You have achieved one thing that not everyone can............my respect as a person and a turner. Keep up the excellent work my friend. A lot of us need and want it.

[@DaveBardin]

I agree!

[@MikeWaldt]

Dave Bardin Thanks Dave

[@MikeWaldt]

mike atkinson Thank you Mike

[@tapthis55]

Thank You ! your knowledge is very valuable too me !

[@MikeWaldt]

The pleasure is mine Matt, and thank you for watching.

[@ConfusionWood]

Goblet your specialty? great goblet! nice video!

[@MikeWaldt]

Lol....I do really enjoy turning goblets Ctristi. This upload was necessary to upload to explain what I will be doing on my future "Beginners Guide" videos, regarding the information I will be including. Thanks for watching. Take care Mike

[@BlindWoodTurner]

Hi Mike !! I would like to say that the addendum video was a big step forward.Would it be helpful to you, if when doing a beginners tutorial,you imagine that all the viewers are blind like myself.Being concise and precise can be tricky at times but if you do some practice turning and imagine that I am sitting in your garage, I think it could help. It is a technique I use to help friends and family convey info accurately and shortly to me.With that said,a word to the people who click on dislike and don't post a reason,please Help Mike to help us by giving constructive criticism and always be polite to others. Chris.

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi Chris, that my friend, is a great way of putting it, and I will remember that in future. By the way, any time you want to come and sit in my garage, you and your good lady would be most welcome. Take care my friend Mike

[@AsWoodTurns]

Thanks Mike - Great video. Alan Stratton

[@MikeWaldt]

Cheers Alan, thanks again for watching. Take care Mike

[@RichardHamilton2014]

Hi Mike, I've been through all you videos with greater enthusiasm and would like to post a thank you for all your great video's and tips you share with viewers, I'm just about to move back to the UK from South Africa and will be setting up my wood turning workshop in the next few months, I expect I'll be calling on your channel repeatedly for tips and tricks, One thing, I'm looking to buy a decent second hand lathe if you know of any contacts looking to sell one, If not, I believe I may go for an Axminster setup, your thoughts on their Lathes?

[@Woodlogger]

Another great video.... Thanks...!

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Take care Mike

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Mike Some very good ideas on chucking (tennis ball etc). Yes, making video less than 20-25 minutes is difficult. I try to keep mine to 15 minutes but seen choppy. Very nice camera work as well. Sam

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Sam, appreciate your support. Take care Mike

[@jimholladay2383]

Thanks Mike, you always leave me anxious for your next video. Beginner question, what is the advantage to a diamond parting tool versus one that doesn't have the diamond shape?

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Jim - The diamond parting tool has the leading cutting edge wider than the body of the tool, and stops the tool "binding", the thin parting tool is even thickness, hence a small relief cut should be made to give it room to move and eliminate binding. I find a "wiggle" motion helps to achieve a bind free cut too. Hope this helps. Take care Mike

[@MakingItOutOfTheWoods]

Great 👍 I can have another go at one now I’ve watched you mike 🌲🦊🌲🤩

[@MikeWaldt]

Good luck :)

[@MrMrwilem]

excellent video. thanks for sharing.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you, I appreciate it. Take care Mike

[@MrMrwilem]

Mike Waldt I made a goblet tonight with your training/info and it turned out pretty good for my 3rd lathe project....about a 4 oz stemware looking goblet

[@MikeWaldt]

Mr.Weezbad Well done my friend, glad to have been a little help to you. enjoy, and keep me informed of your projects. Take care Mike

[@MrMrwilem]

will do. thanks.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Wayne, hope it was of some use to you my friend. Enjoy your next one. Take care Mike

[@colinwilliams5633]

Hi Mike You did stated that there were some people commented on less talk more action but I feel that the more you explain? the better the new comer will understand and I must admit there was some things i.e. the support of the goblet that you demonstrated gave me food for thought well done mike

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for the encouragement and support Colin, they are much appreciated. Take care Mike

[@Flannymac]

Could you possibly describe the varying speeds you used during the different portions of the goblet turn? (Ex. Speeds for: getting it to round, hollowing, stem work, base work, etc.)

[@MikeWaldt]

The "thing" about speed is that it is up to the individual to decide what they feel safe turning at. That is why I rarely state the speeds, but sometimes I do. Suffice it to say that the faster you turn the better finish off the tool, but always be mindful of not turning too quickly, hence making you nervous. Hope this answers your query. Cheers Mike

[@nannatrytek942]

Hi Mike! I've been watching your videos for quite a while now. I'm in the process of making my own pallet bed. My plan is to sand it down to a very fine grit, and give it some oil, so it will look more... ''professional'' but still homemade because of the pallets. But. I want the wood to get a little bit darker than it is now. I honestly dont know what type of wood the pallets are made of, it's Euro Pallets. Do you have any ideas of what oil i could use? So

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi Nana, I would personally try Danish Oil, it does take a little longer to dry completely than some other oils, and you will need to apply several coats, but it feeds the wood, and leaves a nice deep sheen, as opposed to a high gloss. Hope this helps. Take care Mike

[@nannatrytek942]

Hahaha! Coincedense! Danish Oil and im from Denmark :P Anyway thanks alot for the help! I'll try it out.

[@MikeWaldt]

Nanna Trytek Lol.....let me know how you get on Nana. Take care. Mike

[@williamfrankham7358]

Hi Mike, You were watching Taxus turn a natural edge bowel . He was using a very large gouge, that looked to be ground fingernail. Can you tell me what he was using please, and size - so that I can buy one? Thanks. Like your vidios too. Thanks bill.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks William. If you are referring to the gouge he is using in the beginning, I would say it is a 1/2" or 5/8" bowl gouge, with a swept back grind. The swept back profile is one he has done, and not from the factory, as it is very similar to mine. Hope I have answered your question, if not contact me again. Take care Mike

[@Lolotourneur]

Belle vidéo Mike, Je dirais moi aussi que tu est un spécialiste du gobelet. Lolo

[@MikeWaldt]

Merci Lolo Je vous remercie de vos aimables paroles Prenez soin Mike

[@gilesfitzherbert7725]

For the proportions between bowl and stem/base you might like to use the Golden Mean, which has been used since ancient Greece (if not before). eBay usually has Fibonacci / Golden Mean tools available or you can make your own :)

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for that info Giles, I tend to work by eye, but the tool is invaluable if accuracy is needed. Thanks for your input and suggestion Take care Mike

[@edhunt9749]

Mike, Thanks for the videos, looking forward to others this year. I just finished my second goblet, which I accomplished mostly by watching your other videos, even included a captured ring on the first and two rings on the second which again came from watching your videos. Wish I had seen this one before I started, would have helped me avoid a lot of mistakes but looking forward to starting my third. One question, what speed are you running the lathe? Only been turning for a year, mostly pens and always nervous about going to fast, but is going to slow just making it more difficult? Awesome videos, thanks for sharing your skills.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Ed, I appreciate your support, and I'm glad you find my videos of some use. I tend to turn most of my goblets at about 2000-2500 RPM, but I must stress I feel comfortable doing that now, after 2 1/2 years turning. My rule of thumb is to use a speed you are happy with. I found that as I gained experience, my "speed comfort zone" increased, but it did take a while. After all it's no good being worried all the time your turning, it sort of defeats the object in my view, as most of us turn for enjoyment, not to get stressed out:). Pushing the envelope from time to time is a good thing too ;) Finally the faster the revs(normally) does give a smoother finish off the tool. Take care Mike

[@Robbiethewoodturner]

now hold on you should of made a jam chuck out of the wasted end piece. to turned the base of the goblet nice. Now make another goblet and do the dam thing right!! ha-ha well done lad we cant keep them all happy :-) looking forward to more demonstration

[@MikeWaldt]

Lol Robbie, I did originally try a jam chuck, but I couldn't get the Marmalade off the goblet..... take care ol' mate Mike

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi Robbie I would like to give you a challenge mate Clean up the underneath of the foot of a 20" thin stemmed eccentric goblet using a jam chuck! Thank you ;) Take care Mike

[@vicgmag]

one person hates wood, good video.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Vic Cheers Mike

[@idopyrotechnics]

:D very nice video

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Take care Mike

[@SuperBowser87]

If it is an instructional video you got to do whatever you must to get your points across to someone who is trying to learn. I agree nobody wants to hear you yap on and on but if you must talk then talk you must. If you got to talk to teach then talk. If you got to shoot more video then do just that. If standing on your head while singing Born in the USA helps by all means do it! The main point is if you watch it and then can go to the lathe and do it that means you did your job correctly. Jabber on Mikey!

[@MikeWaldt]

LMAO Tom, I consider myself told mate:) Take care Mike

[@ryankincaid651]

The thumbs down people are just angry because their girlfriends left them for men who can actually make/fix things.

[@MikeWaldt]

LMAO Ryan ... thanks for your support. Cheers Mike

[@sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc7924]

To be honest It doesnt matter if the video is long, its important to cover all the points that a beginner would need to know on how to go about creating the item from mounting to finishing. I make videos professionally and I did notice a lack of information in the original video, one thing that might help you and a lot of you tubers is that you should do a storyboard first about what you want to do in the video and stick to that, you dont need to talk at all during the video and in most cases music is just an irritant, the better videos are done this way and with a Narration track added at the end, Then there is no need for ad lib and you will come out with a much more polished video. So think about what you want to do, then storyboard it , Good lighting definitely if you are using two or 3 cameras , Frame, shoot, edit , colour correction, narration. publish. That way you build a quality video and not a knocked up on the cuff comments video. Go pros and their clones are two a penny at the moment and if you want to create excellent video then use two or 3 of the clones with the same settings , build a framing rig and light it and then all the work will be captured between 2 and 3 cameras , it means more work but you can sure tell the difference in a 1 camera shoot to a 3 camera. Iphone 4's are superb for recording audio and most small film schools use them for that purpose just put a audio narration track on that and add it at the end. You wont need to synchronise audio also doing it this way. Bear in mind you have a high number of subscribers at 86,000 so to keep them or increase them you have to bring something new to the table on a regular basis, giveaways, competitions, different types of wood turning and so on. Think about adding items for Sale, youre in Wales and obviously love it with the welsh logo on your axminster so use it on your T shirts or hats, Google supplies it all , theres not a lot of input for you to add a shop to your channel. Promoting wood turning and Wales in the same vein, add a few shots in the intro of Wales and the mountains and valleys etc....nothing wrong with that and its a change to the intro and not the same one every video. Dont do away with it, just change it every now and then, Keep shooting and turning, it looks excellent. thanks.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank for watching and your input much appreciated. Cheers Mike

[@iangardener3464]

The 'talking' is critically important.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Ian 🙂

[@russellhamilton6343]

I like the video, please keep talking I like your accent

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Russell Take care Mike

[@gavinmerrigan9833]

Keep them coming Mike very very helpful cheers

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Gavin, much appreciated Take care Mike