So I've Never Carved Wood Before

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Amazing! Really nicely done, and great video!

[@user-jq7cp6rz4d]

I am a 71 year old former manual and CNC toolmaker.At home I do wood almost exclusively since my teens. I won't waste your time with woulda, shoulda, coulda. The piece is Magnificent! I'm so glad you tried. It brings me joy and hope to see it. Thank You from Utah.

[@D-B-Cooper]

I’m a retired furniture designer and I like your effort. I have made narwhal tusks out of yellow cedar and red cedar. Have one for a stair railing in my house. The lines can be laid out accurately with pattern paper and the curved depth can be copied with patterns like curved scrappers. It looks tippy and you could recess the bottom and fill it with lead. I’m old school so don’t use any water based finishes because you need to sand it again. A wax oil paste finish is fast and looks good. I’m trying not to be obnoxious so please don’t take any of this personally.

[@StudioFlowWoodworking]

I appreciate the reply, there's always more to learn and part of why I post videos is to get feedback from people more experienced than I, so thank you.

[@FortressFineWoodworks]

That tape trick was a great idea to divide the circumference. Everything turned out awesome!

[@mitsuomits9077]

Wait!!, the oil based dries faster than water based?😮

[@D-B-Cooper]

@@mitsuomits9077 water is soaked up in the cells and they swell, thus getting a raised grain. A wax finish uses oil as a softener to aid in applying, it is absorbed and evaporates to let the wax set. Rubbing it produces heat that aid in this. I make my own with beeswax, boiled linseed oil and turpentine. Probably the oldest finish humans have used.

[@mitsuomits9077]

@@D-B-Cooper Thanks so much for the detailed explanation. This is very valuable information 🙏🏽

[@MrQuickLine]

Well done! Four Eyes will definitely shout this one out at a minimum. Good luck with the contest.

[@StudioFlowWoodworking]

I sure hope so!

[@steveemmins3728]

I think you did a brilliant job and should be extremely proud of yourself. Well done. Cheers from Toronto

[@georgecavanaugh8757]

This is an awesome table. I’m a hand tool woodworker, and admittedly, rather hard to impress. I love this table, but the one thing I would’ve done differently, would’ve been to keep the spirals running in the same direction all the way up. The change of direction added a level of difficulty, but I think a full spiral would’ve looked more symmetrical. Great work! Keep up the challenging yourself. You can do anything you put your mind to.

[@solomonsmith3658]

Personally, that was my favourite part

[@georgecavanaugh8757]

@@solomonsmith3658 It works fine, I just think I would’ve went for the flow of asymmetry.

[@solomonsmith3658]

@@georgecavanaugh8757 each to their own

[@Kirito_2016]

@@georgecavanaugh8757 I personally think it's a significantly more interesting piece because of the switchback spiral.

[@georgecavanaugh8757]

@@Kirito_2016 To each his own.

[@cadthunkin]

You adapted really well to all the new operations involved. Carving with rotary tools is indeed finicky, but also very effective for curves like that. I can tell a lot of this is new to you as glue always changes the wood color. Pretty amazing you figured it all out. I wish I had access to a workshop and materials like that when I was in college.

[@matsman13]

Having studied also industrial design I know how hard it is to bring an idea into reality and I'm very impressed by the complexity of your projects and the honesty with which you show the struggles. Your videos brought me back to my studying days in Zürich, the stress to meet dead lines, the nights worked through and the frustration and anger when something went wrong. But of course also the joy when a project finally was reality, worked and perhaps even got some positive feedback, priceless! I wish you success, which with your determination, seems quite probable!

[@noobFab]

Well done for not chickening out halfway through. The end result definitely reinforces the idea that you made the right choice. My only criticism would be that the classical piano is a bit intrusive as background music. Great looking end result - the change of direction in the spiral is key to how well the design works!

[@Suedzville]

I think the table came out very well. I never new anout bleaching in wood working. I learned something new. It's a great design and a great execution.

[@StudioFlowWoodworking]

Thank you very much!

[@bwwoodworks]

What beautiful work! I love your process and mindset when creating! It is inspiring to see someone pushing their work to unknown places ! I look forward to your future videos👍🏼

[@joefalcon870]

so joining the dots as a kid was just practice for this project for when you grew up. what a excellent end result

[@Thedestressguy]

Great job on this table. I greatly enjoy your narrative as you go through the build. Keep the projects flowing!

[@ColinMacInnis]

I take the same approach to learning and let me tell you, one hasn’t lived until an 111” bandsaw breaks with the saw on lol. VALUABLE live long lessons were learned that day. Lessons that were well worth the cost of a new blade (had it too loose and then tried something pretty ballsy/stupid)

[@Unrages]

this table is great! been loving your vids man keep it up!

[@omarmokhtar1968]

You are a woodworker until you decide to carve then you become an artist. Great job

[@BvictoryforChrist]

Awesome video! I think you crushed the challenge! For how young you are you sound like you have a fantastic life ahead of ya bud!

[@markbraunstein58]

Beautiful table before and after carving

[@MandulaEnkara]

You just won a sub. ❤❤❤ I appreciate your ambition and love your humble and honest approach. You are young, so it is tempting to go full speed, while you have that energy of the youth 🙂, but do not forget to stop and have some rest from time to time, to avoid later burnouts. It is okay to stagnate for a while, and find comfort in safety, walking on the familiar paths... Then, after regaining strength, go for the heights of the stars again. 😊

[@StudioFlowWoodworking]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@williamirwin6205]

Beautiful job, extremely excited to continue to watch your woodworking progression. Keep up the good work!

[@trevfindley4155]

This is only the second video of yours I’ve watched, but it really seems like you accomplished a levelling up with this project…

[@dukkiegamer1733]

The design it's fucking sick man! You might not have had the skills to execute it perfectly, but man this is inspiring. The design itself is inspiring, but your process even more. I've had a few projects that went like this too. They're hard and leave with something you're not 100% happy with, but you learn do much during these ones. I can just feel the struggle and energy you out in through the screen. I think the carving turned out very well, especially with the radial symmetry. Looks very unique.

[@Kevvvo]

This is soo cool! Great work!🤩

[@ryangross5446]

Man that finish is gorgeous! Im going to be honest and say that i may steal that for one of my future projects! Awesome video.

[@StudioFlowWoodworking]

Go for it! If you learned something from my video that makes me very happy

[@ryangross5446]

@StudioFlowWoodworking I nearly always do. You may be young but your skills in woodworking already defy your years. I am really excited to see where you go as a maker

[@健張-i1t]

❤技藝讓木頭升華了！像附與生命般發亮😊

[@SeaFanStudio]

Love the way your end table turned out. Great job! Great video too! Going to check out your channel and see what else you have. I also made some end tables for the Rockler Try That Challenge. I didn't take on the challenge of sculpting though. Good luck in the competition!

[@StudioFlowWoodworking]

Best of luck to you as well!

[@kingofcastlechaos]

Having done this for about twice your lifetime I would like to say that was pretty terrifying for me (you had no idea what was going on so you were just a little tense). We always start new turners on small mass projects and let them have the usual bad catches and throws so they can see the massive energy that is spinning just inches away from their body. I run the same lathe and that big honking cage thing you have not deployed is built like a tank for a reason, it has saved myself and most of my apprentices from serious harm. (One called it the "Mass extinction avoidance cage" which we promptly labelled it as LOL.) Really glad you were running slow. Neat project, please trust your gut- if it feels wrong it probably is.

[@chrisallen2005]

Very nice table you built. I have made a number of pieces that people derive great pleasure in pointing out the flaws. Little do they know I actually know of the flaws they point out but I also know of many more flaws. How can I not I built the piece. Sucks to be them because most of them do nothing.

[@albertot7398]

Great Job!! i really enjoyed the process and your idea behind it. Next time maybe you can try white-washing the piece, it should be faster and give you similar results. Keep up the good work!

[@SawForgeGarage]

Thats a lot of work my friend. It turned out great. Nice work.

[@Suayip-j4q]

Great Art. Reminds me the beautiful surreal art of Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona.

[@yassergohiny4691]

Amazing, piece of art

[@daydaymarceaux]

I would like to add, any time when you're free handing straight lines around any type of round or convex shape, it helps to make marks at each end approx. where you want them. Then use a string as your guide to either trace with a pencil, or once you have the hang of it you can dip the string in ink or paint to smudge the line in with your finger (wear gloves)

[@FriedRatBurrito]

Once I saw your video I had the idea of using the same bese but you do a grid of diamonds and carve out the diamond or not with a random number generator and then another random number generator to figure out the depth. I think that would look really cool

[@copperhead228]

Wow, that is a beautiful table!

[@kiyotomiyazaki1668]

Dude, that just is so beautiful!

[@MASI_forging]

How awesome. That looks beautiful 😍😍

[@umaanand601]

actually insane and so talented!!

[@alansimpson596]

Wonderful work. You have a great talent and should continue to develop it more.

[@Dave_1966]

Nice table you did a great job, glad to hear you talk about shop safety though I did notice you wearing a necklace and loose clothing around lathe, this can be disfiguring or even lethal, consider yourself told off lol 😊

[@hsjawanda]

Lovely work!

[@jimrosson6702]

Great job it turned out great

[@gntfilms]

What a wonderful video. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@adarshambati3013]

Dude this is so cool!!!🎉

[@SMcCaskill]

You do really good for a first time wood turner. I recommend doing smaller projects to help build your skills. ♥️

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

Beautiful design, if it was perfect it would look machine made, it looks way better, organic and alive. Love it. Andy UK

[@thomlipiczky9021]

I'm a member of a woodworkers guild that gives out $20,000 a year in scholarships to encourage people like you to take up woodworking as a career. You're the poster-person for this kind of endeavor. Not only is the woodworking terrific, but the quality of the video is, too! I've subscribed to your "channel" and look forward to see what you do next!

[@josepaulo710]

Good job dont stop 🎉🇵🇹

[@AurelienGKazzin]

Beautiful project !! i love it. (careful sometimes the music is too loud to properly hear your voice) keep on going !

[@jamesruemenapp2495]

The music is not necessary

[@SomeDudeOnline]

Love the power carved spiral look. Is it stable with the base having such a small diameter when you push down on the edge of the top?

[@StudioFlowWoodworking]

Despite how it looks, the table is surprisingly stable. I wouldn't sit on it or anything, but for books, cups, and plates there is no way it would tip.

[@SomeDudeOnline]

@@StudioFlowWoodworking nice!

[@Maison1650]

Une beauté ! 🤩

[@carolinawren3594]

stunning. as a one-off student work suggests remarkable work to come. tempting to imagine as a pedestal sink - china not wood of course. fixture manufacturer to extend concept to a one piece toilet

[@StudioFlowWoodworking]

I’ve never never been complimented by someone saying my work looks like it could be a toilet, but I can’t lie, I can picture it haha

[@carolinawren3594]

was actually thinking of a pedestal sink but it should be possible to carry the concept forward in some way in a 'matching' wc. High end plumbing manufacturers might take note. @@StudioFlowWoodworking

[@phillipkongstad1257]

This is really good

[@RomeoPickering]

Absolutely loving your videos! Quick suggestion for the next one: could you possibly make your voice a bit louder? Would love to hear your awesome content even more clearly. Beautiful work!

[@StudioFlowWoodworking]

Thanks for the tip!

[@lauracamp6593]

…is this GT? It’s been more than a decade since I graduated but I’m getting major ‘been here before’ vibes that I can’t shake.

[@cartersemrad2317]

this is so cool!

[@stuffsethmakes]

great project! music in the video is too loud compared to the voiceover but the table turned out really nice. 👍🏻

[@Dream-Designers]

amazingly beautiful

[@vladhogan4727]

Well done

[@hs1626]

11/10 amazing work

[@omarmokhtar1968]

Why didn’t you use curved gauges and chisels, would have been as well. Try them they are a ton of fun

[@abbbee8918]

Very nice

[@jacobdean1454]

Very cool

[@andycho6152]

Fire asf

[@sabersaw5611]

I'm still shocked tape held that on the lathe 😮

[@JoshBCamp]

This turned out great! Lots of stuff I still want to try but don’t have the equipment. Also, if you’re looking for video ideas I’d love a follow up to your 3D printing being useful to woodworking comment from the last vid. I’m getting my first printer next month and hoping to make useful things with it and not just plastic meme junk.

[@StudioFlowWoodworking]

Not sure I can make an entire entertaining video on 3D printing, but hopefully I can give some insight here. I find 3D printing most useful for shop projects and jigs that are custom made for my specific needs and tools. Learning the basics of a good CAD software like Fusion360 or Solidworks can help you make simple and functional parts. Not sure if I would put any 3D printed parts in a final piece, but for router jigs, drill guides, and shop trinkets for storage its invaluable. I also can't count how many vacuum adapters I've made, each one of those costs like 20 bucks from a manufacturer for a little tube of plastic (if you want more content on woodworking with printing I recommend checking out aAlexander Chappel). Personally I also just like making cool little things. The reason I got my first printer was to make a set of retractable wolverine claws I designed back in early high school, and while I don't do as much of that nowadays, that type of work can be very fun!

[@faviolubinmorenocamargo5058]

👍 excelente

[@omarmokhtar1968]

Do you know what would have been even dopper? You could hvw burnt the base, then bleached the top, and tried to create a gradient in between with mixture of both processes

[@divinenonbinary]

SICK

[@AlainPilon]

You are supposed to screw a pointy bit in the tail stock so that it can grab on the turning piece. What you did is VERY dangerous. Turning is probably the only woodworking task where the size of the project relative to your skill is relevant from a safety perspective. I have seen experienced turners getting KOed by a bowl blank.

[@simoncollier9855]

If that's failure then I want some!

[@johncampbell9120]

You'll probably get a lot of money out of that😊

[@multiarray2320]

the background music is unfortunately way too loud for me with my headphones :/

[@cidercreekranch]

Go big or go home... Nice!

[@Sylonce]

looks like marble gj

[@elisetaragnat7663]

Très belle petite table ... et, s’il y a des défauts, cela prouve simplement que ce nest pas une machine que l’a réalisée 😂.

[@xtheticasad]

"Wooden Damascus table" like black tail studio try this

[@natashanewman2296]

I really love watching your videos, but at times the music levels distracted from your voice, making it hard to understand what you were saying

[@BenMekkiHousseine]

Great work, but the lign colors, I m not lover in this kind of elegant work, It would better with gold litle dark brown

[@thanhnhanhuynhnguyen3652]

Respect 🫡

[@davidgibbs5657]

Wonderful execution, highly creative but why the dreadful background music? It rather spoilt the video. Sorry.

[@eganb1000]

Great work but please remove that jewelry from around your neck while working in the Woodshop. Too many ways it could get caught and wring your neck.

[@FilthyFloor]

Don't use epoxy for holes like that. Use shellac or putty for wood. Source: im a woodjoiner

[@omarmokhtar1968]

Gaudi like effect

[@daaaaavia]

Yoooooooo

[@Finthefish-hr8ky]

So! 😂

[@MSK-n]

I never thought I would appreciate the look of wood that "has no finish" but this is lovely 🥹

[@rafamal1982]

Кустарщина. Работа на троечку...

[@jasonli4961]

Come bowl

[@purpleom9649]

As a woodworker and more importantly as a woodwork collector from history (ie antiques) I can say woodworking today is at best mediocre to poor, I look around at the items I've collected and I see nothing today within 100 miles of what was produced 100-300 years ago, from joinery, carving, inlays, wood selection to veneers. Historically it would take 7 years to become a craftsman, long hours every day learning from craftsman who have 30+ years in the game. Why not buy a antique Nagina carved ebony box made in India around 1860 by a guy who would have carved it all by hand using his feet as a vice on the street and marvel at the close and detailed workmanship.

[@Holz-CNC-Werkstatt]

Mega

[@PeterNetped]

[@grafftools2559]

Hi, your channel is really amazing and this video is great :) We are a brand of power tool accessories and want to collaborate with you! How could we get in touch, if you are interested?