The GIANT REDWOOD with a broken HEART - Woodturning project

Join me in this captivating woodturning project as I transform a log of Giant Redwood into a beautiful platter, despite discovering a "broken heart" within the wood. The heartwood had a shake running all the way through, presenting a unique challenge. Watch as I navigate this intricate process, turning what seemed like a flaw into a stunning piece of craftsmanship. This video is a testament to the beauty that can emerge from imperfection, showcasing the magic of woodturning.
In this video, you'll see the initial inspection of the Giant Redwood log, strategies for dealing with heartwood shake, detailed steps of the woodturning process, techniques to enhance the natural beauty of the wood, and the final reveal of the exquisite Redwood platter. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more woodturning projects and tutorials!
Thanks for watching and feel free to leave comments in the chat below.
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[@k9insomniac783]

All the color variations on this piece are super captivating. Really draws you in to the work. Redwood is such a beauty. You, my friend are climbing to the top of what KZbin has to offer on wood turning videos. Just as i always knew you would. All the best dear brother.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much my dear brother, your support over the years has given me so much joy. Stay safe 😀

[@k9insomniac783]

@@MikeHolton I will certainly give it my best shot! So many changes this year. I’m afraid I’ve been battling with depression for the past few months. Became a bit of a recluse. I’m working on it though. Watching your channel progress as well as just talking with a familiar friend does wonders. I truly do appreciate you man.

[@MikeHolton]

@@k9insomniac783 So sorry for the delay getting back to you. Just back from holiday and trying to clear a few messages before I crash. I'm here if you need me in any way I can, keep going, nothing is forever.

[@nikkiewhite476]

When you said platter i thought you were going to cut it along the length and make it a long plate... This was a wonderful surprise!

[@MikeHolton]

Haha thanks Nikkie 🙂

[@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound]

Really like the platter. The redwood pieces cut to give an illusion of flower petals is brilliant. The center piece saved a lot of resin too. You did a great job. 2 opinion thoughts that popped up for me as you made this great piece. I think I would have preferred the resin to be black or grey to give more of a line or shadow effect. Then, I’d apply more finish until there is an even sheen all the way across. It is difficult to get end grain full of finish. But adding finish on top of the OB Shine Juice should build quickly and give an even sheen all the way across the surface. But those are only my opinion. Very nice work Mike. Always a joy to watch your processes.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much for your thoughts on this one Doug, when I get a bit more free time I'm going to put this back on the lathe and have a go at a better finish, all the best my friend, Mike

[@lisaliechty159]

It's so pretty! It reminds me of a dogwood blossom with the four petals.

[@elisabethroberts3650]

Yes!

[@MikeHolton]

Yes it does, thanks 😁

[@elisabethroberts3650]

“Why do I do this to myself?” -Oh, you love it! Push those limits and keep doing extraordinary designs! I’ve been sceptical/puzzled at the beginning of several of your videos only to be blown away by the finished piece. To me this has exactly what you hoped, a playful, organic vibe. Hope you are having a wonderful holiday with your family.

[@MikeHolton]

Haha thanks Elizabeth, yes I do love it 😊. We are having a great time and fly back tomorrow morning 😁

[@pennyperry9561]

So glad you put the wood center in. The finished piece looks so painterly. Really nice effect and great save on the wood!🎉

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you very much Penny 😊

[@jakes9708]

Very nice platter. I like that the resin is visible but subtle at the same time.

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you very much Jake 🙂

[@MightyWizardTim]

Great way to save a log that probably would not be good for much. Very cool. Nice job Mike.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Tim 😀

[@Firebird1005]

Really love this flower platter.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much 😊

[@Angela-en6oh]

Hello Mike. This is a lovely platter. I really like the “muted” shine. I think it allows the wood itself to tell its own story - and shine through!

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you very much Angela 😃

[@TRUCKTUBEGAME]

Mike is hooked on epoxy resin! And he does it very well!😉👍

[@MikeHolton]

Haha thanks 👍

[@Tremorwoodworks]

Never in a million years would I have thought of making something like that. I probably would have discarded the entire log. Kudos to your ingenuity!

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks, there is always something you can do ☺️

[@OKHall]

Beautiful wood. Great looking platter.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much 😊

[@nameless6252]

Scrolled thru the comments, I’d only be repeating what others have said. This is meant as encouragement, mind you! 🙏🏼 for sharing your work/joy.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much I appreciate it 😊

[@larryburrough3024]

Hey Mike, your artistic prowess really is shining on this gorgeous bowl!

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much Larry 😊

[@davidarcher6954]

Welcome back Mike Hope you and the family had a great time while on holiday 👏👏👏

[@MikeHolton]

Still here Dave but thanks, one day left and it's been wonderful 😊

[@undampedmule]

Pretty red blue and maybe a hint of ... white. Gorgeous wood, and a really cool idea.

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you! Cheers! 😃

[@brendadriver2702]

Good save. It turned out beautiful. Thanks Mike!

[@MikeHolton]

Glad you liked it Brenda 😁

[@nanalefevre3670]

Again, that talent comes busting fourth. Blue & Red....the two best colors! That platter is down right wonderful, i just love it 🎉

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you so much Nana 🤗

[@rwyse1]

Looks fantastic Mike don't think I would have been so brave to take it so thin 😮

[@MikeHolton]

Lol I did not originally intend it to be so thin 😂

[@wessnyder6345]

Nice work. And a great save of a beautiful piece of redwood. Hope that you are having a wonderful time.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Wes, we're having a great time, fly back home tomorrow morning 😁

[@simon54131]

An absolutley beautiful way to use a piece of wood that may have gone to waste. Looks amazing and another very enjoyable video.

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you very much Simon 😊

[@taysider01]

Getting the pieces to fit, like making your own jigsaw puzzle. Well thought out Mike, great work again. Great finish

[@MikeHolton]

Haha thanks, I will try this again with a hard wood 😊

[@susannah4Him]

I take it very personally (in a good way) that you’ve chosen a California redwood! (Although we’re permanently relocating closer to our grandkids this fall. Yay!) It’s so lovely, your platter. Well done! 🎉

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much Susannah, it's a beautiful wood 😀

[@RenaLarson61]

I just love the color of redwood, it has that lovely dark center and the lighter edge and the resin just adds a whole other dimension, beautiful work Mike enjoy your holiday

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@funnytime13]

Oh how I would love to adopt Lord Redheart! Cheryl from Jacksonville FL thanks Mike! Have fun on your offtime!❤

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Cheryl, we are having a great time 😁

[@bobmassie9787]

Beautiful experiment. I always look forward to your next video.

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you very much Bob 😀

[@Symplegades]

Man, that really came out nice. That turquoisey-blue gives it the look of something that should be sitting in a gallery in Taos, New Mexico.

[@MikeHolton]

It does have that Mexican feel to it 😄

[@williamweaver4946]

Beautiful platter you made there, sir. Very attractive piece. Well done Mike!

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you kindly 😁

[@haroldhoskison7239]

Beautiful outcome! Enjoy your holiday.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Harold, we're having a great time 😁

[@deborahthompson258]

Nice platter Mike, great idea instead of not using the wood. Glad to see you remembering to put your ring guard on. Hope your family is having a great holiday. 😊❤

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Deborah, yes I remembered this time lol. Kids are at home so my wife and I are having a ball 😄

[@peterthornton8520]

Another NEW and unique piece which is a first. Clever design with a different finish makes a real nice and useful item. Very well thought out. Nice one. Cheers. Enjoy your Hols.

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you very much Peter 😊

[@charleshendrix3820]

My favorite part is fitting the pieces together, beautiful tray.

[@MikeHolton]

Mine too, thanks 👍

[@sirgoodenough65]

I love redwood

[@MikeHolton]

Mr too 😃

[@davidrobertson1344]

Love how the resin creates different islands of wood, really attractive.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks David 😀

[@peterrauch6604]

Very creative! Well done!! Thanks for another fine video, Mike!

[@MikeHolton]

Glad you enjoyed it Peter 😀

[@dalebrittenham1823]

Beautiful job on the platter Mike

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Dale 😁

[@elleryfell4450]

Love the pattern you created with the slices of wood. Wasn’t sure about your colour choices for the resin but they actually complimented the woods natural colour really well. 👏

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you! Cheers! 😃

[@normangreenwell2425]

Once again Mike a stunning piece

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Norman 😀

[@loopinnerthe]

Do you remember all that controversy with the M and S cauliflower steak? You certainly sliced off some delicious Redwood steaks in the beginning; even before you did anything else this was going to be a winner. Your idea for how to put this together was so original and worked so well. It's obvious to the real woodturners, but I am so glad you pointed out that this was a pure end-grain piece. It's your well thought through commentary, excellent filming and editing skills that bring everything you make alive. I so look forward to every video. Hope you enjoyed your holiday.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much my friend. I vaguely remember the cauliflower steak, I'll look it up later to remind me further. I really appreciate the comments about the filming and editing, I am always trying to improve on every part of the production, editing takes a long time but worth it. My last video (out yesterday) has an extra camera added to film me and what I'm doing, I'm trying to get more used to looking at a camera while talking to help get over my stage fright lol 😊

[@RoyWCanada]

Hi Mike, this was different by the way you used the wood pieces to make a turning blank. As always you kept the viewers well informed on what you were doing as you progressed, It turned out kind of special with its original design. Thanks for the video.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@MikeHolton]

Glad you enjoyed it Roy, I try hard to not repeat myself 🙂

[@hansmuster1572]

I love this one! It's such a playfull look with the red and blue from the Resin and the Orange from the Sequoia.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Hans 🙂

[@cynthiahamptonprince9449]

Wonderful design and colors. Very elegant! A beautiful piece, as always. Hope you're enjoying your holiday. ☺️

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much Cynthia, we're having a great time, flying back in the morning 😌

[@kensmith1522]

I really like how that turned out. Great platter!

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much Ken 😀

[@lisasuggs8461]

Another fantastic creation.

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you so much 😀

[@amieclay8409]

Super colorful and I love the design! Well done, sir. Here's a smooch for Hooch 😘😘😘

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Amie, Hooch will get him smooch when I get back from holiday 😁

[@jimmoorepa]

I could hear the sound of the wood that it was thin! Sounded suspenseful. Very nice piece.

[@MikeHolton]

Haha thanks Jim, I was so close to going through 😂

[@andreamassari9099]

Beautiful platter, Mike! 🤩 Love the resin colors.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much Andrea 😁

[@lorainenatalino5534]

Pretty platter…I like your decision to make the rim smaller…👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MikeHolton]

Glad you like it Loraine 😀

[@JohnBare-l2j]

Didn't see that coming out of that less than ideal chunk of wood. Nice job!

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks, pretty happy with the way it came out 😁

[@leaannd.8786]

Very unusual grouping. Very nice end result. 👍

[@MikeHolton]

Many thanks! 😃

[@matildafishes9931]

Enjoy your holiday! Cheers!

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks, we're having a great time 😁

[@ericparramore5136]

Excellent use of a fairly troubled piece of wood. Beautiful work, as usual. Enjoy your holiday and safe travels

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Eric ☺️

[@mattgraham4025]

Turned out beautifully. What a great idea! I never would have thought of that and probably would have spindle turned that piece.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Matt, the shake through it would have made it a little dangerous to spindle turn 😁

[@edithedith4942]

Every week a big surprise 😊

[@MikeHolton]

I try Edith 😁

[@larryjefferson2146]

I can see this concept built upon! Nice job and I trust the family is enjoying holiday. 👍

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Larry, I would love to do it again but with a really dense hardwood so I could get a better finish. 😊

[@donnagreen7386]

I absolutely love it!!

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you Donna ☺️

[@Peter_R996]

Lovely piece as always!

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you! Cheers Peter😃

[@William_Kenny]

Gorgeous piece Mike, never in a million years would I have came up with that idea, super well done, love it, Kind regards From will 👍 😊

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Will, I have a very strange brain 😜

[@DPerney1]

That’s quite lovely.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks ☺️

[@matthewking2209]

Wow that looks great.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Matthew 😁

[@ronniekeates3349]

"I don't want this to be a serious bowl." That's a sentence I've never thought about before.

[@MikeHolton]

Black would have made it very refined and serious 😁

[@arnhemseptember2009]

Fun piece again!

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks 👍

[@thenash4822]

Nice one Mike. Turned out beautifully and great use of the sequoia.

[@MikeHolton]

Many thanks my friend 😀

[@jbjeep8324]

novel work and gorgeous piece.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks JB 😃

[@BarbaraShelton-xz9vn]

Beautiful. Could make an awesome and versatile center piece.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Barbara, I agree 😊

[@Lis.E.H]

It looks really great, I love it

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Lis 😄

[@donaldadams5342]

Great use of 'fractured' wood Mike. The grain & colour of the wood is great & I actually like the now stable 'shakes' in the finished platter. Your choice of colours for the resin worked very well too. All in all, a great result for a beautiful platter. Cheers, Don from South Aust.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much Don, sorry for the slow reply, currently on holiday and fly back home tomorrow 😃

[@timharris9539]

That's a super piece Mike - very well done. Loved watching the process and it has given me a few ideas to try myself when I can pluck up the courage. Thanks for sharing the journey on this one.

[@MikeHolton]

Go for it! I'm going to be trying this again 😁

[@barryrankin587]

Another great piece. I hope you’re having a great holiday.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Barry, home tomorrow but we have had a great time 😊

[@aliciadare2572]

Very nice indeed. Hope you are enjoying your well deserved holiday!

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Alicia, we're having a great time 😁

[@phillacasse7393]

Pretty cool piece! I'm reminded of van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting...

[@MikeHolton]

Love that! Thanks Phil 😃

[@BadJawa]

Hope you are having a great time on holiday! Love this piece. Remixes me of a flower. ❤

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you! We are having a great time, home tomorrow 😁

[@brycegenevaostler9359]

Hope you are enjoying your holiday. The plater is very nice. I like that you only had one color per pot of resin. Looks good. Thanks for the video.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Bruce I learned my lesson from the last time I mixed resin 😄

[@markduggan3451]

That looks awesome.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Mark 😊

[@WoodWizardrybyColin]

Thats Awesome Mike well done

[@MikeHolton]

Cheers my friend 😃

[@michaelfelixb1316]

Welsch schöne Farben, ein sehr toller Teller. Hast du mal wieder klasse hinbekommen. 👏

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Michael, sorry about not translating into German but I'm on holiday and just on my phone. 😊

[@susanackerman217]

Beautiful ❤!

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks 👍

[@matildafishes9931]

Your creativity, unique ability to see what it will be, and skill always amazes me. I love this platter and the colors. I watch Sprague Woodturning out of Canada. He does a lot more resin and has talked frequently about how much resin can hurt when being turned off the piece. I'm glad you put on that glove! Love your videos, Mike!!

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Matilda, I watch Jim as well 😁

[@judithstanka6471]

Now I would love to see the same bowl in the serious version. :)

[@MikeHolton]

Haha thanks Judith 😀

[@williamriley-le9zo]

That's a nice looking plater Mike. I like the way you laid the pattern out. Enjoy your holiday. Take care and keep turning. Bill Riley

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Bill, holiday is going great 👍

[@loranwfry-zu9pu]

Very nice work, Mike

[@MikeHolton]

Many thanks Loran 😀

[@RattiDave]

Beautiful result. I agree about the possible increased penetration with the other resin, but what you have turned out quite impressive in it's own way.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Dave 🙂

[@DanRoberts-u1n]

I wasn't sure of the outcome when you started, but it actually is quite nice! Another beautiful piece!

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much my friend 😁

[@megala510]

This is a neat design. Well done!

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you very much Mega 😀

[@scottfonner]

Nice job Mike!

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Scott 😁

[@susanackerman217]

Gonna be pretty!

[@MikeHolton]

Haha thanks Susan 😁

[@Tseringlhatso]

Love everything about it (apart from the yellow that comes from the shellac!) Such a creative use of the wood, it's wonderful. Hope you're having a great holiday! 😊😎❤

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Tsering, we are having a wonderful time although Iww are being eaten by mosquitoes 😂

[@rambladesmanmoe6291]

Perfect timing on this video. I have some Yew logs that I’ve been wanting to the same thing with. Thanks Mike.

[@MikeHolton]

You're welcome, I want to do it again with a nice hardwood like yew. Let me know how it goes 🙂

[@cbakerpt]

I like it. This project tested your skills.

[@MikeHolton]

It really did! Thanks 👍

[@GavinConwayWoodworkBBQ]

Looks great once again Mike - it's on my must do one list now.

[@MikeHolton]

Go for it Gavin 😀

[@vdubboy85225]

Hope you and the wife are having a fabulous holiday. As always a beautiful piece, from something that looked like firewood.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks, we are having an amazing time 😄

[@jesseclayborn]

Very nice i like how it came out. Another great job Mike...

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you! Cheers Jess ☺️

[@jenw9361]

Very nicely done ❤

[@MikeHolton]

Thank you Jen 😊

[@angelajones9852]

Love it. Enjoy your holiday :)

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Angela, back home today, all goes so quickly 😁

[@Audie1234]

Lovely ❤

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Audie 😃

[@gentlebear2722]

Very unusual, but it will be a one of a kind piece of art

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks so much 😊

[@bobber0001]

You set out to make something fun, and I would say you succeeded! As an added bonus, it's also very pretty.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks Bob 😄

[@mgh1675]

Great job.

[@MikeHolton]

Thanks 👍

[@chrispaine5551]

Great job from replacement Mike while your on holiday lol , nice effect

[@MikeHolton]

Haha thanks 🤣