The Ornament and The Tree

[@nitsn_france]

I think I'm gonna stop calling your videos 'videos' and call them movies instead. Your production is phenomenal and so is the cinematography. Thank you for the highly enjoyable moment.

[@djAnakin]

I liked the cutting back and forth between the cutting down the tree, and building a tree.

[@NoSystem3]

Also the falling snow and the falling chips and many more analogy. A very beautiful video!

[@jasonroets9906]

Frank you are by far my favorite woodworker on KZbin. It's your mastery of both the art of woodworking and film that makes you my favorite. Please do post more often. I would really appreciate it

[@timothy_franklin]

Love the jump cuts. Shavings to snow flakes and chopping the little tree to the big one. Nice work again Frank!

[@ErikAnderson1]

I missed this one and it is a beauty. The kids grow up so fast and the shots you got are priceless. Great segways and really nice turning. Beautiful Ornament, family Heirloom! Thank you again Frank!

[@kaden56]

Watching your ornament build has become a tradition for my wife and I. Thank you for the amazing videos you make!

[@57hound]

Woodworking project as cinema? Yes! Fantastic project!

[@gordroberts53]

No matter what is happening in real life, I know where to find moments of peace and something to make me smile. Thank you so much for sharing part of your Christmas.

[@jz8804]

7:48 Turning that must have been nerve-wracking. I was worried the tool would catch it. Beautiful video and ornament! I'm going to try making one for our tree.

[@frankmakes]

yes, especially when I saw how much it was chipping on the first pass.

[@rbollard1]

Love your shop, your videos, your stop motion, the cutaway shots of Real Snow, your antique tools, etc etc..

[@DarinBeard]

Frank... you are truly the man. I love the creativity you put into these videos that take it even beyond the woodworking skills you have. It makes them so much more interesting. I am inspired but much less capable all the way around. Thanks.

[@frankmakes]

+Darin Beard Thanks

[@Sebastopolmark]

THAT is a beautiful ornament. Hopefully the kids will keep that for generations. Make sure to put a 2016 on it.

[@frankvargasIII]

Can't tell what I enjoy more, the art of the film making or the art of the woodworking.

[@normanddenis4709]

Mr Howarth, I've just watched this video (december '22). This is one of your finest. Thank you. A pleasure for the eyes and soul.

[@ALERTua]

you are an awesome dad. your kids are lovely. I enjoy watching your channel very-very much. thank you for your passion.

[@kimasp7482]

Today, Oct. 23, 2017, I stumbled across this video. Not only did I love watching you create a beautiful Christmas ornament starting from your imagination. Then you all trudged through the field just trying to find that one perfect Christmas tree...VERY well made video that not only shows a person how the ornament came about, but seeing it being hung on the tree by the little ones. What a great way to make memories. WELL DONE! Off to watch you create a "Snow Bell"!

[@OliverMansell]

These videos just keep getting better and better - that footage of the lathe was surreal. Thanks Frank.

[@trentdavis1314]

Excellent video, as always. I think I've actually been to that Christmas Tree farm. We went there for a few years then switched to Christmas Mountain and made a tradition of stopping by MeMenamins Rock Creek Tavern on the way back. Now, we just get them at Century High School. No more rolling in the mud for me.

[@gunks_getaway]

I appreciate you lining up the tree felling with the separation in the lathe. Thank you.

[@RADVIX313]

Frank howarth, your not only a great woodworks man but an amazing videographer.

[@WayneEarls]

Unless you have edited videos you don't know the work that goes into editing, let alone filming, and the actual project. Dual projects even. A lot of work in this one. Good job Frank.

[@nspctor7729]

11 minutes of pure, quality enjoyment, You never disappoint. May your channel reach 14 million subs, your larder and your firewood never run low.

[@patricktdonovan]

Beautiful ornament and an ever more beautiful family tradition. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. Thank you for sharing so much with us. Love your movies.

[@edwardholmes91]

Absolutely beautiful Christmas tree ornament Frank and magical video. The music you chose really suited it and the storytelling of the ornament inverwowen with the family picking and felling a Christmas tree was lovely. Wishing you and your family Seasons Greetings and a Peaceful New Year.

[@daveweber1331]

After a very stressful day of driving in a severe winter storm here in Ontario, Canada, I could feel myself relaxing, just watching this beautiful footage... Thank you, again, Frank. Exquisite. Again :-) And Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@dcmccart25]

Wonderful! Thanks, Frank. This reminds me of one of my favorite Christmas memories of taking my 10 year old daughter ( now 39) to cut down a live tree, something we did only once when she was young. Christmas tree farms have kinda fallen by the way here in SW Missouri.🙂

[@paulkemp5058]

The cinema keeps me coming back. Thank you for the amazing videos.

[@websurfer44]

Frank, you are a gifted woodworker and cinematographer - I'm waiting for you to appear on an episode of "this old house" making something special for one of their homes and maybe more...

[@nairbllebpmac4179]

What a wonderful Christmas video Frank! The ornament is exquisite. Thank you for sharing your family trip to get the tree. It reminds me so much of tree hunting in Maryland when I was stationed in D.C. Those memories stay with you for a lifetime. I hope you and your lovely family have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@nicolek4076]

Your films just keep getting better and better, Frank. This has somehow captured a spirit of Christmas without cliché, sentimentality or mawkishness.

[@mikefricker3603]

How can anybody not like this? It's brilliant! Seasons greetings to you, Frank and all your subscribers. Mike

[@centrifugedestroyer2579]

My Grandfather had this nice tradition: He used to keep a piece of the wood of the christmas tree after christmas, let it dry for the rest of the year and made an ornament out of it in december (and sometimes toys etc.) This way we could keep a piece of every christmas and make it a part of the new one. He started doing this for my uncle's first christmas and did it every year until his age and arthritis made it impossible. He made a total of 53 unique ornaments; some simple ones, some more complex. Turned, carved, painted etc. Maybe your kids would like something this.I loved this as a child and I still do, because I'm always a bit sad that you have to throw that lovely tree away after christmas and I was very exiced to see the new ornament each year.

[@jakobhovman]

Winter solstice greetings to you Frank and your family... Thank You for your videos...! The turned inside out ornament is a fine use of 3D space... the tree in the center is a great symbol for the christmas in our harts... A tree tip: Next year, bring a string along and tie up the low branches before cutting. Greetings from a chill Denmark...Jakob.

[@travwilson281]

Thanks for always sharing magical journeys through woodworking.

[@RonnieRoss]

Beautiful storytelling. I like the interweaving of the two different activities. Thank you for producing high quality works, both videos and products in the videos.

[@YesdogLive]

So, is Frank an amazing craftsman who also happens to be a sensitive filmmaker? Or a cinematic genius who is also a master woodworker?

[@matthewphelps5136]

Yes

[@nolehole]

Beautiful, Frank. Always love watching your product take shape.

[@kittybell644]

Your kids have grown a lot this year! Merry Christmas, Frank & Fam!

[@joeschlotthauer840]

One of the best videos and video productions, I've ever seen on KZbin. The imaging at 4:50 was simplistic, and creative. Best,

[@dimitrijevasiljevic]

I love that the story of picking the tree and making the ornament is perfectly synced!

[@aviatorbja]

The production level of this video rivals many Hollywood studios. Very very well done and very enjoyable thank you.

[@mrd9534]

Beautiful decoration! I loved the story in this video and the way it was intertwined with the cutting of the real tree 🌲

[@vanislescotty]

Awesome job weaving the stories together. Well done. As a communications director and professional story teller, this is a well told story.

[@JayBates]

Merry Christmas, Frank & Family.

[@frankmakes]

Merry Christmas to you and your family Jay.

[@danvalleskey]

Very nice, Frank, you consistently set a very high bar, and this time, you knocked it out of the ball park. Great project, and a wonderful telling of the story. Thanks!

[@craftedworkshop]

Awesome work, Frank! Turned a very similar tree a few weeks ago as my first ornament, but adding that wooden globe around it was an amazing touch.

[@TheGauges420]

Crafted Workshop that wooden globe is what a normal traditional ornament looks like, so he put the tree inside the ornament, and put that on a tree lol.

[@markusschellenberg4684]

I am sure you would love to put up some real candles on that tree as we do in Switzerland. It adds so much warmth! Cheers.

[@johnlcallaway]

I think this is probably your most well done video from a production perspective. Really enjoyed your weaving the build with the family outing and Christmas tree decorating. Beautiful ornament, thanks for sharing all of the techniques you used to make it. Any guess to how long it took?? Thanks for sharing , and Merry Christmas to all!

[@frankmakes]

Thanks, Less than a week, it all just came together

[@OriginalEric]

Definitely agree, this is a great video. Thanks Frank, Merry Christmas!

[@alva1018]

Claire and Calvin grow so fast, especially Calvin! Another year already, merry Christmas!

[@Smalltime]

That's the prettiest ornament I've ever seen!

[@shinyandnotpanicking]

I love this method of ornament making. What a cool technique. Also love how many different angles you show of the whole process in your video, and just in general the amount of work you put into your video production. It shows.

[@waltertriest7811]

Thank you for the video Frank. Beautiful work and beautiful ornament.

[@patstrong547]

When you flipped the turning around you blew my mind!!!

[@notiskoundouris9320]

The drive through the mist with the eerie music was great.Merry Christmas.

[@barryroberts6470]

As usual from you Frank a Brilliant piece of Handmade Work, and i am really jealous of your weather, as being in ENG we don't get that much snow. Even the video shoot of you and your family picking out their Tree, was Brilliant with the scenery and weather. Well Done. Hope that you and your family have a Merry Christmas. Barry (ENG)

[@rm709]

Your talent and creativity is mind blowing. What an amazing channel you have Frank! Thank you for sharing your passion with us!

[@mavos1211]

Your cinematography skills are as amazing as your woodworking skills, that was such an enchanting movie I was literally captivated from start to finish. I really feel like you should consider mixing the two skills together and make a stop motion / children’s movie and make all your own props..... might I suggest “the woodworking elves” or something along those lines. They could come out at night after you have finished and work on a project and the children can guess what it is they are making.

[@ecrusch]

You have never made a lousy video Frank, but some are better than others. And, this happens to be one of those. Merry Christmas to you and your great family. And thank you.

[@archbishop8719]

The videography is getting better and better....golly jeepers! Thanks for the content, Frank!

[@TheChrispy]

Frank, I don't usually bother commenting on videos, but there was one shot in this video that blew my mind. The shot of you carving through the hollow ornament was perfection.

[@christianscustoms6429]

That was one of the most out of the box thinking things I have ever seen! Brilliant to watch, thank you!

[@krisfreyermuth935]

Frank, as usual amazing work, thank you. This is the first time I recall seeing your jointer, was surprised - not that it was vintage, rather that it was a tabletop 4" or 6" model. I would have expected another 800 lb gorilla in your shop!

[@nutuba59]

great memories for you family , nice ornament the colours are festive and rich

[@JacksJamz]

amazing video, Frank. these Christmas decoration videos are becoming a bit of a tradition now

[@jonathanstofenmacher4918]

That was wonderful to watch ... thank you for sharing Frank.

[@mprice7676]

I LOVE your editing in this film! As always, your innovative and originative style is top notch, and sets the bar VERY HIGH for others. Awesome work!

[@rochellelee4002]

Frank, that was almost magical to watch. Happy Holidays

[@MARKBaid]

I have to say Frank, this is one of your best videos yet. Enjoy your family like there is no tomorrow. Take care my friend and do a kindness Mark

[@yoyology]

I love your videos for the work you are doing, but also, you are a gifted videographer and editor. That shot through the spinning object at 7:47 is inspired. Thank you for all the work you do, and Merry (belated) Christmas.

[@frankkelly2245]

Instant Christmas classic Frank. Well done.

[@DaveChurchill]

Frank, this video was magical. The transitions, camera angles, music, everything was spot on. I enjoyed the cinematography as much as the ornament :)

[@tautukas]

there were some incredible shots in this video. great quality, Frank

[@jackbrowsing1519]

Wow! Great ornament. I cant believe that its almost been three years since i found this channel. I've loved seeing your skills in woodworking and filmmakeing improve more and more. This is by far one of may favourite channels on KZbin and is one of the reasons I wish more people would look to KZbin for quality watching.

[@frankmakes]

Thanks Jack

[@bwillan]

That is a most impressive ornament for the tree. It was an even more impressive video production. Great job.

[@tamthetamtam]

When I watch your videos, i'm always skeptical at first. "Why is he doing that ?" , "that makes no sense" and after a few minute I realize how clever most of your tricks are. Great project Frank as always, I bought a lathe a month ago, I'll try to make the little three ! (And that shot at 7:50 is fantastic)

[@almagill]

Frank... that was beautiful! Season's greetings to you and yours.

[@RicardoJunqueira]

Geesh, Frank! The kids are so huge already!

[@murphsworkshop4214]

Thanks for sharing Frank! Cute kids by the way! Merry Christmas to all!

[@DriverDude100]

There are some unique lathe views in this video that I have never seen before. Thank you.

[@justgreg57]

I need to try one like that. I recently completed my version of your 2012 ornament. Thanks for the great video's and projects that you share.

[@LaxMan2k]

the editing and production quality on this video is beautiful! not to mention the stunning ornament! If your son wants to get into wood working and turning I believe he will have one of the best teachers out there. Thank you for producing such an amazing video and I wish you as well as your family Merry Christmas!

[@myxology]

Frank, your video quality, storytelling, and wood working, are all inspiring. Great stuff as always. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas!

[@jasonmrenfro]

Frank, you blew my mind turning those pieces around forming the void. great job thank you for your vids. I'm trying to find a jointer that size in my area. Your videography is charming and draws you in.

[@jgm2626]

You got your Christmas tree from basically my backyard! Your videos are amazing. Great woodwork and great video production. Always a pleasure to watch. Merry Christmas to you too!

[@jenniferharton6383]

I love it when you talk through. I like your voice. Another wonderful ornament. Thanks and Merry Christmas.

[@dejanira2]

As usual your imagination leaves me in awe! A beautiful ornament! The Christmas tree segments with your kids is fantastic, such a wonderful family. Merry Christmas to you and yours! ;}

[@EmptyHammock]

I really enjoyed the style of this video. Making mixed with music mixed with ambience. Perfect sir.

[@josepellicermorant5836]

Beautiful, the ornament, the tree, and his family. From Spain, I wish you a Merry Christmas. Greetings.

[@cjorg16]

Wonderful story telling Frank. Beautiful video, close ups, pulled focus, editing, music, and wood working. You are an artist on many levels. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas.

[@zephy777]

The Whole project was pretty witty. how you turned the ball inside-out. I also liked your camera angles/unique shots you got in this vid. Also I like how you paired up the cutting of the tree trunk for both tress in the video.

[@robertcraig5741]

Awesome video! Your creativity really shines, not only in the ornament, but how you melded the wood turning with your family outing to cut down your tree. Have a Wonderful and Blessed Christmas!

[@254JROCK]

I love how the tree outside the window is watching you work the Wood 2cool

[@PeopleAlreadyDidThis]

Beautiful ornament, touching story. Merry Christmas Frank, Bonnie, Calvin, and Claire!

[@dannyschoemans6686]

Your movies make me smile! Happy holidays frank and family members

[@DesandSam]

Excellent piece, simple and ingenious. Beautiful video, the snow and shavings, loved the turning-inside-out sequence. Thank you for what you've shown us in 2016. I don't know how to say it without sounding greedy, but here's looking forward to more in 2017! Merry Christmas, Frank.

[@TheBeerbelly007]

WOW, what a nice video Frank, you should get an award of some kind for it. Thanks and Merry Christmas---

[@RiverasHotWheels]

Thank you Frank for showing us yet another awesome ornament video. Truly a beautiful piece. Merry Christmas buddy 🎅🏼👍🏽

[@kentyboi1]

great festive family video feeling the love that you put into your work and family God bless and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@markcameron-smith]

Thanks for a lovely video, Frank. It was interesting to ponder that while your making your Christmas items and battling freezing temperatures, I live in Adelaide (South Australia) where we had 41.3 Celsius (106.3 Fahrenheit) on Christmas Day. The problems I face when making things at this time of year include sweat dripping off me on to the machinery or the actual project itself! Neither settings are particularly friendly to work in. Cheers.

[@alexeaton3971]

all the best Frank to your and your family over the festive season, thanks for the videos, look forward to seeing what you come up with in 2017, cheers