Wood Turned Plum Bowl

[@RobDeHaven]

I don't know what I'm more jealous, the skills or the workshop. Definitely the skills, the workshop can be purchased. Nicely done Frank!

[@supermonkee48]

I love the juxtaposition of the futuristic technology (3D scanning, CNC machine, Six Million Dollar Man) being used to bring out the inherent natural beauty of the live edge. It's a nice blend of machine and nature. Wonderful video as always, Frank.

[@waynegoebel395]

Beautiful bowl, Frank. THAT would be an heirloom piece if there ever was one... cost of materials, $0... labor of love, $6,000,000... heirloom piece, priceless... well done.

[@bwillan]

That is dedication to the craft. Keeping video footage for 3 years to complete a project. Great job on the bowl too.

[@frankgel]

You, my dear sir, are simply the best woodworker in youtube. In your case, it can't even be called woodwork, more like woodart.

[@tobermorywomble23]

Wow.. This made me realise I've been watching and being inspired by your videos for 4 years now. And still loving them.

[@MoYvStarkey]

Love the coloring of the wood. I like the choices you make on the fly. You don't let a thing like the section of wood coming off get to you. You are a fine example of shop safety.

[@KyleShevlin]

The jig you created is pretty genius. I was really impressed with that.

[@lint2023]

Maybe the most captivating and interesting and talented man on youtube. The idea of capturing the shavings accumulating on the floor was fantastic. That was artistic in itself.

[@gordroberts53]

The world has been bit scary of late, 17:30 minutes with Frank and the world is just a little brighter. Thanks Frank!

[@elainegreen5855]

I agree!

[@HiVizCamo]

Some scarier now, June 2020. Still it's nice to take a break from it.

[@PhilipMoonTunes]

Frank, I just love your videos. They are all so polished. Your narratives are what make your videos great. Your voice is calming and inviting, giving us all the impression of what a sincere gentleman you are. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@MichaelAlm]

Really beautiful Frank! I love how the epoxy kind of looks like tree resin in the cracks. Thanks for sharing!

[@iraydiaz5888]

Life is an experiment, that is why 'live and learn' is a saying. Beautiful work. I hope to one day be as talented as yourself.

[@grahamjones2759]

Love the hushed, reverential commentary. Beautiful piece. I love how we are talked through the thinking behind the piece and then can watch to see how it turns out.

[@lynnchance7015]

I have turned a small natural edge bowl from a wild plumb limb and loved the color and pattern of the grain. I have never seen a plumb tree as big as this one and I really like the finished piece!

[@Twansaxstudent11190]

The final shape of the bowl and feet in combination remind me of a butterfly perched on something. Especially with the colors of the wood and how the sapwood is at the edges of the "wings" of the bowl. Really beautiful project, Frank!

[@thesnowedone]

That rig to reverse the live edge on the lathe was awesome; I would not have thought of that - very cool Frank!

[@TommyBrisbane]

Another beautiful piece Mr Howarth. Your solution to holding the bowl on the lathe so you could carve the bottom of the bowl was like watching a separate build, it was awesome.

[@ro_ro_art]

My gosh Frank, your skills are tremendous. An artist with wood. Your trademark I feel is the ability to turn an experiment into a fabulous piece, seemingly making your plan out along the way. It's adds this sense of spontaneity that translates into your work. A brilliant eye for potential Mr. Howarth.

[@jessjulian9458]

Frank you are amazing. I could watch your videos all night. Your narration is exceptional. Thanks for sharing.

[@RichardHubbuck]

Frank, the fantastic quality of your videos and editing, together with your commentary are just a joy to behold.

[@georgebell7103]

I haven't watched your videos lately, because you did so much on the CNC that I could not possibly do. This was very nice.

[@slightlyskewed]

Frank. You are simply a humble genius. Thanks for another great video.

[@teejaded]

Frank, I'm not a huge fan of most wood turning projects, but this bowl is absolutely gorgeous. Easily some of your best work.

[@mickeyd2128]

Fantastic work! And, I love the Six Million Dollar Man references! That was my dad's favorite show growing up, and he's now got my brothers and I hooked!

[@WittAllen]

I highly admire all the forethought, patience, ingenuity, and determination it took to make this piece. It's a beautiful, beautiful creation.

[@markdesolate]

Hey Frank, i am absolutly blown away by the idea of the support jig. A-maz-ing!! Keep up the turning!! Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@DontTreadOnMeToo]

I could listen to you all day...it is a pleasure to watch you work...thanks frank

[@Diegoscomeback]

Dont know if you are the best woodturner, but certainly the best editor of the kind, and surely creative, gj.

[@angelamaro1693]

At first I thought it was going to look like the Death Star ,but then what an amazing project . every time l think that it's just another project it turns out to be an amazing project . And just like your other viewers said an hour video is so interesting it's over in five minutes. keep the videos coming. Upsman retired local 63 California.

[@danielcummings8226]

Frank, I think the plum bowl is your best yet. Nice job.

[@chopin65]

Wow. Color me impressed. All that work for one bowl. It is so beautiful! When society goes to the dogs and there is nothing but chaos, we will need you on hand to help rebuild it. Don't go anywhere. Stay put.

[@cobberpete1]

A lot of things involved here which bring out the great artist you are. The vision for the piece. the extreme patience and ingenuity. Well done Frank on such a beautiful bowl

[@notnowjohn1348]

"There's a few little bits that aren't perfect..." Yeah, but that is what makes the bowl. The perfect imperfections. Awesome work!

[@nomadben]

Excellent video Frank. You're consistently killing it. Thank you for the entertainment.

[@Brian-Burke]

Just when I get to the point of my draw dropping at your woodworking skills, I then see your expertise with video editing and production and my mind is fully blown. I don't know how the hell you're so good at so many things, Frank, but man I'm impressed. Keep it up. This channel should have a million subs.

[@frankmakes]

Thanks

[@ScullyBrewing]

I really like the way the resin looks in the cracks, that natural edge also really looks superb!

[@_amb._5552]

I have to mention one of my favorite things about this piece is how the color from the wood leached into the resin just a little bit and made it a slight shade of red the plum color of the wood is gorgeous and the contrast between all the colors of the wood and the bark that's leftover is wonderful

[@bobsonclimber]

I'm always in awe of your ingenuity and craftsmanship Frank, you never fail to impress! Rob.

[@Dr.W1zard]

Wow that is honestly the nicest woodturned bowl I have ever seen, excellent work!

[@shimmeister1062]

Well done Frank - a truly beautiful piece. This is the first video of your's that I have seen seen - it won't be the last. Three things I really enjoy. One, seeing a well equipped with all the toys. Two, seeing someone who can actually use that equipment and three, seeing a great project come to life.

[@marccutler1338]

What a great piece! Shared this with my Father ( also an architect, Father, and wood junkie). He turned my boys each a beautiful live edge bowl in the same fashion as yours. Thanks for sharing the experience and the Six Million Dollar Man Theme! Marc

[@Ravn000]

Possibly one of the most beautiful objects I have ever seen... Thank you for doing this and showing it to us!

[@SRG-Learn-Makers]

You are truly an artist. Your woodwork is as brilliant as your filmmaking and both together are priceless. Thanks for sharing this hard and beautiful job.

[@DwightMS1]

Gorgeous Frank! I like how you apply intelligence to every project, and how you explain why and how you do everything.

[@nairbllebpmac4179]

Another amazing project! I love the fact that you aren't afraid to tackle projects that require techniques you haven't used before.

[@TomasSab3D]

The story line is awesome... the flow, the rhythm... awesome all over.

[@kotsverslimme]

I'm still astounded by the amount of work and skill you put into these wonderful pieces. As always a joy to watch and listen to.

[@E-N-A-R-D-L-A-V]

So I am going back and watching older videos, and I somehow missed this one. This bowl turned out quite stunning, and I feel I must compliment you on your stellar problem solving skills. The resin you used on the cracks really feel like they belong to the piece, like sap solidified to amber. I am just going to go ahead and state that I think this is the best bowl you ever created, it's certainly the most visually stimulating. Excellent work.

[@craftedworkshop]

Absolutely incredible work, Frank. That turned out gorgeous.

[@PKedByBlade]

Easily one of my favorite pieces, unbelievable natural structure and aesthetics to that piece of wood; I'm actually glad that piece of bark chipped off.

[@davidflatt8661]

Beautiful work, I loved the way Frank made the viewer aware of his design thought process, very well done video!

[@Homesteadhow]

Wow Frank...just amazing. I just published a video of our greenhouse build, and your videos really inspired this video. I did some Sketchup animation overlays, green screen, cloned myself... I tried to build a rotating time lapse camera rig like you did as well. You really are an inspiration ! I Love the lathe shot with transparent /see through sections and I'm trying to figure out how you did that one!

[@stewartfurini]

That's a great looking bowl. The wood is beautiful and I love the foot! Another great video too, Frank!

[@suep9445]

Beautiful!! The cracks actually added to the beauty. I'm glad you persevered on this one.

[@douglasbrown8113]

This was an awesome piece. I like how you kept both the turned piece and its respective video for 3 years to complete this one. I was almost hoping that when you were filling the cracks you would add some copper to the epoxy to have a feel similar to Japanese broken pottery.

[@johnhamilton1098]

Frank - you are an incredible woodworker/artist. You inspire a lot of us to try things - many thanks!

[@lass-inangeles7564]

What a professional video and inspired piece of work! Very lovely. I never realized you had to let the wood dry that long! Also nice tip about the resin in cracks. Thanks for inspiring me.

[@LtGrandpoobah]

Beautiful work, my good man. Keep em coming. That is amazing that you filmed that first bit of roughing out the bowl 3 years ago. Well done in keeping the footage and seeing 3 years into the future.

[@TheBbraamse08]

Frank, that thing looks awesome! Please, keep up the great work! I greatly enjoy seeing your creativity in your builds. You are experimenting with new ideas and posting them for us to see. It is great to see you learn and, in turn, we learn from it as well.

[@Nissimus]

Your facial expressions when using the table saw are priceless :) Thank you for another great work and presentation !

[@BandasPalette]

WOW! Frank that is one beautiful looking bowl. I have never had an interest in having a lathe, but this video inspired me to someday learn this too. Awesome editing too, like always. Thank you sir!

[@FullSendPrecision]

You're the most patient man ever. Great job!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Wow, amazing piece! So many techniques involved in this project! Thanks for sharing!

[@TheBearDenPhotography]

A true artisan you are! Fantastic piece of artwork, and videography!

[@Chef_PC]

I audibly gasped at the bright purple color that came up at 2:36 when you drilled out the center core. Just beautiful!!

[@O2Cummins]

You're amazing. This is day 2 of finding and watching your videos, and you're already one of my favorite channels. Thanks for sharing your talent with us!

[@kristenblack3930]

that bowl turned out so beautifully! and I got a good chuckle out of the 6 million dollar man reference!

[@andrewoatman6745]

Nobody else would start a project just to produce chips to test a different project, then continue with the project as an experiment, ending with something gorgeous that looked like it was the plan all along. Genius.

[@suryadavies]

That's a nice looking bowl, I think it's my favourite bowl out of all the ones I have seen you make.

[@stephiehellyeah2557]

I love this piece so much! It's definitely my favorite. So organic. And the resin makes the bowl even more beautiful. Genius! 👌💖

[@SyberPrepper]

I agree with some of the others about how interesting you make your videos. I was shocked to fine this one was 17+ minutes. Seemed to go fast. Great video and editing as usual. I was surprised about the plum tree. I had no idea they got that large. Beautiful wood! The finished bowl looks like something you would see in a museum or gallery. Great job!

[@GeorgeWelman]

Awsome!!!!!!! Frank, you are a true artist!!!!!!! Very inspiring for me and I guess also for lots of people!!!!!!!

[@vanessahorig8374]

Absolutely love this project Frank! I think the fact that you tried something different really paid off! Also great thinking in trying to solve problems while woodworking, quite genius!

[@pccalcio]

the best thing is that you genuinely have fun doing things

[@philipvale1674]

Hi very impressed with your skills you obviously been doing this for quite a few years, myself I am retired I'm 68 years old I live in part of France , I am English . I still have some of my woodworking machinery, like my big Watkin woodwork in lathe, because I'm retired I do not have a lot of money so just recently I've been trying to make my own tools I've just made myself a hook gouge. Once again very impressed with your work. Stay safe in these bad times of the virus as we are in lockdown in France. So trying to keep myself busy. Phil from the Moulin in France.

[@NickFerry]

I don't care who you are, but this is bad ass - great job Frank!

[@Luke__D__]

Those time lapse shots with the changing angle are awesome

[@keithdavis4056]

This was an amazing project! You really had to flex your ingenuity on this one. Turned out great

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Hot glue to seal the cracks for resin filling is brilliant! I like it. I've had a lot of trouble with that. Even if you stretched a piece of rubber or something over the outside of the cracks and used hot glue to seal around the borders that should work great to get the resin flush with the surface. Tip: you can remove hot glue from wood by soaking it briefly in rubbing alcohol. It peels right off.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

NightHawkInLight Cool to see you here.

[@frankmakes]

Thanks. There is a spot on the bark where i need to get the hot glue off.

[@zwargeist]

it was nice to see a turning video, I love when Frank lathes something, it's always awesome. though the whole time I was watching, it was very nerve-wracking, lol. live bowls are so unpredictable, the depth the wood had in the end was worth the nail biting and cringing, lol. Beautiful work!

[@aldurin]

Frank, I don't really know if this is what you were going for with this video, but I thought it would be nice to tell you. It's exactly 4:00 AM here where I live, and I'm having a really difficult sequence of days (more like weeks) -- big decisions and potencial big changes ahead in my life. So, it's a monday morning, I should be waking up to work in a few hours, but I just can't sleep. My head is all over the place; doesn't leave me alone. And then, I made a cup of tea, sat here and watched this video. And, Frank, I have to thank you. These images made me calmer than I ever been in the last week. I watch your channel for years, now. Love your work, the quality of your videos, the funny bits and the beauty of your woodwork. I really hope that you read this and that knowing that you helped me today gives you a little smile. Thanks. Wish you all the best.

[@Andreas_Achleitner]

Hi Frank! A really nice piece of plum! Good Craftmanship like you always do! Best wishes Andreas

[@namewithoutdigits]

Love how you have added aerial shots and even more animations to what was already stellar production work. Thanks for sharing!

[@justgreg57]

Awesome piece Frank - not sure how anyone could give it a thumbs down. Thanks for sharing

[@HiVizCamo]

I had no idea plum trees got that big, such beautiful wood!

[@MakersMadLab]

Man I love the rotating time lapse over the lathe!! Makes for and an epic shot.

[@NessieFromTheLoch]

I absolutely LOVE the look of the resin filled cracks!

[@SteveCole73]

Late to the party, but wow that edge looks so delicate. It is amazing that the bark stayed put. Well done.

[@johnyoung2877]

well worth the three year wait and adding those feet is quite unique, well done

[@brindmusicnerd]

This is a gorgeous piece of art! I really wanted more footage of the finished bowl at the end - it looked SO beautiful and there was so much detail in the wood, the bark and the resin, that I really would have enjoyed probably another 30 secs to 1 min of the final piece!!!

[@brindmusicnerd]

In fact I went back and watch the final moments again, pausing every few seconds to drink it all in 😍

[@philsmith2746]

1 Bowl to rule them all....outstanding piece and process!!!

[@aintgonnahappen]

That is gorgeous; never seen plum wood before. Excellent work!

[@RedemptiondesignsNJ]

I love this! The wild edge is fascinating and beautiful. I'm grateful you left all of the discovery process in. Excellent film work as well.

[@michaelciola8039]

Once again a truly amazing piece of work. I have some Maple that I have wanted to turn into some live edge bowls. This gave me a lot of insight as to how to attack such a project. Also your rather complicated maxi jig for the bottom was incredible. Thanks again as always an insipiration!

[@PiersLawsonBrown1972]

What a wonderful creative mind you have, that is a fantastic piece you made there, thank you for showing the process that you go through to achieve the final piece.

[@Sludgepump]

You amaze me Frank! So interesting to see how you think your way through jobs like this. Fantastic video!

[@tonyo.8623]

Love the colors in that wood. Also love how you're always trying different technicques with wood turning. Thanks!

[@MaximumJonathanosity]

Everything you do is impressive, but this one is absolutely incredible.

[@XBlazingCrafterX]

the production value of your videos is amazing