Woodturning A 'Simple' Olive Crotch Natural Edge Winged Vase

[@timriley8393]

I love the vase. I will have to say though, that's one vase that should have plenty of frequent flier miles. Seriously, I've watched 37 of your videos the last 2 days & learned something in all of them. Please, keep up the good turning!

[@yuvallahav]

Thank you Tim!! Both for watching, and for the comment, and yeah, it sure went over my shoulder a few times, but hey! It was the little vase that could! And it did, in the end! :) Yuval

[@terrencepowell270]

I like the vase. You did a good job. What I liked most is the fly overs. It happens to most of us. You are one of the few turners I know who would show this. It lets all us know that things happen. Thanks for the video.

[@yuvallahav]

+Terrence Powell Thanks Terrence! I show mistakes and fly overs since, like you stated, they happen, and it's a part of the work process, dealing with the unexpected, understanding why it happened, and making sure to change our methods to try and avoid it in the future, or else it's not a learning experience! :)

[@hayitsits]

that is one tough piece of wood with a will to live as a lovely piece of nature's art

[@yuvallahav]

+Mark Cowan Thank you Mark! I was surprised as well buy how much this piece wanted to be made and done with, it was fun to turn as well, even if my knuckles were under constant threat :)

[@giddyup3660]

Great work my friend. I would normally throw this kind of piece of wood in the fire. Now I will select the next piece like this and give it a try. Scared the crap out of me when it came off twice but amazed that it was able to be rescued. Well done and great challenge.

[@yuvallahav]

GiddyUp Hiluxury Thank you sir! It was scary for me too when it did jump off the lathe, twice, and the only reason I wasn't caught by surprise is that in each of the cases I was waiting for it to happen, parting too close to the chuck, I was expecting to cut all the way through, I didn't really think I had space left, and I saw the bad angel I was coming at and was also expecting a catch as I was touching wood. And I am pleased as well at how durable this wood proved to be, it helped this is a fresh cut off, if it was dry it would have exploded, or so I imagine.

[@AusMiner]

Another great video. And as usual, very relaxing to watch (except for when things go flying around the shop). I love your choice of "easy listening" music in the background.

[@yuvallahav]

Thanks!! I like to give an all around pleasant experience for my audience :) Yuval

[@Unclebuddy01]

It is a beautiful vase and shows that you have excellent skills at turning and at making repairs. I hope to one day reach the level of skill you have demonstrated. You should take pride in accoplishing such a beautiful turning.

[@yuvallahav]

Michael, that is about the best down right compliment I ever got :) I do tale pride in my word but it's the quite type, like me. And trust me, if you have good hands, and if yoy have a good eye, which you must have to become interested in something like woodturning, then with a little practice you'll get there, I'm by no means special or over talented, just dedicated, love what I do, and practice practice practice! :) Wish you all the best. Yuval.

[@Bramsshed1913]

Hi Yuval, that is a fantastic first attempt, I was so engrossed in watching you work that when the the second fly off happened it nearly had me out of my seat LoL Great job and a lovely vase! All the best Bram

[@yuvallahav]

Brams shed Thanks Brams (or is that your last name, you're Mr. Brams?), the only reason you don't see me jump like a scared mouse when that happened is that I saw where my cut was going, but it was too late to stop my hand, so I went into the cut expecting a catch, and it came to be, and I was all zen about it... ;)

[@Bramsshed1913]

Yuval Lahav Hi Yuval Bram is the shortened bit of my second name which is Bramwell sounds posh eh? but fortunately I am not LoL. It was also my old Dads second name ,his first name was Arthur and as a young lad he did not like it, he preferred to be called Bram and when I was a young lad his old mates called me "young bram" and so it stuck :)

[@yuvallahav]

Brams shed Just adopt "stoker" into your name, and you're cool in my book ;)

[@Bramsshed1913]

Yuval Lahav LOL

[@cantosgregorianos1]

Onéstamente eres un verdadero maestro amigo, sigue subiendo vídeos como estos por favor. Cuidado con las piezas que se te sueltan del agarre.

[@yuvallahav]

+cesar Augusto Selva Jimenez Thank you Cesar, being a teacher, and a good teacher, is a higher calling!! :)

[@mitchkarol4868]

Like the way this looks. Excited to try this, thanks for teaching this craft. Mitch

[@yuvallahav]

mitch karol Thanks Mitch! it goes without saying that if you try to turn something like this you should be super careful when hollowing it, with those wings flying around, it's an accident waiting to happen... but if you won't try you won't know, or learn, so by all means, go for it!! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! Yuval.

[@MikeWaldt]

Absolutely gorgeous Yuval, especially with the trouble you had keeping it on the lathe. Your determination paid off handsomely my friend. Great work yet again. Take care Mike

[@yuvallahav]

Going over my comments, on my phone, it looks like I missed responding to yours, or is my phone acting up? Hate these devices, even if they supply my livelyhood... If I didn'y respond yet, then a large thank you Mike!! You know your comments always makes me smile, like a little boy getting a pat on the head for doing a good job :)

[@robertkutz9540]

yuval nice turning makes you think when it comes off ,just part of turning. keep turning it is great fun.bob

[@yuvallahav]

Robert Kutz Thanks Robert, for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@BillTurns]

Nice video and vase. I was taking a break from yard work, getting ready to head into the shop, and thought I'd check KZbin for some inspiration. Think I found it... I have some Apple and Box Elder crotch pieces in the corner of my shop... time to dig a couple out.

[@yuvallahav]

Bill Davis That is all it takes Bill, pick something up, chuck it up and spin, I was making room for my BBQ to burn without setting fire to my back yard shop when I stumbled on this piece and thought heck, why not. Hope you'll post anything good that came out of that! :)

[@JWT-lc3xu]

okay, that scared the crap out of me, like Jason jumping out of a closet scared! glad you weren't hurt. I respect your perserverance in getting back on the horse after that one, I would have had to stop filming to change my shorts after that blowout!

[@yuvallahav]

The process is part of learning what it is to work on this kind of projects, so people should know it's not always "easy"... Yuval

[@acolyteturner]

That olIve wood sure bounces well Yuval! You did a great job and produced an inspiring piece. You should be very proud of it. Cheers Tom

[@yuvallahav]

Tom Stratton Thank you Tom, I was also quite pleased with how well that piece took to the floor, but Olive wood, and young Olive wood, is known for it's strength, so I guess that proves it. I wouldn't count on it though, so I'll try better to keep my wood in check.

[@acolyteturner]

I have a piece of ash crotch that I have been saving for a similar project. I hope that doesn't fly off as it will go straight through my windows!

[@yuvallahav]

Tom Stratton I always wanted an excuse to plank up my windows and doors!! when ever do we get a chance to live out our childhood western movies dreams??! I know I will be keeping an open eye for more of these crotches...

[@SeeWhyMan]

Brilliant recovery!!! I am about to go out and make one like this... but now after watching this, I'm kind of scared :) Thanks for posting another awesome video!

[@yuvallahav]

Thanks Curtis!! Don't be scared, just wear your faceshield!! Yuval

[@KeithBarrowat54a]

Wow,Beautiful work.If that had happened to me,I would be shivering in a little ball in the corner of my workshop!! Take care, Keith

[@yuvallahav]

Keith Barrow Thanks Keith! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment, I used to be scared of flying wood too, but then one hit me on the head too strongly, and it seems I've lost all sense of fear of anything!! ;) I was actually expecting the catch as I've seen the gouge coming in the wrong angle but was already too close to back out of the cut, and the second fly over was also expected, since I knew I was probably cutting it short, if the fly offs were not expected I can promises you I would have needed a couple of hours of therapy, or at least some hard medicine...

[@tarekammar1256]

20 out of 10 for perseverance and it has turned out very good for what you call not a professional turner Well don

[@yuvallahav]

+Tarek Ammar Thank you Tarek for your kind words! Something would have to break to pieces before I'll let it go to waste, and sometimes not even then. Try and try again is my motto.. well, one of my mottos at least :) Cheers! Yuval.

[@FrampS1971]

Great work, Yuval, I was expecting to see the wings snapped off when it flew off! It great that it survived.

[@yuvallahav]

Thanks Framps!! it was stronger then it looked! :) Yuval

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi my friend! I always enjoy a lot your videos, it was refreshing seeing the piece fly through your workshop a couple of times, after all, being a three winged vase what did you expect it to do? to crawl? No, seriously, sometimes one is in the middle of a project and something like that happens and you get down, but I admire that you recovered both times quite well, learning from the experiences and all the better for them! Congrats! Also, I can appreciate that your surgical skills keep improving, nice repairs there too! In Spanish we say: Genial! which means, well Genius I guess! Cheers! Daniel PD. As you can see, my absence was not only from uploading but also watching material, it is like missing several chapters of your favorite series and then get them all on the weekend! Enjoying myself my friend! Cheers again! Daniel

[@yuvallahav]

It's just nice to have you back Daniel! Actually the piece flew off three times, but the last time was not so spectacular, so it didn't made it into the video :) I hope you catch up quickly and set up your shop again and start turning!!

[@mryuvaleitan1]

Hi Yuval! I enjoyed the final result - it is indeed a beautiful vase, presenting the beauty of the olive wood and the crotch piece. You should try a "baladi" olive sometime... One word of advice, if I may (I'm nut sure what you actually did, but it is good practice generally) - when chucking spindle work, especially greenwood - compression is always preferable to expansion! That is, unless you have plenty of wood for support. Plus, tighten the chuck every now and then - even more often when you turn non-contiguous work such as this. Cheers! Yuval

[@yuvallahav]

Yuval Eitan Thanks Yuval! My wood pile is pretty much composed from what I can get at my local fire wood vendor (mostly Holm Oak and Eucalyptus) and some other stuff the neighbors drag in (or I do, like with the olive I got from a field in front of my house after a wind storm...), so I don't when I'll have the chance to get some "baladi" olive. Advice is always wanted, and I agree with yours, compression is better, but I didn't want to wrestle the mounting so I could create a mortise, using my drill press with a Forstner bit was much simpler, did I mention I'm lazy? :) I guess that is also why I didn't tighten the chuck every once in a while, didn't want to split my wood in half (good thing I found that excuse, aah?).

[@YTcustomchris]

Great job Yuval Looks like a real wood turner did it lol.

[@yuvallahav]

Custom Chris Damn, I was hoping no one will notice it's actually my next door neighbor work... ;)

[@PaulLockwood]

Wow, so much to say on this. Firstly if I had seen that blank I would have chopped the wings off and ended up with a small box or something. For that I have to thank you as people like you give us these great ideas to think further. You describe it as a simple vase, yes maybe simple in looks but the work it took you was far from simple. Lastly I think that you must be so pleased on not getting a third throw off the chuck, twice I think you pushed your luck very far with very little damage. A third time could have meant a total write off. You may not be overly happy compared to others you see but at the first time must be so proud of producing the finished item. W|ell done!

[@yuvallahav]

Thank you Paul!! In fact, this piece flew off the lathe 3 times!! but only 2 happend while I was filming :) And the third one wasn't very impressive anyway :) But I've learned a lot from this piece, both on ways to look for new forms in wood and in how to handle tools better, so I'm very content with this piece for that! :) Yuval.

[@Mauroiltornitore]

Beautiful work and beautiful video, Yuval!! Cheers. Mauro

[@yuvallahav]

Mauro il tornitore Graize Mauro! Solo una prova, magari fra un po faccio una cosa di genere che e' veramente bello :)

[@SeeWhyMan]

Great job! Great recoveries too :) It's sure nice to know that other people besides me have logs flying off at them too sometimes. It's just as scary watching it happen to you as it is when it happens to me.

[@yuvallahav]

+Curtis Wyman Thanks! it sure does happen, as far as I know, to all of us... and just think on all those fly overs I edit out of videos ;) I actually never edit out mistakes like these as I believe you can learn as much from the recovery as from the project itself. Yuval.

[@JerryPaulTreeCreations]

Very nice! Excellent save(s)! The vase turned out beautifully!

[@yuvallahav]

Thanks Jerry!! Sorry for the short delay ;) How have you been? didn't see much of you lately... Yuval

[@beppepezzoli4114]

Bravissimo.. non ti arrendi mai...

[@yuvallahav]

Beppe Pezzoli resa non è un'opzione! ;) Grazie Beppe per guardare e commentare :)

[@shellyrappaport3864]

Now I know what to do with a crotch. Too bad that I recently cut some into pieces. Thank you for the video!!

[@yuvallahav]

+Shelly Rappaport Where those that you cut came from, soon more will come, you'll know better next time Shelly! :) Yuval.

[@pelasoto48]

Exelente trabajo realizado.....Felicitaciones .-Saludo

[@yuvallahav]

Orlando Herrera Thank you so much Orlando!!

[@MARKBaid]

Be proud of the piece Yuval it is lovely. I must say that a few times I thought to myself oh he's going to lose it and sure enough off it went. It must be that I have a sixth sense now as I have lost a few piece off the chuck also. I have been using a face plate a lot and leaving extra then parting off. Be safe my friend Mark

[@yuvallahav]

MARK Baid Maybe not sixth sense, but more of a good experience? :) if the piece would have been large enough to use a face plate, I would have, but I don't have one that small... probably get one, shouldn't be a problem. Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@robertspringer345]

Again I find your video perfect, showing the "oops" emphasises that things happen and I really liked seeing you Frankenstein the fix. Showing first time attempts is refreshing for us rookies- that coupled with a vase that is absolutely beautiful - you are a true artist. Just curious - how long is your hair - hehe, hope that never gets tied up in a piece of work - that could hurt .😎

[@yuvallahav]

Thank you Robert! My hair used to be very long, but it's been two years now since I've cut it, so hair no more!! :) Yuval

[@dashphaste]

Where you showed the spot of bark you fixed is right on the edge of what some call an "oyster" (the wee thin wafer of end grain. What really surprised me about this it that that oyster stayed in place through three uncommanded departures from controlled flight and subsequent hard landings on the floor. The piece, as well as the video, is a thing of beauty. I rarely go for "inny" mounts (expanding jaws). Especially where there's a thinnish wall. against which to expand. One is afraid to tighten the chuck, lest the piece break in half. If I go inside like that, I'll generally make it an inny-outy, so I I can squeeze the jaws. Barring that possibility, some CA dribbled in the recess (this also applies to worm screws - I watched that other video before this one) stiffens the fibers. OR, two-sided tape around the jaws to give more grip, if you insist on expanding into a recess that's too weak for a good crank on the chuck. This, however, might sometimes cause a little lateral movement that I wouldn't worry about with tools that are as sharp as yours. Mine lose their edge without my noticing until I've literally pushed so hard as to push the piece right out of the chuck. I need to sharpen my tools more often. Probably things you already know. But, there it is.

[@yuvallahav]

+Mark Wilson Yeah Mark, I'm not a huge fan of expending grips, especially like you said, in pieces that are thin, when I do use it, I try to leave as much as I can around the mortise so it won't split apart, always a scary thought, but sometimes, because of miscalculated shape or form, I just have to do it that way, also, I'm trying to think of a unique way of "signing" my work, and I've been thinking of making a segmented tube with my "signature" "Y" in the center of it, that I could size and split a medallion off and put into all those mortises I'm using, for an easy and unique finish to that part of the piece... Thanks for the ideas about how to strengthen the fibers, I never thought about doing anything about it, so thanks for that idea, I just hope I remember it next time I'll be doing something of the sort (it's a working process making a new idea into a habit). You should sharpen your tools more, it's a task, I know, I don't like doing it also, but a sharp tool is a safe tool, for exactly that reason, you use less force with a sharp tool, so less change something will get pushed a way by a doll blade... or so I've heard :) And yeah, that piece survived that turning, flying off and all, just fine, just think of me closing my eyes each time I picked it off the floor, feeling to see if everything is still there... Olive is one tough mother... !

[@homesy135]

A challenging piece, executed well! Great vase and video. A silicone octopus or squid squashed into the body of the vase would not go astray.

[@yuvallahav]

homesy135 I will try and see what I can get next time I'm with the kids in the toy shop, should I have a similar piece again, I will try to shape it like an egg as much as I can, I am a fan after all :)

[@homesy135]

yuval lahav Before you made the comment that the vase looked like the egg capsule from Alien, I was thinking there should have been a small curve (like a round-over) or a small bevel on the base to lift the vase from the table top. What do you think?

[@yuvallahav]

I think it's a good idea, and I should have put more into the base and it's design, but since this was a test piece, and I really didn't think it will survive, I made it as simple as possible. I also didn't think about the sanding problem with a shape like this, and so I spent 4 hours sanding this by hand through the grits, good thing I have a TV in my shop...

[@yuvallahav]

I think that will make it look more like the egg, but it's not a bad notion, I will do something more decorative on my next try with this kind of vase, and should I have a piece that will also have the 'egg' like petals, I'm sure to turn it round to make the alien 'egg' complete :)

[@yakbranson]

Very nice piece. Just an idea, but maybe try screwing a piece of plywood to the three limbs to get a center to work with. Then u could have got a good cut dove tale tenon. Yak

[@yuvallahav]

yak branson Thanks Yak, I did see this done before, and I did think about it, only it was when I was editing the video, not turning, so it didn't help much, I will do it the next time I'll be turning this kind of piece again :) Thanks again for watching and commenting!

[@fominandrey2007]

you need been to name this vase - " Flying vase")))) Greetings from Russia.

[@yuvallahav]

Eheheh, I really should, it sure made it to all corners of my shop! :) Yuval

[@unclejack123]

Very nice first attempt..............JRW

[@yuvallahav]

unclejack123 Thank you JRW!! :) I hope the next multi crotch I find will make a better vase yet! Yuval.

[@nhatlam88888]

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[@yuvallahav]

+Nhat Lam Thank you Nhat! :)

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[@yuvallahav]

+Nhat Lam Thank you again Nhat!! :)

[@samgilbert5362]

Pretty vase,it tried to kill you twice haaahaaahaaa.

[@yuvallahav]

Hey, it tried three times, not twice!! But I'm stronger than that!! :) Yuval

[@samgilbert5362]

Yuval Lahav Woodturning love youre work.You are pretty good.

[@yuvallahav]

Thanks man, this is quite an old video, check out some of my newer stuff, my turning took quite a turn (pun intended) in the last couple of years :)