Thank you, Bob.

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Thanks for watching and commenting, John. The Christmas tree idea sounds good. I made a Christmas tree bowl and a Christmas tree clock too. bit.ly/2B71rWe, bit.ly/2IMOCoh

Thanks, Willem!

Thank you!

Hi, Deanna. Haven't heard from you in a while. Have you got your woodturning area put together yet? Thanks for watching my videos.

@@RickTurnsWoodturning Yes, its mostly up and running. Still waiting on electrical, but using extension cords. I'm not sure I want to do videos. At first I thought it was a great idea. But I think I'm a little shy to put myself out there like that. I have posted most of what I've done on Instagram, including the beginnings of my project for the Christmas project. But an unscheduled trip to Thailand put off schedule, and I don't think I can finish it by the deadline. So I decided to stop working on it until after so I don't rush it, then use it for next year.

Thank you.

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This is my first off-center piece and I was surprised at how much vibration I got with just a small chunk of wood.

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Thank, Jackie.

Thank you!

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The base did crack, quite a bit. Disappointing, but not unexpected. Thanks for watching, Mr B

Thanks, Alan!

Thank you, Kobie.

Hi, Louie. Good point on the verticality. Turning the base completely separately from the mushrooms and making the top curved instead of flat would fix that. That's what I'll do if I make another.

I sharpened the outside of both tips - i.e., the cutting edges. Worked pretty well! Thanks for watching.

Good question, Paul! When I started, I was only going to have a single mushroom, and I wanted to experiment a little with off-center turning. After I got that one done, it looked kind of awkward, so I decided to do a couple of smaller ones, and mount them beside the first. It would have been simpler to do all three mushrooms separately of course. Thanks for watching, Paul.

@@RickTurnsWoodturning I know this was a few years ago, but I've been studying off center turning and have seen others turn curved stems separately. Is this something you could do and maybe demonstrate? Great Video by the way.

Hi, Scott. I’ve done some off-center turning, making bowls. I like the way they look. I’ve seen other turners doing off-center stems on goblets, but I’ve never liked the results, so I’ve never tried that. Sorry i can’t help you out on this. Thanks for watching my videos!

Believe me, it’s not stealing an idea. Mushrooms have been turned as long as there have been lathes. Thanks for watching!

Actually I meant putting them on a log. That probably isn’t new either but it was the first time I saw it, so thanks.

Yes I do, Kostas. Here are the links: A Tenon Cutter from a wrench kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLB0rJZezb_Kaat0.html Handle for a Tenon Cutter kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJ-fjdGel5PMp6M.html

thank you very much Rick !!!

Yes, indeed I could have, and when I make another of these, I will do it that way. I originally was only going to have a single mushroom and wanted to try off-center turning.

Hi, Julius. I have two videos on the tenon cutter, one on the cutter itself and one on the handle. Here are the links: A Tenon Cutter from a Wrench kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLB0rJZezb_Kaat0.html Handle for a Tenon Cutter kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJ-fjdGel5PMp6M.html

Hi, Truth! I’m 69 years old. I’ve been woodturning for quite some years now. I started when I was about 28, on a very low-end lathe from Sears. I had been doing basic woodworking and was looking around for something similar to do. So I did woodturning for 10 years or so, then dropped it for some years as other things in my life took over. Fifteen or twenty years ago, I revisited it, got really into again, bought a real lathe, and around 4 years ago, I started doing some videos and started my KZfaq channel. I have since stepped up to a Powermatic 3520 lathe and a workshop that’s not in my garage. Thanks for your interest, and thanks for watching my videos!

Thank you, Hugo.

On a mini-lathe, the off-center part would probably be difficult. However just turn the base, without the off-center mushroom, then mount the mushroom off-center. I probably should have done it that way, it would have looked just as good and been easier and faster to turn. Thanks for watching, Ken.

Thanks for the reply Rick why didn't I think of that lol, keep up the good work very inspiring to watch.....

No, I don't think there's any way to keep it from cracking, except prayer perhaps. The first mushroom piece I turned like this did not crack (at least so far), but this one developed a crack several days after I finished the video. However, since none of the mushrooms are on top of the crack, it still looks okay.

Thank You The first time that I turned with the pith in I was taking a class on sphere turning. I did a good job on the sphere and I was lucky..... 2 days later a got a bonus. Just like magic I had a PackMan. How lucky can you get Thanks you for your help. I very much your videos.

That is a quarter-inch forstner bit (that needs sharpening). Forstner bits cut a much cleaner hole than a twist drill or brad point drill.

I haven’t done any woodturning videos for about three months, Theodore. But I should get going again soon.