KZfaq suggested this older video that I somehow missed all those years ago and I'm glad it did. It's got the ultimate philosophy of life in there. It might not look as good as it does the day it was brand new, but, who cares. In the end, aren't we all like that?

I *knew* I should've saved all those cut-off ends! I won't be able to walk through my shop if I keep watching videos like this. :)

Enjoying your older turns. I'm glad when I'm led to those I missed before.

"You want some entertainment? Go online and search for heat resistant finishes. Everybody has an opinion". "The truth of the matter is, I don't care one way or the other that much about it." You made my day. Keep up the good work Phil!

I love your video's. I'm just learning and watching you is helping me! Thank you....and you make me laugh!

Nice job Phil that shows the potential in nearly any piece of wood, cherry to nice to discard anyway.

Looks great, Phil. Perhaps a pair of trivets...there's another end in the future.

This is a great Christmas present idea & also away to use the cut off ends. Thanks Phil.

Hey Phil, you might not call that art but I do. I love the live edges you get. If I can ever get anything other construction grade lumber I plan to as much live edge as possible. Thank for the video. Yall have a wonderful day.

I like the way you respect your wood pieces and bring out the best that you possibly can.

Ohhhh, that is a neat trivet!

Awesome the oil will take the heat better than shellac heat will blister the shellac and it will scrape off. I use heat to remove shellac when refinishing a piece of real old wood furniture

Awesome video the trivet is really cool well done

Goo looking piece and very nice use of a drop off

Love it! Great save Phil

I like the color of the bark. Trivet are so useful! It is beautiful in its own way.

I do the same thing Phil I don't waste anything looks great

"I just hate to waste wood -- I just hate it." :)

Great video! I like the chances you take with so called scraps. It’s what makes turning interesting. Your commentary is awesome! You are an inspiration to all turners! You take the chance on what most would throw out, and make something out of it. Great vision!

I really like this project. No wood shall go to waste. Your ideas are amazing Phil. ❤🙃

Each of your videos gives me new opportunities. The use of additional pads is a godsend for me. Thank you very much. Shoot more, all your videos are interesting!

Great work as always

Since there won't be a video this week, I went back to an older video I haven't seen (from before I subscribed) to get my fix. Another good looking piece. I really like that you used what would have been scrap to make it.

Nice job Phil. As a Yorkshireman who hates wasting anything, I can say with certainty that you are welcome to join the ranks of honourary Yorkshire folk across the globe for your creativity in this piece. Stay safe. the

Just a great idea. I've thrown away so many that I could have done the same thing. Thanks for all of your ideas. I use many that I have watched you do. Great job!!

I like it when you HATE to waste wood....what u say..Phil everything you do is artwork...Thank You Phil....tm

like it, practical.well turned.

A great way to use a normally wasted piec and I would love to see that on a wall too. You may not think you are an artist, but all your pieces are art worthy. Keep up the good work. 😃

That'll work, Phil. Great use of something that would otherwise end up in the trash bin or fire pit. Trivets don't really need to be shiny. The satin look is just fine. Billy

Really nice piece and good use of a cut-off end...love it!

I'm with you, Phil, on wood waste. I want to save every extra piece. I am not to the point of making toothpicks yet. I like your approach to projects. Well done!

Nice work Phil I am a brand new turner

Very nice, Phil. I have a piece of raw birch very similar to this and saved it knowing I was going to use it but didn't know how. You solved that mystery for me. Thank you!

Thanks for the great job!!

Another fantastic fly by the seat of your pants production from phil.....and it looks pretty cool and most of all very useful and I really like the finish of Danish oil I have been using it loads

I again enjoyed watching your video. You have made cool stuff. Thanks!

Great work as always Phil it’s always nice to make something out of what could well have been firewood. You know what they say about asking woodturners questions? Ask ten wood turners a question and you’ll get 11 answers!

If you don't want to lose the bark, why not move from the outside towards the center? That actually helps push the bark on

That's saveing the table top fine an a great Chery end cut at the same time!

Nice work! Great idea for left over pieces, I have a hard time throwing out leftovers as well.

the more coats of Danish oil you put on the more shine you get. you can also put a coat of polly over if you really want. just need to make sure the Danish oil is fully cured

Hi Phil, Nice save! I had a piece of burl that was almost impossible to mount safely due to the irregular way it was cut.It was full of cracks and checks and it ended up a lot thicker then I wanted but I was getting nervous doing it so it is what it is! It looks very similar to your trivet but has a small bowl/cup instead of the coves and beads on your trivet! We think a like when it comes to saving cracked pieces of nice wood! Great job on the trivet! Thanks for the video,,, Tom

Hi I have just started subscribing to your Channel iam in Kent uk I like your approach to wood turning your not afraid to show mistakes or adjustments as you create your work hope to see lots more videos regards mike

Another great project.

Glad you don't like to waste wood cause it turned out great looking

I like the idea of having a raised edge in order to pick up 'hot stuff'. I predict many 'cutoffs' of logs will be saved to be used for this application. I know my box of "I just can't throw away cutoffs and pieces" will have its inventory reduced. Thanks.

I'm working on a piece of, I think English walnut, that has wrapped badly and you have help me to try it, so think you.

Great job Phil. Great use of an off cut. I think you could make a silk purse out of a sows ear. Cheers mate

Nice and usable

Phil parece tão fácil seu trabalho. Mas vou continuar assistindo o vídeo.

Great video!

Interesting project! I have a similar end piece, but a bit thicker. I was wondering what to do with it. Thank you for pointing out some possibilities!

Nice. Good video. Phill you are the bees knees. What does that mean anyway. So I looked it up Bee's knees is a slang term for something excellent or outstanding, popularized in the 1920s. That’s you excellent and outstanding! Thanks Phil. Dan

I'm a new turner . I enjoy your projects . I need help in finishing. I hope you will go into some detail in some one of your new projects. Thanks.

Nice piece as always, Phil. I love your “who cares” mentality! In Denmark we say “Pyt!”, and a lot of people could use the Pyt-button more, in my humble opinion. Keep turning, I always look forward to Your videos. Brgds Lars

I think it's too lovely to use. I would put in my cabinet of special things.

Beautiful

Very nice 👍🏼

I like that. Nice!

Phil, I truly enjoy all of your videos. I have used many of your tips for my own wood turnings. I am looking for suggestions about how to more effectively turn on my vintage lathe. I have several other vintage tools, besides the lathe that I have rehabbed as well and then use them all in my shop. My 1939 lathe has no adjustable speed control or reverse and only 4 fixed speeds via changes in the drive pulley belt @ 990, 1330, 2500 & 3840. Measured by an electronic tachometer. Thanks for your great videos and I look forward to many more.

sensational!

I like it Phil! I also like the Watco Danish oil. It is a great finish. And cracks like wrinkles give character and maybe distinction. So I am in good shape. Just hanging out in the beautiful USA. Not sure if my scheduled uploads worked. I know I have to fix one of them. As soon as I get WiFi. Gary

What a great little project Phil, I too subscribe to the “waste not want not” school of life. How often have we said “ if only I hadn’t thrown that out “ ?!. I think you can’t go far wrong with Danish Oil, I have used it countless times and I’m still here to tell the story, If it’s a piece that is going to be in contact with food regularly then Butcher’s Block Oil is a worthy alternative. Regards from the UK Geof

Well saved from the fire

You can make something beautiful from anything. I would like to see a video of how you sharpen your tools.

For what it's worth i use Watco on many bowls....and vases. Buffed out with the Beale Buffing system

I want it!

Praise God that you didn't such a beautiful job and I am praying for you

Like it 👍

Absolutely fantastic. (What's a trivet--hotpad or a stool is what I thought--guess there are other kinds of trivets)? Wonder if you've ever used Sugru to fill in cracks. I think it works pretty well--once cured it can be worked and finished without a problem. Can I attach pictures? I could show you a bowl I'm still working on. Again, you put up the best turning videos out there. Thanks!

❤ 👍👍👍

It's a bowl with a moat ... a moat bowl! Lol

Ahh cmon we all know it’s not a trivet,it’s a landing pad for your tortoise, 🐢 when he flys in with his helmet on, (yes,I’m crazy 😜) .lol 😜.well done young fellow .🦖

Phil, when do you use a worm wood screw and when to use a spindle chuck? What’s the determining factor, is it thickness or size of the wood?

pretty :o)

I never heard at called a trivet ....I always called a pot holder like Joe B . said .....Very good idea to use a a piece that would be scrapped........ I have you smaller pieces for cup holders / coasters . Danish oil not too bad.... will resist Heat but if you use it and you start smelling like something is cooking . Well ..... probably will smell nice . I have a few pieces same diameter from the black cherry tree . maybe I'll make one too .... Does look so nice....... What are you going to do with the rest of the log ? any ideas........... Very well could be world's first live-edge trivet .

Me again,, I would have plugged the screw hole with a darker wood then made cycle of drill holes plugged with different woods from the scraps box,,. Regards Alf

Phil ,depois que você termina a casca da madeira não sai da peça?

Never heard of a trivet ? Is it the same as a pot holder ? It is very beautiful though !........take care John

Where did you get your sand o flex ?

Funny note, had no idea what a “ trivet” was so I had to ask my wife of 40 years what it was. Was so sweet to let me know you idiot it was a hot plate holder. Who would have thunk! HA! 🤪

Phil, you couldn’t make a “utility” piece if you tried. Sorry, but you’re just cursed to be an Artist, who also happens to have some extraordinary wood turning skills ; )

Trop de bla bla bla. American....