Hi Phil, I just bought my first lathe, I must say you give me a lot of inspiration at my age. I am 66 a retired finish trim carpenter. I wanted to thank you for your teachings...

You, your work, your sense of humor are a treasure.

Good job Phil. You are one brave DO DO turning a large piece like that at 2000 rpm on a wood screw. If anyone can do it you sure can. The Superman of woodturning.

Beautiful Wood Whisperer, Beautiful

Good morning, Phil. It’s Sunday morning and once again I am having my coffee, watching at least one of your videos. The rectangular winged bowl is very, very nice. There is nothing about it I would change. It sure sounded dry during the turning. I had my fingers crossed that the inclusion hanging out there would stay put. Glad it did. Really nice piece! I’m nursing a nearly busted face after a bad catch last night, turning the inside of a bowl. The tool caught and the handle tried its best to take out a couple teeth. Learning curve! Be well my friend......

Spalted maple is stunning! Fabulous piece Phil

Wow!!! Just Wow. Spectacular

Enjoyed and Thumbs Up

Very, very cool bowl. What a piece of wood! Who says that maple has to be hard to look good? Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

PHIL, GREAT JOB, GREAT VIDEO, [ BACK TO WORK ]...

That came out awesome.

Perfect design

Beautiful!

Beautiful job Phil!!! Thanks for the great tutorial!!!!

Awesome work Phill, truly enjoyed watching

Awesome Phil ....👍👍👍👏👏

Beautiful piece

A very nice piece

Great job Phil..

One of your best, Phil..........love it.

Awesome... brother u r at the level where people learn from u..... God bless and may you continue to make master pieces for long long time.....

Phil, when the cut the tree into logs, they applied a black sealer to the end grain. Some wood dealers also use a color code on the end grain to indicate wood species. Jon

Another pretty piece!

Very nice Phil 👍👍👍

Top job Phil very Nice

Beautiful

Very nice! It's so relaxing to watch you work. Thanks

Good Morning , Phil You are so lucky to come across the most Beautiful pieces of wood ! And the important thing is that you do such a Wonderful job of bringing out the hidden beauty of it ! Take Care and Be Safe

Really nice job. Scary 😬

That was an awesome journey. I love the thoughts and commentary you provide. I've had rectangular pieces but didn't know what to do with them.

Phil it is an awesome and stunning bowl.

very nice glad you both made it

A wonderful vid and great piece of work.

beautiful

You did a fabulous job gives me an idea

Super 👍🏻

Nice job Phil.

Quite the striking piece you turned there Phil, sure ended up better than I thought it would, I should have more faith in you by now. lol

Nice piece really like this form..

great piece! nice work!

Amazing job, I was holding my breathe for the last quarter of the video...

Very nice job Phil. I see you used the gut instinct method for wall thickness! It still works my friend. Stay safe

Nice piece! Your firat package is on its way Phil. I can't wait to see what you do with it. I'm going back out on the road so I'll let you know when I head to Washington State.

Great as always. Very brave man, the piece needed those feet, wouldn't have looked very good on center stand.

Absolutely stunning! One im adding to the must try list, just as soon as i find the right piece of wood. 👏👏👏

Beautiful! I love how the feet turned out. The grain is wonderful too! Thank you for talking us through your work. Very helpful.

That piece of Maple was waiting just for you to create something useful and appealing Phil & your distinctive methods of constantly checking & thinking your way through to the end payed off. I think we are beginning to see & enjoy your signature style evolving as we follow you on your journey. Very nice spalting & general features makes this one very pleasing to the eye & I like the Howard’s wax finish very much, gives off a nice surface sheen but doesn’t overpower by being too shiny. Yes, another fine piece from Shady Acres. Greetings from a cold & snow bound U.K. Definitely won’t be out in my shop for a while longer, no heating, so I’ll be staying indoors in the warm enjoying watching others (like your good self), & a few more, listening, learning different approaches and thinking of the day I can get out & make some shavings of my own. All the best, Geof

Phil, what an interesting and beautiful piece of art! You always amaze me with what you create on the fly. Great work! Thanks, Paige

Well done from a scrap wood a piece of art ! You are a great inspiration my friend!!! Thanks doe sharing!!

Great piece again Phil

Hi Phil, I’m a new subscriber and I really enjoyed watching your video, I loved the piece of wood you had and what you made was beautiful it really showed off the grain. Can’t wait to next time. 📐💜📐

Phil, you've got another great bowl there.

Thank You Phil....It is such a simple thing to watch you reason out your game plan and is very entertaining but perhaps not so simple at your end...I do not mean to overstate it but it is truly an enjoyable adventure to watch. KZfaq is full of skilled turners but you are learning/reasoning as you turn as we learn watching you, this is good...I am a fan of the bug holes & also Howard's feed & wax...Love the raged natural edges (that is what makes it !!!)...This is one of your nicer pieces...Keep 'em coming Phil !!!...tm

Wow Phil that's so awesome. Thanks for the lesson. Love it!

Really pretty piece, Phil. Love the spalting and curl and the shape is simple, but still unique. Billy

Hi Phil, Good job, that piece is gorgeous! Especially that off-center grain ring. Also the spalting is just stunning. Well done! Take care! Regards Lars

Great piece. Good call leaving the partial outer ring for the base.

nice work phil i really like it . i do have to say it reminds me of those plates they use to make out of plastic back in the 60s -70s era . they were made for children little ones . kinda a baby feeding station of sorts i guess . have not seen one in years . but it came with a cup and a fork and spoon all made from plastic . dont know why but thats what i thought of when i seen this . so thanks for your time and i really enjoyed watching you work as always . thanks also for the memories cause well it took me back to another time when i was better looking and younger to lol . bless you brother .

Beautiful. Date your pieces!

another nice turn I do like your videos as a relatively new turner you always give me ideas and sensible tips keep em coming

Beautiful Phil I love the finish. I made my dad a wood box for Christmas and used Howard's feed and wax,I love it.

Hello 👋 Phill. Lar here from 🇨🇦. I have to say. This is the most exciting bowl I’ve seen you make so far. You did an amazing job. I like your humour, it’s good to know that you are still having fun turning. I wish I could get your advice on how to turn a few Manitoba maple burls if purchased. Any way I could send you pics to get some advice?

Beautiful product 😊

Just amazing Phil. An ordinary slab of 'firewood' turned into a work of fine art. That bit of loose looking edging looked like a piece of ready to fly 'shrapnel' to me??I think I would have just 'lopped' that off before starting....But, You surely love your natural edging in spite of any dangers??? ..Thanks for showing what can be done with a bit of a 'soft maple plank'...Brendan M

Beautiful bowl, Phil.

Beautiful piece again Phil you have a great eye! BUT.... "whats the worst that can happen" famous last words along with "hold my beer and watch this"

Awesome 😎 Mr. Phil thanks for sharing your knowledge and craftsmanship god bless take care my friend from the🇺🇸🇺🇸🐊🐊 Cajun 🐊🐊🇺🇸🇺🇸

Hi Phil, Some beautiful grain in this bowl! I laughed when you said you weren't gunna hand sand!It's inevitable with some pieces,,,,and almost all of mine! I try to use an inertia sander as much as possible but a lot of my pieces do require hand sanding,,,,a lot of it! This bowl turned out great and I look forward to your next video! Tom

Beautiful bowl...love it!

lovely piece phil love it

Just found you Phil and after watching a true craftsman at work producing such a great piece i had to subscribe. Please don't take this the wrong way but as soon as i heard your voice it reminded me so much of Burl Ives. Well done sir.

Awesome work man!

Phil that is a spectacular piece of wood and a great turning. I like everything about the bowl. The best is the one end with the big gap. Pretty brave and controlled turning to pull that off. The spalting is amazing and love how it surrounds the perfectly good sound looking maple. And of course what would your bowls be without the perfectly placed bug holes. Crazy but I processed that cherry I got Monday and was cutting the center slabs and thought...hey this might make a nice winged bowl like what Phil made in the past. .Loved the whole video and process. Gary

Fantastic job Phil!! Love your videos , your personality is one of a kind and your talent in wood turning is top notch ✌️👍 keep up the great work Sir..... Looking forward to seeing your next project 😁

I just found this clip. Great job, I only wish I had seen it before venturing with my piece to get the method. Anyway, thanks for the inspiration.

Howdy Phil Fantastic looking piece.... Funny how something Spalting and rotting can look so nice . nice unique design . I too don't like hand sanding...... Done that been there..... I use my Ryobi detail sander a lot . I thought the little finger like piece was going to fly off at 1200 RPM . I think that black is part of the spalting . All the other black is . Type of fungi . Fistulina hepatica (beefsteak fungus) . There is also a blue type of Spalting . Nature can do beautiful things . beautiful piece ....

That has some beautiful spalting and chatoiance. Will you show how you buff the pieces as well? Once again Phil a beautiful bowl. Cheers Huw

Muito lindo!!!!

have recently found you on KZfaq. this corresponds with the start of my journey in woodturning. thank you for all your content but do you have a video on sharpening gouges scrapers etc?

Still watching the video-- love the stream-of-consciousness narrative style, how you keep us right there in the process --but I have some questions concerning the sanding wheels you're using: How long will the grit last (how often do they need to be replaced); What sizes do the wheels(?) come in; Where would I go to find these (search params)?!

Phil try Indian ink, it is much barker than any ting on the market

I got a bowl that came off the chuck ,bounced off the lathe and hit me in the mouth ,busting my upper lip and loosening 2teeth