Phil you are without equal but what I admire most is your God given ability to see the potential in everything you come across. You are the only turner who can have me sitting on the edge of my seat restraining myself from fast forwarding to the end to discover if you did succeed or whether it ended in a thousand pieces or launched itself into space. You are admired internationally, long may you continue to tell the story of how you approach each new piece and rehearse each stage of the process.

You are a delight to watch and listen to. I don’t think there’s a piece of wood you can’t work your magic on. You let the wood dictate what it should become. I just love that. Beautiful!

The thumbs downs definitely didn’t watch the whole video. All they saw was you holding a piece of ugly scrap wood. They didn’t see you turn it into a lovely piece of woodturning art. Thanks for doing these great videos. They keep me from giving up on some of my “defective” blanks. THUMBS UP!!!

It’s amazing what you find in the smallest prices of root ball…. On the outside of the highest point I see a Dolphin’s head and nose🐬🥰 Great job again, Phil! Another piece of art in the books

During the process I had my doubts..., but it turned into a real beauty! I love the colours, shape and smoothness. Each piece of art takes courage to keep going and trying one's best until it turns out great.

How you find such beautiful bowls in some of this wood blows me away. Another outstanding work of art, just outstanding. Thanks, the vid was fun to watch.🌿 👍👍👍👍👍

So happy you didn't ruin with resin! Thank you!

Funny--I was just now looking at another channel belonging to a young French wood turner whose art could not be more different--compositing all sorts of pieces of wood into ingenious geometrically-precise creations. He's very skilled and does some amazing "gee-whiz" kind of work. Yet it leaves me empty; he could be turning plastic, for all it matters. He does not woo the wood, as you do. I would not say one kind of turning is better or worse, any more than abstract paintings are better or worse than classical realism (and I am a painter). But over and over, I am drawn back to the way you approach a piece of wood as an organic entity with whom you harmonize, and somehow coming to an organic and yet functional piece of art through a profoundly non-organic means. All of it fascinates me.

A true work of art. Beautiful

Thats some good stuff, Phil. I just wanted to say that watching your videos is a real inspiration for me. Once again you have made a beautiful spectacle. Thank you for sharing your passion for the natural beauty of things.

Thanks !!!!!! Beautiful Craftsmanship !!! Enjoyed it much !!!!! JESUS CHRIST IS LORD !!!!! AMEN !!!!!!

another beautiful success and another much enjoyed turning on your channel. Excellent, just excellent.

Another beautiful work of art!!! 😊

I love that bowl, good job Phil.

No problem for you Magnificent turning!!!!!

As usual, Phil, a beautiful bowl. Great vision of the inner beauty and the more natural finish just enhances the beauty you have unleashed.

When I saw this Root Phil I thought that Tuffy Marquinez Fella had sent you another Crock of Loveliness as he dose. I swear I couldn't see the Finished Bowl. and what a Bowl it's true for what they say You can't decorate any as good as Nature can, If I commissioned that beauty and asked for that finish -----I'm afraid The Great Phil Anderson would struggle. That deserves the Best of shelf space, Up there with your Best............ xxxx

Phil, I started a new job and haven’t been able to watch KZfaq…I was having The Amazing Phil withdrawals! Ha, anyway…another amazing piece of art!

You have done really.ly well you are such a clever person I like all you make

Hi, Phil. I hope you're doing ok these days. I want to echo what others have said about your videos. Your sense of art and design and your skill in using ordinary HHS tools to reveal gorgeous shapes, irregularities, and wood grain patterns is something you have that I do not (yet). Seeing this bowl come to smooth and beautiful fruition is both inspiring and happy-making. Thank you, again.

I know many turners wouldn't even start with such a piece, thank you for showing what can be done with awkward pieces, you cetainly have more patience than me, I would be frustated with the time it takes, wel done again Phil.

Great looking bowl Phil

Just looked back on this root bowl as I have been turning a bowl from a South African yellowwood and I find that bits of gravel and stone caught in the structure drive me crazy. At times I am sharpening every 30 seconds and digging out sand and stone with an awl. Not sure I want to turn more root bowls as beautiful as the grain is. I really come away inspired by your videos and going back on this one has made me persevere. Take care and stay safe.

Thanks Phil I truly enjoyed that. Cheers 🍻

Great job, the bowl looks fantastic.

Very interesting. Love it.

An amazing piece!

Might be a personal favorite of mine.

Love it Phil, good job well done, wish I had a 1/4 of your talent....

Luv it Phil 👍👍👍

Looks good Phil Enjoyed and gave a Thumbs Up

looks amazing Phil

very nice most would have thrown that away but you did all wood turners proud

You've done our rhododendron bush proud! Well done. 2 thumbs up from here!

Phill this bowl turned out very nicely, I appreciate the insight into your approach to each peice. I am now trying more nature edge bowls and reconsidering timber I earlier thought was firewood. Thx again mate keep up the great work

Beautiful!

Great job 👍🏼

Another stunning bowl - I can just see this on a hall table waiting to receive keys, change etc - beautiful!

Phil, that was stupendous! Saying the sanding of the inside was going to be awfuller made me smile.

Take the impossible and make it possible, that;s what you do so well. Another inspirational video Phil, thanks, JC

You might could have gotten a piece of scrap wood and turned a tenon on it and hot glued it to the bottom of the bowl so you wouldn't lose the features you wanted to keep. I love how the little nib comes off just as you say it. It's absolutely gorgeous as usual.💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

Not many people seem to be fans of working the " shrub woods "? Shame as I find them so interesting in terms of texture, figure and colour. Rhododendron,Laburnum and others make beautiful pieces and I have so much in season. Sometimes it feels like on some sort of mission to seek out and turn the most unusual wood I can find!

That is so nice that it has me wondering how long it will be until my wife's rhododendron is large enough for me to cut down and turn the root ball on it! "Gee honey I don't know what happened. Someone must have come in while you were out of town and dug it up." Maybe I could just take the root ball and stick the rest of the bush back in the ground. ;p

Love it Phil my kind of bowl very unusual ❤️ ur the best

Thank You Phil...Thank You Calmwood Creations...Phil 2 things I like a lot about your turnings, 1- you can make the most from such a small insignificant piece of wood 2- you turn with a consideration to let the wood show itself off for what it is, you bring out the best of what it has to offer.... Nice piece Phil and FUN to watch you make it....tm

I honestly didn't think you were going to get the chuck jaws to hold - nice work. I love the natural edges. Beautiful piece!

It came out nice.

Love it ❤️my kind of bowl , very unusual

Well, what can I say Phil. Certainly a very interesting project & the final piece looks great. To me it looks like the remains of an archeological find from antiquity. Big thumbs up 👍🏻. Regards from the U.K. Geof

Just Beautiful, you use your passion with any kind of timber, and produce wonder's with your knowledge of turning. 👌

Oh boy, Phil I love it when you pick up a piece of wood because I always know it is going to be spectacular and magnificent.

Hat off to you. I didn't think this could be done. Nice work.

That is one of the bravest tenons I have seen, well done your knowledge and skill showed through, must try and find some Rhoddy roots here in SW UK...

Beautiful bowl, Phil. Love the grain and all the features.

Dude, I love your videos. And the turnings are out of sight.

Great bowl looked like a pain to do hat off to you

A sweet bowl with lots to engage the eye. I like it a lot!

nice piece phil as usual thank you

ART !

Phil that is a very interesting bowl for sure. It has some many great things going on. That small piece that is barely hanging on especially. I know how nerve racking it is when you are sanding with one of those fragile pieces hanging out there. But you did great. I love all the non turned areas. A perfect balance to the nicely sanded and finished wood. But....take a look at the video starting at 14:56. Tilt your head to the left and you can see a face as clear as can be. For a minute I thought you had Photo Shopped my picture on there...LOL I uploaded my video for tomorrow then opened yours up. Glad I picked this one because the one I was going to do I dealt with a sketching partial tenon as well. Save that excitement for another day. Great job my friend and keep turning those roots! And thanks to Dave for sending this one. Gary

You’re right! It’s pretty cool. Love it, Phil!

Good results for a very challenging piece of wood, and all the perseverance that it took to reach a good conclusion!

Very enjoyable watch Phil. Again a lovely piece 👍🏽

Beautiful bowl. As a fellow turner I found your skill to be mesmerizing and wonderful. Watching you look for what angle would bring out the most character in the bowl left me scratching my head and asking how. Your success is testimony to your skill! Bravo!

You never cease to amaze me. Stunning piece.

Now that is absolutely superb Phil. A very challenging turn tamed by your skill and perseverance. Great video my friend. Take care Mike

I have a same kind of root ball just waiting to be dug up in my backyard. Going to need to do that soon now that I have seen this. Very nice.

I love it! Your sanding is amazing. Thanks!

Very nice work Phil. I've not worked with any rhododendron root but I've heard the wood is as hard as my head, which is pretty doggone hard LOL! See ya in the next one.

PHIL, NO PAIN NO GAIN, GREAT JOB, GREAT VIDEO, YOU ARE ALREADY LIVING ON THE EDGE, ON THE WEST COAST GO FOR IT, IF YOU NEED ME, CALL ME I'M ON MY WAY, CAN'T STAY LONG, YOU KNOW HOW THOSE WIVES ARE...

Awesome piece and the closeup was great, could even see your finger print ridges

Nice one Phil. Your videos always make me smile. I love the way your talking to us though out. As usual you have a way of showing off nature's beauty to it's best.

Thanks for A beautiful job on that very challenging root Phil. I admire how you pre-imagine the possible results and then aim for that end??. Your frequent stopping and viewing allows the viewer to also see the reasons for your decisions. Not many turners take the time to share this.

Hi Phil, It`s amazing that even though you say you are NOT artistic, you can create such a wonderful piece of art! Well done! Best regards Lars

very nice...Love/Hate the root balls...Thank's

Wow, looks fantastic Phil. I would never have thought to turn something like that. Thanks for the lesson . Jules , Droitwich, England

Love your approach. You’re a true artisan 👍🏽

I love it Phil beautiful as always, can't wait to what you do next.

Nice work Phil. You always make things look easy.

Nice project!! Be safe turning, Greg

No cereal in this one. Excellent!

HI PHil. OH my Oh My. oh My. What a magnificent piece. Great job once again. MY instrucor all ways says bigger isnt always better. I really enjoyed this one. Thanks .

Very interesting organic shape, you turned it well.

Another lovely piece, buddy. Full of character and visual interest. Billy

I have seen your later videos where you rise the chalenges sent to you by Dave from Calmwood Creations....I would have asked you the sanding had I been there...as you say a lovely cute bowl

I love this piece Phil! You can make a purse from a sow's ear, that's for sure. Paige

Nice, looks like a battered walnut.

“Are you nuts”? Fearless Phil! Do you have an injury/death wish? Surely you are the most daring turner on KZfaq! (but make beautiful pieces....)! 👏😘👏

Like always another stunning masterpiece from the master ❤️❤️❤️

Very nice bowl work well done may be one day i will try and do a piece just like that try to meet your standard of work love it very well do love to watch your videos they great keep them up all the best kirk stoke on trent

Lovely piece again Phil, well turned, great video also Keep it up Good luck 👏👍🏻

Amazing little bowl Phil. ~Kevin

Very nice...love it! I'm working on a Madrone burl cap right now.

That was a real surprise. D I d not figure you v c ould do anything with it but it really tu t ned out nice.

That thing turned out great! I was actually thinking about turning a rhodo root ball in my next video since I have a lot of them around my house and I finally was able to order a chuck, but I was going to encase it in resin to balance it out first.

Well, you did it again...turned a train wreck into a work of art!!! I've noticed in several videos that you seem to apologize for using carbide tools...but let's look at it in another way... You "could" create all of these with hand chisels and hand sanding...would it take forever?...well, yes, it would... But a lathe exists and speeds up the work...so you use it. And the Sand-O-Flex and power sander exists, so you use them... Carbide tools exist...and if they're the right tool at the right time, don't feel bad about using them...they're now tools of the trade and seem to have their place at times... Again, just a fantastic piece of work!

Beautiful, but strange shape 👏🏻

Greetings Phil from a pretty city in Northern Colorado! I love this bowl! You’re right, it’s dainty. (LOL! my grand-Dog is begging for my snacks. He’s a good dog, so it doesn’t bother me) The bowl looks nice and smooth like you said. I bet it felt nice. I had to giggle when you said “Yippee for me!” Not just because it was sarcastically descriptive of what had to be done, but because when ever I have to do something I don’t want to do or just get sarcastic at a situation, I always say, “Well, Yippee Ki Yay!” Anyway... I really love this bowl. Another piece for your art displays. Your house must look beautiful with all those gorgeous wood pieces around. Thank you again for sharing your wonderful art with us. I hope you didn’t get too hot where you are. It’s pretty darn hot here too. As about as hot as home. My drive out here was nice. I didn’t get enough sleep for the second half, so I had to stop a few times for cat naps. It all worked out fine though. My grandson is a little peanut. Sooo adorable. Now I have 3 grandsons. No granddaughters. (Except for honorary granddaughters) I’ll be here through the 4th so we can have a nice family celebration. Then I’ll head home. Take care my friend! {{{Hugs}}} 🤗💜🦋🌹🇺🇸 ~ Auntie Roma

So dang adorable! PLEASE sell it to me!

1st had to come in it,s 93 in the shop. Cherry rocker has to wait . Love the little bowl, keep it up.