Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
It’s great to be back at the lathe! In this video, I take a gnarly, punky piece of sycamore that looked closer to firewood and turn it into an organic, natural-edge hollow form.
There’s no epoxy resin or artificial stabilisers used here, just sharp tools, patience, and letting the natural grain, spalling, and bark inclusions speak for themselves. The final piece is finished simply with Danish Oil to highlight the chatoyancy and raw character hidden beneath the surface.
If you enjoyed this project, please give it a Like, leave a comment with your thoughts on the final shape, and Subscribe to follow along with more builds in the workshop!
My website – mjturning.com
For tools and equipment I use - mjturning.com/pages/tools-equipment
It’s great to be back at the lathe! In this video, I take a gnarly, punky piece of sycamore that looked closer to firewood and turn it into an organic, natural-edge hollow form.
There’s no epoxy resin or artificial stabilisers used here, just sharp tools, patience, and letting the natural grain, spalling, and bark inclusions speak for themselves. The final piece is finished simply with Danish Oil to highlight the chatoyancy and raw character hidden beneath the surface.
If you enjoyed this project, please give it a Like, leave a comment with your thoughts on the final shape, and Subscribe to follow along with more builds in the workshop!
My website – mjturning.com
For tools and equipment I use - mjturning.com/pages/tools-equipment
