Special Woodworking Projects #3

Another woodworking video in the continuing series.

In this video: freeform bowls and wooden spheres, a ceiling lamp and two candle holders. Used special woods such as Golden chain (Laburnum), Burled Alder (Alnus), Birdeye sycamore and rootballs. A woodlovers dream to work with.
No lathe of any kind is used, only my angle grinder and saburr tooth carbide grinding disks, enabling me to create any shape I want without restrictions.
90% of the stuff I make is finished with oils to bring out the natural beauty. The effects on Golden chain for example are breathtaking.

Finishes used in these projects: Tung oil, Chestnut Lemon oil, gloss polyurethane, Shellac and Rustin Danish oil. Depending on the color I want, I first use ether Rustin Danish Oil or my own oil brew of 1/3 Tung oil+1/3 Lemon oil+1/3 Polyurethane as the color coat. Next two coats of Shellac to seal it, then again my oil brew, Danish oil, or 1/2 Polyurethane+1/2 Lemon oil as a topcoat.

All projects are made at home, in a tiny shed (aka the doghouse..), Groningen, Netherlands.

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[Worrall82]

i bought the lancelot couple yrs ago, and never used it !! i was wondering,, to make bowls like you ...should i go donut style or flat for the saburr tooth wheel. your work is truly amazing tanks for posting such great videos

[Mueiwark]

@Worrall82 I recommend donut wheels because the roundness of the disk allows you to make smoother surfaces at any angle. Also, get two! The orange extra coarse one, and the fine yellow disk. No need to buy a green/brown intermediate disk, waste of money. Good luck!

[exrated]

I have to say... those candle holders are stunning beautiful. I'm also getting into carving, although my wood choices are far different compared to yours; I had never heard of Golden chain before this.

Do you use any of the lancelot or squire angle grinder blades?

[Mueiwark]

@exrated Thx for your nice comment. :) I indeed use blades for the Angle grinder. They are 'Saburr-tooth' carbide disks. Much safer, and only little slower then the Lancelot type of chainsaw blades. Seriously, I am a pro tree feller, and those disks scare me. If they grab clothes, they will totally maul you up because you can't reach the off switch in time, and the wound cannot be stitched because the edges are to rough.. Be safe!

[n1ck3o7]

Where can I buy that disk for the grinder from???

[Mueiwark]

@n1ck3o7 They are called 'Saburr Tooth' disks, if you do a Google search you'll find the company that sells them. I see you're from the UK, so you might look at 'Toolpost' dot Co dot UK.

[breezerbro]

You are amazing.

[chrishenderson1983]

i gotta say those candle sticks are stunning.

[omfgmynutsitch]

hey will burl from black wal nut affect the sound to my ukulele im making ?

[JoshHeathMacElvain]

they look like planets



[MrZenigata87]

Very beautiful works... 

[exrated]

@Mueiwark I hear you, I've had a few 'accidents' with my table saw and not much scares me... but having a mini-chainsaw so close to your hands just seems so... wrong!

I use the saburr tooth brand bits for my dremel and foredom carvers, so I may just look those up instead. Keep up the excellent work!