Wonderful work but deserved a much better final finish.

Be hilarious if he whittled the whole thing down to a baseball bat.

That’s going to be a heck of a chess board when he’s done.

Only one? I wouldn't mind a half-dozen set! Great skill but beyond dumb not wearing eye protection.

Wow, that turning skill is insane! Can't wait to see the final piece 🪚🌟

They are showing us how to take a 300 year old tree and turn it into dusr

This looks seriously dangerous. Like life threateningly dangerous. Brave guy

Great! Now make another one so we have a matching pair.

One of THE most amazing wood turns I've ever seen! You've go some serious skills! Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.

Now that is a real lathe! And you can tell that the craftsman doing the carving has done this a time or two. Great job on the piece 👌

Beautiful. But would have been funny had you kept turning it down into a toothpick.

Truly amazing.

This man still has all his fingers!

If that log came loose wouldn't it flatten the guy? Seems like there should be two metal guards on each side.

Was not expecting this guy to make what looks almost like an entire Greek or Roman column from wood lol awesome job

What an amazing piece of art! As a turner I am so impressed with the sheer imagination to conceive this project and the skill to carry it out. Amazing

Wow all those shavings, you could put them into a barrel with some epoxy and turn a whole new project when it dried, there must have been tons of shavings...lol Beautiful piece, a real work of incredible art

Beautiful and amazing!! Work of a truly talented artist!!

This man needs some safety goggles 😂 awesome technique!!! Love it

Can only imagine how terrifying it must be to sit beside something of that mass spinning at those speeds. Let alone to poke and prod it with tools just wanting to bite in and take you on the ride of your life. Then you do it enough times that it all seems like it’s normal.

When he first started working the rough wood on the lathe. That was the scariest thing I’ve seen for a while. I don’t know about that finish, maybe it looks better in the flesh. Amazing work though by a master.

Absolutely amazing

One tree, one giant piece. But imagine how many IKEA cabinets you could make with those shavings!

Lovely craftsmanship, love the colour of the wood and the overall design.

That was amazing to watch! You Sir are a true craftsman.

I got carpal tunnel just watching this

Beautiful craftsmanship.

Thank you for showing me your decorative art

This guy has some mad skills! I had trouble turning a salad bowl in highschool! It still sits on an angle.

That's awesome, just one question..... What is it?🤷

WOW !!! WOW !!! VERY NICE

Parabéns pelo seu trabalho, tenha muito orgulho dele, ficou muito bonito. Abraços do Brasil

That was simply beautiful how long did it take you to make it? I especially love the designs that came with the wood after it was painted it stood out.

God save the artists who have such a nice job &can create such masterpieces

that was very crazy...awesome! and quite classy!

Beautiful work!! Huge job!!

Just imagine how it would look if he polished it .

Love your artwork my friend. Shout-out from California USA .

Great work! Now you just need the other 15 pices plus 16 black ones..

Amazing. Beautiful.

Love the design but in my opinion I think you should have just clear varnish because the wood speak for it self that spray take away the beauty of the wood but it was beautiful

What an interesting international comments section, with all points covered from the love of the art through the practical use(lessness) of it to bleating that it's not a table and chairs. The whole gamut is here. Thank you.

Now this is what I call old school, not wearing protection glasses, and the hand that close to that rotating huge piece of wood...

this is the first time I saw big wood on a lathe. it's amazing👍

And now look at the pillars of and ancient Egypt and tell me how they were made. Amazing work!

It would be cool to know how much the log weighed before and after he was finished .

I'm a 35-year carpenter. I love it. This is why we do it. I haven't done this but I would if I had that tool.

Magnificent! 👏

What i admire here is how they find the perfect spot to fix the stem because if not, the whole lathe would jump away due to excentric weight.

Thank you! This has been rather therapeutic.

You ever consider finding a way to take those layers off as sheets instead of trimming it down for that first bit. It would make gorgeous floor or wall coverings! The gradients of wood and bark in a sheet are amazing! And you make some extra money while learning a new skill? This is an amazing video all on its own. I just thought about this and didn’t know if you had considered it.

7:37 p.m. mighty fine piece of work you have done there!!

Nice job, but...what is that for?? 🤔💭💭

Up until about halfway through, I thought he was going to make a giant chess piece...

Magnifique très beau travail bravo 👏👏👏👏😍😍😍

Very nice art work Sir💯

Can you imagine the cleaning up afterwards 😳

Beutefull workmanship and amazing piece 🏅🏅🏅Ernie smith from brisbane Australia

Stunning

You did an excellent job you are very early very very tired so keep up the good work I will keep watching god bless

Beautiful!!! I will admit I almost soiled myself when you broke out the chainsaw. Awesome job!!!!!

A true master

Nice👍👍

Beautiful piece of wood 😍 amazing work!

Muy muy bonito trabajo sea como fuere,bonito diseño,buenos trabajadores a pesar de la herramienta un tanto inadecuada ,son maestros,espero que les paguen bien,porque me pareció algo riesgoso

I always wondered how they made tooth picks...

😳 how this person still has a thumb is BEYOND me.

What matters here is craftsmanship and boldness to believe and execute on idea. Other concerns are secondary.

Damn you got some balls, thats insanw

Amazing and beautiful, many hours in that piece!

Your Art is awesome! Still miss your safety clothes like glasses or shoes...stay safe, man!

Looks like you've been doing that for a long time amazing beautiful piece of wood

Beautiful

Oh wow how beautiful

Such amazing skill!

I never saw a more satisfying video on the UKposts, but this one. I personally have seen practical wood and metal lathes, but this video sets my experience down to zero. By the way I like your hand safety pads, made out of shoe, I personally admire it because your safety comes first. Good job! Thank you for sharing your experience and skills. A greate gratitude from Ethiopia.

Very impressive

Way better than the cutting board I made in high school shop class!!but No safety goggles…??? a true master

So relaxing watching this with some nice wine

Amazing great skills ❤sincerely, kedrin

Beautiful workmanship.

You are the best ! Thank you.

That is really cool. I don't know what you're going to do with it, but it's still cool

Gonna be one heck of a chess set when the rest are done.

beautiful

I wonder how long it takes to cure a log like that so the wood doesn't crack over time as it dries.

Gorgeous piece of art... well worth the wait, lol

For sure, you should explore it more and bring some guys and gals along

Beautiful wood and wood working !!!!

Skillfully done no doubt, but as for the result so so.

Gorgeous. Awesomeness job. ❤❤

Man, I don’t want to be a buzzkill, but you made me very uncomfortable when you started putting your thumb so close to the tip of your chisel. With a piece of wood that big, if your finger gets caught in the wood, chances are it’s going to get pulled down, towards the tool rest, which, in your case, could act as a blade. From there, depending on the speed and how much of a grip it gets on you, you can lose from the tip of your finger to a part of an arm. Be careful, my friend, you have to keep yourself intact so that we can keep appreciating that beautiful work of yours!

100% Bad Assed.......Amazing

El mundo 🌎 y las sociedades de los paises y su desarrollo científico, académico y edilicio existen gracias a Los Hombres 💪👏👏- aparte de que somos quiénes engendramos la vida

Amazing brother ❤️ very inspiring and satisfying!

What happens to all those? Wonderful wood chips?

Don't know what I'd do with it, but I want it..

Quelle beauté ! Bravo mon gars.

My thoughts while watching you turn this giant log: A giant pepper grinder A giant rook A giant pestal for a giant mortar A giant chair leg A giant candlestick for professor Plum in his library …… I think it’s going to be a rook😂 EDIT: After finishing the video I realized was wrong, so wrong 😂. The piece is very beautiful, nice work. I absolutely ❤loved❤ this video!

Dude knows what he's doing, but that right there looks really dangerous!