Woodturning - The Worlds Most Expensive Wood?!

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  • čas přidán 5. 08. 2021
  • It's impossible to categorically say what the worlds most expensive wood is. There are too many factors to take into account but nevertheless this Box is definitely up there.
    I've had a few pieces for a while and wanted to see how it turned. English Box is slow growing, cuts fine and has great colour but It's usually only available in small quantities and sizes. I think I did this piece justice and made a nice addition to my Barware collection. Let me know what you think!
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    Disclaimer:
    My videos are for entertainment purposes only. I am still relatively new to woodturning and some of my techniques might not be the "best" or safest. When using any tools or machinery always read and understand safety/manufacturers guidelines.
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Komentáře • 963

  • @DarkVoidIII
    @DarkVoidIII Před 2 lety +12

    That is indeed an expensive piece of wood! Until someone figures out how to make boxwood grow fast and in large quantities, it might well be a rare commodity! :D Excellent piece, turned out with not a screw loose! :D

    • @HarrySmithShorts
      @HarrySmithShorts Před 2 lety +1

      Too true👍 Don't let the secret out, put a Cork in it... 😂🤣

    • @bastadimasta
      @bastadimasta Před rokem

      You can grow it faster but then you would lose all the qualities that make it special. It grow so slow that wood grains are not visible, and it behaves like plastic when working with it.

  • @Dfish2229
    @Dfish2229 Před 2 lety +8

    Yeah god forbid you do something different from the “pros” because that what you’re comfortable with. You do you man and keep up the fantastic work👏👏.

  • @petermartinijr.1012
    @petermartinijr.1012 Před 2 lety +9

    I just found your channel yesterday. Absolutely amazing. I wish I had a millionth of your skill. Plus you make these pieces without a template, even more amazing.

  • @rickskeptical
    @rickskeptical Před 2 lety +8

    Wasn't hooked until you polished it. Immediately started searching to see if I could grow it, Thanks.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety

      Thanks very much Rick! Good luck if you do grow it 😁👍

    • @wolfmoz2232
      @wolfmoz2232 Před 2 lety +2

      Will take just about 50 years to have a sidebranch like this - good luck! :))

  • @picksalot1
    @picksalot1 Před 2 lety +32

    Nice piece. For a while there, I thought you were going to make the world's most expensive Pepper Mill. 🤭

  • @DavidLee-xi1of
    @DavidLee-xi1of Před 2 lety +2

    Pulled a Good one Harry. I thought at first some kind of handle. Great looking Corkscrew though. Very nice.

  • @sarahgillmore2486
    @sarahgillmore2486 Před 2 lety +7

    Great piece a.i also like the element of surprise... Sometimes. Nice to see everyday products being made x

  • @rogersonger4454
    @rogersonger4454 Před 2 lety +251

    Wearing gloves while turning wood is DANGEROUS, as are long sleeves, long hair, and loose fitting clothing. Any of these can get caught in the wood or in the machinery and cause catastrophic injury. An ungloved finger might get injured, but imagine the glove getting caught or snagged and wrapping your entire hand even your arm around the workpiece!

    • @davidwhiren817
      @davidwhiren817 Před 2 lety +23

      My brother in woodcrafts , you are so right with everything you just mentioned !!! loose fitting anything around anything that is spinning , is a catastrophe in the making !!! faster than one can blink & it is already to late , you have been pulled / yanked in to the teeth of HELL !!! folks please think !!! machinery is nothing to play with !!! safety , safety , safety !!! Your eyes , your lungs , your hearing , etc.

    • @TurningGuns
      @TurningGuns Před 2 lety +4

      True

    • @hans-peterkausche5543
      @hans-peterkausche5543 Před 2 lety +4

      Right!

    • @walkertongdee
      @walkertongdee Před 2 lety +7

      @@davidwhiren817 Worked in a furniture shop saw fingers fly it's a dangerous trade...

    • @ethanschaefer8327
      @ethanschaefer8327 Před 2 lety +11

      Seen I video of a man getting pulled into a lathe, happened so fast, a person one second and pink mist the next.

  • @grimjim100
    @grimjim100 Před 2 lety +4

    I make baroque flutes from English boxwood.
    When played it makes the best sound of any wood!!

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +2

      Thanks for watching James! I can imagine, its such a lovely wood. Send any offcuts my way 😅😉😁

  • @chrisduitsman2918
    @chrisduitsman2918 Před 2 lety +3

    That Corkscrew turned out pretty cool man! That Boxwood has got such a rich color to it. The natural finish was the way to go with it. Again a very nice piece.

    • @HarrySmithShorts
      @HarrySmithShorts Před 2 lety

      Many thanks Chris, I appreciate the comments 🪵😃👍

  • @BrickhouseCraftWorks
    @BrickhouseCraftWorks Před 2 lety +5

    Well done Harry! Love the corkscrew!
    - Seth

  • @RickJZ1973
    @RickJZ1973 Před 2 lety +6

    Excellent work! The final result is outstanding. Really is beautiful wood.

  • @inthemouthofmadness5910
    @inthemouthofmadness5910 Před 2 lety +44

    Wasn't quite sure where you were going with this one but I love the end result. Fine piece of work 🤙

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +4

      Thank you so much again! 😁😊

    • @TheCustomEverythingChannel
      @TheCustomEverythingChannel Před 2 lety +3

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @Wot_007
      @Wot_007 Před 2 lety

      Champagne baby

    • @benmac940
      @benmac940 Před 2 lety +1

      @@set65 you are joking I assume. But in case you weren't its a Corkscrew for opening bottles that have a cork in the top. Generally wine bottles but occasionally other bottles are sealed with a cork

  • @tonyadaisyjoy74
    @tonyadaisyjoy74 Před 2 lety +6

    Awesome work. I thought it was going to be a candle holder at first. That would have been beautiful with the wood grain. 🪵 However, you're the professional and I'm not. Great work.

    • @HarrySmithShorts
      @HarrySmithShorts Před 2 lety

      Thanks Tonya, thats a definite for the future 🪵😃👍

  • @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234

    Came out nice. Thanks for showing us. Take care.

  • @AlphaMachina
    @AlphaMachina Před 2 lety +1

    Nice! A good choice for this wood, I think. Every time you drink a nice glass of wine, you get to enjoy your finely made cork puller as well.

  • @RichieD088
    @RichieD088 Před 2 lety +3

    Great work ! , enjoyed watching . 👍

  • @gonado
    @gonado Před 2 lety +141

    Calling boxwood one of the most expensive woods in the world is more than just a stretch

    • @wayneshingler9664
      @wayneshingler9664 Před 2 lety +7

      I assumed it was a joke.

    • @forteandblues
      @forteandblues Před 2 lety +4

      It’s obviously clickbait. I’m not a woodworker. For all I know it may have been bristlecone pine or something.

    • @gregoryguitars6291
      @gregoryguitars6291 Před 2 lety +2

      Its sold by the pound and can be more expensive than Amboyna

    • @cameronsmith4148
      @cameronsmith4148 Před 2 lety +1

      That's what I was thinking lol

    • @georgetarbutton8752
      @georgetarbutton8752 Před 2 lety +2

      Nah? Boxwood? Isn't the name indicative of intent?

  • @Lindasims733
    @Lindasims733 Před 2 lety +2

    This is a very nice practical item, I’ve never heard of boxwood, I’m assuming it’s quite rare. I just looked it up, I see it’s a slow growing shrub. From an aesthetic point of you I like the colour and grain. On a lighter note while watching this its a Friday night I have a glass of wine. 🙂

    • @HarrySmithShorts
      @HarrySmithShorts Před 2 lety +1

      Great accompanying beverage for the video Gloria 🍷🥂 cheers. They used box wood for plane struts and printing press blocks.

  • @timkin4190
    @timkin4190 Před 2 lety +1

    I can see what you turned it in to... shavings! Light and fluffy! Very nice. The other part was good too. ;)

  • @tabhorian
    @tabhorian Před 2 lety +11

    That is very nice, and now I am eyeing the hedge of boxwood in my front yard. The fact that people will pull them out and discard them sometimes astounds me.
    I have a 3" log of "redbud" laid up years ago along with some invasive privit, and a magnolia log. And there is a small trunk of holly that is encroaching on our back deck that I might harvest in the next couple of years. A hazel is really beginning to encroach on my driveway. hmm.
    Isn't it good?
    Suburban wood

    • @HarrySmithShorts
      @HarrySmithShorts Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks Bill I like the homage to The Beatles 🪵😃👍

  • @kitten-whisperer
    @kitten-whisperer Před 2 lety +46

    I absolutely need a wood turning machine so i can have some vague idea, slap some wood in there and make a mess over and over. It seems therapeutic

    • @wolverinephoenix5663
      @wolverinephoenix5663 Před 2 lety +2

      It really is. If I may, you can look at Facebook market place for some decent deals, I personally got my small lathe from harbor freight and it's alright for $400, but I'd you have more money and wanna get stuck into it I'd look for a higher end lathe

    • @thomasnaas2813
      @thomasnaas2813 Před 2 lety +2

      Saw your comment and thought, 'must be a machinist' , but yeah, it is good for your mood. It pays to be careful though, it can be kinda hypnotic.

    • @WolfysMagic
      @WolfysMagic Před 2 lety +1

      Just make sure you do your research, easy to make a mistake and end up missing an eye. Always use safety glasses and make sure everything is secure.

    • @kitten-whisperer
      @kitten-whisperer Před 2 lety

      @@WolfysMagic I'm very careful when I'm using my saws and stuff so if I ever got one of these bad boys, I'd be especially careful.

    • @bryanblack505
      @bryanblack505 Před 2 lety

      @@thomasnaas2813 hypnotic is exactly how I would put it. Perfectly put. That's what makes it dangerous to me. Something about my brain is easily lost in it and that's when I make mistakes. I've had a few scares that I was lucky to escape with little to no damage and every time it's because I was getting tired and too comfortable plus kinda day dreaming. When focused no one makes mistakes, it's when you relax that accidents happen.

  • @SiamWoodShop
    @SiamWoodShop Před 2 lety +2

    Nice job Harry, looks great, cheers John

  • @user-np7sp7te2r
    @user-np7sp7te2r Před 2 lety +2

    В очередной раз убеждаюсь ,что вещь изготовленная своими руками во сто раз красивей и лучше заводских!!!👍

    • @Nikolaj-Doronin
      @Nikolaj-Doronin Před 2 lety

      Это, похоже самшит, и столько обрезков в дрова, наделал. Да за такую работу к стенке ставить надо.👎

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety

      Большое спасибо! Очень признателен за комментарий 😊👍

  • @donaldadams5342
    @donaldadams5342 Před 2 lety +5

    Great looking little project & a great addition to any home bar. Nice wood & turns well. Thanks for sharing. Don from South Aust.

  • @sethwarner2540
    @sethwarner2540 Před 2 lety +4

    May I assume you have a boxwood hedge? Your piece seems green at the end... Very nice and practical use for your boxwood! I bet it will never break!!

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +3

      Thank you Seth! Yes this is from a now dead box hedge. Lets hope it never breaks 😊👍

  • @WoodenItBeNice
    @WoodenItBeNice Před 2 lety +1

    Hi Harry, Missed this one somehow. Nice looking corkscrew, simple but elegant. Take care Harry. Cheers, Huw

  • @DougMilleratWoodSpunRound

    Nice, quick little project. Well done.

  • @marcenariahobby7pallet
    @marcenariahobby7pallet Před 2 lety +4

    Parabéns pelo seu trabalho fico muito top 👏👊🤝👍🇧🇷💯

  • @deanledford5661
    @deanledford5661 Před 2 lety +7

    Mr. Smith,
    That was very enjoyable to watch. English Box is a very unique and gorgeous wood. You did justice to that piece. The shavings I'm thinking could be used for something artistic as well . . . Just saying. 😁 Thank you.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you so much Reuben! The shavings have been saved and I'm thinking about project ideas now 😁😊

  • @KM-co5mx
    @KM-co5mx Před 2 lety +2

    Simply Beautiful!

  • @amandatallis9875
    @amandatallis9875 Před 2 lety

    Lovely corkscrew the wood is lovely

  • @TheXaimaca
    @TheXaimaca Před 2 lety +10

    A little curiosity: in Italy, boxwood, beautifully yellow, used for centuries by the best cabinetmakers in history, is today rightly protected by the absolute prohibition of cutting it, so much so that we are forced to import it mainly from the States, where it has a slightly different coloring and more marked grain.Greetings

    • @HarrySmithShorts
      @HarrySmithShorts Před 2 lety

      Many thanks for your comments and interesting insight into box wood in Italy which I found very interesting 🪵😃👍thank you

  • @OldManTony
    @OldManTony Před 2 lety +5

    My wife has a load of box hedging in the garden, I guess I might have to wait a while before they are big enough to harvest hahahahah!

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety

      Hahaha Thanks for watching! Don't blame it on me if you get in trouble 😉😁👍

  • @MrStonehope
    @MrStonehope Před 2 lety

    beautiful project, ... don't worry about your techniques, we all improve with time...

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety

      Thank you Chad! I am still not perfect but my technique is constantly changing and improving 👍

  • @MamaPinks
    @MamaPinks Před 2 lety +1

    Best ASMR videos right here, on this channel! 🙏🖖😴

  • @alansimpson596
    @alansimpson596 Před 2 lety +5

    I suggest that pink ivory is the most expensive wood and that's if you can find any. You turned a piece of boxwood which is also hard to come by but not impossible. I have a few pieces of box which I'm reluctant to use in case I foul it up but it is an amazing wood and can take some fine detail work.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for watching Alan! I agree that Pink Ivory is definitely up there in terms of rarity and price. I've got a few pieces that I might turn sometime soon but like you I'm reluctant to use them encase I mess it up. 👍

    • @ivansablaev5549
      @ivansablaev5549 Před 2 lety

      @@HarrySmithWoodturning snake wood is even more expensive than pink ivory. I used a piece for a handle of an Italian fencing foil and it was more than 1.5 times price of PI, it is also amazingly beautiful. I bought a 36” piece of SW in 1999 for $180 with plans to make it into a walking stick.

  • @OldtoNewRestorations
    @OldtoNewRestorations Před 2 lety +9

    Wait, this stuff is expensive? I've got a whole bunch of stuff that looks just like this. I nearly threw it away because I couldn't think of a use for it 🤣 Time to give it another look, I think 🙂

  • @richkeelan1312
    @richkeelan1312 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome project came out real nice well done

  • @scroungasworkshop4663
    @scroungasworkshop4663 Před 2 lety +1

    Very nice and excellent workmanship. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

  • @jolox.
    @jolox. Před 2 lety +3

    Fun video! I have a bandsaw and a lathe and need ideas like this! Thank you! I'm going to subscribe to support you!

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you very much! Great to have another subscriber! Lots more great content to come 😊😁

  • @cadillacdebois
    @cadillacdebois Před 2 lety +4

    I thought that looked like boxwood, I cut atleast a hundred feet of boxwood bigger than that the other year. I wanted to keep it but the cemetery wouldnt let me, and on the brush pile it went. Pretty wood!

    • @poofpoof9940
      @poofpoof9940 Před 2 lety

      Missed oportunity to start a brush pile in your trunk

  • @kieks7030
    @kieks7030 Před 2 lety +1

    That looks awesome. Nice job

  • @toolscarriagesmodellbauand7246

    Very good video. Thanks. Here in Germany all the box-wood bushes are damaged by a little bug, called "Buchsbaumzünzler".
    And everybody throws these bushes into waste. I'll have a look for this kind of wood.

    • @HarrySmithShorts
      @HarrySmithShorts Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for you comments and the information on the bugs, luckily we don't seem to have that problem 🪵😃👍

  • @mr.mickles
    @mr.mickles Před 2 lety +33

    The small scraps would make great beads, buttons, toggles, bottle toppers, cane tops or spinning tops.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +6

      Thanks for watching! Great ideas. None of my offcuts are ever wasted, stay tuned for a future project 😁👍

  • @brotherandrew3393
    @brotherandrew3393 Před 2 lety +7

    This will be a very expansive wine opener.

  • @cynthiacupler8005
    @cynthiacupler8005 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow,that's awesome, thank-you.

    • @HarrySmithShorts
      @HarrySmithShorts Před 2 lety

      Thank you Cynthia 🪵😃👍
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  • @Umberto.Goglia
    @Umberto.Goglia Před 2 lety +1

    Really nice job ! Simple but perfect! Thanks for sharing!

  • @StavrosGakos
    @StavrosGakos Před 2 lety +3

    I love this wood, i use it very often 👍 it have nice smell also :) Cheers!

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for watching Stavros! Lucky you that you get to use it often 😁😄👍

  • @grdelawter4266
    @grdelawter4266 Před 2 lety +31

    Without leaving some inclusion of bark, it’s just a wooden handled corkscrew.

    • @thomascleavenger1638
      @thomascleavenger1638 Před 2 lety +5

      I'm not impressed either. It will set in the far back of a kitchen drawer and be completely forgotten about in a week.

    • @fradd4045
      @fradd4045 Před 2 lety +5

      so let me get this straight your telling us that this wooden handled corkscrew is just a wooden handled corkscrew, gee thanks , been scratching my head

    • @natsyrtm4223
      @natsyrtm4223 Před 2 lety +12

      I'm more disappointed that he made it in the middle of that piece he could have made two corkscrews that size out of that if he started on one end lol..

  • @lakeshorewoodturner5136
    @lakeshorewoodturner5136 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice job Harry. Looks cool.

  • @unspecified2472
    @unspecified2472 Před 2 lety

    I remember 7th grade shop class. Cool project!

  • @pghgeo816
    @pghgeo816 Před 2 lety +14

    Nice used of the thumbnail title, it drew me in. Although I would say English Boxwood isn't even in the top ten rarest woods.

    • @thomasbaker9787
      @thomasbaker9787 Před 2 lety

      I know right... it looks just like Texas China berry to me... a semi hard junk wood i cut down on my property

    • @user-nd3lx1zg9t
      @user-nd3lx1zg9t Před 2 lety

      The creators didn't say rarest ... they said the most expensive. Many of the worlds rarest woods are no longer available for purchase, thereby making them legally worthless and illegal to possess.

    • @sarahhardy8649
      @sarahhardy8649 Před 2 lety +1

      @@user-nd3lx1zg9t you say that, but thee are mahogany pieces of furniture turning up at auctions and going for a song. George III mahogany chest of drawers £50. Not veneer, solid mahogany, along side solid oak, teak, elm etc pieces of furniture.

    • @animeangel1983
      @animeangel1983 Před 2 lety

      Irish Bog Oak is way more expensive. Those can be at least 5000 years old and take 20 YEARS to dry out completely to be even remotely turnable.

    • @felixmrak6597
      @felixmrak6597 Před 2 lety

      @@user-nd3lx1zg9t still, boxwood is neither expensive nor rare
      desert ironwood burl, for example, costs about 6 times more... in my experience

  • @naiman4535
    @naiman4535 Před 2 lety +34

    When you drilled that hole in it, I wondered whether or not you were going to blow across it like a flute. You see, before the advent of the modern silver flute, some of the finest flutes in the world were made from Box wood.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +8

      Thanks for watching! Very interesting Nai, I had a feeling that Box was used for instruments. Maybe its something I could try one day 😊😁👍

    • @martenhenri24
      @martenhenri24 Před 2 lety +3

      The most expensive woods and the hardest our Dogwood and bougoak .Lighamvite maple are my favourite Box is nice to work with but very plain Yeu is nice to. In fact all woods are .I also have some Dutch elm soft but still white
      And what about woods from other countries
      .

    • @grunt89futtock890
      @grunt89futtock890 Před 2 lety +2

      @@martenhenri24 Dutch Elm is a disease. Just elm.

    • @justanotherpiccplayer3511
      @justanotherpiccplayer3511 Před 2 lety

      Shame they were all hideously out of tune and hard to play ;) tho on a serious note, you can get boehm flutes made of African blackwood, my piccolo is made of it

  • @giannirocco7492
    @giannirocco7492 Před 2 lety

    Lignum vitae is,by far,my favorite rare wood to turn on the lathe.Quite rare,very hard,nice to turn and polishes up to an incredible finish!Oh yes,lignum vitae is absolutely my favorite for lathe work!

    • @adbramsay
      @adbramsay Před 2 lety +1

      I live in the Bahamas and that stuff is everywhere

    • @giannirocco7492
      @giannirocco7492 Před 2 lety +1

      @@adbramsay where you live?

    • @adbramsay
      @adbramsay Před 2 lety

      @@giannirocco7492 Nassau

  • @MickyBellRoberts
    @MickyBellRoberts Před 2 lety +1

    That cork screw is absolutely awesome.

  • @morgycaptain
    @morgycaptain Před 2 lety +4

    Beautiful work. Although I think that you should've left some raw pieces on the ends to show "where it originates" from and make it an instant conversation piece.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you Leon! That's a good idea, but I wanted a simple and perfect corkscrew, good idea for the future though 😊👍

  • @nunyabidniz2868
    @nunyabidniz2868 Před 2 lety +9

    Sapient Pearwood is the rarest, most wonderful wood there is [& hence most expensive, if you could get any...]

    • @jonduggan7433
      @jonduggan7433 Před 2 lety +1

      Just be VERY careful if you make a box from it.

    • @Colorcrayons
      @Colorcrayons Před 2 lety +2

      ... it might grow feet

    • @eddiespagetti8395
      @eddiespagetti8395 Před 2 lety +1

      No Way , that is cheap compared to madagascin mahogany is world most expensive and exotic wood for wood working very expensive is an illusionlso tazmaian teak is nice wood too

    • @Colorcrayons
      @Colorcrayons Před 2 lety +2

      Eddie, the reference has flown so far above your head that it may as well be in orbit.

    • @Faesharlyn
      @Faesharlyn Před 2 lety +1

      @@Colorcrayons pfff... that's really thinking outside the box lol

  • @cgannis2251
    @cgannis2251 Před 2 lety +1

    Beautiful!

    • @HarrySmithShorts
      @HarrySmithShorts Před 2 lety

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  • @klashnacovak47
    @klashnacovak47 Před 2 lety +1

    Great little project.

  • @anthonyvarone5842
    @anthonyvarone5842 Před 2 lety +3

    Wood turning is gratifying and relaxing. Might as well finish your day with a bottle of wine.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety

      Thank you Anthony! Check out some of my other projects and see what you think 😁👍

  • @felixmrak6597
    @felixmrak6597 Před 2 lety +4

    I don't think Boxwood qualifies as being the most expensive wood. But still a nice video.
    I paid 14€ for a boxwood knife handle blank and 86€ for an ironwood burl piece in the same dimensions.

    • @jeffengland9913
      @jeffengland9913 Před 2 lety

      I sell burl mostly wild cherry. Plus any other wood that grows in Appellatia mountain area.much cheaper.

    • @aaronmanning368
      @aaronmanning368 Před 2 lety +1

      I thought agar wood was the most expensive?

  • @nevamind68t23
    @nevamind68t23 Před 2 lety +1

    Very cool, cheers 👍🏾

  • @jerryward93
    @jerryward93 Před 2 lety

    Amazing results

  • @skyhunk
    @skyhunk Před 2 lety +18

    It's a very nice corkscrew in the end. I just regret that so much of the original wood went onto the floor. What was left was less than half the wood started with. Almost like making a toothpick out of a Douglas Fir.

    • @WayneEarls
      @WayneEarls Před 2 lety +1

      That's the shock I felt the first time in a machine shop. probably 70% of a finished product lands in the chip pile.

    • @obyvatel
      @obyvatel Před 2 lety +1

      With the size of the piece he started with it would have made a great auger handle or a English bobby's billy club.

    • @Blueberrythegreat
      @Blueberrythegreat Před 2 lety +1

      Worried about wasted wood
      Yiu should be more worried about the amount of plastic on this planet

    • @obyvatel
      @obyvatel Před 2 lety

      @@Blueberrythegreat Waste not, want not.

    • @seanmcentee4454
      @seanmcentee4454 Před 2 lety

      Yeah, he could have started at the end on the blank rather than dead smack in the middle and made two cork screws.

  • @MantisRay861
    @MantisRay861 Před 2 lety +6

    DON’T WEAR GLOVES when working with rotating machinery!

  • @kyleoconnor9035
    @kyleoconnor9035 Před 2 lety

    Couldn't even skip into it without three ads. Not having it.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +1

      Sorry to hear that Kyle! I also don't like really long ads, but its the luck of the draw sometimes 👍

  • @patrickfrawley768
    @patrickfrawley768 Před 2 lety +2

    I think the worlds most expensive wood is Huanghuali wood ( Yellow Pear Tree Flower ) Its Chinese and I believe a plank of it sold for a million dollars a while ago. Its extremely rare.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for watching Patrick! Boxwood is in the ball park of the worlds most expensive wood but as I said in the description it's impossible to determine the worlds most expensive. However woods like Huanghuali are definitely up there and I'd love to get my hands on some 👍😊

  • @robmarshallofficial
    @robmarshallofficial Před 2 lety +19

    How is this the “Most Expensive Wood”? I like the idea of how you turned the wood into a cork screw but still unsure how it’s the “Most Expensive Wood”? Or do you just charge a fortune for the cork screw?

    • @metatechnologist
      @metatechnologist Před 2 lety +4

      Maybe he would like to use the world's most expensive wood to open the world's most expensive bottle of champagne? But yea.

    • @emeltea33
      @emeltea33 Před 2 lety +1

      Read his description.

    • @robmarshallofficial
      @robmarshallofficial Před 2 lety +5

      @@emeltea33 I did several times. And it still didn’t make sense. It looks like a piece of wood you cut from out your garden. The description makes it sound like you’ve bought a very expensive wood and then put it on a wood lathe.

    • @metatechnologist
      @metatechnologist Před 2 lety +1

      @@robmarshallofficial Another thought, maybe it's the only cork puller in the world made from boxwood. Making it extremely valuable. Or not.

    • @robmarshallofficial
      @robmarshallofficial Před 2 lety +1

      @@metatechnologist lol

  • @WagonLoads
    @WagonLoads Před 2 lety +2

    I always wanted to make a giant chess set with 6 inch squares and have the pieces adorned with gemstones.

    • @crazy-qo8pz
      @crazy-qo8pz Před 2 lety

      You make the pieces I'll sort the gemstones

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for watching! I might have to try something like that in the future 👍

  • @audreywipplinger2049
    @audreywipplinger2049 Před 2 lety +2

    The very first thing I thought of was a pepper mill. If there was a fire that would be the first thing I grabbed (with the exception of humans and animal type things) LoL 😆 Then I saw a cork screw🙂😉❤ Awesome Sauce, sir!!💋💯🌺🌻🤟🧰 Now back to my adulting for the day. Have a wonderful day/weekend 😊

  • @TheShorebird
    @TheShorebird Před 2 lety

    Pretty slick and very attractive.

  • @HDArachnids
    @HDArachnids Před 2 lety +10

    The first thing we learned in wood shop was never wear long sleeves, gloves, or anything that could possibly get caught when turning wood or working with any rotating machinery at all. Otherwise that is a really nice looking piece man

    • @redmen69er
      @redmen69er Před 2 lety

      The first thing you should have learned in woodshop was to watch your mouth. It's his shop, his hands, his rules.

    • @HDArachnids
      @HDArachnids Před 2 lety

      @@redmen69er ok boomer...

  • @germantownbred437
    @germantownbred437 Před 2 lety +4

    As a woodturner, I’m obligated to add that one minor slip and your project would be finely decorated with sinew, blood and skin. Please never wear gloves when turning.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for watching! The gloves I wear are tight fitting and have no loose threads but I appreciate your concerns for me 👍

    • @bigcatdaddy76016
      @bigcatdaddy76016 Před 2 lety

      Yes you are, but boxwood has a toxicity of an irritant to both body and lung problems.... we juat can't see his resperator...better safe than sorry, but we get your point.

    • @peterbrown8230
      @peterbrown8230 Před 2 lety +1

      @@HarrySmithWoodturning not tight enough to catch and roll your arm up like a window shade. Very dangerous

    • @alfonsobenitez2466
      @alfonsobenitez2466 Před 2 lety

      @@HarrySmithWoodturning pay attention! say thanks to Germantown Bred and do not use any kind of gloves from now on!!!! graves are plenty of "there is no problem" people

  • @siding8
    @siding8 Před 2 lety +2

    Hey, if it opens my Merlot then it definitely is priceless! 🤣🤣

  • @makerspace533
    @makerspace533 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice job. That looks like very hard wood. BTW, it's about time to take a good look at that bandsaw. The guides need some TLC.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety

      Thank you George! Don't worry, I've just given it some love, I've been using it a lot in the video that is due to come out very soon 😁👍

  • @kingstonshawn2595
    @kingstonshawn2595 Před 2 lety +3

    Most expensive wood is agarwood.
    Thought thiswas common knowledge. .

  • @Fizzure3000
    @Fizzure3000 Před 2 lety +5

    Title: The Worlds Most Expensive Wood?!
    Doesn't say once how much the wood costs

    • @AlanJohnPeach
      @AlanJohnPeach Před 2 lety +1

      Absolute clickbait, and worse, for a pretty uninteresting item as well

    • @Fizzure3000
      @Fizzure3000 Před 2 lety

      @@AlanJohnPeach Very much so

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for watching! I have plenty of other videos if you didn't enjoy this one. The wood was grown in my garden so I didn't pay for it 👍

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for watching Alan! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and as for clickbait the title is a question not a statement 👍

  • @RcWoodturning
    @RcWoodturning Před 2 lety +1

    Cool project Harry. Nice job. Now you can open the champagne to drink to a project well done.

  • @phillipjones3596
    @phillipjones3596 Před 2 lety +1

    Great work

  • @tomstark28
    @tomstark28 Před 2 lety +3

    please don't cut round objects on bandsaw without a jig especially when the area being cut isn't supported by the table. also always cut "downhill" (from high point to low point) on a lathe to avoid catches and tear out. This has been my "that's skurry" PSA, thank you

  • @Godless_Punk
    @Godless_Punk Před 2 lety +5

    To be honest, it would have been nice if the rare wood was made into something with character. The end result just looks like any old simple corkscrew with no unique defining features. Seems like a waste of money. Doesn't look bad, but it's really not eye-catching. Very underwhelming. 😕

  • @rsigrowers3587
    @rsigrowers3587 Před 2 lety +1

    I think I want a bottle of wine....... good job

  • @Francis.Coppola
    @Francis.Coppola Před 2 lety +1

    Che manualità un'arte!!!

  • @thedevbros8941
    @thedevbros8941 Před 2 lety

    Awesome!

  • @timothykozlowski2945
    @timothykozlowski2945 Před 2 lety +1

    He's really got some good compost there with all of those wood chippings.

    • @HarrySmithShorts
      @HarrySmithShorts Před 2 lety

      Thanks Timothy you are correct, I never waste anything, compost, organic fire lighters and mulch. 🪵😃👍

  • @bretmoore6828
    @bretmoore6828 Před 2 lety

    Nice work.

  • @ekanathpai5024
    @ekanathpai5024 Před 2 lety

    Wonderful.

  • @sajadwoodwork
    @sajadwoodwork Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing work sir

  • @axeman6560
    @axeman6560 Před 2 lety

    You are very talented nice job .Ive got some antique lawn bowls made from ligna vitae with nice ivory inserts. Beautiful set that I still use on the green.

    • @HarrySmithWoodturning
      @HarrySmithWoodturning  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much! They sound expensive 👍😅

    • @axeman6560
      @axeman6560 Před 2 lety

      @@HarrySmithWoodturning not really, I'm not sure if you can trade them I paid $100 for the set. Bargain I think.

    • @axeman6560
      @axeman6560 Před 2 lety

      @Cerne thank you , not sure if I've got the heart to turn them, still using on the green. 😀

  • @lolcec81
    @lolcec81 Před 2 lety

    Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера. Спасибо за контент.

  • @May0r0fp0undtwn
    @May0r0fp0undtwn Před 2 lety +1

    I have one of those box wood trees in my back yard here in NC.

  • @wooddesignskills6037
    @wooddesignskills6037 Před 2 lety

    Great job

  • @mitchbasso8051
    @mitchbasso8051 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice!

  • @user-cz8yv4zw4h
    @user-cz8yv4zw4h Před 2 lety +1

    Гарри ты молодец!

  • @moosemanuk
    @moosemanuk Před 2 lety +1

    Great video! I love videos where someone is crafting something and you have no idea what it is and then there is that "aha!" moment! Really, really nice piece, work of art

  • @mattbeatty5115
    @mattbeatty5115 Před 2 lety +2

    Need to get your products on sale, they are so good. Think the main thing 'wood' be keeping up with demand!x

  • @PrepperGear
    @PrepperGear Před 2 lety +1

    there is a lot here the Basque country, perfect for spoons and tools

  • @steveellis8746
    @steveellis8746 Před 2 lety

    Good job.. should last several lifetimes.. 😊

  • @Woodturningwithbarry
    @Woodturningwithbarry Před 2 lety

    Nice work mate