It works.

But this  guy has taken the idea of controlled hollowing  to another level and he's not using any electronics

He uses a pattern that he makes from the turning and  follows that with this cool set up

 

 

Cool! But how did he film the rotating piece with a stationary camera- from the inside?!?!

1 hour ago, lew said:

camera- from the inside

A borescope through the  hollow tube of the  headstock most likely.  Given his affinity for bearings he may have a way to keep it  from bouncing around if struck by debris  by using a pipe for the shaft and a  bearing race in the head stock - or something like that  It could just be  on a very rigid pipe or shaft

Seems like a lot of work to turn crappy wood to point to a John Jordan quote.

5 minutes ago, Cliff said:

A borescope through the  hollow tube of the  headstock most likely.  Given his affinity for bearings he may have a way to keep it  from bouncing around if struck by debris  by using a pipe for the shaft and a  bearing race in the head stock - or something like that  It could just be  on a very rigid pipe or shaft

thought that at first but didn’t see any hole in the bottom when he remounted the piece. Of course video sequences can be manipulated 

That's a nice looking piece of firewood, I love it when folks can make something out of nothing, and make it useful as well. I was a bit concerned about the Title 100+ Stitches, I thought I was going to see an accident in the process, then it finally dawned on me. Great video Lew.

43 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Great video Lew.

Thanks, @John Morris, but it was @Cliff who posted it.

32 minutes ago, lew said:

Thanks, @John Morris, but it was @Cliff who posted it.

 Well thanks @Cliff !!!!