The video shows a person using a lathe to carve a piece of wood. The person is holding a piece of sandpaper and rubbing it against the wood to smooth it out. The wood is spinning on the lathe, and wood shavings are flying off as the person works on it. The person's hands are visible, and they are wearing a ring on their left hand. The wood appears to be light brown in color, and the sandpaper is purple.