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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Adaptable Shaving Horse
I was rooting around in the basement last weekend, and came upon a blast from the past: an attachment for my English-style shaving horse. It was the beginning of the idea that ultimately resulted in my bowl horse. Since writing the … Continue reading
More Spoons
Before I return to bowls, I wanted to post these six spoons I’ve finished. Again, most of these are black cherry (Prunus serotina), but a couple are border privet (Ligustrum obstusifolium). There are areas on my walks that are … Continue reading
Posted in finding wood, green woodworking, spoons, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged border privet, spoons
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The Magic of a Shrink Box
There may be no project in green woodworking as magical as the making of a shrink box. The magic happens slowly, but you still want to find somebody to ask, “Did you see that?!” Maybe that’s why I can’t resist … Continue reading
Posted in books, carving, green woodworking, patterns, shrink box, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged flexcut v-scorp, krympburk, shrink box, shrink pot
29 Comments
Carving Round Bowls can be Super
If you’re going to make round bowls, why not use a lathe? Well, because I’m chicken. There’s something about a twenty pound chunk of wood spinning around at five hundred rpm that makes me not want to poke it with … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, carving, layout, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged bowl carving, cereal bowl, fluted maple bowl, salad bowl
24 Comments