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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Roving, Designing and Sketching
We carvers are fortunate to have the opportunity to both conceive a design and execute it with nothing more than a chunk of wood and a few sharp tools, and it’s a thrill when the idea becomes a reality before … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, books, bowls, patterns, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged Ernest Gimson, Norman Jewson, Ram's head ale bowl
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Launch of the Dragon Ale-Bowl
…but Sigurd himself steered the dragon-keel which was the greatest and noblest; richly wrought were the sails, and glorious to look on. — The Story of Sigurd from The Völsunga saga, 13th century Ok, so that’s obviously not a photo of Sigurd’s ship … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, bowls, cherry, green woodworking, patterns, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged ale bowl, cherry bowl, dragon bowl, dragon head
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Five Baa Hurdles
Well, I think that’s how they say it in eastern Mass. anyway. Just in case you may not be aware, there’s a pretty unique riving and hurdlemaking opportunity coming up with Plymouth CRAFT; a chance to spend a weekend … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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The T-Handle Auger
To bore the initial hole in a shrink pot, I use an auger, typically this two-inch diameter T-handle auger. I found mine at flea market years ago. Large augers like this aren’t rare, but there are a few things to … Continue reading
Posted in sharpening, tools, Uncategorized, video
Tagged shrink box, shrink pot, T-handle auger
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Sighting the Lines
We’re all familiar with the idea of sighting down the length of a board to check for straightness of line. It is amazing how well our eyes can pick up even slight deviations in the flow of a line when … Continue reading
Evening Trees Shrink Pot
A longing to wander tears my heart when I hear trees rustling in the wind at evening… Trees have long thoughts, long-breathing and restful, just as they have longer lives than ours. They are wiser than we are, as long … Continue reading
Posted in patterns, quotes and excerpts, shrink box, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry shrink pot, Hermann Hesse, shrink box, shrink pot
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