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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Roof Top Bowl
Most of us are familiar with the two usual orientations for bowl carving: working “upside down” into the bark side of the bowl (an innovation that Bengt Lidström was known for), and working into the flat split surface of the half log. … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, layout, patterns, proportions, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged alder bowl, fluted bowl, roof top bowl
13 Comments
Cold November Rain
As I happily remain in the shop this morning, in my head I hear Axl Rose’s refrain. I’m carving flutes along the outer surface of this little “wine bowl.” This is quiet, contemplative work that seems to fit a rainy morning. … Continue reading
Posted in adze, ale bowls, bowls, carving, cherry, finding wood, green woodworking, holding, quotes and excerpts, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry wood carving, Cold November Rain, flutes
8 Comments
Bent, Warped, and Twisted
I had a plan in my mind for a square tapering shrink pot. As I smacked the froe and watched the waste from the first side fall away, I realized this log had other plans. This cherry tree had grown with a … Continue reading
Posted in carving, cherry, green woodworking, Lettering, shrink box, Uncategorized
Tagged shrink box, shrink pot, what has bent you
15 Comments
Autumn Perspective
When I write about trees and birds and the view from a hilltop, I wonder if they are important in the face of elections, and foreign aid, and taxes, and missiles and satellites. Then I know that arguments end, men … Continue reading
Posted in nature, photography, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged canoe, Countryman, Hal Borland
7 Comments