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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Learning at FWW Live
It’s classic advice to surround yourself with interesting, inspiring, uplifting people. Sometimes you can create that environment, and sometimes you just get lucky and find yourself in such a situation like I did last weekend. I had been invited to … Continue reading
Posted in carving, classes, events, sketch, spoons, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Fine Woodworking Live
2 Comments
Transferred Touch
Things men have made with wakened hands are awake through years with transferred touch, and go on glowing for long years. And for this reason, some old things are lovely warm still with the life of forgotten men who made … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, historical reference, patterns, proportions, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged Bengt Lidstrom, carved bowl
28 Comments
The Three Stages
I’m preparing a couple blanks for my program at Fine Woodworking Live in two weeks. I noticed I had walnut bowls sitting around in three stages, so I’ll call them Larry, Curly, and Mo. Larry is a log section — … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, green woodworking, holding, layout, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged bowl carving, walnut bowl
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Memorial Bowl
This tulip poplar log came to me with a history. John’s son-in-law explained to me that John watched this tree grow and would often comment on its simple beauty and growth when they were together. A couple years ago, John … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, Lettering, nature, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged carved lettering, lettering in wood, memorial bowl
10 Comments