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Monthly Archives: May 2019
Bitty Bowl
That’s either a mutant lemon or a really small bowl. As you probably guessed, it’s a small bowl — less than nine inches long (8 7/8″ x 3 3/4″ x 2 1/4″ high). It came from this 5″ diameter branch … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, patterns, Uncategorized
Tagged bitty bowl, model bowl, small wooden bowl
18 Comments
The Gladness of the River
It avails not, neither time or place—distance avails not, I am with you, you men and women of a generation, or ever so many generations hence, I project myself, also I return—I am with you, and know how it is. … Continue reading
Posted in nature, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged coracle, Shenango, Walt Whitman
5 Comments
Welcome Sign
I’ve never come across a redwood tree in my neck of the woods, but now I’ve carved the wood for the first time. I’ve had this board (18″ x 9 1/2″ x 1″) kicking around since it was given to … Continue reading
Posted in Lettering, trees, Uncategorized
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Thoreau and the Wooden Tray
Not long ago, a friend referred me to an unabridged entry in Henry David Thoreau’s journal. Here’s the first paragraph: October 19, 1858: Barrett’s apprentice, it seems, makes trays of black birch and of red maple, in a dark room … Continue reading
Fluted Dragon
Here’s the ale bowl from my recent post on orthodontics, now completed. I carved flutes along the exterior of this one. The gouge I use for fluting depends upon the effect I want and the curvature of the exterior itself. … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, cherry, patterns, proportions, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry ale bowl, dragon ale bowl, dragon bowl
15 Comments