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Category Archives: adze
Patience
As I was using my adze to rough out some spoons this weekend, I was reminded by a few emails that folks are still having a tough time getting their hands on a good adze. This can be seen as … Continue reading
Adze Article
Fine Woodworking Magazine gave me a chance to write about adzes and the article is in the current issue, just out, in case you’re interested. I focused on the concepts, as I understand them based on my experience, that allow … Continue reading
Posted in adze, tools, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged Adze article, bowl adze, Fine Woodworking Magazine, hollowing adze
18 Comments
Elbow Adze
I intended to do this over three years ago — make an elbow adze. My intentions were so sincere that I purchased the iron from Kestrel Tool. I even found a branch junction that would work well for the haft … Continue reading
Knotty Story
This tale from my isolated workshop is actually quite tame compared to Boccaccio’s famous ones from the 14th Century told by a group of friends isolating themselves in an Italian villa; unfortunately timely circumstances. Amid the adjustments to the ever … Continue reading
Posted in adze, bowls, layout, nature, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged bird bowl, Boccacio, Decameron, walnut bowl
15 Comments
Fluted Walnut Bowl
After making many bowls, I’m still thrilled by the prospect of shaping a rough chunk of log into a finished bowl. The just-finished walnut bowl in the two photos above began with flattening the bottom and fairing the upper surface … Continue reading
Posted in adze, axe, quotes and excerpts, tools, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged carved bowl, fluted bowl, walnut bowl
22 Comments
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
Adze Adjustments
I’ve been getting a lot of good questions from people that, unable to find a good bowl adze, wish to make the most out of a less-than-ideal adze or refurbish an antique adze head. I’ve written about adzes in several … Continue reading
Posted in adze, sharpening, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged adze, bowl adze, grinding an adze, hollowing adze
7 Comments
Getting Started
For those interested in starting to carve bowls and spoons from green wood, the unfamiliarity and variety of the tools can be a little intimidating and confusing, especially when they see the large kits built up over many years by … Continue reading
Posted in adze, axe, carving, green woodworking, tools, Uncategorized
15 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
Behind the Mask
Last week, I found myself in a house with this intriguing wooden mask on display. It was about 17 inches high, 9 inches wide, and 7 1/2 inches deep. I know very little about African masks, but to my untrained … Continue reading
Posted in adze, finding wood, green woodworking, historical reference, holding, sketch, Uncategorized, video
Tagged Dogon, mask carving
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