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Category Archives: adze
Long Handled Adze
Although I rarely use it, I do have a hollowing adze meant to be swung with two hands. For large bowls, it can help to hog out material a little faster. It was looking lonely, so I pulled it off … Continue reading
Posted in adze, green woodworking, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged hollowing adze, large adze, long handled adze
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Perico the Bowlmaker
I don’t know what’s going to happen to me. How could I know? I could die right now, or maybe I’ll die tomorrow. When will it be? In the meantime, I’ll keep making bowls for as long as I can. … Continue reading
Posted in adze, axe, bowls, historical reference, Persons, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized, video
Tagged Perico the Bowlmaker
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Carving American Chestnut 2: A Full Hollow
Following up on this post about carving a bowl in American chestnut, I’ll share some photos and thoughts on the hollowing process. That cross grain trench in the photo above is something I’ve discussed in more detail before. It establishes … Continue reading
Posted in adze, bowls, carving, sketch, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged bent gouge, bowl carving, Chestnut bowl, hollowing bowl
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Another Bowl Beginning
Why does this never get old? As I was roughing out this big cherry bowl, I thought about how I’ve gone through this process so many times over the years, and yet it remains completely engaging, even thrilling. I suppose … Continue reading
Posted in adze, cherry, green woodworking, Uncategorized
Tagged bowl carving, carving cherry
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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
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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
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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
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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