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Curves and Chamfers
When a bowl is almost finished, with over 99% of the wood to be removed already on the shop floor, I’m always amazed at what a difference those final few cuts can make. Most of those final cuts could be … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, tools, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged black walnut bowl, carving walnut, sloyd knife, walnut bird bowl
11 Comments
Carving Catalpa
When a friend of mine sent me this big chunk of fresh catalpa wood, some memories came to mind. When I was a kid we had a big catalpa tree in the yard and I had fun playing with the … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, finding wood, layout, tools, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged bird bowl, catalpa carving, catalpa tree
6 Comments
Little Hens
The walnut rooftop chickens I roughed out back in the spring are waiting for me. Meanwhile, a friend took down a cherry tree in his yard and I used a piece to make a pair of mini versions. It gave … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, cherry, green woodworking, holding, layout, patterns, sketch, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged chicken carving, wooden handscrews
16 Comments
Back to the Hens
I remember first seeing The Serenity Prayer on a trivet that hung on my grandmother’s kitchen wall: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, holding, layout, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged bowl carving, hen bowl, walnut bowl
14 Comments
Thankful for Birds and Trees
This past summer, we were fortunate to have a pair of wrens make a home in our yard. We enjoyed watching them flit around and hearing them sing. It also reminded me of my grandmother who loved her “Jenny … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, tools, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged maple bird bowl, Norway maple, wren
16 Comments
Mulberry Rooster Bowl
In summer, the birds and I eat the mulberries from my neighbor’s tree. We have a deal; the birds get the high ones and I get the low ones. The other way around proved to be far too dangerous. A … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, finding wood, tools, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged bird bowl, mulberry bowl, mulberry wood, Rooster bowl, rooster carving
15 Comments
Playing With Cool Sticks
Green woodworking can imply more than just the general notion of working wood that is still relatively fresh with a high moisture content. Among other things, the term connotes the idea of working with nature, sensitively considering the unique attributes … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, cherry, figure, finding wood, green woodworking, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry bowl, goose bowl
14 Comments
Rooftop Bird with 12/12 pitch
It’s been a couple years since I wrote this post about a bowl orientation I call a rooftop bowl. In it, I discussed working with this type of blank and suggested experimenting with quarter-log splits and other angles. Of course, … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, finding wood, holding, layout, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged bird bowl, carved hen, rooftop bowl, walnut bowl
23 Comments
Maple Hen
I just finished a hen bowl in maple and left it natural except for the bit of red paint on the comb. Besides the lack of paint on the body, I made a couple other changes compared to those I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, bird bowls, bowls, layout, Uncategorized
Tagged chicken bowl, hen bowl
9 Comments
Bird Inspiration
The birds are singing in the rain about the small pond in front, the inquisitive chickadee that has flown at once to the alders to reconnoitre us, the blackbirds, the song sparrow, telling of expanding buds. Henry David Thoreau, journal … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, cherry, finding wood, nature, photography, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged bird bowl, carved bird, cherry wood bird, chickadee
13 Comments