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Bird Bowl from Straight Grain
Most of the bird bowls I make come from crooks, with the form following the flow of the fibers. In designing and making this bowl, I tried to achieve similar lines and a sense of movement within the constraints of … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, figure, finding wood, layout, patterns, quotes and excerpts, sketch, tools, trees, Uncategorized
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Pennsylvania Birds
Birds are a frequent subject in just about every folk art tradition in the world. I’m interested in the common threads that weave through the work of different cultures. A couple books I picked up, used, have inspired me to … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, books, historical reference, Uncategorized
Tagged bird bowls, bird tree, Just for Nice, Pennsylvania folk art, Wilhelm Schimmel
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Spring Birds
Suddenly the sun is there on the horizon and the wait is over. Every bird in every tree begins to sing. The earlier chorus was only a preliminary. This is the main event. The birds sing as though it were … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, finding wood, nature, publications, quotes and excerpts, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged bird banding, bird bowl, carved bird bowl, staghorn sumac, turkey vulture
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Spoons with Beaks
This year, the arrival of spring weather seems perfectly synchronized with the calendar. I’ve got lots of projects to do, but with the sun is shining and that mourning dove calling to its mate from the maple tree, I get … Continue reading
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
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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
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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
17 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
17 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