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More Fun with Shrink Tubes
Sometimes you just have to get an odd idea out of your system. This one involved shrink pots, or more specifically, shrink tube bottoms. I’ve written several posts about shrink pots/boxes/tubes with procedures and all that. Here is a link … Continue reading
Posted in green woodworking, paint, patterns, shrink box, Uncategorized
Tagged dollar coins, fun with coins, shrink pot, shrink tube
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Täljfest 2019
In my lectures at both Spoonfest and Täljfest, I referred to an excerpt from Mary Oliver’s poem Sometimes: Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. Astonishment comes easy at Sätergläntan, the traditional crafts school in … Continue reading
Posted in classes, events, green woodworking, historical reference, paint, shrink box, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged Saterglantan, Taljfest
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Bright Shrink Pot
Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, “Stay awhile.” The light flows from their branches. —Mary Oliver, from the poem “When I am Among the Trees” That poetry excerpt may look familiar. I shared it last … Continue reading
Posted in paint, patterns, quotes and excerpts, sharpening, shrink box, Uncategorized
Tagged carved lettering, quaking aspen, shrink pot
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Re-Carving
I’m more adept with light and shadow than with color. I wonder, in fact, if I haven’t carved away more paint than I’ve put on. But I can be stubborn perseverant. The top photo shows a bowl shortly after I … Continue reading
Back to Basics Bowls
I’ve been wanting to have some bowls to keep around as examples of forms that are aesthetically pleasing, yet more straightforward in execution than other bowls I make. One consideration is size. These bowls range from 14-18 inches long, 7-9 … Continue reading
Shrink Pots, Paint and Lettering
If weep you must, then weep; but weep that tears must be, and be Gentle and grow as, weeping to the ground, the willow tree; And grace will come, lighting the eyes of heaven, after thee. — Catherine … Continue reading
Posted in Lettering, paint, patterns, quotes and excerpts, shrink box, Uncategorized
Tagged carved lettering, Catherine Breese Davis, shrink pot
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Slippery Elm Bowls
There’s no better way to understand the working properties of a wood species than to carve a chunk of it. Its character is revealed through experience with it, including subtle nuances that are difficult to communicate. Different trees within the … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, paint, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged Elm bowl, Shou sugi ban bowl, Slippery Elm
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Lettering on Flat Boards
Cutting lettering into a bowl or spoon can be daunting. You’ve already invested a lot of time and effort into a project and it could all go down the tubes with one slip of the knife during the lettering. Even … Continue reading
Posted in finding wood, Lettering, paint, patterns, Uncategorized
Tagged carved name plates, lettering in wood, sign carving
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Carving Books and Vintage Video
About a year and a half ago, at Greenwood Fest 2016, Jögge Sundquist taught a class on carving a Swedish distaff, traditionally used for holding flax or other fibers while spinning. As Jögge explained, when a man proposed marriage to … Continue reading
Posted in books, paint, patterns, publications, spoons, Uncategorized, video
Tagged Carving the Acanthus Leaf, Jogge Sundqvist, Swedish Carving Techniques, Wille Sundqvist
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Carve some Toys
The days leading up to Christmas usually find me making a few gifts for loved ones. Among them, toys have a special place. I thought I’d share a few toys of the wood carved variety that might inspire some … Continue reading
Posted in carving, paint, Uncategorized
Tagged balance toys, carving toys, limberjack, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, wooden toys, Yukon Cornelius
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