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With Flutes on the Side
I tried a new fluting pattern by going from foot to rim on the side of this cherry bowl. I sketched some lines on in pencil as a general guide for the carving. Then I worked from the center to … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, patterns, Uncategorized
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An Egg Today
“Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.” –traditional proverb Each piece of tree comes with it’s own history and quirks. I look closely and start thinking about possibilities. Usually this will result in a variation on some design I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, cherry, patterns, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry bowl, chip carving, egg shaped bowl
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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
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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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Axe Sheath of Wood
At last month’s Plymouth CRAFT Spoon Day, I saw Oliver Pratt’s cool wooden axe sheath. It worked by pinning a wedge in place that secured the sheath. Oliver had seen the concept somewhere and had created his sheath by chopping … Continue reading
Posted in axe, green woodworking, layout, Lettering, patterns, Uncategorized
Tagged axe sheath, Wooden axe sheath, wooden sheath
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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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Bitty Bowl
That’s either a mutant lemon or a really small bowl. As you probably guessed, it’s a small bowl — less than nine inches long (8 7/8″ x 3 3/4″ x 2 1/4″ high). It came from this 5″ diameter branch … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, patterns, Uncategorized
Tagged bitty bowl, model bowl, small wooden bowl
18 Comments
Fluted Dragon
Here’s the ale bowl from my recent post on orthodontics, now completed. I carved flutes along the exterior of this one. The gouge I use for fluting depends upon the effect I want and the curvature of the exterior itself. … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, cherry, patterns, proportions, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry ale bowl, dragon ale bowl, dragon bowl
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Dragon Orthodontics
I roughed out this cherry ale bowl during the green stage months ago, and now I’ve gotten around to refining it in the dry stage, including carving a set of choppers, a point of pride for any dragon. After sketching … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, carving, cherry, patterns, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged carving teeth, cherry ale bowl, dragon ale bowl, dragon bowl
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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