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Learning from Lettering
Every project is another opportunity to learn, and I’ve learned a lot while lettering. Carving this large box elder, a.k.a. ash-leaved maple, board (30 5/8″ x 12 1/4″ x 1″), just finished, reminded me of some of the differences between … Continue reading
Posted in carving, Lettering, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged letter carving, letter carving in wood, William Morris quote
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On the Horizon
I don’t think Peter Follansbee is getting lonely, but he’s already talking about Greenwood Fest 2018. That reminded me that I had neglected to mention this blog post about Greenwood Fest that I wrote several weeks back for the Fine … Continue reading
Posted in classes, green woodworking, Lettering, sketch, Uncategorized, video, writing
Tagged Fine Woodworking video workshops, Greenwood Fest
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Woodblock Prints
There’s a lot to like about woodblock prints; the centuries-old tradition, the direct nature of the process, the simplicity of the equipment, and the magic of pulling the print from the block. I decided to give it a try a … Continue reading
Posted in events, sketch, spoons, tools, Uncategorized, woodblock prints
Tagged woodblock print
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Your Daily Bowl
I’m a cereal lover and, although I’ve had to switch from Boo-Berry to Shredded Wheat over the years, I still eat cereal every day — from a wooden bowl. Cereal or not, it makes for quiet eating, and the wood … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, cherry, holding, layout, patterns, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged cereal bowl, fluted bowl
17 Comments
Bring Your Adze
Just a quick post to say that a spot has opened up in my pre-Fest bowl carving class in Plymouth. It’s only three weeks away. If you can squeeze it in, we’ll have a blast making some chips fly together! … Continue reading
Posted in sketch, teaching, tools, Uncategorized
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Framed
I recently had the opportunity to play a part in a very special occasion, the celebration of fifty years of marriage. The family had decided to honor the occasion with a lovely painting of the family tree by one of the … Continue reading
Posted in holding, layout, Lettering, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged anniversary frame, drawing board
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Spokeshaves and Stumps
Since I listed a spokeshave on my tools-to-bring list for the Greenwood Fest class, I’ve received a couple questions about choosing and using one. A spokeshave is a handy tool for bowlcarving. It excels at fairing a curved surface, and it’s easy … Continue reading
Posted in holding, sketch, teaching, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged spokeshave, Stanley #52
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Greenwood Fest 2017
Greenwood Fest 2017 promises to be even better than last year’s inaugural event. Paula and Peter have things all set up on a snazzy new website, Peter has been highlighting the instructors on his blog, and truckloads of coffee are … Continue reading
Posted in classes, events, green woodworking, sketch, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged cofee, Greenwood Fest
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Roof Top Bowl
Most of us are familiar with the two usual orientations for bowl carving: working “upside down” into the bark side of the bowl (an innovation that Bengt Lidström was known for), and working into the flat split surface of the half log. … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, layout, patterns, proportions, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged alder bowl, fluted bowl, roof top bowl
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Roving, Designing and Sketching
We carvers are fortunate to have the opportunity to both conceive a design and execute it with nothing more than a chunk of wood and a few sharp tools, and it’s a thrill when the idea becomes a reality before … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, books, bowls, patterns, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged Ernest Gimson, Norman Jewson, Ram's head ale bowl
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