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- Gouge Article and Thumbnail Cuts February 27, 2021
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Gouge Article and Thumbnail Cuts
In the current issue of Fine Woodworking Magazine, #288 Mar/Apr 2021, is an article in which I suggest seven or eight gouges that form a solid kit for greenwood carving. One of them is a #8 10mm gouge that can … Continue reading
Posted in carving, patterns, tools, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged decorative carving patterns, gouge chip cut, gouge chips, thumbnail cuts
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Check for Checks
You know how when you carve a big deep cherry bowl then set it aside to dry after the green carving stage, and you’re really happy with it, and the next day there’s a crack? Yeah, I hate when that … Continue reading
Online Bowl Class with Elia Bizzarri and Me
The first time I saw Elia Bizzarri was on an episode of Roy Underhill’s The Woodwright’s Shop. Elia learned chairmaking from some of the finest craftsmen out there, including Dave Sawyer and Curtis Buchanan, and he makes beautiful, enduring chairs. … Continue reading
Winter Branches
On overcast winter days, I appreciate the quiet simplicity of the landscape. Soon enough, vibrant color will return and leaves will burst forth from every twig. For now, the underlying structure is revealed, with a beauty of its own. When … 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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Inshave
Last weekend, I was hollowing a big deep bowl from a cherry log. After the adze work, I reached for a tool I use from time to time to fine tune the form of a large hollow. I’ve seen tools … Continue reading
Posted in books, bowls, cherry, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry bowl, Genuine Forgery, inshave, Ray Larsen, scorp
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Follow the Bent
I was not anchored to a house or farm, but could follow the bent of my genius, which is a very crooked one, every moment. Henry David Thoreau, Walden I can’t seem to locate my genius, but I have been … Continue reading
Posted in finding wood, green woodworking, quotes and excerpts, spoons, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged border privet, hawthorn wood, spoon crooks
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Library Bench
Sometime around 1980 I borrowed a Charlie Brown book from the Greenville Public Library. Then I lost it, then found it three years later. I don’t remember if any late fees were ever paid. What a scoundrel. This fall, I … Continue reading
Posted in carving, cherry, Lettering, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry bench, library bench
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Play
When I was a kid, the day after Christmas would find me on the floor before a pile of Legos, a Lite Brite, or maybe a brand new box of crayons. Not a care in the world, playing. Trying out … Continue reading
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