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Exterior Sign in White Oak Underway
I’ve been designing and carving an exterior sign for a cottage called “Minglewood.” Above is the sign with the carving portion complete, and below is my early small sketch of the design. The cap boards, which were inspired by the … Continue reading
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Marvels in the Mud
Other than a few days of really cold temperatures, things have been mild around here this winter, with more rain than snow. You’d better have your galoshes on for a tromp across open ground. Saturday, temperatures dropped down to about … Continue reading
Bowl from a Plank: Part 2
Back to the “bowl from a plank” that I started in this post a couple weeks ago. After preparing the blank and laying out the hollow and rim, I began to hollow the bowl. Remember, this plank was completely dry. … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, Lettering, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged bent gouge, bowl from a plank, bowl horse, Carved walnut bowl, walnut bowl
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For a Christmas Workbench
I couldn’t help it. As a kid, when I was handed a Christmas package that seemed likely to contain clothing or some other uninteresting stuff, I couldn’t hide my disappointment. Packs of tube socks and underwear were politely acknowledged, then … Continue reading
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Bowl from a Plank
Sourcing, storing, and/or processing green logs can be a challenge for some people based on location and other circumstances. There are ways around it. I’ve written a few posts that feature bowls carved from dry wood, or other creatively-sourced blanks. … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, layout, patterns, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged drawing bow, walnut bowl, walnut plank bowl
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My New Old Arkansas Stone
A whetstone is no carving instrument, And yet it maketh sharp the carving tool; And if you see my efforts wrongly spent, Eschew that course and learn out of my school; For thus the wise may profit by the fool, … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Time
One thing about late Autumn, it displays the stubborn simplicities of the earth. Man may contrive himself into all kinds of human complications, but this earth which bore him and will be his home until the end of his days … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn field, goldenrod, Hal Borland
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Catching Up
It has been a busy fall filled with too many things to mention. One thing that has been keeping me occupied is preparation for a home transition. Since making the decision this past summer, we’ve cleared oodles of multi-flora rose … Continue reading
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Asymmetrical Cherry Crook Bowl
The treetops had been on the ground since the logging crew left the woodlot over a year ago. I climbed over brush and through the jaggerbushes that had sprung to life in the new abundance of sunlight. It was slim … Continue reading
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Tagged asymmetrical bowl, cherry bowl, Cherry wood bowl, chip carving cherry wood, crook bowl, freestyle bowl, jaggerbush
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Q-R-S-Tree-U-V
I had wanted to carve an alphabet board for a long time, and I finally got around to it. The process began long before I took a knife to the basswood board above. I first put my thoughts onto paper … Continue reading