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The Nimble Fishtail

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Dave Fisher

Having just finished carving “necklaces” on a couple bowls, I thought I’d explain a bit more about the tool I use for the carving of the large triangular recesses that make up the design.  In the FWW  article and video, … Continue reading →

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Perpetual Thanksgiving

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Dave Fisher

I am grateful for what I am and have.  My thanksgiving is perpetual.  It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite,–only a sense of existence. —Henry David Thoreau, letter to H.G.O. Blake, 6 December 1856

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Sign Auction

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Dave Fisher

The sign now, with light coming from the upper right. It’s been four months since I wrote a blog post about carving this sign for Jennie Alexander.  Since then, the leaves have fallen and the oiled oak has begun to … Continue reading →

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On Eating Spoons and Such

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Dave Fisher

I finished carving a few eating spoons and bowls recently.  There are many factors to consider when making objects such as these that will be held and used daily.  First among these is wood choice.  Relatively dense hardwoods with tight … Continue reading →

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Maple Hen

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Dave Fisher

I just finished a hen bowl in maple and left it natural except for the bit of red paint on the comb.  Besides the lack of paint on the body, I made a couple other changes compared to those I’ve … Continue reading →

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Shrink Pots, Paint and Lettering

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Dave Fisher

    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 →

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Before-and-After Dragon

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Dave Fisher

I’ve completed the carving on one of the cherry dragon ale bowls I roughed out a month ago, and thought I’d share a few photos to contrast the piece after the final carving with its unfinished twin.  The same ideas … Continue reading →

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Florida in February

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Dave Fisher

If you want to drop in for three days at the Florida School of Woodworking in Tampa, I’ll be teaching a bowl carving class there as part of Fine Woodworking’s Hands On Tampa event February 1-3, 2019.  I’ve never spent … Continue reading →

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Three Bears’ Bowls

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Dave Fisher

Among the projects I’ve got underway are these three bowls that Goldilocks might find just right for pilfered porridge.  I made use of a central section of the big cherry log I split up a few weeks ago.  I wrote … Continue reading →

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Dan Dustin and the Spoon Auction

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Dave Fisher

Today, I was exploring the rich variety of spoons up for bid in the online auction to benefit the Wille Sundqvist and Bill Coperthwaite Slöjd Fellowship Fund.  Many more spoons had been posted over the last couple weeks.  The auction … Continue reading →

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