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Category Archives: walnut
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
16 Comments
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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Arch Top and Flat Top
These two walnut bowls are very much alike in all aspects of their design except for the shape of the upper surface. I split both blanks from the same log. After hewing and planing both bottom surfaces flat, I gave … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, holding, layout, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged Astilbe flowers, Carved walnut bowl, walnut bowl
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Walnut Bowls and Hosta Flowers
Earlier this week, I was preparing to take some photos in the shop of two recently-finished walnut bowls, but the light filtering into the shop wasn’t really bringing out the color variations in the wood. I looked into the back … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, nature, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged Carved walnut bowl, hosta flowers, rose of Sharon
11 Comments
Bowl from Dry Walnut
Wood is much easier to carve when it’s green, and you can get right to work with a large blank of fresh uncracked wood straight from the tree. Then you can let the bowl dry, stress and crack free, before … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, carving, holding, patterns, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged AAW exhibition, black walnut carving, carved leaves, small walnut bowl
20 Comments
New Walnut Bowl
This bowl started with a black walnut log about 13″ in diameter but only 13″ long. I split it into quarters and was able to get this bowl out of one of those sections. Bark up orientation, so the flow … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, carving, layout, patterns, proportions, sketch, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged Carved walnut bowl
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Frost and Form
You know, I’ve often said that every poem solves something for me in life. I go so far as to say that every poem is a momentary stay against the confusion of the world. But, of course, any psychiatrist will … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged A Lover's Quarrel With the World, Robert Frost
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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
11 Comments
Take a Whiff
Yesterday, I was carving the flutes in a walnut bowl and I started thinking about what a big role smell plays among the pleasures of working with wood. As I savored the rich aroma of the walnut, I thought of … Continue reading
Posted in green woodworking, sketch, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged sense of smell, smell of walnut, truffle smell, wood aroma
22 Comments