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Three in the Rough
I’ve had some ale bowl requests on the backburner for far too long now, so while I had some cooperative cherry around I decided to rough out three at once. That makes it sound much more straightforward than it is. … Continue reading
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Tagged ale bowl, Emil Milan
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Revisiting the Ale Duck
It had been a while since I carved an ale bowl, so it was fun to make another recently, in this case an ale duck. I’ve written several posts about ale bowls, including some that go into my carving process, but … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, bird bowls, carving, cherry, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged ale bowl, cherry bowl, duck bowl, duck carving
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A Bowl for Enkidu
It seems that our problem with portion control goes back at least 4700 years. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, probably the oldest recorded story in human history, Shamhat is tasked with civilizing the wild beastly man Enkidu. To lure him … Continue reading
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Tagged alder bowl, ale bowl, Enkidu, Gilgamesh, wine bowl
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Launch of the Dragon Ale-Bowl
…but Sigurd himself steered the dragon-keel which was the greatest and noblest; richly wrought were the sails, and glorious to look on. — The Story of Sigurd from The Völsunga saga, 13th century Ok, so that’s obviously not a photo of Sigurd’s ship … Continue reading
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Tagged ale bowl, cherry bowl, dragon bowl, dragon head
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Different Animals
I was working a couple different cherry ale bowls over the weekend and was struck again by how different they are to carve compared to “regular” bowls. First of all, especially in this roughing-out stage, I find myself staring a … Continue reading
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Tagged ale bowl
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Dark Horse
I carved this ale bowl from some more of the red alder I mentioned in my last post. Then I tried something new for me: I painted (ebonized I suppose) the outside with waterproof black India ink. I like how … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, bowls, green woodworking, paint, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged ale bowl, bowls, ebonizing, horse head ale bowl
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Aspen/Poplar/Popple Ale Bowl
I’m settling back in after teaching a bowl carving class (not ale bowls) in the Plymouth, Mass. area with Plymouth CRAFT. More about that great experience in another post before long. Meanwhile, one of the tasks on my list today is … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, bowls, paint, patterns, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged ale bowl, bigtooth aspen, horse head
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Birds Ready to Fly to Plymouth
In addition to starting some larger walnut bowls, I’ve been working to get some examples finished to take to Plymouth for the Greenwood Fest in a couple weeks. Among them are some lettering examples, a couple medium-sized bowls, and some bird … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, cherry, Uncategorized
Tagged ale bowl, bird bowl, cherry bowl
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Jolly Good Ale and Old
William Stevenson was a sixteenth century English clergyman and playwright who also wrote this charming drinking song. In it, we find reference to ale bowls, both “scour’d” and “lustily troll’d.” And all wives should take notice of the generosity demonstrated by Tib. … Continue reading
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Tagged ale bowl, Jolly Good Ale, William Stevenson
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Chip Carving for Warlike Men and School Girls
It is difficult to conceive the contradictory fact that this apparently simple form of art [chip carving] was once the exponent of a struggling desire for refinement on the part of fierce and warlike men, and that it should, under … Continue reading
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Tagged ale bowl, chip carving, Fred T. Hodgson
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