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Spring Birds
Suddenly the sun is there on the horizon and the wait is over. Every bird in every tree begins to sing. The earlier chorus was only a preliminary. This is the main event. The birds sing as though it were … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, finding wood, nature, publications, quotes and excerpts, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged bird banding, bird bowl, carved bird bowl, staghorn sumac, turkey vulture
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Spoons with Beaks
This year, the arrival of spring weather seems perfectly synchronized with the calendar. I’ve got lots of projects to do, but with the sun is shining and that mourning dove calling to its mate from the maple tree, I get … Continue reading
Carving Catalpa
When a friend of mine sent me this big chunk of fresh catalpa wood, some memories came to mind. When I was a kid we had a big catalpa tree in the yard and I had fun playing with the … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, finding wood, layout, tools, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged bird bowl, catalpa carving, catalpa tree
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Knotty Story
This tale from my isolated workshop is actually quite tame compared to Boccaccio’s famous ones from the 14th Century told by a group of friends isolating themselves in an Italian villa; unfortunately timely circumstances. Amid the adjustments to the ever … Continue reading
Posted in adze, bowls, layout, nature, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged bird bowl, Boccacio, Decameron, walnut bowl
15 Comments
Mulberry Rooster Bowl
In summer, the birds and I eat the mulberries from my neighbor’s tree. We have a deal; the birds get the high ones and I get the low ones. The other way around proved to be far too dangerous. A … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, finding wood, tools, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged bird bowl, mulberry bowl, mulberry wood, Rooster bowl, rooster carving
15 Comments
Rooftop Bird with 12/12 pitch
It’s been a couple years since I wrote this post about a bowl orientation I call a rooftop bowl. In it, I discussed working with this type of blank and suggested experimenting with quarter-log splits and other angles. Of course, … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, finding wood, holding, layout, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged bird bowl, carved hen, rooftop bowl, walnut bowl
24 Comments
Bird Inspiration
The birds are singing in the rain about the small pond in front, the inquisitive chickadee that has flown at once to the alders to reconnoitre us, the blackbirds, the song sparrow, telling of expanding buds. Henry David Thoreau, journal … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, cherry, finding wood, nature, photography, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged bird bowl, carved bird, cherry wood bird, chickadee
13 Comments
A Bird in the Hand
I’ll be thrilled one day if I ever convince a chickadee to eat from my hand. Until then, this little guy will have to do. I carved him from a small maple crook, and learned the difficulties of carving small. … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, cherry, nature, proportions, Uncategorized
Tagged bird bowl, tiny bowl
26 Comments
The Return of the Swallows
This little guy was in the pear tree yesterday morning. I hadn’t made any in awhile, which is a shame because they are a lot of fun to make. I based the design on the swallow and their graceful curves … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, carving, cherry, patterns, spoons, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged bird bowl, cherry bowl, swallow bowl
11 Comments
David Fisher, Carving Explorations 