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Tag Archives: carved bowl
Fluted Walnut Bowl
After making many bowls, I’m still thrilled by the prospect of shaping a rough chunk of log into a finished bowl. The just-finished walnut bowl in the two photos above began with flattening the bottom and fairing the upper surface … Continue reading
Posted in adze, axe, quotes and excerpts, tools, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged carved bowl, fluted bowl, walnut bowl
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Transferred Touch
Things men have made with wakened hands are awake through years with transferred touch, and go on glowing for long years. And for this reason, some old things are lovely warm still with the life of forgotten men who made … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, historical reference, patterns, proportions, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged Bengt Lidstrom, carved bowl
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Bent Bowl
I’m the guy that orders vanilla ice cream at Baskin Robbins, so you can imagine how wild I felt carving this asymmetrical bowl. The silver maple log flared out wider at one end and also had a slight twist. Going with … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, layout, Lettering, sketch, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged asymmetrical bowl, carved bowl, Harriet Monroe, maple bowl
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