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Inshave
Last weekend, I was hollowing a big deep bowl from a cherry log. After the adze work, I reached for a tool I use from time to time to fine tune the form of a large hollow. I’ve seen tools … Continue reading
Posted in books, bowls, cherry, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry bowl, Genuine Forgery, inshave, Ray Larsen, scorp
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Dealing with Interlocked Grain
Trees do funny things. This cherry was taken down a few months ago in a friend’s yard. This section has a 4 1/2″ radius and 55 growth rings. We tend to think of the fibers going straight up the trunk … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, cherry, figure, finding wood, green woodworking, holding, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged carving cherry, cherry bowl, interlocked grain, selecting carving wood
15 Comments
Breakfast for Five
About two years ago, I wrote a post about busting up a big cherry log into various bowl blanks. This experimental piece came from either the billet labeled A or B, so it has vertical grain (had I sawn it … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, cherry, layout, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry bowl, long narrow bowl, wood centerpiece
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An Egg Today
“Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.” –traditional proverb Each piece of tree comes with it’s own history and quirks. I look closely and start thinking about possibilities. Usually this will result in a variation on some design I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, cherry, patterns, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry bowl, chip carving, egg shaped bowl
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Playing With Cool Sticks
Green woodworking can imply more than just the general notion of working wood that is still relatively fresh with a high moisture content. Among other things, the term connotes the idea of working with nature, sensitively considering the unique attributes … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, cherry, figure, finding wood, green woodworking, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry bowl, goose bowl
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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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True Hope is Swift
True hope is swift, and flies with swallow’s wings. Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings. — William Shakespeare, Richard III, Act V, Scene ii I knew I had to carve that first line … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, carving, cherry, finding wood, green woodworking, Lettering, quotes and excerpts, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged carved bird bowl, cherry bowl, Shakespeare, True hope is swift
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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
Hold It!
I snapped this photo while carving on this cherry bowl recently. I’ve used holdfasts for a long while now, but I still marvel at their nimbleness and versatility. With a scrap of rubber belting under the bottom and a couple … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, cherry, holding, patterns, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry bowl, ratchet strap, saw buck
10 Comments
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
Posted in ale bowls, bowls, cherry, green woodworking, patterns, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged ale bowl, cherry bowl, dragon bowl, dragon head
9 Comments