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Tag Archives: patterns
White Oak Bowl — Finished
In creating, the only hard thing’s to begin; A grass-blade’s no easier to make than an oak — James Russell Lowell, A Fable for Critics (1848) I wonder if James Russell Lowell ever carved an oak bowl? In these … Continue reading
White Oak Bowl — Layout
This past winter I made a couple rocking chairs from white oak. An extra bolt from the white oak log had been sitting around since then, and I decided to carve a bowl from it. I guess I’m a glutton … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, layout, proportions, Uncategorized, video
Tagged layout, patterns, white oak
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New Walnut Bowl
Last week, I spent some time along the Niagara River. I saw the Falls again (I live only three hours away), and they are still thrilling. But what I noticed more than ever before were the beautiful trees on my walks … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, patterns, sketch, trees, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged bowls, patterns, walnut
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Warmer Weather Walnut
Back in the bone chilling days of January, my son and I warmed up a bit by collecting some walnut logs from a fallen tree at a friend’s house (and I posted about it here). Now, the snow is gone, the … Continue reading
Lettering
With my “Bottoms Up” post a couple weeks ago, there was a comment/question about what I use to do the lettering and date. I thought I’d elaborate more on the answer in this post. In the photo above, I’m using … Continue reading
Posted in Lettering, patterns, tools, Uncategorized, video
Tagged knife, lettering, patterns
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Measuring Beauty?
The question of measuring beauty — that is objective assessment beyond “Very nice,” “Exquisite,” “This appeals to me” — has troubled scholars and other laymen at least from the time of the Greeks. And, beginning with the Greek philosophers, there … Continue reading
Posted in layout, proportions, Uncategorized, video, walnut
Tagged compass, layout, patterns, walnut
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Basking in the Sunshine
The plus side of the cold temperatures lately has been beautiful clear sunny skies. I propped up this cherry bowl in the window to bask in the sunshine and help along the curing of the flax oil. I do this … Continue reading