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Carving with Kids
Ten years ago, when my son was six, I gave him a pocketknife. My wife thought this was stupid. Within a day, I was with him at the emergency room watching him get stitches in his finger. This was rough, … Continue reading
Start Where You Stand
Do not wait; the time will never be “just right.” Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” — George Herbert, “Jacula … Continue reading
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
Hollowing with an Adze
Following up on my last post about adze design, I wanted to share a series of photos that show the procedure for my adze work. At the stage of the first photo (above), I’ve hewn and hand planed the upper and … Continue reading
Do You have an Outie or an Innie?
I have some general information on tool selection here at my website, but I’d like to focus more specifically on the adze in this post. It is probably the single most expensive tool used for this work, so it pays to choose … Continue reading
What’s a saz?
That was my first thought when I was asked recently to make one; well, the bowl part of one. Turns out that a saz is a long necked Turkish lute (I found the photo of the one above — I had … Continue reading
Prepare to Pare
I was paring the interior of a cherry bowl recently. Whenever I perform this operation, I hold the gouge in an unorthodox carving grip, reminiscent of a scene from Psycho or Julius Caesar. This allows me to register my thumb against … Continue reading
Get a Grip
You may remember the “Pine Tar Game:” On July 24, 1983, The Kansas City Royals were losing 4-3 to the New York Yankees in the top of the ninth inning. George Brett, the Royals’ last hope, approached the plate with two … Continue reading