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Tag Archives: walnut
“Turning” Without a Lathe
Months ago, I had a certain passage of poetry tumbling around in my head, and I envisioned it on a bowl. But the bowl had to be round, and here I sat without a lathe — sort of. Actually, I do have a … Continue reading
Posted in adze, axe, bowls, holding, layout, Lettering, tools, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged card scraper, travisher, walnut
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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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We Shall Not Cease From Exploration
We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. — T. S. Eliot, “Little Gidding” As one might guess from the … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, Lettering, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged bottom, bowls, T. S. Eliot, walnut
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New Walnut Bowl
I have finished this fluted walnut bowl. While the flutes are nice, I tried to make the other, more hidden, side of the bowl interesting as well. I hope it is like a pleasant surprise when somebody picks it up. As can be … Continue reading
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
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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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
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
The Compass Goose
I recently completed this commission for a goose-inspired bowl in walnut. In some ways it may seem to be quite a departure from a “regular” bowl form, but the process is essentially the same. As is typical, I work … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, layout, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged bowls, compass, layout, walnut
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