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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
11 Comments
Take a Whiff
Yesterday, I was carving the flutes in a walnut bowl and I started thinking about what a big role smell plays among the pleasures of working with wood. As I savored the rich aroma of the walnut, I thought of … Continue reading
Posted in green woodworking, sketch, Uncategorized, walnut
Tagged sense of smell, smell of walnut, truffle smell, wood aroma
22 Comments
Spoon Stages
I’ve been finishing up several spoons that have been sitting around, partially carved, for months. For me, spoon carving breaks down into these stages: Finding and collecting the crook Splitting Axe and adze work Green knife work Dry knife work … Continue reading
Posted in finding wood, green woodworking, spoons, Uncategorized
Tagged spoon carving, spoon carving stages
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Little Hens
The walnut rooftop chickens I roughed out back in the spring are waiting for me. Meanwhile, a friend took down a cherry tree in his yard and I used a piece to make a pair of mini versions. It gave … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, cherry, green woodworking, holding, layout, patterns, sketch, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged chicken carving, wooden handscrews
16 Comments
Daily Bowl Article
There’s a new issue of Fine Woodworking Magazine just out (August 2020, Issue #283) with a slew of good articles. I’ve also got an article in there on carving an eating bowl like the one above. With just a few … Continue reading
More Fun with Shrink Tubes
Sometimes you just have to get an odd idea out of your system. This one involved shrink pots, or more specifically, shrink tube bottoms. I’ve written several posts about shrink pots/boxes/tubes with procedures and all that. Here is a link … Continue reading
Posted in green woodworking, paint, patterns, shrink box, Uncategorized
Tagged dollar coins, fun with coins, shrink pot, shrink tube
25 Comments
Silver Maple Bowl
Now that I’ve made several pieces from silver maple, I feel like I’m starting to understand its character. I compare it to a no-nonsense laborer who wears flashy underpants beneath his overalls. You know. Based on what I’ve read recently, … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, green woodworking, historical reference, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged maple bowl, silver maple
13 Comments
Liking Lichens
What is produced by a free stroke charms us, like the forms of lichens and leaves. There is a certain perfection in accidents which we never consciously attain. — Henry David Thoreau, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers … Continue reading
Posted in finding wood, green woodworking, nature, quotes and excerpts, spoons, trees, Uncategorized, video
Tagged cherry branches, lichen, spoon crooks
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Wishes for a Peaceful New Year
When it is peaceful and quiet, using the knife will not break the tranquility. Sometimes there will be other things to listen to, such as conversation, music, the singing of the birds or wind rushing through the leaves. Indeed, sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in carving, green woodworking, quotes and excerpts, spoons, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged couplet, spoon carving, Wille Sundqvist
16 Comments
