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Here's a little build-along on the dough bowl. I'm determined that this won't be added to the "Unfinished Project List"!
The wood is storm-sourced Manitoba Maple or Box Elder. This specimen has some nice red streaks and some spalting as a bonus.
Removing bark with the old Greenlee drawknife:
Flattening the top and bottom with a #5, LA Jack, #6, and for fun I smoothed it with a bevel up smoother.
There is a LOT of material that needs to be removed, and this wood is pretty dry. I don't have an adze, so I used the drill press to speed things up.
Then it was grunt work with mallet and gouge.
And it's starting to look like a bowl. Next I'll tackle the outside shape.
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I have to admit, I have zero interest in carving spoons, I really don't see the attraction. But for some reason I find carving a bowl to be pretty interesting. Go figure.
Looking forward to the finished product.
John
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Looks great so far, nice job. I don't have all the right tools to do this type of work yet but this is something I want to get into. Thanks for sharing.
Steve
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Nice! Did you split the log with a wedge and hammer or cut it on the bandsaw? Thanks.
-Howard
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Nice looking work. I like the DP idea. My son made me a bowl adze, but I have not tried it out yet.
Thanks for the post.
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Very pretty. I like it!
Steve S.
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Howard Pollack said:
Nice! Did you split the log with a wedge and hammer or cut it on the bandsaw? Thanks.
-Howard
Hi Howard
I just used my bandsaw. Wanted to make sure I preserved as much wood as possible. The last chunk of wood I split by hand ended up a bit butchered. I'm blaming it on wild wood grain.
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I found a very rare object in my shop today, kinda like a unicorn sighting. A finished project!! Dough bowl, Box Elder, 18" long by 9" wide by 3 1/4" high, tung oil finish (which was put on just before the pictures were taken).
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Nicely done.
To me I would spin one up on my lathe.
But using hand tools is really sporting and getting to know one's tools better.
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Nice work. My wife just bought something similar at Pottery Barn for a little over a Ben Franklin. Only yours is shaping up to be nicer. It kills me when she does this.....
