Well its a lovely Saturday afternoon here. Its sunny and warm-tomorrow its going to cool down and we may get snow so we need to get outside to the wood shop for some turning and carving while we can.
Ok first turning: I have a good friend who will be retiring next year and Im going to make her a small salad bowl that will be just a right size for her and her husband (hes retiring too, on the same day). Ive acquired a block of maple and I have some left over Goncalo Alves wood from another project and Ive laminated them together to make a turning blank. By laminating the two pieces together Ill be able to make a bowl that uses the entire block of maple for the volume and leave the foot to the Goncalo Alves wood. Heres a photo:
This second photo shows the bowls rim. Ive been interested in reproducing some pie crust and ribbon platters. These platters were popular here in 18th century America. I dont currently have the tools or the skill to reproduce one by carving it so I decided to add a ribbon rim to the turned bowl and this is what it looks like at present:
Maple is a great turning wood. It holds fine details very well and it cuts very smoothly and cleanly. Its my favorite turning wood and this particular piece of wood holds this detailed rim very well. More on this project as I turn it.I also finished my election night spoon out of red birch:
Actually this came out really well. Its a big, long spoon and Im going to keep it on my mantel here at home.Ive also made some long promised tasting spoons for a friend of mine out of cherry, black walnut, and Goncalo Alves wood:
Ive never heard of a tasting spoon before but apparently they are a spoon with a small bowl and a long handle. I dont know why anyone would design a spoon like that.And Im working on a round ribbon platter out of white oak at the moment and Ill show you photos of this in a day or two.
More later,
VW
Thursday, March 31, 2016
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