Popular Post Bmac Posted October 13, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Been working as a Christmas Elf for the past few weeks, trying to think up some simple gifts. Made some candleholders, a few bigger pieces of furniture, some boxes based on @gee-dub continuous grain boxes, great link here... But @Gary Beasley got me thinking when he was begging for slabs from @Spanky to make some bowls. Well I'm not much of a bowl turner, but with the development of my sculpting skills I thought this might be a great gift idea. Went out to my drying piles where slabs hold down the roofing, lean against the back of a drying shed, and a few extra ones are lying around waiting to be chainsawed into fire wood. I grabbed a walnut and cherry slab along with a hunk of paulownia. After knocking off all the bark I cut the slabs into chunks and jointed/planed to thickness. The thickness was dependent on the usable wood in the hunk. Then I drew random bowl shapes onto the hunks, avoiding cracks and defects. Once again the wood dictated the shape I drew. Now it was outside my shop where I completed aggressive wood removal with the angle grinder. After a few days and some sanding, scraping and anything I had to smooth the bowl, I had 10 great looking organic shaped bowls. All the slabs were a few years old and dry, hoping no cracks develop but we'll soon find out. Here are what I saved from the fireplace; Second batch; Not bad for a few days of grinding and shaping. Thanks for looking. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Not to shabby at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Bmac, I didn’t know that you was a bowl turner too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 @Bmac, get outa town! Those are gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Those look great! It takes a lot more hands on work to make that type of bowl, especially to make them look that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Those are super cool!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted October 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Thanks boys, it wasn't much different than scooping out a seat. Really love this sculpting thing, has opened up my eyes to what I can do with wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 These are really cool. I really like the organic shapes adds character to each bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Those look terrific! And you just inspired me to tackle some more power carving, soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Great addition to any home. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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