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Over the years I've probably thrown away How was it? Tough to work. Tight weird 
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Bowl Carving Process...
Cherry Burl Bowl - February, 2005
Note: This bowl is now in a private collection. (3/23/2005)
Cherry
Burl Bowl 8" x 5-1/2" x 2-1/2"
by Steve Schmeck
As of: February, 2005
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Over the years I've probably thrown away How was it? Tough to work. Tight weird
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This Cherry Burl is typical, I suppose, of burls; tight grain with a lot of tear-out... |
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| Roughing out with a single-bevel hatchet. | Sawing the blank to rough shape. | |
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I usually use a shop-made carver's screw to secure the piece. Here I've roughed out the basic shape for the bottom of the bowl. |
Now I've flipped the bowl over and secured it to a plywood disk which is in turn bolted to the bench. I used several curved gouges to clean out the inside of the bowl. |
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Still getting quite a bit of tear-out so I switched from the mallet to fine slicing cuts by hand to thin and smooth the inside of the bowl. Sanding is next... (1/23/2005) |
Well, here it is! The bowl sanded up nicely and the color deepened with the application of the oil finish. As usual, I've let this bowl rest in the sun for a couple of weeks to be sure it is stable and won't give me or its future owner any surprises. Over all this was a fun bowl to carve because of the great grain and color. (2/18/2005) |
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This bowl is now in a private collection.
