carved bowls

[pitch pine]

The oak table made by Matty prompted me to post a couple of carved bowls I have made. One is elm the other oak. The oak one has the gouge marks showing the other one I sanded smooth.

I am tempted to try a fluted one next, like the table in the coffee table thread.

 

[BMac]

Both super. If I had to pick one? The Oak with gouge marks.

Brendan

 

[Paul Chapman]

They look really nice.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Mr Ed]

Excellent. Mattys table and now your bowls have prompted me to make handles for a couple of gouges I have had for years so I can have a go.

Ed

 

[pitch pine]

Thanks for the comments. Ed have a go, it is such a nice feeling to carve with a sharp gouge....a bit like when you first use a properly tuned plane. I used a spoon gouge to cut right to the bottom of the curve and it worked really well, just going slowly and taking less off. These are the first things I have made that my partner likes!

 

[Mattty]

They are lovley mate. I'm especially keen on the chiseled finish. I think tool marks can look great on furniture and is something i intend to have a play with.
Well done.

 

[CroppyBoy1798]

They look great Pitch!! The one with the gouge marks however stands out that little more to me. The contrast between the very smooth, sharp lines and surfaces, then the gouged out section works well......


.......so well in fact that I'm ashamed to admit I took the liberty of ermm......using your idea for a Christmas present 8) but, that in itself is a compliment! Right? :lol: I made three of them from walnut, in miniture for a candle stand, of sorts.

 

[pitch pine]

Isn't borrowing ideas from others what this site is about?

I have gone into bowl making fever, trying to carve one from each timber I have. Latest one is an unknown red hardwood from a railway sleeper. The bowls look great together, something about different colours, textures and the way light reflects off the scoop.

I would love to make one in walnut too....though I am developing a large pile of spalted wood as I work through my firewood pile. It is mixed hardwood in 6x6 section that was originally used as "pipe bearers". When I go to cut it up and put on the fire I find beautiful patterns that I just can't burn! The elm burr bowl above came from one of these.

 

[pitch pine]

No idea what timber this is. Went for a smooth bowl on this one.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm17 ... 0003-1.jpg

Very wavy grain that was difficult to finish.

 

[pitch pine]

Try again:

 

[pitch pine]

Sorted, another angle:

 

[CroppyBoy1798]

Thats sweet!! :wink: What size are they by the way, its hard to get an idea as to the scale of them. Is the timber monogamy.......manhogamy......mahogony?! :lol:

 

[pitch pine]

No idea what the timber is, it is from a railway sleeper. They are made from pieces around 5" square and 2 3\8" deep, to allow a bowl of 4" diameter to be carved (and 2" deep). I am planning to do some larger ones, and some out of laminated off-cuts.

 

[pitch pine]

Here is the latest bowl, carved from a piece of elm but without spalting or burrs. The growth rings are widely spaced and it was hard to carve.