The second bowl, in ash. I counted forty growth rings in this bowl, and it represents less than half of the tree’s radius.
The ash bowl with oiled with walnut oil.
Two bowls. One in walnut and one in ash.
Hollowing the walnut bowl on the lathe
Month: July 2009
Walnut Baby Crib
Carving of a dove-messenger on the crib’s headboard.
Two views of the baby crib in black walnut.
Turning a Black Walnut Bowl
Below are a series of pictures of turning a black walnut bowl on the pole lathe.
Shaping the sides with a roughing gouge.
Starting to hollow it out.
Walnut Headboard-Chest
The walnut headboard-chest will have a “free-edge” on the top. The lid will be “floating” within the top of the chest. So the top edges need to be balanced out and given a certain quality of surface to fit this application.
Below, I am cutting along the top edges with a medium sized gouge.
Below, a detail of the edge. More adjustments will be needed as the bed progresses.
Shadow Puppet Workshop
I had the opportunity to do a afternoon shadow puppetry workshop with Sara Murphy in Kansas City for some high school kids. Below are images of some of the interesting puppets they designed for an adaptation of Rumpelstiltskin.
The School of the Transfer of Energy 