first bowl

[Rosco]

I bought a couple of carving gouges a while ago and decided to give them a try- must say they were a joy to use straight from the box.This is my first go at a bowl and is Spalted Burr Birch. I decided to leave it "chunky" as I had reached a point where I liked the burring on both sides and didn't want to carve through it.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/johnmull_album/carvings8-08008.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/johnmull_album/carvings8-08002.jpg
while I was on a roll I carved this ladle from Walnut (design shamelessly copied from Rob and Nic Wood's website). Carving wet Walnut was a delight, just like carving chilled chocolate.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/johnmull_album/carvings8-08010.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/johnmull_album/carvings8-08011.jpg
and for anyone who is interested this is the kit that I use for 90% of the time when spoon carving. The other 10% is when I use an identical, but lefty, spoon knife for deep hollowing.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/johnmull_album/carvings7-08007.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/johnmull_album/carvings7-08006.jpg

Cheers John

 

[scanker]

They're beauties. Lovely colours and detail on both pieces.

 

[ganstey]

They're stunning Rosco! Which gouges did you use for the bowl?

G

 

[IntrepidStu]

Wow, that bowl is AMAZING.

 

[Mesquite]

Very nice Rosco, very nice indeed. That bowl is a bit stunning wood and the ladle looks great as well.

 

[Andy2112]

real nice mate, a true craftsman.

 

[DoctorSpoon]

Your bowl looks lovely - that's a lovely spalty-burry bit of wood! I like the spotty handle on your knife too
Nicola

 

[Hoodoo]

Wow! Nice work! The wood on that bowl is amazing.

 

[Rosco]

hello Gangsty, the gouge reference numbers are shown in the photo- they are made by Pfeil and are the ones recommended by Woodsmithstore for the job. Thanks for kind comments everyone, that nice Birch would be really hard to spoil, I've got loads more too so I hope I can do it justice.
Thanks again John

 

[pauldr]

brilliant you have inspired me i think i will have ago

 

[Arth]

Very nice! how long did it take?

 

[Rosco]

Hello Arth, about half a day- Birch is really responsive to edge tools, nice stuff to work with
Cheers John

 

[Roibeard]

wow. Thats a beatiful finish on that bowl. Well done.

 

[Halfdevil333]

Hi nice work mate did you work it when it was green?

Where do you get Spalted Wood from?


Hope i dont sound stupid asking these questions..

Cheers
Scott

 

[Rosco]

Hi, I get most of my wood from Local council. The tree team dump large logs (dangerous trees, windfalls etc) in an area where they are eventually chipped; but in the meantime they don't mind if folk take some. I think this piece was fairly green. There's some tips on home spalting contained within this thread on another forum. In my experience it's very hit and miss and some timbers spalt much more readily than others
http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/...rt=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=beech
Cheers John