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[bb07]

From birch, with a Mora 105 for scale. These are still green so hopefully they'll dry without any splits

 

[jacko1066]

Awesome work pal!! Keep it up!!

Steve

 

[Niels]

Great word! And I love that knife. Is that a mora mod?

 

[Albus Culter]

Very nice. Looks a lot of hard work gone into them.

 

[Dreadhead]

beautiful!

 

[Harvestman]

Beautiful bowl!

 

[Night Phoenix]

Oh what a beautifully flowing organic shape, I will keep my fingers crossed that they dont split but even if they do they will still be gorgeous

 

[greensurfingbear]

Nice work mate. Let it dry slowly. My fingers are crossed for you


Orric

 

[Elen Sentier]

Oh I do like this stuff ... really lovely, and the colours, and the finish. Very nice

 

[copper_head]

Really nice work

 

[bb07]

Thanks everyone, it's always nice to know that I'm not the only one that likes this sort of thing

And I love that knife. Is that a mora mod?

Yes, I worked the handle down to better suit my hand. The Mora 105 and 106 have the same blades, it's just the handles that are different. I like the 105 because it feels more comfy to me

 

[petrochemicals]

fwaar ! Impressive .

How did you dig it out ?

 

[bb07]

How did you dig it out ?

I did the biggest part with a bowl adze, then a gouge and finally a spoon knife. Although it's green, it was very, very hard to cut on the ends, both inside (and out) of course.
I can't imagine using some of the hard woods that you folks have, to me birch is hard enough. Maybe it's because our trees grow so slowly here in our cold climate, which makes the growth rings very close and tight, almost like the grain found in knots. My hands really did get a workout.

 

[petrochemicals]

I always thought birch (not silver) was a semi hard wood anyway, somewhere between oak and sycamore. Pine from siberian tundra is very hard for the reason you stated, I have seen canadian pine trees on the tv, one century old and seven inches in circumfrence.

What is a bowl adze anyway?

 

[bb07]

I always thought birch (not silver) was a semi hard wood anyway, somewhere between oak and sycamore. Pine from siberian tundra is very hard for the reason you stated, I have seen canadian pine trees on the tv, one century old and seven inches in circumfrence.

What is a bowl adze anyway?

Yes, it's considered a hardwood, but how it compares in hardness to other woods I have no idea.

Bowl adzes: http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&g...urce=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=ShiIUZfQGKSCyAHm8oCwBg

 

[petrochemicals]

thats a nice tool that bowl adze.180 degree turn with a curved tip, nice and easy I suspect.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Nice Bowl... I am just venturing into bowl caring Hope i have as much success as you ... good work mate

 

[outdoorchick101]

wow, these two go together very well the spoon is my favorite