Video of me hand carving a western red cedar bowl.
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thank you everyone for the kind words. it take me alot of time to make these things and alot of time to do the videos. and people enjoying them makes it worth it. please also check out my other videos on my channel if you have not already, some quite cool stuff on there.
thanks again, kris
thanks again, kris
I have been exploring the usefulness of the carving tools of the Pacific Northwest native people. Crooked knives, elbow adze and D-adze.
Of course, where I live, western red cedar is the major tree of commerce. So, I'm terribly baised in favor of what you carved.
Soon, I expect to have 12"-24" x 36"-48" pieces of cottonwood. I have plenty of 24" x 12" x 8" shake blocks of WRC to play with.
Question, sir: What are your thoughts on the shape of the adze blade profile? Lip, gutter, blade?
I know from experience that a feast-dish is a chore to produce and a tedious work at best.
BTW, your video, even with no sound, is the best instructional vid that I have ever seen for the pencil planning of the
resulting shape. I have several different hearing challenges such that your visual presentation was a relief to follow.
Of course, where I live, western red cedar is the major tree of commerce. So, I'm terribly baised in favor of what you carved.
Soon, I expect to have 12"-24" x 36"-48" pieces of cottonwood. I have plenty of 24" x 12" x 8" shake blocks of WRC to play with.
Question, sir: What are your thoughts on the shape of the adze blade profile? Lip, gutter, blade?
I know from experience that a feast-dish is a chore to produce and a tedious work at best.
BTW, your video, even with no sound, is the best instructional vid that I have ever seen for the pencil planning of the
resulting shape. I have several different hearing challenges such that your visual presentation was a relief to follow.
overclocker_kris, that was a fun video to watch!
Robson Valley, given your interest you probably know the book, Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians by Hilary Stewart. But I thought I'd mention it just in case. I love her drawings and detailed descriptions of how cedar was used by First Nations people.
- Woodsorrel
Robson Valley, given your interest you probably know the book, Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians by Hilary Stewart. But I thought I'd mention it just in case. I love her drawings and detailed descriptions of how cedar was used by First Nations people.
- Woodsorrel
thanks, im glad you found the video informative, with regards to the adze i only have one, its the gransfors bruks bowl adze, it has a very sharp curve on it and to be honest at first i just really hit that wood hard with it and the chip fly. when i need something with more sweep i go to the bent gouge. im an advocate of not having to many tools. the more you have the more you have to keep sharp. and i also find that having less tools means you learn the tool better.
kris
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Yeah its a good little trick that, and once you get the hang of it it can be used in lots of situations.
lovely work mate.
any chance of a couple of clear pics of your bench and horse, as i'm trying to make one myself and rather liked the look of your horse.
any chance of a couple of clear pics of your bench and horse, as i'm trying to make one myself and rather liked the look of your horse.
yeah sure, i have only just got this and got in from a 4 hour drive from wales. but i will put some pictures up for you tomorrow.
kris
OC_kris: another question, possibly of style or design.
In your vid, the bark side becomes the void, the topside, of the bowl.
I've seen bowls done the other way, the bark side is the base/outside/bottom.
Is there a technical reason for your choice. . . . or the aesthetics of the finished form?
I have 2 x 24" WRC shake blocks just waiting for mallet and froe.
Thanks
In your vid, the bark side becomes the void, the topside, of the bowl.
I've seen bowls done the other way, the bark side is the base/outside/bottom.
Is there a technical reason for your choice. . . . or the aesthetics of the finished form?
I have 2 x 24" WRC shake blocks just waiting for mallet and froe.
Thanks
as requested, some pictures of the bowl horse i was using in the video. i got the idea from david fisher bowls.
here are some pictures for you, the staining is from the tannin in the wood when water gets on it, i will clean it up one day but it functions perfectly. it took me about a day to make. i used a chainsaw to cut out the slot in the middle and shape the log. the rest was carved with an axe, i used a auger bit to do the mortices and a chisel to square them off. the foot pedal is sitting on to oak pegs in a mortice a tenon.
here are some pictures for you, the staining is from the tannin in the wood when water gets on it, i will clean it up one day but it functions perfectly. it took me about a day to make. i used a chainsaw to cut out the slot in the middle and shape the log. the rest was carved with an axe, i used a auger bit to do the mortices and a chisel to square them off. the foot pedal is sitting on to oak pegs in a mortice a tenon.
Thanks kris. Now I'm really curious to make one of each orientation.
Your bowl horse: mass is stability. I will not start a build of my own until I find the log.
Your bowl horse: mass is stability. I will not start a build of my own until I find the log.
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