forgeblast
Elite Member
I was working on a bread bowl or trencher for a while now. But I was not having success in a few areas. I was struggling with having the form follow its function. I was just not understanding how it was all supposed to go together. So I went and did an image search and found a lot of bowls. I sketched a top and side view and then cut it out of paper, I did this a few times and found a size that I liked.
This first picture shows the first bowl that I made wrong too high sides too steep, also I got a bit too close to an edge with a 24 grit sanding wheel.
So I cut a log in half its aspen, aka popples The Quaking Aspen
I didn稚 want to start with cherry because I had the aspen and if I mess up again I want it to be with the aspen.
After I cut it (its still green and bark on) I drew out my template and cut the center and sides with my chain saw
(I am making two)
Once the center was cut I used an Adz to chip out the inside.
Once chipped out I use a 24 grit flap wheel (it fits in my 4鋳 angle grinder, wear gloves I sanded a nice chunk of hand off a month ago when working on the other bowl)
I spend a lot of time inside working the shape of the bowl and the slope along with getting rid of adz and chainsaw marks. I also go around the outside of the bowl just to clean up the sides a bit.
Next I reuse my side template to show where the handle will be and then get into some ax work (I use a bruks carving ax, it痴 a great ax!!!) the handle is defined and the bottom cleaned up.
Then its back to one more turn with the flap wheel to clean up the marks
and then I take the saw dust from cutting it in half fill the bowl and put it in a dark cool place (barn) to slowly dry so it doesn稚 crack.
This is how far I am. I have to sand and sand and sand and then wipe with mineral oil.
This first picture shows the first bowl that I made wrong too high sides too steep, also I got a bit too close to an edge with a 24 grit sanding wheel.
So I cut a log in half its aspen, aka popples The Quaking Aspen
I didn稚 want to start with cherry because I had the aspen and if I mess up again I want it to be with the aspen.
After I cut it (its still green and bark on) I drew out my template and cut the center and sides with my chain saw
(I am making two)
Once the center was cut I used an Adz to chip out the inside.
Once chipped out I use a 24 grit flap wheel (it fits in my 4鋳 angle grinder, wear gloves I sanded a nice chunk of hand off a month ago when working on the other bowl)
I spend a lot of time inside working the shape of the bowl and the slope along with getting rid of adz and chainsaw marks. I also go around the outside of the bowl just to clean up the sides a bit.
Next I reuse my side template to show where the handle will be and then get into some ax work (I use a bruks carving ax, it痴 a great ax!!!) the handle is defined and the bottom cleaned up.
Then its back to one more turn with the flap wheel to clean up the marks
and then I take the saw dust from cutting it in half fill the bowl and put it in a dark cool place (barn) to slowly dry so it doesn稚 crack.
This is how far I am. I have to sand and sand and sand and then wipe with mineral oil.
