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How Does it get from wood block to bowl?

5/12/2015

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I love to work with old, gnarly wood that I can reclaim or salvage. This piece was a pine plank taken from a very old house during a remodeling project. The wood was over 100 years old and, well, didn't look that pretty as you can see. 

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Oh, but the ugly was only skin deep. The beauty within was amazing. 

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After attaching the block of wood to my lathe and giving it a whirl (not to mention using a few cutting tools) an interesting little form began to emerge. The aroma of pine was strong and the sticky sap meant many stops to clean my tools.

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At the halfway point, the newly formed block was flipped over and
reattached to the lathe. More ugly...

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A little more turning and cutting - it finally started to look like a bowl.

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Not only was the grain beautiful in this old wood, but look closely and you can see the nail holes. Sweet!

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Done. A beautiful little bowl from reclaimed antique pine wood that was once destined for the trash heap. One's trash, another's treasure. 

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    Karen Henderson

    Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Lover of Animals, Woodworker, Jewelry Designer, Owner of Hendywood.

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