How does it get from wood block to bowl?
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... |
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 hole. Oh yeah!
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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.
Go to http://www.hendywood.etsy.com for more bowls (when in stock).
Go to http://www.hendywood.etsy.com for more bowls (when in stock).
