So the Woodsman has become quite the carver over the past couple of months. He's carved spoons and ladles and bowls....oh my! And he's pretty darn good at it too. Eventually I want him to start his own blog for his carving adventures, but until then I want to show off for him! ;)
The following pictures show the process of carving a bowl from beginning to almost end. I don't have pictures of the final piece, but I will take some soon.
The following pictures show the process of carving a bowl from beginning to almost end. I don't have pictures of the final piece, but I will take some soon.
This is a piece of a cherry tree that fell at his parents house during the storms last year. The first step is to cut around the pith. The pith is the center of the log and can cause the wood to crack. Gotta get rid of that!
Next the Woodsman likes to knock the bark off the bottom so the log will lay flat while he's carving.
Back in the shop, the Woodsman uses a sharpie to draw what he wants the shape of the bowl to be.
Once the bowl is drawn, the fun part begins! He is using an adze to remove the big chunks of wood from the center of the bowl. The picture below looks like he's having a little too much fun!
After using the adze for a while, the interior of the bowl is really starting to take shape! I love all this tool marks and wood shavings.
Now its time to cut the bowl down to size and remove a lot of the extra pieces.
Its startin to take shape.
The pelican box of tools. The adze on the right and all the carving knives on the left. There are several different knives and they all do something different. These are just the first of many more I'm sure we'll buy!
Let the carving begin!
Hard at work and ready for me to stop taking pictures.
Shelby likes to lay in her bed The Woodsman made for her when he first built the shop and watch as The Woodsman carves.
