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One of my friends asked me if I could make him some bowls from a walnut tree that fell in his back yard. What I didn’t realize was that he was going to give me to logs that were extremely checked. I had to mill the lumber myself, and without a power tool big enough I had to saw them in half with a hand saw. After I milled the logs into boards i glued them together and then cut out concentric circles at 45 degrees with my jig saw. I stacked up the rings and glued the boards together and then used my gouges to carve them to the final dimensions. This was my first time tackling bowls and I think they turned out great.
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Napaman
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posted 420 days ago
wow…what a process…would love a more detailed process because I have some walnut cuttoffs that my neighbor gave me and it would be fun to do this…
nice bowl!!!!!!!!!
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rtb
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posted 420 days ago
You must really like your neighbor,
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Douglas Krueger
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posted 419 days ago
Love thy neighbor and thy neighbors walnut. My arms feel sore just looking at that ripped piece. Do you arm wrestle in your spare time?
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kolwdwrkr
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posted 419 days ago
That’s quite the project to tackle!! You hand cut your lumber, then hand carved the bowl?? WOW, that’s old school woodworking at it’s best. Great job!
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