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It's been a good day for woodworking. First, I received an email that I was accepted into another show July 30. It's a one-day show and drive-able, so I won't be losing any potential profits to motel costs.
Additionally, I'm slowly discovering that most of the burls and galls that I've cut clock faces from can be repurposed into bowls, like the one I'm sharing right now. I really thought that I wouldn't be able to find any use for that wood, but I'm finding that the flat surfaces left from cutting the clock faces make for nice bottoms and tops to the bowls.
Sometimes the galls grow elongated over the wild cherry branches and trunks. Such is the case with this particular bowl, producing more of a "canoe" shape than a round shape.
My process for this one was the same as the others I've been posting. A familiarity with how far to grind/sand down is important. One could easily stop sanding, not knowing that they were only a millimeter away from grain treasure. This piece had a lot of sap layer, but I trusted my knowledge and kept going down.
I think it paid off!
Additionally, I'm slowly discovering that most of the burls and galls that I've cut clock faces from can be repurposed into bowls, like the one I'm sharing right now. I really thought that I wouldn't be able to find any use for that wood, but I'm finding that the flat surfaces left from cutting the clock faces make for nice bottoms and tops to the bowls.
Sometimes the galls grow elongated over the wild cherry branches and trunks. Such is the case with this particular bowl, producing more of a "canoe" shape than a round shape.
My process for this one was the same as the others I've been posting. A familiarity with how far to grind/sand down is important. One could easily stop sanding, not knowing that they were only a millimeter away from grain treasure. This piece had a lot of sap layer, but I trusted my knowledge and kept going down.
I think it paid off!