A neighbor was having a birch tree cut down and chipped, I was lucky enough to be able to get a section of the trunk
Split out a log with an axe; then clean up the surfaces with a carving axe and draw on the outline of what I want:
I started by gouging the bowl, which went quite quickly:
Once I had the basic bowl cut, I used a saw to remove excess wood, then cleaned up the shape with a carving axe:
Then lots of carving and tidying up with a knife:
All this took about a day of effort spread over a couple of sessions. The wood was still green and carved easily ... really nice to work with
.... then it got put on hold for quite some time .... almost a year ...
Finally I spent a day sanding and cleaning it up. Then oiling it:
Ready for the first coffee:
Split out a log with an axe; then clean up the surfaces with a carving axe and draw on the outline of what I want:
I started by gouging the bowl, which went quite quickly:
Once I had the basic bowl cut, I used a saw to remove excess wood, then cleaned up the shape with a carving axe:
Then lots of carving and tidying up with a knife:
All this took about a day of effort spread over a couple of sessions. The wood was still green and carved easily ... really nice to work with
.... then it got put on hold for quite some time .... almost a year ...
Finally I spent a day sanding and cleaning it up. Then oiling it:
Ready for the first coffee:
