{"id":6889,"date":"2019-11-24T20:58:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T01:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/?p=6889"},"modified":"2021-09-19T18:52:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T22:52:16","slug":"bowl-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/bowl-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowl #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6889 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-1-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"photo - completed bowl with 3 apples\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-1-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-2-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"photo - completed bowl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-2-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-3-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"photo - completed bowl - end view\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-3-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-3-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-4-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"photo - completed bowl - top view\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-4-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-4-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-4-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-5-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"photo - completed bowl - bottom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-5-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-5-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-5-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-done-5.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Silver Maple. Length: 15 1\/4&#8243;\u00a0 Width: 5 5\/8&#8243;\u00a0 Height: 2 3\/4&#8243;\u00a0 Finish: food safe flaxseed oil.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-blank.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-blank-680x510.jpg\" alt=\"photo - split log\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-blank-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-blank-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-blank-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-blank-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bowl-1-blank.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>A neighbor is removing some maple trees that are too close to his house for comfort.\u00a0 This bowl is from the first log I carried away, originally a primary branch about 8&#8243; in diameter and 20&#8243; long. Thanks, Gerry, for the logs.<\/p>\n<p>Every project is a learning experience.\u00a0 I have to thank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finewoodworking.com\/2017\/11\/02\/ep-1-finding-the-bowl-within-the-log\">David Fisher&#8217;s video series<\/a> of bowl carving instruction on the Fine Woodworking site for his teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Since it was a first project, I was timid about taking photos of the process.\u00a0 It could have easily ended up as firewood, and why waste the pixels on that?\u00a0 Oh, I forgot: pixels don&#8217;t cost nearly as much as film used to.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Lesson:\u00a0 David Fisher advises that the pith should always be removed.\u00a0 His reasoning is to avoid splitting and checking problems due to the pith moving at a different rate than surrounding fiber.\u00a0 In this case, I had to flatten the bottom numerous times as the pith was squeezed and bulged out.\u00a0 It&#8217;s still not absolutely flat, but in no danger of toppling over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silver Maple. Length: 15 1\/4&#8243;\u00a0 Width: 5 5\/8&#8243;\u00a0 Height: 2 3\/4&#8243;\u00a0 Finish: food safe flaxseed oil. A neighbor is removing some maple trees that are too close to his house for comfort.\u00a0 This bowl is from the first log I carried away, originally a primary branch about 8&#8243; in diameter and 20&#8243; long. Thanks, Gerry, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54,53],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6889","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-bowl-carving","7":"category-green-woodworking","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6889"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6911,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6889\/revisions\/6911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}