This White Ash bowl finished in classic black stain began with a chunk of white ash I air dried in the barn. Completely hand shaped using a variety of different tools; hand saws, chisels, electric hand planes, angle grinders with 40 grit discs, files rasp, etc. With a perfect round bowl shaped, I used a compass and protractor to mark off degrees on base and top of bowl. I used a dovetail saw and smaller saws to cut to certain depths along degree marks within profile. From there chisels, flat rasp, angle sanding blocks through different grits of sandpaper. Hand waxed.

Bowl detail

Submitted: July 2024