Bowl carving

Synopsis: David Fisher eats his cereal each morning out of a bowl he carved himself. You can, too, with just a handful of tools and this quiet tutorial.

I'm a cereal lover and, although I've had to switch from Boo-Berry to Shredded Wheat over the years, I still eat cereal every day -- from a wooden bowl. Cereal or not, it makes for quiet eating, and the wood is insulating so your ice cream won't melt as fast. There's something about the ritual…

This article describes the process of how to carve wooden bowls and particularly how best to hold the bowl whilst it is being carved.

If you’re going to make round bowls, why not use a lathe? Well, because I’m chicken. There’s something about a twenty pound chunk of wood spinning around at five hundred rpm tha…

Inspired by treenware from the past, these carved bowls are an enjoyable afternoon's effort. Their use is up to your imagination.

Today I wanted to share the story of my dough bowl with you. You may have noticed it sitting on our living room shelves a couple posts ago... it was a very special gift from my father-in-law who recently made it by hand for me. I've known for a while that he was making this for me and periodically he would share his progress, but when he gave the finished bowl to me on New Year's Day, I was simply in awe. My father-in-law is very gifted when it comes to wood-working... it's his hobby and as…

I took a class recently to learn how to make a bowl or tray from a piece of a log. Not having any skill with carving wood, I was a little apprehensive, but lea…

In this video, I'll explain my process of carving a simple wooden bowl, from finding the wood to the finishing touches. If you enjoy these types of narrated ...