Been working this hunk of briar for quite some time now since recieving the pre-drilled blank. It's been a joy to work with. I was initially wanting to make a square bowl, but one corner of the blank sort of forced me into going another direction, so I made it octagonal instead. I'm going to keep updating this thread as I proceed. Still have a little more fine sanding to go before I'm ready for the color, but she's getting there.
Here's the blank I started with:
Here's the blank after the initial trimming:
After the initial trimming and some slight shaping/sanding I broke out the pencil, traced out a design around the bowl I wanted and pulled out the Dremel to start removing the briar I wanted to from the panels:
These a few of it after carving the relief areas a little deeper. Just didn't feel quite deep enough after the first round. I also decided that I wanted it to be a sitter, so I took it back to the band saw and cut a nice flat spot along the bottom so she'll easily sit when I want to set her down:
Now, this is where I am today:
I look forward to seeing this beauty all stained up and hopefully pretty soon. I really can't wait to see what it looks like finished.
Here's the blank I started with:
Here's the blank after the initial trimming:
After the initial trimming and some slight shaping/sanding I broke out the pencil, traced out a design around the bowl I wanted and pulled out the Dremel to start removing the briar I wanted to from the panels:
These a few of it after carving the relief areas a little deeper. Just didn't feel quite deep enough after the first round. I also decided that I wanted it to be a sitter, so I took it back to the band saw and cut a nice flat spot along the bottom so she'll easily sit when I want to set her down:
Now, this is where I am today:
I look forward to seeing this beauty all stained up and hopefully pretty soon. I really can't wait to see what it looks like finished.