Facets...
This is a bowl I carved just two days ago, out of cherry wood.
I took part to a green woodworking workshop at the Walderchain Woodland, near Canterbury, Kent (UK).
"Green" refers to the wood still being "fresh", that is, not fully dried. During the drying process, the wood undergoes structural transformation that make it harder and more stable. When you work it in its fresh state, you get a much easier material to deal with and it's also not that hard on the edges of your tools.
Now that it is carved, I'm letting it slowly dry, which might cause some cupping and eventually even small cracks. After it's been properly seasoned, I'll oil it with linseed or walnut oil, so that it's safe for usage with food.
The whole bowl has a diameter of 12cm, so the visible part ist about 6cm.
I'm still on the road, so for once this picture is fresh out of the camera sensor, without any post-processing. ☺️
Facets...
This is a bowl I carved just two days ago, out of cherry wood.
I took part to a green woodworking workshop at the Walderchain Woodland, near Canterbury, Kent (UK).
"Green" refers to the wood still being "fresh", that is, not fully dried. During the drying process, the wood undergoes structural transformation that make it harder and more stable. When you work it in its fresh state, you get a much easier material to deal with and it's also not that hard on the edges of your tools.
Now that it is carved, I'm letting it slowly dry, which might cause some cupping and eventually even small cracks. After it's been properly seasoned, I'll oil it with linseed or walnut oil, so that it's safe for usage with food.
The whole bowl has a diameter of 12cm, so the visible part ist about 6cm.
I'm still on the road, so for once this picture is fresh out of the camera sensor, without any post-processing. ☺️