The Woodshop Shed

Grants Timber Bowl

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


You could also call this my first attempt at making solid wood bowls.
Its possibly not of a sale able standard standard but its my best effort.
The timber is an Australian hardwood of the Eucalyptus Species possibly from its features Yellow Stringy Bark.
I used a variety of methods in its construction some not quite the right way to do it but managed to produce an acceptable resultThe construction was not without problems many of which I detailed in the Construction blog by the same name
I made my own template and profiled the edges of the material before making the actual bowl this is a bit incorrect as it removes any fixing areas.The template.
To make my own template I used LBD's wheel sanding jig and it allowed me to make the very accurate template you see.
I hindsiight your are possibly better off buying an off the shelf one and matching the timber to it.In the production of the bowl I managed to total two router bits, mainly due to incorrect process.Finishing the bowl this takes quite a lot of effort to obtain the finished result you see.It was a real learning experience for me and I was reasonable happy with the result
Summed up in a few words.From the raw materials, thicknessing Routing profiling and then sanding from 180 to 320 grit finishing with Gill's Carnauba wax polish.Whats the cut in the side? Its a chain saw mark from when Grant cut the timber, its left for a talking point when its deliveredIf you dont know already it produces a massive amount of waste.Also its not recommended to use it in the garden See Mark Wilsons comment in the blog.

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