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First Mallard of 2013

rgdaniel — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:36:32 +0000

On this fine Earth Day chez Barkwhistle, we got our first duckly visitor of the year. I think he’s been here before, since he seems to know where to find everything.

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He was quite unconcerned about my being there, I got quite close. Even the dog did not bother him.

(YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjDnGdTfaTE)

Bubingapalooza

rgdaniel — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:23:44 +0000

This is a small spice grinder, the last of the kits I got a while back. Saving this one for me, I think. I changed the shape a little from the other ones, seems to work for my hand. It’s made from some of my dwindling stock of figured bubinga, with a holly stripe.

I didn’t want to waste any of that lovely figured bubinga, so with offcuts from preparing the blank for the bubinga spice grinder, I made these teeny tiny bubinga bowls. I like to say “bubinga”.

Willow + Moon + Jupiter

rgdaniel — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:23:00 +0000

Willow + Moon + Jupiter, originally uploaded by rgdaniel.

Finally got a glimpse of sky tonight. I’d lost track of the moon phase, so I was happy to see a nice crescent setting over the escarpment, with Jupiter close by, along for the ride.

Tinier and Tiniest Bowls

rgdaniel — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:55:50 +0000

I just made these three little tiny things. I’m calling them “treens” here, but they don’t have lids, so maybe they’re bowls. They kinda look like shot glasses.

Okay, this is as small a bowl as anybody would need, outside of the dollhouse market I guess. It’s just under an inch high, and about an inch and a quarter across. Just BARELY holds two small earrings. The earrings belong to my wife, who came out with a rare “can I have it?” Another happy customer, especially as I gave it to her for free.

Oh Cruel Ice Storm (April 12, 2013)

rgdaniel — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:42:04 +0000

Oh cruel ice storm,
Your brittle rain of terror
must finally end.

A late season blast of wintry weather in Southern Ontario manifested as freezing rain and ice pellets in many areas. We lost power for about three hours in the middle of the night, so it could have been worse.

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Canarywood Bowls

rgdaniel — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:15:37 +0000

Canarywood Bowls, originally uploaded by rgdaniel.

Just finished this almost-matched set of canarywood bowls, about three and a half inches across.

Bowl From 2009

rgdaniel — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:03:00 +0000

Bowl From 2009, originally uploaded by rgdaniel.

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In November 2009 I took some private instruction on the lathe from local wood turner Larry Cluchey. I started a bowl from green wood that day, then sealed it up and put it away for "a few months" to wait for it to dry. Today I dug it out and finished it. I don’t recall what type of wood this is, but it would have been something from his property, nothing exotic.

Lacewood and Maple Bowl

rgdaniel — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:04:35 +0000

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I just made this sturdy little bowl from a sandwich of Lacewood and Maple, from the same stock as the two recent grinders. It’s about three inches tall, and just under 5 inches across at the equator.

Lacewood Grinders

rgdaniel — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:51:51 +0000

Lacewood Grinders, originally uploaded by rgdaniel.

I made a couple more of those grinders from a while back, this time in lacewood with a creamy maple filling.

Two More Tiny Wee Bowls

rgdaniel — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:55:06 +0000

I made a couple more of these tiny wee bowls today. About three inches across, the one on the left is purpleheart sandwiched by zebrawood, the one on the right is zebrawood sandwiched by lacewood.

Two More Tiny Wee Bowls, originally uploaded by rgdaniel.

Here are the two I made a few days ago:

Tiny Wee Bowls, originally uploaded by rgdaniel.

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