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I'm back to those non-domesticated bunnies AGAIN! Just some proof-of-concept samples for an idea I had. Made with poplar to save the good stuff. The one on the left is a standard step bowl made with double width rings. The tall center one has a mix of double width and single width rings. This gives the step look on the outside with a smooth inside. The one on the right is just a single width ring bowl with the leftover rings from the center bowl attached to the outside. (No sense wasting pieces and arts. ) Now that I know this idea will work, I'll try some later with good wood.
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Been trying to get some inventory built to go to a Thanksgiving weekend show. Initially started for last year's show but stuff kept getting in the way. After spending most of the last two months commuting back and forth to Lost Wages to deal with parent health issues, I got these completed. Still need a bunch more but at least it's a start. Lots of different techniques here, but then you guys would expect nothing less from me! Road less travelled and all that... This pic is the whole gang together. A walnut end grain jumble of pieces from the scrap bucket. The mesquite/oak open ring bowl started with an oak cube centerpiece and then 1/4" mesquite strips were set into grooves routed down each side. On the left is a 60/30 design in alder and walnut. The alder is cut into a 60* wedge with the walnut cut at 30*. With a little offset to each ring, a basket weave effect results. The one on the right was supposed to be a basketweave from the start. It's all alder with the grain oriented in two different directions. These are some mesquite slices I got from a gut I used to work with. Was hoping to do some bowls with bark attached but that just wasn't going to work. So, I did what I could. These are what came from the slices. Hard to see in the pics but the grain flows really nicely from ring to ring. These two were made from 3/4 ' x 3/4" x3/4" cubes of hickory and mesquite. The grain was oriented differently to give the jumbled effect. The Ringmaster is what changed the shape of the pieces from cubes to all kinds of angled bits. And there are more ideas to come. Presuming I can get some more time to play. Comments and critiques welcomed, as always. Thanx for looking.
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These are some initial blanks I made up for some bowls. They are all mesquite and red oak with a couple of thin pieces of walnut. The great thing about the Ringmaster is the variety of finished looks that can be achieved just by changing how the rings are glued together in the final bowl. These are some of my early bowls so the shapes are pretty generic.
