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Robin asked if there could be any improvements to the bowlmate. Perhaps make the ends a bit longer so you can ride it.
Sunday, 10 April 2011
More Bowling
Anyone see anything wrong with using an adze as a gouge?
Like this...
and this...
Robin asked if there could be any improvements to the bowlmate. Perhaps make the ends a bit longer so you can ride it.
It holds it down very firmly and is a comfortable working position - never stand if you can sit down.
Like this...
and this...
Robin asked if there could be any improvements to the bowlmate. Perhaps make the ends a bit longer so you can ride it.
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The gouge idea is fine as long as no one tries using a hammer. That idea about making your bowl vise longer may be a good one.
Nothing wrong at all, I hope to get a nice curved adze when I save up some pennies.Nice work
Brian
No I think there's no prob using the adze as a gouge, I'd not considered using a maul though - good idea! On the other hand I like using the adze as an adze to get as fine a finish as poss before using spoke shave/knife and I think it's good practice for hand eye co-ordination to take out those smoothing chips with tiny chops following on each other - just my point of view on it - so long as you can produce good bowls safely who cares?
I have seen several videos where Northwestern coastal Native sculptors use their elbow adzes with an additional mallet blow, and also using it more like a hand plane as in the pics here.
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