Bowls 2004, Part 1
01 / 20
This is a variation on what I have come to consider my first standard form. It can be called a "Double Petal Bowl" for obvious reasons. This particular piece is about 7" in diameter and is made out of "wood"
02 / 20
The next two pictures is of a small carved piece of Swiss Pear. This is probably my favorite wood in that it doesn't move as I am working with it. I buy it in kiln dried boards 14-20" wide by 2" thick and usually 7 foot long.
03 / 20
As I was doing this piece I really wanted to like carving. I really didn't. The piece is about 4" in diameter and has a Thula Burl insert.
04 / 20
I had this piece of Jarrah Burl that was soaking wet. the idea came from a test piece I did in maple. the whole thing had to be completed inside of 3 hours, because as I was cutting it, it was warping. that was the idea. It is 10" in diameter and 3" high.
05 / 20
This is a piece of Babinga, a relative of Rosewood. About 6" diam. and 2" high. the ribs on the back, visible through the cuts, hold it together.
06 / 20
The next 4 pictures ar of pieces that I cut from this wonderful piece of English Yew. Somehow different woods almost demand their own designs. the small slices is something that I haven't done before but seemed perfectly natural for this wood.
07 / 20
This is a bottom view of the preceding piece. The open foot creates an interesting shadow. Having it hold together was a problem. This is actually the second piece. the first had the bottom fall out....
08 / 20
Same idea, except I varied the center of the rim and the bowl, and shortened the cuts. This came out the first time. Both bowls are about 8" diam. and 2" high. Unfortunately this piece was broken when i was trying to get out a scratch. This is not an uncommon occurrence, unfortunately.
09 / 20
This is a shape I have done before. The center of the swing is behind the face and outboard of the center line. I find the shape very simple, open and pleasing. The open foot adds a lightness to the piece. I gave this piece to my brother Arnold.
10 / 20
This shape is similar to the preceding piece. it is about 12" in diameter and 2" high. It is made from Swiss Pear as are a lot of other pieces. As I said before, Swiss pear is the best.....
11 / 20
Head on shot of the previous shape. Note that the individual petals and spaces are not even.
12 / 20
Similar piece in Teak. I sold this piece in12/04 to a real nice guy. As it turns out, he is a lawyer for a firm that has just refurbished their offices in New York and my company, DFB Sales, did some of the work. Small World!!
13 / 20
The photo above and the next seven are all Swiss Pear. The next four pieces explore different ideas I had on form. closed, open, rounding the petals and playing with the shape of the center. concave or convex. xt three pieces are all from the same Swiss Pear board as the other shots in this folder. All are about the same size 12" diam. x 2" high
14 / 20
No words for this except that the petals are different widths and the voids ar also different.
15 / 20
This piece has the petals rounded, as if I have to tell you that. I have become really good at this. I can keep the radii on axis and consistent using a small belt sander and a lot of patience.
16 / 20
This piece and the last one are two of my favorites. Besides the wood being really great, notice the center. There is a skip pattern in the petals that extends to the foot.
17 / 20
18 / 20
This piece has a special significance. While the picture shows six consistent ribs on the back, I went back and removed three of them. This was the start of putting in only the ribs that are necessary. What this did, I think, is open the piece up and make it lighter. I gave this to my brother Elliot.
19 / 20
This piece needs no explanation. the wood is beautiful, some well defined core wood, a core wood ring insert, great pattern and minimum rings. It was the first piece to be sold at the Winter SOFA show in Chicago in 04'
20 / 20
Click on this picture and enlarge it. Notice the placement of the rings. Enjoy.