domain | davidffisher.com |
summary | **Summary:**
**Title:** Adze Owner's Manual: Bowl Making Guide
**Content Summary:** 1. **Adze Overview**: Introduction to the tool - an adze, its parts (blade, handle, socket), and uses. 2. **Safety Guidelines**: - Always wear safety glasses - Secure your work surface - Use sharp blades for easier cuts 3. **Choosing Wood**: - Recommendations: green wood species like basswood or cedar 4. **Making a Bowl from a Plank**: - **Plans/Patterns**: 1. Draw the bowl shape on the plank. 2. Mark out a center point and radius for the bowl's interior curve. - **Procedures**: 1. Rough out the interior with an adze, working from the center outward in curved strokes. 2. Clean up the interior curve using a hook tool or a smaller adze. 3. Begin shaping the exterior using long, smooth strokes. 4. Refine the bowl's shape and thickness gradually. 5. Sandpaper finishing to achieve desired smoothness.
**Purpose of Content**: This manual aims to guide woodworkers through safely and effectively using an adze to create bowls from a single plank of green wood. |
title | David Fisher, Carving Explorations |
description | With traditional edge tools, I carve green logs and branches into bowls, spoons, and containers. My explorations also include carved lettering. The journey continues to be a joy. I hope you enjoy exploring the site and find the information to be helpful. |
keywords | explorations, david, fisher, carving, bowl, gallery, plans, share, content, blog, lettering, click, opens, window, sign, skip, home |
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created | 2024-11-29 |
updated | 2025-04-25 |
summarized | 2025-04-25 |
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