The Process

Chiseling out the mortice

Dry fitting the legs

Dry fitting a brace and dowel

Trimming off a wedged leg tenon

Fitting of the braces

Ready for final scraping & sanding

Bowl blank (Claro Black Walnut)

Bandsawing the round blank

Ready to start the turning

High figure Claro 80% turned

Starting a salad bowl finish

Allowing a finish to cure before applying wax

First coat of rolling pin finish

Oiling a salad serving set

Sealing a "green" rough turned bowl

Sometimes scraping is the only way

Char-board ready for final shaping and sanding

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Handworking the final shape of a salad bowl fork

Final rough bandsawing of a brace before carving

Carving a twisted brace

Twisted brace for trial fit

Cutting a kerf for a leg

Laying out a tenon center

Turning a round leg tenon

Bandsawing a wedge slot

Laying out a tapered brace

Cutting chamfers with a spokeshave

Setting a bandsaw wheel bearing

Hand-cut walnut "bowtie"

New rough-sawn stock

Wrought iron lag screw

Wrought iron washer & bolt

Redoak and cherry kitchen table