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Firewood Bowl

author-gravatar Norfolk_T Apr 10, 2018

This is my submission for the r/woodworking firewood challenge.

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This firewood had been in the backyard for about a year before it was milled down.

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Cutting the firewood down on the tablesaw.

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All cut down.

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Glue up started.

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Resin was poured into any gaps that the firewood had. This helped to stabilise the firewood and make it easier to glue and plane down.

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Glued and planed.

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Cut into circles to make turning easier. Glued up into a bowl blank.

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Bowl blank glued up.

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Mounted onto the lathe.

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Profile of bowl cut.

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Inside hollowed out.

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Rough bowl turned.

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Burning of the bowl started.

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Burning of the bowl continues.

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Burning of the bowl finalised.

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Burnt bowl covered in resin in order to stabilise the burnt edge.

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Remounted on the lathe and final shaping of the profile done.

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Covered in varnish and sanded to 600 grit.

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2 comments

I like the torched lid, looks rustic! Thanks for sharing!

@Sean  said:

I like the torched lid, looks rustic! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks so much. I thought that it was a bit of a twist on using firewood.

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