“Strange and Unusual” Shrink Pot 2025, 11.5″ high x 4″ base. DF In the 1988 movie Beetlejuice, Winona Ryder, as Lydia, professes her strangeness with quiet self-assurance: &…| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
I’ve just finished four shrink pots that are available for purchase. They are made from various wood species, which I’ll detail below. All are finished with a mixture of linseed oil and beeswax. The lidded ones all have tight-fitting lids … Continue reading →| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
Moby Dick Book Box 2025, 9 3/8″ x 6 1/4″ x 2 1/4″ DF There’s a long tradition of making boxes and other items in the form of books. I’ve made a few now, each in a diff…| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
DF Black Birch and Sycamore shrink pot 2025, 9″ x 5″ Making and using shrink pots for grain and food storage is an ancient practice. In one of the greatest woodworking books, Woodworkin…| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
DF Cherry Shrink Pot 2025, 10 1/2″ high x 5 1/2″ wide. I roughed out this cherry shrink pot with split sides a few years ago. It cracked a couple days into drying, leaving a 1/2″ …| David Fisher, Carving Explorations