I’m returning to Peter Galbert Workshops in Berwick, Maine to teach another bird bowl class this week. As part of my preparations, I carved another hen bowl to make sure I remembered how. We&…| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
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“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
A few years ago, I made a shrink pot for my daughter in the the form of a book (photo below). I think I had first seen an example made by Jögge Sundqvist. It is simply a shrink pot with a rectangul…| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
I’ve written before about how influential Drew Langsner and his books have been in my woodworking life. But I haven’t mentioned much about his book The Chairmaker’s Workshop specifically. That’s my copy from the ’90s. I love it and I … Continue reading →| 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
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I always keep my eyes open for interesting branch crooks that can make good spoons or other things. Here I’ve got a group of 11 available for purchase now. All of these were carved from branch crooks with the design … Continue reading →| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
Four years ago, while we were all still under pandemic restrictions, Elia Bizzari turned lemons into lemonade by asking some of his fellow craftspersons to make a series of live interactive instructional videos with him. I jumped in for bowl … Continue reading →| 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
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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
It started out as a red maple (Acer rubrum). The top half of the tree snapped off a month ago across the road. I hurried and started carving away on some of it. Maple doesn’t store well for long in … Continue reading →| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
What’s the matter with me? I… I got to get birds off my mind. Maybe I’ll take up a hobby. — Sylvester The Cat (Mel Blanc) in Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981) M…| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
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Walnut Bird Bowl 2025, 6″ x 5 3/4″ x 4 3/8″ One of the reasons I keep a notebook is to play with ideas and save them for future reference. When I revisit an old notebook, I someti…| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
Ever since encountering Amy Lowell’s Imagist poem The Green Bowl, published in her first poetry collection in 1912, I had wondered about it. Was it inspired by an actual bowl? If so, does it …| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
