Cedar Bowl

[Ken Massingale]

Since getting Woodsmith #170 I've been wanting to try these. This one is the first, solid Cedar, around 12" long, 3" high outside, 2 3/4" deep interior and about 4" wide. It's done with a CMT Bowl Bit with a top bearing. A template is made to the inside dimensions, the bowl routed, then the exterior is cut on the bandsaw. It's magic that a bowl this small can make chips almost knee deep!
The interior was sanded with a 2" pad with wave disks to 220.
Since these are intended for Nuts, Fruit, etc., the finish is Mineral Oil. I'll apply a couple more coats as this firat one soaks into the wood.
I'll be gluing some blanks for round bowls, bowls with partitions and some with handles.
Thanks for taking time to look.

[BearPipes-1]

Wow, that's really pretty! Nice job.

[Scottydont]

Wow that's beautiful Ken! Very unique.

[ragswl4]

Since getting Woodsmith #170 I've been wanting to try these. This one is the first, solid Cedar, around 12" long, 3" high outside, 2 3/4" deep interior and about 4" wide. It's done with a CMT Bowl Bit with a top bearing. A template is made to the inside dimensions, the bowl routed, then the exterior is cut on the bandsaw. It's magic that a bowl this small can make chips almost knee deep!
The interior was sanded with a 2" pad with wave disks to 220.
Since these are intended for Nuts, Fruit, etc., the finish is Mineral Oil. I'll apply a couple more coats as this firat one soaks into the wood.
I'll be gluing some blanks for round bowls, bowls with partitions and some with handles.
Thanks for taking time to look.

Really nice Ken and beautiful wood. You did that on a router and a bandsaw? Magic!

[Whaler]

Great job Ken. It is beautiful.

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[Uncle Cracker]

Great stuff, Ken!

[Popeye]

As my grandson would say "Cool buddy" Pat

[final_t]

I wanted to give that a try when the issue came out, but it required a big blank - most of which ended up as chips on the floor from hogging the inside out with a router, as you found out!

[JR]

Wow, that's cool, Ken. That must be a heckuva bit!

JR

[lrogers]

That is really something special. Bandsaw and router, wow!

[Pappy]

Gonna have to check out the issue. Different! Love the grain on the Cedar.

[DonHo]

Beautiful, good work. I love cedar, it has a beautiful grain and the smell when you're working it is the best.
DonHo

[ironhat]

As usual, simply beautiful and beautifully simple, Ken!

[guycox]

Nice bowl.

Mineral oil can be great for cutting boards and kitchen items but it will never, never polymerize and harden -- it'll always have to potential to stain a table cloth or possibly mar the finish of a piece of furniture..

Salad bowl oil or walnut will polymerize and are food safe. Folks will also say that Tung and BLO are food safe when cured...