A Simple Day

I can't have an empty lathe! 

 I loaded on another  piece of the maple for a bowl.

A square bowl emerged pretty quickly. 

 I will wrap up  the sanding and finishing today!

Look what I finished at the frame yesterday!

I will be putting the binding on today and loading the pieced backing on the frame for the table runner!

The young sandhill crane is a teenager! 

 As soon as the parents saw me at the window for a photo,

He herded the kid right away 

staying between me and him the whole way! 

 Lena likes watching them, too!

Take a Turn

The other day, I was desperate to do a quick project on the lathe, digging through the wood, I found this little bit of Maple. 

 After a trim on the bandsaw, it was ready to go!

You can see the lines from the bore beetles. 

 In no time, I had the right little shape; 

a little rice bowl! 

 It has a few irregularities on the inside,

 just as I hoped.  I like the character.

 The outside is mostly intact with just a few small grub holes. 

 I will finish it today....