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Please excuse my website as I am adding new pages and uploading new bowls. Today
is January 26, 2012
As of January 910, 2012 approximately 580
bowls or pieces of art have been purchased by individuals or companies since I began collecting data at the beginning
of 2008. As far as I am aware,
my handcrafted items are residing in the following countries besides the US: England, France, Hungary, Japan, Australia, Sweden,
Netherlands, China and Germany.
I try to offer traditional and decorative wood items that are reasonably
priced and expertly crafted to the best of my ability.
My first and next show for 2012 will
be at the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT, May 19-20. This is a great outdoor event!
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| Spalted Box Elder, be630 with bright red staining; now available |
Welcome to my website
The Misshapened Bowl was conceived
in late 2006. Having worked with wood for nearly 50 years as a hobby, I began producing bowls on a lathe that I
had for at least 15 years but never seemed to have gotten around to using. After producing many bowls, my wife politely
indicated 'enough is enough, do something with them'! On the following pages you can view my bowls and see why I had
to create this website.
The bowls are arranged by type of wood, e.g. Walnut, Maple
etc.
Free shipping, handling and insurance(continental US and Canada)
The costs for my bowls includes all shipping and insurance
charges. Oftentimes, businesses add 'handling' charges to each of their products. That is not part of my philosophy.
I built much of this site myself. The store part does not look
like my website and I apologize for this. However, I assure you that the store part is secure and will process your
order. The store portion is provided through Miva Merchant Services.
Thanks for looking,
Charles Lazarus
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Handcrafting a wooden bowl is termed 'turning'
because the block of wood,a blank,is attached to a horizontal lathe having an electric motor and variable speeds. The bowl
is shaped using various tools. The wood to be turned is usually 'green' wood, meaning that the wood is not dry. The
diameter of a log of wood to be made into a bowl is the maximum diameter of the bowl, however, approximately 20%
of that diameter is lost during turning. To produce a bowl, the log is cut lengthwise, exposing the center of the log. Oftentimes,
I find it helpful to plane this cut section using a thickness planer. This will improve the balance of it once it
is attached to the lathe. A scribe is then used to mark the diameter. The diameter is then cut using a bandsaw. This
'blank' is now ready to be attached to the lathe. Please view
the photos on the page "how they're made". After turning, I allow
the bowl to dry under various natural conditions. During drying,the bowl becomes distorted due to moisture content differences
in the sapwood and heartwood. The presence of a knot will also influence the final shape and quality of the bowl. This provides
a unique character to each bowl. All outside bottom surfaces are maintained flat so that there is no wobbling when set
on a flat surface.
Bowls can be finished in various ways
using just oils, lacquers or matte finishes. All the finishes are safe and can have certain foods placed in them. I hope you
enjoy viewing the many bowls that I am offering for sale. Please email me with any questions or comments.
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I only craft bowls from the woods of New York. Those woods have included Apple, Black
Birch, Beech, Box Elder, Butternut, Red Cedar, Cherry, Elm, Hickory, Horse Chestnut, Locust, Maple, Oak, Poplar,
Sassafras, Sycamore and Walnut.
Never kiln dried, hand wiped with natural oils.
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| Made 16" cherry burl bowls. View on Cherry bowl page |
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