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Using only reclaimed wood
Visit my booth at the South Norwalk, CT. Arts Festival, August 1 & 2, '09. A great
juried event!
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.
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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 shaped using various tools. The wood to be turned is usually 'green'
wood, meaning that the wood is not dried. Generally, the diameter of the log of wood to be made into a bowl is the maximum
diameter of the bowl. To produce a bowl, the log is cut lengthwise,exposing the center of the log. Oftentimes, I find it necessary
to plane this cut section using a thickness planer. This will allow you to produce a flat surface on both sides. 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. By planing both surfaces to flatness, the blank will be more balanced and not wobble significantly when the lathe motor
is turned on.
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 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, Red Cedar, Cherry, Elm, Hickory, Locust, Maple, Oak, Sassafras, Sycamore and Walnut.
Never
kiln dried, hand wiped with natural oils.
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| Spalted Maple bowl # m180 |
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email me by clicking the underlined sentence below.
The Misshapened Bowl, Kitchawan, NY
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