David Fisher

When David Fisher isn’t carving bowls or teaching history, you might find him reading, drawing, or out on a long walk in the woods, where he finds inspiration for his carvings and artwork. In addition to bowls, he carves spoons and makes shrink-pots. As he did last summer, this June he’ll be teaching bowl carving at Greenwood Fest, the green woodworking symposium in Plymouth, Mass. Fisher, his wife Kristin, and their children Emma and Noah live in Greenville, Pa.

Ep 11: Finishing cuts on the outside of the bowl

December 21, 2017

In this episode, Dave finishes the outside surface of the bowl with a drawknife and carving chisel
Ep 10: Finishing cuts on the inside of the bowl

December 14, 2017

After drying the bowl, Dave flattens the bottom and gets to work texturing and finishing the inside of the bowl with gouges
Ep 9b: Refining the outside of the bowl – Part 2

December 7, 2017

In this episode, Dave finishes the refinements to the outside of the bowl with a bent gouge, carving chisel, and sloyd knife before leaving the bowl to dry
Ep 9a: Refining the outside of the bowl – Part 1

December 7, 2017

In this episode, Dave begins to sculpt the outside of the bowl using a drawknife and ax
Ep 8: Shaping the outside of the bowl

November 30, 2017

In this episode, the outside of the bowl begins to take shape with a lot more ax and adze work
Ep 7: Laying out the outside of the bowl

November 23, 2017

In this episode, Dave lays out the outside of the bowl by using a folding ruler as a sector, and of course, more compass work
Ep 6: Hollowing out the bowl with an adze

November 16, 2017

In this episode, after a safety talk, Dave uses the adze to hollow out the bowl, bringing to light what will be the finished surface
Ep 5: Laying out the inner bowl

November 15, 2017

In this episode, Dave lays out the elliptical inside of the bowl using a compass, nails, and a piece of string
Ep 4: Refining the outer curve of the bowl with an ax and drawknife

November 9, 2017

The bowl begins to present itself from within the log as Dave begins the hewing process with a carving ax and drawknife
Ep 3: Laying out the curve of the bowl

November 9, 2017

In this episode, Dave shows how he lays out the outside curve using a compass, and how he cheats things a little when the wood doesn't totally cooperate

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