Quaich

According to Wikipedia a Quaich, quaigh, or quoich, is a special kind of shallow two-handled drinking cup or bowl in Scotland. It derives from the Scottish gaelic cuach meaning a cup. If you continue to follow this blog, you will learn over time that I will take liberties based on the wood I have, the skills I want to develop, and any random thought that might …

A fortuitous mistake

If you have read any of my posts on bowls, you will notice that there is a regular reference to David Fisher.  This one is no different in the fact that I once again reference techniques that he has shared.  Between his articles in Fine Wood Working magazine, his blog posts, and the information on …

Dave Fisher’s Daily Bowls

  Dave Fisher has a great blog post about creating daily bowls, the kind of bowl you would use for morning cereal or maybe a scoop or two of ice cream.  While these are very basic bowls, those that he creates have a level of simple beauty that I only hope to achieve some day. …

Treen Works, exploring making household items from green wood

For over twenty years I've dabbled in wood working.  Making something tangible satisfies something that is missing from my corporate job.  Not that I'm ungrateful of my corporate job, it provides so much of what I need to support my family.  That being said there is a part of my soul that needs to step …