Here’s another bowl carrying a similar theme as the last one. This bowl is also made of Maple and it is 5 3/4″ in diameter and 3 1/2″ tall. The band is 1 1/4 wide and featured with a couple of wire burned rings and two different size ‘dots’.

The Maple that I used for this one is the Old Man Maple that used to grow in the in-laws backyard. It also features a bit of spalting. A beautiful example of the Peyoke tradition.

It was finished with U-Beaut product combination and the band received a light coat of wipe-on poly.

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Continuing with the ideas and style that I gained through doing the Peyoke Medicine Bowl I created this shallow bowl and added a band of burned dots around it.

The bowl is 7 1/4″ in diameter and 1 1/2″ tall and made of local Maple. It is finished with the U-Beaut product combination. The band was burned, stained and finished with a bit of wipe-on poly.

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Here’s a small bowl that I made out of Maple. It’s just over 5″ in diameter and 2 1/2″ high and finished with EEE Cream and Shellawax.

The bowl has a nice curve to it that fits comfortably in your hand when you pick it up (hence, what I term, a ‘hold bowl’). It also has a small foot that gives it a bit of lift when sitting on a table.

The piece of Maple that I used for this was actually a piece of driftwood. I was surprised at how white the wood was inside though you can see a few spots where it has discolored a bit.

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Here’s a new tool handle that I recently made for a woodturning bowl gouge. Now, I know that a tool handle isn’t all that interesting but what I want to show you is actually the brass ferrule that I used.

The ferrule is basically used on tools like chisels and gouges to stop the wood handle from splitting. The brass ferrule I used is actually a brass nut used for plumbing but when turned makes a very substantial and attractive end for a woodturning gouge.

In the past I have always used copper pipe (as you can see here) for my ferrules. However, because of the size of the shaft for the 5/8″ gouge I needed something a bit larger. Brass, like copper and aluminum, is a fairly soft metal and can be easily turned.

Here’s some more photos of how I made the handle:

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