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I choose my first book review with Fox Chapel Publishing to
be an interview with Carole Rothman for a variety of reasons. I remember
hearing Carole speak with the Splintered Board podcast awhile back, and being
inspired to try it. Her enthusiasm and her presentation is what got me to buy
my scrollsaw and ask for the book (Wooden Bowls from the Scrollsaw) for a
birthday present. After trying a few things on my new / used scrollsaw and not
being very good, I was reluctant to try something that I perceived as advanced.
But, after going through the book it seemed pretty straight forward, and if you
goof, you just end up with a thinner walled bowl. So, I decided to give it a
try. My first bowl was a success and after making many since then I even gave a
demonstration at my local guild show on how to make them.
The amount of wood you need to make a scrollsaw bowl fits perfectly
with the theme of Cut Offs and “Scrap wood” this month too. If you have a 5×5
chuck of wood or larger, you can make a bowl. It is a fun process too. Look for
a video on making them later this month.
Be sure to visit Carole’s blog for even more designs and
ideas. I visit it regularly for inspiration, tips, and designs. Listen to the
audio to learn how to win a free copy of “Wooden Bowls from the Scrollsaw”. Check
out all the other things Fox Chapel Publishing has to offer too.
My table doing scrollsaw bowl demos
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Very cool….
I saw you make a few of these bowls at the wooding show…pretty cool stuff.
I got me a scroll saw now….so may have to try some myself.
Enter me in to win the book, I will be listening to the pod casts later today and this week
great interview.
Informative interview and look forward to Carole’s take on box making.
Hi Carole, I just made my first scroll saw bowl using Eastern Oregon Desert Juniper Wood. It turned out beautiful! Now that I am “hooked” how do I go about making a larger bowl? Like a salad bowl. Is it just the same principle, but larger dimensions? Love your book! Tim Wittman, Anacortes, Washington
HI Tim,
The site you posted on is RavinHeart Renditions. But, there is a link to Carol’s blog in the post above. As for how to go about a larger bowl. I have made some bigger ones and it is the same idea just larger circles and more of them. There is another link on my links page t,o Scroll Mania, that has an online program that can help you make your own patterns and figure the angles if you use different thicknesses of wood. Feel free to sign up (it’s free) and post you pics to the forum. Also feel free to shoot me email or messages about any questions you have too.
thanks for stopping by,
RavinHeart