Bowls

If you are interested in a bowl I have made, contact me and we can discuss options for me to make one for you. I am also open to making a custom bowl for you.

While I do have a wood lathe for turning round bowls and spindles, I really enjoy making bowls in different shapes. To do this I make plywood templates of the shapes and then rout out the middle using a bowl and tray bit.

I then cut the outside using a band saw, and after much sanding to make it smooth all over, I finish it with four coats of water based polyurethane finish. I use a satin finish to minimize the appearance of any scratches you may get during use.

I start the wood blank with a thick base and then add layers of strips of different woods for the stripes. The colors you see are the natural colors of the wood. I do not dye or stain anything. It is amazing the colors of wood available. The most difficult natural colors for hardwoods to find are blue and grey, although several hardwoods turn grey after exposure to the weather.

The pictures below show the various shapes I have made with representative hardwoods I have used as well. Visit my Types of Wood page to find out more about each species I tend to use.

Also, visit my Wood Care page to find out how to take care of my bowls.
NOTE: No wood bowl is designed to hold liquids!

Shaped in the classic Yin-Yang design, this complicated design uses multiple templates to make. One half has maple on the bottom with a walnut top trim; the other has a walnut bottom with a maple trim.

This measures about 2 inches deep and 8 inches in diameter.

My oblong bowl design measures about 2-1/2 to 3 inches deep and is inches long and inches wide. Plenty of room to hold all kinds of things.

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The darker bowls have a walnut or amazique (shedua) bottom with light stripes of maple and dark stripes of walnut and cocobolo.

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This is one of my favorites! I call it my rainbow bowl because the rounded ends have that gorgeous shape and color of a rainbow.

It has a birch or maple base then features stripes (bottom-up) of purpleheart, Vera (green), yellowheart, padauk (orange) and redheart. If I can find a good blue, I hope to make some with another layer of that too.

This is one dish that is a Super Bowl, or at least works great for snacks during it! Made from cherry base with a stripe of maple and walnut trim at the top. Use a plastic tub in the middle for dip.

Measures about 2-1/2 inches deep and 24 inches in diameter.

One large open bowl to hold your Christmas cookies or candies. This one has a maple bottom with stripes of vera (green) and bloodwood (red) at the top.

Measures about 2-1/2 inches deep, 11-1/2 inches wide (at widest) and 14-1/2 inches tall.

My round bowls are still made using the templates and router. They are all 8 inches in diameter and about 2-1/2 to 3 inches deep.

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The brown ones feature amazique (shedua) or walnut bottoms with maple and walnut stripes on top.

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This one is my “Coug” bowl, for WSU. Features bloodwood (crimson/dark red) botom and top trim with maple stripe in the middle. Go Cougs!

Husky Bowl

While I am a Coug, I also made a “Husky” bowl for the UW folks. Features a purpleheart bottom and top with a yellowheart stripe (hey, that is the name of the wood, not just the heart of a Husky fan…just sayin’).

The double dish features two compartments to hold lots of stuff. This one has a maple bottom with stripes of vera (green) and bloodwood (red) at the top. A nice color scheme for Christmas.

Measures about 2-1/2 to 3 inches deep, 13-1/2 inches long and 7 inches wide at it’s widest point. The depth varies depending on the thickness of the bottom and the number of layers used for the trim.

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