David Fisher Carving Explorations
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Welcome. I hope that this website may have something to offer you, whether you are interested in making some things yourself, learning about the process, or purchasing something that I have made.
David Fisher Carving Explorations
6d ago
We were wrapping things up at the end of the bowl carving class. Joel Paul and I were talking about bowls and tools when he handed me this: I had no idea what it was. Heavy. A fancy plumb bob ..read more
David Fisher Carving Explorations
2w ago
Several years ago, I wrote a post outlining my approach to keeping wood green, handling it during the carving process, then letting it dry and so on. As I was carving this bowl recently, I read back through that post ..read more
David Fisher Carving Explorations
3w ago
You don’t need much milk paint to paint a spoon handle. I wanted to have several colors on hand to create a flexible pallet, but didn’t need to buy the colors in packages large enough to paint a chest of ..read more
David Fisher Carving Explorations
1M ago
It was sunny and 70 degrees today. We’re still in winter, but this weather reminds me more of the late summer days when I first roughed out this bowl from a black cherry tree (Prunus serotina) limb. It was a ..read more
David Fisher Carving Explorations
2M ago
Out of the bosom of the Air, Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken Over the woodlands brown and bare, Over the harvest-fields forsaken, Silent, and soft, and slow Descends the snow. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Snow-flakes” (1863) Yesterday ..read more
David Fisher Carving Explorations
2M ago
I’ve already mentioned this cherry bowl and maple spoon in some previous posts, but have held on to them until now for separate reasons. If you’re interested in either of them, email me at dandkfish@gmail.com. Shipping is included in the ..read more
David Fisher Carving Explorations
2M ago
In my last post I mentioned having some spoons ready to share. I finally got the post together, so here they are and all are for sale. The shots above and below show them all together for comparison. #1 is over 13 inches ..read more
David Fisher Carving Explorations
3M ago
A walk through the woods often makes me stop in my tracks. It may be something as simple as an interesting lichen on a rock or a deer bed. Other times it’s a phenomenal thing like this huge maple uprooted by the ..read more
David Fisher Carving Explorations
3M ago
A couple years ago, I experimented for the first time with carving a bird from the crotch of a tree. I carved a little bird and it worked out, even though the grain was a bear to deal with and there ..read more
David Fisher Carving Explorations
4M ago
Don’t worry, the title doesn’t refer to a new snack trend. It’s that time of year when, like many woodworkers, I try to get a few gifts finished in time. One of them is a set of three kitchen spoons from a ..read more