Yarn Bowls

[beloitdavisja]

Few months ago I made a yarn bowl for my wife, and she took it to a knitting group and got all the others wanting one. So I've been busy cranking out a few of these. Fun little projects.

Pecan

Ambrosia Maple

Silky Oak

 

[awldune]

Very nice! How do you make the opening in the side wall?

 

[Wyatt Co.]

Beautiful!

Ditto on Sam's question.

 

[beloitdavisja]

Very nice! How do you make the opening in the side wall?

I sand and finish the bowl on the chuck first, then start by drilling a hole with a 1/2" bit, then using a dremel, carving a path up to the rim. I've also used a palm router with a straight bit at low speed to clear out a lot of waste at the top. Have to make sure you sand hole and channel very smooth since you don't want the yarn to snag on anything.

 

[Jeff]

Interesting, and good subtle technical details.

 

[PChristy]

Very nice, with me being a scroller I was thinking how hard would it be cutting the curve out with a coping saw

 

[Jim M.]

Very beautiful James.

 

[MikeH]

Those look amazing! Great job!

 

[srhardwoods]

Love it! I wonder some times how many things I can see in a day, and think to myself why I didn't think of that.

 

[sawman101]

Been wanting to make one for my wife; thanks for posting all those fine pictures of your beautiful work James. Your explanation helps me to visualize how I will be able to come up with something similar.