When I was preparing for the Binh Pho class I turned a thin-walled vase-like spalted birch piece, but misjudged how deep I'd gotten and went through the center of the bottom. (The wood came from one trunk of a 4-trunk birch tree in our front yard that had died and needed to be taken down.) Then I thought to to add a weighted base - walnut, with two large steel washers for weight, and a felt bottom - and voila! A kitchen utensil holder, which made a nice Christmas present. It's finished with Butcher Block Oil.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Spalted Birch Kitchen Utensil Holder
When I was preparing for the Binh Pho class I turned a thin-walled vase-like spalted birch piece, but misjudged how deep I'd gotten and went through the center of the bottom. (The wood came from one trunk of a 4-trunk birch tree in our front yard that had died and needed to be taken down.) Then I thought to to add a weighted base - walnut, with two large steel washers for weight, and a felt bottom - and voila! A kitchen utensil holder, which made a nice Christmas present. It's finished with Butcher Block Oil.
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