Mark Hepburn
Artist & Chef
Hi Everyone.
I made this bowl for my daughter. Like me, she is a serious baker and so this is for her to let bread rise in. Bread bowls are often deep but don't have to be, as long as the dough is covered as it ferments. The rings are to indicate when the product is approximately 3/4 or fully proofed. Anyway,enough about the baking part...
The rings are also my attempt to mimic Odie's very fine detail lines. Meh, they're not so great but they are functional for the purpose.
I've got a first coat of pure tung oil on it and some of the spottiness is the oil and not the machining. Bread bowls, like a baker's couche, are typically not washed (other than with a bit of oil and salt and an occasional flour dusting) so it will never see any moisture to speak of.
You can see from the photos that I'm dealing with tearout issues I can't seem to resolve. Tools are absolutely sharp, no question about it.
I decided that, since it's a working piece and will see some pretty heavy use that it is okay for a first effort and my daughter will be pleased. However, I am not satisfied with this and would appreciate some thoughts on dealing with it.
Advice most welcome
I made this bowl for my daughter. Like me, she is a serious baker and so this is for her to let bread rise in. Bread bowls are often deep but don't have to be, as long as the dough is covered as it ferments. The rings are to indicate when the product is approximately 3/4 or fully proofed. Anyway,enough about the baking part...
The rings are also my attempt to mimic Odie's very fine detail lines. Meh, they're not so great but they are functional for the purpose.
I've got a first coat of pure tung oil on it and some of the spottiness is the oil and not the machining. Bread bowls, like a baker's couche, are typically not washed (other than with a bit of oil and salt and an occasional flour dusting) so it will never see any moisture to speak of.
You can see from the photos that I'm dealing with tearout issues I can't seem to resolve. Tools are absolutely sharp, no question about it.
I decided that, since it's a working piece and will see some pretty heavy use that it is okay for a first effort and my daughter will be pleased. However, I am not satisfied with this and would appreciate some thoughts on dealing with it.
Advice most welcome