What going on in Tom's shop.....

My daughter, son-in-law, and grandson are in for a visit, so there hasn't been much shop time over the last week. I'm still finishing up a cutting board for a friend that this a new design for me, so the board will be a prototype. We'll see how it turns out and if I'll make more. I'll post some pictures along the way.....

I also continue to work on my first bowl. I had a scrap piece of hard maple that had a very interesting grain pattern. I wouldn't have used it on any cutting board, so I though I'd try my hand at making it into a bowl..... It's been taking some time, because the name is correct..... it's really hard maple! I'll post pics of this too.