Still Images

Applewood blank mounted on lathe for rounding off (Photo: Phil Neal)

Design drawn out on rounded blank (Photo: Phil Neal)

Half round scraper used to create basic profile proportions (Photo: Phil Neal)

Blank removed from lathe to enable mounting in chuck (Photo: Phil Neal)

Mounted in the chuck with the tailstock now redundant (Photo: Phil Neal)

Now in chuck, the boat takes shape (Photo: Phil Neal)

Weight removed from bowl end before cutting into waist (Photo: Phil Neal)

Proportions finalised (Photo: Phil Neal)

Base defined and body sanded (Photo: Phil Neal)

Bowl cut to depth (Photo: Phil Neal)

Pearwood blank mounted between centres (Photo: Phil Neal)

Reduced to ¼” diameter for lid hinge (Photo: Phil Neal)

Pearwood hinge attached to prepared oak lid parts (Photo: Phil Neal)

Detail of hinge and lid with brass pin removed (Photo: Phil Neal)

Oak lid predrilled to allow pinning to bowl (Photo: Phil Neal)

Pearwood knob being finished in chuck (Photo: Phil Neal)

Knob primed and sanded (Photo: Phil Neal)

Completed boat primed and sanded but still held in chuck (Photo: Phil Neal)

Undercoat applied and rubbed down (Photo: Phil Neal)

View into boat showing bare applewood (Photo: Phil Neal)

Completed boat with lid joined and hinged (Photo: Phil Neal)

Knob still attached to its blank for support whilst gilding (Photo: Phil Neal)

Knob in place on gilded lid (Photo: Phil Neal)

Spoon turned from pearwood and gilded, with hand carved bowl (Phil Neal)

Gilded and varnished (open) (Photo: Sally Harper)

Loading the censer before the Procession of the Holy Name, September 2011 (Photo: Andy Brice)