Japanese inspired cherry soup bowl

[Mike Stafford]

This is piece of cherry that I have had for a while. It was the right size for a small Japanese soup/rice bowl. 2 1/8" tall and 4 1/4" in diameter.

It will never see a drop of soup because it has been added to my wife's collection and more than likely it will see use as a container for M&M's or nuts.

 

[Paul Douglass]

I love that style. Nicely done. You are really putting me in the lathe mood.. I have a project going that I need to make some pulleys for.. Haven't done much on my lathe for a few year, so it is going to be a challenge for me.

 

[David Johnson]

Very nice. Good color and grain.
David

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Can I ask what you did on the bottom of this one?

Always liked the little bowls, they're super fun to do as well.

 

[Mike Stafford]

Can I ask what you did on the bottom of this one?

On all Japanese bowls the foot is hollowed. On this bowl there is approximately 1/4" of wood between the hollowed foot and the bottom of the bowl. Japanese bowls are meant to be taken in hand and used by raking food into the mouth with chopsticks and drinking liquid by bringing the bowl to the mouth. The picture that follows shows how the bowl is to be held.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Very nicely done, Mike.

As an aside, I've never heard of cherry soup, but I'll bet it's tasty.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Thanks Mike, told me all I was wondering about it (or at least all I knew I didn't know ).

As an aside, I've never heard of cherry soup, but I'll bet it's tasty.

There is (or was) a restaurant in Portland that had Cherry Vareniki which are basically little dumpling like things.. they used sour cherries slightly dried and had a savory cream sauce over it.. A++ would recommend. And yeah, I know it's not soup We've also used dried tart cherries in various stews and similar and those are quite good indeed.

 

[Mike Stafford]

Very nicely done, Mike.

As an aside, I've never heard of cherry soup, but I'll bet it's tasty.

I like mine with a dollop of vanilla ice cream.

 

[Robert Horky]

Great looking bowl, complete with some fun facts.

 

[Dave Hoskins]

Good looking little bowl, Mike. I like those little Japanese bowls.

 

[Frank Fusco]

Very nicely done, Mike.

As an aside, I've never heard of cherry soup, but I'll bet it's tasty.

Beat me to it.

 

[Les Elm]

Lots of character in the great looking form.
Nicely done.
Les