I made this teaspoon last week with my new frosts clipper and my spoon knife. As I've seen on this forum I heated it gently in a pan of oil, or at least that was the plan , the timer I set didn't buzz, or I didn't hear it or something.
Anyway by the time I remembered and went to look the oil had got pretty hot , I fished the spoon out and left it to cool down. And now I have a brown spoon, here it is along with another spoon made out of the same piece of wood.
So Im asking what made it so dark, I imagine that the wood has got very slightly charred but I'm not shore. Is it ok to use? will it last? It does have a slight burnt caramel smell but I have tried it in a cup of tea and it didn't seem to give the tea any taste. And if it's ok then it mite be a way of getting an interesting finish.
Any thought are welcome.
Anyway by the time I remembered and went to look the oil had got pretty hot , I fished the spoon out and left it to cool down. And now I have a brown spoon, here it is along with another spoon made out of the same piece of wood.
So Im asking what made it so dark, I imagine that the wood has got very slightly charred but I'm not shore. Is it ok to use? will it last? It does have a slight burnt caramel smell but I have tried it in a cup of tea and it didn't seem to give the tea any taste. And if it's ok then it mite be a way of getting an interesting finish.
Any thought are welcome.