Wood Spoon - Herb Scoop

[Charlz9mm]

This is more of an herb scoop. The wood is Basswood (Tilia americana). I only used hand tools.
I will do a little more sanding and then seal.
The motif is random. I do not have a cultural point of reference since I live in the US.
Pictish, Sammi, Celtic, Hobbit??? Who knows.

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[crosslandkelly]

Nice little spoon.

The spiral is well known in Celtic, Pictish and Norse imagery, but also in your own country's past. http://www.utaot.com/2013/08/24/ancient-world-wide-spiral/

 

[Big G]

Very nice! The handle design reminds me of a chelsea bun from my local bakers shop

 

[Charlz9mm]

Thank you. Excellent link. It is interesting to note that even though there are many Native American Petroglyphs on this continent, it is almost impossible to see them in person. They are ether on sovereign Native lands or 100's of miles from towns. You probably have just as much access to seeing them as we do here (possibly more). I do not know about Canada. Their situation is different. Again thank you for the interesting comment.

 

[Charlz9mm]

Thank you Big G. I would like to try one of those chelsea buns one day.

 

[tsitenha]

Good spoon, like the handwork.
Also spirals are used often in aboriginal culture. I remember Anasazi pictograph using spirals, I have also used the spiral symbol for a tray used in the Japanese tea ceremony that I gave to my Sensei while I was in Japan.

 

[Robson Valley]

Good. I'd use that about every 2-3 days. When I'm baking, I work out of 22lb sacks of flour. At the same time, I have a wide-mouth short jar of flour for pans, for the bench, etc. Your scoop would be ideal for that.
If you dare make the rim edge of the scoop both more even and thinner, just the edge, it will give the illusion that entire bowl is more delicate.
At first I thought that you had carved a snail, a fair judgement of the speed which I complete tasks!

 

[Dean]

Thumbs up, a great little scoop, I agree with Robson about thinning out the rim a little.

 

[Charlz9mm]

Good. I'd use that about every 2-3 days. When I'm baking, I work out of 22lb sacks of flour. At the same time, I have a wide-mouth short jar of flour for pans, for the bench, etc. Your scoop would be ideal for that.
If you dare make the rim edge of the scoop both more even and thinner, just the edge, it will give the illusion that entire bowl is more delicate.
At first I thought that you had carved a snail, a fair judgement of the speed which I complete tasks!

Good suggestion. I will indeed do that.

 

[Muddypaws]

That's a lovely scoop.