so i thought i,d try my hand at this spoon malarky ,......
had 9 days on a farm/campsite/wood just chilling
Had the kids so had to "Glamp it"
IMG01040-20110423-1315 by Raikey1, on Flickr
Anyway, i came up with these,...
IMG01072-20110426-2012 by Raikey1, on Flickr
i used a mora double sided thing (only one i could get,..)
and a Helle Brakar,
IMG01056-20110425-1746 by Raikey1, on Flickr
the lighter ones are willow and the darker ones are Ash,..
IMG01071-20110426-1417 by Raikey1, on Flickr
the wife had to go to work and so left me with the kids for 3 or 4 days, so i made her a love spoon for her return,..,..hahaha whatever on of those is,...
IMG01052-20110425-1425 by Raikey1, on Flickr
then i found a freshly downed willow with a few bigger bits so,...........
IMG01081-20110427-1423 by Raikey1, on Flickr
decieded the next thing would be a kuksa,...(again,..my first try)
IMG01082-20110427-1459 by Raikey1, on Flickr
hmmmmm
IMG01085-20110427-1825 by Raikey1, on Flickr
not sure where i got the shape from,...i think maybe subliminal from one i saw once,...dunno,...
IMG01086-20110427-1825 by Raikey1, on Flickr
pride of place on my ManShelf
IMG01142-20110511-2311 by Raikey1, on Flickr
Ta for looking,...
one thing i will say about the ole spoon making,..or any carving come to that,...is you completely zone out and forget the time of day and the stresses of everyday just wash away,....
proper therapy in my book,..and you end up with a spoon!,..
Stu...
had 9 days on a farm/campsite/wood just chilling
Had the kids so had to "Glamp it"
IMG01040-20110423-1315 by Raikey1, on Flickr
Anyway, i came up with these,...
IMG01072-20110426-2012 by Raikey1, on Flickr
i used a mora double sided thing (only one i could get,..)
and a Helle Brakar,
IMG01056-20110425-1746 by Raikey1, on Flickr
the lighter ones are willow and the darker ones are Ash,..
IMG01071-20110426-1417 by Raikey1, on Flickr
the wife had to go to work and so left me with the kids for 3 or 4 days, so i made her a love spoon for her return,..,..hahaha whatever on of those is,...
IMG01052-20110425-1425 by Raikey1, on Flickr
then i found a freshly downed willow with a few bigger bits so,...........
IMG01081-20110427-1423 by Raikey1, on Flickr
decieded the next thing would be a kuksa,...(again,..my first try)
IMG01082-20110427-1459 by Raikey1, on Flickr
hmmmmm
IMG01085-20110427-1825 by Raikey1, on Flickr
not sure where i got the shape from,...i think maybe subliminal from one i saw once,...dunno,...
IMG01086-20110427-1825 by Raikey1, on Flickr
pride of place on my ManShelf
IMG01142-20110511-2311 by Raikey1, on Flickr
Ta for looking,...
one thing i will say about the ole spoon making,..or any carving come to that,...is you completely zone out and forget the time of day and the stresses of everyday just wash away,....
proper therapy in my book,..and you end up with a spoon!,..
Stu...