A Spatula and a Spoon

[Mike313]

Hi All,
Here is my first attempt at carving - don't laugh - which I did a few weeks ago. The wood came from an old and badly cracked bread-board and I'm not sure what sort of wood it is. I hacked out the rough shapes with a hatchet and finished it off with my Mora. If I'm honest, it took longer than I expected and my hands were tired afterwards, but it was very satisfying. I don't have one of those curved carving knives (I tried to make one - put simply, my home-made curved 'knife' didn't work and looked terrible!) so the spoon is not quite as smooth or as deep as I'd like. We have about 6 shop-bought wooden spoons bought over the years but the fact that these two are now constantly being used makes me think they are not too bad. The spatula is good for our Saturday morning scrambled eggs brekkie.

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[nephilim]

thats a lovely start I wish mine were that good

 

[Clouston98]

They look good mate .

 

[leon-1]

Nice Job, especially on a first attempt and without a crooked knife on the spoon.

I must admit that until earlier this year I had never bothered actually carving a spatula, I just split a piece of wood till it was thin enoug for me to use.

 

[Forest Wonderer]

For your first attempt at carving, you did very well.

 

[Macaroon]

Those are superb for a first attempt, especially without a crook knife

 

[Fraxinus]

The reason they were hard work was that the breadboard was well seasoned, dry and hard. The grain looks more like maple than commonly used beech, that makes the task a lot harder.
quote Macaroon "Those are superb for a first attempt, especially without a crook knife " ....... and then some

Rob.

 

[cranmere]

No laughing here, those are very creditable items for a first attempt.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Ha, that's you hooked. Very nice.

 

[ozzy1977]

Cracking job, well done.

 

[DocG]

Nicely done.

 

[Mike313]

Thanks one and all, for the nice comments. I'm pleased with the results for my first attempt and they get used every day in the kitchen at home so worth the effort.