and some more spoons

[robin wood]

The Wood household is full of knives and woodchips at the moment, it seems to be that time of year with dark evenings and the fire going that makes us want to carve. Here are a few spoons just finished by Nicola and myself.

First is a plain serving spoon in "fiddleback" sycmore. I have quite a few bits of this wood dry if anyone wants any for knife handles, it is pretty hard to carve though.

This is one of our standard eating spoons made from a 2" diameter birch.

And these are two shots of my favourite a wonky, organic sort of spoon carved from a crook so the grain runs round the bowl.

All finished with a sharp knife and no sandpaper.

 

[jojo]

Beautiful spoons! I love them, particularly that first one, nothing plain about it! I wouldn't mind a bit of that Sycamore, if you have a bit to spare, Robin .

 

[Tony]

Great stuff, I need to come and get some time in with you guys and learn some more, I love making spoons as I can do it nearly anywhere and just do a little bit or a lot depending on where I am and what i'm doing.

thanks for posting

 

[robin wood]

I think you hit the nail on the head there Tony. It is just so accessible, I have a lot of friends that teach pole lathe turning, people go for a week holiday in the woods and make a chair, it is an inspirational experience and a wonderful holiday but very few of those folk continue at home. You need a proper workshop space, quite a lot of tools, regular supplies of largish straight green timber etc.

We are most proud of how many folk carry on carving and making really nice stuff after our courses, it is maybe not so much to with our teaching as just how easy it is. A few simple tools, small branches as your raw material, you can do it anywhere, in the front room if you have a forgiving partner or round the campfire.

Like your spoons in the other thread by the way.

 

[Hoodoo]

Some fine sculpting in those!

 

[SOAR]

Nice work really like the fiddleback Sycamore wood looks fantastic.

 

[addo]

Lovely spoons, would groundnut oil be suitable for oiling, getting some walnut oil on fri but someone offered me t'other so wondered if it cured ok?

 

[robin wood]

Lovely spoons, would groundnut oil be suitable for oiling, getting some walnut oil on fri but someone offered me t'other so wondered if it cured ok?

Walnut is great, not sure if groundnut (is that the same as peanut?) cures or not. But to be honest with a spoon it is not as important as with a bowl or kuksa.

 

[ForgeCorvus]

groundnut (is that the same as peanut?)

Yes.

Love the fiddle-back (wheres the green-eyed smiley ???)