Another "first spoon" - but without a spoon knife

[gregorach]

OK, I originally wasn't going to bother posting this, but after some discussions over here, I thought I might as well.

This is my first spoon, carved entirely using my Paul Baker "New Graduate" knife - no crook knives here! It's made from pearwood, finished with boiled linseed oil, and about the size of a dessert spoon.

The bowl was carved using the tip of the knife like a gouge, driving it with a mallet, then smoothed out by sanding with a bow-drill and builder's sand before finishing with sandpaper. You can see some scoring in the bowl where I gouged a little too deep to be bothered sanding it right out.

All in all, OK, for a first attempt. I'm mainly posting it to prove you don't need a crook knife to carve a bowl.

I'll have to try it with a noggin or kuksa next - I know where there's a lot of birch burl lying around, but it'll need seasoned...

 

[andyn]

Hey Dunc, not bad - certainly looks better than my present 'first' spoon that im still in the process of making which the weather and the clock change is doing a grand job at stopping me in my tracks.

Look forward to seeing a kuksa attempt.

Good luck

 

[Paganwolf]

Nice one buddy

 

[bilko]

I like that a lot Gregorach.
I am still looking for my first spoon.
I think it has character and is obviously functional as well. There must be an enormous amount of satisfaction using a spoon that you made.
Best
ian

 

[Pignut]

looks good to me! and with no spoon knife!

 

[gregorach]

Cheers guys!