another spoon story

[forginhill]

Went for an outing with the kids and while they played I poked around for a spoon project. Found this old dead sycamore branch, and the project began...

Finished with the adze. Time for the knife...

And finished spoon. I stuck to the gouge alone for the bowl, no curved spoon knife.

 

[bilmo-p5]

That's a beautiful spoon.

 

[quietone]

Lovely natural flowing shape you've conjured from the wood. Cracking.

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[Muddypaws]

That timber looks really dry, much drier than any wood I would use, so I imagine it was hard work to carve that spoon. Much credit to you for that.
Great spoon anyway!

 

[Hoodoo]

Great looking spoon! Nicely sculpted.

 

[Robson Valley]

Another wonderful result.
I strongly suggest that you consider building a D adze.

 

[Richard Francis Burton]

Smashing effort there Pal... You've done this before, ain't ya.

 

[Dean]

Very nice spoonage, I like seeing how other people go about making their spoons. Is the bit on the adze homemade only asking as it looks like one made by Kestrel a Finishing adze I think it is called.

 

[copper_head]

That's a handsome spoon!

 

[Wayne]

Very nice always good to see others work. Inspirational.

 

[Robson Valley]

Kestrel Tool Sitka, Baby Sitka and D adze blades have similar but not identical blade designs.
The trick with the Kestrel finishing adze is in the skinny/elastic part of the handle.
It's for making a textured surface to finish large carvings, not really for day-to-day carving work.
Charlie (@Kestrel) told me that the really good carvers can texture with any of the others.
I have built up both a Kestrel Baby Sitka and a D-adze. Every once in a while, I try to texture a slab of western red cedar.
Sometimes I get lucky and get a few rows that look OK (about a #5 sweep with the BS) but I don't have a lifetime
of carving apprenticeship and experience to have hte needed striking control. I can do far better with a big crooked knife.

forginhill's adze is like a short-handled Kestrel Sitka. Serious mass makes the strikes easier.

 

[forginhill]

Thanks, all! I appreciate the generous comments. Dean, it's a homemade adze. Very simple and easy to make. And delightfully effective.

 

[Mesquite]

Very nice work as usual Todd

 

[Tengu]

How long did it take you?

I was at the TAG conference last month and the experimental guy knocked out a spoon in dinner hour, very impressive.

 

[forginhill]

Thanks, Mesquite....

Tengu, this one went pretty fast because the wood carved easily (compared to the mesquite I usually carve) and it was a pretty simple design. Maybe two hours. Green wood would go much more quickly, but this was totally dry. I might have been able to do it faster if I tried, but I just poke along and enjoy myself....

 

[Dean]

Kestrel Tool Sitka, Baby Sitka and D adze blades have similar but not identical blade designs.
The trick with the Kestrel finishing adze is in the skinny/elastic part of the handle.
It's for making a textured surface to finish large carvings, not really for day-to-day carving work.
Charlie (@Kestrel) told me that the really good carvers can texture with any of the others.
I have built up both a Kestrel Baby Sitka and a D-adze. Every once in a while, I try to texture a slab of western red cedar.
Sometimes I get lucky and get a few rows that look OK (about a #5 sweep with the BS) but I don't have a lifetime
of carving apprenticeship and experience to have hte needed striking control. I can do far better with a big crooked knife.

forginhill's adze is like a short-handled Kestrel Sitka. Serious mass makes the strikes easier.

Thank you for the info Robson.

Forginhill your Adze is a nice bit of kit for being homemade.