Asymmetrical Radial cherry spoon

[punkrockcaveman]

Came across this piece of cherry in a mates log pile, destined to be firewood- I couldn't ignore how nice and straight grained it was so I begged him to let me have it.

Radial cut spoons tend to need to be from a larger, quartered log, so I new this one would be ideal, I definitely prefer carving them if I can get hold of the right wood. This is burnished and to be oiled yet. I'll take a couple more pics later to see what the lower light pics out. Really chuffed with this one though.

 

[Mesquite]

That's a really nice spoon

 

[Brizzlebush]

Very clean and tidy, nice one.
The grain worked out well.
I'm guessing as it came from a log pile it was seasoned?

 

[punkrockcaveman]

Very clean and tidy, nice one.
The grain worked out well.
I'm guessing as it came from a log pile it was seasoned?

Luckily no, he's a tree surgeon so it was gonna be split and put away for seasoning, probably a week old at most. Couldn't let him waste it haha.

 

[Robson Valley]

I like to read the way that you are "learning the wood." It isn't all the same, is it?
Most pots have a fairly sharp bend at the bottom/side contour. Asymmetric spoons can clean that out to the last morsel.

 

[punkrockcaveman]

I like to read the way that you are "learning the wood." It isn't all the same, is it?
Most pots have a fairly sharp bend at the bottom/side contour. Asymmetric spoons can clean that out to the last morsel.

Too true RV. I've never appreciated straight grain in wood quite as much before, equally I've never valued sharp tools as much!

You are bang on about the Asymmetrical style- it's kinda dual purpose and I like how the shape flows on a natural material. Asymmetrical feels more natural?

Especially on these radial cut styles, you can see that centre lines flows like a river!

 

[Robson Valley]

One other neat thing about "learning the wood" for one species, a lot of that transfers to the next one, suppose its peach or some other fruit wood (dried apple is like iron.)
I've been carving fairly steadily for maybe 25-30 years, I don't count. Switching from western red cedar to paper birch isn't as big a stretch as you might imagine. At least the birch doesn't have so many chunks that pop off.

One decorative aspect that I like to look for will be kolrosing designs on the handles. They can be so elegant and innovative.

 

[Forest Wonderer]

Came across this piece of cherry in a mates log pile, destined to be firewood- I couldn't ignore how nice and straight grained it was so I begged him to let me have it.

Radial cut spoons tend to need to be from a larger, quartered log, so I new this one would be ideal, I definitely prefer carving them if I can get hold of the right wood. This is burnished and to be oiled yet. I'll take a couple more pics later to see what the lower light pics out. Really chuffed with this one though.

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Beautiful work!

 

[TLM]

Is that right or left handed?

 

[punkrockcaveman]

Is that right or left handed?

For a right hander really, the curved side will sit up against the curve of the bowl nicely then. Probably better for a left hander if you were eating out of a square tub though!