Big Server...

[Kepis]

Big server or as the young lad next door called it - a spade

Worked hard for this one as the log had some rock hard compression grain in it that made things interesting, you can see it on the bark in this photo

20180323_142736 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

Sometimes though luck is with you and the cleave shows you where things need to be

20180323_142758 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

Roughed out with the axe

20180323_145520 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

refining the shape

20180323_150551 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

Finished for today

20180323_171632 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

20180323_171806 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

I can normally make an eating sized spoon in about an hour, this beast took me three hours from log to what you see above and boy do i know ive done it too

 

[SimonL]

Very nice work ! And the matching knife and fork ??
Sorry, seriously nice spoon

 

[Muddypaws]

Top work!

 

[snappingturtle]

Compression grain? is this when the tree's own weight compress's a section? dose the tree react to this and toughen the area, bit like scar tissue or dose the grain just close up? Iv seen it in trunks but did not know the details.

 

[ScottE]

Greedy spoon

 

[Kepis]

Compression grain? is this when the tree's own weight compress's a section? dose the tree react to this and toughen the area, bit like scar tissue or dose the grain just close up? Iv seen it in trunks but did not know the details.

The grain was as tough as old boots, its where the tree reinforces a branch or branch junction to help hold up its own weight, sometimes you end up with some gorgeous figuring in the wood, this time though it was just like carving a lump of concrete and unfortunately, no appreciable figuring in the wood.

 

[snappingturtle]

The grain was as tough as old boots, its where the tree reinforces a branch or branch junction to help hold up its own weight, sometimes you end up with some gorgeous figuring in the wood, this time though it was just like carving a lump of concrete and unfortunately, no appreciable figuring in the wood.

Interesting! and good to know.