Birch ladle

[bb07]

I've done a few ladles out of birch, with this being the latest. As always, I don't sand, preferring the look of a tooled finish. (or maybe I'm too lazy to sand)
For some odd reason, I like making ladles more than spoons, kuksas or bowls.
It's very close to being finished but I still have a bit of tidying up before I'll consider it completed.

The Mora is for scale since we're all familiar with it

Side view

Another for scale, a Scandinavian Forest Axe

A back view

 

[atlatlman]

Nice work mate. Any photos of the piece of birch you started with?

 

[Viktor]

Very nice sized and beautiful ladle.
Which I could get my hand on some nice crocked birch to try make one as nice as this one.

And a little idea for the finish you might want to try to use a card scraper it will even out the tool marks and give closer to sanded but still the tooled feel.

 

[crosslandkelly]

That's a beauty, Great work.

 

[Tomcoles]

Very impressive I love that how long did you spend on that beauty


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[bb07]

Any photos of the piece of birch you started with?

No, sorry

how long did you spend on that

I really don't know! I worked on it a bit here and there over a period of a few weeks, sometimes for a few minutes, sometimes longer, so it's really not possible to give an actual time. Suffice it to say that it was many hours

 

[Clouston98]

That's fantastic mate! I've a tooled finished too!

 

[ozzy1977]

Very nice

 

[Harvestman]

Now that is fine. Very fine. I like it a great deal.

 

[VanDeRooster]

Very nice.


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[Everything Mac]

Very nicely done sir.

I really must make/buy a spoon knife...

 

[2trapper]

Very aesthetic. The design is superb. I like it very much

 

[bb07]

Thanks everyone. Much appreciated.

 

[Tiley]

Stunning! That's a really elegant piece of carving.

 

[Cromm]

Very nice work.

 

[Dean]

That is a beauty of a spoon I mean ladle, I really like that

 

[Nice65]

Good job that. Really excellent

 

[Bundleman]

Impressive.

 

[bb07]

Thanks again folks

 

[petrochemicals]

fan tastic work, and a lovely end product, I could be perswaded to take up carving if I see things like that. I'll start with chopsticks.

Is that a knot in the underside of the cup in the last photo.