Cherry spoon

[punkrockcaveman]

It's been a while since my last spoon, and after a clear out in the garden I found a cherry blank soaking in a bucket, so I thought I'd better have at it and finish it. My first carve with cherry, I've heard it has a tendency to split, so I covered the rough finished spoon in a plastic bag so it dried slowly, it's taken around two weeks for it to dry properly even in this heat. It's been re- finished with the knife after drying, then burnished, and baked for 5 mins at 180.

 

[Robson Valley]

That's great! I always like to see the carver's innovation for the transition from the bowl to the stem. Was the baking the hot oil treatment to seal the wood?

 

[punkrockcaveman]

That's great! I always like to see the carver's innovation for the transition from the bowl to the stem. Was the baking the hot oil treatment to seal the wood?

Cheers RV yes, hot oil treatment to get oil into the wood. I'm pretty impressed with the pure tung oil, it really does go hard In a couple of weeks.

 

[Mesquite]

That's a racing spoon and a half

Love the colour wood as well, it's got a nice warmth to it

 

[Madriverrob]

It's been a while since my last spoon, and after a clear out in the garden I found a cherry blank soaking in a bucket, so I thought I'd better have at it and finish it. My first carve with cherry, I've heard it has a tendency to split, so I covered the rough finished spoon in a plastic bag so it dried slowly, it's taken around two weeks for it to dry properly even in this heat. It's been re- finished with the knife after drying, then burnished, and baked for 5 mins at 180.

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Beautiful… cherry is my favourite wood for spoons

 

[punkrockcaveman]

Thanks folks- it's a lovely wood to work with. Seems fruit trees have a good blend between soft and hard, some of the softer woods are easy to take too much away I.e. willow/alder/birch, whilst oak/beech/Ash are like iron!

 

[punkrockcaveman]

Here's a couple of it in daylight

 

[Springchicken]

Beautiful - I love the grain and its patterns in the bowl!

 

[Tony]

Nice stuff