Club Spoon

[Kepis]

Something a little different.

Carved from slightly spalted Sycamore, absolute wild grain direction in this bit of wood, was a real challenge to get a half decent finish because of its twisty, turny nature

clubspoon (4) by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

clubspoon (3) by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

clubspoon (1) by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

clubspoon (2) by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

Will get this one finished off tomorrow when the wood has dried out a little.

 

[ScottE]

I like that...wacky!

 

[Mesquite]

It's a shillelagh spoon!

 

[Robson Valley]

There's great value in spoons such as that thick-handled gem.

If you take the time to make your own pasta dough, you're pounding flour into an already very stiff dough.
As much as you can add. That's what the handle is for. It's also best for other stiff dough like pizza or cookies.
The paddle end will break your wrist.
Next, the off-set bowl will be a better scraper for turning out the dough than a conventional symmetrical spoon.

Almost enough to make me want to crib the design and carve one like that, in birch.
I'm thinking at least 7/8" diameter handle.

After 70 spoons and 30 forks, I went on to carve other things, believing that I'd never care to carve another spoon in my life.
To you sir, you've just about broken my resolve with this one.

 

[Toddy]

That's a corrie fisted one Kepis
Sounds like it was hard earned though.

M

 

[Kepis]

That's a corrie fisted one Kepis
Sounds like it was hard earned though.

M

It was a tough carve for sure, grain would run nice and straight and then just dive off or in, makes life interesting I guess, its still a bit thick in places but hopefully it will dry sufficiently overnight for me to get it thinned out and finished tomorrow, then i start on the next one from another gnarly bit of sycamore, or i might just grab a piece of cherry and have an easy Sunday.

 

[Muddypaws]

That is an unusual, but strangely attractive spoon. Good work!

 

[Kepis]

That is an unusual, but strangely attractive spoon. Good work!

Cheers, its just about to get burnished

 

[Kepis]

Got it finished this afternoon, sanded rather than burnished as originally planned, bowl is still a tooled finish.

1 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

Then i made another to go with it, right handed this time

2 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

20180311_164558 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

Ying & Yang spoons

20180311_162418 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

 

[Mesquite]

They really compliment each other Mark