Did somebody mention spoons?

[Kepis]

The three on the right were carved towards the end of last year, the three on the left have been carved since 1-1-08, all bar the two smallest are carved from well seasoned Cherry, the two small ones are out of Birch, all oiled with Veg oil to bring out the grain, as an indicator of size, the large jobby on the left is 12 inches long and the bowl is an inch and a quarter deep.

 

[weaver]

Nice set of spoons there! Keep it up.

 

[wozbo]

they look great mate.

 

[JonnyP]

Nice one Mark...Still the spoon meister, eh....
Interesting that you use veg oil... Don't you find it can go rancid after some time..?

 

[Kepis]

Nice one Mark...Still the spoon meister, eh....

Oh yes, still got to have that battle with Pete as well

Interesting that you use veg oil... Don't you find it can go rancid after some time

Never experienced that tbh, i usually just give them a wipe over and almost immediately wipe it off again, just enought to bring the colour of the grain out

 

[JonnyP]

Oh yes, still got to have that battle with Pete as well





Never experienced that tbh, i usually just give them a wipe over and almost immediately wipe it off again, just enought to bring the colour of the grain out

Ahh, but Pete uses tung oil which dries inside the wood after filling any minute holes inside the wood, so strenghens the wood and makes it last longer..... So I am told... Work good for me anyway... Nice spoons as always though mate...Esp like the warped one..

 

[mr dazzler]

Nice work. My 2 favourte one's are 2nd from the left and extreme right hand side.
The cherry wood looks to be spalted in places, I got some spalred birch from the fire wood pile, but I find its sort of spongy. I made some spoons from hazel, they've been in the dishwasher and seem OK

 

[Kepis]

Ahh, but Pete uses tung oil which dries inside the wood after filling any minute holes inside the wood, so strenghens the wood and makes it last longer..... So I am told... .

I normally use Tung Oil, but have run out and can't be naffed to go up the road for a bottle

Thanks for your comments chaps, only got two more spoons and a ladle planned now to complete the set

 

[Kepis]

The cherry wood looks to be spalted in places,

Yep the middle one is def spalted, the back of the spoon is almost white in places, still it seems to be pretty tough stuff, and it's not fallen apart - yet