First spoons

[diddhi]

hello all,

i want to show you my first spoons, carved with an blde from nic (BB) handled by myself.
First is an ash spoon, was not happy with it so i sanded a lot....
the second one i´m quite pleased with, no sanding, just carving. i also used a finish carving knife, sorry no image!

thanks for looking, comments welcome

 

[Zingmo]

Nice spoons. Have you oiled them?

Z

 

[diddhi]

Thanks! No oil on them yet, but i will oil them when some more spoons are finished.

 

[Laughoutlouder]

Very nice! I love the extra charachter you get straight from the blade!

 

[Shewie]

Very nice mate

 

[woodspirits]

lovely job diddhi, first spoons? well done.

steve

 

[JJJ]

Excellent job, the second spoon in yew is a beaut, there is a lot to be said in carving a similar item again and a again, mainly though the progress we all make.

A tip of the " dont wear your clothes in the shower" kind rather than the financial. On only your second spoon, you have carved a classic spoon shape with your spoon knife. If on your next spoon you keep removing wood on the outside of the bowl, especially where the handle meets it and where it would meet your lips, you will be surprised how much more you can remove. Well done again, Yew is not the easiest wood for a knife finish.

 

[diddhi]

thanks for your kind comments and also for the usefull tips !
much appreciated

the second spoon is cherry, sorry i forgot to mention