First Successful Spoon!

[chassybold]

Carved my first successful spoon today!
Made from seasoned Beech in around 4 hours, would've been quicker, but it's a darn hard wood! Had to stop a few times to hone tools
Finished with Grape Seed Oil, prefer Walnut Oil, but in case someone with a nut allergy uses it some when, decided against it...
Thong loop tied with a True Lovers Knot.
Very Pleased with it!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100963949@N07/9622538797/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/100963949@N07/9622550715/
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[outdoorpaddy]

Top job! You picked a darn difficult bit of wood for it, but hey it came out really well! Better than my first spoon, thats for sure.
A word of warning though, spoon carving is highly addictive!
Looking forward to the next one!
Cheers

paddy

 

[chassybold]

Thank you so much! Really enjoyed doing it, but won't get a chance to do another for a while... A-levels, yay.
Made a few knives last year, one very nice i thought, but gave it to someone before i could take any pics
Again, thanks for the kind words, friend!
Chas.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Nice job. That looks great.

 

[Turnstone]

That looks really great, well done! I like both the shape and the color!

 

[Elen Sentier]

Nice, I love beech

 

[HHazeldean]

Nice work, lovely first effort

 

[Stringmaker]

Excellent job for your first spoon; you'll always look at it, handle it and use it with pride and the memory of its creation.

I usually work with birch as it all I can get; that beech is lovely.

 

[Big Stu 12]

nice spoon, not bad for the first one... well done mate

 

[Clouston98]

Nice job , I'm embarrassed I've only made about four and that is way better, mine all look like they have been made by monkeys.

 

[chassybold]

It is a lovely wood, Carved a spatula for my dad the other day, which was nicer in some respects as there was more heartwood on show. But alas, he left before I got the chance to take any half decent snaps

 

[Dreadhead]

ooo i really like that! certainly beats any spoon i have ever made

 

[Dean]

Great work there on your first spoon, miles better that my first ever was.

 

[chassybold]

Some amazing stuff there man! Especially love the Kuksa, really interested in making one of those, but the outside looks somewhat... Problematic...

 

[ozzy1977]

Cracking job well done