I lak leetl spoons...

[Hoodoo]

I've been wanting to carve one of those spoons like you find in Chinese restaurants but haven't got around to it yet. In the meantime, this has become my favorite spoon pattern for small spoons. It's patterned after a small Chinese spoon I found at a gift shop in a museum in Chicago.

 

[tomtom]

am i showing my ignorance? whats that metal thing behind?

how do you light your picturs so nicely hoodoo?

 

[Hoodoo]

tomtom, that's a wood scraper. You can get them at woodworking stores in different shapes. They give a real nice finish to wood.

I use diffuse light for my pics by surrounding my subject with a white sheet and having spot lights behind the sheet.

 

[tenbears10]

I agree. I love your carvings and the photos do them justice.

Bill

 

[arctic hobo]

:shock: :clap: :notworthy

 

[Ed]

Lovely little spoon.... ummmm off to find wood tomorrow :biggthump

Ed

 

[Nightfall]

Very nice! What kind of wood was it carved from?

 

[Hoodoo]

Nightfall, that's black walnut. One of my favorites.

 

[Hoodoo]

Thanks for the nice comments guys. Here's a shot of the backside:

 

[Tvividr]

Very nice spoon, and good pic as always :biggthump
Hoodoo, do you keep more than one of all your tools ? That knife and gooseneck scraper hardly look used.

 

[Hoodoo]

The knife I just bought this past fall. Used it once to carve that spoon. The scraper I've used several times. I have about 6 different commercial scrapers and some homemade ones. Use the end of a hacksaw blade a lot to scrape spoon bowls. The gouge I've used many times.

I have a fairly good supply of knives and very little carving time so it's hard to wear a knife out.

 

[Hoodoo]

Here's the most "worn out" carving knife I own.

 

[zen]

Excellent ball and cage Hoodoo.

That ball's really spherical - nice work :You_Rock_

 

[TheViking]

Nice spoon and ball in cage Hoodoo... ): And your pics are amazing aswell. ):

 

[Hoodoo]

Well geez guys, why didn't you say you like balls in cages.

 

[zen]

Awesome !!!

To say I was impressed would be a bit of an understatement. You must have carved a few of those to get that good?

 

[shinobi]

Well geez guys, why didn't you say you like balls in cages.

:yikes: :yikes: :yikes:

:super: :super: :super:

:You_Rock_

That's all I can say !!

Cheers,

Martin

 

[Stuart]

:shock: (at a loss for words)

 

[Hoodoo]

Thanks guys! I thought you might like those. I used to do that kind of carving a lot years ago. I gave most of it away as presents. Kinda wish I had kept them. I still do some now and then and I've got several I'm working on right now but I put so little time into these projects that it often takes me months to complete (except for a simple ball and cage in basswood which takes only several hours). I need more carving time.

I have an online tutorial on carving a ball in a cage if you are interested. Once you do one and see how easy it is, you'll know there's no real mystery to 'em. I've been wanting to do one on carving a chain. Those are pretty easy as well, once you know how. These kind of carvings take more patience than skill.

Ball In Cage

 

[Tvividr]

........I have a fairly good supply of knives .....

): so I've noticed... :biggthump
Very nice carvings Hoodoo :You_Rock_