Large Poplar Ladle

[Kepis]

I made a start on making myself a nice big ladle today, well i need something to serve up all those lovely home made soups and broths that we will be enjoying when the weather eventually turns colder.

The ladle is carved from a piece of Poplar, the piece i used was a big branch with a nice side branch on it, the main branch became the handle and the side branch junction became the bowl of the ladle .

I've only rough carved it today as the wood is very green, to the extent that you can see the moisture in the wood 'pool' ahead of the cutting edge when you are carving, before i can move on to some more refined shaping and ultimately onto the finishing cuts, I'm going to have to let this one dry out just a tad.

Even though there is still a lot of work to do on this ladle, in my minds eye, i can already start to see the finished object, now what soup to christen it with?, decisions decisions

 

[luckylee]

looking great that bud, will be nice to see the finished article.
take cxare.
lee.

 

[kodiakjoe]

Nice work as always Kepis. You've inspired me to start carving the poplar log i've got in the back yard this weekend

 

[bb07]

I'm liking that a lot! I hope to have a go at making something like that in the future as well. Your poplar sure looks different than ours.
Do you sand it to finish or just leave it as carved?

 

[Kepis]

looking great that bud, will be nice to see the finished article.
take cxare.
lee.

Cheers Lee

 

[Kepis]

Nice work as always Kepis. You've inspired me to start carving the poplar log i've got in the back yard this weekend

if you do get to carve it, dont forget the pics to show us what you made

 

[Hugo]

Wild mushroom soup would be good. Looks good by the way.

 

[Kepis]

I'm liking that a lot! I hope to have a go at making something like that in the future as well. Your poplar sure looks different than ours.
Do you sand it to finish or just leave it as carved?

This one will be carved to a finish as it's going to be a user

 

[Zingmo]

Oh Yes !
That is going to be a fantastic sight as it comes towards your bowl full of steaming soupy goodness! Nom Nom Nom!

First soup will have to be "Wild Vegetable".

Z

 

[Kepis]

Wild mushroom soup would be good. Looks good by the way.

Cheers mate, wild shroom soup, now that sounds just the ticket

 

[Kepis]

Oh Yes !
That is going to be a fantastic sight as it comes towards your bowl full of steaming soupy goodness! Nom Nom Nom!

First soup will have to be "Wild Vegetable".

Z

Cheers chap, wild vege sounds good as well, might have to go a foraging next week

 

[Tiley]

what soup to christen it with?

Leek and potato.

 

[Kepis]

Leek and potato.

yum yum yum

 

[Hoodoo]

Looks great!