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[British Red]

Stuff oiling your spoon - we need a photo of you "doing a spamel"

spamel - you have rep (on lots of fronts today but I can only do it once)

PS - respect for being "darn sarth" our spamel. Lost some friends down there, so next time you are OS, PM me first if you need anything at all.

Red

 

[leon-b]

pictures will follow probs tommorow but they will be off my dads 2 mega pixel phone
leon

 

[leon-b]

i have taken the pictures and they should be up tommorrow, i also took a few pics of the spatula i carved aswell
leon

 

[British Red]

Very cool Leon - however rep points are awarded only for your attempts at "teenage mutant ninja spamels"

 

[leon-b]

maybe i will have to do a spamel impression another dya when i have more time lol
i will be putting the pictures up shortly, u had nothing better to do so i thought i would upload them now
leon

 

[Brian]

We had a fancy dress run a couple of months ago and there must have been at least 30 Ninla Turtles running round, all looking very very hot

Brian

 

[leon-b]

well here are the pictures guys hope you like them, the pictures arent very good quality as the camera is broke so i had to use a phone

front view of spoon

spatula and my clipper

side view of spoon and my clipper

spoon,clipper and spatula
leon

 

[British Red]

You guys are WEIRD

 

[British Red]

Spoon is good Leon but the spatula is great!!! If you ever get a minute spare and you want to make one for me.......

Red

 

[leon-b]

yes i would love to make you one, another day when i have more time i will carve one and then pop it into the post for you
leon

 

[leon-b]

i have just realised to of my photo links are the same picture, give me a minute and i will edit it
leon

 

[British Red]

Yeah the bottom one - but have some rep for the offer mate I'll take some photos of it out and about You are a good man Leon

Red

 

[leon-b]

thanks for the complement and the rep, what do you mean you will take some photos of it out and about do you mean the spoon i carve you, do you want a small spoon or a big one, i am at my nans this monday so i will cut a bit of that walnut and then carve you one out of that
leon

 

[leon-b]

do you want a spoon or a spatula
leon

 

[British Red]

Spatula deffo mate - I like to do my own spoons but I haven't got a nice spatula right now..although a walnut spoon would be cool - tell you what - do whichever you feel like! Either way it'll be great

 

[British Red]

Yeah I meant I'd show you it being used in camp

 

[leon-b]

yes love to see pictures, i will probs make a spatula should be made by the end of next week, i'll take a piece of walnut home with me and maybe in a couple of months i will make you a spoon aswell, after all you did give me a billy, a firesteel, lighter and much more
when i have it finished i will pm you for your address
leon

 

[British Red]

Shhhh

I'm a grumpy old bloke and never give things away

Look forward to it buddy

Red

 

[leon-b]

lol, its ok, my mum just told me that my nan has a whole branch left which i can have its about 15 cm diameter and about 3 ft long, i will be carving lots of spoons out of this and hopefully when i have got a bit better a kuksa
leon

 

[spamel]

I found that if I use the wood near the centre of a piece of wood, it tends to split quite badly. I did a spoon a while back that I gave to the kids in the end for playing, I sanded it down a bit too much and it is wafer thin, at one point you can see light coming through the wood!! The wood split at the tip of the spoon. I learnt a lesson there.

I made another spoon just the other week and used the hot oil method to seal it. I let the oil get a bit too hot and it scorched the wood but I'm not too bothered as it is a serving spoon so it is gonna get used quite often.

I still haven't decided whether to carve the bowl first and then carve the spoon or to carve the spoon first and then the bowl. I guess I need more practice!!

I also need to get on with a kuksa, I have a hoof knife coming to me soon aswell, it is double edged so I can push away from me to cut or pull towards me like a crooked knife, I'll get some photos up of that when I get it, it only cost a few euros, postage was more than the price of the knife!!