Not another spoon thread!!!!!!!

[plastic-ninja]

Made my first spoon from a lump of birch in the coalshed.
I regret not having a crook knife to do the bowl as my Mora bit me repeatedly doing this bit.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i322/plastic-ninja/birchspoon001.jpg
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i322/plastic-ninja/birchspoon002.jpg
Design is not my forte!
Cheers Simon

 

[T1Viper]

looks good, the bowl looks nice and deep

it could also double as a tent peg or seed dabber lol

 

[plastic-ninja]

I like all my tools to be multitools!!

 

[T1Viper]

so whats it called a spabber or a speg lol

 

[Tjurved]

Unusual design I gotta say! Like it!

 

[Retired Member southey]

Hey, that's nice dude! I reckon you might have concentrated on the handle to bowl join a bit, when you were shaping it did you get one profile finished before moving onto the other, like getting to the shape you want from the side before moving onto the top down shape? it can help with getting the overall shape your going for, that and putting it down, taking a step back every now an then to asses where you are and where your going next.

 

[SOAR]

I like that Simon! top stuff mate!

 

[plastic-ninja]

To be honest southey it was pretty abstract and just sort of evolved from the bit of wood I had.
Maybe next time I'll draw an outline on the wood first.Not sure what happened with the join bit , I
guess I got a bit carried away.I don't know how practical it will be but it does feel nice in the hand.
Thanks for the comments.
Simon

 

[Tjurved]

To be honest southey it was pretty abstract and just sort of evolved from the bit of wood I had.
Maybe next time I'll draw an outline on the wood first.Not sure what happened with the join bit , I
guess I got a bit carried away.I don't know how practical it will be but it does feel nice in the hand.
Thanks for the comments.
Simon

No please dont draw any outlines! In my experience the spoon gets boring then. Much more fun and the spoon gets more dynamic and special if you skip the outlines .

 

[Whittler Kev]

Bowl without a spoon knife or burning it?:You_Rock_
notworthynotworthy:notworthy

 

[plastic-ninja]

I did cut myself ALOT Kev.
Just Moras and a little curvy chisel then sandpaper.
Glad you like.
I have worked out an excuse/reason for having a pointy end.If I'm eating outside and have to put the spoon down I can stick it in the ground to keep the bowl clean and dry!!!!!!!!
I knew there was method in my madness.
Simon

 

[Steve13]

That is fantastic Simon, much better than my early efforts , glad to see you are getting some use out of my old knives , I told you they take a good edge!!!