For a "quickie" spoon, very well done. Pallet woods often get treated or stuff spilled on them = always suspect.
I joined BCUK to see what sorts of carvings are done by members.
Spoons and Kuksa are certainly popular.
There are a number of Scandanavian bladesmiths such as Mora (#162, #163 & #164) who make carving tools for the purpose.
There are some very competent bladesmiths here as members. They are held in high regard by customers.
In North America, the Scandanavian style of "crooked" knife is common on the east coast.
Here on the west coast, you are more often to see crooked knives in the Pacific Northwest Native style.
While I have repurposed a dozen farrier's hoof/crooked knives, there are some top bladesmiths for both
blades and finished tools.
Just to have a look, this is likely the best and one of the few prepared to sell blades alone.
http://kestreltool.com/index.html
