one last spoon picture, this is a ladle made of plum. again its made from the junction of branch and trunk so that the grain runs down the handle and round the bowl. See the sapwood showing on the sides of the handle and tooled finish no sandpaper.
thanks for the credit!I would also like to say I make these as a joint project with my wife Nicola......I rough carve them and she finishes them refining the form and giving them that wonderful tooled finish (no sandpaper) so in fact what you see is her knife cuts not mine. here she is on the left carving whilst camping in Wales 2005.
... computer's my job too!sorry about the picture size I am going to have another go at putting smaller versions up..apologies if they are still big...I am better with knife and axe than computer.
oh b***ger ive been found by the wife I'll have to go and find another forum to hide in now.