Some spoons I made for Yule presents.

[gsfgaz]

They r class mate , u've got some talent

 

[MattF]

The Spoons are fantastic
Hi Taffy63 Did you carve them when the Yew was green

Matt

 

[andythecelt]

Stunning work but I understood yew was a no-no for eating utensils?

 

[Wayne]

Yew is a lovely wood to carve but as already stated its pretty toxic even when seasoned and oiled. However I still carve spoons from it. I just dont cook with them. I used the Ash and hazel for cooking.

Great work. What tools did you use?

 

[Taffy63]

Thank you all very much for your lovely comments. I have not really carved that many spoons, but I have a creative job and make various things every day, I think the skills are transferable. The more simple spoons took 3 to 4 hours to make and the spiral one about 10. The Yew was green when the spoons were carved and although the wood is toxic it is not as toxic as the green parts or bark. They are mostly decorative but can be used for the occasional scooping of jelly without too much danger i think. The tools I used were a Mora Miki, Frosts spoon knife, Dremel drill and sandpaper.
Thanks again,
Nigel

 

[Wayne]

I thought you might have used a Dremel on the spiral one. Really nice and even.

Once again thanks for posting.

 

[Leonidas]

Great work....precision carving going on there.....

Tom

 

[Taffy63]

I thought you might have used a Dremel on the spiral one. Really nice and even.

Once again thanks for posting.

I used the Dremel with a multi directional drill bit to tidy up the tight inside curve of the hanging hooks. Difficult and time consuming by hand. The spiral was done with knife and sandpaper though, and a fair bit of patience and elbow grease.
Cheers

 

[The Professor]

Those are some really amazing spoons.

 

[Chambers]

Great spoons, did you have to tell the people you were giving them to too keep them oiled?

 

[Taffy63]

Great spoons, did you have to tell the people you were giving them to too keep them oiled?

Thanks Chambers, yes i did tell them to oil them with walnut oil if poss, or olive oil at a push.
Nigel