spalted wooden spoon (half finished first attempt)

[whale_omelette]

I couldn't find any thicker spalted pieces so did the best spoon I could with the size!
just carved it with a penknife.

 

[HHazeldean]

Oh wow that's got lovely grain to it - I'm always a massive fan of spalted timber

 

[Harvestman]

Lovely looking wood. Will look great when you finish.

 

[whale_omelette]

there is a lot of it on the beach where I live, but its mainly little twigs about an inch in diameter maximum.
Will see what the storms bring in, lots of soft coral at the moment but cant carve that!

 

[Dean]

Always a fan of spalting the damascus of wood. Great job only using a pen knife, I advise to get yourself a spoon knife to help with the bowl.

 

[Macaroon]

Very nice looking piece; keep us up to date on progress, please..................................atb mac

 

[whale_omelette]

spoon broke the spoon knife I bought was too big for it and it just snapped.
Does anybody have any ideas for a 10" long 1" wide stick of the same wood?
too small for spoons, too nice to carve away to a chopstick!

tool handle maybe?

 

[Mesquite]

spoon broke the spoon knife I bought was too big for it and it just snapped.
Does anybody have any ideas for a 10" long 1" wide stick of the same wood?
too small for spoons, too nice to carve away to a chopstick!

tool handle maybe?

That's a shame it broke but it sounds as if you've enough material to carve a butter or paper knife

 

[whale_omelette]

made a fire steel handle and will try a paper knife, thanks

 

[Harvestman]

That's the downside with heavily spalted wood. it tends not to be as strong. Tough break.