Spoonage

[Dean]

It has been a while since I last posted some of my spoons, here are a selection for your viewing pleasure.

Staghorn Sumac Serving Spoon


Tulip Popular (Technical Exercise)


Hazel Teaspoon



Hawthorn Teaspoon

Beech Large Eater

 

[Muddypaws]

Some great spoons there! The colour and grain of the sumac spoon is amazing.

 

[Macaroon]

I just want each of those in my hand; they all fairly leapt out of the photos at me.

Superb masterful work.

 

[chas brookes]

Excellent work as usual Dean ;-)

 

[Robson Valley]

Good designs and carvings. I'm so biased towards the lack of symmetry, tool marks and imperfections.
Over the years, they get to be good kitchen companions.

What did you rub into the kolrossing in the Staghorn Sumac?

 

[Dean]

Good designs and carvings. I'm so biased towards the lack of symmetry, tool marks and imperfections.
Over the years, they get to be good kitchen companions.

What did you rub into the kolrossing in the Staghorn Sumac?

Sorry Robson the pattern is carved in, I was thinking of kolrosing it but that meant popping upstairs to the kitchen for the coffee whilst I had the chip carving knives in my bag.

 

[Tony]

Lovely stuff Dean

 

[Janne]

The Tulip spoon must have been very difficult!

All are fantastic though!

 

[Robson Valley]

The pattern looked stained. Cinnamon was the first that came to mind. Espresso is good, too!
To me, these spoons, and many of the works from Kepis and others, are a showcase for attractive wood grain.
There's more of an aesthetic than simple function.

 

[Kepis]

That Sumac one is sublime, we have Sumac growing up the lakes, i have a sneaky suspicion the shrub may need pruning later this year ;-)

 

[Dean]

The Tulip spoon must have been very difficult!

All are fantastic though!

The most difficult part of making this spoon was knowing when to put the knife down and calling it a day.

The pattern looked stained. Cinnamon was the first that came to mind. Espresso is good, too!
To me, these spoons, and many of the works from Kepis and others, are a showcase for attractive wood grain.
There's more of an aesthetic than simple function.

I believe there is nothing wrong with having a aesthetically pleasing functional piece of treen. Here in Wales we have been decorating spoons for hundreds of years although I decorate my lovespoons (technical exercises) it is only recently due to the Sloyd group on facebook have I started decorating my practical spoons. Every time I go to a camp I carve a simple spoon and I used to throw it on the fire after use, now I tend to carve one and give it away at the camp, what makes it aesthetically pleasing is that it is handmade.

 

[forginhill]

Top notch work! Yes, that sumac is so dramatic....I have some, but I haven't had the best luck with it. My pieces tend to the softer side of what I'm comfortable with, but I know hardness varies within a species.