Spoons Spoons Spoons

[Pignut]

The longer one is my first

Taken about 3 years to finnish :yelrotflm made of Hazel

And the second the smaller took about 2 hrs! made of Birch

Thought I would share here as SWMBO is not overly impressed by the whole affair

Both treated with linseed oil

 

[Stew]

You said Spoons Spoons Spoons.

Where's the third one?

You should put one in the kitchen drawer and insist on using it - that's what I do!

 

[Pignut]

You said Spoons Spoons Spoons.

Where's the third one?

You should put one in the kitchen drawer and insist on using it - that's what I do!

:twak: Still in the branch where I left it!!!

that is not a bad plan!!!!!!

She still would not use it though

 

[Stew]

Well throw all the others away....

 

[Pignut]

LOL!!!

Then I would only have two spoons!!!!

Mind you, that is the perfect excuse to make some more!

 

[george]

I like the big one pignut - that's very good.

I make all of the "treen" that we use in the house, from spatula's to soup spoons.

Whenever something gets broken my wife sends me off to the shed to carve more

Whenever we have people round I end up having to make pieces for them too.

Just point out to SWMBO just how fashionable "hand made artisan" spoons are and tell her you're saving her about £50 apiece for every one you carve!!


George

 

[Pignut]

I like the big one pignut - that's very good.

I make all of the "treen" that we use in the house, from spatula's to soup spoons.

Whenever something gets broken my wife sends me off to the shed to carve more

Whenever we have people round I end up having to make pieces for them too.

Just point out to SWMBO just how fashionable "hand made artisan" spoons are and tell her you're saving her about £50 apiece for every one you carve!!


George

Now there is an angle!!!!

What do you use to finnish them?

 

[george]

Just olive oil - they're everyday working utensils so they get washed in soapy water like everything else.

After use I'll often give them another wipeover with olive oil and every now and then I'll sand them down and refinish them. Eventually they wear out just like anything else - so you just make new ones.

We do have some "good" ones that we only use for serving up at the table, but that's only because theyre made of more exotic woods like walnut or rosewood and I don't want to wear them out too fast.

George

 

[Pignut]

Thanks Again George

I will give tis a go!

Do you have any pictures

 

[george]

I keep promising to put piccies up - but still don't have a digi camera

I must do something about that

George

 

[Pignut]

Indeed you must!

Your responce was helpfull all the same!

 

[bushtuckerman]

Really like the natural curves on that hazel spoon of yours pignut, lovely stuff. Carving hazel spoons is great fun and is by far my favourite from the woods i've used, and the grain always shows up well when oiled, i use either sunflower or extra virgin olive oil . Sunflower oil is slightly thinner so works better with the hazel i find.

I made one for a friend over christmas. It's very similar to Mr. Mears' as I rediscovered when looking at a book of his, what can i say, images stick in my head and i am not very creative when it comes to shapes, so i carved what i had as an image of a spoon in my head!

I am using a willow spoon in the kitchen at my flat, there's no-one to tell me not to!

 

[Pignut]

Nice work there!

Puts mine to shame!

 

[bushtuckerman]

Thanks it's my best spoon (in the technical sense) and i've made a few before, but i prefer yours, it follows the shape of the grain! I wasn't intending to put anything to shame, i was trying to show the boldness of the grain but unfortunately i don't have a better picture. I think you can see the similarities though.

I made a spork and spoon salad set for my sister but i won't be doing that again in a while, the fork bit at the end is pretty tricky and i paid the price for working into the late hours . I'm lucky opinels cut cleanly. Nothing too large but it flowed at a fair rate....had to sand off the handle of one of them a bit...

 

[Pignut]

Thanks it's my best spoon (in the technical sense) and i've made a few before, but i prefer yours, it follows the shape of the grain! I wasn't intending to put anything to shame, i was trying to show the boldness of the grain but unfortunately i don't have a better picture. I think you can see the similarities though.

I made a spork and spoon salad set for my sister but i won't be doing that again in a while, the fork bit at the end is pretty tricky and i paid the price for working into the late hours . I'm lucky opinels cut cleanly. Nothing too large but it flowed at a fair rate....had to sand off the handle of one of them a bit...

Dont mind being put to shame!

It is the fastest way to improve!


as for sporks, think I will stay with spoons at the min!