Sporks are like Marmite

[GGTBod]

A lady friend of mine recently found out i like carving wood and asked if i could make her a spork, being the gentleman i am i couldn't refuse but warned her i'd never made one before, she has a nut allergy so i couldn't use my favourite walnut wood, instead I used a piece of African Zebrano i had kicking about, due to the nut allergy it is sealed with olive oil and beeswax mix

 

[British Red]

Now there's a pretty bit of work.

 

[GGTBod]

Cheers BR my lady friend loves it

 

[John Fenna]

Nice wood - great carving ... it is a pity the bowl got broken...
Sporks are nothing like Marmite... I like Marmite

 

[GGTBod]

I had a feeling the spork would not be on your wish list John, at least it is not pink eh?

 

[John Fenna]

I had a feeling the spork would not be on your wish list John, at least it is not pink eh?

Darned right!
Yours is a little beauty though ... if you like Sporks that is.....

 

[cranmere]

Nice work. I think though that it comes into the category of something I admire but definitely don't want.

 

[GGTBod]

Yup i'm not a spork fan either, certainly won't be making myself one, the zebrano wood is lovely to finish but a PIA to carve due to the grain there is constant lifting of huge chunks at the slightest off angle of the blade

 

[Dean]

Nothing wrong with a good Spork if it is carved right, I have carved two now and both times I have found out more about cuts and techniques and how many people actually dislike them. Nice Spork by the way.

 

[Clouston98]

Cracking work mate!

 

[Adze]

I like Marmite

Meh... I can take it or leave it

 

[DurhamBushcrafter]

Meh... I can take it or leave it

Infidel!

 

[John Fenna]

Meh... I can take it or leave it

Oh - I never eat it ... for the past few years it has been a trigger for migraines... but I used to eat loads... now I just breathe in the aroma!
It is still better than sporks though

 

[Adze]

Infidel!

Aww... I was hoping for heretic at the least!

 

[rik_uk3]

Lovely carving but I have a real dislike for 'sporks' I'm a KFS chap.

 

[humdrum_hostage]

I have never been a fan of sporks but that may have just changed my mind.

 

[Tiley]

Beautiful wood and superb carving: it's an insult to both - and Marmite - to compare them with sporks. Sporks are next to useless - flimsy material, poor design (far too short, pointless 'knife' feature and 'fork' facility...) but they enjoy an unjustified ubiquity. Such is my dislike for these things that a friend gave me a pink one after our trip to Greenland. Occasionally - very occasionally - I get it out and look at it just to remind myself how poor sporks are as a concept and a reality.

Great carving and Marmite are essentials in life; the sooner we abandon sporks and our ludicrous enthusiasm for them, the better. Hah!

I'll get off the fence now...

 

[superc0ntra]

Nice carving and thanks for the info that nut allergy also applies to the wood, I wasn't aware of that.

 

[forrestdweller]

on the carving

Great carving and Marmite are essentials in life; the sooner we abandon sporks and our ludicrous enthusiasm for them, the better.

can i have vegemite instead of marmite, please?!

 

[mrcharly]

Beautiful wood and superb carving: it's an insult to both - and Marmite - to compare them with sporks. Sporks are next to useless - flimsy material, poor design (far too short, pointless 'knife' feature and 'fork' facility...) but th.

You are using the wrong ones, then.

I grew up with the original sporks - by splayd. They were proper stainless dining cutlery. A 'spork' should NEVER include a knife blade.

I did have a titanium modern spork, it was an ok spook and an ok fork. An excellent eating tool for stew, risotto and curry.
Not a good eating implement for bacon, steak etc.