Tried my hand at a spoon!

[Saul Gilsenan]

I've had an interest in spoon making for a while and I finally sat down and tried to make one! I don't think it's too bad for my first attempt really. I made it out of an old piece of Ash, so it wasn't particularly green which made it a bit of a bugger at times but I got there. Once I'd carved it down smooth enough I sanded it up and oiled it with Walnut Oil. What do you guys think?

 

[Ed]

Thats fantastic for a first attempt .... much better than my first ones

Ed

 

[Macaroon]

Great for a first go, and looks like a user too - just the right size..........well done, Saul........................atb mac

 

[Stringmaker]

Nice first effort; good proportions and it looks symmetrical.

Try a bit of seasoned oak; THAT is great fun.

On to the next one!

 

[Dean]

Great job Saul on your first spoon, it look very usable, much better looking than my first one.

 

[Saul Gilsenan]

Cheers folks! Going to try and source some greenwood next but I'll give the seasoned Oak a go at some point

 

[Big Stu 12]

Nice little spoon there, always nice to see a plain one. you'll get hooked.....

 

[CBJ]

Fantastic first attempt,

you should be proud of that.

A;l the best

Craig

 

[Gray]

Boss job mate

 

[Harvestman]

That's a proper spoon. Love it.

 

[Niels]

Very great! My first one looks like a stick covered in laquer. Which it is. I still have it. I advise you to keep yours too. So much fun to look back to see your improvement.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Nice one Saul, that's a lovely first spoon.

 

[Tat2trev]

Awesome bud well done the symmetry is bang on .

 

[Lyope]

Considerably better than the first time I ever made a spoon, that's for sure!

Given how well that turned out, I bet you're going to just *love* how it feels when you get to carving some lovely fresh green wood. My current favourite is Lime - it's like sliding your knife through butter sometimes...

 

[Saul Gilsenan]

Cheers for all the replies, really kind words from all of you.

I went out and got some green Oak today but crikey it's still quite hard!

I'll have to give Lime a try but I'll need to work on my tree identification first Can't wait to try some different kinds of wood, I'm hooked!

 

[Lyope]

Oak's 'orrible for carving. Which is a shame because there's loads of the stuff round here.

See if you can get some green fruit wood, too. Carving cherry is easier than you might think when it's nice and fresh, but when it dries out it looks fantastic.

 

[Leiflet]

Now that's what I call a spoon. Hm, how about using the oak for a mustard spoon so it's over before it gets boring?

Cheers,
Leif

 

[Captaincrash]

Very nice work! Can't wait Tao see your next one! Wow!


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[Rockmonkey]

Congrats on your first spoon, damn mighty fine first attempt!
May you have as much fun using it as you did making it!
Well done, feels good doesn't it!

RM