Hello, everyone. I'd like to share with you my first two spoons.
Learning how to select the wood, how said wood reacts to certain cuts, how to apply oil, etc, has given me an even greater respect for the talented craftsmen and women on this forum.
Spoon 1, (right) (technically spoon attempt 2)
Pros: Not many pros to this spoon, but it was the first time I used my spoon knife and it was fun carving it as I knew what I was doing the second time around. The outcome of this spoon was worse than spoon 2, but that's not because I didn't use a tutorial this time, I just made some cuts at the wrong angle.
Cons: Wobbly handle, thick lip on the bowl, twisted form
Spoon 2, (left) (technically spoon attempt 1)
Pros: Sleeker design, thinner lip, and an improvement overall, despite actually being the first spoon I made. I guess I was just more careful with this one.
Cons: Removed too much material from the bowl so there's a very thin layer of wood in one section resulting in an almost see through bowl! You can't really see it in this photo.
Some of you may have read my little diary thread covering the production of these spoons, but I just felt like making a final thread on these as they are done now. If you'd like to see profile shots of the spoons from the side you can look at my spoon progress thread. I must say they look a lot better from a front view than the side, especially spoon 1.
Thanks for all the advice and thanks for viewing.
Learning how to select the wood, how said wood reacts to certain cuts, how to apply oil, etc, has given me an even greater respect for the talented craftsmen and women on this forum.
Spoon 1, (right) (technically spoon attempt 2)
Pros: Not many pros to this spoon, but it was the first time I used my spoon knife and it was fun carving it as I knew what I was doing the second time around. The outcome of this spoon was worse than spoon 2, but that's not because I didn't use a tutorial this time, I just made some cuts at the wrong angle.
Cons: Wobbly handle, thick lip on the bowl, twisted form
Spoon 2, (left) (technically spoon attempt 1)
Pros: Sleeker design, thinner lip, and an improvement overall, despite actually being the first spoon I made. I guess I was just more careful with this one.
Cons: Removed too much material from the bowl so there's a very thin layer of wood in one section resulting in an almost see through bowl! You can't really see it in this photo.
Some of you may have read my little diary thread covering the production of these spoons, but I just felt like making a final thread on these as they are done now. If you'd like to see profile shots of the spoons from the side you can look at my spoon progress thread. I must say they look a lot better from a front view than the side, especially spoon 1.
Thanks for all the advice and thanks for viewing.
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