Hi all,
I would like to show a scoop that i recently finished. It is carved from some kind of root burr. It was found in a wooded area that containes ,both broad leaf and pine. It was found amongst a tangled root mass, that was on the surface of the wood floor.So it could be from either.I call this scoop the whale scoop,because after de-barking it, it reminded me of a whale.I gave it a tail made from a piece of goat horn. I first drllied a small hole into the horn,then epoxyed a dowel screw into it.Then did the same with the end of the burr.Clamped them together the best i could and left to dry.I rough carved the horn with a knife,then gave its final shape with small files and sanded down to 1200 grit.Finishing with 0000 steel wool.The scoop has had 3 coats of alkanet root oil stain,then finished with about 6 coats of walnut gun stock oil.(I must start useing a food grade finish then i can use my spoons scoops etc).The oil finish does not seem to have affected the horn in any way.Thanks for taking the time to look.All comments wellcome
Regards Chris.
I would like to show a scoop that i recently finished. It is carved from some kind of root burr. It was found in a wooded area that containes ,both broad leaf and pine. It was found amongst a tangled root mass, that was on the surface of the wood floor.So it could be from either.I call this scoop the whale scoop,because after de-barking it, it reminded me of a whale.I gave it a tail made from a piece of goat horn. I first drllied a small hole into the horn,then epoxyed a dowel screw into it.Then did the same with the end of the burr.Clamped them together the best i could and left to dry.I rough carved the horn with a knife,then gave its final shape with small files and sanded down to 1200 grit.Finishing with 0000 steel wool.The scoop has had 3 coats of alkanet root oil stain,then finished with about 6 coats of walnut gun stock oil.(I must start useing a food grade finish then i can use my spoons scoops etc).The oil finish does not seem to have affected the horn in any way.Thanks for taking the time to look.All comments wellcome
Regards Chris.