Willow ladle and...

[bikebum1975]

Ok new spoon I am working up trying a real ladle for the first time. Found a nice piece of weeping willow that was screaming to be one lol here's a few shots so far. just some rough axe work on it as of now

And this shot I just made a killer score of some birch from a neighbor had a couple small dead trees the wood it very solid. This is not all of it either he still has the rest of the trunks to take down and I guess size wise they have to be in the neighborhood of 6 to 8 inches at the widest point. the trunks are going to be reserved for kuksas but this pic is a ton of future spoonage

 

[Harvestman]

Nice start mate, and well done on the score of birch.

I found a lovely bit of birch just like that, that had been taken down on a footpath when I was walking the dog. A few years later, it became a ladle. I used a side branch as the handle and the main trunk as the bowl.

Here's a pic:

 

[bikebum1975]

Thanks Mate
Cool carving

 

[bikebum1975]

Bit of an update for today's work on my ladle. and my arm is about done for a while think I won't be doing any carving for a few days

 

[Harvestman]

That's coming on nicely, and looks like it will have lots of character.

These things should not be rushed. I've got a bowl I've been working on since january.

 

[bikebum1975]

That's coming on nicely, and looks like it will have lots of character.

These things should not be rushed. I've got a bowl I've been working on since january.

Thanks Mate. Love to see some pics of your bowl if you have any. I have a kuksa I been working on myself for about a good couple months off and on part due to weather being winter and all. I have had people ask me how long it will take to make them that are getting them as trades and said depends really on the weather and how my arm is holding up LMAO