Back into spoons

[addo]

Funny how things get into your head all of a sudden Spoons it is for now.
Just finished this Rhododendron bent branch eating spoon, and had a go at some decoration.



Looking forward to making many more.

Addo

 

[mr dazzler]

Now that is outstandingly GOOD, interesting form, good quality finish Top job
Look forward to seeing more of your work

PS know what you mean about ideas getting in youe head. A bloke said to me do you want an entire copper beech tree, well naturally of course I said how much do you want? he said free of charge. I initially thought cut and split for the log pile, but when earlier this week I saw the axes and adze and knives which have been packed away the best part of 9 months, I thought hmmm, maybe a bit of spoon carving is in order....
cheers Jonathan

 

[HHazeldean]

That is a Seriously nice spoon! Love the scrimshaw (?) on the handle. Lovely work there

 

[Macaroon]

That's outrageously good work, everything about it looks right; very nice indeed, thanks for posting it....................atb mac

 

[addo]

Cheers fellas, glad you like it.

Johnathan, I like the old Copper Beech, learnt how to climb in one.
Cant fault a whole one for free! Dust off them there tools and crack on, but don't forget the fire I'm always saving bits from the firewood pile, to many though

 

[Captaincrash]

Simply beautiful!!!

 

[Hugo]

Nice work addo, shape and form is pleasing.

 

[Leiflet]

By my hairy viking kneecaps, that's a fine spoon.

Cheers,
Leif

 

[Trail Snail]

That's a lovely bit of carving, but isn't rhododendron poisonous?

 

[addo]

By my hairy viking kneecaps, that's a fine spoon.

Cheers,
Leif

Haha, cheers!

That's a lovely bit of carving, but isn't rhododendron poisonous?

Thanks.

Not as far as I know, this is interesting research http://traditionalskills.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/rhododendron-wood-analysis-safe-or-not/
I base toxicity on Yew which is supposed to be one of the worst. Ive heard many respected people say that even yew is safe as a utensil due to the simple fact that you have to physically eat the spoon to get a low dose of poison, as in the article above.
With drying and washing, the dose is reduced to almost nil, even if you eat the wood.
Rhododendrons reputation probably also comes more from the way it changes the soil to its liking by acidification and other chemical influences, so that it can dominate over other plants.
I might think twice before standing next to a large bonfire of the stuff though

 

[Dreadhead]

nice kolrosing that

 

[addo]

Thanks Hamish. Its a kind of mix of narrow chip carving and kolrosing. Same idea though.

 

[Druss]

Awesome work, very well done. That's a work of art.