Bit of recent spoonage

[Kepis]

Couple of Sycamore serving / cooking spoons

Eating spoon in Magnolia

Spalted Magnolia cooking spoon, bit of an experiment in different techniques this one, and one where after the event i wished i hadn't pratted around with carving the surface of the handle, as i cocked it up, still, we can all be wise after the event i suppose?

Sycamore serving spoon / small ladle, this one is a gift for a local farmer.

Small eating spoon in Magnolia

All of the above have tooled rather than sanded finishes.

 

[Rockmonkey]

Nice work there mate!
Always a pleasure to view!

RM

 

[mountainm]

Top job as always.

 

[Harvestman]

Love that magnolia spoon.

 

[ReamviThantos]

Lovely work there, hope to be as proficient some day.

 

[Two Socks]

I really like the profile/sideview if the sycamore servingspoon.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Lovely spoons.

 

[Shewie]

Very nice Mark

Do you carve them green or seasoned?

 

[Mesquite]

Lovely work there Mark, the magnolia looks really nice

 

[copper_head]

Really nice work there

 

[Kepis]

Thanks guys, appreciate the comments.

Lovely work there Mark, the magnolia looks really nice

Thanks Steve, it's lovely to carve and it smells superb, all citrusy , unfortunately my stock of it is starting to dwindle, although there is one just down the road in a neighbours garden, wonder if they would notice a big bit's gone missing

Very nice Mark

Do you carve them green or seasoned?

All done in green wood Rich, The Sycamore was still standing last Thursday

I really like the profile/sideview if the sycamore servingspoon.

Thanks mate, the side view is something ive been working on of late, Ive taken inspiration from people waay better at carving than i am.

Nice work there mate!
Always a pleasure to view!

RM

You can see em for real tomorrow

Lovely work there, hope to be as proficient some day.

It's just practice, practice and more practice and then when you have practiced, do some more

 

[Macaroon]

Those look great, very nice lines and they look eminently usable..................atb mac

 

[bb07]

Excellent as always Kepis. It must be nice having so many different woods to work with, unlike here where birch is about the only option, with the odd bit of poplar. Not that I'm complaining as I'm very happy with having loads of birch!
Out of curiosity, have you any idea how many hundreds (or more) you have carved since your first?

 

[Kepis]

Excellent as always Kepis. It must be nice having so many different woods to work with, unlike here where birch is about the only option, with the odd bit of poplar. Not that I'm complaining as I'm very happy with having loads of birch!

Birch is a bit rare around here, you can find it and i know where there is a Birch plantation, but as a wild tree it's not too frequent in the immediate area, but yes, im lucky having so many different woods to play with, the wood pile currently has Aspen, Birch, Weeping Willow, Pussy Willow, Alder, Black Poplar, Ash, Cherry, Oak, Sycamore, Box & Hazel.

Out of curiosity, have you any idea how many hundreds (or more) you have carved since your first?

I dread to think in all honesty, but i do still have my first ever spoon out in the kitchen

 

[bb07]

A truck load by now I would think
Forgot to mention: I too much prefer the tooled look. Sanded spoons, bowls and kuksas just don't look right...
Thanks for the reply

 

[Angst]

awesome m8!

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[Kepis]

awesome m8!

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cheers ears

 

[Dreadhead]

very nice Kepis

 

[SOAR]

Nice spoons there Mark, great stuff!

 

[Hugo]

Having handled the said spoons on a resent bimble I was impressed with the tooled finish.
Nice work Mark.