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robin wood
28-11-2007, 11:02
one last spoon picture, this is a ladle made of plum. again its made from the junction of branch and trunk so that the grain runs down the handle and round the bowl. See the sapwood showing on the sides of the handle and tooled finish no sandpaper.
http://www.robin-wood.co.uk/pix/plum-ladle.jpg
http://www.robin-wood.co.uk/pix/plum-ladle-2e.jpg
You could do to make the images a bit smaller - I have to scroll to see them. Great spoons though! :D
From what I can see of it, its really nice.:)
Very nice work, Sir. I am impressed!
You might be able to navigate to the side with your arrow keys?
Oh, to scroll just click your mouse just under the picture, in the white area, then slide it to the right. The screen will scroll over to the rest of the picture.
John Fenna
28-11-2007, 16:26
Nope!
That don't work on my system and I would love to see the pickies....
robin wood
28-11-2007, 16:55
sorry about the picture size I am going to have another go at putting smaller versions up..apologies if they are still big...I am better with knife and axe than computer.
http://www.robin-wood.co.uk/pix/plum-ladle.jpg
http://www.robin-wood.co.uk/pix/plum-ladle-2e.jpg
and I would also like to say I make these as a joint project with my wife Nicola......I rough carve them and she finishes them refining the form and giving them that wonderful tooled finish (no sandpaper) so in fact what you see is her knife cuts not mine. here she is on the left carving whilst camping in Wales 2005.
http://www.robin-wood.co.uk/pix/wittling-in-wales.jpg
nice ladle!! Looks perfect and i love the colour of the wood! Fantastic!
DoctorSpoon
28-11-2007, 17:30
I would also like to say I make these as a joint project with my wife Nicola......I rough carve them and she finishes them refining the form and giving them that wonderful tooled finish (no sandpaper) so in fact what you see is her knife cuts not mine. here she is on the left carving whilst camping in Wales 2005.
thanks for the credit!
sorry about the picture size I am going to have another go at putting smaller versions up..apologies if they are still big...I am better with knife and axe than computer.
... computer's my job too!
robin wood
28-11-2007, 17:55
oh b***ger ive been found by the wife I'll have to go and find another forum to hide in now.
John Fenna
28-11-2007, 18:02
Doctor Spoon
Can YOU fix the photos so I see the whole of the ladle?
Hasn't he already fixed them in post #8?
oh b***ger ive been found by the wife I'll have to go and find another forum to hide in now.
Oh, you poor man, there is nowhere to hide, is there :eek: Big brother is watching you:D
Welcome, Doctor Spoon:)
DoctorSpoon
28-11-2007, 18:28
I'm off t'pub now so you're safe for a bit ...
then you'll have to go back to the T4 forum
cheers!
John Fenna
28-11-2007, 18:44
Nah - I still cannot see the bowl properly - better but not fixed!
Wettstuff
28-11-2007, 21:19
John has you mouse got a scroll wheel inbetween the two buttons? If so pclick it and you should come up with some arrows move left to right to move the picture.
Mark
Dango! and she looks better than you too! :lmao:
DoctorSpoon
29-11-2007, 11:40
Dango! and she looks better than you too! :lmao:
thank you!
mr dazzler
29-11-2007, 12:03
I see the whole picture now!
Its sort of like a krenov spoon (if he ever made any?) because of the intelligent use of wood structure combined with a suitable 3d form, co operating not fighting each other.
Could you do a close up macro shot to show how you do the tool finish, or get a youtube film put up??. Also what knife's do you use?
cheers Jonathan :)
DoctorSpoon
29-11-2007, 13:50
For most of the carving we use Frost knives - the longer of the narrow blade 'sloyd' type. We use hook knives inside the spoon's bowl. Robin buys them direct from the maker in Sweden - Bo Helgess - I've used many other types but have never found any as good as these.
I do the initial carving with the wood green, then do the tooled finish once it has dried. It's just a matter of a sharp knife and a bit of patience to work all over it taking little cuts. Robin's working out today, but might do some close-ups when he gets back.
Nicola
OFarrell
29-11-2007, 23:36
Fantastic bowl on that...It's interesting in that you don't see the grain radiating along the main grain of the branch that it came from. Is that a chracterstic of plum wood?
That ladle is fantastic.
Lovely coloured wood.
Heath