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Biddlesby
16-10-2005, 15:13
Another one of these first spoon posts. Carved from Lime when green, and coated with groundnut oil. Dead chuffed :).
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That's a sweet looking spoon! :You_Rock_
Very nice lookin spoon Bid
Biddlesby
16-10-2005, 16:19
Thanks all. I'm just too scared to eat with it :o
It's wonky in places, but I agree with jem_seely when he says that's what gives it character.
Thanks all. I'm just too scared to eat with it :o
It's wonky in places, but I agree with jem_seely when he says that's what gives it character.
That's a really sexy spoon for a first go! :eek:
I bet my first attempt will be a shambles.
Superb, much better than my first attempt
Superb, much better than my first attempt
Eek, what happened there, maver!? :yikes:
EDIT:
What happened there?
My thoughts exactly! :lmao:
You've got an Arkwright style stammer! :lmao:
Fenlander
16-10-2005, 17:51
Well done Harry! Good you see you got it finished. :You_Rock_
You've got an Arkwright style stammer! :lmao:
N N N Now listen to me G G G Gr Gr Gr Gran Gran Granville :lmao:
That's class, really nice work there. Hope my attempt resembles some eating utensil :D
jem seeley
16-10-2005, 19:34
Well done,Biddy.Like the way you've carved the back of the handle-nice!! :D
Excellent, the ridge on the back gives it real character.
I'm in the middle of my first spoon, i still have to purchase a crook knife but i have the basic shape. Hopefully it will turn out like a chinese soup spoon with the extended bowl down the shaft.
Problem is that i had enough carving for one night and when i went back to it it had developed a nasty split on the end. Does anyone know how to prevent this in the futere?.
I havn't a clue what wood it is but it's incredibly hard now that its dry, almost too hard for my newly sharpened mora which is very sharp :confused:
Just had another play as i can't sleep. The wood is almost impossible to cut against the grain but go with the grain and there is a satisfying grating sound. At most all i can take off is shavings that leave a very thin waxy coating on the fresh revealed wood. The coating fades to matt after a few minutes.
The wood is also incredibly heavy and feels more like a mini club at the moment.
sorry for the hijack :o i was getting carried away...
youv'e instilled confidence in me to carry on with mine is all :)