Spoon

[faca]

ok my spoon kit
http://www.knifeforums.com//ubbthrea...b=5&o=&fpart=1
Enjoy

[sargey]

just taking the liberty of a bit more cross linking ops:


cheers, and.

[faca]

Sargey no problem goog service.

[Stew]

On the knifeforums page, you said that it was made of boxwood, hard like olive wood. Yeah I agree that boxwood is hard (making a spoon out o it at the mo) but olive is no way as hard. It smells gorgeous though!

[Tony]

Most of my spoons are Oak, testing to work but tough spoons :super:

[Hoodoo]

Here's the completed spoon. Prolly needs a little more scraping but that's about it.

[Tony]

:biggthump

[Celtic Dragon]

Hoodoo,

I like your carving tool. Have you got a name or url for them please. I've looked at getting a spoon knife but at £40 I think its a little steep.

The spoon looks lovely.

Simon

[Tony]

Hoodoo,

I like your carving tool. Have you got a name or url for them please. I've looked at getting a spoon knife but at £40 I think its a little steep.

The spoon looks lovely.

Simon

Have a look here http://www.bushcraftuk.co.uk/communi...opic.php?t=685

From Axminster you can get a hook knife for less than £10
http://www.axminster.co.uk/?type=i&s...hat=hook+knife

[Celtic Dragon]

From Axminster you can get a hook knife for less than £10
http://www.axminster.co.uk/?type=i&s...hat=hook+knife

Aww, nuts and I've just placed an order with them as well. That will teach me to look before going shopping.

Simon

[Tony]

Can you contact them and add it to your order?

[Celtic Dragon]

Unfortunatly not, its shipped. I'll have to find another way. Saying that I have the tip of a wood gouge like woodturners use, I'm wondering if I make a handle for it whether that would suffice.

Simon

[Stew]

I just thought I would post a pic of my latest spoon that I have finished





It's made from a piece of boxwood, and even though it's only 12cm long, it's taken me about 6 months to chip it out. :-?

I did most of the outside shaping using a spokeshave to speed things up, but the inside was done with a couple of spoon knives and a couple of gouges. The lanyard hole was done with a power drill, but that was more of an excuse to use a xmas present.

I've got the other half of the billet to shape now, althogh I think I may leave that one a while! :-)

[Hoodoo]

Well done! Pass the gruel!

What are you going to carve from the other blank? Another spoon, fork, or what?

[Stew]

I'm not sure. I think it'll probably be another spoon, but shallower. A fork is a nice idea but I think it would be a bit small for that.

It's on hold for the moment though as it's hard stuff to work and I have some other bits on the go. (plus of course, real work to do!)

[Hoodoo]

Do you happen to know the scientific name for Boxwood? Around here, Box Elder is sometimes called Boxwood.

[Stew]

I'm not sure what the bit I have is as I bought it for woodturning (was going to be a box originally) at least 6 years ago, not chopped from a tree myself.

It's probably Buxus sempervirens. I'm pretty certain that it's Buxus, but the latter part is a guess. Sempirvirens has a few types too, including English and Tree Boxwood.

EDIT

Actually I don't know now after having a search on the net.
I found this list:
Boxelder (Acer negundo)
Boxwood (Cornus florida)
Boxwood, Cape (Gonioma kamassi)
Boxwood, Hickory (Planchonella euphlebia)
Boxwood, Kamassi (Gonioma kamassi)
Boxwood, Knysna (Gonioma kamassi)
Boxwood, Maracaibo (Gossypiospermum praecox)
Boxwood, New Guinea (Xanthophyllum papuanum)
Boxwood, Northern yellow (Planchonella euphlebia)
Boxwood, San Domingo (Phyllostylon brasiliensis)
Boxwood, Venezuelan (Gossypiospermum praecox)
Boxwood, West Indian (Gossypiospermum praecox)

[Powderburn]

Do you happen to know the scientific name for Boxwood? Around here, Box Elder is sometimes called Boxwood.

The Boxwood we typically see as an ornamental shrub is Buxus. B. sempervirens (Weller boxwood) is one variety you'll see in nurseries, as is B. microphylla asiatic (Winter Gem Boxwood).

Stew, Cornus Florida is a Flowering Dogwood tree. They grow like weeds in many parts of the US. It's quite a sight to see mile after mile of white flowers during springtime when the dogwoods in the Smoky Mountains are blooming. 8-) 8-)