Brian.Evans
Registered Member
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2011
- Messages
- 3,267
I wanted to give my wife something special for Christmas. I always tease her that the first words she ever said to me when we were just coworkers was after she brought fudge in for the crews. Never had "there's fudge over there if you want it" sounded so sweet. She has been making fudge with a cheap Wal-Mart spoon, so I decided she needed a nice one for Christmas.
The wood is walnut, which I understand isn't ideal, but it will work ok for how often she uses it. The wood is from the tree that stood over my childhood sandbox. My dad cut it down and had it sawn into boards about 20 years ago. It was completely hand carved and shaped except for the initial cutting out of the blank. I couldn't find my coping saw, so I used the band saw. Needless to say, I'm hooked on carving. I'm trying to collect some traditional tools little by little. Shown are the tools I used. Pride of place is my TC barlow. Good for pre shaping and knocking off of corners.
Side view of the contours.
Next is a ladle and maybe a saute stirrer. But I think I'll try fresh maple this time instead of super hard and dry walnut. Haha.
The wood is walnut, which I understand isn't ideal, but it will work ok for how often she uses it. The wood is from the tree that stood over my childhood sandbox. My dad cut it down and had it sawn into boards about 20 years ago. It was completely hand carved and shaped except for the initial cutting out of the blank. I couldn't find my coping saw, so I used the band saw. Needless to say, I'm hooked on carving. I'm trying to collect some traditional tools little by little. Shown are the tools I used. Pride of place is my TC barlow. Good for pre shaping and knocking off of corners.
Side view of the contours.
Next is a ladle and maybe a saute stirrer. But I think I'll try fresh maple this time instead of super hard and dry walnut. Haha.
W!!!!!! :thumbup:
