spoon a week

Finished carving this one last night. It is Birch, and the first spoon I've carved out of green wood. I have about an hour to 90 minutes in it.

 
Good spoons fellas. This is my 4th spoon I ever made and it doesn't really feel like I am improving at all.:o

Oh well, I will keep at it.



But it does the job, as this pic wth tea in the spoon shows.

 
Where's everyone at with their spoon carving? I'll be the dummy who started with a nice looking stick of dry red oak. I will not be using oak again...it's hard as hell.

I have the bowl carved out and still need to work on the outside shape. It's not pretty, but it's functional...if I don't mess it up finishing the outside.

I'm ordering a hook knife from Ragweed Forge and finding some softer wood.
 
christobal said:
Hello from France .
Carved in 1 hour, only with my SFNO .
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And some folks say thick blades can't do detailed work! ;)

Well done my friend!
 
I just ordered a hook knife and a sloyd knife from Ragweed Forge. I would like to eventually make a nice looking spoon and maybe a bowl or a noggin.
 
I shall attempt this with nothing but my Izula. Any recommendations on wood? I should also warn all of you that spooning can lead to forking. That is all.
 
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Here's my first attempt. I'll not use seasoned oak again. I'm done with this one, since it cracked on me.

I used my GB Scandi Forest Axe and a Vic Climber. My hands are pretty sore. The oak is very difficult to work with.

Don't laugh...j/k. It's my first attempt at carving...well...anything.

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i thought id give it a try today, spoon making isnt as easy as it looks !!! but this is as far as i got, using only these 2 blades. wood is mahogany, fairly easy to carve because of how dry it is, wondering if pine would be easier


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Wow. I'm really digging the fact that you carved a spoon with an SFO.
Could never imagine that such a thick and big blade is capable of such carving.
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So I tried copying Cristobal and carved out a spoon using a San Mai Trailmaster I was given as a gift yesterday. I used a chunk of White Ash I grabbed from the woodpile.

2 things happened.

This happened when a small chunk of wood fell over and hit the side of my blade and flipped the knife over on my garage floor. :rolleyes: Not so impressed with the brittleness of the blade tbh. Just e-mailed CS to see what they say. I sent the pic to them. Seems scary to think of trusting this blade in the woods around rocks and all. Blade would be destroyed in an hour with me, lol.


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The other thing was I learned I have no idea what I am doing, lol.

Going was rough with me never doing this before. Carving out the spoon part was really hard with the blade all chipped up.

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Here is the finished Stone Age spoon and a much needed Friday beer. Time for a Busse?

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