Spoons & scoops

[mark2]

Some scrap maple and some cherry and Ambrosia?? salvaged from the firewood pile and too much time on my hands

 

[CarvedTones]

Very nice! I wish I had your firewood pile - and your talent! :icon_thum

 

[Mark Stewart]

Very nice! I wish I had your firewood pile - and your talent! :icon_thum

+1 for what he said I really like the one in the top right corner. great looking stuff there.

thanks MArk

 

[cskipper]

Those look terrific! What kind of finish are you using?

 

[mark2]

Thanks for the encouragement - I started using olive oil (on the crooked spoon) but have moved to mineral oil for the finish because some say olive oil will eventually go rancid.

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Very nice, Mark. :eusa_danc

Bill

 

[Sealeveler]

They all look great but like the left one the best.
Tony

 

[CarvedTones]

They are all good, but I think I would have to agree with Mark (SteelWheel) - the one on the upper right is my favorite. I like the way the stripe is used and the way it isn't. The bent handle to keep it from being a boring old straight handle with the stripe is a clever design element. The tiger stripes are purty also. there is nothing there I don't admire.

 

[Mike Davis]

Nice work! It's good to see another spoon carver here. :icon_thum

 

[Dean Maiorano]

Nice stuff Mike, keep 'em coming.

Years (decades) ago, I carved spoons and no one wanted them. It's been nice to see such honest work and obvious utility receive more attention since then. I couldn't give the things away at that time and as the years have passed carved utensils have even received front page focus in some of the woodworking magazines. Funny how the world turns (and carves!).

I've used olive oil and yes, it goes rancid with time.