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Spoon carving

BY: @cavemanrob | CREATED: Jan. 5, 2018, 4:43 p.m. | VOTES: 8 | PAYOUT: $0.74 | [ VOTE ]

Here is the first spoon I've ever carved.

Money shot first
https://i.imgur.com/RUtcxfR.jpg

I got some carving tools for Christmas, and I thought I'd give them a workout and try my hand at spoon carving.

https://i.imgur.com/qIYzI1g.jpg

It took a few hrs, and I used a drawknife and a spokeshave in addition to the tools shown above. I carved for about an hr and a half total, and then sanding and finish took about another hr.

https://i.imgur.com/NzIq3dI.jpg

The mini Bic is for scale. Its a pretty small spoon, I used some wood I found on the trail walking my dog. Its some kind of cherry, but not sure what kind really.

https://i.imgur.com/b2mfdGW.jpg

The finish is just some coconut oil warmed up and rubbed into the spoon. I wish I had some walnut oil or something different to try, but this was a first attempt at spoon carving, and I'm pretty happy with it. The handle could have used a lot more work, but it feels nice in the hand.

https://i.imgur.com/4G3Jtq7.jpg

Thanks for looking!

"Nobody owns you, Nobody owes you" --unk.

TAGS: [ #carving ] [ #woodworking ] [ #somethingimade ] [ #spoon ]

Replies

@yoginiofoz | Jan. 5, 2018, 5:54 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

My husband made a few spoons. It's harder than one might imagine. I plan on taking a crack at it this year, as well. Great post @cavemanrob!

@cavemanrob | Jan. 8, 2018, 12:47 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Its a lot of time and patience. Like moving meditation. I really enjoyed it.

@jist | Jan. 6, 2018, 10:51 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

That is great for a first go. Be warned carving can get addictive.

@cavemanrob | Jan. 8, 2018, 12:47 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

I'm already hooked. I'd like to do better on the finishing next time, and I think next time might be very soon.

@jist | Jan. 8, 2018, 1:21 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Good that is the attitude to have.

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