r/Spooncarving

I haven't really seen any carvers use the hook knife to create facets on the handles so I figured I would give it a shot. I am hoping the video shows the concave cuts.

I actually really like how this design turned out and I think it will be my go-to for eaters. The third one that has the spine along the back was the first prototype which is why it's different than the others. The concave back sits better on the knuckle in my opinion.

All black cherry, knife finish and burnished, 4 coats of RMP half and half.

I made this left-handed cherry eating spoon for a left-handed friend. Knife finished and burnished. Coated with linseed oil.

My first collection of spoons/scoops from black cherry.

Sanded, oil, wax.

Serving spoon from the branch of a mature Eastern White Cedar (also known as Green Giant or Arborvitae). It It was surprisingly hard and carved very well. The branch was almost entirely heartwood, which likely contributed to the hardness.

I’m still new to the hobby, and havent worked with an actual piece of tree before. My previous pieces were pre-cut spoon blanks.
But I got a little log from the tree-scaping crew, it is probably some type of maple. I left it outside, in record heat, for about 10 days.
But it already has some visible cracks on the end.
Is it still usable? How do you figure out how far it has dried out already, before sinking a lot of time into the piece?
I’ve started roughing it out with a cheap axe I sharpened.

Hi guys, toady I tried craving a spoon and then torching it (using candle😄) and then sanding it. What do you think? Any tips or feedback will be helpful.

Thanks and have a great day.

Its a sad day to see a great tool go, but everything comes to an end, maybe i’ll turn this fella into a froe, but for now, any recommendations? can’t live without a nice drawknife after all

Just finished a kåsa I'm quite proud of!

This one is made from a Masur Birch Burl I harvested myself locally - it features a reindeer antler inlay, kolrose'd with a simple but traditional basket weave design and a reindeer leather strap for carrying. Finished with a beeswax and linseed mixture. Made only with hand tools.

This one is a huge step for my kåsa craft in terms of the quality of the finished product - and the process of making it has further increased my respect for the masters of the craft immensly. There are some exceptionally detailed kåsas and superb wood workers out there - which is a huge inspiration for me.

Now the only thing remaining is to christen it with, as is tradition, a sizeable cup or single malt!

Basic basswood but needed a scoop cause the one we had scooped peas and thats it.

My first foray into utensil hand carving carving, mostly experienced in woodturning so I'm used to working with bigger logs and green wood. I have made spatulas and salad servers on the lathe before. Found someone getting rid of a cherry tree, it had been cut for about a week when I got it.

Split the log by hand, and cleaned up the pieces on the bandsaw.

I don't have the time to carve anything right now, and won't be able to work 20+ pieces at once. All are tightly wrapped in plastic, end grain painted with a bit of glue, and will be stored in my freezer until I can use them. I don't want to keep bins of water around that I can forget about and turn into swamps.

I know how much fruit wood like cherry can warp and crack, an old method of stabilizing roughed out bowls and vessels in woodturning is to boil them for 1hr per inch of wall thickness. This breaks open the wood cells and allows them to release the bound water much faster, while relaxing the lignin and allowing the wood to dry without warping as much. Has anyone ever tried boiling their spoons before?

I've had this one sitting around for a while, I finally decided to finish it