Shed Plan

Spoon making

Hi Everyone,

As I mentioned earlier Ive recently injured one of my knees and Ive had to stay off of it so I havent done any turning lately. So I decided to do a little spoon carving instead.

Heres a photo:


A spoon was the very first thing I ever made many, many years ago and Ive been thinking of taking it up again. The top two spoons in the photo are made out of basswood (similar to lime wood or linden wood for those of you in the UK or overseas) and the bottom one was made out of birch. The spoon in the middle is a large kitchen spoon and it has a nicely curved handle and bowl. Its long enough not to slip into a pan or pot while cooking. The bottom spoon was made out of birch and while its a little shorter in length, I think I prefer this wood for spoons. Its hard and closed grained and it sands smoothly. Im going to need to final sand these and then give them a thin coat of salad bowl finish.

Well re-visit spoon making in future postings as it seems to be a popular activity, especially in Britain.

As my knee is improving Ill probably begin doing some turning next week. I have some platters and cutting boards to make and well do those together.

More later,

VW