Quick two toned spoon

[Ryan Mooney]

Just a real quick spoon knocked out after work last night. Not 100% sure on the wood, its whatever I got out of a friends tree - we have a shortish list but aren't positive on the ID. This is an "eating" style spoon more or less. and about 6" long.

 

[Brent Dowell]

 

[Mohammad Madha]

Very nice for one evening's work.

 

[Paul Douglass]

Very nice spoons. What tool(s) do you whittle something like a spoon with?

 

[Rob Keeble]

Very nice I am definitely going to have a go at a spoon now. You pushed the final button. Thanks

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Very nice spoons. What tool(s) do you whittle something like a spoon with?

bandsaw to rough the outside shape.

a couple of gouges to rough the bowl

roughed the handle shape with a drawknife (but other tools work fine as well) and refined with a wide chisel. I've been using a 1" chisel as a carving tool a lot lately for some reason. I like that you can avoid the corners easily with it and do "slicing" cuts. Probably means I need to sharpen up some knives or something

Same wide chisel to do the bulk of removal on the outside of the bowl (play with the drawknife for that but I really need better workholding for that.. thinking of making a shave pony).

made somewhat extensive use of my iwasaki carving file (medium flat, also have a half round and looove both of them) to cleanup the curves and finish the outside of the bowl.

short list:

• bandsaw
• two gouges; a 3/8" wide one for steep cuts and the 1/2 - mostly use these: http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=30024&cat=1,41504
• iwasaki carving file
• Flat bench chisel
• spokshave makes it faster but optional.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Nice-looking spoon, Ryan,

I looked it up and confirmed my suspicions...that's clearly dunnowood.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

I looked it up and confirmed my suspicions...that's clearly dunnowood.

Good call Vaughn, I was really torn between that and whatzitwood but I think you've nailed it.