Spoon-making in a day

STEPS TO SPOON MAKING

 The tools and the wood to be carved. 

At the top centre is a part of  a  branch from a dead Cherry tree from our garden. Starting from left: cut-proof gloves, carving knives with curved and straight blade, sable multi purpose knife,  Hand hatchet, beeswax-linseed oil mix

Above:  Splitting of the branch into vertical halves

Below: The shaving off  the bark from the branch (to make a spoon)

Below: The outline for spoon to be made

Below: Scooping out the wood with curved blade knife

Below: Sanding the wood after carving, with 3 different grits...from rough to smooth

Below: Spoon held in  clamp to scoop out the wood comfortably and safely

Above: Spoon after sanding

Below: Spoon after waxing

Below: Final spoon: after carving, scooping, sanding and waxing

Above is a spoon he made today October 28, 2018.

 Start and Finish?

Working with wood is the latest of a long string of my husband's hobbies.His hobbies both excite and exasperate me. The exasperation is because  tools & incomplete projects of his ex-hobbies lay scattered around the house, swallowing precious space.


This spoon is not just the product of a hobby. It's something which kept him engaged & happy. But,  most importantly... it kept us from getting on each others nerves...when inclement weather kept us indoors.
 He whittled  the wood  as I cooked and  photographed  the birth of the spoon.

All in all, a non-argumentative, peaceful and productive Sunday!