Found a log, now what? Spoons and Spatulas?
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I think it might be black cherry, it looks similar to other googled images for black cherry bark.
Can anyone confirm? The sawdust is the color of poached salmon.
Is it a candidate for a spoon and spatula project? What is the best way to break it down further?
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You must be logged in to view attached files.1 April 2015 at 4:00 pm #126151Hi Jim,
It’s certainly a candidate! Paul has a good video on how to turn a log into a spoon blank using an axe. This should get you started:
Have fun!
George.
Thanks George! I cut off a 1 1/4 thick board using a garden variety bow saw and followed up with an axe to shape a blank, an upper body workout as Paul might say. The axe actually worked surprisingly well.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.It’s getting there. I ended it with a hybrid spoon/spatula call is a spoontula.
My understanding is that when carving greenwood you get the shape to within 95%, let it dry and then finish it up. Is that correct? Any hints on drying would be welcome.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.Hi All,
It has been a busy spring and not in the woodworking way ;-( I was able to make some progress on my spoons project and was able to fashion 4 wooden utensils from 1/2 of the found log.
Here are my finished:
– Spoontula
– Long handled tasting spoon
– Spoon
– ScoopI used whatever tools I had to get it done, gouges, chisels, spokeshave, axe, pruning saw, scrapers, knife and of course the old #4. The finish food safe mineral oil.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.28 June 2015 at 9:34 pm #128109Spoontula – I got a real kick out of that.
Great job on these. I really like the deep spoon and the scoop. And the color really came out when oil was put on.
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