My collection of wooden spoons and forks

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Mistakes were made!

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YouTube comment banned me for a day. Lol

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A whole mess of birch things I finished over the last week for a craft fair this weekend.

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This is my actual first spoon. Either everyone here is an amazing woodworker or they lie about their first.

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Set of Black Walnut Cooking Utensils

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A few Christmas presents I made.

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2023 spoons

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My first makers market!

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Christmas themed makers market; last time I sold nothing so wish me luck!

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My most recently finished birch spoon

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The first one I‘m kind of proud of!

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Scottish thistle spoon.

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Spalted American beech

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Progress over a few years

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My first spoon from green wood! How do I dry it? Do I wait before applying oil?

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A walnut teaspoon and a scoop with my first attempt at Kolrosing!

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wife asked for a spatula-spoon “with some whimsy”

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One more lil one today

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Tried toasting a spoon for the first time 😂

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Wish me luck, buds!

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Wood is good

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Eating spoon, made from mystery wood, most likely poplar. With my first attempt at a basket weave kolrosing on the handle...

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Coffee Scoop from Crab Apple Root

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My first spoon. Made from ash.

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does it still count as carved if I used a Dremel to even out the inside of the scoop end? I don't have the right tools yet but look! I did it! it took me all day, but I did it! I'm so freaking proud right now

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Another makers market (with my girlfriend as sales assistant)

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Walnut spoons

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Walnut scoop I made with hand tools

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Second attempt at spoon carving and it felt like I was carving the spoon with a spoon, instead of a knife. Help!

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Maple eaters I finished yesterday

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Chalk painted eating spoons

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I need help with pricing. I made these for myself but have had inquiries about selling. I probably have 3-4 hrs per.

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The next one from apricot wood is finished

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Spoons 5 and 6, carved from poplar. To sand or not to sand seems to be a hot topic. Personally, I’m a sander - my spoons look like garbage before I sand the Hell out of them. But I also don’t intend to “use” any of them. For now they’re strictly ornamental.

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I couldn't narrow it down to just one spoon. I like making things. All the wood I harvested from local trees that were cut: Live Oak, Pecan, and Cuban Mahogany. I use walnut oil when I'm done. I haven't done any fancy carving yet as I try make functioning spoons.

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My first spoon! Made from green beech from a local tree damaged in a storm a few days ago. I used walnut oil to finish it, it's so much harder than it looks! Not quite as pretty as you guys but it'll work!

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First spoon post

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First spoon done with all carving. Birch, strong as hell, but was tough as hell to work. It was a seasoned piece of firewood. Not sure how I feel about the color, any advice for finishing?

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I’ve been carving for a little over a year. Here’s my work so far minus gifts for friends and family! I’ve been a lurker for awhile and decided to finally post. Cheers to all you fellow spoonpeople and happy carving!

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Well, gifts for friends for New Year are ready

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Slojdpung my wife made for me (Inspired by Gort Ba Slojd)

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My girlfriends first attempt at carving, both mine and hers leaf shapes stirring spoons. Can you guess which is hers?

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How about some chalk painted spoons?

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Magical spoon in a magical place :) What do you think?

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I thought I’d introduce myself. I’m Alex Yerks and I specialize in carving kuksas.

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Heavy duty cooking/serving spoon, right hand in toasted Apple.

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Some eating spoons carved from cherry

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Black walnut ladle and spaghetti spoon.

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Tree of heaven spoon

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What shape of spoon bowl is more convenient? The shape of an egg or an inverted egg?

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First time carved from maple wood. Great wood for making spoons!

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Spoons 2 and 3, made from of an offcut of cheap pine

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I love the smell of baked wood in the evening.

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Beavercraft axe

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Sometimes it’s just about mining your gold.

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Spoon mule

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A few of my recent finished pieces!

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Second go at kolrosing. Messed up the pattern but pleased with the cleaner lines!

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Walnut eating spoons..

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First spoon I’ve carved since toddler was born!

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First time carving bitch

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Cherry salad serving set

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9 months worth of spoons (minus about 20 I’ve either gifted or sold, and the fair few that didn’t make it). I’ve caught the carving bug!

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a new addition to my family, time to figure out how to use it

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Japanese Tools I use for Spoon Carving: L to R, 18mm Deep Bowl Gouge, 21mm Low Bowl Gouge, 15mm Spoon Gouge, 18 mm Spoon Gouge, 10.5mm Spoon Gouge, 6mm Spoon Gouge, 5mm V tool, 6mm U Gouge, Right Handed kiridashi knife, Double Bevel Mikichan Knife, Japanese Carving Knife, shinto rasp, detail saw

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I had a few hours to kill while on vacation with my friends. No idea on what wood this is, I took it from a pile of firewood

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I owned 2 wooden spoons before I picked up this hobby in December 2019. I've given away at least 50 spoons and this is what's left. This is getting out of hand. 😆

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(Bottom to top) First and latest spoons. Can you use water for making wood softer? I'm working on walnut and it's making knives dull really fast. (I'm 15 btw)

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This is the cutest thing I have ever made

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My productivity in 2020

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First time baking a spoon. Happy with the results!

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So it begins! Does anyone know if cedar is okay for spoons? thanks

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I made my first spoon! I love it!

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Black Walnut Teaspoon and Honey Dipper Set

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Salad servers on spalted birch

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Finished a spoon off I posted earlier with some kolrosing. First (proper) go and really enjoyed it.

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Ramspoon

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Quarter cup scoop spoon in curly maple.

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Osage camp spoon, pear wood decorative spoon, cherry ladle, olive wood spatula.

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Starting to get the hang of it... Two spoons carved today

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Behold, my failures.

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I uh.. I think I got a bit carried away? Art deco sharp angles combined with lovely spoony curves.. plus some bowl facets.. I LOVE my new spoon!!!!!

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My first folding spoon thanks to Jane Mickelborough's book!

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Ya'll have cool curved knives so I thought I'd make one too. So far so good. Need me a handle and some elbow grease.

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Problems with carving direction transition areas

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New to this hobby and loving it!

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Has anyone used the Flexcut spoon carving jack?

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Help. How do I get wood not to crack? I cut some 8” diameter x 10” L of apple wood to carve some long soup spoons 6 months ago. Now the logs are all cracked and impossible to get a good spoon out of any log.

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Any love for this olive spoony?

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Hawthorn pocket spoon

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My very first spoon, so proud. It is mesquite wood

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Nothing to see here... Just some spoons.

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Bunch of spoons I carved over the last year. Need to get my hands on some maple to add to the mix.

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Piece of butternut that was very soft, maybe a little too soft. Lots of little fibers still sticking out. First time with this problem, any advice welcome!

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Need help with my technique

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Just a little coffee and salt scoop. Both bone dry walnut, not as fun! But worth it!

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A coffee scoop made from the corner of a fruit box

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What do you use to finish your spoons?

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This little scoop cane from scraps made with a 1.5lb axe and the cheapest wood carving knife set from amazon

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First ever spoon carved

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City Boy Green Wood. Thanks for the tips. Passed two tree trimmers back from a doctor appt. WooHoo!!

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The harder the wood, the more complex shapes want to cut. Interesting pattern

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Christmas spoons and such done for Christmas.

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TIL that ash is a real PITA to use for learning how to carve a spoon.

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My new batch spent a few weeks in the sun and is now ready to use [Cherry - Plum - Chestnut - London Plane - Boxwood] Hope you'll forgive me for the tiny fork!

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Newbie looking for advice pick a wood.

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A Maple Ladle

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Started carving spoons about a month and a half ago. Also, lemon wood???

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Latest Christmas gifts complete - Baked Maple Utensils

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I made a bowl vice according to plans published by Robin Wood. Also good for spoons!

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Lilac spoon out of NH

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Two Osage scoops and a long handled Locust spoon.

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One nearly ready for baking and one with a bit to go yet.

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Oak branch

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As a spoon carver I find I really inspiring to support other carvers who rely on their craft as a living. It's only a small collection at the moment but goodness me they are pretty.

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Three eaters freshly oiled. Two cherry (L) and one sweet birch (R).

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Cypress spoons in mineral oil.

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Posted this the other day in whittling. Everything I made during downtime on a 6 month deployment. Not pictured are 3 other spoons I gifted.

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Help with avoiding tear out? Blades were sharpened, honed, and polished immediately beforehand. The only way I can seem to avoid it is to only pull/push diagonally. This is only my 3rd attempt so any tips are more than welcome. (Wood is maple)

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Party at my moms house! All the spoons you can make!

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I call this one Big Boy. Its a maple server longer than my hand and forearm. Im going to lightly bake it in the oven. We'll see how it turns out.

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Can I use these logs for spoons?

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I’m looking for cheap sloyd blades with a wooden handle or without a handle. The Mora 106 got pretty expensive where I live nowadays (€30+) so I was looking at the beavercraft (€15). Is this a quality knife? How does it compare to Mora?

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First eating spoon. Alder, I think.

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Birch on birch Mora 106s

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I was really happy with how this one was turning out. Oh well 🤷🏻‍♂️

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How do I fix this crack? It needs to be food safe. Cedar wood.

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Another cookin stick

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Quarantaine in The Netherlands.. plenty of time for some carving and decorating!

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Oh the pain!

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what is the best way to remove the bottom end of a spoon blank?

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My first spoon (basswood)

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Small crack—worth continuing?

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I think I have a problem.

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First attempt at a spoon! Tips/suggestions?

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can someone please identify this tree

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3rd attempt happy with this one. Random log from the garden, not sure of type. Stained with olive oil.

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Just finished my first two spoons and id love some feedback!

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Is there a way to fix this crack or use it in a disign

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My first spoon! A little lumpy but made with love. Hope to do more!

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Attempt #1

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Anyone know this wood? Seems to darken with exposure to air, is resinous, and grew in Maryland.

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This is said to be a right handed book knife but how would you use it without pushing against the blade? Am I being stupid?

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Doing a little kolrosing practice before actually trying it on a spoon.

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How to sharpen a hook knife? Advise please?

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Effects of baking vs sunlight on a few spoons

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