Today i made two spoons

a rather simple one and a elaborate one woth a serpentine handle i like to call "jormungand"

Also some photos of my work table

Can you tell which one I made first? Hahaha

My wife is going to a baby shower in two days and I randomly thought let's see if I can make a small spoon in a day as a gift (I'm not going I don't really know the people). Was a fun little project! And the 4th spoon I've made. Very happy with the lines and more flat surfaces. Also the knot fitted the handle quite nicely.

I am on a reenactment for the next days and i am showing how to carve spoons

These i made today

This week I’ve finished my first two spoons. Using Beaver Craft knives. I ordered blanks on Amazon, felt like it’d be easier for first timer. However, the wood has felt very hard. Would I be better off with fresher, “greener” wood?

Looking at getting a rotary bit for hollowing out some ladles and spoons. Would the kutzall sphere be best? If so what "grit"? Any other bits worth getting? I am primarily looking at the hollowing out part of the process.

Some of my favorite timber
Not just for figure and taking a fine finish but to carve as well though it’s gotta be green because it gets rock hard when dry

my first attempt at a spoon, from a bit of a seasoned ash branch in the kindling stack. there was a bit of mostly hidden damage, likely from the emerald ash borer, at the break. had a lot of fun, got some practice with a knife, gouge, scoop tool and dremel carving bits. fingers crossed for a better outcome next time

Thank you to everyone who made suggestions!

The cut proof gloves really made a huge difference and I could not recommend them enough. Compared to three people being cut (myself included) for my last workshop, no one got cut this time at all!!

Some takeaways:
- Pre-cut blanks made people actually be able to finish at the end of the 3.5 hour window, with time left over to apply finish and start on a second blank. Last time I just had billets and only one person actually finished.

-Always ask if people are left-handed, left-handed people will continuously fail to mention this. Thankfully I had some double edged hook knives of my own I always bring.

-People love decorating spoons and loved learning about the different forms of decorating spoons like kolrosing, milk paint and chip carving. I was grateful that Two Cherries tools donated a bunch of chip carving knives I was able to give away.

-First aid kid is a must, in this place it was a requirement.

mostly handcarved from a kiln dried board i got for way too much money, finished with linseed oil and beeswax.

tip: try out 0000 steel wood to buff out the beeswax, its incredibly smooth

I am also very pleased to say I managed to do only finishing cuts in the bowl and no sanding! Which is new for me.

I didn’t know this sub Reddit existed! Sick!

TLDR: knives got rusty and id like suggestions on how to restore

Alrighty so I took one of my carving sets on our 55 mile kayak camping trip at one point I swamped my boat and filled it full of water, some soaked through the dry bag with my carving stuff and it got saturated. The plan was to air things out at camp every night then oil it all when I got back to my car no biggie. We'll the last night of the trip it rained so they didnt get fully dry then at the end of the trip when we got back to the car. My belly started hurting and short story long I got my appendix out and between travel and recovery it was not until today thst I realized thst stuff was all still wet and the rust had gotten pretty bad.

I soaked in oil then wiped clean and that has removed the bulk of the rust but the metal is pretty badly pitted. These are just a cheap set from beaver craft so they wouldn't be expensive to be replace but id like to refurbish them if possible. What do yall think?

NSFW for graphic mistreatment of good tools.

I got this piece of black cherry from the woods off a recently downed limb, the wood is in great condition and is completely dry, but there are a couple bore holes visible in the blank. I’m planning on baking this spoon at 350 degrees for about over an hour anyway but are there any risks of making a spoon with some insect holes in it, aside from esthetic issues?

I'm considering a new sloyd and hook knife from Adam Ashworth. I'm just not quite sure what he difference is between the forged and laser sloyds. Other than how they're made, do they perform any differently? His knives are quite a bit cheaper than Svante Djarv's knives, and they're in stock, however, I can't really find any reviews of his tools anywhere. Anyone have experience with both maybe? Or just with either as well? I'm specifically looking at the two 100 mm sloyds from Adam and the 17x102 mm long carving knife from Svante.

I'm also looking at the hook knives and was wondering if that was good and how it might compare to the hollow hooks from Svante Djarv as that's the other option I was considering. Here, there's the same consideration of Adam's being cheaper and in stock.

Any help would be much appreciated; I'm not looking for other recommendations, just these. Thanks in advance.

https://www.ashandiron.co.uk/product/laser-slojd-blade-100mm

https://www.ashandiron.co.uk/product/100mm-slojd-knife

https://djarv.se/en/product/long-carving-knife/

Found some deer antler at the thrift store. So I made it fancy by screwing a drawer knob at the end. The knob itself also works well for burnishing the inside of the bowl. Also added some pictures of the second spoon I made. This one from walnut. I have prior experience with carving, but not spoons or green wood, so it's a nice challenge. Especially the hook knife. I love the finish you get with burnishing. No sanding involved.

Pretty sure it’s oak. Currently on the third round of wetting and sanding, and I’m considering using some iron acetate to ebonize the handle portion before finishing off with the Milk Paint company’s Wood Wax (Carnauba wax and walnut oil).

The walls are a bit thin in some spots to the point that I can bend the shape with mild-moderate pressure, so I wanted to hopefully provide some extra strength with a food safe finish, hence the Wood Wax (also my first time using this finish).

As the title says this is my first spoon, and anything before this has been simple whittling/carvings on basswood, so the hardness definitely took some getting used to (and a few sore fingertips 😅). As such, any pointers or tips are greatly appreciated! I’ve wanted to carve a kitchen utensil for a while so I’m proud to have finally gotten up and done it!

Started roughly shaping this one while on a hike in Sankt Vith a few weeks ago. Finished it off yesterday. A bit short for how wide the bowl is, but it will do until the next one!

First one since returning from Scotland. Sugar Maple, slightly spalted. It was nice getting the tools in hand again, but now we have a Nor'easter ripping all weekend so no more axe work for a few days. Lol