Walnut Spoon - My first carving attempt

Hey Jeff cool spoon well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Hello Jeff
Spoons are really fun to make, many of my relatives have gotten wooden spoons for Christmas over the years.
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You really did a nice job on yours. Excellent surface texture. Nicely sanded and shaped. Crisp work. Well probably last a couple life times.

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What tools did you use ?

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Jeff, I have the same question, what carving tools did you use? Really nice lines, clean and precise. I love the Walnut.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

Looks like a spoon to me! My attempt would probably come out square.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I pretty much used four tools in this piece. A jigsaw to rough cut the spoon shape, my router planer jig to reduce the thickness of the stock. After that was done it was nothing but a U gouge to hollow out the bowl of the spoon and a knife to round the handle and edges of the spoons bowl.

Sanded down to 220 with a focus on making sure the edges blend. I got lucky with how the grain worked out. I really like the lines on the back of the spoon.

Honestly, there wasn’t any detailed carving, this project was to give me some a feel on how to work with carving tools. I’m now looking at making some more detailed carving.

Your first attempt sure came out nice.Very well done!

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

Very nice job and a good way to get used to carving with the grain.

-- Mike, American in Norway

I have done a few spoons, in basswood (easier to carve), so I can really appreciate how well you have done this spoon. It looks perfect!