| Project by CSlabon | posted 135 days ago | 372 views | 1 time favorited | 5 comments |  |
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I finally finished my spoon. I don’t think I can make it better but it could get a lot worse.(LOL) My friend Jimthecarver seemed to be having so much fun so I thought I’d take a stab at it. Well it was a learning experience. I learned a lot of lessons the most important being: don’t carve any more spoons. My hats off to ya Jim it’s not as easy as it looks. The wood is from an old pallet, I think its ash.(lots of jokes there) Finished with linseed oil and poly.
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a1Jim
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posted 135 days ago
Very nice spoon great carving
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com
JohnnyVee
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posted 135 days ago
It is a nice spoon. I took a carving course from one of the best love spoon carvers around, David Western, and it was hard but an absolute blast… that reminds me, I should finish that spoon I started and put it up under projects.
Don’t give up on it now. Try using a “friendlier” wood like basswood or pine… ash is mighty hard to be doing this with. Just my two cents worth…
-- John ..."Measure twice, cut once and always do a finger count right after that..."
Jimthecarver
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posted 135 days ago
Hey it looks good….now that you have the first one out of the way why not try a larger one?
Try some Olive that woud be beautiful.
I think you have pulled it off nicely Chris!
-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.
jockmike2
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posted 134 days ago
Beautiful spoon, very good for a first. I would’nt stop now. Like JV said use a softer wood. Ash is hard as a rock. Thats why they make axe handles out of it.
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com
Evie
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posted 130 days ago
Hay my friend, that is a butte. love how you did the edge. very pretty wood. and all around nice spoon. you are my inspiration.
-- If you don't learn from the past, your doomed to repeat it.