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I have carved Ebony a few time and had such a hard time with it. So I decided to carve this from basswood and used some flat black spray paint for the BBQ. I sprayed 3 coats of flat black to make sure it was completely covered then 5 coats of 500 degree clear engine paint for a high gloss finish.
I think it turned out to look like Ebony but the weight factor gives it away as Ebony is very heavy.
Thanks for looking.
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Another Spectacular Jim.
The shiny black finish is very nice !
 

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I've always been partial to these types of carved spoons….I think they're called "love spoons" if I'm not mistaken. This one turned out great, and I love the look of the finish! Good work! : )
 

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So Jim, did you have to torch it before painting? Basswood is such a bugger for sanding. Very beautiful job on this though.
 

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Jordan- I had'nt thought of torching it first, but I bet that would have cut down on the sanding between black coats…thanks for the tip.
Thanks Kol's Lady, and yes they are called Love spoons. I carved this one as a learning stick for a good friend to look at while she carved hers. She is getting close so I jacked it back to finish it then I will return it in hopes she will get inspired to finish hers.
Thanks for the kind comments.
 

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Looks too complicated for me.

Great job!!!!!!
 

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Wauuu.
 

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Beautiful carving indeed.
 

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Something different. Really works though. Very sleek.
 

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Great job, Jim! It looks fantastic. You should look into some of Charles Neil's tips on ebonizing lumber, good stuff and I'd trust him.
 

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Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments.
I believe every kind of wood has its own beauty, but i also think basswood in most cases looks better covered up by something other than waxes or polys.
Kristoffer- I will look into that and thanks for the advise.
You can get easy to carve patterns here… http://www.carvingpatterns.com/spoons/spoons-1.htm
 

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Very nice love spoon. I'v only been carving a little over a year but hope to try one of these soon myself. The paint certainly worked, but have you ever considered using india ink? There are several ways to ebonize wood, but the best I've seen so far has been using india ink. People have had good results even using a black felt tip marker. Lots of info using Google. ;)
 
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