Split it in half . . .
the one at the back had a bit of wild grain and hasn't split very straight.
Then carve out the bowl . . .
These were originally going to be salad servers! but they've come out looking more like scoops or kasas or kuksas.
I was shaving some spatulas afterwards and this amazing Celtic Shaving appeared - I've been fascinated by this kind of thing since I was a kid.
It probably says something in Arabic . . .
5 comments:
Hi Robin,
I have seen a lot of spoons made from split turnings over the years and they have all been poor designs. Yours is wonderful. How much? I would like one.
Those in the photo aren't actually finished really - need a bit more shaping and refining.
Of course you can buy one Rob - how about £20?
Great, I can collect when we meet at the Turners Dinner or the APT AGM.
Robin
Really nice work Robin. I would like to see them when they are completed.
Hi Robin, excellent pictures of the spoons. I particularly like the way you've added some shape to the handle - great thinking batman. I recently had a go at making spoons this way as well and thought it quite promising - considering its my first attempt. I did them because it allowed me to take something to work on while I was away for a week - and it worked really well, just packed the blanks in shavings in a plastic bag and worked one a day. I was using birch . Thanks for inspiring me to continue and I will try to do a couple of decent ones for the AGM.
cheers
Mark
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