These are some spoons that I recently carved. Most of them are carved out of alder, one out of birch. They are finished with linseedoil org tungoil. These ones ar for eating and carved in Swedish style with a curved handle so they are very comfortable to eat. The bowl is carved 1 mm thin so it has a good “mouthfeel”, the bowls are so thin that the light shines trough them.
I first hew them out of wood with an axe and then I smooth them out with a knife and a crook-knife (also called spoon knife). I finish them with scraping steel and sometimes sandingpaper. Then drying, oiling, more drying… and they are ready to use….
This is a picture of a small eatingspoon with my carving knife.
This is a spatula, coffeescoop and a stirringspoon. The coffeescoop is made out of hazelnut, sourced in my own backyard.
Forest of Food 
Fri 11-Sep 2009 at 09:51:49
Wow very nice spoons, and handcrafted!! Congrats.
I really like the Swedish carved in them.
Sun 13-Sep 2009 at 20:01:22
Thank you, They are all Swedish inspired indeed.
Fri 11-Sep 2009 at 16:00:24
I like your spoons, I know, carving wood is terapheutic. My hudsband also carves his site is escultorcarloni.com.ar we like to think that art is cheaper than a visit to the psicologist.
I visited your site thanks to an invitation from Marian.
Mariel, in Argentina
Sun 13-Sep 2009 at 20:00:26
I Mariel, thanks for the compliments. Your husband works on a bit larger scale I see! But yes carving wood therapeutic. I think any art or craft where you gradually change the shape is therapeutic in a way, whether clay, metal or wood.
Fri 11-Sep 2009 at 20:55:41
I visit your blog to an invitatiioin from Marian. Your spoons are very beautiful, tía Elsa.
Tue 03-Nov 2009 at 20:20:51
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