Spooons

These all look very cool

Great job, looks good

-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.

Very nice!

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Nice looking work on all of these!

-- "Always continue to learn, laugh and share!" JJW

Really nice collection of spoons….... I never received mine. <grin> I’m sure it was a simple overlook.

I was wondering about the wood and after having looked it up, that is when I ‘remembered’ you live in New Zealand. No wonder I didn’t know it.

My favorite of the bunch is third from right in the first photo. My address is….

-- I just got done cutting three boards and all four of them were too short. (true story)

What is the drying process in the microwave? Was the branch just cut recently, than you put it in the microwave? How does that process work?

-- Lacy Lane Studio

You’ve been busy. I like the spatula with the wavy handle. Hand carving is nice on a sunny day out on the deck.

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Wow! Nice collection of spoons and I’m sure everyone was pleased after receiving one. Good work.

helluvawreck aka Charles
http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

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Thanks guys.
Lacy Lane – the microwave drying was only born out of impatience. Pohutukawa is a hardwood and I had cut the branch (maybe 8 inches diameter) perhaps a month earlier so was quite wet. The first spoon I microwaved for 5 min and it split. The next time I did it for 30secs and took it out to cool. I did this about 10 times over a day or two and each time it drew more moisture out. Seemed to work but patience would be better.

Murch you are right – there is something very fulfilling about hand carving.

Thanks to members – Spoontaneous and jjw5858 – for tips and inspiration.

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great spoons!!

-- Marty.Athens,AL

Nice work spoons are tricky they look great

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