Applewood utensils

Nice spoon.
I got my first piece of applewood this past week after a bad wind and ice storm that passed through – a tree at the university where I work got hit pretty hard, and I have a couple pieces that should be big enough for even a couple small bowls. I’ve started making a spoon, finished the ax work, ready to start with the knife. It’s a nice wood, interesting combination of light and dark, and also with streaks of pink through it. As you mentioned, it seems to carve quite well, although it is not easy to split.

-- Jeremy, in the Acadian forests

Yeah man, I just scored some apple limbs for spoons as well. Been carving with it for years, it’s one of my favorites. The only bummer I’ve found with it is that it seems to get punky pretty quickly. The limbs that I just sawed up had been piled up behind a shed for about a year, and some of it was unusable due to rot. Bummer.

very nice work. Love them all, but this is my favorite.

-- keeping myself entertained ... Humor and fun lubricate the brain

Like wooden spoons and yours came out really pretty and well shaped. Great job!