Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
A Spoon!
Brad in Ottawa
>Here's my attempt at a spoon inside an hour... almost! I didn't think I would be able to participate but unfortunately my plans changed and I was not able to go to the Tools of the Trade Show in Toronto (an Old Tool Sale.)
Instead I was able to get almost an hour in the shop. Here's my starting point:
Re: A Spoon! At 15 Min
Brad in Ottawa
>I realised shortly after starting that I should get a drawknife. (At least that's a justification for a new tool!)
Re: A Spoon!
Brad in Ottawa
>After 25 minutes I noticed a red dye (iron-based) that comes from a biological source. I quickly found the source.
I had been rubbing my finger against the bench, cutting my finger open slightly.
Re: A Spoon! At 40 minutes
Brad in Ottawa
>Here I am at 40 plus minutes...
Re: A Spoon! At 3 hours...
Brad in Ottawa
>Not much progress... almost none in fact! I haven't had time to go sharpen my carving tools.
I plan on sharpening Tuesday and doing the remainder. I expect that I will easily exceed one hour with the carving and finishing. What a blast!
Brad
I think you win a Purple Heart for
Victor Parisian
>injuries in the line of duty... enemy fire?
Hope it heals quickly.
Great start on the spoon by the way.
Regards
Victor - who spent way to much money at the Houston Woodworking Show
Re: A Spoon!
Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX
>We allow injury timeouts, so please post again when you're done. Looking good so far.
Pam
Bio-Hazard Alert!!!
Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida
>Ouch!
Seriously, it looks like you are making good progress towards a spoon that will actually hold a pancake's-worth of batter.