Recent Spoon

[LBlake]

Hadn't posted a spoon in a while, so I thought I'd post one I recently finished. It's about 12" long, of walnut. Critique welcome!

[Guest]

Re: Recent Spoon

Exceptional spoon ! Very intricate and well done.

Al

[Dan Wegiel]

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Its beautiful! Excellent job on the spoon!

Dan

[Tom-H]

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OK LBlake, fes up! How long do you have to soak that wood to be able to braid it like that?

Just kiddin! Just Kiddin!

Exceptional!

Tom H

[brent]

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I really like the Celtic braids that have 4 sides to them. I can't tell to good from the pic, does your spoon have that or is the braid round? Either way, it is really nice looking in walnut.

[LBlake]

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Thanks, all!
Brent, if you mean the cross-section of each individual "rope", this one happens to be squared. Here's a picture where you can see better...

[mdallensr]

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Beautiful spoon. Excellent carving of an intricate design. Keep on carving and sharing. Mike

[arfer1943]

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Did you scrollsaw the outline?

[Old Codger]

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That's certainly one of the prettiest Love Spoons I've ever seen! You did an amazing job on carving it and I really like the crisp, clean details... Again, nice job, very nice indeed! Thanks for sharing it with us...
Kenn

[Claude]

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Nice spoon, Laura! I think the square cross-section is a great idea. Did you use a saw to cut out the open areas?

Claude

[SlowMover]

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Thats an amazing display of intricate carving, however it was done. Congrats on a beautifil spoon.

[LBlake]

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Again, thanks!
Yes, I do use a scroll or fret saw. I'm not that good at sawing, so I do end up carving quite a bit where I've sawed to make the shapes right. I really am amazed by those people who have the patience to carve away all that waste wood. Maybe as I get better at carving, or if I start using softer woods, I might abandon the saw.

[Josef]

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Go with what you are comfortable with if you keep producing outstanding work like that! Very intricate detail in a sublime wood. Joe.

[uvawyo]

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That is an awesome spoon
Well done

[toycarver]

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Super job!