More Spoons

[ogato]

A couple of the more interesting spoons I’ve made in recent months –

Camphor Laurel Spoon with a loop handle
Camphor Laurel Spoon with a small Red Cedar Spoon
Gardenia Spoon
Camphor Laurel ‘Leaf’ Spoon
Silky Oak ‘Kidney’ Spoon
Silky Oak 2 Bowl Spoon

Inspired by American spoon guru, ‘Spoontaneous’.

Jeff

(Facebook: Jeff Fraser – Wood Turner)

[Cliff Rogers]

I like your choice of background for the photos.

[artful bodger]

^^^ So do I, they make the spoons look like some sort of lizardish creatures.

[HuonPhil]

I like these. Particularly the feeling that the designs are at the same time informed by and imposed on the raw material.

[Robson Valley]

Very natural and botanical shapes. The absence of conventional design is nice to see.

[ogato]

I like these. Particularly the feeling that the designs are at the same time informed by and imposed on the raw material.

Thanks Phil
The wood, for the most part, does play a lead role in the shape and design, and generally I find that when I follow the wood, I do get better results.
Jeff

[ogato]

Very natural and botanical shapes. The absence of conventional design is nice to see.

Thanks RV, I did try doing a conventional shape - once. But I much prefer the odd and different.
Jeff

[Robson Valley]

I did 70 spoons and 30 forks for sale. Burnt out and quit. None appeared as the store-bought crap.
There's nothing "odd" about what you carved. Different, yes. Appealing, yes.
Carve what you see in the wood. This is a completely understandable practice in Pacific Northwest
carving. I confess I can do little, otherwise.
Carry on, sir.

[Robthechisel]

Beautiful designs, I love the flow of the grain complementing the shapes and taking away the rigid wood look. Great work.

[Simplicity]

I'm not in to spoons .
Why would you bother .
Now I see why I've just been smacked on the back of the head and told to be open minded .
There WOW .
Well done

[Kidbee]

Very artistic Jeff. Are you selling them through some gallery?

[ogato]

I'm not in to spoons .
Why would you bother .
Now I see why I've just been smacked on the back of the head and told to be open minded .
There WOW .
Well done

Thanks Simplicity,
Gotta say that I had no interest in spoons either (mainly did woodturning) til asked to assist a learner carver source some wood and get started making a spoon. While helping her, I had a bit of a go myself and one thing lead to another . . . . etc etc
For me, it's a nice diversion from the other stuff I play at, and I get to use lots of the off-cut wood I would otherwise throw out or burn.
And sometimes I get lucky and finish up with a satisfying end result.

Jeff

[ogato]

Very artistic Jeff. Are you selling them through some gallery?

Thanks Kidbee

I have small displays of my spoons at a couple of galleries in the area -
* Artisans Gallery, Eumundi http://artisanseumundi.com/
* Pomona Railway Station Gallery http://www.pomonartgallery.com/
Cheers
Jeff

[Robson Valley]

Perhaps another step in exploration = carve REALLY BIG spoons with no handles at all = dishes.