hollowing the spoon
First off, I want to thank everyone for the kind response to the spoons. It is much appreciated. The first batch is gone, so I have gathered a few more that are photographed and posted them here. Same as before, if you’d like one, drop me an email or make a comment right here. All the comments make it to my inbox anyway – so either method gets here. First come, first spooned. If for some crazy reason these go as quickly as before, don’t worry. there’s at least 20 more in the basket at my feet…and more in the works besides. I’m going to carve these whether anyone buys them or not.
All of the spoons are hand-made; using hatchets & knives. All have some chip-carving on the handles. Woods include cherry, birch, sycamore and some odds & ends. Finish is food-grade linseed oil (flax oil). Shipping is an additional charge of $ 6.00 in the US. Payment is either check or paypal. Email me at peter.follansbee@verizon.net if you would like any of these, or with questions.
Meanwhile, if you want to see me carve some spoons, watch this episode of Roy Underhill’s PBS show The Woodwright’s Shop http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/video/3100/3108.html
Also I will be adding some new boxes for sale soon. Great for hiding the clutter around the house. Ours are brimming with stuff…
So here is batch two of the spoons – pictures first, then description & price. Write w any questions. If you know someone with too many plastic spoons in their kitchen, set them straight. Send them a link.
spoon # 13
spoon # 13 back view
SPOON # 13 = large birch serving/cooking spoon. L: 14″ , width of bowl is 3″. Almost translucent in the bowl, an effect often achieved with birch. $60. SOLD
spoon # 15
spoon # 15 rear view
SPOON # 15. Also birch, a straight-sectioned blank. Shovel-shaped bowl. L: 11 7/8″ and width of bowl is 2 1/2″ $45. SOLD
spoon # 17
spoon # 17 profile
spoon #17 bowl
one more view of spoon # 17
SPOON # 17 – so big it gets four pictures. This one falls in that spoon/sculpture category. Carved from a crook of birch, it’s about 14″ long. the bowl is 2 3/4″ at its widest point. A special serving spoon. $75. SOLD
spoon # 21
spoon # 21 profile
SPOON #21 – another in a series of birch crooks. This one nearly got a hole in it, light shines through the bowl in one spot. I caught it just in time. A favorite small ladle/serving spoon. L: 8 3/4″ width of bowl 2 1/2″ $50 SOLD
spoon # 23
SPOON # 23 Finally, a spoon small enough to eat with! Holly L: 7 1/4″ width of bowl 1 3/4″ $30. SOLD
spoon # 24
spoon # 24 profile
SPOON # 24 – a small curving spoon of birch. L: 8 1/2″ width of bowl 1 3/4″ Room for initials on the handle if you’d like. Or a short name. $ 30 SOLD
spoon # 25
spoon # 25 rear view
SPOON # 25 – another eatin’ spoon. Cherry this time, one of my favorite local woods for spoons. The dark heartwood is centered right in the bowl both inside & out. L: 8 1/2″ Width of bowl 1 3/4″ $30. SOLD
spoon # 26
spoon # 26
SPOON # 26 – another birch eating spoon. A whole run of my chip-carving vocabulary just about… L: 9 1/4″ width of bowl 1 7/8″ $ 30. SOLD
spoon # 5
spoon # 5
SPOON # 5 - this one belonged in the first batch, but got left behind. Lost in a basket-full. Cherry, showing the great color of the heartwood. L: 9″ width of bowl 2 1/4″ $ 30. SOLD
spoon # 27
spoon # 27 top view
SPOON # 27 – smallest for last. A cherry crook. One of my favorites, a small serving or eating spoon. L: 6″ width of bowl 2″ + $ 40. SOLD
August 2, 2012 at 9:32 pm
I’ll take number 5
August 2, 2012 at 9:34 pm
I didn’t even get away from the desk! Thanks, Greg. Send an address, etc & I’ll take care of it. Thanks, Peter
blog: http://pfollansbee.wordpress.com/
August 2, 2012 at 9:48 pm
Hi Peter, I’d love to get Spoon #27 if its available. -Kevin Cwalina
August 3, 2012 at 6:49 am
Hi Kevin
#27 is yours. Paypal OK? I’ll send it out on Monday probably.
Thanks again Peter
blog: http://pfollansbee.wordpress.com/
August 3, 2012 at 8:00 am
paypal is good for me.
August 2, 2012 at 9:53 pm
I’ll take #24 .
August 2, 2012 at 10:02 pm
If anyone is interested in some more spoons, then visit my blog at nitrousair.blogspot.com Thanks! It would be great if you stop by just to take a look, I’m 16 and carve spoons, kuksas, and bowls. Trying to earn some extra bucks to pay off my tools.
August 2, 2012 at 10:43 pm
I’ll take #26
August 3, 2012 at 12:43 am
Can i have #25?
August 3, 2012 at 9:23 am
I’d like #13 because I’m left-handed!
August 3, 2012 at 10:08 am
I’d like to buy #23#23grapes if it’s still available … your objets d’ bois sure fly … I’m just not quick enough for this forum/format … bought a Welsh spoon the other day (online) waiting for it to arrive … seller didn’t know what species it’s from … general reckoning? …
Thanks again,
Scott
August 3, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Love the spoons Peter. 1 question what type of knife do you usr for the chip carving?
August 4, 2012 at 10:29 am
I would like #17. How do I pay for it and give you shipping info?
Gkvanderhorst@gmail.com
August 4, 2012 at 11:19 pm
Hey Peter — if it’s still available, I’ll take #21!
September 6, 2012 at 11:36 am
I absolutely LOVE this spoon! Of course, the first thing my wife said is “We’ll have to put that out so it can be seen, but never used – it’s too pretty!”
September 6, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Ha…my wife did the same thing to me. Thought I was buying users when in fact I was buying wall hangers.
September 6, 2012 at 12:20 pm
But it looks wonderful sitting on the display shelf in a nice natural-edge bowl I turned from Palo Verde wood.
August 5, 2012 at 1:28 am
Someone buy 15!!! Must…resist.
August 5, 2012 at 6:38 am
but think…you can save on shipping – 2 for one!
PF
August 5, 2012 at 6:44 am
plus it;s the last one of the batch, all by itself.
PF
August 5, 2012 at 10:03 am
Arrgh! Send it!
August 31, 2012 at 8:31 pm
That’s great that your selling your spoons. I’ve been carving them by the dozens when I’m not making kuksas. Your woodwright’s shop episode really helped unlock some of the ‘secrets’ of spoon carving for me. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Also, I ended up with a nice crook for my viking axe I emailed you about. Let me know if you need a crook or two. I have a couple.
Thanks again Peter!
September 1, 2012 at 3:02 am
All gone! I’m interested in one. Let me know if I can see some photos. It’d be great to have a spoon from a different maker.
September 13, 2012 at 9:32 am
Hello Peter,
Looks like I missed my opportunity with your spoons. Hope to see new spoons for sale in the future. I’ll keep my eyes open.
December 13, 2012 at 5:31 pm
You make beautiful spoons! I’m on a fixed income and can’t afford your spoons (you do have to make a living for Pete’s sake). It’s wonderful seeing a master’s work. I hope to try my hand at spoons in the near future. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!