Spalted Spoons

I had an afternoon making some spoons , out of a bit of spalted beech . I must be getting better! no blood spilled while carving out these spoons with super sharp tools. The spoons will have to dry out before use, but they look neat with the spalting in the timber ;)

No Excuses

I've been neglecting my bike for a while , but this morning I never made any excuses . I headed off for a cycle and was really glad that I did , see for yourself !!! ;)

Box And Spoon

Here's the heirloom box now all waxed up, and another little apple spoon :)

Something Fun , Something Fancy

I messed around in the shed for a while this week and made these fun guy's out of some Silver Birch.

And I started a little fancy heirloom or jewellery box using some Spalted Beech , this timber always has something to show off. With its amazing grain pattern . Here's where I got too !!! ;)

  

One Little Apple Seed

Well all this and more came from one little apple seed that grew into a tree then died. So working between the cracks I tried to salvage as much as I could from my chunk, that a neighbour handed in. From the widest piece I managed a chopping board then a couple of nice little cups from a cup sized chunk and another scrap told me it should be a spoon. I had a couple of enjoyable afternoons hanging in the shed scooping out these little cups and whittling scrap into a spoon . And there's still a little left! What do you think ;)

Four Horses

Our weather never got much better, so the hobby horses got finished off . With (burr or burl) Elm plugs for eyes, and some fancy soft leather rein's these four horses are ready for new adventures with some little cowpokes  ;)

Maple Horses

I took last weekend off from blogging , as it was (:(: !!!! Matthew's 13th birthday !!!! :) :)
This morning it started out frosty ,then after the frost lifted a nice cold heavy rain took its place .  I braved the rain and toddled down to the shed to start some hobby horses as Christmas is just around the corner . This time I'm using field maple , here they are so far :)