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"Liberating the spoon from a mere hand-to-mouth existence."

Exploring the creative process within the constraints of the wooden spoon... and sometimes, outside of those constraints.
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'Horse Play' ~ Carved in Australian Banksia wood.

'Huon Horse' ~ Abstract horse scoop carved in Huon Pine.

'Horse' ~ Carved in Maple wood.

Not a 'horse'... but carved in Horse Chestnut.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #whimsical #woodenspoon #sculpture
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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'Humpty' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Basswood with broken eggshells and pigment. Base was Bald Cypress... (maybe).

Same joke as last time..

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
Followed by a brutal winter

#spoon #humpty #spoontaneous #woodworking #sculpture
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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'Knight Templar' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood. This began as just a spoon with a face on it but when I realized I am terrible at carving faces I started poking holes everywhere.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #design #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #wood
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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'Ironwood Scoop'

'Jack Rabbit' ~ Carved in Sapele wood.

'Jasper USB' ~ Wooden spoon with hidden USB.

'Insperable' ~ Carved in Ebony.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #woodwork #wood
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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'Kauri and Koa' ~ With end grain Wenge wood center.

'Juniper Root'

'Jelly Fish' ~ Black Locust burl.

'Jackfruit Female Form'

#spoon #spoontaneous #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #art #craft #design #wood
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Three spoons carved in Lacewood... and a spoon carved with a 'knuckle' from a branch found in a brush pile.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #carving #woodenspoon #knuckle #wood
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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'Ladder Ladle' ~ This was my favorite of the ladder spoons... and maybe one of my favorite pieces overall.

This spoon came from a 'live edge' 5' hockey stick slab of Serviceberry wood that had beautiful grain. The top bark edge is riddled with worm holes (live occupants at the time).
November 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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'Ladder to the Top' ~ Another ladder spoon... this one carved in Serviceberry wood with a Mahogany base and a top of laminated Bloodwood, Ebony and Holly.

The idea was that when you climb the ladder... after a certain balance point you are headed down.

#spoon #ladder #top #woodwork
November 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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'LadderBack' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood. There were 4 or 5 'ladder' themed pieces carved. This wasn't my favorite one but it was probably the most ambitious of the bunch.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #wood
October 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Two for Tuesday...

'Laminated' ~ Carved in Poplar wood with some sort of laminated block of colored wood veneer.

'Leaf Form' ~ Carved in Serviceberry wood... one of my favorite carving woods.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #woodart #carving
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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'Leftovers' ~ A very simple spoon carved from leftover pieces of Walnut and Maple burl. I used a French curve template to draw the lines on both the bowl and handle.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #sculpture #leftovers
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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'Leopard Lizard' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Australian Brown Mallee burl (if I remember).

'Leopard Handle' spoon in Surinam Cherry wood. The idea was good but the dye bled into the side grain. I might try it again with milk paint for a 'cleaner' look.

#spoon #carving #wood #woodenspoon
October 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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All four of these wooden spoons were carved in Lignum Vitae (Latin for 'wood of life').

Known for its medical properties.. and also rated as one of the world's hardest woods (used as ship propeller bearings since the 1800's).

#spoon #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #wood #craft #art
October 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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'Light Hearted' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Oysterwood gifted me by the spoon legend Norm Sartorius.

A small hole trapped between the heartwood and sapwood influenced the design.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #wood #woodart
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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All three of these spoons were carved in Lilac wood. Lilac is a very fine grained wood that holds even the finest detail. The branches have a tendency to split very badly as they dry... but the solid wood between the cracks are well worth working with.

#spoon #woodworking #woodworking
October 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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'Looking Back' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Huon Pine.

Right now I can't recall the wood type on the second spoon... but the interior lamination was knife handle material that a shop neighbor gave me. I re-cut that and glued it up diagonally.

#spoon #woodworking #carving #wood #face
October 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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'Lizard of Oz' ~ Carved in an offcut of Horistes Burl from Australia. The tail hangs lower than the feet so a base of spalted Chinese Poplar was used.

#wood #woodenspoon #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #lizard #whimsical #object #critter
October 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Some long spoons...

'Long Billed Spooner' ~ Maple, Lacewood and Ebony.

'Long Dipper' ~ Lignum Vitae

'Long Female Form' ~ Rosewood (I think).

'Long Surinam Cherry' ~ Surinam Cherry really isn't a cherry. It has red, cherry sized fruit but they are shaped like pumpkins.
October 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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'Loopy' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood with Holly overlay. Loopy not only describes the spoon.. but also the maker after he realized he could have much more easily carved the Holly BEFORE laminating.

#spoon #spoontaneous #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #woodart
October 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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A few more pieces carved in Macadamia Nut wood. The first is a scoop with sapwood handle and three spoons. The Macadamia wood I got was from Hawaii. Deep red color when you first cut into the log.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #carving #woodenspoon #sculpture #wood
October 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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'Macadamia Female Form' ~ While sanding this Macadamia spoon a shop neighbor came over complaining that he had messed up on his project. I went to check it out.. and after teasing him real good... I came back to my project and immediately managed to break it in half. Karma sucks.
October 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Magic Cooking Wands ~ A request was made by someone participating in a LARP for a 'magic wand' that was holsterable and could double as a spoon (to stir chocolate).

The second spoon (first effort) is charred Oak found on the road. The first spoon is Jackfruit wood with ebony claw.
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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'Maple Chef Spoon with Eggshell' ~ Crushed eggshell in a resin base.

2nd spoon is same design as above but with plain handle.

'Bolt' ~ Carved in Ambrosia Maple. The coloring of the wood is caused by a fungus which the Ambrosia beetle carries with it when penetrating the woodl
October 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Some spoons carved from Maple wood.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #kitchen
October 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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'Mondrian Orange' ~ Carved in Sappan wood with colored veneers. Slight play on words inspired this one.

'Mixed Emotions' ~ Carved in Macassar Ebony with silver tubing. One side happy, one side not.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #wood
October 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM