A few recent spoons 

all available for purchase

Built in a barn

Okey-dokey here's a project I just finished up.
And the reason for the barn title , as most of you probably know I do work in what amounts to an old barn.  Now don't get me wrong I love it....I like to think that maybe someone else will see this and realize that you don't have to have all the latest tools in a fancy shop to make things.
And while my work may not be considered perfect. I like to think it gets the job done , and anyway if perfection is all your looking for there's lots of manufactured goods out there that will fit the bill.

More desk work.

Detail shot of one of the uprights. Free hand chamfered with draw knife.  And a shot of the whole base

Walnut desk

A little more progress on the walnut desk.

Walnut desk

One post fitted one to go on a huge walnut desk.

Before and after

bowl making

A few shots of a new walnut rocker.

1st coat of oil on new rocker.

I have been doing a couple of designs over and over trying to increase my speed. These will all be $25.00 a piece if anyone is interested in a hand carved WORKING spoon.

The beginnings of a couple of walnut rockets.

                  been a little while so here is a update on whats been going on in my world.

                                                   1st off    I've finished up few bowls.

                                          these 2 are  cherry and walnut freshly oiled

and the I've always got some spoons

 in the works.   

             

                                                 

cherry,maple,holly,and walnut this time

                                                                                                                                                              

              and i also have been working on new bending fixtures for my chair,barstools,and rocker legs

                          

and here is a walnut rocker leg steamed and bent in its drying form    

a few spoons and 2 new bar stools

So I guess I’m pretty much a blogger slacker I suppose. But here are a couple of things I have been working on lately.

The first is another cherry chair I have been oiling up I am using a new type of oil, bio-shield that is supposed to be completely non-toxic. So far I really like it, seems to really soak in the wood and I love the fact I can rub it on without gloves.








And the second thing I have been doing is splitting fire wood I suppose this is pretty honest work by itself but it is especially nice when you find a piece or two in the pile you can make something out of. What I’ve got so far is some white oak that I think will make a nice welsh style chair. So i put the firewood on hold long enough to shave a few spindles.

This Bradford pear spoon is on its way to join the collection of a Mr. Norman Stevens.


He has been collecting hand carved spoons since the early 1970s. And even though I have never thought of my woodcraft as collectable I was tickled to be contacted by Mr. Stevens and ask if I would make a spoon for his collection.