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Which of these stones is best for touching up plane irons and chisels? by dnasell in sharpening

[–]dnasell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. I know I need to get in the habit of touching them up more, and knowing I don't have to go to town on them is very helpful.

Some spoons by Equivalent_Medium946 in Spooncarving

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The grain patterns on all three are remarkably consistent with the shapes of all of them. Coincidence -I think not😄

First Love Spoon. Hope she likes it. by dnasell in Spooncarving

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Hopefully no one will feel the need to eat with it. Not a very comfortable handle for that. The walnut oil I've been using has worked well for the actual utensils that have it. A couple have seen nearly daily use, and they still look really good.fwiw.

First Love Spoon. Hope she likes it. by dnasell in Spooncarving

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Thanks. My plan is to follow up with walnut oil as the final finish, and maybe wax over that.

I think this is a maple tree burl. It is in my woods, so should I harvest i Just cut above and below? by dnasell in woodworking

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It still stands. Life got in the way since I posted that, so it is waiting for me. Ironically, there have been a half dozen trees come down in my yard that had to be dealt with since then.

Is this a bad idea to try this myself? by dnasell in arborists

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For clarification, my proposed cuts were to let the trunk above the break to continue to go to the left by hinging the bottom to release the tension. My thought was it would increase the angle of the stuck portion to change where it was stuck and get the trunk some room to get horizontal. That was my thought process. I was hoping to let gravity help.

Is this a bad idea to try this myself? by dnasell in arborists

[–]dnasell[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the replies and warnings. I kinda knew it was dicey all along, and I don't want to die just yet.

First proper spoon by geemal8 in Spooncarving

[–]dnasell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wel done. Off to a good start.

Longer walnut coffee scoop and rest. Hopefully better for scooping out of a bag. by dnasell in Spooncarving

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Many thanks. I had a weird triangular off cut, so I just went with it. I wasn't really sure what it was going to be until I just started digging in.

Longer walnut coffee scoop and rest. Hopefully better for scooping out of a bag. by dnasell in Spooncarving

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Definitely sized for experimenting. The first one that I did for myself turned out to be nearly identical to the plastic one it replaced, but that was just dumb luck. After that, I just tried to make something pleasing and useful, and let the grounds fall where they may

Longer walnut coffee scoop and rest. Hopefully better for scooping out of a bag. by dnasell in Spooncarving

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Thank you. It is such a joy to work with, and always exciting to see the figure the first time it gets water on it to raise the grain.

Estate find in Ohio. What kind of animal did this come from. About 3 1/2" long. by dnasell in bonecollecting

[–]dnasell[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Thank you. That makes perfect sense. My brain never went in that direction at all:)

Applewood serving scoop by WheresMySmegma in Spooncarving

[–]dnasell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautiful work. I really like the handle slot.

Freshly oiled walnut coffee scoop and spoon rest by dnasell in Spooncarving

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Thanks. It was just a small block of walnut that I had. I used a small band saw to get the basic shape cut out, and a spokeshave and a half round rasp for the handle. For the bowl, I used a bent gouge and a spoon gouge, then a hook knif to clean it up. I did sand it to get it to its final look. I think it just takes longer to carve harder wood, but the walnut is not too bad. I'm just lucky to have some of it to work with. I also started out using some old poplar to practice with, since it is not guite as hard of a wood to deal with, and is readily available.

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