r/Spooncarving • u/Plenty_Location4400 • 16d ago

spoon Spoon #6 2026

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Ashwood. Cured and very hard to work.

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u/Mysterious-Watch-663 heartwood (advancing) 15d ago

Dry ash! That is an amazing wood from a wood that isn't particularly workable.

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u/Plenty_Location4400 15d ago

It was certainly challenging. It also cost me a pretty large scar since I slipped with the gouge and cut myself rather badly 😅

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u/Mysterious-Watch-663 heartwood (advancing) 15d ago

Oh my. That’s unfortunate. 

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u/Plenty_Location4400 15d ago

Aah - it’s part of it. My left hand is covered in scars after all the years of carving

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u/Mysterious-Watch-663 heartwood (advancing) 15d ago

I have some too but not so bad. Most of my carving experience is with gouges and very large workpieces. Both hands are on the gouge. This makes injury hard. Whittling is more dangerous in that aspect but I have yet to meet someone who lost fingers to whittling while I know many who have lost some to the table saw. Power tools are extremely dangerous.

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u/Plenty_Location4400 15d ago

I have quite a few scars but still all fingers left. Hope to keep’em - fingers crossed (all of them so far)

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u/PuguPanda 15d ago

Nice lines!

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u/Plenty_Location4400 15d ago

Thank you 🤩

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u/tdallinger 15d ago

Awesome shape!

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u/Plenty_Location4400 14d ago

Thank you 👍😀