Several weeks ago, after making a batch of starting cuts here, I took a basket of rough outlines to a farm where I could work on them and not bother anyone with the excessive noise of grinders and such. It’s a long drive, but I can accomplish much more there than here.
This allows me to do the finish work at home, using an electric sander when I can get away with it and sanding by hand at other times. So I’ve been making things in phases, and though it is different, even in results, it produces fair work. I prefer to focus on one thing at a time and put all I have into it, but it simply isn’t practical here.
Today I finished another fine spoon, more the style I prefer, with size and heft. It’s a solid cocobolo spoon that should last a lifetime or more.
As usual, it is well balanced and pleasant to hold. The profile of the basin can be seen below:
It looks a bit more shallow than it is. One shouldn’t under normal circumstances need a larger spoon than this. It measures 14-7/16 inches. A profile view is shown below:
If I remain in reasonable health, I should be able to have about two dozen ready for inventory within a week. But I frequently feel too wretched to go at it hard. A basket of cocobolo spoons, mini utensils and hairpins ready to be finished is seen below:
There are a few rice paddles hiding in there, which are one of my favorite things to make. The two cocobolo ones are not of ideal size, but two others of an unknown, not terribly nice wood are perfectly sized. A bit of sanding and some beeswax will have em finished soon.