Tuesday, 4 June 2013

Love Woodwork!




So to most of you that follow my blog who are already woodworkers these images will be instantly recognisable, perhaps you might drop a message in the comments box explaining what they are how they're made? I'd like to post some more obscure ones too, I almost like these bits of wood as much as the spoons they used to lay next to.

The original idea behind this post was to get rid of the waste material, the city farm 50 yards from my shop always used to take them but now have enough!

They make for great BBQ starting, mulch, pet bedding etc etc, if you'd like some please come along to the shop and see what we have, I hate to see it go to waste, and when I lived in the woods every last bit was put to good use.
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12 comments:

  1. Trevor4 June 2013 at 06:46

    HI Barns

    #1 chip from axe work
    #2 chips/shavings from spoon knife/twca cam work
    #3 shavings from knife work

    my wife and I are loving our 2 cherrywood spoons you specially made for us, that Tom picked up from you to send to us in Oz… our breakfasts taste soooo much better now :-)

    cheers from Down Under
    Trevor

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  2. Trevor4 June 2013 at 06:50

    forgot about the "how" part of the question :-)

    #1 chips from using an axe to rough out the shape of the spoon from the wood blank
    #2 chips from the spoon knife or twca cam used to form the inside of the spoon bowl
    #3 shavings of a knife to shape the handle of the spoon… on one of your tapered octagonal handled spoons

    cheers again
    Trevor

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  3. Anonymous4 June 2013 at 12:30

    Nothing to add, Trevor took all the words ;)

    Regards
    Frederik

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  4. Trebor4 June 2013 at 13:39

    1. The first idea
    2. The execution
    3. Perfection

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  5. Grungehog4 June 2013 at 15:50

    Hey barn, you could try growing edible fungi from them, that's what I'm currently trying to achieve with my massive pile of discarded wood shavings... trying to transform them into chicken of the woods

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  6. Barn the Spoon5 June 2013 at 13:05

    Almost!
    The first is definitely from an axe but no one has got the other two,come on green woodworkers??!!! I'm enjoying this I'll definitely have to put some more photos up once you've got these.

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  7. Grungehog5 June 2013 at 15:07

    The second one comes from a draw knife me thinks.

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  8. Tom5 June 2013 at 19:52

    The last one looks like shavings from a spoke shave, the middle from a hand plane of some sort?

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  9. jarrod5 June 2013 at 20:54

    last one is from the pole lathe

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  10. Barn the Spoon6 June 2013 at 13:34

    Yes last one is shavings from Apprentice making ladles on the spoon lathe with a hook tool, and the second is drawknife shavings from making a spoon rack.

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  11. Onewanderersjourney16 June 2013 at 09:47

    Hey barns where is it you get your suspenders from?

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  12. Robin Wood17 September 2013 at 02:44

    tee hee Barn wears suspenders snigger

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