I am Spoon Man !!

Its a Sears Professional 20" table scroll saw. Cool

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cool thanks Cool

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This weekend I tried my hand at making a spatula out of a piece of cedar. In the process, I learned how well an old axe of ours chops with a good edge on it. Very Happy

All I had was that axe, my Marble's Safety Axe No. 6, my Leatherman Wave, and my #840 Frost's Mora.

I did the splitting and rough shaping with the big axe and the finer work with the Marble's. Then the Wave and mora to shape it. I couldn't get it thin enough to make a spatula, so it kind of morphed into a spoon once I got home. Embarassed

I carved it out the best I could with my Wave(no specialized tools like Dave has), and sanded it.

Had a big pile of woodchips and shavings when I was done. Surprised

I couldn't make it as nice as Dave's work( Wink

), but it wasn't bad for a first try. Cool

Got a couple blisters in the process. Laughing

Sorry, no pics as of now. Sad

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Thats great FLF9 Cool

doesn't matter what it looks like, as long as it does the job, thats all that matters in a Survival situation.
Mine are all made at home in a nice warm place with the right tools.
In the spring or maybe earlyer i will make one right in the bush, and you will see a big differance in how it looks, lol.

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Thanks.

What else could I make? Still have a lot of cedar left....

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I personaly dont like working with cedar to carve, grain is to crazy and splints.
And its not good to use as a eating piece. All the oils in the cedar are not good for you.
That is the only wood i know of that you shouldn't use for, spoons/fork etc.
There are nice Cedar salad bowls, but they are varnished with a very hard finish, there is no way to contact the cedar Cool

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Too bad.

What other woods are good for carving in my area?

I have hickory, oak, pine, poplar, of course cedar, ummm...maple, beech...that's all that comes to mind at the moment.

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^ Hickory is nice. Oak really nice but isnt easy, requires more work but worth it.
Of course Maple, beech ive never tryed. Pine is to resiny, mucks up your knives & tools.

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now I saw a discovery show on timber and I got the impression that poplar is the best wood, strong. Very Happy

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I'll see if I can find a good piece of hickory. Smile

What should I try making? What is good for a beginner to start out with?

Poplar grows in special, localized areas in the woods around here(not like pine, oak, and maple), and I don't know that I've ever seen any down poplar trees in the woods before. Confused

It is a very strong and versatile wood, though. I saw that show, too. Very informative. Cool

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Try a Hiking Stick ?..... simple and you get some Knife time. Cool

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Well, I would, but I don't ever do any carving on my hiking sticks. I just cut off both ends to fit me, and then cut off all the branches. Cool

If I can't find anything else to make I will do a hiking stick, but do you have any other suggestions?

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Try a simple cutting board, make it fancy.

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Okay, will do. Cool

Thanks for the help. Smile

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