Easter break

This easter my girlfriend and me were at her parents` farm in Norway, where we had a lovely time away from all the studying that is going on for us in the Netherlands. The circumstances were perfect for an easter break. Lovely weather, 20 newborn lambs on the farm, great company in the form of friends and family, and of course time for me to carve some spoons. 

The girlfriend holding one of the lambs.

 I got to carve 2 spoons in the few hours I took. One large cooking spoon in birch, and a small eating spoon in rowan. Unfortunately my spoon knife was rather blunt and I didn`t bring my sharpening gear. The bowls are therefore still a bit rough. I`ll fix them after I sharpen.

On our way home again we had a few hours to kill in Bergen, where we took some time to stroll through the historical part of town called Bryggen. The wooden houses there are lovely, and it is fun to look at them from a woodworking perspective. Seeing the familiar marks of a side axe on a hewn beam that is 100+ years old is nice. It is also nice that they are restoring parts of the town using hand tools!

Back home I had a nice surprise waiting for me. I had recently ordered an adze from Michael Stibane in Germany. He was already very nice to sharpen and mod it for me, but when I found out that he had added a surprise spoon that he made to the package the smile on my face broadened wider. Such a nice guy! :-)

I am looking forward to trying out the adze. The bit is very narrow, and that would make it ideal for hewing out kuksas. Of course larger diameter wood isn`t to be found now that I want to carve it...