I have been carving the red beech wood that I spoke about in my previous post. Unfortunately there are many hidden knots in the wood, rendering some pieces a bit useless. With this serving spoon it was nearly the same, but I went with it anyway. It has a nice crank, and I like the shape. The wood burnishes up very nicely too. The morning after I carved it I saw that there was a split running through the bowl, delaminating it. I had to emergency-carve it before work to save it. I thinned out the bowl a lot more than I would have usually dared. I hope it will hold up. I would not like this wood to go to waste. It will start its working life now, and we'll see how long it lives.
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