Last week I did something that is statistically unlikely. I played in the lottery for once, and actually won money. I have always said to myself that if I come upon unlabeled money (a very rare occasion for me) I`d allow myself to buy a carving axe. It just so happens that I won just enough money to buy the axe, and have some spare change for a beer in the pub. I feel rather lucky!
Today, the axe arrived and I immediately used it to carve a spoon. I have to get used to the extra weight: It is nearly twice as heavy as the wildlife hatchet. This resulted in a spoon getting nearly chopped in half at first. What started out as a serving spoon is now a small eater.
But I had fun. In fact, I had so much fun that I`m also making an ale-bowl now. Progress on it is not that fast, but it is taking shape. I`ll start on the knifework tomorrow, and hope that I can get it finished this weekend, so that it is ready to drink some nice ales from during the worldcup matches in the coming weeks.
