Crooked

After all my brewing escapades and other things that have been going on here, I came back to the tools again. Wood-selection was a bit tricky, because all the good hawthorn is gone. I have some crooked bits left, and I was saving the one fine chunk I have for kuksas. I now have some gnarly pieces with twisted grain to work with, and not in every piece there is a spoon. Sometimes you see it right away, and sometimes you find that out when a piece unexpectedly splits or just turns out to be a right pain to carve. Today I had a go at a small crooked spoon.

The edges of this bit of wood splintered rather easy, and this hawthorn is getting harder as well. I have seen some people felling poplar earlier this week, and I might just drop by the site to see if I can get my hands on some.