29 July 2018

Grain Patterns

I finished two new spoons from wild cherry. This is the first one, the shape is based on the pattern created by growth rings on the handle.



This is the second one, placed "upside down" with respect to the center of the growth rings.



And here are all the cherry spoons together. The sapwood sometimes stayed white, sometimes oxidized to reddish color and sometimes it is separated from heartwood with a distinctive white strip.


First and second spoon from the left is a reversed tangential cut, third is a tangential cut and the last is a radial cut. Here is the schema: