Pink that Won't Last

I carved a new spoon from plum wood using my favorite design:

Before you start wondering about the pink color of wood, I'll tell you what it will look like in a few months. You can see this spoon from the same log on the picture below. The end of the handle is not completely brown yet because I store it in a cup handle down, so the light does not shine on it very much.

So the only way to keep the bright colors is to store the spoon in a dark room and keep it away from the daylight forever :)

Beech from the Freezer

The green beech wood that I've brought from the forest in spring is now split into smaller pieces and stored in the freezer. I took the pieces out one by one and  used them for carving. (They were in the freezer because the wood stays wet that way and it is much easier to carve.)

This shape of cooking spoon is inspired by two great carvers: Yoav Elkayam and Jojo Wood. Apart from flat spatulas, this is the first cooking spoon design that I'm happy with. I will surely make more spoons like this.

This spoon is made according to medieval Spanish spoons from Robin Wood's blog. I just changed the handle ending because I don't like the original one :)