Lilac, Second Try

I was tidying the cellar recently, so I also went through my stack of dry wood and I sorted out all cracked and knotty pieces. I found a few lilac branches and carved a new spoon. My first experiment with lilac wood is documented here.

Maybe I got used to green (and much softer) cherry wood, so dry lilac was a bit of a shock. But the hard work paid off. I don't know any other wood so unbelievably smooth after polishing.

There was a small knot on the bottom. It could be avoided, but the spoon would have to me much smaller, so I rather left it there.