These are some pictures of the spoons I made the last months. Most have a sanded or scraped finish.

This birch coffee scoop has a bit of burl in the bowl. It holds exactly the same amount as most coffee scoops: 7 grams or 30ml of ground coffee. 19cm long.

Large spalted birch serving ladle. Kolrosing on the handle. It’s a bit more symmetrical than it looks on the picture, but it won’t lie entirely flat. Knife cut finish. 31cm long

Swedish whitebeam (sorbus intermedia) meat serving fork. The Swedish Whitebeam is exceptionally flexible and tough, making it perfect for a fork. Most other woods would be far too brittle, causing the teeth to break.

A small wild or dog rose (rosa canina) spice scoop. This is really special wood: it rarely grows to a large enough diameter to make spoons out of. It has quite a big pithy core that you have to work around, but the wood itself is dense and tough. It carves beautifully. You can find some more spoons from the same wood further down this page.

wych elm (ulmus glabra) spoon with kolrosing on the handle. Has a deep, thin and delicate bowl. 22cm long.

Spalted birch serving spoon. The spalting in these spoons is caused by birch polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) which gives the wood a sweet, apple-like smell when worked fresh. It is completely food safe. 31cm long.

Large tulip poplar cooking spoon. Has a knot and a crack in the neck, but a little bit of CA glue makes sure that doesn’t come apart. 34 cm long.

From left to right: black cherry (prunus serotina) teaspoon, 15cm long; black cherry teaspoon, 14cm long; wild rose (rosa canina) teaspoon, 13 cm; 6 black cherry teaspoons; Cherry (prunus avium) teaspoon.

Cockspur hawthorn (crataegus crus-galli) spoon. Has slight spalting, mainly in the handle. 16 cm long.
William Palmer
Had your spoons for breakfast this morning with a bagel and coffee. They were delicious, inspirational, exquisite.
Bill
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Thanks!