Burl Spoon

[pc.knife]

Size 125x39mm
Maple Burl boiled in brine and colored brew with tea, oiled with linseed oil

 

[Rev_William]

I just have to say you have skills. :bow:

 

[Birdman]

what does the boiling in brine do? nice work, burl can be hard to carve with all the crazy grain patterns
:thumbsup:

 

[pc.knife]

what does the boiling in brine do? :thumbsup:

Cooking in brine protects the wood from cracking during subsequent use

 

[PA.1740]

REAL NICE!!! :thumbsup:
Have Fun
Phil

 

[Roy]

:thumbsup: thats cool

 

[ohio ramrod]

Nice!

 

[DennisPollywog]

Very Nice :bow: :bow:
Beautiful wood and finish :hatsoff:
Excellently executed...now, if you can just remember not to bite the hand that feeds you :wink: :wink:
Shreck

 

[Birdman]

thanks PC, would it be an imposition to ask exactly how ya did it?, like how long, heavy rolling boil or just a simmer. Never heard of boiling wood in brine before n it sounds interesting. thanks YMHS Birdman

 

[chance]

Really Cool!!!!!!!

 

[gmarc]

Awesome spoon!...I want one like that! I love the hand...only one like it I have seen

 

[MSW]

That's fantastic! Really great looking work!

 

[Curtis Makamson]

You have exceptional carving skills. Thanks for sharing the photos of your work.

 

[Capt. Fred]

Wow, very cool!

 

[pc.knife]

Thank you all for your comments :bow:

thanks PC, would it be an imposition to ask exactly how ya did it?, like how long, heavy rolling boil or just a simmer. Never heard of boiling wood in brine before n it sounds interesting. thanks YMHS Birdman

At two liters of water add two Handfuls of salt and cook for about 2 hours on low heat

 

[Trench]

Love it!

 

[Darkgael]

Beautiful work.
I would like to have seen the raw piece that you started with.
What tools did you use?
Pete
PS - Nice bowl. Is that your work also?

 

[pc.knife]

Beautiful work.
I would like to have seen the raw piece that you started with.
What tools did you use?
Pete
PS - Nice bowl. Is that your work also?

I used a knife Mora Mora 120 and 162
I have no pictures of the work on a spoon, but may have seen my earlier topic:
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/257763/post/996210/hl//fromsearch/1/

are exactly the same wood.

Bowl is also my work

 

[Birdman]

Thank You PC much apprecieated, I'll have to give it a try when the weather cools down come fall :thumbsup:

 

[Darkgael]

That wood is marvelous. I have some cherry burl that I am working on but it is much more problematic (holes through - old burl and insects).

Not as fine as you are getting.
Pete