One little piece of bird's eye maple given to me as a 'scrap' from the Haliburton Wood-Shop has turned into one of my favourite spoons. It is such incredibly hard wood to carve but when oiled, feels almost like soap stone. Hard and soft with delicate grain markings that resemble a bird's eye.
The technique I use for spoon carving follows from left to right. I use a bandsaw to make the rough cut after the bowl is gouged but the rest is done with simple hand tools. A slow, enjoyable, rewarding, arm breaking process!
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