another yew

This tiny yew spoon was given to Makena Henricksen of Lopez Island some years back. She just finally got me some pictures of it. It was part of this series of small yew spoons from the same beautiful piece of wood I got from my friend Renee. She had used it for pounding things and it was starting to splinter, making perfect little pieces for small spoons! Love those dark and light rings.

crab apple

I finished this crab apple spoon for my friend Elizabeth of Sunnyfield Farm late this July of 2016. Once again the detail on the handle came as a surprise due to a knot in the wood I decided to cut out. It was kind of risky, and at first i thought I'd ruined the spoon, but i went with it and look what happened! My favorite part of the spoon is the tip of the handle, which has a slight rounding on the underside to meet up with the slope that comes down from the tip of the diamond. Subtle details... yum.