orange cooking spoon

While living at Collin's place, Hawk'in'eye Haven, I met a neighbor who hired me for some work on their land. The day I met Rick he was cutting some orange wood, and he said he would bring me a good section for making spoons. He commissioned one out of this wood for his mother Joan, who requested a long-handled spoon for stirring. The wood was delightful to carve and the spoon came out beautifully! I've decided to leave these serving spoons I'm doing these days unsanded, which we call knife finished. It is less work and is sufficient for a spoon that does not go in the mouth as often. If the knife can get the surface smoothe it will actually stay more smoothe with a knife finish than a sanded one.