Shop time

Friday is now a day off, and I'm having some issues adjusting to three-day weekends. I know, some would love to have that problem. But today, I used about half of that time productively in the shop. I am beginning to adapt! I had batched out a bunch of blanks for cherry spoons, forks, and …

Tempering

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Tempering is one of the final steps in finishing a piece of treen. The spoons, spatulas, forks, and such get put into a large pot of water and boiled and simmered for a while. The process raises any irregular grain left after the preliminary sanding …

Spoons need a bit of tenderness too

Every shop project has at least one process you hate. When I'm making spoons, it's the finishing.

How Much Cherry? How many pieces of treen?

Working directly from the log always offers surprises.

Tempering

Firewood is interesting stuff. It often contains serendipitous pieces for crafting.