Wood carving

I got a set of wood carving knives for Christmas. I pulled some wood from the wood pile - Some old juniper fence rails that I cut up in the fall for firewood. Super dry as they were likely 30 + years old. I used a hatchet to split off some thinner pieces. The first one I carved was the spoon. From there I did the spatula a week later and today I tried a fork. The spoon came out of a different block of wood so it’s interesting how much darker it is than the other two that came out of the same block.

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Very cool Kevin I assume you can carve me a set of beer mugs ?? Pat :)))
— Pat Reardon
Beer mugs might be a bit of a step up on both time and complexity :) Considering the challenge of hollowing out a simple spoon, suspect it could take some time to hollow out a mug! but will add it to my list.
— Kevin Donaldson
A good side business. They are great.
— Susan Reardon
my oh my Kevin. I am catching up on many posts as I now have more time. Uncle Verne would have loved seeing these endeavors and all the trips He just didn't look at posts for a long while . These are so very cool Did you oil them before use ?or are the decorative only ? hugs to all AC
— Aunt Cheryl Preston
Hi Aunt Cheryl, Thanks for the comments and glad you enjoy the posts. I did oil them with butcher block oil. The spoon was the first one carved so darker with the oil even in this picture. They are sort of decorative but intended to be used as well :).
— Kevin Donaldson
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