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Here are spoons, scoops, ladles and spatulas that I've carved. I would also be very pleased to see work from other spooncarvers to build up a comprehensive library here to teach, enthuse and inspire. To this end I've also created a guest gallery to showcase others' work.

Click on the images below  for a larger picture.

Elm scoop An elm scoop. The tree was at the Northumberland Wildlife Trust headquarters, St Nicholas Park, Newcastle and had succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease and so had to be felled. Alas this scoop is no more, chewed to firewood by Bramble dog when she got into our friend's chicken feed bucket. Naughty Bramble!
sycamore spatula  A spatula carved from sycamore. Note how blond the wood is (even if the image is a bit overexposed!)
spoontula A 'spoontula' carved from elm.  This is a cross between a spoon and a spatula. Note the chip engraving of a leaf on the handle. The cordage is made from stinging nettle.
Spoons carved for Partick, Ellen and Katherine Spoons carved for my nephew Patrick and nieces Katherine and Ellen. Patrick's spoon is the darker one in birch whilst the girls' spoons are carved in sycamore. Note that pesky knot just at the weak point on Ellen's spoon
Apple sppon carved for Lily This ornamental spoon was carved for the birth of my friend's daughter Lily. It is carved in apple wood with the beautiful contrast between the darker heart wood and creamy coloured sap wood. Not only does it have a beautiful smell , but it carves well too. Three cheers for apple wood!
birch spoon with Svante Djarv sloyd knife This is work in progress- a birch spoon carved with a sloyd knife forged by Svante Djarv of Sweden. The hook knife in the picture is a Frost knife. There were some nice dynamic curves in this piece of birch wood and this is one of the first spoons I am trying to complete without sanding, leaving the final knife marks in place. 
Turned birch spoon This spoon is has been turned on a pole lathe to produce the handle, leaving a lump of wood at the end which has then been carved. This approach gives the spoon an old English feel about it. The wood is birch.
Spoons for Simon and Joanne These spoons were carved for friends Joanne and Simon. They are carved in beech wood collected from the National Trust property at Cragside
Demonstration spoon carved at Chopwell 2007 This kitchen spoon was started at the 2007 Chopwell Forest Festival as a demonstration of spooncarving. Its carved from birch which has with some yellow spalt colouration. It is not yet treated. Opposite our APT North Local Group stand were bee and honey enthusiasts and I bartered the spoon for some beeswax.  Sue, I'm keen to find out the results of your experiments in treating the wood!