A Mother Chucking Wood

~I’m dreaming up some sort of caddy that the hubby will create for me, but when I consider the balance, height of “pockets”, ease of use…

Things get scrambled.

Curious how other people manage the transport of their chopping block tools? I’d love to see your answers down below!
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~The request was to avoid holes at least in the bowl area; I managed to avoid holes almost entirely 🤓

Yes, a couple of the blanks do have holes in the handles, and the salt spoon has a hole in the bowl—but I am going to drill holes in that one anyway. All in all it was a smashing success, I think—especially to be able to get some larger cooking spoons!!

If you too would like some of this flame boxelder, comment below or send me a message. It is going fast, so no promises, but I’ll sure try to make it happen for you!

Five blanks for $50 shipped, or
Ten blanks for $90 shipped.
Anything less or more than that, the blanks are $9 each with shipping calculated on top.
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~ The rice paddle, but reimagined.

Truthfully, a fellow carver friend of mine had a version of a cooking spoon that looked just like that only with a much shorter handle. He said it was the best spoon he’d ever used (or some iteration of that thought).

And while scrolling through interesting spoon shapes (a fun pastime of mine), I saw a rice paddle that looked very similar. So I rolled with it!

It is dominant hand specific, very nicely curved to fit most any shape of a pot, still mostly flat (yet textured and a tiny bit concave), with a lovely swoop and a longer handle.

Will it be better as a rice paddle? Perhaps so. Will it become another utensil that can be used for more than its intended purpose?

I think definitely.

These are $25 for a finished utensil or $9 per blank, before shipping. Let me know if you’d like to order one!
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~ Week in review via photos 🤓

Super different and very rainy week made for not a whole lotta photos this time around.

Any questions or comments, leave them below!

Happy Sunday, my peeps 🫶🏼
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~The tap cut is pretty underrated, I think. It improves your ability to consistently make usable blanks without having to redraw the lines or scrap the piece entirely because your swinging accuracy just isn’t there.

Axing curves fills me with anxiety, so tap cut it is!!

Anyone else use this, or specifically do not use this cut? I’d love to hear down below!
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