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Toasted Holly Coffee Scoop

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  Price $30 with free shipping in the continental US.  Well, I have finally caught up on special orders and am carving new items for sale on the site, especially for the holidays. American Holly is one of my favorite woods... in fact, it may be my favorite for spoons and scoops. The grain is very fine and smooth, the wood is strong and flexible. But, it is almost pure white, with the appearance of ivory... it looks a little plain. However, I have a few customers who really love holly and one ordered a custom set in January. So, I decided to experiment with the holly tree I cut. The technique I settled on is to bake the finished, sanded and thoroughly dried spoons at 400 degrees for about a half hour and then oil. This gives the white wood of holly a beautiful, mahogany brown color that really enhances the beauty of the wood. I am a big fan of scoops because they are so useful in the kitchen. So, I decided to carve a coffee. I sanded the handle very smooth but fac...
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Toasted Holly Cooking Spoon

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  Price $30 with free shipping in the continental US. I ship using USPS Ground, which is the least expensive option that included a tracking number.  If you prefer Priority Mail or another shipping option, international shipping or would like to combine shipping on multiple items to save a little money, please email me at judson@judsoncarroll.com I'm getting better at toasting holly spoons.  I love the way this one turned out!  The color is very even. The tight, very smooth and strong grain of holly allows me to carve tome really nice lines.  I left the back faceted so you can really see it is hand-carved.   I think whoever buys this this will enjoy using it.  As always, my woodwork is sustainably sourced from trees that are storm damaged or that must be thinned. Each piece is entirely hand made in the ancient greenwood tradition. I use only a hand saw, a small axe and knives. These are heirloom quality spoons that, if properly cared f...
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Spalted Pear Cooking Spoon #2

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  Price $30 with free shipping in the continental US. I ship using USPS Ground, which is the least expensive option that included a tracking number.  If you prefer Priority Mail or another shipping option, international shipping or would like to combine shipping on multiple items to save a little money, please email me at judson@judsoncarroll.com This piece of Pear has a very interesting grain pattern.  Without the spalting, you could barely see it.  As the turkey tail mushroom colonizes a tree, it caramelizes the sugars int he wood.  This is what gives spalted wood such striking colors. I was especially impressed by the way the grain seems to spiral around the handle. What makes carving spalted wood so interesting is that you never know what you will find once you split a log.  It may be anything from just lightly colored to wild, almost tie-dyed, type patterns like this! I think whoever buys this this will enjoy using it.  As always, my w...
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Toasted Holly Serving Spoon

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  Price $30 with free shipping in the continental US. I ship using USPS Ground, which is the least expensive option that included a tracking number.  If you prefer Priority Mail or another shipping option, international shipping or would like to combine shipping on multiple items to save a little money, please email me at judson@judsoncarroll.com This is another original design.  Okay, what do I mean by that?  Well, I don't actually sketch anything out before I start carving.  I have an idea in my mind of the general dimensions, then I just follow the lines, shape and grain pattern of the wood. When I sawed off this piece of American Holly from the tree, I found that it had a unique natural curve.  As I held it in my hand, I could envision a serving spoon. I tried to enhance the curve as I axed out the rough shape.  Then, I just let my knife follow the lines of the wood.  It turned out to be a very attractive design and it feels partic...
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Spalted Bird Scoop

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  Price $25 with free shipping in the continental US. I ship using USPS Ground, which is the least expensive option that included a tracking number.  If you prefer Priority Mail or another shipping option, international shipping or would like to combine shipping on multiple items to save a little money, please email me at judson@judsoncarroll.com I am very pleased with this pretty scoop.  I have just a few small pieces of spalted Birch left, so I figured I would carve some coffee, salt, sugar or spice scoops. I carved it into a bird shape.  I think it looks like a bluebird.  The spalted grain of the wood is really remarkable. It feels very comfortable in the hand, and is about a two tablespoon capacity.  I love to use scoops in cooking.  I have several that Use to pre measure herbs and spices, salt and sugar. into before I begin.  They are very easy to grab and convenient for adding ingredients to a dish.  They never need washing ...
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Birch Spoon and Spatula Set

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Price $50 with free shipping in the continental US. I ship using USPS Ground, which is the least expensive option that included a tracking number.  If you prefer Priority Mail or another shipping option, international shipping or would like to combine shipping on multiple items to save a little money, please email me at judson@judsoncarroll.com Lately, I have been working through a small amount of spalted Birch.  Spalting is a unique color pattern that occurs when turkey tail and other mushrooms begin to colonize the wood.  Sometimes, it is deeply spalte.  This section just has a bit of light spalting ont he spoon, but the turkey tails gave the wood a beautiful, almost caramelized color. This is a very pretty cooking set that is comfortable int he hand.  No two spalted sets are the same. In order to carve a spalted set that matches, I have to choose a section of wood by eye that I think will be suitable.  Then, I split the log so that each pie...
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Cherry Cooking Spatula Set.

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   Price $50 with free shipping in the continental US. I ship using USPS Ground, which is the least expensive option that included a tracking number.  If you prefer Priority Mail or another shipping option, international shipping or would like to combine shipping on multiple items to save a little money, please email me at judson@judsoncarroll.com My goal is always to make spoons and spatulas that are not only attractive, but that feel good in the hand and are useful in the kitchen. When I cook, using wooden spatulas, I either want a short, sturdy spatula for stirring a roux or a sauce, or a very big one to stir and serve big pots of rice a la Creole, jambalaya or a Carolina chicken bog.  So, I got creative with these two. The small one would probably be among my most often used cooking utensils if I kept it (I am carving a matching set for myself, btw). The big spatula is like nothing you will ever find in a store.  It is truly my own unique desig...
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