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Wild Cherry Salt Bowl #1

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  Price $45 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 Last August a lady asked me to carve a salt bowl for the rustic cabin she and her husband were building in the Smoky Mountains of TN.  I came up with this little bird bowl design based on traditional Swiss carving. I have been wanting to carve one to offer for sale ever since, but demand for spoons had been so great that I had to put my plans on hold.  Finally, I axed out a piece of wild cherry that had the right grain pattern and immediately saw a salt bowl in in the wood. Everything I carve, I hope to be used in kitchens and on the table.  Salt dishes are very traditional and useful.  The design is both functional and an artisti
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Wild Cherry Cooking set variation

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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 Back in November and December I was carving A LOT of cherry and birch cooking spoon sets for commission customers, as Christmas gifts.  I carve "by hand and eye", just allowing the knife to follow the grain of the wood, with only an idea of the final design in mind.  One spoon I carved did not match the others.  It was the smaller of these two. Even though it was not a match for the set I was working on, I really liked this spoon.  It felt nice in the hand, the grain was very nice and I liked the shape both as a cooking and eating spoon.  To me , this spoon was ideal for tasting food as you cook. I had several orders to
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Wild Cherry Salad set #2

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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 I like salads probably more than most guys - mix of French heritage and being a gardener and forager.  So, when I began carving what was to be a couple of spoons and I noticed the remarkable contrast in the grain from two pieces cut from the same log, I decided to make a large salad set instead to really show it off.  From a practical perspective, a salad set makes a lot of sense.  You see, most people make salads the wrong way.... Salad comes from an ancient word meaning a mix of greens with salt.  If you have spent time int he South, you may know that some of us still use the term referring to the edible leaves of Poke.  It is ca
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***SOLD*** Cherry Bowl #2

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  Price $60 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 the second bowl I have carved out of Wild Cherry.  It is a round dinner or soup bowl.  I have very large hands, so it can be hard to get an idea of the dimensions.  It is approximately 6 1/2 inches wide and two inches deep.  That is a very nice size for a dinner bowl... and, I am very tempted to lad it up with a hearty noodle dish for myself!   Carving bowls using only hand tools gives me a great respect for our ancestors.  This bowl was not turned on a lathe.  I used only an axe, a hand saw, knives, gouges and a rasp.  It took about 15 yours to transform it from a split log into a bowl.  It is a lot of hard work, but it
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***SOLD*** Cherry Bowl #1

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  Price $150 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 The first Wild Cherry dough bowl is finally done.  Wow, this has been a project!  I have amazing respect for our ancestors, because bowls like this and trenchers where what everyone ate from and used int he kitchen just 200 years ago.  What that meant was that every man had to carve at least a few of these for his family.  Let me tell you, carving a large bowl with just an axe, knife and a gouge is NOT easy... it took me two months! That said, it was well worth the effort.  I think the grain is absolutely beautiful!   I made this as a practical piece to be used in the kitchen and at the table.  I carved the bottom with a rim that
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***SOLD*** The Lenten Lentil Spoon

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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 carved this one last night out of Wild Cherry, because I wanted to do one more spoon before I start on a big dough bowl.  That will be a BIG project! I think this Lenten Lentil Spoon that I am posting on Ash Wednesday will be perfect for your pottage. I think whoever buys this one will enjoy using it.  It is sealed with Walnut Oil.  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. Each piece comes with a handwritten, numbered and signed document. These are he
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Signed Birch Cooking Spoon #1

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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 Recently, folks have begun asking me to sign my work.  Well, I was hesitant because my handwriting is terrible.  But, I got a pyrography pen and started figuring out how to use it. Yep, that is my signature, or my initials at least: Wm. J. C. It is a pretty piece of River Birch. It is a nice sized cooking spoon that is sturdy and functional.  The wood has some very attractive grain patterns which allowed for straight carving lines and gentle curves. I think whoever buys this one will enjoy using it.  It is sealed with Walnut Oil.  As always, my woodwork is sustainably sourced from trees that are storm damaged or that must be thin
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