I always keep my eyes open for interesting branch crooks that can make good spoons or other things. Here I’ve got a group of 11 available for purchase now. All of these were carved from branch crooks with the design strongly influenced by what nature provided. All surfaces are straight from the cutting edge and all have been treated with pure linseed/flaxseed oil and kiln-cured. Ready to serve.
You can get a general sense of scale from the photo above. I’ve got another photo further below of the back sides. In the list just below, I’ve provided wood species and dimensions for each spoon. And in the slideshow at the bottom of the post, I’ve got individual photos with the corresponding item number in the captions. All so you can see clearly what you’re getting. Some have deep or shallow bowls, more or less crank, and so on. The photos should make all of that pretty clear.
If you’re interested, email me at dandkfish@gmail.com. Let me know which one(s) you’d like and if you’d prefer to send a check or receive a Paypal invoice via email. Prices include domestic shipping. A little more if outside the US. I’ll try to keep the status updated on the list below. Thank you.
- 1: American Sycamore, 10 1/2″ x 3 1/8″, A small goose-inspired bowl carved from a crook. Good for holding candy, nuts, or even olives or other small things at the table. $325 SOLD
- 2: Maple, 14″ x 2 1/8″, milk paint on handle, artist linseed oil paint on finial. $170 SOLD
- 3: Apple, 8 1/4″ x 1 1/2″ $115 SOLD
- 4: Cherry, 10 1/4″ x 2 3/8″ $135. SOLD
- 5: American Sycamore, 9 1/4″ x 2 1/2″ $145 SOLD
- 6: Maple, 15″ x 2 3/4″, artist linseed oil paint. $170 SOLD
- 7: Maple, 13″ x 2 1/2″, cake server/spatula, artist linseed oil paint, carved lettering “Let them eat cake.” $240. SOLD
- 8: Cherry, 10″ x 2 1/2″, very shallow bowl $125 SOLD
- 9: Cherry, 8 1/4″ x 2″ $120 SOLD
- 10: Maple, 15 1/2″ x 3″, milk paint $185 SOLD
- 11: Cherry, 10 1/4″ x 2 1/4″. Darker than the others because I carved it months ago. $115 SOLD
The slideshow above has individual photos. The caption provides the item number for each piece.
David Fisher, Carving Explorations 
Hi David
# 3 if still available
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It’s yours. Thank you. Send me an email too, if you don’t mind.
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Beautiful work! Could you say a little more about the “artist linseed oil paint”? Brand/source, how you mix it, how you apply it, etc?
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By that, I’m referring to the same oil paints that an artist painter uses. So, the tubes available from art stores. These paints are simply a mix of finely-ground pigment with linseed oil. As long as the pigment isn’t cadmium or something else that is toxic, they are completely free of solvents or toxic ingredients. The exact pigments are labeled on the tubes, as well as an assurance of non toxicity from ACMI:https://www.acmiart.org/acmi-seals. I use high quality brands, there are a lot of them. It’s not cheap, but a tube goes a long way and lasts for many years. I’ve been using some tubes for ten or twenty years and they are just as good as day one. I just squeeze a little out of the tube and thin in to some extent with pure linseed oil. I brush a thin coat on with a brush. It can take a long time to dry — several days for some pigments. I speed this up sometimes by putting the objects in the sun or in my light bulb kiln. That’s the basics but for much more detailed information, a good source is Jogge Sundqvist’s new book Karvsnitt: https://lostartpress.com/products/karvsnitt-carving-pattern-color-in-the-slojd-tradition?srsltid=AfmBOoqHcq6GsYRpiuIQuDpLwmE1xRnir-2rjSYhAh1_2r8X_W7LP-ar
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Thanks so much for the details and links! I want to try these as accents on the exterior of small bowls. I already use Tried & True Danish Oil – which is just pure polymerized linseed oil – as the first coat of finish on most of my bowls. So these would fit right in. Thanks again!
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Oh these are nice–tempted by 1 & 10 , are either available?
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oops I see 10 is sold–sorry, inattentive–
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Love the spoons Dave.
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Doesn’t take you long to sell out, does it?!?
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Lovely work (as always).
Do you have a description of your kiln-curing process posted somewhere? I’ve been greatly enjoying reading through “back-issues” of your blog but I haven’t seen that yet if it’s in there.
My current curing process is leaving things on the dashboard of my car (poor man’s solar kiln) but that’s not going to work once the rains return in fall 🙂
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… and now I see the reference to Jogge’s book in another comment. Thanks 🙂
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Here’s the post about the kiln: https://davidffisher.com/2024/05/04/nine-in-the-new-kiln/ Meanwhile, you’re right, the car dashboard on a hot day is a good spot. Just make sure — with the oil curing as opposed to drying chair rungs — that you put some cardboard or something under the spoons to soak up any oil!
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