Take one felled tree. Give it another life. A boat. A house. Floorboards. There’s still a lot left. A table. Chairs. Cupboards. And still there’s more. Look what one woman was making with the tree’s detritus at a country fair last year. Simply spoons.



For Becky’s #SquaresRenew.
This story is so cute!
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She was so skilled at her spoon-whittling. Soothing to watch her.
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Simply spoons for her – I’d have cut fingers and flat pieces of weird looking wood! Great square (and it is the date in the link!)
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So you think I have the link right too? What to do with WP, eh? You and me both , Becky, with those spoons. We could monopolise A&E for weeks!
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No check the date – you’ve got 06.
Hee hee that you would have the same problem with the whittling. I am always in awe of how much control some people have over what their hands do!!
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My partner uses a mandoline which I go nowhere near for fear of dismemberment. Those spoons are lovely, though.
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I’m a mandolin-avoider too. Lesson learnt: I only needed the one! Yes to the spoons though.
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One felled tree – and so many possibilities! I love the spoons. Oh, to whittle away…
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If only I had the skill…
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Did she give the shavings to the guinea pigs for bedding?
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I never thought to ask!
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I shall look out for similar spoons. Simplicity at its finest. It looks a very peaceful passtime.
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It does. Soothing. Till the knife slips ..
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There is something so very satisfying in a wooden spoon!
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I agree!
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😉
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Whittlers and carvers amaze me and those spoons are works of art.
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Aren’t they just, Clay?
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What an unusual but satisfying hobby.
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I’ve a feeling it might be more than a hobby for her …
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agree
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It’s so clever! I’m sure I would cut myself working like that!
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I definitely would!
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Beautiful work, she’s clearly very talented!
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She really is. And so laid back about her talent.
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Superb workmanship & end results.
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Definitely!
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what lovely spoons — I love my olive wood spoons from Forcalquier market
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I’ll bet. A hand carved spoon is so special.
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It take a lot of skills and patience to make a spoon like this. Beautiful!
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You’re so right Amy. It would be beyond me.
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Those spoons are beautiful. I love the way she just casually sits there making them as if it’s no big deal. I’d probably lose a finger if i tried it.
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I’d probably lose more than a finger, Anabel.
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Well, I first wrote limb but I thought that sounded exaggerated!
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Not in my case …
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Nor mine. I can still see the place on my finger where the vegetable knife slipped over 30 years ago! Admittedly, I was trying to remove a cap with it, so not a terribly sensible use.
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We can compare scars when we meet 😉
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What an extraordinary art form, Margaret. I imagine that this creative endeavour has meditative qualities for the artist.
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I think you’re right. While she working, she seemed very calm and focussed in the moment.
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Wooden spoons are the best. I must return to Porthleven where there is a craft stall in a workshop that sells beautiful spoons.
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You must! You can never have too many lovely wooden spoons.
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Nice spoons! Not the kind you can play though 🤣💙
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Not really. Clatter clatter I expect.
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I have a college friend who carves spoons and sells them at art fairs. I love wooden spoons.
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Oooh, I’d hang on to a friend like that! I bet he/she sells those spoons easily.
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And they’ll for years. My father used to make spatulas, I think of him when I’m cooking.
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Ah, good memories.
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