Willow Obelisks.

A while ago I gathered some Willow for projects, some has been used and the rest was left to dry.
I decided to use the dry stuff for a couple of Obelisks.

I gathered some fresh Willow for the weaving part.



Some Willow works better than others, as some just snaps as soon as you bend it towards 90 degrees. This Willow worked fine and only a couple snapped.



Weaving is so relaxing when you get into it!.
Here are the two finished Obelisks, the one on the left is sold already and the small one is for my garden for a Clematis.

Found spoon.

I found a spoon in a garden last week whilst I was stump grinding, I love the bowl shape so decided to make one in a similar shape. The style is like the spoons that were found on the Mary Rose.
The spoon that I found isn't worth anything, and the grinder took a few chunks out of it but I like the idea of making a spoon to resemble it in some way.





Its made frome some lovely Apple wood that I have. I think that its turned out ok.
This spoon is going to be gift for a family member I hope they like it and the story behind its making.

Sugar spoons.

I decided to make a few small sugar spoons with some of the Apple wood that I had left over from the Kuksa that I made.
These are great to make as they take no time at all and can be as simple or decorative as you wish, I settled on a simple design.





This is one that I have kept for my sugar bowl, the others will be gifts or sold.

More flowers and a horse.

I have had a few orders recently for gypsy flowers, I think there will be a few more from folks at work soon as I made some for a friend at works Mum.



These are made from Willow and Ash, Ash works ok but Willow is great.





I have also been on the look out for suitable materials for a shave horse for a while now, I recently decided on this piece of Oak, I have started to work on its shape with the axe, hewing it down to size. I have collected a range of other bits to make the other parts with, these will be Ash with Oak pegs.



This will be an on going project and may not be finished for a while, I can wait!.

Apple Kuksa.

I recently cut down a big old dead Apple tree, Most of the wood was rotten including 50% of the trunk. I managed to find a couple of nice bits to save to make a Kuksa.



These bits are solid but have some really nice spalting.





This one has a tooled finish, I want to do a bit more work on the rim and a few more cuts on the handle.