Eucalyptus spoons

We were lucky enough to be donated some eucalyptus logs from a local garden. Tony organised the delivery of the logs. They were lovely and green and split into spoon blank rectangles beautifully.

I decided to try some different patterns of spoon. The first two are meant to be the same but I got carried away in the carving and everything is quite thin with the result that the bowls and handles started to twist as they dried out. However they look ok and the small ball finial sets them off nicely.

For the cooking spoons I kept the handles and bowls thicker. The handles are finished in two colors of milk paint and gently ‘rubbed’ to give the distressed look. All have then been finished with tung oil.

If the team approve I hope we can give these to the donor of the wood as a gift to say thank you.