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Ladle Carved in One Piece from Green Hardwood
A ladle is a large, deep spoon on a long handle, the bowl often angled so it lifts liquid from the pot. Wooden ladles are carved in one piece, with no joints. Split a green hardwood blank, axe out the shape, hollow the bowl with a gouge, cut a pouring lip at each side, and dry it slowly.
The picture: a one-piece carved wooden ladle with a deep bowl.
Intermediate
A day, then drying
Instructions
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Split a blank
Split a blank
Saw a section of fresh hardwood log about 40 cm long (our size) and split out a blank with the pith removed.
Materials for this step:
Hardwood Logs1 pieceTools needed:
Hand Saw
Axe2
2
Axe the shape
Axe the shape
Draw the ladle from the side, bowl angled down from the handle, and hew away the waste with the hatchet.
Tools needed:
Hatchet3
3
Hollow the bowl
Hollow the bowl
Hollow the bowl with the gouge and mallet, working across the grain, to an even wall.
Tools needed:
Gouge
Carving Mallet4
4
Shape and lip
Shape and lip
Carve the outside of the bowl and the handle with the knife. Cut a shallow pouring lip on both sides of the rim, so it pours for either hand.
Tools needed:
Sloyd Carving Knife5
5
Dry and smooth
Dry and smooth
Dry it slowly out of the sun, turning it now and then, then smooth it with fine sandpaper.
Tools needed:
Sandpaper6
6
How much it holds
How much it holds
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