rodtermaat

Still carving and wood working

rodtermaat — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:21:21 +0000

Funny how easy it is to neglect your blog. I love reading and learning from others and feel it is important to contribute – even just a little. Here is a picture of a small stool I recently made. If you troll back to the beginning of my blog you may find a shaving horse in walnut. It gave up the ghost several years ago, but I kept the legs. I finally recycled then into a small stool. The legs are walnut and the base is Myrtle. It was a quick and easy project and it now serves as a plant stand for a Rosemary plant. All hand tools including the beading around the top.

I have several more posts queued up including my folding workbench (Roy Underhill style), a pole lather with no pole, and last but not least is my toolbox. It will never be a master pieces, but all of my anarchist tools fit within easy reach….. I am hoping to do a short video on my tool box. I really like seeing others tools and why they use them.

Some new spoons in Locust.

rodtermaat — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:18:12 +0000

My wood supply is getting very low as winter sets in. I did some. Volunteer work at Spring Prairie this fall removing small tress from a new track of prairie. I managed to acquire some Locust. Yes the kind with thorns. The wood was not my favorite to carve as it had that chunky feeling. I am still pleased with the spoons and the lovely milky yellow color. $25 dollars each plus about 8 in shipping in the US if any one needs a gift or two.

Frog and Turtle Coffee scoops

rodtermaat — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:57:06 +0000

Spatulas

rodtermaat — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:24:55 +0000

Anyone who knows me knows I love carving spatulas. I love to sauté.

Here are some recent ones.

Batch of spoons

rodtermaat — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:53:53 +0000

Here is another batch of summer spoons. Some got away early before I could snap pics. The top is Service berry and has a chipped carved handle. The right is cherry and has a deep bowl for serving soup or stew. On the left is buckthorn and finally the bottom spoon is again cherry. It fancies a textured bowl and flower carvings on the handle. Enjoy.

Back to posting updates

rodtermaat — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 03:11:19 +0000

I am a much better carver then blog steward. I see my last post was in May. Rest assured I have not stopped carving. I spent a week this summer trenching (teaching) at the Lake Superior Traditional Ways Gathering. This year I brought a couple of shaving horses and taught my tulip salad tongs. About 10 people were successful from start to finish. I had crab apple and ash blanks. We used a draw knife to rough out the shapes and then a spokeshave and knives to create the finishedy product. I was happy with the results. He are a few pics. I Carved a ball in cage on one of them. I sure respect that now as I cut myself twice on that little bugger.

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Crab Apple collection

rodtermaat — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:14:05 +0000

Lots of crab apple at my house. Currently it is the only wood I have available. It is nice to carve, but I am ready for some variety.

Mulberry details

rodtermaat — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:11:43 +0000

Couple of detail pics that show the chip carvings close up

Mulberry spoons

rodtermaat — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:34:57 +0000

Here are some recent spoons carved from a Mulberry tree. The wood is rather hard, but I like the yellow color.

New shaving horse

rodtermaat — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:41:45 +0000

Sometimes the knee horse just does not provide the power afforded by a full size horse. I built this from the book “going with the grain” which is an excellent read. I am super stoked to build a chair or two this summer