Giles Newmancarves wooden spoons using traditional methods, hand tools and wood from his own land. I say wooden spoons by observing their shape, but his spoons look like little works of art.
Their use in the kitchen is by no means excluded because they are designed as spoons and specially treated with natural oil. But its designs are distinctive, and the very delicate ones are more worth protecting than subjecting to everyday use.
Even when he sets out to carve a simple spoon he can't resist the temptation to complicate the design a little and create something more complex. It's impressive how he manages to create such fine and delicate spoons by sculpting a hardwoodwith an axe and a knife.
Work about three days on a piece of oak, birch or maple to create a one-of-a-kind spoon.
More designs can be seen on his personal website and if you are interested in buying or just seeing the value go to his shop page. He claims he doesn't go back over the designs so that each one remains unique.
If you like wooden spoons, in Campulung Moldovenesc is Museum of Wooden Ingots, a place full of history that the Mateescu family is waiting for you to visit.
Source: gilesnewman.com
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