A Spoon Full of Love
During the early part of this year a good friend of mine returned from Wales, UK, with a unique gift, a Welsh Lovespoon. I didn't pay much attention at first but having an open mind and a chance to explore new avenues of income I thought that I would be able to produce unique designs and carve them myself.
What you have to realize is, this would never be a big money venture purely because it takes too long to produce each individual spoon, especially when it is totally hand produced. My reasoning and difference to the commercially made Lovespoons is, I do hand carve every Lovespoon and it is not machined from a program and then hand finished as in some of the mass market products that are available.
To give you a better example of what I am talking about, I have two examples of one of my designs made from two different kinds of wood. If they were first machined from a program they would be identical except for the material, look at my versions. The first impression screams, they are the same, until you look closely and then you can see the bullrushes are different, so are the storks. The little nuance between the two guarantees that no two Lovespoons are the same.
Armed with a sense of purpose I delve into the designs and start carving away to produce my first Lovespoon. I must say coming from a Patternmaking and Model Making back ground I found it quite therapeutic and a nice sense of achievement once the first spoon was finished.
What should I do now?
Would anyone be interested in this type of carving?
I instinctly go to eBay first to see if these sort of items sell. Yes! There is a section that deals with Welsh Lovespoons, be it's a small section but they do sell.
With this new found knowledge I list my first Lovespoon for $4.99, as you can imagine, the time taken to carve this piece equates to 30 cents an hour!! Not exactly millionaire status but the way I look at it, it's a hobby and pays for the timber.
I have persevered with the carvings and still get great satisfaction from carving them and I occasionally get a commission piece to do which is very satisfying. My Me Page on eBay reflects the carvings that I have done in the past and when I view them it always brings a smile to my face as each carving has its own story to tell.
What you have to realize is, this would never be a big money venture purely because it takes too long to produce each individual spoon, especially when it is totally hand produced. My reasoning and difference to the commercially made Lovespoons is, I do hand carve every Lovespoon and it is not machined from a program and then hand finished as in some of the mass market products that are available.
To give you a better example of what I am talking about, I have two examples of one of my designs made from two different kinds of wood. If they were first machined from a program they would be identical except for the material, look at my versions. The first impression screams, they are the same, until you look closely and then you can see the bullrushes are different, so are the storks. The little nuance between the two guarantees that no two Lovespoons are the same.
Armed with a sense of purpose I delve into the designs and start carving away to produce my first Lovespoon. I must say coming from a Patternmaking and Model Making back ground I found it quite therapeutic and a nice sense of achievement once the first spoon was finished.
What should I do now?
Would anyone be interested in this type of carving?
I instinctly go to eBay first to see if these sort of items sell. Yes! There is a section that deals with Welsh Lovespoons, be it's a small section but they do sell.
With this new found knowledge I list my first Lovespoon for $4.99, as you can imagine, the time taken to carve this piece equates to 30 cents an hour!! Not exactly millionaire status but the way I look at it, it's a hobby and pays for the timber.
I have persevered with the carvings and still get great satisfaction from carving them and I occasionally get a commission piece to do which is very satisfying. My Me Page on eBay reflects the carvings that I have done in the past and when I view them it always brings a smile to my face as each carving has its own story to tell.
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