This morning I just had to pop open one of the recently foraged beech lengths.

The spalting in the cut ends looked pretty and my curiosity at its highest level, so …

I cut 19cm lengths, split it with my froe, cleaned out the pith section and drew outlines for a couple of scoopy spoons. A bit of chop chop later et voila! …

The wood is at perfect moisture content for relatively easy carving. This is how I like my beech wood. I also like how hard it dries. What I do not enjoy is carving dry beech blanks, nope. I do not like that.

Now on to cleaning up my design by paring to the lines. Then I hollow the bowl. I use my large hooks for that.

Happy carving. Wood feels good.