Spreaders and "teaspoons"
Two simple, easy and useful woodcarving items.
The first is fairly standard Scandinavian style spreaders, for putting butter (etc) on bread. The key point in making them functional is the angle of the edge to the handle; about 45 degrees, or a little bit less. That way your hand is well clear of the bread as you work. The straight handle one is oldest, and proves that even with a simple handle the proper blade makes for a nice utensil. The more bulbous handle on the two top ones are nicer in the hand, though. All three are made from birch, carved green.
The second row is what I call "teaspoons", and I use them for loose leaf tea; I keep one in each tin of tea, and thus always have a spoon for transferring it from tin to filter. Again, carved from green birch.
Addendum: a nice lady in Scotland told me a better name would be a caddy spoon.
The lesson here is that it is quite simple to make items that one can use every day, and thus put craft into ones daily life.
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