A few new carvings recently. Debra wanted a new coffee scoop, so I made her two of them. Here’s one. The other looks just like it.

The scoop is carved from basswood, and finished with something called “butcher block conditioner”–a mix of beeswax and food-grade mineral oil. I figured there wasn’t much sense in using an exotic wood for the scoop, as it’s going to get blackened from the coffee. The bowl holds about a tablespoon. The size comparison object is one of the new Presidential dollar coins.

This little hillbilly (about 3½ inches tall) is carved from a maple scrap.  Very hard wood.  I think I’ll stick to softer woods for my caricatures in the future and save the harder woods for things like dolphins and other forms that have fewer fine details.