New member from Denmark

[Mikkel Frederiksen]

So I thought that before posting a lot of questions I should maybe introduce myself.

I live in Denmark and have been carving wood for no longer than about a year or so now. I usually carve spoons, since I don't have enough space to undertake larger projects.
I find spooncarving to be a nice relaxing activity i these cold winter months. And to get away from the cold, I moved my chopping block into my livingroom. So now I can watch TV and carve spoons at the same time :-)

Other than that I just finished my apprenticeship as a gardener last year, and now I am taking an education in envorimental management. It's interesting stuff and I get to learn a lot of exiteing things about different kinds of natural habitats.
I have been especially interested in tree biology. Wich I think goes very well with all kinds of wood crafts.

Here are some pictures of some of the spoons I have made:

[Mark Dellinger]

Mikkel,
Hello and Welcome. It is good to have you with us. Those are some very nice spoons. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Safe Carving and God Bless,

Mark

[Bill Arnold]

Mikkel,
Welcome to the forum, nice to have you and your skills. I like the spoons a lot, very interesting design. Thanks for showing your spoons, hope to see more of your carvings.

Bill A.

[Riverman]

Hi Mikkel, welcome to the group!
Bob

[breezly]

Welcome to the forum very nice looking spoons Mike

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

Welcome to the forum. I like the spoons.

Dave

[bigEd_H]

Hi Mikkel, welcome to the forum. It's nice to have you join us. Those are some very nice spoons. I have to agree with you on how relaxing carving spoons can be. I carve in my living room, too.

[Timberwolf]

Welcome Mikkel.

I really like your spoon carvings. I am not an expert by any means, but I like the chip carved look to your spoon and that neat little knife.

You seem to have developed your own style for your spoons.

Great job

[Mikkel Frederiksen]

Thank you all for the kind words.

With regards to the chip carving I would say that i try my best to adapt my designs to match my skills. I have only done chip-carving for about two weeks so I am very much a novice.
I have tried to make straight and curved lines, but i am not very good at it yet... so I just carve triangles. That I can handle
I just make patterns with this feature, and practice lines on the side.

[brent]

Welcome aboard! really like the work you have shown so far.