Ksmith Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Hi i made my wife a spoon last week. After soaking in in mineral oil for 4 hours we let it sit for 3 days. She used it to sautee some mushrooms and she washed it the next day (by hand) it started to crack on the end, what gives? Not enough oil? Wrong wood choice? Its made of cherry. How should i finish my spoons so this does doesnt happen again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Not much experience in spoon carving but I'm looking at the shape of the grain where the split is occurring and thinking a split was inevitable. Looks like there's an entire little pocket in that spot which will eventually separate and pop out. IMHO, finish isn't going to save this. Picking a starting piece of lumber with long straight grain will be the trick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Cherry pitch pockets, those dark black areas, are notorious for causing problems. If you dry it out for a week or so and saturated the area w epoxy then sand & reshape before re oiling it should be possible to save the spoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 That sucks! And a really neat looking spoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 I like the spoon shape, but it looks like the bowl is hollowed through the face of a flat-sawn board. That left a little 'island' of grain layers, which is veey likely to flake completely off. The epoxy might fix it, but in future spoons, look for straight grain that won't result in such an 'island' when hollowed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ksmith Posted February 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Thank you for the replies. Maybe ill just glue the crack down, refinish and call it a decoration lol it was beautiful before we used it but hey lerning curve right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ksmith Posted February 1, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 That is a little salt spoon and a paté knife from the same board, my son made the paté knife, hes 12 btw 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 My wife’s cooking has done that to our “fine” stainless spoons! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Like the others have said...not a finish issue, a gain selection issue. -Ace- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jfitz Posted February 1, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Agree with "grain" being the issue. And, FWIW...a google search of "crack" and "spoon" turns up a ton of not unexpected results.... 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Might you be able to re-cut it a 1/4" smaller around the perimeter, re-shape and salvage it? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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