Carving My First Spoon

In an effort to get back to nature, I've started woodcarving. My first project, as is most people's, is a spoon. I went out to my local woodland and found a nice solid piece of wood.

Next I stripped the bark.

After I stripped the bark, I let the wood dry for a few days. Then I started carving. I did the initial carving with my Wetterlings 19 inch Hunter's Ax to get it down to a starting point for the spoon. Then I used my Frost Mora wood carving knife to get the spoon shaped out. 

This is what it looked like after the initial trimming. I'll keep you updated as my spoon progresses.