The movement of the wood as it dries will have a smaller effect on something like this spoon, compared to a piece of furniture. When you join two pieces of wood together, let’s say to make a wide tabletop, even a small amount of movement (1mm) will have very obvious consequences if it’s not predicted and taken into account. In the case of this spoon, wood movements (which will be proportional to the size, so relatively small) will not matter very much. One easy way to prevent future funkiness, of course, is not to leave the spoon soaking in a sinkful of water.
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is there anything that can be done to keep the shape better?
The movement of the wood as it dries will have a smaller effect on something like this spoon, compared to a piece of furniture. When you join two pieces of wood together, let’s say to make a wide tabletop, even a small amount of movement (1mm) will have very obvious consequences if it’s not predicted and taken into account. In the case of this spoon, wood movements (which will be proportional to the size, so relatively small) will not matter very much. One easy way to prevent future funkiness, of course, is not to leave the spoon soaking in a sinkful of water.
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