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Behold!
I guess it's more of a ladle than a spoon. Either way it's hand made in Poland. Like I mentioned elsewhere I've been doing family genealogy and I found the village my Polish ancestors came from in eastern Poland (part of the Russian empire at the time they left in the early 1900s)
It turns out my grandfather was from a region "famous" for making wooden spoons. After seeing how simple and plain they were, my first thought was "what's so special about these spoons that they became famous? Were people in neighboring regions stirring hot soup with their bare hands or something?" But it really is a nice spoon. It's great for getting that last little bit of soup out of a pot. It's a bit rough around the edges, you can see carving and file marks on it, but that gives it character. The wood is completely untreated or oiled so it should develop an interesting patina in a few years.
They're made by a Mr Mieczysław, who is described thusly:
Mr Mieczysław runs a spoon-making workshop in a village of Zamczysk. He is said to be a man with a spirit. Every ordinary piece of wood turns into a beautiful spoon in his hands. He is the last spoon-maker in Zamczysk who uses the old traditional technology of spoon-manufacturing with the use of simple hand tools. He designs some patterns himself, others are inspired by traditional forms. Mr Mieczysław is a simple man who is fascinated with his art. He does not pay attention to competitions and distinctions.
Sounds like our kind of people! Maybe he's a distant relative of mine.
So anyways, if you're in the market for a wooden spoon or bowl , check him out
http://mypoland.com.pl/en/16-wooden-household-items
The site also sells some other neat stuff, like snuff boxes made from bull horns
I guess it's more of a ladle than a spoon. Either way it's hand made in Poland. Like I mentioned elsewhere I've been doing family genealogy and I found the village my Polish ancestors came from in eastern Poland (part of the Russian empire at the time they left in the early 1900s)
It turns out my grandfather was from a region "famous" for making wooden spoons. After seeing how simple and plain they were, my first thought was "what's so special about these spoons that they became famous? Were people in neighboring regions stirring hot soup with their bare hands or something?" But it really is a nice spoon. It's great for getting that last little bit of soup out of a pot. It's a bit rough around the edges, you can see carving and file marks on it, but that gives it character. The wood is completely untreated or oiled so it should develop an interesting patina in a few years.
They're made by a Mr Mieczysław, who is described thusly:
Mr Mieczysław runs a spoon-making workshop in a village of Zamczysk. He is said to be a man with a spirit. Every ordinary piece of wood turns into a beautiful spoon in his hands. He is the last spoon-maker in Zamczysk who uses the old traditional technology of spoon-manufacturing with the use of simple hand tools. He designs some patterns himself, others are inspired by traditional forms. Mr Mieczysław is a simple man who is fascinated with his art. He does not pay attention to competitions and distinctions.
Sounds like our kind of people! Maybe he's a distant relative of mine.
So anyways, if you're in the market for a wooden spoon or bowl , check him out
http://mypoland.com.pl/en/16-wooden-household-items
The site also sells some other neat stuff, like snuff boxes made from bull horns
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