Making a wooden spoon: You never know what you are going to get.

I started making this spoon today out of, I believe, pecan. Cut the log, carved out the bowl, cut the shape on the bandsaw, sanded the rough shape, then sanded fine and finished with organic walnut oil. As you can see, this spoon has a few defects. You never really know what you are going to find in the wood. It has a mind of it's own. This will not be used for what it was intended, which is a spoon, but I will keep it all the same. I like the "defects" but they make it not a good candidate for utensil use.