Redheart Double-Bowl Snuff Spoon - Hand Carved

This is a double-bowl snuff spoon, designed to allow a bowl-full of snuff to go up both nostrils at once. I carved the spoon from beautiful redheart wood and this is its natural color and finish. This spoon was given a long and graceful handle to make it easier to use and maneuver. Double-bowl snuff spoons were very common among the snuff-taking Zulu tribes. The double-bowl on this spoon can be loaded from the smallest tin, smash-box, or snuff box. If you are interested in this spoon or others, visit My Shop.  Click on any of the images to see a larger version.

Mark Stinson

Modern Snuff Website

Ebony Snuff Spoon - Classic Style

After carving a few spoons that were somewhat odd or original in shape, I wanted to carve a snuff spoon with a classic "spoon" style.  This is carved from ebony, and is small, and sleek, and graceful.  Click on the images to see enlarged images.

This spoon and other spoons I've carved are available at this on-line shop.  Check 'em out!

Mark Stinson
Modern Snuff Website

Afzelia Burl Snuff Spoon

Well, I've been on a bit of tear with the carving of snuff spoons.  This latest one is carved from Afzelia Burl, a hard-to-get burl wood from Southeast Asia.   I wanted to carve a uniquely shaped spoon that matched the oddness of this wood and its grain, and that showed over various layers of burl in the wood.  Click on any of the photos to enlarge them.

You can find this snuff spoon and other snuff spoons I've carved in my online shop.

Thanks!

Mark Stinson

Modern Snuff Website

Ebony Hand-Carved Snuff Spoon

This snuff spoon is carved from Royal Ebony, which is also known as Striped Ebony.  This is the natural color and finish of the wood.  I wanted to carve something modern and masculine in style, and I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.  Click on the images to enlarge them.

I've started an on-line shop to sell some of the snuff spoons I've been carving recently.  I did my best to set the prices lower than other hand-made snuff spoons on-line, while considering how much work I have in each spoon. Each one is one of a kind.  Click Here to visit the on-line shop.

Mark Stinson

Modern Snuff Website

Sycamore Snuff Spoon with a Dramatic Shape

After carving a couple of fairly simple snuff spoons out of zebrawood, I figured it was time to break out the sycamore and carve a snuff spoon with more of a dramatic shape.  I have the handle and overall shape more of a swooping feel, and gave it a graceful tapering bowl.  Of course the real star of the spoon is that sycamore wood-grain.  Sycamore is often used for inlaid wood due to its natural color and translucent appearance.  And, the shape of the spoon really shows off the grain of this particular piece of sycamore.  As usual, click on any of the photos below to enlarge it.

Mark Stinson
Modern Snuff Website

My Second Zebrawood Snuff Spoon

I have a little bit of experience carving wood.  Not a professional or anything, but I enjoy it.

I have a pretty large collection of exotic woods and some tools, so I thought I'd try my hand at carving some snuff spoons.

This is the second one I've carved, and it is made from Zebrawood.  I've been keeping the profile and design of these spoons fairly simple for a couple of reasons.

First of all, I wanted to sort of highlight the wood itself.  The grain patters and just the warmth of wood.

Secondly, I'm new to snuff spoon carving, so I figured a couple of simple spoons would allow me to figure out the sizes I wanted, and figure out what works and what doesn't when carving something this small.

Over time, I'll share images of other snuff spoons I've carved.  And one of these days, I'll try my hand at carving a snuff box.  Click on the images above to see larger versions of the images.

Mark Stinson
Modern Snuff Website