These are butter paddles. Wille included them in the book, so I made some out of fresh birch. A very satisfying little project, and they turn out to be really useful. In a why-have-I-never-seen-one-of-these-before sort of way. Seriously, you will not use a table knife for butter again unless forced to. One caution: you *may* start putting more butter on your bread.
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I wish I had some fresh birch to play with. Or so fresh ash. That would be awesome. I may have to try this with the maple that I have.
I think the maple is the better choice. If you soak it, it carves nicely.
I wish my brothers loved me enough to make me a butter paddle. (sigh!)
So far, the paddle in the bottom of the picture is our favorite. The smoother curve at the bottom of the blade stays out of the way.
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