As forged, this set of spoons highlights the malleability, precision, and delicacy of blacksmithing. These spoons all started off as a rough piece of steel bar stock, as seen on the end of “Raw Play Spoon”. The steel was then heated and forged to shape with nothing but a hammer and tongs. The bowls of the spoons are thinned out and spread into a disc with a hammer and left with the edges unfiled before the disc is dished. The handle of the spoon is drawn out of the larger steel stock into a thin, delicate piece of wire that can then be bent and wrapped up into different shapes, as seen in “Raindrop Spoon” and “Baby Spoon”. This process focuses on hammer accuracy and aims to disprove the often-prevalent assumption that blacksmithing can only be big and rough.
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Anna Koplik
Raw Play Spoon
Steel with beeswax finish
9.25” L x 1” W x 3/8” D
2024
Raindrop Spoon
Steel with beeswax finish
3.75” L x 1” W x 3/8” D
2024
Baby Spoon
Steel with beeswax finish
2.5” L x 3/8” W x 1/4” D
2024