This was a custom ordered set which consisted of a Cherry and Walnut vertical measuring cup set along with a cherry oblong decorative bowl.

Salad serving set and spaghetti spoon in genuine mahogany. 

Two tablespoon coffee scoop in black walnut.

This serving set was one of the first ones I made with a slight curve to them. Normally they are flat. They are resting on a heart shaped trinket bowl I made for my wife out of the same wood.

This potbelly style walnut kuksa could be used as a drinking cup, or a soup bowl. The handle is a bird totem style carving that is not only nice to look at, but it is also very comfortable in the hand as well.

This set was custom ordered with a hanging, long handle ladle to match the set. this photo is of the set hanging in my customer's home.

This Kuksa, (drinking cup) was hand crafted from cherry wood. The handle is far more intricate than my retail pieces, it reminds me of an armored claw or beak. The sides of it are more styled as well, the raised lines actually meet at a raised Hilltop Spoonworks logo on the front of the cup. there are more photos of it on my Instagram and Facebook pages.

This just shows the carved Hilltop Spoonworks logo on the front of the cup.

I don't do slotted, I do hole-y

5 Piece right handed cooking set in beautiful zebrawood. 

This is a perfect example of a great wedding gift set. Six cooking spoons, along with a short handled, small pot soup ladle.

Five piece rock maple measuring cup set. 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, and 1 cup. 

This set is all rock maple wood. It is a four piece cooking set with a 1 tablespoon coffee scoop, a small gravy ladle, a baby spoon, and a jam spoon and spreader set

These were a custom order. They are designed to "balance" on the side of your pot while you cook. They actually rest there quite comfortably, just be sure to lift them straight up and not hook the pot because the handle is fairly thin at the balance point.

These were actually ordered to be given as two separate gifts of two four piece sets 

These were fun. I made the bowl of them extra deep and large. It actually reaches about a quarter inch into the transition, under the top of the handle. These are designed to sip from, not like a standard eating spoon.

This is a four piece eating spoon set made from cherry wood.

This set was a special request by a close friend of mine. He had a 100 plus year old apple tree on his property that had to be cut down. He wanted to have a set of spoons made out of it, so I got to work on these. He now will always have four small pieces of that tree in his home.

These were made to replace some store bought pieces that my customer had worn down to nubs. Because of this, I decided to make them a bit thicker than my normal ones, so they will stand up to the abuse he puts on them.

Another thick handle, heavy duty set. This mahogany wood was super dense, with dark streaks throughout the length of them.

This is a cherry wood baker's tool. Originally intended to just be a countertop scraper, I have been told that customers use them to cut and serve brownies and also use them as a spoonrest.

These pieces are left hand specific, made from spalted maple.

This was made for a local sweat lodge owner who wanted a special piece made for a upcoming ceremony. It isn't what I normally do, but I had a lot of fun researching and making it.

Six piece sapwood and heartwood walnut eating spoons, with two camp spoons as well.

Shallow walnut serving spooon. This is normally accompanied by a deep server as well.

Shallow and deep serving spoons in cherry wood.

Curly maple jam spoon and spreader sets, with two extra spreaders.

This set includes a serving set, a salad serving set, a coffee scoop, two cooking spoons, and baker's tool.

The piece on the bottom was my customer's personal spatula that she has used for the past 38 years. She likes it so much, she wanted me to make three matching ones to give to her kids as gifts.

Two walnut, one cherry.

Curly maple baby spoon. Some customers use them as tasting spoons as well.

Two piece walnut serving set and two piece salad serving set.

Decorative handle five piece measuring cup set. When this picture was taken, I still hadn't figured out the way to hang them vertically as I had envisioned them.

These were made as gift sets for a friend. The swirling in the grain was fantastic.

Highly figured curly maple cooking spoon set with beautiful dark hues throughout.

These were all gifts to be given by my customer last Christmas. She gave me her own spoon to use as a template because I didn't have anything like it at the time.

Four cooking spoons with a salad serving set and a dinner serving set.

A single finger hole cup and a double finger hole cup.

Five piece walnut measuring set with a walnut hanger/shelf

This piece was a challenge brought to me by a very accomplished sculptor from my local area. He wanted me to carve a dragon out of walnut, but keep a spoon somewhere on the piece to keep with my normal work style. This was the outcome. I had so much fun with it, that I have started doing sculptural pieces for customers since then with somewhat regularity.

This was the finished product after many days of thinking of different ways to hang the cups

Cherry salad serving set made for my wife

This Mahogany board has three bowls carved into it for serving anything from berries to olives wit.h your meats and cheeses.

A good friend of mine is a homebrew aficionado, who was considering stepping up his set up to make larger batches. The one thing he knew he would need was a longer, larger brew paddle for stirring and mixing his mash. I carved this cherry paddle a lot like an actual canoe paddle, only with two, two inch holes on the working end for increased mixing ability. I woodburned a few designs on the handle and head to personalize it for him as well.

Right handed, highly figured cooking spoons

I made this for my wife when I had a free day in the shop. It is Flame Birch wood and is all hand carved into this heart shape.

1 Tablespoon coffee scoop in cherry wood.

Long handle jam spoon for reaching into a jam jar and scooping out jam, and a spreading knife for spreading jams, butter, or soft cheeses.

Custom ordered by a local jam maker, this paddle is 22" long with a 3"X4" scooped paddle for stirring jams in large pots. This piece is curly maple.

Beautifully figured rock maple cooking spoons, two of which are specific to left handed cooks

I carved this entire stock from a single plank of old growth yellow birch. It was the first time I had ever attempted to carve anything with tight tolerances that could hurt the user if not carved correctly. My customer gave me full creative say in this, so I went crazy on it. The fore grip has flame style carvings, and the butt end has curved stripes from the top to the bottom. I’ll add more photos below.

Two maple and two walnut salad serving sets pictured together before being put up for sale.

Two beautifully figured baby spoons in rock maple

Deep Soup Spoon Set

his was a new design for me. I wasn't sure about the hard angles, or the deep bowl, but this has turned into one of my most requested styles for an eating spoon.

Maple Bird Bowl

I have seen these done in the past, so I figured I would give it a shot, with my own twist. I made it large enough to be a soup bowl, yet small enough to drink from. I carved a trough through the tail, so you could drink from it, or finish off your soup liquids without slurping your spoon.

Walnut Soup Ladles

Three larger than normal ladles, perfect for serving soups.

Flame Birch Cooking Spoon

Beautifully figured flame birch cooking spoon. This was from the first batch I had ever worked with, as soon as it came out of the oil, I knew I had to get more. Now it is one of my favorite woods to work with.

Flame birch small pot ladle. great for soups or stews.

This walnut wing was carved for the boss of my tattoo artist friend who’s last name is Wing. he wanted a “badass” looking sculpture that would be displayed in his studio for all to see. I went with walnut because to me, it represents not only elegance, but also strength, much like the artwork that gets made there. It is carved 360 degrees around, so from any angle, you can see different details from the wing tips to the body of the “bird”. Because they also do piercings there, I went with a stylized tribal shape for the body that has been used for weighed earrings to stretch ear lobes. Together, the tribal body and the wings work seamlessly to convey exactly what we both wanted for the piece. I wish I took some better photos before delivering.

This ladle is identical to the short handle one except for the extended handle, which is about 4 inches longer.

sapwood and heartwood transition was nearly perfectly matched on this maple salad serving set

In process shot of a vertical hanging set

This photo shows just how varied maple can be. they were all made from the same tree, just different sections. Some were dark heartwood, some were light sapwood, and some were beautifully caught right in the transition of the two.

This five piece set is made for those who have more vertical wall space than horizontal. The cups hang on metal hooks with small stainless steel loops screwed into the backs of the handles. 

This shows the variety of shapes that can be achieved through custom orders.

These ladles were all ordered with hanging hooks on the backs to hang with measuring cup sets.

This board is 11 inches by 26 inches and designed to serve and cut specialty breads on. 

Two bowl Charcuterie board for serving dry meats and cheeses, along with nuts, berries or olives.

For most of the year, this is how I produce spoons in preparation of fair season. I try to get 100-200 a week made, all while filling custom orders.

These three pieces are all sugar maple, I torched the bowl on one of them to add a bit of contrast.

This cherry set of measuring cups hangs vertically. My client wanted his and his wife's initials burned onto the bottom of the backboard, I don't normally offer it, but I'm very happy with the outcome.

This spalted birch, two finger hole kuksa was one of my favorites from this past winter. 

This was the first time I attempted to make a kuksa morphed with an animal. This particular piece is yellow birch.

This birch rhinoceros was a gift for my tattoo artist and friend who goes by the name Rhino. (His name is Ryan, so it makes sense) I carved this as a gift to him as a tip of sorts, because I didn’t have much extra cash on hand to tip him for his amazing work. I stylized it to emphasize the shoulders and horns, and give it a graceful elegance while still maintaining an aggressive stance.

This was a custom ordered maple piece with a two foot long handle, a slightly larger head, and a hook on the back of the handle for hanging on a wall or hook.