During my spoon carving workshop the other week, I made a couple of eating spoons from some lovely local birch. To demonstrate, I made one (on the left) by carving from the bark and the other (right) from the radially split face. You can see the difference in the growth ring patterns in the two bowls.
I’ve a bit more of this birch so I’ll be making some spoons and scoops for my Etsy store, take a look and favourite the shop to get updates as they happen.