(Left) My apple wood spoons. They were carved out of branches split down the center. The bowls of the spoons follow the grain of the wood, to take advantage of the grain's strength.
This pine storage box was made out of a hollow log, to replicate a museum piece that exists in the Oseberg Ship Burial on display the Oslo ship museum on Bygdoy peninsular, Oslo, Norway.
This is a common style of container and still used today but most often made of staves like a bucket or thin sheets of wood wrapped around a mold. I chose to use the hollow log because I had one. Also, when I started, I believed the original was made the same way. Later, I saw pictures that show it too is made of staves, but the binding wraps no longer survive. I wanted a close copy but now, my storage box would be categorized as "probable".
The bottom is inlet into a hand carved dado and I made wooden pegs horizontally nailing the bottom in place from the sides of the container. The cord for the peg is hand twisted plant fiber and one small iron loop holds the cord to the lid. I have oiled the container inside and out.
I intend to use the container to keep cooking supplies, like salt, herbs, honey and other meal preparation items in. To the far right, are three Baltic birch containers I was lucky enough to find in a second-hand store. They were imported from Russia and the set was damaged. But no matter, I "defarbed" the original by removing embellishments and making more appropriate tops out of scrap birch scraps from my shop. I'm quite pleased with my kitchen additions.