Beautiful, Much Loved Old Primitive Pine Scoop with Hooked Handle antique text an old center fold

an old center fold

what I see is a sharp weapon

A great addition to a collection of mid-century California pottery

with many years of use left in it

uncleaned and a bit dirty

Beautiful, Much Loved Old Primitive Pine Scoop with Hooked Handle antique text an old center foldI found this old carved pine scoop at a shop in New Hampshire and just couldn't put it down. My photos don't really do justice (I think I haven't mastered the settings on my newish iphone camera very well and it picks up every undertone in wood) but between the form and the wood and the wear, it's a lovely and very honest feeling thing. Looks like it was once stained painted, but that has worn away entirely on the scoop itself, remaining just on the