Take a log, and remove everything that is not a spoon ...

I have spent hours learning carving techniques and methods, exploring the subtleties of wood grain and density, perfecting sharpening methods of honing and stropping, and have splashed out a small fortune for knives, and sundry items necessary for my ambition to be realised.
And now, in a mere four or five hours, I can produce a carved spoon worth perhaps as much as two Euros.



No wonder I was an impecunious blacksmith.

 

Well, I think it's rather lovely, and would offer you at least 4 for one, @Giri!

Nick

 

Gosh ! I do appreciate your generosity Nick, but the temptations of wealth have never really appealed ...

 

Oh, go on! Imagine how many more largely inaccessible estates you could purchase with the cash if you sold enough!

Nick

 

Get Thee behind me Nick, for since there are no walls, fences or other means of determining where my property ends and the rest of Spain begins, the urge to expand my empire is much reduced, and the carving proceeds, innocent of ambition, or hope of earthly gain.
What would you say to five Euros ?