How To Carve A Green Wood Spoon
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How to carve a green wood spoon. As you use and wash your spoon occasionally re-oil it. Ive never been able to call a spoon finished without sanding especially the bowl of the spoon. Green wood just means that it still has moisture in it that it was freshly cut.
In this episode I go through the possible finis. Sandpaper is seen as cheating but for the non-purists it may be. Shape the Outside of the Bowl Now turn the spoon around in the vise and work on the outside of the bowl.
The Green Wood Way. This can make a dry spoon-blank much easier to carve somewhat approaching the ease of carving green wood. The mark of an experienced greenwood carver is the ability to carve a finished spoon with nothing more than an axe and knife.
Use a drawknife or handsaw to shape three large chamfers two on each side and one on the end. You can finish your green wood spoon with basically any edible oil- I like to use organic flax or walnut oil rubbed on with a towel then a quick coat of beeswax to give it a little moisture protection. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting.
Start each cut at one side of the bowl and follow the edge of the stock up to the center. Part 4 in a 4 part series focusing o the full process of carving a wooden spoon from log to finished product. Justin shares his obvious skill and enthusiasm for this work as he.
One of my favorite green woodworking techniques is spoon carving and in this video I show you how to carve a spoon from tree to table and what tools you need to carve a spoon whether in your woodshop or sitting by a bonfire in the woods. Spoon carving will improve a lot of other woodworking skills so its important to learn how to carve a wooden spoon start to finish. Soaking birch spoon blanks.
