How To Carve A Wooden Love Spoon

Step 2 Shape the Handle and Back of Spoon.

How to carve a wooden love spoon. Justin shares his obvious skill and enthusiasm for this work as he. Finally I burn the spoon with a propane to. Hand sanding the wooden spoon.

Step 4 Scoop Out the Inside of the Spoon. Start with a hardwood blank. In the spoon in the photo I followed the stain with three coats of lacquer.

Basswood is probably the easiest. Next I cut out the the spoon blank with a scroll saw. Pick a hardwood such as walnut cherry or maple for the most durability.

May 25 2020 - Explore hals board love spoon carving followed by 126 people on Pinterest. It is relatively soft for a hardwood and very close and even grained making it ideal for carving. Regardless of your skills and background even if you have never used a wood carving tool before we have videos to help you develop the skill required for wood carving and lovespoon carving.

For most of my spoons I use Lime aka basswood. Sand the wooden spoon. Aim to get a blank thats 9 in 2 12 in 229 cm 64 cm and about 34 in 19 cm thick for 1 wooden spoon.

Walnut tends to be more difficult to carve than a lot of other woods. Blanks are wooden blocks that you can cut and carve your spoons from. If cracks develop in the bowl its time to retire your spoon.