How To Finish A Hand Carved Spoon
Next I dry off the excess oil and apply a coat of paste wax.
How to finish a hand carved spoon. I use a hand saw a carving axe and several types of knives. So the only way I use sand paper is to sharpen my knives and axe. Tung oil is my finish of.
Use it for a touch up on spoons it is a finish that builds up layers fast. Congratulations now you have a finished spoon made only with hand tools. Carve till you hit harder wood then put it back into the bucket to soak more the soaking will accelerate as you expose more end grain going deeper down inside the bowl of the spoon.
Carve away with your carving knife on the side and back. Sand your spoon to 220-grit then apply a nontoxic oil finish eg. Oct 1 2017 - Information about how Martin Damen finishes hand carved Oak spoons.
Once the paste wax has dried then the surface can be buffed off and shined up. A short film of how I carve a spoon starting with the axe to carve out the blank then using the knife to finish of the final shapeFor more info please find. Justin shares his obvious skill and enthusiasm for this work as he.
Carved Spoons Wood Spoon Hand Carved Woodworking Carving Wooden Spoon Wood Carvings Sculptures Carpentry. A plant based oil is what I use to finish my products. The penetrating finishes are far better suited to protecting the wood spoon not only from water but from heat and even stains spaghetti sauce and the such.
In this video I give a quick overview of the methods I generally use to achieve a great finish on my spoons. Butcher block olive peanut or vegetable oil. All my products have a knife finish because it leaves a nice smooth hand made look.
