How To Carve A Green Wood Spoon
Were mostly talking about using whats called green wood versus dry wood.
How to carve a green wood spoon. Sandpaper is seen as cheating but for the non-purists it may be. As you use and wash your spoon occasionally re-oil it. It may be silly no it is silly but not using sandpaper can be a source of pride for woodworkers of all stripes spoon carvers included.
Green wood just means that it still has moisture in it that it was freshly cut. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting. 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.
Special spoon carving knives with a hooked blade are available but a straight-blade knife can also be used by placing the tip of the knife in the center of the bowl and rotating the blade. 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. In this episode I go through the possible finis.
Ive never been able to call a spoon finished without sanding especially the bowl of the spoon. Soaking birch spoon blanks. Carving a spoon can be a meditative job that allows you to take a block of wood and end up with a piece of art.
This can make a dry spoon-blank much easier to carve somewhat approaching the ease of carving green wood. Spoon carving will improve a lot of other woodworking skills so its important to learn how to carve a wooden spoon start to finish. However rarely is this piece useable because normally the bend is caused by a knot as in the above pics.
The Green Wood Way - YouTube. You can cut a section of wood and then freeze it to help contain the moisture and greenness. Start each cut at one side of the bowl and follow the edge of the stock up to the center.