How To Carve A Wood Spoon
Holly is a creamy white wood with a lovely close grain which roasts beautifully.
How to carve a wood spoon. Use a gouge to carve out the bowl of your spoon. The steps involved in making these spoons are as follows. SECOPTERCOM is here to make sure you the publics are up to date on all.
Step 4 Scoop Out the Inside of the Spoon. Use a power carver with a rounded gouge to carve out the bowl of the spoon. This video was sponsored by Squarespace.
Then use the miter saw to cut the chunk of wood to length at the ends of your spoon outline. Carve out the bowl of the spoon. If there is build-up in the bowl of your spoon you can use your hook knife to get rid of it.
Sand your spoon to 220-grit then apply a nontoxic oil finish eg. If the spoon you want to carve is smaller than the piece of wood youve selected use the table saw to cut the chunk into a thinner piece so you have to remove less material by hand when carving. When it comes out hot put on a bit more oil and you can get a fantastic dark tone.
Carve the outer side of the spoon including the handle. Hold the handle of the gouge with your dominant hand at a slight angle toward your spoon. Drag the blade of the knife down the center of the bowl where the build-up of the wood is and slowly remove the material.
Push the gouge forward into the wood making cuts towards the center of the bowl. Step 2 Shape the Handle and Back of Spoon. Alternatively you can start carving in the middle of the bowl and carve on both sides.