How To Make Wooden Spoons With Hand Tools
It just needs to be sharp.
How to make wooden spoons with hand tools. Gouge and hook knife to carve out the bowl. You need a heavy hammer. Through this experiment I discovered my favorite way to make spoons.
Sand paper 80 120 and 400. Rough sanding in process Finished hand made wooden spoon with olive oil finish 17 long. A good hand axe weighs around 500-600g.
Drill presses are usually 1 HP and without a clamp you will not be able to keep the large bit from spinning the blank out of your hands. Apply a liberal coat of olive oil and allow it to soak in for 20 minutes then wipe dry with a paper towel. Showing how the scroll on the handle can be used to hang the spoon.
Spoon carving is a bit more refined than crudely making one and in our shared interest of craft I will focus on specific tools that are used to carve wooden spoons. Demonstration of how I made a wooden spoon with hand tools only. This video was sponsored by Squarespace.
Any small hand axe will do fine. Possible dimensions for your wooden spoon. I used a store-bought spoon and used it to trace out the pattern I wanted.
But I make my utensils in a different way. Bandsaw to cut to rough shape and to remove a lot of excess material. Use card scrapers to remove tool marks and tearout.