How To Carve A Spoon From A Branch
Try for a good clean cut.
How to carve a spoon from a branch. Using your hatchet split the length of wood in two down the middle. Aug 22 2015 - Small ladle with branch from whence it came. Once the spoon is a satisfactory shape use card scrapers to remove tool marks and tearout.
I use a curved card scraper for the inside of the bowl. This is the preferred wood for spoon carving. 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.
Theres a bit of an art in seeing a spoon in a branch. Types of wood for Spoon Carving. Spoon crooks also called elbows are the natural bend in a branch or small tree.
Aug 22 2015 - Small ladle with branch from whence it came. You can rehearse on white pine however a hardwood spoon will stand up better to unpleasant use in the kitchen. This skill share is more than just carving a spoon but building the awareness and understanding of the plant people around us how to respectfully harvest from trees develop resourcefulness in moving through challenges and learning to listen to what the wood wants to become with your hands as the guide in helping to create this.
Again that would make a very weak spoon. The PBS television show The Woodwrights Shop did a terrific episode about spoon carving using traditional Swedish techniques. Try to find a straight length with no knots or branches poking out the straighter the grain the better.
And the reality is that you will likely be doing a bit of both. Its a great rainy day activity. The top of the spoon may be a straight line or slightly curved.