How To Carve A Wooden Love Spoon
In this video I use a round chisel band saw and a rasp.
How to carve a wooden love spoon. It is relatively soft for a hardwood and very close and even grained making it ideal for carving. Hand sanding the wooden spoon. Aim to get a blank thats 9 in 2 12 in 229 cm 64 cm and about 34 in 19 cm thick for 1 wooden spoon.
Wooden spoons should be hand washed with regular soap and water. Apply a food safe finish. FREE videos include step by step tutorials for making lovespoons simple techniques to help with designing and methods for keeping your tools sharp.
Justin shares his obvious skill and enthusiasm for this work as he. Carve wooden spoon with a whittling knife. Sand the wooden spoon.
This is followed by a paste wax to bring out some luster in the wood. If cracks develop in the bowl its time to retire your spoon. Do not let them soak for a long time in water and never put them in the dishwasher which will cause the wood to deteriorate quickly.
The lacquer coats dry in about fifteen to thirty minutes. Step 3 Round the Bottom of the Spoon. How to Carve a Spoon Out of Wood.
Pick a hardwood such as walnut cherry or maple for the most durability. It is time to congratulate yourself on completing a beautiful Welsh love spoon. Apply a food safe finish and enjoy.