Tried & True makes a great food safe Danish oil I use

I really like this approach Dave I’ve found it a very successful method it works on big cooking spoons too 🙏

masterful axe work. I am in awe. Soooo many hours of practice there.

great video! I noticed the position of your body as well, the swing will not hit any vital arteries if it missesl.

Grato!🇧🇷

Great video Dave! I've been carving for a bit... but just got a axe ! And have never used one carving except for actual cutting the tree ... I got a very old hewing axe head at a garage sale! Lol and carved a handle. I put a original grind one sided . What grind do you prefer?

…”then I’m going to clear the front of the bowl…” and proceeds to perform such delicate and lovely slicing chops. Clearly an exquisitely sharp hatchet wielded by a craftsman.

Having seen Jay Tee’s comment below I couldn’t disagree more. Very clear, very instructive video. Cheers.

Beautifully crafted piece of (art) work. Just what I was looking for. I’m not at the stage yet where I see the spoon in the lump of wood once it’s been axed but before knife work commences.

Hello Dave, I have periodically tried this technique on creating the crank on the top of the bowl since I first saw it. I thought I would say thank you, today I finally got it to comfortably work. Much love 💛

what axe did you use?

Excellent I’ll be sharing this with folks ☮️🇬🇧

Excellent tutorial, mate !

What kind of knife are you using?

Just bought my first axe (Robbin Wood) and can't wait to try it out, so your quick little video helped. Thanks Dave

3 minutes in and yours looked more like a spoon than mine did after 3 days? And I'm not even joking 😃 Great job. Thanks for sharing.

Wowwww nice vid. thanks...Greetings from Hungary Őrség 👍 Subscribe 👍😉

I really appreciate this series, thank you much. Still haven't managed to get one done without breaking it but I'll get there.

Great video

Man for a poon it take someone a whole year to learn from you. I don't like it and did not subscribe...

Your nose..... your hand.... wipe away..! Lovely set of videos for us beginners. Thank you.

I'm ready to have a go at this. Thanks for the explanation.

I love your method of carving a blank, try as I might, I've still not managed to replicate.

Please make more videos

Great, love it. Take care.

Very nice, I like your technique. Thanks and take care.

Nice work, thanks.

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Nice spoon and information, Take care.

Gorgeous spoon. Do you let wood dry first before oiling it?

Great video, and beautiful spoon. How many coats of hemp oil would you recommend for spoons, kuksa's etc? Also how long should the spoons etc be left before theyre considered Ok to use? I heard they should be left in the sun for quite a long time for them to polymerise? Ive just applied a second coat to my Kuksa and cant wait to have a brew in it :D

Masterful work. This is the best rough-out technique I've seen yet. Thank you so much!

will just cooking oil work?

Sweet

Well done 👍

Beautiful spoon

I've been enjoying you spoon carving as i been following on and got to this 4 one it is gonna help me greatly

And even more impressive he still has all his fingers and thumbs. Thumbs up for this video but held way back away from the axe!

Can i oil my spoon with sunflower oil?

Thank you for a lovely tutorial! I will try carving out blank the way you showed. It looks interesting and i think i might like it! You are so correct on those deep bowls. I'm making spoons for a bit over half a year now as a hobby. Made a couple dozen or so and just now starting to make those bowls much more shallow :)

Very nice method you have.. thanks for video. Greg

Thank you Dave. Very efficient method you have and quite useful to those of us who are learning spoon carving.. Cheers, Michael O. Alabama, USA

This is a great resource for a new spoon carver like myself! Thanks for the time and effort :)

четкие движения мастера!)

Thanks Dave. Wonderful video. What knife of type or knife grind do you like for the initial knife work?

Very beautiful I love cherry wood Great craftsmanship

Much more useful info than most other carving sites. Thank you!

like your approach, i think you're right, as much axe work as possible. )

Beautiful spoon!

Dave, what are you thinking when you look at the blank to decide which end to put the bowl on?