Carve a Spoon from a Blank

[@unitytira4954]

Thank you so much Greg for sharing your video. I am new in spoon carving. Thank you for sharing important techniques to accomplish the needed task to form the spoon safety. I’ll follow your channel.

[@thejoyofwood]

Thanks for the feedback. Glad you found it helpful! Kind regards, Greg

[@rockeastwood]

Thanks for the help.

[@maq2054]

Thanks Greg. Great, easy to follow instructions. Will be following you.

[@thejoyofwood]

Thankyou. Glad you found it helpful. 😁

[@stan21b6]

Some really useful tips- thank you.

[@thejoyofwood]

You are welcome! Thankyou.

[@djsteviet8014]

Great to see a video about carving spoons from seasoned wood. Accessing green wood is not always easy. How often do you stop and sharpen up?

[@thejoyofwood]

I tend to sharpen in an “as needed “ basis. Some woods will be tougher than others. Some woods have silica in them! These will wear the tool edges faster. Hence I do it as I feel the tools are losing their edge. Making stools from recycled hardwoods give you access to an amazing array of Timbers for free. I often break up old furniture to make spoons.😁

[@lolop4107]

Great first video; easy to follow the instructions. Looking forward to the next one!

[@thejoyofwood]

LoLo P Thankyou! A new video was uploaded last nice :Carving Spatulas. More to come!

[@essie4943]

Thank you so much for all of your advice! This was a super helpful video!!

[@thejoyofwood]

You're so welcome! Glad you found it helpful, Shannon.

[@DKuzzin]

How did I not find your channel before? I like your style! Greetings from NW Indiana, USA!

[@thejoyofwood]

Glad you enjoy it! Belated return greetings from Perth, Western Australia!

[@amyamy3892]

Great video! Lots of inspiration for some future projects.

[@thejoyofwood]

Amy Amy Thankyou!

[@ScentitarFragrance]

Thank you for giving me advice as a man in his late 20s. I just collected some rather thick pieces of fig wood and couldn't bear to throw them away. Thank you for the love. I feel the wood is acting like a softer olive wood, but am not sure. I decided to buy a couple tools from beavercraft. Which brand would you recommend ?

[@thejoyofwood]

Gidday, Scentaur. I find some figs to be a bit fibrous. I hope it worked out well for you. I am biased about BeaverCraft, as I am an Australian Dealer for these tools. As with all brands of tools, there are some I prefer more than others. I only stock the ones I like the most. Same with Mora knives. The great thing about BeaverCraft is that they are priced so cheaply, which makes it easier for new carvers to get carving! My real favourites with the BeaverCraft Hook Knives are the SK5 (which has the same radius hook as the Mora 162 and is also double sided), and the SK4 and SK4L more open curved hook knives. These 3 all come with a longer handle than many other hook knives, and I find this makes the tool much more versatile. Stay save, and keep spoon carving!

[@markhiggins3054]

Did you have to sharpen the knives during this creation?

[@thejoyofwood]

Gidday, Mark. I tend to sharpen in an “as needs” basis. It depends on the wood I am using. Some woods cut like butter and some will blunt the tools quickly. During the filming of that video, no, I didn’t need to sharpen the blades. I hope this helps! Greg

[@markhiggins3054]

@@thejoyofwood thank you. Loving the little hammer I bought and the other things.

[@susanp.collins7834]

My first spoon looks a lot like that. Didn't have an axe. Didn't have a hook knife. Used a lot of p40 sandpaper. Did a lot of things that would have got me pernanently ostracized from the International Spoon Making Community. Didn't use my teeth at any stage but that was because I didn't think of it...