Carving spoon

[@rclaws1347]

I love your music; the axe chopping, the various knives slicing through the wood, even a wood rasp is all music to my ears and so much more soothing than the crap most carvers insist on playing.

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks!

[@jamesklash4499]

That spoon looks really nice! I wish you could upload more videos because you seem like a very skilled craftsman.

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks Dean! I got this hatchet as a gift, and it had a single bevel grind. But when I was cutting the outside of a tray, I thought that the hatchet was too aggressive. So I redid the bevel. Now the grind is two bevels. I grind it on a wet stone, a Tormek.

[@agrosyntrop]

i like the technique with the hookknife and your neck you are using. Never seen that before.

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks! It is known to be a technique very associated with the sami craft.

[@jonwilliams5613]

Wow, confident, competent, quick, thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks for watching!

[@yewsengcheong1637]

That's gotta be the mother of all hook knives! Great video! Love that knife!

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks!

[@DaneStolthed]

Excellent job on the spoon!

[@billsutherland2128]

You sure know how to sharpen and use your tools. The way you handles the changing wood grain is impressive and reflects a sharp tool. Thank you for the lesson!

[@AMpufnstuf]

I was shocked that someone with such good hatchet control seems to have hit himself in the blue jeans

[@satkaramsingh20]

...black jeans, to be correct...! :D

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thank you so much!

[@ahardslojdlife]

:)

[@dawncheriewoodworth3449]

Fabulous video! Isn't that technically called a scorp rather than a bent knife? Perfectly genius way to use it. I am going to have to try that. I also love that you simply used the sounds of the woods surrounding you, axe and knives cutting the wood. Better than Beethoven! Thank you for showing us your work. Beautiful spoon. Thank you!

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks!

[@gastonjavurek9602]

That was just beautiful to watch.

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

😊very nice work. Thanks 😊

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thank you Quinn! I´m planning on making an updated spoonvideo. Glad you liked it!

[@Jake-xh7ny]

Can you please tell me what Hatcher that is

[@ahardslojdlife]

Hi Jake! It´s the Gränsfors large carving axe! www.gransforsbruk.com/en/product/gransfors-large-carving-axe/

[@alshoemaker9385]

Nice work, I learned a lot from your video. Thank you for sharing

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thank you Al!

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thank you Dane!

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks James. I will!

[@simbapumpkin6106]

What tools do you use I want to start what tools do you use plz respond to me thx

[@87_North]

start with a hook knife, carving knife, and a hatchet. probably the 3 best you can get.

[@ahardslojdlife]

smackaroons macaroon Hi! I use the gränsfors slojd axe. Mora slojd knife with 80 mm blade, laminated. And spoon knife by Bo Helgesson. The spoon knife will be difficult to get. The rest you can google. Get a Hans Karlsson or Robin Wood spoon knife instead. And get an adze too from hans karlsson. I hope you get carving!

[@randomfox9970]

+Niklas Karlsson very good work greetings from UK England Essex is you in UK too ?👍🐺🐾

[@tedsbackyard]

This should be a viral video

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks!

[@b.isaksson8414]

Hei Niklas, hvilken yxa er det du bruker?

[@ahardslojdlife]

Hej! Det är en Gränsfors stor slöjdbila. www.gransforsbruk.com/en/product/gransfors-large-carving-axe/

[@hansenfabrication3761]

I love this video carving spoon myself and I have learned a lot of you thank man

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thank you glad it helped you !

[@thibautlesurvivalist]

I like your spoon, good work! :)

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks!

Very well worked, congratulations! what kind of wood did you use?

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks! Birch!

[@bakdraft6578]

Wanna lose a digit? Always hit towards your hand. A qoute from my woods teacher....

[@ahardslojdlife]

I´m sorry this video look a little dangerous. It is not supposed to be a tutorial, maybe I should do one? I have carved thousands of spoons (six/day since 2014). I still haven´t hit my hand. The thing is to know where the brake is in every move. My arms are always locked to my body. The axe will stop before it hits my hand. But I should make it more clear.

[@Dangerous_Beans]

Great video Niklas, can I ask what grind you have on the hachet?

[@albertinajeronimo6597]

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[@ahardslojdlife]

It is a double sided grind. Grind on a watercooled Tormek. Hollow grind. Thanks!

[@4637bigred]

Once you finish carving the knife do you treat the wood with anything ?

[@ahardslojdlife]

Linseed oil. Without additives!

[@СергійМіхалков-н7д]

Thank you !

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks!

[@oldhamegg]

did you dry the wood for any length of time before splitting and carving?

[@ahardslojdlife]

The wood is fresh! I dry it before I finish the spoon.

[@ahardslojdlife]

It is birch, my favourite wood!

[@hobs0nski]

Thanx for the great video! Good inspiration for my next project =)

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks!

[@Boldten]

What knife are you using?

[@rocketguyandtompan07]

a nusnäskniv wich they carv the dalahästarna with :)

[@joarwikstrom6699]

rocketguyandtompan07 asså the dalahästarna, men vad ost

[@rocketguyandtompan07]

haha skitkul

[@ahardslojdlife]

morakniv.se/produkt/slojdkniv-105-lc-natur/

[@swimmingrox007]

Amazing work, I was wondering what type of wood you used for this?

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks Birch!

[@brahimAchi]

Nice

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks!

[@EmilKarlsson]

Great work! Love the axe, Autine Unpolished Hatchet?

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks! www.gransforsbruk.com/en/product/gransfors-large-carving-axe/

[@jason46742]

Do you still have all your fingers??

[@ahardslojdlife]

Yes I do! When I split the log in half in the beginning, that is a common way to split firewood. The wood keeps the hand from going into the axe. But also, my arms are locked to the body, so even if the wood should slip from the choppingblock I am prepared not to let my hand move further down towards the axe. The norwegian outdoor expert Lars Monsen use this way of splitting wood. But I know some people react to it. I should have commented it though, not to do it without experience. Thanks for your comment, Jason! :) ps. I usually use a mallet. ds.

[@ahardslojdlife]

thanks!

[@СергейМакеев-п1ч]

NikIas хорошо у вас вышло давно занимаетесь вы сами изготовляли ложка рез а на заказ не делаете

[@ahardslojdlife]

Hi Mario! Thanks. It is Birch, fresh birch.

[@scottdolan5508]

I also use fresh birch, but sometimes it cracks as it is drying. What do you do to prevent cracks?

[@I_M_Nonno]

The most impressive thing about this video after your knife skills, is your apron's burnished leather !

[@ahardslojdlife]

haha thank you!

[@onxkrinear]

Mindblowing Boss...

[@ahardslojdlife]

Oh thank you!

[@bombingbloke]

Goddam You sir got some serious skills Greetings from the Netherlands

[@ahardslojdlife]

Oh thank you so much!

[@michaelwilliamcaudlesr.420]

Not picking on you or attacking but please be careful when handling sharp tools. In the beginning you flipped the log upside down and began to pound with the blade facing upwards. Would be a shame for you to lose fingers since you do such nice work.

[@agrosyntrop]

+Michael William Caudle Sr. i cringed to when i saw that, but he is a master.. i presume he allready cut himself enough to learn from it :p most accidents happen when you are not concentrated or when you are plain stupid. Never ever trie to use a folding knife without lock as a screwdriver... :s big big scar on my finger :p lesson learned. Use the right tool for the right job

[@nuttiBONG]

+Michael William Caudle Sr. This tecnique is very common ive used it for years. Dont worry mate, skilled craftsmen might look like they are taking risks when its not at al dangerous

[@Halscamp]

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[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

Michael, He was demonstrating the proper way to continue a split if the axe bit sticks. Intuition would say continue smacking the axe/log unit down onto the chopping block until it breaks, but all that does is greatly increase the risk of breaking the axe handle. Doing it this way, he is using the weight of the log to split itself, without putting undue unecessary strain on the handle

[@doughroasterbushcraftandsu3947]

Correct way to split a log with the Axe stuck

[@gorazdrichter4379]

Master in action👍🪵

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks! Haha, I don´t know about that tho!

[@johnjude2677]

Before lossing fingers get a froe

[@ahardslojdlife]

Thanks John!

[@buttonstack]

No concern for safety whatsoever.

[@ahardslojdlife]

I have been doing this for 25 years. Including 8 years working with timber houses. I have one scar on my left index finger. From when I was foolish enough to use the axe after having a great dinner with a drink, wine and avec. I was "just" gonna make a wedge (never make a wedge with an axe). So - I think my injury record is pretty ok. I should write though that people should not do what I do without having experience. This is no instructional video, just a way to show how my spoons are made. Thank you so much for your comment, you have shown me the importance of being more articulate and clear. I don´t want anyone to hurt themselves. Take care!