Chip Carving with Lee Stoffer

[@lesliecrowther7004]

Maybe 5years ago, but very informative, and also a joy watch. With the right tools for the job it's amazing just what can be created. Nice one Lee great job that you have every Wright to be proud of.

[@Zedoutdoors]

For your first tutorial video this was fantastic, it was very informative and helped me understand the art of chip carving a lot more. Many thanks for taking the time to record and share this Lee ~Peace~

[@LeeStoffer]

Cheers dude, glad you found it useful. Thanks for all your help and encouragement that convinced me to give it a go!

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thank you Lee. Excellent 1st demo video. Very well don with good sound and camera angles. Very good narration as well. I look forward to you talking about your knives you have designed.

[@LeeStoffer]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it. I will be doing a more in depth look at tools at some point.

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

Hi Lee! followed Nature calls and subbed! I carve a little myself. Excellent spoons brother! - Donny

[@LeeStoffer]

Donny Pavolini Outdoors Hi Donny, thanks very much.

[@harrywilcock2030]

Great Video Lee, always wondered how this type of carving was done. I came across you helping Nic, ive managed to get hold of one of his twca cams, looking forward to watching your other vids,thanks.

[@wildjimoriginal3646]

thanks lee - found this really useful, I am new to spoon carving and really enjoying it. Look forward to more tutorials.

[@LeeStoffer]

Wild Jim Original Cheers Jim, Glad to be of service

[@phillallen01]

Excellent video Lee lots of information about chip carving going to give it a go later

[@LeeStoffer]

Cheers Phill, Hope you enjoy having a go and get some good results.

[@lonescoutuk8685]

Wow!, amazing work Lee, you explained the process very well, made it look really easy. Look forward to more. Cheers, Stewart

[@LeeStoffer]

lonescout uk Thanks Stewart, glad you enjoyed it.

[@plakor6133]

Thanks, Lee! Your presentation cleared up some of the questions I have about the process.

[@mrnickyp1015]

Beautiful work and a great tutorial. Cheers. Nick.

[@LeeStoffer]

MrNickyP Hi Nick, thanks for the lovely feedback.

[@SylviePereiraSyPer]

I love your chip carvings ! thanks for sharing all the tips and inforamtion. I'll try to copy you :)

[@LeeStoffer]

Hi Sylvie, thanks very much for the kind words, it was great talking to you at Makers Central, glad you found the video useful and hope you enjoy having a go at chip carving.

[@SylviePereiraSyPer]

@@LeeStoffer I'm going to watch them all ;)

[@tangle70]

Very nice carvings. Thanks for the helpful video.

[@astrosfan311]

Hi Lee, great to see you started your own channel. I really enjoyed your videos with Zed Outdoors. I'm very, very new to woodcarving myself but I'm enjoying the learning process and looking forward to more of your tutorials. You've got my sub! Cheers.

[@LeeStoffer]

Shannon Davis Hi Shannon, glad to hear you're getting into carving and thanks for your support.

[@NicholasAarons]

Amazing Work & Spoons Dude. Keep up the great work. Nick.

[@LeeStoffer]

+Nicholas Aarons (Nick Mini) Thanks very much Nick, will do.

[@dangolfishin]

Beautiful work you do

[@TheWizzkid67]

Thank you for your time and knowledge look forward to more.

[@LeeStoffer]

TheWizzkid67 Thanks for the feedback, hopefully get something up next week

[@TheLordArion]

Nice carvings! I've had good results with juniper aswell as birch

[@Woods2Woody]

Nice informative video Lee. Many thanks.

[@LeeStoffer]

Andy Hawk Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for commenting.

[@waynehaylett6662]

Nice work will you be going to spoon town

[@henkisa]

great craftmen ship love the spoon all of them and thanks for the tips

[@LeeStoffer]

Thanks for your continued support Henk, glad to be of service!

[@existencedenied1972]

really interesting video with some food for thought on chip carving. Keep up the great work and i really look forward to seeing more of your work. If possible would really like to see a start to finish of your feather spoon i spied during that video ;-)

[@LeeStoffer]

existencedenied1972 Thanks for the feedback. I'll bear your suggestion in mind for a feather spoon video. Cheers.

[@MrMattrix1]

nice work dude & thanks for the tips

[@SHawkeye007]

Great work Lee, glad to see a fellow craftsman at work! Subbed! Looking forward to seeing more, ATB Shaun

[@LeeStoffer]

Hawkeye Bushcraft Hey Shaun thanks, hopefully more to follow soon, cheers for the sub.

[@davethespooncarver256]

Lee! your store on your website doesnt seem to be working, or at least theres nothing listed. I wanna check out some of your spoons!!!! Also, what type of wood were you using in the spoon carving video on zed's channel?

[@LeeStoffer]

Wood Working Without Electricity Hi thanks for the interest. I'm still working on the website and hope to have some stock listed soon. you could check out my Facebook page facebook.com/covertcraft The wood I'm carving in Zed's video is Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) Cheers

[@SandmanSect8]

is there any kind of treatment applied to the wood after it is finished ? like a coating of linseed oil to the entire spoon or any other kind of treatment ? great wood working Lee

[@LeeStoffer]

carl queen Hi Carl, Yeah I usually use linseed oil but not over the paint generally, the oil and paint don't seem to make the best bed fellows.

[@jdsmith8135]

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

[@LeeStoffer]

Jeff H Cheers Jeff

[@stevenk1965]

Beautiful spoons Lee they really look great. You gave us some good detailed instructions as well. I feel a little more confident about giving it a try myself lol. I have a good supply of Ash, Maple and beach. Have you ever tried using any of these types of wood? I also have a lot of red oak and locust but I don't think They'll be any good? Thanks for sharing. ATB, Steve...

[@LeeStoffer]

Thanks Steve, pleased that you found it useful. Maple or beech should be ok, I have chip carved both before, harder work than birch for sure and I'd probably favour the maple personally. I would use a blade with a slightly steeper bevel than the one I use for birch, something around 18 degrees should do the trick, cheers, Lee

[@disguisedprepper]

Great instructional video. Would it be possible to use a scalpel blade for chip carving and could you recommend a good oil for using on a kuksa? Many thanks 😀

[@LeeStoffer]

Thanks, a scalpel blade could potentially be used for cleaning up but they are not really a strong enough blade for chip carving, they are very thin and prone to snapping so I'd avoid them personally. Oil wise I use raw (cold pressed) linseed oil for my spoons but I don't really make Kuksa, I've spoken to folk who use a blend of linseed oil and beeswax on them though. I think whatever you use will eventually wash out if it's used for hot drinks and or alcohol.

[@LWD-Hidden-Links]

Great vid mate, really got me thinking about chip carving! Love the beats too, heavy mate

[@LeeStoffer]

LikeWeDid Outdoors Glad you enjoyed the beats hopefully get some original ones laid down for future uploads. Hope you have fun trying some chip carving at some point.

[@dannyscoot73]

Really fantastic spoons Lee! How long is the drying process before you can start your chip carving, is it similar to drying fire wood? Really enjoyable watching how its done, keep them videos coming mate.

[@LeeStoffer]

Cheers Danny, appreciate your comments, glad you enjoyed it. Drying can vary a lot depending on timber, climate etc. the spoons in the video only take a day or two to be dry enough to finish/chip carve, probably around 10-12% moisture content. I carve them in my unheated workshop and bring them into the house to dry. Hopefully get another video up in the next couple of weeks.

[@iansoutdoorsrecovery7971]

awsome mate not done any carving myself yet but am going give it ago

[@harrisonhakinensouza]

Hi, I really liked the video, congratulations. Would you like to know the name of this knife?

[@aaronkolbeck7587]

Hey Lee. Just found ya and just subscribed. I saw you on Zeds channel. You guys seem like good folks. I wish you guys weren't so far. I could host a great bushcraft and catfishing camp.

[@LeeStoffer]

aaron kolbeck Cheers Aaron, thanks for the sub.

[@jacojossue2629]

Brother what is the mark of the stone that you have

[@Darthdeedee91]

if i make a spoon from a plank of wood used in construction, would it be okay to use? Or will it be somewhat poisonous?

[@LeeStoffer]

Personally I wouldn't bother making spoons from dry building timber. It could have been chemically treated or exposed to other toxins and it's unlikely to be suitable spoon carving wood anyway.

[@sosteve9113]

you do a very nice job ,nice carving my friend i realy like it thumb from me atb steve

[@survivaldeutschland]

ok ok i got it...i definitely need new tools :) thank you for your time`!

[@lee-gv4hc]

Hi Lee, firstly loving the videos really informative you make it look effortless! Also I saw the kit you put together for zed and wondered if you could make more ie one for me? Lol if so please message me with price etc cheers buddy

[@LeeStoffer]

Lee Mcdonough Hi Lee thanks for the feedback. I'm afraid I'm too busy to take commissions on at the moment but hope to have some tools for sale via the website soon. Cheers, Lee

[@lee-gv4hc]

Totally understand mate keep up the excexcellent work and will keep eye on your site. Atb

[@iansoutdoorsrecovery7971]

Brilliant thanks for sharing

[@JeffsTrades]

I would recommend speaking up, and taking the noise out of the audio....

[@LeeStoffer]

Jeff Sokol yep, this was quite an early video all filmed on a gopro using the internal mic. Got slightly better kit and editing skills now thankfully.

[@bonenfant96]

Wow !

[@kayuta8896]

very poor audio

[@michaelsmith-ep7jq]

please speak up