FROM LOG TO SPOON - FULL LENGTH

[@edwinmason123]

Very skilful - I enjoyed watching. I also appreciate the experience necessary to wield a sharp axe so close to an unprotected limb! (I don't think I'm there yet!)

[@andyspoons]

Rest assured they are well protected by a lot of technique and practice!

[@chriss3886]

Incredible control with all the tools! Working very precise cuts each stroke of the blade. Appreciate very much the camera work showing each step. Very inspiring and also somewhat humbling of my own limited abilities.

[@andyspoons]

Thank you so much for the kind words, and rest assured there's no better teacher than time and practice 🙂👌

[@asmith7876]

What beautiful work, so very obviously the product of MANY a spoon...but let's talk about that AXE!!! I love it! At that weight you must have forearms like Popeye! 🤣🤣🤣 I've always found the hard part is knowing when to put the knife down and call it done. You can cut and tweak and pare and next thing you know, oops, too much! I love carving but you really can't make a living at it, for me it's only a hobby now. But I've pulled chunks of wood from the creek out back after a storm, found some spalted cherry once. It made the most amazing spoons! Given as Christmas gifts people lose their minds over it, just a simple piece of wood and some time with an axe and knife. Turns it into art!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Excellent work, I have doing a lot of spalted wood logs

[@andyspoons]

Lucky you!

[@Fant01]

Magnifique travail! ✨👍

[@andyspoons]

Merci beaucoup!

[@gdm_nature]

Great to see a fellow lefty carver! Puts things into better perspective for me. 😂

[@andyspoons]

Southpaw's unite! 🙌

[@gdm_nature]

@@andyspoons 🤜

[@ar55557]

great work

[@andyspoons]

Thank you!

[@Tootsie74]

Is the wood dry or green? When using your axe it looked dry but when using your tools on it - it looks green. Just curious. Beautiful spoon.

[@andyspoons]

This is seasoned (left in the log for a long period of time) which creates a really smooth carving experience, and I can still finish it straight away

[@nataschaolannion]

Another great video, thank you! How long do you leave the log alone? It's not green wood, i think 🤔 hope you don't mind me asking?😅

[@andyspoons]

This was left in the log for about 6 months I think? Depending on the length of the log you can leave it for much longer!

[@nataschaolannion]

@andyspoons thank you, I thought that it was best to use green wood. Now, I don't have to worry too much about the log, leaving it too long. 😃

[@thomash7117]

How thick is the bowl of the spoon? How thin can you make it and it still be durable?

[@andyspoons]

Depends on the wood! This one was likely a little over 1mm and felt very durable. A lighter wood like Birch might not handle that thinness as well

[@susanp.collins7834]

Any idea what the bird in the background is?

[@andyspoons]

From memory it's likely a Wattle bird, I have a lot of them around the workspace

[@susanp.collins7834]

​@@andyspoonsI wondered if it was a peacock...

[@konejopi]

Do you make and sell spoons for full-time job or is that just hobby ?

[@andyspoons]

I was carving full time for a while, but I am a subcontractor by trade, so I keep my hands busy with a lot of different trades

[@RosendoAlvarez-f5u]

What wood is that from 😊

[@andyspoons]

This is Prunus Serrulata 👌

[@dannyboy4940]

Nice, but the soup is cold

[@andyspoons]

I see you haven't discovered the modern marvel of the microwave