How To Carve A Spoon - Maryanne McGinn

[@Nodeoergosum]

Lovely demonstration of skilful and powerful hand technique. I really enjoyed watching the creation of this spoon. Maryanne - Respect...

[@Zedoutdoors]

Sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching thank you ~Peace~

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

For the initial big blocky cuts, Maryanne's confidence with the axe is amazing, and when it comes to curves, she has a magnificent set of skills.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching Alan thank you ~Peace~

[@ateleskier7066]

A lot of spoons and years of woodworking has made those axe chops so surgically accurate, and those knife movements so swift and precise. An absolute joy to watch.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Appreciate you watching and for your kind words ~Peace~

[@scotthaddad563]

This lady has got some skills! Her wielding of the axe sent shivers up my spine when she cut so close to her hand seemingly without a care in the world. And with the knife her hands are like a concert pianist. Bravo!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Maryanne is a very talnetd and humble lady, appreciate you watching and for the kind words Scott ~Peace~

[@GeorgeCampbell1964]

This is proof that you don't need any power tools or anything fancy at all. To achieve these results WITHOUT all that is pure talent and craftsmanship! 👍

[@Zedoutdoors]

Amen to that George ~Peace~

[@nidge2822]

Absolutely beautiful spoons by a talented lady thanks for you video,

[@Zedoutdoors]

Indeed she is and i appreciate watching ~Peace~

[@danmottesheard5294]

zed, thanks for the video. best 1 hour I have spent on spoon carving. she is awesome. what a talented craftsperson.

[@Zedoutdoors]

You are very kind Dan and indeed Maryanne is incredibly talented, check out her Instagram and you'll see what I mean ~Peace~

[@davidcooper6704]

Superb spoon....works of art. I want one.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Her spoons are beautiful and i've linked to her website in the description where you can see all the spoons she has available to buy ~Peace~

[@tinatoll1653]

really enjoyed this video! thanks zed and thanks maryanne! It is so helpful for a beginner to see how a pro carves a spoon!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching Tina thank you ~Peace~

[@robertlockery3454]

Zed is the MAN!!!!! I love your videos buddy,great stuff

[@Zedoutdoors]

You the man bro thank you! ~Peace~

[@kjgas6945]

Excellent Zed, thank you👍👍🤠🤠🎯🎯

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you so much once again! ~Peace~

[@kjgas6945]

@@Zedoutdoors 👍👍🤠🤠

[@johnavery5384]

Another good job. Maryann has a very simple but effective approach which was a pleasure to watch.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Indeed it's always insightful seeing how different crafts folk approach their work ~Peace~

[@foshoucitron4595]

As I said on a previous video of Maryanne : incredible work! This kind of skills strikes some deep layer in me; I feel some kind of child wonderment (and I am 55!) and love for my fellow human beings, who are immersed in bettering themselves through the silent practice of a craft...Indeed, at the end "there is no spoon", just pure concentration on creating balance and harmony in a shape...Thank you to both of you for creating such a library of excellence!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Once again you are very kind, appreciate you watching and for your kind sentiment ~Peace~

[@ninaclanton6868]

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Many thanks Nina ~Peace~

[@SalviMithrin]

Spectacular work with the axe

[@Zedoutdoors]

Isn't it just and thank you for watching ~Peace~

[@simonhopkins3867]

Thank you Maryanne for sharing this with us all. I've just had a look at your website and wow you truly are an artist. X

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly Simon and indeed her work is beautiful ~Peace~

[@lewisward4359]

Wonderful work Maryanne McGinn. Refreshing to see these designs.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Yes it's insightful seeing how she approaches this ~Peace~

[@mnbluesboy]

That even sounds good!! Thanks to both of you here, I have learned much just by watching and listening...that "feel"!!

[@Zedoutdoors]

You are very kind thank you ~Peace~

[@johnsmyth6283]

Amazing work and no saw stop cuts. I think it will be along time before I feel comfortable enough to work purely with an axe like that. Fantastic demonstration of woodworking skills.

[@Zedoutdoors]

I'm the same, will take a while before i'm comfortable doing stop cuts with just the axe ~Peace~

[@runrin_]

shes amazing with that ax. her skill is incredible. watching her work is mesmerizing.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you for your kind words, she is indeed very talented ~Peace~

[@SebR-FR]

Thank you Maryanne, and also Zed of course.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly Seb ~Peace~

[@Woodswalker1965]

Maryannes skill with the axe is incredible! Thanks for sharing her expertise! Wade

[@Zedoutdoors]

As always appreciate your kind words and for watching my man ~Peace~

[@carmelizedonions]

this is a treasure of a video. thank you so much for publishing this content. thank you!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Appreciate your kind words Adam thank you ~Peace~

[@gwynnjones6900]

Zed, many thanks for another brill video. Thanks for taking the time to produce this video and a big thanks to Maryanne. Looking forward to part two. Best wishes.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly Gwynn ~Peace~

[@daryldawe3943]

I’m not going to lie I love these videos. Nice job, Zed!

[@Zedoutdoors]

lol thank you Daryl :) ~Peace~

[@jaymurphy9127]

Enjoyed it Zed and a big thanks to Maryanne!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly Jay ~Peace~

[@markprobert8855]

Great tutorial Zed, I found it very inspiring and educational . Many thanks to you both.

[@Zedoutdoors]

You are very kind Mark thank you ~Peace~

[@curiousgeorge555]

Masterful technique

[@Zedoutdoors]

Appreciate you watching and indeed Maryanne is a very talented craftswoman ~Peace~

[@pathdoc60]

I was able to figure out how to do a USA order by logging into my Etsy account while on Maryanne’s Spoon page on Etsy. I ordered a spoon and it has shipped. There may be another way, but this worked for me. Thanks.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thats awesome to hear and you're helping a great artist too, enjoy your spoon! ~Peace~

[@aest9539]

Wow, enjoyed that. Great skills presented in a great video well worth watching again.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching thank you ~Peace~

[@davidharvey5672]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks Zed and Maryanne for sharing this. I certainly will be checking out those links. Chears.

[@Zedoutdoors]

You are very kind David thank you ~Peace~

[@corvusduluth]

Greetings, and thank you. Nice one Mr. Zed.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly my friend ~Peace~

[@hermestrismegistus2163]

Thanks Zed! Great Video!

[@Zedoutdoors]

My man thank you! ~Peace~

[@buxtonwild3122]

Amazing work

[@Zedoutdoors]

She is very talented ~Peace~

[@BookOfHuntsman]

Amazing work! Lot of time and effort goes into these things.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Amen to that and appreciate your kind words my friend ~Peace~

[@kimbullock475]

Awesome my friend....Brilliant.

[@Zedoutdoors]

My man thank you dude ~Peace~

[@richardwilliamson3624]

Great video, many thanks 🙏

[@Zedoutdoors]

You are very kind Richard thank you ~Peace~

[@angelogiovannardi6734]

Very Very good ... what brand of knife are you using?

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly Angelo, if I remember correctly the knife is made by Nic Westermann ~Peace~

[@obiettivoselvaggio4645]

Wonderful!! What kind of wood was used?

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you for watching and the type of wood is mentioned in the video my friend ~Peace~

[@lesliecrowther7004]

I have only just found this one, now I'm new to carving, but this wood sounds to be very very dry ?? and sounds nothing like wet green wood ?? Cheers, Les

[@Zedoutdoors]

Appreciate you watching Les thank you ~Peace~

[@lesliecrowther7004]

@@Zedoutdoors thank you for your acknowledgement Zed, appreciated, I will of course be looking at many more in the future and as a newbie its amazing just how much there is to be learnt, especially the right way to do things and certainly not the wrong ways, always willing to learn even at my age ( shh 67 ) love using my new axe, love working with wood. Thanks again, Les. Be lucky.

[@johnbelcher4854]

Amazing work, and all with just a few hand tools!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Amazing heh! ~Peace~

[@pathdoc60]

This was an excellent spoon carving video. Thank you Zed and Maryanne. I went to Maryanne’s Etsy Store, but was disappointed to find no shipping to the USA option. I did join her newsletter and Instagram. If there is a way to order a spoon for USA shipment, I would be glad to know how to do that. Thank you. I will watch here for a reply.

[@pathdoc60]

Yes, I agree that the audio was much lower volume than a normal Zed Outdoors video. I just turned my volume up a bit.

[@Zedoutdoors]

I sincerely appreciate your kind words and for your support of Maryannes work. I messaged Maryanne regarding your issue of ordering to the US and she said that it should be working fine as she only recently took some orders from the US. She did just double check and said all should be working ok, could you check again on your end please, many thanks ~Peace~

[@amanderik]

I can also vouch that Maryanne's etsy store has a delivery option for the USA. I went directly to Etsy (rather than the link from Maryanne's website), but both have a USA shipping option. Cheers.

[@mariumrajah]

Lovely video Great upload Zed

[@Zedoutdoors]

You are very kind thank you ~Peace~

[@balista9831]

great video, big up y both.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly! ~Peace~

[@22busy43]

I’m curious about the Estwing hatchet in the beginning. Is that what she started out with prior to moving up to a nicer carving axe?

[@Zedoutdoors]

Indeed yes she did Wade ~Peace~

[@guns4funcajanajustin]

Well done!

[@Zedoutdoors]

My man thank you! ~Peace~

[@daeholm]

Great video as always. FYI I didn't get a notification on this one even though I'm subscribed and the bell is clicked.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly, yes it's the new KZbin changes where they only notify certain subscribers of new videos even though they have clicked the bell icon and are subscribed ...more madness from the folk at KZbin HQ ~Peace~

[@jamesmiddleton6464]

Thanks again for a really wonderful video. I am impressed by your ability to seek out crafts people who are also good at sharing. Not every good craftsman is a good teacher but you seem to find the best of both. I am curious about her axe techniques. I noticed that she uses the heal way more than the toe of the bit. Is this concious or a result of her proportions interacting with the proportions of the axe?

[@Zedoutdoors]

As always James I sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching. Reg your axe technique question I wouldn't like to answer on Maryannes behalf so may I suggest you message her through the contact form on her website as no doubt she'd be more than happy to answer your question ~Peace~

[@giuseppecerqua]

Artista!

[@Zedoutdoors]

She is very talented ~Peace~

[@ihorstech]

Good job

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you and the work you do is beautiful ~Peace~

[@ihorstech]

Thank you

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

Very Nice!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly ~Peace~

[@stefand1614]

Great video. Would you consider making a video about the preceding process. You took a piece of wood and made a spoon. Why did you choose that piece of wood to make the spoon? Is it a particular type of wood? Is it green wood? What IS green wood? Is the the opposite of dried wood? What about moisture content? What would be the difference in carving characteristics between green and and dried wood? Would you not carve a particular piece of wood if it was to dry? Would you carve a branch with, say a diameter of 10 cm, directly? If not, how would you store it until carving? How long until it wouldn't be suitable for carving?

[@lockhurst7680]

They, like myself, probably assume most people would have the common sense to use a dry hardwood of preference. This was a great video of of her fine craftsmanship and technic of spoon carving, not about the scientific molecular breakdown of wood.

[@hermestrismegistus2163]

@@lockhurst7680 Nope, you want greenwood, and preferably not common hardwood. Birch is most commonly used, but fruit and nutwoods, sycamore, hazel etc are great. Look up Sloyd and you will learn all about it. I've been carving spoons and kuksas for quite some time. Cheers.

[@lockhurst7680]

@@hermestrismegistus2163 I stand corrected,thanks. Just perturbed how this guy was critiquing the video.

[@stefand1614]

Apparently I don't have common sense. I'm sorry if anyone took my question as criticism. I tried to ask, for me, a valid question. So, I should have used my common sense instead? good answer... But seriously, my question remains. I put it to you because I believe you have the know-jow for it. As I wrote: great video!!

[@stefand1614]

@@hermestrismegistus2163 thanks for your answer. I follow sloyd quit a bit but I cannot find answers to my questions above. Especially about the difference between green wood and... dried? How long time is the green wood green? The answer is probably very easy. I might complicate it to much. I think I have common sense... I still believe it would be a great video that I suggests. Thanks!!

[@user-uw8qo7gs2r]

If you don't mind me asking; what kind of wood is the second spoon from the left, bottom row on the rack, made of?

[@Zedoutdoors]

Hi Maurice apologise as I don't remember but if you ask Maryanne via the contact form on her site she would be more than happy to answer ~Peace~

[@VandrefalkTV]

Very cool as always, I love that you focus so much on wood carving in various ways Zed. I have a question: with all these different people and their techniques and all of that, have you got some tips to share on how they (or you for that matter) create things, like a kuksa or a spoon, out of wood, and not have it crack as it's drying? This is my biggest enemy :\ Appreciate it, all the best from Norway.

[@Zedoutdoors]

I sincerely appreciate your kind words, the issues of drying is slightly complex but reg spoons the key is to dry them slowly is normal room conditions (not too hot or too cold) and to make sure the spoon is not too thin otherwise it will definitely crack. Reg Kuksa's have you seen the detailed tutorial I filmed with Paul Adamson as he covers the drying process in that video ~Peace~

[@bearbushcraft4763]

A new amazing video

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly ~Peace~

[@SouthernRebelRanger]

When can we expect to see videos from the Zed Outdoors Master Carvers Class? LOL. Amazing video Zed, when are you going to start making your own knives and tools? We'd love to see that!

[@Zedoutdoors]

My man! i've actually just recently acquired an anvil and starting to hunt for a forge to set up and use, this hobby gets expensive! :) ~Peace~

[@SouthernRebelRanger]

@@Zedoutdoors I thought so! Many of the tools they use are hard to find and some are easy to make! Dave Canterbury had a video on a homemade forge, might be worth a look to get you started!

[@johnrossSorbie]

I've a crave spoon give me on the post and it was Excellent to have

[@Zedoutdoors]

Appreciate you watching ~Peace~

[@johnrossSorbie]

@@Zedoutdoors Thank Zed, l love to see in doing

[@hegdespoorti]

I like it, I like it,I like it

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you thank you thank you ~Peace~

[@mercuryrising9174]

I think this is amazing. But here in the usa those are tiny hatchets. A AX is for tree felling.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thanks for watching ~Peace~

[@henrystrickland1256]

What type of wood is it? Thanks

[@Zedoutdoors]

A variety of soft woods work fine such as Birch, Willow, etc ~Peace~

[@nickfranklin8742]

This is a great video ! You use two different curved knives in the video, one by Robin Wood and another I am not familiar with. Who makes the other curved knife?

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you for your kind words, both curved knives are made by Robin Wood as they are just slightly different angles he sells ~Peace~

[@JoeWrigley]

How dry was the wood being used? It sounds quite dry.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Was fairly dry but still had some moisture in it ~Peace~

[@talkin-ape]

ohhh!!! Turnaleg!!! I never knew the face behind the amazing work!! Thanks once again Zed for your work introducing such great carvers to the greater community and world at large.

[@Zedoutdoors]

As always Rich you are very kind thank you dude ~Peace~

[@Mulleh]

Thanks for the great movie. :) Is this a drywood? not greenwood?

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you, this is green wood which is slightly dry ~Peace~

[@peterfardell1564]

Afternoon Zed , long time no see , so to speak

[@Zedoutdoors]

Indeed Peter and hope all is well with your good self ~Peace~

[@LarsKiel]

👍👍

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly Lars! ~Peace~

[@Bonesai31]

fak her ability to hollow out the bowl is impressive

[@Zedoutdoors]

Indeed she is one very talented lady, thank you for watching ~Peace~

[@Bonesai31]

Fantastic work on your end too. I've made 3 spoons so far and your videos interviewing these spoon makers are gold for learning through observation. Thanks a bunch! ​@@Zedoutdoors

[@bearbushcraft4763]

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[@Zedoutdoors]

Get in ~Peace~

[@MrLupus2011]

some very very nice spoons on Maryanne's etsy shop and ridiculously cheep for the skill and time they take to make.

[@Zedoutdoors]

I have bought some of her work myself and her work is gorgeous ~Peace~