Silently Carving a Walnut Ladle with hand tools | Whittling green wood | Sloyd

[@ronmccarty7537]

Absolutely fantastic! Really loved it! Thank you!

[@TheHandToolery]

Well done!

[@TheIronRam]

Thank you

[@bobburch5370]

Very nice. I use a spokeshave on spoons, always thought maybe it was looked at as cheating. Thanks, I feel better now!

[@TheIronRam]

Spokeshaves are wonderful tools!

[@stevenogborn5892]

I need one of your Tennessees. Please?

[@teeeff5179]

hello, nice work. i also prefer doing spoons using natural bends and crooks in the wood. spoons i've made this way have lasted 25 years and more. the tool you use at 2:06 and on, do you call it a scorp? did you make yours or purchase? i've been looking for one but they're not easy to find.

[@TheIronRam]

Thanks Tee Elf. If cared for, treenware lasts forever! It's truly amazing. I call it a spoon knife, others call it a scorp. It's a tool I make in my shop here in Indiana. I make a few each year and offer them for sale in my shop, you can see them here - www.etsy.com/listing/678129422/handforged-spoon-knife-walnut-handle I'm happy to answer any questions you might have

[@teeeff5179]

@@TheIronRam thanks for the reply. i agree, the durability of good greenwood work is pretty remarkable. i'm self-taught and when i started i carved my first pieces so thin they were barely thicker than their metal equivalents which i copied in every other respect as well. of course this was going too far but it's surprising how long most of them lasted, largely (i believe) because i followed the grain from end to end. your "spoon knife" is exactly the carving tool i've decided i want add to my tool roll. i've bought some 01 stock and plan to give it a shot. might be a bit ambitious as a first project but i used to make jewellry and i'm hoping some of those skills will help me get on with this. i'm thinking anneal, bend and hammer to shape, grind the profile, harden, final shaping and sharpening. wish me luck! :)

[@jrundrundhovde6911]

Nice! How do you dry it to prevent cracking?

[@TheIronRam]

Slowly in a paper sack, in a cardboard box over 4-6 weeks. The paper allows the wood to off gas slowly and prevents cracking

[@ainsygray]

@@TheIronRam is that in a cool room bag closed up too , very new to this myself