Spoon carving - Carving a spoon blank with an Axe demonstration - Green woodworking spoon carving

Some spoon carving basics using the axe to carve a blank. Next step is to whittle it down with your carving knives.
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The wood type I am using is Cherry birch, or black birch.
The photo in the beginning and the end is the final product.
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[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Very nice, this is helpful for my spoon making. Thanks and take care.

[@hardcase1659]

That looks like a small racing axe, you sure know what axe to choose and how to use as well. Glad to be a subscriber, your videos are great.

[@OakTreeVibrations]

Very cool I will be watching this many times before I make my husband a spoon for Christmas.. I was planning on using a band saw for the rough shape but I really like the idea of using a hatchet.. so much for personality can be added as it takes it's own shape.. it has a more organic feel to it! Many thanks for sharing!!!

[@lotsofwoods]

just make sure the axe is very sharp or it wont be fun! A shsarp axe takes off a lot of material easily, a dull axe is like carving a spoon with a rock lol. I have my hatchet almost shaving sharp!

[@OakTreeVibrations]

Great thanks!! We just gave my son a hatchet for his birthday a few weeks ago so I was going to use that.. www.amazon.com/Estwing-E24A-Sportsmans-Hatchet-Handle/dp/B0002JT0BO/ref=pd_sim_hi_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1C7QTGV25AYBVQSXWHTC Thanks again I really enjoyed your videos!

[@brianwilliams4395]

Jeff Ballantyne out of curiousoty what kind of axe do you have I know you mentioned you restored it .but I was wondering what brand it was and the weight of the head. as I use a norlund Hudson bay hatchet that weighs about 1.5 lbs with a 15 inch walnut handle that I made for the axe.

[@lotsofwoods]

no idea the axe i have brian. just a sharp hatchet!

[@concordia770]

Great chatting with you today in Cabbagetown Jeff! This is some great stuff! Keep carving!

[@danmottesheard5294]

nicely done

[@jonnyboy9584]

Thanks for this video great skill with an hatchet.

[@lotsofwoods]

Thanks Jon! Just takes some practice and you'll get there if you want

[@keithmiller6014]

Great Video Jeff, i'm new to green woodworking. Is there a reason why you use dry birch rather than green, is birch unstable wood? Again thanks for taking the time to post this video, love you work!!

[@wroubel4498]

great

[@ossu.entertainment5761]

great as always! that birch is bone dry though, right... i mean i use dried birch too because its maybe the only spoon wood here you can use dry too. cheers

[@lotsofwoods]

Thanks OSSU.Entertainment Yes this piece was bone dry. That Cherry birch was really nice to work with! I have some dried applewood blanks that are dry and I dont want to touch them. I ask myself, do I want achy hands all day? Nope.. haha.

[@ossu.entertainment5761]

hehe... right. no question, it would be doable but for what price. man I need to carve more again. your apple wood, would go on one of my knife handles! gonna be in japan for 2 months, so I will figure out what wood to get there... they mostly carve from shop bought carving 2x4s, but i got a connection to a countryside potter. hopefully a wood source. good job on these buddy!

[@lotsofwoods]

If you want applewood for a knife handle send me the dimensions and pay for the shipping and ill send out a nice piece

[@ossu.entertainment5761]

nice offer buddy! I don´t know though, if thats worth the hustle. i guess the shipping to Austria would just make the whople deal a bit expensive. please check the shipping for me, and if its reasonable, I´d love to have some and make a special knife from it... maybe using a mora carving blade... love making my own handles for that best value carving knife of all time. hehe! let me know if you are interested in having one made by me, including sheath, for a sloyd-friendship deal. just an idea buddy!

[@lotsofwoods]

I think for $15 CAD i can stick a blank in an envelope and have it to you in not much time

[@romeliadarosa4180]

Check woodprix mates. I love it to my wooden projects.

[@dougroll8139]

What kind of hatchet are you using?

[@keyote3]

Quality plaster on the index finger.... lol

[@lotsofwoods]

A lil bit of TP and duct tape stops the blood flow for a bit!