How To Carve Spoon
Carve the outer side of the spoon including the handle.
How to carve spoon. The blades are used to carve designs into the spoon. If cracks develop in the bowl its time to retire your spoon. QWIK VISAS Newsroom Hobby How To Carve A Wooden Spoon.
Do not let them soak for a long time in water and never put them in the dishwasher which will cause the wood to deteriorate quickly. Sand the wooden spoon. To carve a spoon we start with a branch or a section of a log that has been recently cut-off or sealed and properly stored so that it hasnt lost its humidity.
Work from bottom to top and top to bottom of the bowl the direction in the picture and its opposite not side to side as this will prevent splitting and tearing of the wood. When the small piece of wood is sawn out remove the scroll saw blade from the saw and pull the blade back out. First sketch out the sides with a pencil to define the outer edges of the spoon.
Using the largest gouge from the set previously pictured begin to gouge out the bowl of the spoon. Then I pitch the hatchets poll toward the spoon sort of a flick of the wrist action. In this episode I go through the possible finis.
I start with the hatchet coming into the blank at an angle. A good spoon should last in the kitchen for many years but eventually it will wear out. This technique will allow you to carve in four directions ensuring you dont carve into the gran of the wood and weaken it causing the spoon to snap.
Draw a rough outline of the desired spoon on a piece of wood. Supplies Needed for Spoon Carving. The second main way of decorating spoons is through engraving blades.