How To Finish A Hand Carved Spoon
All my products have a knife finish because it leaves a nice smooth hand made look.
How to finish a hand carved spoon. Or a full week of soaking without carving should. Save working on the handle until the very end. Sand your spoon to 220-grit then apply a nontoxic oil finish eg.
Congratulations now you have a finished spoon made only with hand tools. Butcher block olive peanut or vegetable oil. Carve away with your carving knife on the side and back.
Here we see green woodworking expert Justin Sanford demonstrate traditional spoon carving. I use a hand saw a carving axe and several types of knives. I carve my wooden spoons butter knives and pendants with basic hand tools.
Then flip the spoon 180 degrees and repeat from the other direction. Use a power carver with a rounded gouge to carve out the bowl of the spoon. Wooden spoons should be hand washed with regular soap and water.
A lot of pressure is put on the handle while you carve the center and outer edges of the spoon so you need to keep the handle as sturdy and strong. Most of these are going to be some sort of oil or oil combination usually wax. In this video I give a quick overview of the methods I generally use to achieve a great finish on my spoons.
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