How To Carve A Spoon From A Blank
Then using an ax or a band saw remove the majority of the material surrounding your spoon so you are left with a spoon-like shape.
How to carve a spoon from a blank. 003557 Hook knife work Hollowing the bowl. Step 2 Shape the Handle and Back of Spoon Next we are going to start shaping the back of the spoon and slim the handle. Spoon carving is a bit more refined than crudely making one and in our shared interest of craft I will focus on specific tools that are used to carve wooden spoons.
To start off your spoon carving you will want to create the rough shape of your spoon out of wood. 004912 Finishing cuts. Carving a spoon can be a relaxing job that allows you to take a block of wood and end up with a piece of art that is also a functional kitchen utensil.
If the spoon you want to carve is smaller than the piece of wood youve selected use the table saw to cut the chunk into a thinner piece so you have to remove less material by hand when carving. 000741 Axing out the spoon blank. There are four easy methods to rough cutting your wood carving spoon blank bench knife coping saw draw knife and scroll saw.
Carving knives - If you are not sure about spoon carving or arent able to purchase a wide range of tools you can use a straight blade carving knife which you will need anyway to actually carve the spoon to remove material and create a blank. Carve a Spoon by Hand. 000539 A look at some of Aarons spoons.
36 Box C - 18 spoon carving blanks. Box A - 6 spoon carving blanks. 003423 Explaining grain direction.
Weve given you generous outwardly tapering handles so you have fantastic options for shaping and finials. 150 - 300mm 6 - 12 Long 30 - 80mm 15 - 3 Wide 12 - 40mm 06 - 15 Thick The pictures show representative samples of the blanks in each box although no two boxes are likely to be the same. Here we see green woodworking expert Justin Sanford demonstrate traditional spoon carving.
