How To Carve A Welsh Love Spoon

A piece of fine sandpaper is then used to.

How to carve a welsh love spoon. See more ideas about love spoons welsh love spoons carved spoons. The finish of a lovespoon is very important. The number of links in the chain came to mean the number of the symbols used.

They are a selection of different sized gauges three straight flat ones and half a dozen carving knives. On average more than 13 of the time spent making a spoon is spent sanding using three different grits of sandpaper. They probably did it to pass the time as they sailed long distances.

Although I have over 100 different chisels I tend to usually only use about 15. Shirley provides step-by-step instructions for shaping the bowl and adding detail to the handle. To carve the spoon bowl a curved gouge is selected usually from various sizes and with the use of a mallet chips away at the wood with the grain.

Through our channel we share a wide variety of techniques and methods for anyone wanting to. All you need are a few small scraps of wood and some common carving tools. Some believe the tradition begun with sailors that were in long sea voyages far away from loved ones.

Lightly sand between the coats with the 150 grit sandpaper. Worked from one piece of wood the open link chain is used to connect the different design pieces. The lacquer coats dry in about fifteen to thirty minutes.

I promised the full story of the love spoon so here it is. Hence the phrase spooning. Giving you a basic idea of how we make a love spoon.