How To Finish A Hand Carved Spoon

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How to finish a hand carved spoon. Water absorbs much quicker through the end of the fibers so soak a spoon for a day or two in a plastic bucket shoe-box sized tubs work great any iron will react with the wood. Next I dry off the excess oil and apply a coat of paste wax. In this video I give a quick overview of the methods I generally use to achieve a great finish on my spoons.
Carve till you hit harder wood then put it back into the bucket to soak more the soaking will accelerate as you expose more end grain going deeper down inside the bowl of the spoon. Once the paste wax has dried then the surface can be buffed off and shined up. Butcher block olive peanut or vegetable oil.
Sand your spoon to 220-grit then apply a nontoxic oil finish eg. 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. I use a hand saw a carving axe and several types of knives.
Justin shares his obvious skill and enthusiasm for this work as he. A short film of how I carve a spoon starting with the axe to carve out the blank then using the knife to finish of the final shapeFor more info please find. It is expensive to get enough to soak the spoons in it.
I carve my wooden spoons butter knives and pendants with basic hand tools. Save working on the handle until the very end. All my products have a knife finish because it leaves a nice smooth hand made look.
Once you have the inside roughly carved out use a pencil to draw the shape you want on the side of the spoon to the outer edge and back. Oct 1 2017 - Information about how Martin Damen finishes hand carved Oak spoons. Make sure to rub the paste wax deep into the surface.