How To Whittle A Small Spoon

This funny looking and cute woodland animal is very well known to all of us.
How to whittle a small spoon. The bird in the picture above was whittled out of a 4 x 1 x 1 block of basswood roughly cut in half at a 45 degree angle. Before starting the project take a spoon and a pencil. Then use the miter saw to cut the chunk of wood to length at the ends of your spoon outline.
All you need is sharp knife and block of good carving wood. Think of the fruit you want to craft. We actually recommend beginning to whittle with whatever you have on hand as its not necessary to buy any dedicated equipment straight away.
A tutorial on the basics of carving a spoon with a whittling knife and hook knife. I have prepared this video tutorial with pattern so you will be able to whittle your own squirrel. Slide it down the corner making sure to maintain a 90-degree angle.
General Purpose Small Knife Any knife with a good grip and a straight edge will be good to get started with whittling. Links in descriptionI go through tools you you will need techniques to use and give some examples of projects to work on at the end. Then simply use your cuts and strokes to craft and thats basically how to whittle a wooden spoon.
Now hold one of the 4mm chisels in your dominant hand and angle the spoon with the edge of the chisel facing away from you. You can whittle with just about any pocket knife available and are usually one of the best options to start whittling with. The best are softwoods with a small grain such as cedar and pine.
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. Drilled a row of holes so the hold fast can be moved. This is somewhat of an intermediate-level project but its super fun.