How To Whittle A Spoon Out Of Wood
Step 2 Shape the Handle and Back of Spoon.
How to whittle a spoon out of wood. Then it will be wet and workable for 2-4 weeks. How to Carve a Spoon Out of Wood. Whittling refers to the art of carving shapes out of raw wood.
A curved card scraper makes short work of smoothing out the bowl. Leave the spoon for a while for the oil to set in it. Cut out the outline of the spoon.
With all cuts you go sliver by a sliver to make deeper cuts. When the surface of the entire spoon is smooth and pleasant to the touch brush it with a small piece of cloth with vegetable oil. Learn to enjoy the process and you will have a rewarding hobby for life.
The spoon pattern shown below can be resized and printed to match your piece of wood. It needs to be 10-15 cm longer than the spoon you want to make. Im a beginner myself and Ive already whittled a.
Keep removing material digging out wood closer and closer to the outer wall of your spoon. Flip your spoon over so its face down and clamp it back in place. On to the concave side of the spoon - use a rounded sweep gouge or hook knife to start removing material from the face of the spoon.
It needs to be newly cut. Chisel the back of the spoons bowl to make it rounded. Step 3 Round the Bottom of the Spoon.