Spoon carving axe work.
Green wood carving axe. It will do the job carving along or across the grain and won t cause the wood to split or tear away unexpectedly. Marking out axing and carving ben shows you all the processes and tools involved to make a greenwood spoon. Axe blocks come in many forms and can really be any bit of wood with a flat surface that s not going to fall apart with use. First off this ain t joinery these are double bevel hatchets.
Since most greenwood is about 40 percent water you ll want to allow your spoon to dry slowly to prevent cracking. Though perhaps best suited for camping and garden work the quality of the axe means it will also work well for carving in a pinch. The mark of an experienced greenwood carver is the ability to carve a finished spoon with nothing more than an axe and knife sandpaper is seen as cheating but for the non purists it may be a means to an end that you re willing to accept. It s been a long time since i ve talked about which tools i use for spoon carving.
Today we venture away from food and into the woods of pennsylvania to feature my brother dustin carving a sugar maple wooden spoon from start to finish. The single bevel hatchets i use for making flat stuff. I ve received some questions lately about axes hatchets so i ll start there. His spoons are beautiful and we thought.
Husqvarna s 13 hatchet is a great multi purpose tool. How to carve a spoon with ben orford.