Quiet evening carving - Spalted birch serving spoon | Hand tools only

Relax and watch me carve a serving spoon from lightly spalted birch, as the sun goes down in my courtyard.

This spoon took me about 40 minutes from start to finish, I've cut out a little bit of my fiddling, just leaving the important steps so you can see the full process. It would be a good functional spoon just as it is at the end of the video, or you could let it dry a few days and then go through the finishing cuts process, as I explain in this video:

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Timecodes:

00:00 - Axing the Crank
01:30 - Splitting / Carving the bulk off with the froe and axe
03:45 - Axing in the shoulders
05:00 - Refining the shape / profile with the knife
10:10 - Hollowing the bowl with the hook knife
14:08 - Carving the rim of the bowl and top of the handle
16:00 - Sun goes down / finishing touches and chamfers



About me:

www.littlebearsloyd.com.au

Littlebear Slöjd is Julian's Spooncarving business. Littlebear refers to Ursa Minor, and Ursula, which is his Daughter's middle name. Slöjd (Anglicised as "Sloyd") is the Swedish word for practical and useful handcrafts. It also refers to an educational philosophy about teaching wood and leather craft, especially wood carving, to young people.

Julian is a certified wooden spoon tragic and has carved hundreds of spoons since picking up the hobby on a trip to Canada. He also has a bachelors degree in history, with research into spoon carving in Wales for his final project. Joining together the craft of spoon carving and the study of material culture history is his way to rediscover the role of the wooden spoon in the household. Julian uses his spoons every day and encourages others to make functional objects and do the same.

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