Glaucus' wood carving thread (spoons etc)

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I thought I would post it in here. Out of the spam of GD it is kind of Home related.
Well I took up a new hobby at the start of the year and am about half way through my second spoon, this one is a big bowl serving spoon.

Kit
I got it all from http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk
Gransfors Wildlife Hatchet - I find the handle to thin and can't grip it. I don't have any grip strength it seems, hopefully that will improve through use, but I just find the handle to thin.

Bahco Laplander Folding Bushcraft Saw - really is fantastic, it cuts through wood like butter
Mora 120 woodcarving knife - again fantastic
Mora Drawknife - haven't used it yet
Mora Single edge Crook / Spoon Knife - fantastic but I need another with the blade on the other side.

Not a cheap hobby to start with that plus some cheap ass wet stones set me back
£171.50

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First spoon, all purpose, suppose soup spoon is closest

One log
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Split
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Shape forming
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You have to leave it for a few weeks to dry slowly, then sanded down
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Oiled several times with food grade mineral oil
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Spoon Two, Serving spoon/ladle

This time I thought instead of my damp dank garage. I would go somewhere nice and peaceful. So I went back to a childhood palace, that is now hardly ever used.

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I managed to find a fallen down tree that hadn't been down to long, to get a blank from. Don't really want to be cutting down living stuff. Especially when you can find most stuff with a bit of looking.

Rough shape axed out
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This is what happens when you are inexperienced and don't think about what and how you are cutting. Isn't as bad as it looks, a shallow angle cut, so has just taken the top layer of skin off, could have been so much worse, these knifes are designed to cut hardwood.
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Gone to the knife to work at the shape
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I had to get home before it got dark (motorbike battery, means dodgy lights) so this is where i got to today, plus I really need to get hold of that second hook knife, it wasn't an issue with the small knife, now I'm getting much deeper its so back handed on two corners of the bowl.
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Next time, I must take full first aid kit.
 
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I went a weekend bodging and made a small stool I'll get some pictures up, it was intensely satisfying, most of those tools we used.
 
PhillyDee said:
I like it. Mad hobby though :p. Probably easier going to asda :D
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For spoons yeah, but it's the creating part. Also hopefully as I learn I'll get bigger.

maccapacca said:
I went a weekend bodging and made a small stool I'll get some pictures up, it was intensely satisfying, most of those tools we used.
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Would be interested to see that.
By the end of the year I would like to build a chair with a woven seat.
 
Very cool! Might have a go at this myself some time. I have only done a bit of carving so far, but it's something I'd love to get more into. I've always wanted to carve my own chess set.

I make handgun grips, which requires some shaping, but I mainly use powertools like a dremel and powerfile to make it easier.
 
I'm impress with those spoons.

Carving is something I haven't done much, definitely something I'm going to try, about 30 years ago, wood turning was my passion, personal problems meant I had to move house & was with out a shed/workshop for many years.

Now my present home has a shed, only a lack of funds hinders me in getting back into wood turning again.
 
They looks great, thanks for the thread.
My Mother used to do stuff like this, mostly faces like the Greenman.

Appreciate the comment on the Bahco Laplander, as I was wondering if they were worth the money.
 
Take two idiots on bikes, they were both both mine, gutted I sold them.

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Cabin in the woods on a hot summers day with kettle on the fire

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Loner

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Ta dar, mines on the left, I paid extra for hemp rope rather than the standard stuff as it came out much neater.

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My kids use it every day to eat their breakfast on, it's taken a golden colour from the pale Ash colour.

It was a two day course http://www.markswoodwork.co.uk/Site_3/Welcome.html from Mark here.

Here's one I made earlier (honest)

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Well finely got a knew knife, double sided. I still realy need one with a left only blade. You can file this down, but it's good being double sided when the work is easy.

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So I finally did some more on my serving spoon, it's a bit lopsided and the bowl isn't as deep as I would have liked, but it's well seasoned and dried out know, which makes it so much harder.



Reminder of how it was several hours ago.

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Now almost finished, Still needs some more sanding then oiling.

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Probably bowl next, but to build a chair or other stuff, I really need to build a shave horse.
 
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Judgeneo said:
You are turning into such a hippie.
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I am quite a hippie, just not a conventional one. :)
I'm all for building on green belt, nuclear, windfarms etc.
on the flip side, I think those of us who want to, should be able to live a simpler life, but regulations and planning permissions kind of makes it extremely hard.

Can you do wooden knifes, they wouldn't be sharp.
 
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It's amazing to see the work that goes in to these items, no doubt speed comes with experience but I wouldn't sell my stool for £40 which seems to be the going rate.
 
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