Thank you so much sir. Glad you enjoyed it. Quite different from what I normally make here on TH-cam, but still a huge part of who I am and what I do. Adventures comes in many shapes and formes
good job! You won't believe it but I have a 700, I've toured Norway, I have a cabin and as a pastime I carve wooden spoons 😁😁 but I'm Italian, the whole world is a country! I fill the Celtic carving with coffee powder, it highlights the decoration 😉
Super cool! Love seeing the craftsmanship. I remember my first time carving: I had wanted to give it a try so I asked for a carving kit for Christmas when I was 13. I had no one to teach me and no tradition passed down so….let’s say my first attempt was “painful”. Drove the chisel right up my thumb under the nail and hit bone. It was to the books to learn what I was doing after that (no internet back then). Woodworking had gotten under my skin, both figuratively and literally 😜. I stuck with it and now 40 years after that first attempt I find myself a Master Journeyman Carpenter building and making all kinds of things. I think craftsmanship is becoming a lost art. Thanks for sharing this. Cheers!
Thank you so much Critter... I bet we all have to learn that way, on way or the other. You are still doing it? That is so cool. My craft is Carpenter, but I have not been practising it for many years now, only small minor projects etc at my home. I have to agree with you mate, Craftsmanship is a lost art we need to value way more. It seams like everyone goes to school to become the boss or leader these days. But who is actually gonna do the work? I love that I have the skill and knowledge enough to maintain and not have to rely on others. I have a dream to one day, build a motorcycle campsite with a timber lodge, fireplace etc. We have to see what I can make of that in the future. Cheers
You should read John Seymour - he had a lot to say about the arts and crafts and actually wrote a book about lost English crafts. He compared a beautiful Indian water jug to carrying water in an old petrol can. He said that they both did the job and that was where the resemblance ended. He said that only machines could really appreciate things made by other machines. Read John Seymour. Read his book 'The Fat Of The Land'.
Wonderful art work Tjommi! You have practised some real skills here 💪. I'm really happy that i have a couple of your masterpieces at home! This is real therapy to watch as well, like this style of videos so keep it up! Remember watching SurOlle in the early days of TH-cam with his series on how to carve woodworks. Wonderful series. Look forward to see more of this and be sure to have a ☕🤌🏻 as well ☝😁
Thank you, and it is really cool to think back on the day I first started. You are the reason I started with this and got completely hooked. Now, some years later I still practise the art and still find great pleasure in "talja" That is the guy who made a series for MoraKniv right? Think I have seen quite a lot of his videos. Always a coffee.... hand grinded, not like the app Robert use 🤣🤭 Thank you Tjommi 🤌🏻
@@tshansen 😂😂 Better stick to the strait cooffee, Rob is a tricky dude or let's say appsnubbe 👀😂💪🔥🤣🤣. Yupp Surolle made a Morakniv carving series. Saw him on TV last year at some outdoor event as well.
Замечательное видео, демонстрирующее и красоту мастерской работы, и владение отличным инструментом, и красоту Природы, и уютные минуты варки кофе. И, конечно же - великолепный результат. Спасибо!
Большое спасибо. Очень рад, что вам понравилось и вы узнали настоящее ремесло и простые инструменты, которые имеют такое огромное значение. Всего хорошего
Couldn't agree more Konrad. I find great pleasure in this kind of work. And just to sit back, relax and make something with the sound of nature around you. Real therapy 👏🏻
Wow...love your channel. Everything Norway, biking and camping is perfect and now you've just added spoon carving into the mix! Fabulous and loving it!
Thank you so much Simon. I was quite surprised when I first started out carving, how easy it comes to me, maybe it run's in my blod (my grand grandfather was a woodcarver) The coffee is made with care, like always ☕️🤌🏻 Cheers
A fantastic video of your craftsmanship, Thomas. It is very soothing and relaxing to watch you edit. I would like to see more of it. Best regards, Claudius
Thank you very much Claudius 👏🏻 really glad to hear some of you found it interesting (I know it is a tough topic to bring into a motorcycle channel) I will drop some videos like this every now and then. Or maybe do some that I make just for Patreon. I have to see. Thank you mate.
So great to hear. You should pick it up and try for yourself. It took me some time to get the hand of it, but damn it is so satisfying to do work like this. Cheers 👏🏻
A pleasure to watch....as I too find that any amount of time spent outdoors with a knife in one hand and a piece of wood in the other is time well spent! Nice result, quite obviously not your first!! Cheers!
Thank you Allen... Well, as long as I can remember, I have loved carving on sticks, making small fires and just enjoy the outdoors. It is somehow primitive and get you in contact with your surrounding in another way. It is really hard to describe. But nice to know someone who knows! Haha. Yeah, this is not my first, not at all. This is my little off season therapy time 😇
Thank you very much Nick... and thank you for letting me know. I had a hard time deciding if this was something I should post or upload. But I think it gives a better picture of who I am, what I enjoy and why I spend so much time enjoying the simple life. Cheers ☕️
@@tshansen Yes I really appreciate these kind of videos! I once started following you because of riding a motorcycle, but I certainly like to see this just as much.👌👍
@@Nick-me9tl Thank you for the ongoing support mate. It is highly appreciated. I think many found me trough motorcycle travels. This is also something I will continue to make in the future. I just think it is time to include a little bit more, not only motorcycle travel.
Thank you very much, and thank you for letting me know. I was really scared of putting this video up there. Bacause it is so different from what the other things I do. Glad some of you find it relaxing and enjoyable. Cheers ☕️
@tshansen I think it is good to 'diversify' a little. Perhaps combining a bike ride out with some camping tips, rope knots, camp food recipes, and wood carving. Excellent.
@@ridgebackrhodesian This is my thoughts exactly. It will put everything more into perspective when I do some of the upcoming motorcycle camping videos with much more focus on what I do In camp etc. And I think just motorcycle travel videos can become fast a little bit boring (if you understand what I mean)
Thank you Spyros 👏🏻 Glad you liked it, even if it is completely different from what I normally make. No, this is my cabin about a hour drive from where my house is (in the city) 🇳🇴
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, great tools are half the job, but the most important is your focus and mind. You can do a lot of this with any knife. You just need to find one that suits how your hands work. Same with the axe. Yes a carving axe is better, but you can use any sharp axe. Many people are afraid to start or even try because they think they don't have the right tools. Then they are missing the most important part, the will to try. Ha det riktig godt. ☕️
Great video my friend! Very relaxing to watch. Your video show why Scandinavian people are the most happiest people in the world 😁. Time to enjoy what you have around you, doing a interesting and sustainable hobby. Norway nature is great. I will start to do the same. Cheers mate. 👍👌
Thank you very much mate 👏🏻 I think you are on to something there. Never thought about it that way before. It sounds a little ridiculous for many, but to be part of nature and connect with it all gives piece of mind and creative boost. Highly recommend it. "The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."- I find that to be true. Cheers brother ☕️
I must admit when I saw the opening shot, I thought Christ that's going to be one big spoon. 🤔🤔. Your skill is incredible, the patience needed to do that. Are you self taught, or were these skill passed down to your from your Dad. It's, as a lot of people have already commented, really relaxing to watch. What a great place to go to unwind from your day job, of saving peoples lives. Brilliant. 👍👍
Haha, well... it was a plan behind it. This was a log I cut from a tree that had fall over earlier this winter. And the end has a chance to crack or be damaged, so I wanted to make sure there was no damaged wood where the spoon should sit. This is self taught, but my grand grandfather was a woodcarver, so it may run in the blood. I was really sceptical to release this video, although it is a huge passion and something I do a lot. It does not match with my other content, but I thought this could give my most loyal subscriber a better understanding of who I am, and what I like to do. And I find great pleasure in spending my time away from the stress, sounds and smell of the city. Because of my work, I need to spend time clearing my mind and unwind a little. So this is my go to place, for sure. There is a lot of therapy in Riding motorcycle, but there is a lot of therapy in working with simple task like this. Cheers, glad you liked it mate. Appreciate it 👏🏻
Thank you Vitor, I had some thought if this was something I should upload or not. Since it is so different from what I normally do, but I guess this is a way to show better who I am to my most loyal subscribers. I will continue to travel and enjoy my motorcycle, but maybe mix in a video or two every now and then. Cheers 🔥
Thank you mate, in total, it took me about two hours! Cut away some of the fine detial work in the end! Need to dry now before i do the last koldrosing
TS I know first hand life on a hillside has its' advantages and disadvantages but that is one beautiful location with a beautiful view. Those hatchets and hand axes seem razor sharp and of really good Swedish steel. When I was young we could get Swedish steel in our crosscut saws and sickles. Some of our pocket knives had the same. TS you do great work. Basketweave grip panels for a 1911. Time for soup. Good job Nordic ADV Brother. How about a vid sometime on care of your carving tools. Sharpening, girding, shaping the cutting edges. I used to make knives from blank steel. Ivory handles. The clock ticked very slowly.
Thank you mate. it sure has some disadvantages, but all the advantages justify it in so many ways. I always keep my tools razor sharp. Dull knives and axes scares me and makes much more damage than the sharp ones. The Swedes knows their way around good steel and great tools. They really do impress with their old traditional style. I can probably include that in one of my upcoming videos. It is mostly stropping to keep the edge sharp. I have only made one knife in my life, this is something I would love to more of, but then I need a good oven and a garage where I really can grind on this kind of work. I need to build myself a huge garage 🤣 Where did you get the ivory?
I really like this video. It's therapeutic in a way. The landscape, you're definitely lucky. But I wanted to ask you. Did you ever do a course on how to carve wooden spoons? I was wondering because at 9:30 that step I don't know how many potential spoons I would destroy before the final step. And that fjord in the background......just please!
Thank you, I understand that this is not for everyone, but it is a huge part of who I am, and I really wanted to make something out of this. I have never done any course or guiding in this no. I just have been practising it for my self. 🤩 Cheers
I tried to recreate this spoon but it didn't go very well.the tools I used are a hook knife a normal knife and a hatchet but when I made the spoon it turned out weird any tips🤔
Well, quite hard to give tips if i don’t know how you work and how the end result looked like! But the best tip i can give you, do it again, and again 🔥👏🏻
Always so on point. It took me some concentration to remain fixed to this video. (I hadn't read your description of the video before watching). It worked then! Your words and video encourage me to realize that I am not one of a few having difficulty in coping but that we have arrived as a society in this situation. Thank you as always my friend. P.S.: your creative talent shows up in the most unexpected places. You surely know how to work wood!!!🤭🤭🤭
Yeah, I see this is clearly not for everyone, and really not a video for my key audience, but my Patroens really wanted me to show this process and I figured I should give it a try. It surprise me to hear stories about people loosing their mind every single day now. The depression rates are trough the roof and so many can't handle their lives. I really wonder why this is... what makes us so damn depressed all the time? and still chasing the made up dream society set for us. It is obvious not the right direction, but still everyone want to get a VIP ticket to the titanic? Hope it was interesting to see at least. And yes, I know my way with wood 🤣👏🏻🤭
Amazing skills Thomas, very impressed 👌. I’m going to ride around to your cabin in a few days for a full set of spoons on my Big Money Waisted GS 👀👀😂😂😂😂. Seriously, that’s very, very impressive. Enjoyed watching that 👀👀👏👏
Hahaha... You need a set for 6 or 8? 😆🤌🏻 Glad you think to Ewen, I really enjoy doing this stuff when I can't ride my bike. It is my way of sorting out all my thoughts and stay creative
That was a great way to spend sixteen and a half minutes as the wind blew and rain fell outside, makes me want to pick up my Robin Wood carving hatchet and crook knife and my Moraknivs and start again... I would like to know what is, 1) your stove you have there for your Trangia, it looks to be very light and, 2) the drip coffee set-up: I think they would make a very lightweight hiking setup. The German WikiStove I have weighs a ton!! Thanks for that video - what you say about helping mental health issues is very true. Best wishes.
So you are familiar with Robin’s tool 👏🏻 I absolutely love his spoon knives. The axe is quite good as well, but i actually prefer the Grensfors bruks carving axe with a little bit of extra weight and blade height. The wood burner is the Firebox stove (original) absolutely love that thing, and it holds the Trangia burner really well. I use the GSI backpacker much and java dripper filter on all my trips. Cheers mate.
Thank you mate... I really enjoy these kind of videos my self. And I find it incredible interesting to see other build stuff, create stuff or just enjoying nature. Another big hobby of mine, I maybe show more of later ☺️ Cheers
Well done. I prefer to make the spoon pit first as it is the hardest and most important. I use a homemade drill to hollow out the spoon pit. The pit then becomes circular, but the pit is easy to shape further into an egg-shaped spoon pit. To avoid cracking, I let the spoon dry slowly in an almost tight plastic bag together with the shavings. I like the sounds in this video. Landskapet ser unektelig ut som Vestlandet. Er dette filmet i Hardanger?
Aaahh, that is a good tip! I only use handtools but starting with the pit i will try in my next spoon! Knock on wood, i have never had a spoon crack on me yet! But i use a lot of willow and some birch. Dette er på Vestlandet ja, ikke langt fra Bergen 😇🤩
Thomas, you and me are so alike. You carve a beautiful, traditional, handcrafted spoon and I play Call of Duty modern warfare 2... While getting fat stuffing crisps in my mouth. Both I consider to be worthy pastimes. 😁 Stay safe brother. 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 👍🏻
Hahaha, I just got off a game of CoD MW2 my self. Had to put it down so the controller did not fly trough the window 🙈 Glad you enjoyed this, I find it so damn relaxing creating stuff like this. Stay safe Uncle, and get to the chopper NOW!!! 🤣👏🏻
Oi Thomas, you're the Thorbjörn Ahman of birch. Great video. You created an original spoon, not mass production. There is only one of those, unique. Günter/Nürnberg
Haha, I had to google that name, is he a famous blacksmith or something like that? In that case, I take it as a huge compliment 🤩 It is strange how these things works. To create something unique that is only one of. It gives a really great feel to it. Cheers ☕️
Thank you sir. You have some of the same patterns over there? Like old historical or just from influence from other countries? I find these things really interesting. Cheers
@@Domistyx Bare hyggelig ☕ Jeg skal gjøre så godt jeg kan, så håper det blir mye video fra denne karen framover 🎥 Om vi ikke sees på veien, hold øye med meg, mulig jeg står i veikanten å setter opp kamera 🤣
It's not that difficult when you get the hang of it 😇 There is no place at the time, but I may change that later. I have to see. I have much bigger pleasure in gifting them away to people every now and then. Cheers
Damn you are skilled with that axe. Impressive.
Yeah, don’t you forget that when we are out camping Tjommi 😂😂🔥
@@tshansen ok but only if you go ASMR the whole trip
@@NomadSweden I will carve mattias face on your leg if you don't be careful 🤣
Excellent video, thanks for sharing
Thank you so much sir. Glad you enjoyed it. Quite different from what I normally make here on TH-cam, but still a huge part of who I am and what I do. Adventures comes in many shapes and formes
@@tshansen Awesome
good job! You won't believe it but I have a 700, I've toured Norway, I have a cabin and as a pastime I carve wooden spoons 😁😁 but I'm Italian, the whole world is a country! I fill the Celtic carving with coffee powder, it highlights the decoration 😉
Thank you sir 🔥👏🏻 hahaha so cool to hear we share the same interest then 😂🤩 i also use coffe and some tile charcole! Depends on the look.
Super cool!
Love seeing the craftsmanship.
I remember my first time carving: I had wanted to give it a try so I asked for a carving kit for Christmas when I was 13. I had no one to teach me and no tradition passed down so….let’s say my first attempt was “painful”. Drove the chisel right up my thumb under the nail and hit bone. It was to the books to learn what I was doing after that (no internet back then). Woodworking had gotten under my skin, both figuratively and literally 😜. I stuck with it and now 40 years after that first attempt I find myself a Master Journeyman Carpenter building and making all kinds of things.
I think craftsmanship is becoming a lost art.
Thanks for sharing this.
Cheers!
Thank you so much Critter... I bet we all have to learn that way, on way or the other. You are still doing it? That is so cool. My craft is Carpenter, but I have not been practising it for many years now, only small minor projects etc at my home. I have to agree with you mate, Craftsmanship is a lost art we need to value way more. It seams like everyone goes to school to become the boss or leader these days. But who is actually gonna do the work? I love that I have the skill and knowledge enough to maintain and not have to rely on others. I have a dream to one day, build a motorcycle campsite with a timber lodge, fireplace etc. We have to see what I can make of that in the future. Cheers
You should read John Seymour - he had a lot to say about the arts and crafts and actually wrote a book about lost English crafts. He compared a beautiful Indian water jug to carrying water in an old petrol can. He said that they both did the job and that was where the resemblance ended. He said that only machines could really appreciate things made by other machines. Read John Seymour. Read his book 'The Fat Of The Land'.
@@susanp.collins7834 thanks! I’ll check this out for sure.👍🏻
Beautiful. Several works of art in one...
Thank you Clive 🤩🔥 not my typical content! But a huge part of who i am 🔥
SPOONTASTIC, with a fantastic sound track, ☕️ 👍🏻
Many thanks my friend. I was really not sure abut making or even uploading this, but I’m glad that some of you enjoyed it. Cheers mate ☕️
Beautiful spoon. Soothing shape. 😊
Thank you Jim 👏🏻
Wonderful art work Tjommi! You have practised some real skills here 💪. I'm really happy that i have a couple of your masterpieces at home! This is real therapy to watch as well, like this style of videos so keep it up! Remember watching SurOlle in the early days of TH-cam with his series on how to carve woodworks. Wonderful series. Look forward to see more of this and be sure to have a ☕🤌🏻 as well ☝😁
Thank you, and it is really cool to think back on the day I first started. You are the reason I started with this and got completely hooked. Now, some years later I still practise the art and still find great pleasure in "talja" That is the guy who made a series for MoraKniv right? Think I have seen quite a lot of his videos. Always a coffee.... hand grinded, not like the app Robert use 🤣🤭 Thank you Tjommi 🤌🏻
@@tshansen 😂😂 Better stick to the strait cooffee, Rob is a tricky dude or let's say appsnubbe 👀😂💪🔥🤣🤣. Yupp Surolle made a Morakniv carving series. Saw him on TV last year at some outdoor event as well.
Замечательное видео, демонстрирующее и красоту мастерской работы, и владение отличным инструментом, и красоту Природы, и уютные минуты варки кофе.
И, конечно же - великолепный результат.
Спасибо!
Большое спасибо. Очень рад, что вам понравилось и вы узнали настоящее ремесло и простые инструменты, которые имеют такое огромное значение. Всего хорошего
This is wonderful my friend! Beautiful spoon🙌
Thank you Jørgen. Such a pleasure to just enjoy the silence and work on natural materials like this.
Beautiful craftsmanship !!
Thank you very much Mark. Appreciate it 👏🏻
Hey Thomas, thanks for sharing! Total relaxing and beautiful! Working with wood in such a manner is very satisfying!
Couldn't agree more Konrad. I find great pleasure in this kind of work. And just to sit back, relax and make something with the sound of nature around you. Real therapy 👏🏻
@@tshansen and the location of your cabin is breathtaking! So beautiful! You must feel like the King of the sea! 😂
@@allsolgmbh haha, well! I feel quite lucky to have such a place! 🔥
Wow...love your channel. Everything Norway, biking and camping is perfect and now you've just added spoon carving into the mix! Fabulous and loving it!
Awesome! Thank you Micko 👏🏻 Rreally glad to hear you enjoyed this as well.
Beautiful place, great video, thank you for sharing.
You are welcome, and thank you 😇
Wow 😮 so therapeutic to watch, so skilful at hand. Then you make a cup of coffee in almost as mesmerising way too! Your skills have no bounds 🙌🏼☕️🪵🥄👏🏼
Thank you so much Simon. I was quite surprised when I first started out carving, how easy it comes to me, maybe it run's in my blod (my grand grandfather was a woodcarver) The coffee is made with care, like always ☕️🤌🏻 Cheers
It was calming to watch. Great work
Thank you very much! 👏🏻
A fantastic video of your craftsmanship, Thomas. It is very soothing and relaxing to watch you edit. I would like to see more of it. Best regards, Claudius
Thank you very much Claudius 👏🏻 really glad to hear some of you found it interesting (I know it is a tough topic to bring into a motorcycle channel) I will drop some videos like this every now and then. Or maybe do some that I make just for Patreon. I have to see. Thank you mate.
This is something my grandfather passed to me, I see i need to practice more. Thank you!!
So great to hear. You should pick it up and try for yourself. It took me some time to get the hand of it, but damn it is so satisfying to do work like this. Cheers 👏🏻
A pleasure to watch....as I too find that any amount of time spent outdoors with a knife in one hand and a piece of wood in the other is time well spent! Nice result, quite obviously not your first!! Cheers!
Thank you Allen... Well, as long as I can remember, I have loved carving on sticks, making small fires and just enjoy the outdoors. It is somehow primitive and get you in contact with your surrounding in another way. It is really hard to describe. But nice to know someone who knows! Haha. Yeah, this is not my first, not at all. This is my little off season therapy time 😇
@@tshansen Agree completely! Cheers Thomas!
wow, that was really impressive excellent carving skills !!!
Thank you so much 😀 Appreciate that Cosmo. A forgotten art I try to practise every now and then. I find it to be a great way to clear my mind. Cheers
you have many talents Thomas! really really cool to watch these kind of videos.👌👌
Thank you very much Nick... and thank you for letting me know. I had a hard time deciding if this was something I should post or upload. But I think it gives a better picture of who I am, what I enjoy and why I spend so much time enjoying the simple life. Cheers ☕️
@@tshansen Yes I really appreciate these kind of videos! I once started following you because of riding a motorcycle, but I certainly like to see this just as much.👌👍
@@Nick-me9tl Thank you for the ongoing support mate. It is highly appreciated. I think many found me trough motorcycle travels. This is also something I will continue to make in the future. I just think it is time to include a little bit more, not only motorcycle travel.
Ahhh Thomas it would seem your skills have no bounds ! As someone else commented it was so relaxing
Thank you 🔥🤩 appreciate that! And glad to hear it was watchable! Thank you
Thank you. That was really relaxing to watch. You are an excellent craftsman.
Thank you very much, and thank you for letting me know. I was really scared of putting this video up there. Bacause it is so different from what the other things I do. Glad some of you find it relaxing and enjoyable. Cheers ☕️
@tshansen I think it is good to 'diversify' a little. Perhaps combining a bike ride out with some camping tips, rope knots, camp food recipes, and wood carving. Excellent.
@@ridgebackrhodesian This is my thoughts exactly. It will put everything more into perspective when I do some of the upcoming motorcycle camping videos with much more focus on what I do In camp etc. And I think just motorcycle travel videos can become fast a little bit boring (if you understand what I mean)
Excellent work! Nice video 😉
Thank you very much, really glad you liked it. Cheers👏🏻
Health & Safety in my work would shit their pants watching this.. 🤣🤣
Nice work 🏆
Hahaha, we are living in a world where people are not allowed to take any risks
Oanad talang! Vilken skicklighet med yxan. Jag är imponerad Thomas. Snyggt!
Takk takk. Hyggelig at du likte det. Veldig usikker på om jeg skulle lage noe av denne "hobbyen" også. 🔥
very good audiovisual works Tshansen, greetings from Paraguay. Sergio
Thank you Sergio, appreciate you taking the time to watch this. Cheers 👏🏻
Another great video my friend. Nice work.. What amazing place.. Is this the house you live in?
Thank you Spyros 👏🏻 Glad you liked it, even if it is completely different from what I normally make. No, this is my cabin about a hour drive from where my house is (in the city) 🇳🇴
So awesome
Thank you, appreciate it 🤩
Relaxing
Cheers, glad to hear that 🔥
Sometimes silence is deafening.
That is some impactful words mate 👏🏻
Great video, really relaxing to watch!
Good carving skills you have.
But, also, great tools, makes life easier right!
Ha det gött 🇳🇴🇸🇪
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, great tools are half the job, but the most important is your focus and mind. You can do a lot of this with any knife. You just need to find one that suits how your hands work. Same with the axe. Yes a carving axe is better, but you can use any sharp axe. Many people are afraid to start or even try because they think they don't have the right tools. Then they are missing the most important part, the will to try.
Ha det riktig godt. ☕️
Great video my friend! Very relaxing to watch.
Your video show why Scandinavian people are the most happiest people in the world 😁. Time to enjoy what you have around you, doing a interesting and sustainable hobby. Norway nature is great.
I will start to do the same.
Cheers mate. 👍👌
Thank you very much mate 👏🏻 I think you are on to something there. Never thought about it that way before. It sounds a little ridiculous for many, but to be part of nature and connect with it all gives piece of mind and creative boost. Highly recommend it.
"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."- I find that to be true.
Cheers brother ☕️
excellent....
Thank you mate 🔥👏🏻
Very nice.
Thank you 🙌🏻
I must admit when I saw the opening shot, I thought Christ that's going to be one big spoon. 🤔🤔. Your skill is incredible, the patience needed to do that. Are you self taught, or were these skill passed down to your from your Dad.
It's, as a lot of people have already commented, really relaxing to watch. What a great place to go to unwind from your day job, of saving peoples lives. Brilliant. 👍👍
Haha, well... it was a plan behind it. This was a log I cut from a tree that had fall over earlier this winter. And the end has a chance to crack or be damaged, so I wanted to make sure there was no damaged wood where the spoon should sit. This is self taught, but my grand grandfather was a woodcarver, so it may run in the blood. I was really sceptical to release this video, although it is a huge passion and something I do a lot. It does not match with my other content, but I thought this could give my most loyal subscriber a better understanding of who I am, and what I like to do. And I find great pleasure in spending my time away from the stress, sounds and smell of the city. Because of my work, I need to spend time clearing my mind and unwind a little. So this is my go to place, for sure. There is a lot of therapy in Riding motorcycle, but there is a lot of therapy in working with simple task like this. Cheers, glad you liked it mate. Appreciate it 👏🏻
Another amazing video. Totally different from your motorcycle rides but still awesome content. Love the sound of the knife carving the wood. Cheers!
Thank you Vitor, I had some thought if this was something I should upload or not. Since it is so different from what I normally do, but I guess this is a way to show better who I am to my most loyal subscribers. I will continue to travel and enjoy my motorcycle, but maybe mix in a video or two every now and then. Cheers 🔥
Beautiful work! Your carving talent is a legacy of your Viking’s ancestors?😊👏
Thank you Marc, i should probably use that, because it sound really cool to have some legacy from our Viking Ancestors 👏🏻
Wow! very cool to see the craftsmanship! How long did you work on it?
Thank you mate, in total, it took me about two hours! Cut away some of the fine detial work in the end! Need to dry now before i do the last koldrosing
Nice, also a nice place there, where is that. Greetings from the Netherlands
@@hendriknijs5809 thank you, this is on the west coast of Norway, outside a town called Bergen
TS I know first hand life on a hillside has its' advantages and disadvantages but that is one beautiful location with a beautiful view. Those hatchets and hand axes seem razor sharp and of really good Swedish steel. When I was young we could get Swedish steel in our crosscut saws and sickles. Some of our pocket knives had the same. TS you do great work. Basketweave grip panels for a 1911. Time for soup. Good job Nordic ADV Brother. How about a vid sometime on care of your carving tools. Sharpening, girding, shaping the cutting edges. I used to make knives from blank steel. Ivory handles. The clock ticked very slowly.
Thank you mate. it sure has some disadvantages, but all the advantages justify it in so many ways. I always keep my tools razor sharp. Dull knives and axes scares me and makes much more damage than the sharp ones. The Swedes knows their way around good steel and great tools. They really do impress with their old traditional style. I can probably include that in one of my upcoming videos. It is mostly stropping to keep the edge sharp. I have only made one knife in my life, this is something I would love to more of, but then I need a good oven and a garage where I really can grind on this kind of work. I need to build myself a huge garage 🤣 Where did you get the ivory?
I really like this video. It's therapeutic in a way. The landscape, you're definitely lucky. But I wanted to ask you. Did you ever do a course on how to carve wooden spoons? I was wondering because at 9:30 that step I don't know how many potential spoons I would destroy before the final step. And that fjord in the background......just please!
Thank you, I understand that this is not for everyone, but it is a huge part of who I am, and I really wanted to make something out of this. I have never done any course or guiding in this no. I just have been practising it for my self. 🤩 Cheers
I tried to recreate this spoon but it didn't go very well.the tools I used are a hook knife a normal knife and a hatchet but when I made the spoon it turned out weird any tips🤔
Well, quite hard to give tips if i don’t know how you work and how the end result looked like! But the best tip i can give you, do it again, and again 🔥👏🏻
Always so on point. It took me some concentration to remain fixed to this video. (I hadn't read your description of the video before watching). It worked then! Your words and video encourage me to realize that I am not one of a few having difficulty in coping but that we have arrived as a society in this situation. Thank you as always my friend. P.S.: your creative talent shows up in the most unexpected places. You surely know how to work wood!!!🤭🤭🤭
Yeah, I see this is clearly not for everyone, and really not a video for my key audience, but my Patroens really wanted me to show this process and I figured I should give it a try. It surprise me to hear stories about people loosing their mind every single day now. The depression rates are trough the roof and so many can't handle their lives. I really wonder why this is... what makes us so damn depressed all the time? and still chasing the made up dream society set for us. It is obvious not the right direction, but still everyone want to get a VIP ticket to the titanic? Hope it was interesting to see at least. And yes, I know my way with wood 🤣👏🏻🤭
@@tshansen ❤
Amazing skills Thomas, very impressed 👌. I’m going to ride around to your cabin in a few days for a full set of spoons on my Big Money Waisted GS 👀👀😂😂😂😂. Seriously, that’s very, very impressive. Enjoyed watching that 👀👀👏👏
Hahaha... You need a set for 6 or 8? 😆🤌🏻 Glad you think to Ewen, I really enjoy doing this stuff when I can't ride my bike. It is my way of sorting out all my thoughts and stay creative
Looks great that. How come you used such a wide bit of wood?
Because the end was dry and had cracks going inwards! So i took off extra to be sure i had no cracks when marking the spoon
Thomas that's cool as shit, love that kind of thing man.
Thank you, really glad to hear that... I will make sure to put up a video like this every now and then between all my other projects. Cheers
All those wood shavings around and you’re not using them to boil your kettle? 😂. Beautiful work.
Greenwood does not burn very well, so i would advice against that 😂 Thank you sir
hi Thomas, relaxed video….which coffee grinder do you use?
Thank you René. I use the 1Zpresso JX Coffee Grinder ☕
That was a great way to spend sixteen and a half minutes as the wind blew and rain fell outside, makes me want to pick up my Robin Wood carving hatchet and crook knife and my Moraknivs and start again... I would like to know what is, 1) your stove you have there for your Trangia, it looks to be very light and, 2) the drip coffee set-up: I think they would make a very lightweight hiking setup. The German WikiStove I have weighs a ton!! Thanks for that video - what you say about helping mental health issues is very true. Best wishes.
PS - just found your coffee video! i'll look for the woodburner box.
So you are familiar with Robin’s tool 👏🏻 I absolutely love his spoon knives. The axe is quite good as well, but i actually prefer the Grensfors bruks carving axe with a little bit of extra weight and blade height. The wood burner is the Firebox stove (original) absolutely love that thing, and it holds the Trangia burner really well. I use the GSI backpacker much and java dripper filter on all my trips. Cheers mate.
funny how this beat mc-rides or ohter cool video's out there.!
as Mattias said so relaxing to watch.
I wanna fish at that spot ;-)
Thank you mate... I really enjoy these kind of videos my self. And I find it incredible interesting to see other build stuff, create stuff or just enjoying nature. Another big hobby of mine, I maybe show more of later ☺️ Cheers
Well done.
I prefer to make the spoon pit first as it is the hardest and most important.
I use a homemade drill to hollow out the spoon pit. The pit then becomes circular, but the pit is easy to shape further into an egg-shaped spoon pit. To avoid cracking, I let the spoon dry slowly in an almost tight plastic bag together with the shavings.
I like the sounds in this video.
Landskapet ser unektelig ut som Vestlandet. Er dette filmet i Hardanger?
Aaahh, that is a good tip! I only use handtools but starting with the pit i will try in my next spoon!
Knock on wood, i have never had a spoon crack on me yet! But i use a lot of willow and some birch.
Dette er på Vestlandet ja, ikke langt fra Bergen 😇🤩
Fascinerende og fin sakte-YT, og fine håndverk! 👌😊
Takk takk Geir. Alltid hyggelig å høre fra deg. Dette er uten tvil min måte å koble av på når jeg ikke kan kjøre sykkel.
@@tshansen Takk, og takk det samme!
Awesome. I would guess you have also watched Ray Mears
Oh yes! I have seen most of his work 👏🏻🔥
Has he not now passed away?
@@susanp.collins7834 No, Ray is 59.
You might mistake him for Steve Irvin, who died in 2006 after being stung by a stingray
Thomas, you and me are so alike. You carve a beautiful, traditional, handcrafted spoon and I play Call of Duty modern warfare 2... While getting fat stuffing crisps in my mouth. Both I consider to be worthy pastimes. 😁 Stay safe brother. 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 👍🏻
Hahaha, I just got off a game of CoD MW2 my self. Had to put it down so the controller did not fly trough the window 🙈 Glad you enjoyed this, I find it so damn relaxing creating stuff like this. Stay safe Uncle, and get to the chopper NOW!!! 🤣👏🏻
Oi Thomas, you're the Thorbjörn Ahman of birch. Great video. You created an original spoon, not mass production. There is only one of those, unique. Günter/Nürnberg
Haha, I had to google that name, is he a famous blacksmith or something like that? In that case, I take it as a huge compliment 🤩 It is strange how these things works. To create something unique that is only one of. It gives a really great feel to it. Cheers ☕️
@@tshansen That's his channel, Thomas: th-cam.com/users/torbjornahman
hello dude... nice video... here in Brazil we have de same art work... hugs...
Thank you sir. You have some of the same patterns over there? Like old historical or just from influence from other countries? I find these things really interesting. Cheers
Måste bara få fråga vilket märke det är på kaffekvarnen? Samt berömma dig för snideriet såklart!☺️👌💯
Kaffekvernen er en 1Zpresso JX som jeg er ekstremt fornøyd med 👏🏻 Og takk, hyggelig at du likte filmen. 🤩 Setter jeg pris på ☕
Tack för informationen, fortsätt med dina otroligt inspirerande filmer!!💯🤟🙏Ses kanske på vägarna i sommar 🙂
@@Domistyx Bare hyggelig ☕ Jeg skal gjøre så godt jeg kan, så håper det blir mye video fra denne karen framover 🎥 Om vi ikke sees på veien, hold øye med meg, mulig jeg står i veikanten å setter opp kamera 🤣
Haha!😅😅
can i ask what kind of pants are those your wearing?
It is Norrøna - Svalbard Heavy Duty, I'm not sure if they make them anymore.
OMG life seems so expensive. :-D Just kidding. Great job. I can't wait to go to Norway.
Haha, thank you (not sure if I could spell your first name right) Norway is here waiting. Get over here and enjoy 👏🏻
@@tshansen this is a Hungarian name, only native Hungarian speakers can pronounce it correctly. 😀
@@anett_laci hehe, there you go! I guess it is with you as the polish! You have a lot of che, zhe, sounds in your language?
@@tshansen so-so. If I see you in Norway, I'll stop you and show how it sounds. 😀
I can already get an idea of how your crank will look...
I enjoy a wood spoon you can actually eat from that rest nice in the hand. So I try to keep it to a certain tilt in each one. 🤩
@@tshansen That is called 'the crank'.
@@susanp.collins7834 i know 🤩😇👏🏻
It LOOKS so simple to make a spoon 🤪 BUT for sure it isn’t. So when can we buy a real Tshansen spoon? 😳
It's not that difficult when you get the hang of it 😇 There is no place at the time, but I may change that later. I have to see. I have much bigger pleasure in gifting them away to people every now and then. Cheers
Litt som Michel fra Lönneberga da han skar ut trefigurene sine. 😂😂
Hahaha, her I norge kaller vi han emil 🤣