LOL ... so here I am single digit to sub zero weather, snow piled feet deep and more expected tonight while you are down there in a t-shirt on a beach while the waves quietly splash on the shore. Nice looking spoon!
Love your videos Andy, recently got into carving and finding it so fun, im a metal machinist by trade originally but ive always been fascinated by wood.. ive got a lot to learn! Mainly about wood types 😂 as id heard softwoods were difficult to carve
Welcome! I'm sure there will be a lot of transferrable skills with your eye for detail. I would say that softwood is easy to carve, but difficult to leave a nice finish, or carve too thin due to stability. Part of the journey is learning all of this along the way!
Great question! So that curve is more for an arborist or horticulture, that shape is really good for grabbing a hold of the timber. I like a flat blade because it gives either side of the work an even cut
inspiring vid, thanks! not at point of carving, yet, but want to 'upgrade' my ikea ones and prolong their life for as long as possible. the finish isn't briliant, but a great solid beech spoon considering the money. was thinking of sanding, but maybe burnishing would be best...or would it be better to sand and then burnish?
I would really not recommend sanding if you can help it (I never sand any of my work), you would likely be better stripping the existing finish off and just reapplying with a finish of your choice (Tung Oil, Walnut Oil etc.)
I can tell you that you are not speaking from a place of experience with this timber. There's a reason it was used as a boat building timber for such a long time, the water resistance of this species is incredible. Sure, you wouldn't want to build a house with it, but for spoons there is not much better once you manage to deal with the grain direction
I've got to say that pine has been used for food implements for a very long time. There's a reason for that. It's cheap and easy to work AND you don't cry if it breaks.
@@andyspoons*You LITERALLY could not pick a worse wood for a cooking utensil than Huon Pine. Huon is actually a fairly rare species of BUSH, (it's not actually pine)..It's very expensive, it taints whatever you stick it in because of its methyl content and the oils it gives off...Huon has some really unique valuable qualities that make it suitable for many tasks and certain items, but using it as a cooking utensil is lazy, pretentious, stupid, expensive and unnecessary...It's Bad Advice*
LOL ... so here I am single digit to sub zero weather, snow piled feet deep and more expected tonight while you are down there in a t-shirt on a beach while the waves quietly splash on the shore. Nice looking spoon!
The world is a crazy place! Thanks for watching 🙌
The timing of this video on my feed was immaculate. Just received that axe today! Great work!
That's so great to hear! Thank you so much for watching 🙂
A sharp axe helps!
Always 🙂👌
more video like this please,full process of carving a spoon...
I’ve carved Huon. Really nice even if it is dry.
what knife is that?
Hi there! All the tool details are in the description 👌
Love your videos Andy, recently got into carving and finding it so fun, im a metal machinist by trade originally but ive always been fascinated by wood.. ive got a lot to learn!
Mainly about wood types 😂 as id heard softwoods were difficult to carve
Welcome! I'm sure there will be a lot of transferrable skills with your eye for detail. I would say that softwood is easy to carve, but difficult to leave a nice finish, or carve too thin due to stability. Part of the journey is learning all of this along the way!
Nice! I've got a chunk of dry Huon in the garage that i keep meaning to get to.
It's certainly a challenge to work with, but beautiful once you get there!
Would you mind sharing what size knife you are using?
This is a 4" / 100mm 👌
The bowl of this spoon seems very delicate and fine..
Always built for work!
What watch is that and do you use green wood?
Hey there! Not sure about the watch, one of the run-of-the-mill G-Shock styles. I only carve green or seasoned wood 🙂👌
👍Ax carving by Julia Kalthoff?
That's right!
Great video, just wondering, why do some saws have a curved blade?
Great question! So that curve is more for an arborist or horticulture, that shape is really good for grabbing a hold of the timber. I like a flat blade because it gives either side of the work an even cut
@@andyspoons that makes sense, Thank you 🙏
That saw is designed for cutting branches. The curved blade kind of wraps around the branch which allows for good control and speedy cuts.
sweet
Cheers!
Excellent
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Wieder mal perfekt.
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inspiring vid, thanks! not at point of carving, yet, but want to 'upgrade' my ikea ones and prolong their life for as long as possible. the finish isn't briliant, but a great solid beech spoon considering the money. was thinking of sanding, but maybe burnishing would be best...or would it be better to sand and then burnish?
I would really not recommend sanding if you can help it (I never sand any of my work), you would likely be better stripping the existing finish off and just reapplying with a finish of your choice (Tung Oil, Walnut Oil etc.)
@@andyspoons thx for reply and info! it dont feel like any finish is (left) on it and it's very rough. definitely needs something!
*Huon Pine has about the same structural integrity as a bar of soap, is about as difficult to carve and lasts about as long*
I can tell you that you are not speaking from a place of experience with this timber. There's a reason it was used as a boat building timber for such a long time, the water resistance of this species is incredible. Sure, you wouldn't want to build a house with it, but for spoons there is not much better once you manage to deal with the grain direction
I've got to say that pine has been used for food implements for a very long time. There's a reason for that. It's cheap and easy to work AND you don't cry if it breaks.
@@andyspoons*You LITERALLY could not pick a worse wood for a cooking utensil than Huon Pine. Huon is actually a fairly rare species of BUSH, (it's not actually pine)..It's very expensive, it taints whatever you stick it in because of its methyl content and the oils it gives off...Huon has some really unique valuable qualities that make it suitable for many tasks and certain items, but using it as a cooking utensil is lazy, pretentious, stupid, expensive and unnecessary...It's Bad Advice*
@@andyspoons*The reason it's good for boat building is because it's full of OIL...RMES..*
Huon Pine is different to a standard pine, but I do agree!