How To Carve A Spoon - Lee Stoffer
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- I spent the day with green woodworker Lee Stoffer and he kindly took the time to record this video with me demonstrating his process for carving a spoon
Lee's Instagram - / stoffercraft
Apologise for the 'strobe' effect on the video but this was due to us recording indoors under fluorescent lighting as there was bad weather outside to record there
As always I appreciate you watching
Peace
Zed
I return to this video often to refresh myself on the fundamentals of spoon carving. Great job Lee!
Thats awesome to hear Mark, all testament to Lee's wonderful teaching and ironically this video was the start for a lot of carvers who are around today ~Peace~
I do as well! I used to have the hardest time axing out blanks until this video and some practice
Great seeing this again, good work
Thank you kindly David ~Peace~
This was an OG video for me.
This video kicked off the spoon carving journey for lots of folk ...so sincerely appreciate you stopping by and for watching ~Peace~
15min in and Lee has a basic spoon shape, 15 min in i'm still hoping the bleeding stops and i don't need to go to the hospital.
Beautiful work and awesome set of tools!!
+Adam Craig Indeed Lee makes it look very easy :) ~Peace~
Love you videos Zed. Really enjoy watching them.
Cheers from Canada
This guy is a master spoon carving! Congrats.
Gracias Rogerio ~Peace~
The speed and precision Lee exhibits in this video is remarkable! These green wood carving videos you're doing with Lee, Martin and Adam are among your best. Thanks for doing them.
You are very kind thank you, i'm grateful these great craftsmen take the time out to allow me to document their processes they have taken many years to refine ~Peace~
What type of wood was he using?
Very kind words, thank you, the wood is Rowan and really quite nice to carve. Cheers
Thank you, Zed and Lee. You are doing great work. Always entertaining and informative.
Sincerely appreciate the kind words and for watching Jeff thank you ~Peace~
Like the axe and the froe, I need to make those, good spoons.
Appreciate you watching and for your kind words Robert thank you ~Peace~
Just watched this again. 5 years ago! Still great and sets the standard for ‘how to’ videos
That is very kind of you to say so John thank you, this video Lee has helped countless people over the years ~Peace~
Lee & Zed, well done!
Thank you kindly Curt! ~Peace~
Another great tutorial Thanks Zed for bringing Lee to us.
Thank you kindly once again Clare! ~Peace~
Thanks very much for all the kind words folks.
Awesome work Lee Stoffer 👍👍
Lee Stoffer hey Lee, I know you've probably been asked a million times but what kind of wood is best to use for this ?
always try to use green wood, i.e. fairly freshly cut so it still has plenty of moisture content, species is less important but Birch and Cherry are favourites of mine, the wood featured in this video is Rowan, Cheers.
Lee Stoffer excellent thank you. That's great to know because I was letting the damn wood sit in the sun to dry out. Thanks for responding, your crafting skills are inspiring!
Hi Lee, excellent tutorial, my thanks - what hatchet are you using in this video?
This was great to watch! Thanks for sharing Lee and Zed!
You are very kind my friend thank you! ~Peace~
Great Video! I used to carve and other 18 other art forms in 60s to 1990, had Spinal Meningitis, lost memories, over 28 years!!! Carved very first Totem Pole in our Yukon, next to Alaska. When watch Lee Stoffer and others, truly believe that I will be trying this in very near future!!! Thank you, for you are encouraging to me!!! Stan Peters.
Thank you for your kind words Stan and am sorry to hear of your health challenges, sincerely wishing you the best with your carving moving forward my friend ~Peace~
Really enjoyed that. Amazing hand with the ax as well as the knife in his process. Thanks the you and Lee for this one.
Jeff H A pleasure Jeff and I couldnt agree more about the amazing control Lee had with the axe ~Peace~
Great video. Makes it look easy but also gave clear tips to give it a go. Cheers.
evoermine Its the years of experience behind him, hopefully it inspires the rest of us to get practising, many thanks for watching my friend ~Peace~
Excellent video Lee
Appreciate your kind words and Lee is a great teacher ~Peace~
Practice makes perfect and Lee obviously has had a lot of practice. Very interesting to see the processes Zed. Thanks for filming this.
Sandy
Wiltshire Man A pleasure Sandy and yes Lee is an extremely competent craftsman and humble like yourself ~Peace~
Zed this was some good stuff. I find myself watching more and more of your videos. Thank you for doing the leg work for the rest of us.
You are very kind my friend and you are producing some beautiful videos yourself on your channel! ~Peace~
Nice video! Great spoon, job and tips. Many thanks!
Waldhandwerk A pleasure Sepp and thank you for watching my friend ~Peace~
I went back and found the sharpening videos. Excellent stuff! Personal tutorials from such great experts is invaluable. Thank you very much Zed. I find your channel very inspiring and much in line with my interests and level, as a beginner in these types of skills. I really appreciate you taking us along on your journey.
***** Glad to hear you found the videos and that they helped, I learnt tons making them myself ~Peace~
Another winner Zed! I really appreciate that you added another carver's tutorial to go along with Jill's so we get a well rounded and versatile look at different ways of going about carving the same thing.
no name Appreciate you watching and for your kind words, moving forward im planning to record carving tutorials with a lot of well respected & talented crafts people so do keep a look out for them on my channel ~Peace~
Awesome video again Zed. I love watching craftsmen/women work, it's nice to see things being made by hand. And thanks Lee, I picked up some good woodworking tips from this vid. Thanks again guys!
Crackin Bit Of Kit A pleasure and like yourself I luv watching craftspeople at work too ~Peace~
Hi Lee, I found your channel via Zed and must admit your spoon making is quality, very informative and in general brilliant to watch. I have often wondered how a proper spoon is crafted and you didn't disappoint. Thanks to both of you for sharing. I subscribed for the future.
Del.
OutdoorDel A pleasure to connect Del and you're not gonna go wrong at all learning skills from Lee, he's a very humble yet extremely talented individual ~Peace~
OutdoorDel Thanks very much Del, pleased that you enjoyed the process.
This is the clearest explanation of this process that I’ve seen. It’s excellent! Great video as usual!
Once again appreciate your kind words and for watching dude ~Peace~
Really appreciate the kind comment, glad you enjoyed it.
Great work, one can tell you have experience. It’s always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work.
Henry Wilson I totally agree Henry, watching Lee work is very relaxing and also extremely educational too ~Peace~
Henry Wilson Really sure is, amazing what we can make out of wood! :)
Awesome video yet again Zed! Thanks to you and Lee for taking the time and for being so enlightening. A great watch, and some fantastic advice.
eny68 Thank you sincerely for your kind words and yes its hypnotic watching Lee work ~Peace~
Zed this was a great vid. Thanks to you two for taking the time. Added it to my lists.
Looking forward to your next adventure. John.
OKBushcraft An absolute pleasure John and hope you've been keeping well ~Peace~
That was amazing, the fact he can do most of the work with an axe shows great fine minipulative skills. Cheers Bro and thanks for sharing..
Fell Wanderer A pleasure Damien and yes my reaction was the same to how close he got with the axe, i'd end with a spoon cut in half if I did the same ;) ~Peace~
awesome vid, thank you Zed Outdoors for sharing.
Joshua Pugh A pleasure Josh and thank you for watching ~Peace~
What a great teacher, & really great camera work as well. Very much enjoyed viewing this. Thanks!
Appreciate your kind words and for watching thank you ~Peace~
Super video! Lee's commentary through the process was amazing! Many thanks :)
Appreciate your kind words and for watching thank you ~Peace~
Thank you for sharing this! Had a chunk of tree come down on my front steps in a ice storm last winter and decided to save the bigger pieces. Been working on getting a spoon out of one of the chunks with an ax and a bush knife. This video is both inspiring and informative. Thank you Lee & Zed!
Sincerely appreciate your kind words Jon and wishing you the best of luck on your carving journey my friend ~Peace~
great tutorial Zed, Lee's axe work at the start just brilliant, saved so much knife time. Great to watch a master at work. atb Richie.
ramdor72 Thats where I wanna get to myself eventually, doing 90% with the axe and then the rest with the knives. Many thanks for watching Rich ~Peace~
Great tutorial! I am interested in carving a spoon and really didn't know where to begin, now I do, just need to find a few more tools to do the job right.
Hi Ken I sincerely appreciate your kind words and it's worth mentioning that I have all my tutorials listed on my blog for easier access - zedoutdoors.com/video-tutorials
Amazing looking hatchet, great haft ergonomics and just outstanding head profile, beautiful.
Indeed yes it's made by toolmaker Nic Westermann ~Peace~
Thanks for the compliments about the axe, i designed it specifically for spoon carving and then went to Nic's workshop so he could guide me through the process of making it for myself.
@@Zedoutdoors well, under his guidance anyway!
Great video Zed, once again, it would be great to see some slingshot videos in the upcoming future, thanks for sharing your experiences in bushcraft, can't wait to see some more of your upcoming videos,
Alex
Mysterious Bushcrafter Thank you for your kind words Alex, funny you mention Slingshots as im planning to make videos on that later in the year. I was kindly gifted a slingshot by a friend who's really into it so cant wait to learn how to use it ~Peace~
Zed Outdoors great to here that you are going to make some slingshot videos later on this year Zed, I can not wait, as I actually use a slingshot myself and find it a very useful tool out in the woods,
Alex.
i fell into the rabbit hole of spooncarving a few days back & i've not really surfaced yet. I'm just waiting for robin wood to get back from spoonfest so i can order up some new gear. excited!
The rabbit hole goes deep ...bring sandwiches and a flashlight ;) ~Peace~
Thank you for sharing I just love the sound of wood being carved peace brother
Bridgette Brown Me and you both, thank you for watching Bridgette :) ~Peace~
I have watched this video so many times!!!!
Thats awesome to hear Ira thank you! ~Peace~
A really good video!
Beautiful end product Lee made.
Presented well as was the Jacklore knives video.
Cheers Roger
OutAboutWilts Thank you for watching and for your kind words Roger ~Peace~
He sure makes that look easy
Amen to that, to this day i'm amazed how proficient and fast he is with the axe ~Peace~
I didn't know that the bulk of the wasting off of the excess wood was accomplished with the axe. A true indicator of the skill he has!
this is the third time I'm watching this video and I'm still amazed!
+Ben Kaufman Appreciate your kind words and for watching Ben, Lee is amazing at what he does and even I watch this video over and over to see his technique ~Peace~
Love it. Thanks for concentrating on spoon carving. I like the concept of working on one skill at a time. Too often, there are so many things to learn that we get overwhelmed. Perhaps sharpening carving tools could be another series? It's obvious that carving requires some wickedly sharp tools.
***** Many thanks for watching and for your kind words, I have actually already done two videos on sharpening a knife and spoon knife respectively on my channel :) ~Peace~
great video Zed Outdoors , thanks for doing this! I'm ready to start the next spoon now.
Primal Edge Will be cool to see how your technique changes having watched this video bro ~Peace~
Lee made that look easy. Great vid Zed thank you.
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ChyRose Knives He did didnt he, many years of practise and focus is behind him hence theres loads to learn off of watching him work ~Peace~
Nice axe mate!
It's got some brilliant chops..lol.
Also, good to see the camera man out practicing.
World famous sniper, Chris Kyle alledgedly said, "aim small, miss small."
In all some wonderful accomplishment Lee.
Appreciate your kind words and for watching Jim thank you ~Peace~
I've been wanting to learn how to carve spoons. Great video. Great ax skills.
workingclasswoodsman A pleasure my friend and hoping you get the chance to carve some spoons moving forward ~Peace~
Very " Nifty"work. Thanks will subscribe Thanks Lee and Zed. from Canada.
Thank you kindly my friend and I appreciate the connection ~Peace~
That was very satisfying to watch. I often find myself thinking: I hope the carver gets that bit, then why did he miss that bit? On this video every time I started to think like that Lee went right for it as if I was doing it myself. I have watched quite a few carvings and never had that experience before. I appreciated it, Zed.
TR Ellis Thank you for your kind words, yes without doubt Lee is a fantastic teacher and such a talented individual ~Peace~
+TR Ellis thanks for that very useful feedback, glad you enjoyed the video and that I covered the topic well enough for you to comment about it, Cheers, Lee
Hey Zed,brilliant video.Lee sure knows his stuff.Can't wait to get my own tools for carving.
Cheers Kim......
+Kim Bullock You'll really enjoy the carving Kim, very therapeutic and relaxing ~Peace~
Good educational video Zed, Lee makes it look easy, hours of practice will always produce good results, good luck on your new venture, atb, Paul.
Neanderthal 62 Many thanks Paul and too true about putting in hours of practise ~Peace~
Awesome video Zed, Thanks for sharing this with us.
ATB, Steve...
stevenk1965 An absolute pleasure Steve and thank you for your kind words ~Peace~
THANK YOU SO MUCH , THAT WAS WITHOUT DOUBT ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT .WELL DONE
+PRACTICAL BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL Thank you for your kind words and thanks goes to Lee for taking the time to record this video ~Peace~
Very well done and thanks for sharing.
Harry Rogers An absolute pleasure Harry and many thanks for watching ~Peace~
thank you Zed and Lee
Thank you kindly Susan and for watching ~Peace~
PS: Great instructions and wonderfully gifted woodcrafter!
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Really enjoyed that thank you Zed and Lee
gbbushcraft A pleasure my friend and thank you for your kind words ~Peace~
Thank you for all this guys!
Great job and I love your enthusiasm!
Cheers from Japan/Austria
OSSU.Entertainment A pleasure my friend and thank you for watching ~Peace~
its Maximilian N. on facebook btw! cheers
OSSU.Entertainment ah gotcha nice :)
Great Video, well made and fantastic presentation. Thanks.
David Stovell Thank you for your kind words David and for watching, wishing you a blessed week ahead my man ~Peace~
Lovely video, that is one sharp hatchet.
Isn't it just, very effective too when someone as skilled as Lee is using it ~Peace~
Very nice. Love to see people so skilled and deft.
Amen to that my friend ~Peace~
Awesome to see something of such beauty created from a simple piece of wood.
Nice video, man.
Pondguru I couldnt agree more, to think that in 15-20 mins guys like Lee can turn a disused piece of wood into a beautiful and functional item ~Peace~
Zed Outdoors It reminds me of a line from Rambo III when Col. Trautman says "There was a sculptor. He found this stone, a special stone. He dragged it home and he worked on it for months until he finally finished it. When he was ready he showed it to his friends. They said he had created a great masterpiece, but the sculptor said he hadn't created anything. The statue was always there, he just chipped away the rough edges."
Awesome tutorial Zed , very nice work ,beautiful spoon !
atb john
the mi woodsman Thank you very much John ~Peace~
Excellent video Zed, love Lee's work, very inspirational, atb Sev.
Many thanks Sev, indeed Lee is an incredible well talented woodworker and happy to hear this video helped in some way ~Peace~
Great vid, great tools, great techniques, thanks a lot for sharing Zed! Cheers, Marc
Scouting Free A pleasure Marc and thank you for watching my man ~Peace~
I'd love to see a video on how Lee keeps his tools sharp. Including his axe. It's always interesting to see talented artists techniques on maintaining their tools.
Have a done a video on my channel with Lee covering that very topic :) ~Peace~
nice work very informative video,cheers.
raymond bailey A pleasure Raymond and thank you for your kind words ~Peace~
seen him on instagram he is awsome! Very informative I caught a coupls of trics for my carving thank you Zed outdoor!
Lee is a very talented fellow, appreciate you watching and for your kind words my man ~Peace~
wow, thats precision right there!
Lee is very talented and skilled, appreciate you watching Mike ~Peace~
Awesome video Zed. I can't wait to see some of your creations. :)
Sam Clare Thank you Sam, i'll only show the spoons that came out nice ;)) ~Peace~
He's got incredible control over that axe.
+gloaming05 Hasn't he just ~Peace~
That was excellent-I subscribed.
+Ted Miller Thank you Ted and a pleasure to be connected ~Peace~
I'm hoping to grab one of Lee's Scorps tomorrow. I just seem to miss it. So I'm staying glued to my phone and the internet.
It's well worth the wait Bryan and his scorp is the best out there, best of luck my man ~Peace~
Technique is unique.
Indeed he is very proficient with the axe ~Peace~
Another fantastic video Zed, thanks for sharing mate :-)
dannyscoot73 An absolute pleasure my man :) ~Peace~
This is why I say I'm a wooddoodler not a carver, the man has got skills
I'm going have to rewatch the axes section a few times to pick up that technique
gumms1978 Amen my friend, this video is something i'll be watching over and over to refine my own technique ~Peace~
Fraking Fantastic !!! That Artist has Mad Skillz...cheers ;-)
Kanzee Amen, Lee is very talented and very humble too ~Peace~
That is a nice hatchet, I would not mind having one, I use a hewing hatchet to chop out my spoons. It takes a little bit different technique to use it left handed but it works extremely efficiently in either hand as I use both hands. This is an excellent tutorial.
muddog1561 Thank you for your kind words and thanks goes to Lee for taking the time to record this video with me ~Peace~
One word....Excellent.
Appreciate your kind words David ~Peace~
Zed I just watched this again and i am still enjoying it. i had a thought, Just my opinion you have shown several spoon tutorials and some people my gripe they are the same. While the general procedure for carving spoons is the same Each presenter to me shows something different and i learn something new. So for me if you made another tutorial with another presenter I would look forward to that. This time and don't laugh it was his carving block. i live in California USA and do not live near a forest, But I found and old section of log and an old wood stool. Removed the seat and will screw the legs to the log section. I don't know if there is an optimal height depending on how tall you are. I kept stopping the video to see how Lee had the top looks like the horizontal cut had a downward angle to the pith and the section removed may have been a third of the log. I can see now why the notches in the edge were made. Thank you and Lee for the video.
+Bruce Ferguson I appreciate the kind words and for watching Bruce, I agree each carver has their own nuances and subtleties so you can learn something from everyone ~Peace~
Thanks for the reply Zed.
zed, just recently subscribed to your channel. very impressed with your passion to learn all these bushcrafting skills while having a great sense of humour at the same time. really enjoy watching the british aspect of bushcraft(thanks to ray mears) Keep up the good work and keep the vids coming. clar
Newfoundland Outdoors A pleasure to connect and thank you sincerely for your kind words :) Wishing you and your family a blessed week ahead my friend ~Peace~
Like all master craftsmen you make it look so easy- no cuts, bruises or even verbal expletives - I'm impressed! That is one nice looking axe- might I ask where you purchased it? I've been looking for a good quality one and haven't been able to find it locally.
Lee is a pro at what he does, yes the axe he forged himself ~Peace~
Superb video Zed, Thank you Lee for sharing your skills and technique, the spoon looks great. Keep up the good work guy's PEACE :-)
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Great vid Mr S. Very interesting to see other techniques for spoon production. Lee has great axe control. Thx again for sharing this. Take care. :o)
Ross Everitt A pleasure Mr Everitt, I couldnt agree more on Lee's axe control, i'll need tons more practise before I can do the axe work like that ~Peace~
Another brilliant video Zed Outdoors 👍
I wish you would stop giving me ideas and things to have a go at 😁
Best regards
Mike
Cornish Knives lol my list of things to try is like the yellow pages ;) ~Peace~
Zed Outdoors what axe was that he was using? maybe someone else already asked that but i didn't notice
Arctic Gator Its his own custom axe he forged and carved a handle for. He does make all these tools to custom order so maybe worth contacting him through his youtube channel the link for which is below the video ~Peace~
Like the simplicity of how to add the crank into the billet. He does make it look easy which I’m sure it isn’t lol. I use templates as much as possible as it’s really easy to get lost when carving with a knife to get the basic shape
Indeed i'm like you when ti comes to using templates or another physical spoon in front of me, helps keep the focus and end goal. Many thanks for watching dude! ~Peace~
I really enjoy seeing different green wood/spoon carvers techniques, the vids are awesome Zed keep it up mate
The ax head he's using is like the one I just bought and mounted on a hickory handle is very sharp. I didn't get the type of wood he's cutting. I also just got my first kit and spoon blank to carve.
Oh nice, hope your first spoon carving goes well and best of luck! ~Peace~
Great video. I would like to carve a spoon sometime.
rasmusroriroror Give it a try on your next outing, as long as you have a standard bushcraft knife you can pick up a more spoon knife for very cheap, with both those two you can get carving straight away ~Peace~
Man, your videos are awesome, and I'm drunk. Cheers rfrom Chicago
lol thank you kindly John :) ~Peace~
I apologize for the drunk comment I misjudged the strength of the wine my wife and I split last night. We don't drink very often.
Incredible work and style! Zed Outdoors do you by any chance know what wood Lee has used? The only wood I know will get darker towards the heartwood is willow, but the wood Lee uses has a much richer colouring. Beautiful.
***** Unless im mistaken this is Rowan wood, beautiful colours isnt it ~Peace~
Absolutely! Thanks for getting back to me. ATB, Bernhard
Great video! Still learning something more!
We're all life long students, appreciate you watching and for your kind words my friend ~Peace~
great one one, i learnt a lot from that, that axe looks really nice, he's a true expert with it.
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great demo! Many thanks!
+Ronin survivor Thank you for your kind words and for watching ~Peace~
Tried to make a spoon today with your help. Turned out not to bad for my first spoon, little chunky but i will try again an other time.
Nice going Jimmy well done, yeh the first few always turn out so so but then they quickly start to take beautiful shape the more you do it. Best of luck my man and appreciate the update ~Peace~
Well done
Thank you for watching Chris ~Peace~
Good job, love these kinda crafty videos! :) Well done and thumbs up from me! :)
Drone Girl A sincere thank you for watching and for your kind words my friend ~Peace~
btw... that is the sharpest axe i have ever seen! A masterpiece!
OSSU.Entertainment Wasnt it just, im trying to convince Lee to shave with it ;)) ~Peace~
Zed Outdoors won't catch me shaving with anything mate!
Excellent video, Zed! I have a question: Will you ever come to Norway? I love your videos so much. I have to say, you and Joe Robinet are my favourites on TH-cam!! Cheers!
Mathias Been Kristiansen Thank you sincerely for your kind words Mathias, Joe is an awesome guy so honoured you have mentioned the both of us. If all goes to plan I should be visiting Scandinavia next year :) ~Peace~
Thanks so much the both of you. Amazing control. :)
Louise Florida A pleasure Louise and an artisan like yourself would appreciate the craftsman ship Lee demonstrated ~Peace~