How To Whittle A Spoon Out Of Wood
It needs to be 10-15 cm longer than the spoon you want to make.
How to whittle a spoon out of wood. Begin chiseling on either the left or right side of the handle by holding the chisel at a slight angle to the wood and pushing it into the wood taking care to follow the grain. Keep removing material digging out wood closer and closer to the outer wall of your spoon. Sand your spoon to 220-grit then apply a nontoxic oil finish eg.
When the surface of the entire spoon is smooth and pleasant to the touch brush it with a small piece of cloth with vegetable oil. Possible dimensions for your wooden spoon. Use coarse sandpaper at first gradually moving to finegrited sanding.
Why You Need To Sharpen Your Knives. Down below well discuss some of the most commonly used types of woods for whittling. Patience is a must for whittling wood.
Step 6 Sand and Finish Your Spoon. Rough shaping bay laurel with the axe A spoon blank of pale even-grained bay wood Raw steel provides raw material for spoon knives Hammering the hook blade to shape around a former Hollowing the bowl with the hook knife Shaping the outside of the bowl with the short knife Pushing the blade with the thumb improves control Willow and bay spoons awaiting finishing Sealing a holly spoon with food. A sharp knife is a whittlers best friend.
Cut out the outline of the spoon. Cut proof hand glove. Its highly recommended to wear protective gear when whittling wood using this technique.
Remove small bits of material until you begin to form a small divit. You will start off cutting into the wood between a 90 degree and 45 degree angle then as you are pushing into the wood rotate the knife so that it returns to 0 degrees and on the same plain as the wood as shown in the picture above. Then carefully pull the knife blade towards you in a short and controlled stroke.