How To Finish A Carved Spoon
Use it for a touch up on spoons it is a finish that builds up layers fast.
How to finish a carved spoon. Oct 1 2017 - Information about how Martin Damen finishes hand carved Oak spoons. Follow closely along with the outline of your spoon so its easier to carve later on. Sand your spoon to 220-grit then apply a nontoxic oil finish eg.
Ive never been able to call a spoon finished without sanding especially the bowl of the spoon. You can use polymerized tung oil if thats whats available and I occasionally. Allow the oil to sit for at least an hour to soak into the wood.
Carving a spoon can be a meditative job that allows you to take a block of wood and end up with a piece of art. It is expensive to get enough to soak the spoons in it. Seriously I want to get my han.
Watching Jake carve this wooden spoon from a blank piece of cherry wood had me absolutely captivated mesmerized intrigued. There is the last step ahead which is finishing. For my standard spoon finishing I cut the tung oil 5050 with a citrus based.
Make sure youre using skimmed milk as its the milk fats which lead to that spoiled milk smell. Remove the utensils give them a wipe down and let them dry. After the spoon has been hollowed out finish shaping the handle and adding any details you may want.
Cut around your spoons outline with a bandsaw. The finishing process involves sanding and coating with a non-toxic oil. This is the second in a two part series on greenwood spoon carving.
