How To Finish Carved Wooden Spoon
If you want them to last keep them out of the dishwasher.
How to finish carved wooden spoon. Carve wooden spoon with a whittling knife. Holly is a creamy white wood with a lovely close grain which roasts beautifully. Seasoning your wooden spoons is only one part of caring for them.
Do not push down too hard or you could damage your spoon. It may be silly no it is silly but not using sandpaper can be a source of pride for woodworkers of all stripes spoon carvers included. Sand the wooden spoon.
Make sure youre using skimmed milk as its the milk fats which lead to that spoiled milk smell. Those Louis XIV antiques had walnut oil as their finish. Dunk your utensils in a vat of skimmed milk bring to the boil simmer for a couple of minutes then turn off the heat and let cool.
Remove the utensils give them a wipe down and let them dry. Part 4 in a 4 part series focusing o the full process of carving a wooden spoon from log to finished product. Wooden spoons should be hand washed with regular soap and water.
Butcher block olive peanut or vegetable oil. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Start with a coarse grit sandpaper and progressively work your way through finer and finger grits until you reach the desired level of.
Water has a way of messing with wood causing the wood to expand and then as the wood dries it shrinks and then your really cool spoon splits down the middle. Try to carve so as to make the surface as smooth as possible and bring the spoon shaping closer to the final result. Sand your spoon to 220-grit then apply a nontoxic oil finish eg.
