How To Whittle A Spoon Easy
This is somewhat of an intermediate-level project but its super fun.
How to whittle a spoon easy. Hold the wood in your left hand the blade in your privilege with the cutting edge looking towards you. Push lightly onto the inside of the bowl. Quick light strokes are first and better 019 inches of thickness on the bowl are adequate to make the spoon a long lasting one.
You will continue to smell it even as the spoon ages. Also you will find it easy to carve and shape. How to Carve a Spoon Out of Wood.
The surface can easily be polished giving the spoon a glossy finish as you desire. Once your spoon is sanded flip your spoon over so its right-side up. Push the gouge forward into the wood making cuts towards the center of the bowl.
Then flip the spoon 180 degrees and repeat from the other direction. Step 3 Round the Bottom of the Spoon. A rare trait that olivewood has is the sweet scent that emanates from the wood as you cut it.
If youre just beginning whittling then having a blade that has the ability to lock is something to consider. Exploring Blanks Templates You will get blanks for a wide variety of projects as I mentioned earlier. Step 4 Scoop Out the Inside of the Spoon.
Use a power carver with a rounded gouge to carve out the bowl of the spoon. Position the thumb of that hand against the wood and press those fingers inside to draw the sharp edge toward your thumb that holds the blade. Think of the fruit you want to craft.
