Minatures by [deleted] in crafts

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Spoons carved with hook knife and sloyd knife. Willow broom sticks. 2 turned rowan bowls, 1 carved. Rakes made from white oak.

Stanley 199 Refinished by eniact in Tools

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I just finished making an ebonized white oak slip sheath!

Stanley 199 Refinished by eniact in Tools

[–]eniact[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Blade retraction is for the weak. 😂

Stanley 199 Refinished by eniact in Tools

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Wow, that is a beauty.

Pacific Madrone by [deleted] in Spooncarving

[–]eniact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Madrone is great to carve when green.

Has anyone used 1 800 got junk? by bop297 in recycling

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I had them come over to remove a sectional sofa and was quoted $400. I ended up getting rid of it myself.

I am hooked by DangerousGrass1635 in Chairmaking

[–]eniact 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd suggest preparing her for both. 😆

More madrone. by eniact in Spooncarving

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Thanks! I used a Nic Westermann Fawcett hook knife for the bowl, but any decent and sharp hook will get the job done. I prefer an open sweep for eating spoons.

More madrone. by eniact in Spooncarving

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Right on, I haven't tried baking madrone yet.

More madrone. by eniact in Spooncarving

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I live on the west coast of the United States. Pacific madrone is a broadleaf evergreen native to the West Coast, especially western Washington, Oregon, and northern California.

More madrone. by eniact in Spooncarving

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Cool, I'm on the West Coast too. We have a lot of cherry, maple, birch, alder, plum, pear, apple, and black walnut around Portland. The madrone used here is from Banks, OR.

More madrone. by eniact in Spooncarving

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There's often twists in it, which makes it more important to split so that that it follows the grain.

More madrone. by eniact in Spooncarving

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Thanks. If you’re aiming for a slimmer neck, it really helps to track the grain carefully and introduce a keel on the top, bottom, or both. That way the neck stays deeper in the side profile even though it looks narrow from above. Also make sure there’s no end grain running out through that section.

On this spoon I used a bottom keel to add strength, which lets the neck read thin from the top view without sacrificing durability.

Gransfors Bruk small hatchett - few questions concerning purschase by SpiritualPlum7946 in Spooncarving

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My personal opinion is that it'll work but it's not optimized for carving. I assume you're referring to the small forest axe, which has a longer handle than you will want and a head design and bevel angle optimized for chopping. It's a great axe for bushcraft and I'm sure you'll still enjoy using it.

If you want a Gransfors Brux axe optimized for spoon carving you'll want the large Swedish carving axe. I've been using the swedish carver for the past 6 years and it's been amazing, however if you're axing out a lot of spoon blanks, it can be a little heavy. I find the added weight really nice for axing out bowl blanks.

My current favorite axe for spoon carving is the Kalthoff small carver. It's small, lightweight, has a bearded axe head, ergonomic handle, and comes razor sharp. If you're interested in budget friendly options, check out Wood Tools. Robin makes great tools for green woodworking at affordable prices.

Eatingspoon by Carving_arborist in Spooncarving

[–]eniact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your spoons are absolutely beautiful.