Bajema
Life of the Party
Billy asked for a thread about my spoons, so here we go I guess. Since they’re for cooking and eating I figured this was the best place for it?
Anyway, one of my hobbies is carving spoons using pretty much just an axe and some knives. I usually start with a chunk of green word and then spit out and rough shape with an axe.
From there I go to the knives, using a straight sloyd knife for most of the work and then a curved hook knife to shape the inside of the bowl.
Once they’re done I burnish them with a piece of porcelain and then give them a coat of oil.
It’s been a really great hobby that doesn’t take up too much space and gives me something sort of meditative to do. And I end up with something cool to share with friends and family. Any other carvers out there?
Anyway, one of my hobbies is carving spoons using pretty much just an axe and some knives. I usually start with a chunk of green word and then spit out and rough shape with an axe.
From there I go to the knives, using a straight sloyd knife for most of the work and then a curved hook knife to shape the inside of the bowl.
Once they’re done I burnish them with a piece of porcelain and then give them a coat of oil.
It’s been a really great hobby that doesn’t take up too much space and gives me something sort of meditative to do. And I end up with something cool to share with friends and family. Any other carvers out there?
