How To Make Wooden Spoons With Hand Tools

And of course finally the carving knife to refine it all.
How to make wooden spoons with hand tools. This is the tools you need to make a spoon. Wooden spoons should be. With the dimensions of this board I should be able to make up to 4 spoons.
Spokeshave to bring everything closer to final shape. I used a store-bought spoon and used it to trace out the pattern I wanted. Apply a liberal coat of olive oil and allow it to soak in for 20 minutes then wipe dry with a paper towel.
You need a heavy hammer. Spoon carving is a bit more refined than crudely making one and in our shared interest of craft I will focus on specific tools that are used to carve wooden spoons. Draw a rough outline of the desire spoon on a piece of wood.
Bandsaw to cut to rough shape and to remove a lot of excess material. Step 3 Cut the spoon out on the bandsaw. Through this experiment I discovered my favorite way to make spoons.
Most wooden spoon making is done with a hatchet and a couple knives with the work held first on a chopping block and then in your hands. Possible dimensions for your wooden spoon. Use clamps to hold the spoon in place for drilling unless you are stronger than a horse.
If it is to small it will not have enough force to split the wood. But I make my utensils in a different way. Sand paper 80 120 and 400.