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I will show you how to make a wooden spoon out of green applewood. Using only my handmade viking tools.
This is an overview of all my tools.
This is the tools you need to make a spoon. My tools are hand forged reconstructions of viking tools.You need:Axe: any small hand axe will do fine. It...
You need a log of wood. It needs to be 10-15 cm longer than the spoon you want to make. It needs to be newly cut. The wood you don't use right away yo...
Now you need the hammer and wedge. Split the log into 4 triangular pieces.
I use a piece of charcoal to draw the shape of the spoon. I cut the rough shape of the spoon as close to the drawing as possible. That way I have less...
With a knife I finish shaping the outside of the spoon. When it is smooth I make the bowl with a spoon knife. The last thing I make is the carving at...
The spoon needs to be all dry before I start sanding it. It takes 3-5 days depending on the weather. I start with sandpaper grain 100, then 180, 240 a...
I use linseed oil. Put on a thick layer, let it sit for a few hours then remove the remaining with towel paper. Let it dry to the next day, and then y...
Now the spoon is completed. And ready for the kitchen. When the spoon have been washed a few times the wood fibers can rise and you need to sand it li...
Here you can see some other spoons I have made lately.
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But that's not very Viking.
/Thomas
can't you find a way that is more environment friendly ?…
Anyway, your spoons are nice ! …
Wood is : I have nothing against that at all !…
But I'm concerned by how much wood is used. I got the feeling the this insntructble uses as much wood as the do in the funny cartoon where a guy chops dowh a tree to make a tooth pick !…
Look at the picture of the first spoon in step 10. That design uses much less wood.
But the woodchips that I carve away isn't wasted, I collect it and us it for smoking fish and mead. So instead of buying factory made smokechips, packed in small plastic backs, I make my own.
/Thomas
Keep on the good works tnen …
Great work! This inspires me to do more of the same :)
Also, my Father always had a spoon knife in his carving box, and it was always useful...never realize you need one till you do!
As far as making one, I would think it would be a little harder than making a regular knife because of its curve and such; however the author refers to his as "hand forged" so it must be doable with some skill and patience. Besides, they did it way back then, right?
great spoons (and fantastic tools). Do you know whether eucalyptus would be good for spoon making? I've just picked up a few nice logs of the stuff freshly chopped and it looks like a lovely dense grain. Cheers
/Thomas
If you want one like it try to write Jonas.
http://www.jonas-bigler.dk
/Thomas