I whittle a wood wand from a twig
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- I used a knife to carve a rustic wand from a twig.
The old Sycamore out back is done for and a recent storm knocked loose some small branches. I thought it would be a great opportunity to try out my new Morakniv sloyd knife and whittle a quick magic wand with absolutely zero talking. (You're welcome)
⚠ SAFETY WARNING ⚠
Knife carving can be extremely dangerous. Never make cuts toward your body, or between your knees. Do not cut within reach of other people. Supervise children who are using knives. Know how to practice knife safety before using a knife.
The process is quite simple: find a twig or small branch that feels 'wand-like' and strip the bark and cambium layer from everything except the handle. This results in an attractive contrast between the bark and the sapwood. This project is perfectly timed since it happens to be Halloween, and neither of my kids' costumes have anything to do with magic wands. Oh well, it's still good whittling practice.
If you're feeling the soul of the Pumpkin Spice, you can even use these stripped bark branches in your Fall home decor... Actually, that sounds like a great idea for a future arts & crafts video.
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Isn’t simply carving a stick into another type of stick so satisfying!! 😁
I’m a newbie wand maker using just hand tools and it was nice to find proof of others making wands without using a lathe or belt sander!
If you’re interested I’d love to hear your thoughts on my first wand carving attempts, video just released on my channel
Honestly, my personal experience is that it is often way easier to do it by hand with just a knife compared to using powertools where everything can be ruined in just a matter of seconds, as well as causing realy nasty injuries, if used correctly, like shown here a sharp knife is a lot more safe, a common misstake is to think a dull knife is safer, but the problem is that one need to use a lot more force, the risk of slipping will also increase, and with that comes a risk of much worse injuries compared to a sharp knife where one need to use very little force, that is the reason i gave sharp carving knifes to my sister kids. I am not consider my self a good woodcarver, but it is a realy fun hobby to learn on mu opinion! I whish You good luck with Your new hobby! Woodcarving is realy a hobby that fit all ages, both little kids and elderly people and anyone in beween!
I always thought carving bark off of fallen branches with my pocket knife satisfying especially the really big branches that have fallen right after a rain storm but I never got the skill to carve shapes into the wood or make steaks like some people do
Great magic's abound, very cool video Hunter!
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Cool VId!
Thank you! I'm planning to do more carving today and hopefully have another one up soon
Did you use a strop throughout the process? I’m just starting and am trying to figure out how much care that knife needs while working
For small sticks like this I might strop the knife at the beginning, but that's about it.
My old name was MRLower when I searched myself I found you now I changed my name
Well, best of luck with your new channel name!