Great video. I'd love to learn more about storing/saving greenwood, billets, etc. Feels like almost all the videos I see go from log to spoon in one go, but I don't usually have that kinda time as a beginner.
Great question! My goal is to show all of the small and menial tasks that lead up and further progress a carved spoon. I will usually keep billets in the freezer after processing, either wrapped in a plastic bag or on their own (because they don't sit long, I carve often) They're are many techniques in preserving wood, depending on climate and environment. I tend to leave my billets in a pile in my shop or outside in the winter, and freezer in the hotter months. If it's a sensitive wood that I would like to carve wet, than I soak the billets in a bin of water as I carve them. If they sit for a day or 2, change the water out. Hope this helps!
Great question. You can actually achieve a bowl without any hooks or gouges. A small straight knife, carefully spiraling the desired hole can get you there, but could potentially be pretty rough. Watch the knife tip for small cuts through the bowl. I have known carvers that will take a straight knife like a Mora 106 and bend it using hammers, pliers and such, to create a curve in the blade to allow for hollowing shallow bowls. You'd need a knife you're willing to sacrifice really. Hope that helps a bit!
@@bigbearwoodshack thanks but I actually carve all my spoons with a knockoff of mora 511 by Stanley and getting hook knives or round gauges is quite expensive an availability is near to none in my country
Great video. I'd love to learn more about storing/saving greenwood, billets, etc. Feels like almost all the videos I see go from log to spoon in one go, but I don't usually have that kinda time as a beginner.
Great question! My goal is to show all of the small and menial tasks that lead up and further progress a carved spoon. I will usually keep billets in the freezer after processing, either wrapped in a plastic bag or on their own (because they don't sit long, I carve often) They're are many techniques in preserving wood, depending on climate and environment. I tend to leave my billets in a pile in my shop or outside in the winter, and freezer in the hotter months. If it's a sensitive wood that I would like to carve wet, than I soak the billets in a bin of water as I carve them. If they sit for a day or 2, change the water out. Hope this helps!
@@bigbearwoodshack that's super helpful! Thank you! Looking forward to your future videos.
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Hey thanks man, I appreciate that!
Heyy Brett loved the videos.Any ideas on carving spoons without using hook k ives or round gauges?
Great question. You can actually achieve a bowl without any hooks or gouges. A small straight knife, carefully spiraling the desired hole can get you there, but could potentially be pretty rough. Watch the knife tip for small cuts through the bowl. I have known carvers that will take a straight knife like a Mora 106 and bend it using hammers, pliers and such, to create a curve in the blade to allow for hollowing shallow bowls. You'd need a knife you're willing to sacrifice really. Hope that helps a bit!
@@bigbearwoodshack thanks but I actually carve all my spoons with a knockoff of mora 511 by Stanley and getting hook knives or round gauges is quite expensive an availability is near to none in my country