Thank you very much! It is a great pleasure to watch your videos. It calms you down, inspires you to create wooden carved utensils and various dishes. A wonderful tool. It is cool that the inter-noise is of very high quality, without any off-screen melody! Good luck to you!
great vid sam! ive been leaving Walnut in big tubs of water ( as billets ) and it makes all of the sapwood go really nice deep browns and purples if left for a few weeks to maybe a month or so! i think it may be something to do with all of the tanins leaking out and almost self ebonising!!
I think you’re right! It’s a great wood to really play with the colours and tone. I even got a little red spot in this piece. Been really enjoying your spoon Felix.
Thank you! I got this wood as a byproduct of the local councils tree management. Sometimes it comes from neighbours or from local businesses who carry out tree work in their gardens or premises. Sometime I go for a cycle or walk and I find a fallen branch or tree
Good question! It’s easy to get confused between linseed oil for woodworking and linseed oil for protecting spoons and cups. I make sure I buy food-grade, cold pressed linseed oil, commonly sold as flaxseed oil. linseed for furniture plan from a DIY store will contain curing agents that make it polymerise fast. The agents are not food safe and thus not appropriate for things that’ll come into contact with food, drink and mouths. Be mindful that if left to dry on a rag, it can spontaneously combust! I usually just massage in with my hands and let it cure instead of using a cloth or paper towel or something. Sorry if this was lengthy, but I hope it helps!
@@DanskSloyd yes indeed! I massage generous amounts into the whole cup, wait maybe 3 weeks and then repeat. Some people dip them in baths of oil… there are many ways but yes, I aim to seal all exposed wood
Thank you very much! It is a great pleasure to watch your videos. It calms you down, inspires you to create wooden carved utensils and various dishes. A wonderful tool. It is cool that the inter-noise is of very high quality, without any off-screen melody! Good luck to you!
This is extremely kind of you to say. Thank you very much. I’m really pleased that you liked this video and that you feel inspired
great vid sam! ive been leaving Walnut in big tubs of water ( as billets ) and it makes all of the sapwood go really nice deep browns and purples if left for a few weeks to maybe a month or so! i think it may be something to do with all of the tanins leaking out and almost self ebonising!!
I think you’re right! It’s a great wood to really play with the colours and tone. I even got a little red spot in this piece. Been really enjoying your spoon Felix.
Great video! Where do you get your wood from?
Thank you! I got this wood as a byproduct of the local councils tree management. Sometimes it comes from neighbours or from local businesses who carry out tree work in their gardens or premises. Sometime I go for a cycle or walk and I find a fallen branch or tree
Nice work! You mentioned you use linseed oil, do you use a specific type for woodworking or just any kind from the food store?
Good question! It’s easy to get confused between linseed oil for woodworking and linseed oil for protecting spoons and cups. I make sure I buy food-grade, cold pressed linseed oil, commonly sold as flaxseed oil. linseed for furniture plan from a DIY store will contain curing agents that make it polymerise fast. The agents are not food safe and thus not appropriate for things that’ll come into contact with food, drink and mouths.
Be mindful that if left to dry on a rag, it can spontaneously combust! I usually just massage in with my hands and let it cure instead of using a cloth or paper towel or something. Sorry if this was lengthy, but I hope it helps!
@@samuelalexandershapes I just watched the video without sound - do you use linseed oil for the inside of the bowl aswell?
@@DanskSloyd yes indeed! I massage generous amounts into the whole cup, wait maybe 3 weeks and then repeat. Some people dip them in baths of oil… there are many ways but yes, I aim to seal all exposed wood
Great and inspirational video Samuel, happy to see your work👍🙏
@ thanks so much Magnus! Great to hear from you. I hope you are well! I still hope to visit Sweden sometime soon. Keep in touch please!