Wood Carving: Spoon 01

As I continued to understand woodworking through fairly automated processes, I realized I had a deeper interest in hand made and designed woodworking. I ordered a small set of Japanese carving tools and got to work carving my first wooden spoon. My first attempt at carving was with a small bowl made of ash. Taking on a harder material and more complex shape provided a new and interesting experience.

Carving From Scratch

  • The Supplies

    I ordered a carving kit from Mel’s Carving Club based out of California. I selected tools for bowl carving and spoon carving, knowing that it would give me a good foundation to begin carving lots of other objects.

  • The execution

    This specific kit came with three different blanks; oak, ash and walnut. I began by carving the walnut blank, a durable hard wood that I knew would present a challenge.

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