This is a lovely question. For me, it was a porridge style spoon. For beginners, I’d recommend trying a cooking spoon. They are very playful and fairly straightforward too! You can approach it with a template or try and mimic a spoon you already have
Good question! I have done. It’s definitely faster but I feel more connected to the material when I can hold it and rotate it if that makes sense..? I will be making some stools to practice chair making soon and that will require the use of the drawknife a lot more.
Scarecrow Chic? Haha The over jacket is from Filson. I had to wear an insulated down jacket under from Patagonia. The shirt is just an old oversized long sleeve cotton thing and the trousers are vintage moleskine. Fisherman beanie and barefoot shoes. 💚
Thank you! I do indeed just carve green wood. Try wood is too much on the body/edges. To prevent cracking, I carve the walls of these kinds of cups to an even thickness so that it dries at an even rate… I also work around the pith without including it so that there is less tension and this less cracking around the tighter, more compact growth rings. Wood wants to dry at an even rate to match its environment. Around the pith, there is more moisture and tension so wood cracks to open and dry at the same rate as the rest. Finally, I dry the pieces slowly, in a tote bag filled with old hips within another tote bag in a cool, dark place in the house away from heat, draft or direct sunlight. (The cupboard under the sink). Sadly despite the measures, if wood wants to crack, it will. I’d say I lose every 1-in-30 to a crack. Fruit woods are more prone to cracking compared to other hardwoods such as birch, maple, alder etc... Great question! I hope this helps.
I can't stop watching. Very skilled, almost hypnotic watching those final tiny shaves with the knife, just love the sound. More please!
Another in the making! Should be released on Friday if I don’t get distracted by another project…
super video Samuel, very relaxing to watch and a lovely end product !😊
Always good when you post
Always impressed by your hatch control.
So happy I found your channel. Excuse me while I binge watch your videos.
Thank you
Beautiful work! What was your very first carving project and what object would you recommend for a starter to try?
This is a lovely question. For me, it was a porridge style spoon. For beginners, I’d recommend trying a cooking spoon. They are very playful and fairly straightforward too! You can approach it with a template or try and mimic a spoon you already have
really cool video
Outstanding sir
Many thanks
Would you ever use oak for this? I have a piece I started, but it is incredibly hard.
I tend not to. It is very tough, even when green and fresh!
Do you use a spoon mule with drawknife sometimes ?
Good question! I have done. It’s definitely faster but I feel more connected to the material when I can hold it and rotate it if that makes sense..? I will be making some stools to practice chair making soon and that will require the use of the drawknife a lot more.
what is that clothing style called i like it
Scarecrow Chic? Haha
The over jacket is from Filson. I had to wear an insulated down jacket under from Patagonia. The shirt is just an old oversized long sleeve cotton thing and the trousers are vintage moleskine. Fisherman beanie and barefoot shoes. 💚
Nice edge on that knife, I love those nice thin curls. Do you always carve green, and how do you keep these pieces from check cracking?
Thank you!
I do indeed just carve green wood. Try wood is too much on the body/edges.
To prevent cracking, I carve the walls of these kinds of cups to an even thickness so that it dries at an even rate… I also work around the pith without including it so that there is less tension and this less cracking around the tighter, more compact growth rings. Wood wants to dry at an even rate to match its environment. Around the pith, there is more moisture and tension so wood cracks to open and dry at the same rate as the rest.
Finally, I dry the pieces slowly, in a tote bag filled with old hips within another tote bag in a cool, dark place in the house away from heat, draft or direct sunlight. (The cupboard under the sink). Sadly despite the measures, if wood wants to crack, it will. I’d say I lose every 1-in-30 to a crack. Fruit woods are more prone to cracking compared to other hardwoods such as birch, maple, alder etc... Great question! I hope this helps.
old chips* (wood chips that it was made from