Finishing Cuts

This (rather lengthy) video focuses on finishing cuts and chamfers. I start with a left-handed Cherry eating Spoon that is 90% complete and has dried for a few days or so. Using tools that are fresh off the strop, I remove any unwanted material and refine the shape I created during the roughing phase. Hollowing the bowl took me considerably longer than normal due to some squirrelly grain caused by a pin knot. This spoon was decorated with lots of chip carving since the filming of this video and the final results can be found on my social media pages:
Sean Hearn on Facebook and @srhearn0908 on Instagram
While the lighting isn’t the best for filming videos (I do apologize), I find it allows me to see in great detail while carving. the contrast of bright light and shadow is a very helpful aid when finishing spoons.
Thanks for watching!

[@mnbluesboy]

Super Sean! That's a great demo. The very most important details for me were when you were working on the bowl edges, that crank area of the two curved edges where the grain changes direction! I have a TON of issue there and I think it's it's b/c I'm laying out my crank angle too steep and it doesn't allow for a large enough radius in those two areas. Dunno there but I have to figure out what I'm buggering up! Good vid. Thank you....again! Jeremy.

[@HuronSpoonCo]

mnbluesboy this is a trouble spot for lots of folks. Knowing the capabilities of your knife tip, having the sharpest knife possible, and of course understanding grain direction are the biggest contributors to success here.