At times like these when we are all confined , I'm so thankful for channels like this, its so calming and relaxing not to mention good for the soul. It helps to forget whats going on in the world. Great job on the spoons and thanks for sharing. I made an egg/ burger flipper for my wife 15 years ago and she still uses it.
Exactly. I found a root that resembled a left handed spoon. My sister and aunt, both lefties loved it. But in 03 my x and I took number #4 in the world of carving so that probably don't count. #3 gets a sticker. We got nothing. Other than knowing we kicked ass.
I'm 70 I remember my grandfather carving spoons for my mother... Growing up my father had all of the hand tools for building... Our lawnmower was even the old rotary push type
Very nice old wooden spoon. I just knew there was a spoon hiding in that log.....great kitty-cats......we just lost my good old tabby cat....she was with us 18 years.
Watching you carve the spoon brings back a lot of memories of my Dad. He carved many replacement handles for old garden tools, axes hammers, shovels you name it. He made several spindles for an old broken Windsor chair I found. Some of his most interesting tools were pieces of broken coke bottles that he would use to scrape curves down to a fine finish.
I congratulate you Master! I have been following you for a lot of time, i love wood too and have lots of antique hand tools that i been collecting in my life because i love woodworking. Greetings from Argentina!
A fork is a multi pointed stick - EASY, a knife is a tapered edge stick - EASY, a spoon - well that takes a minute and skill. I've done 50 plus spoons and still learning...... Love the video. I encourage everyone to give this a try and make a spoon.
Man, you've gotta be REAL confident with the grain to want a to use a frow there. I would have been too worried about ruining the whole project to use that short-cut. Well done.
Spoon carving is something I've only recently gotten into, I really enjoyed watching your processes. Definitely learned a couple things. I hadn't thought about using a Froe that way for one. I hope you and your wife and kitties are well in these trying times. Thank you so much for your content and channel. It is a welcome respite from the craziness that is going on in the rest of the world.
As an spoon carver, I loved your ax work - very precise and effective! If I use green wood, I would roughed out the spoon with the ax and then boil it in salt water for a few hours, then set it somewhere (in like an opened paper bag) for a month to dry. This treatment will actually preserve the would and make it last a lifetime. Kind of like the way the Nordic folks do their Kuksa's. I use bees wax and olive oil (or coconut oil) when finished. Any oil is fine as it is a matter of taste of the maker, but I would never put it on green wood - dry wood soaks the oil in the wood. As an example, I recently visited this 3,000 year old wooden stairs discovered preserved in salt (it was a salt mine) in Hallstatt, Austria
U R a very talented young man having achieved many things some of us only dream of. U have a home, a place close to what u want. Only one suggestion; children! I’m sure u & the misses have thought about it but my suggestion is to not wait too long. Have them while u can spend valuable time with them, teaching them how to do all the things u are so talented in. Share with them yours & the misses heritage. Share your dreams with them and teach them to be self reliant while they are young. Teach them while u have nearly as much energy as they do. They will put meaning into all you have accomplished and wish to accomplish. It will make u even more accomplished. Just think about it!
I few years ago is started carving. Some simple lessons I have learned. Keep your knives and chisels sharp. A dull tool is a dangerous tool. Don't be in a hurry. This is a hard one because you really do want to see how it's going to turn out. Just remember, you can always remove more wood, but you can't put it back on. Going slow seems to get harder the closer you get to the finish. Resist the urge to hurry. There is no worse feeling than wrecking your project just before it's finished. And first, and foremost, try not to cut yourself, but always keep a good supply of band aids around just in case. Have fun.
Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Give him a Forest and he’ll eat with manners😉 Looked like fun and you also made it look too easy as usual, thanks for taking us along... Soups on!
I always find myself turning up the volume during a Mr. Chickadee video, though there's just the sounds of chopping or shaving and so on. It might be there's a consciousness behind the simple sounds, though.
Very calming video, but as always, inspiring me to make something. I'll use one of my Japanese axes, and refer back to your video for methodology. Thanks MC.
As bad as the situation is what could potentially be millions of deaths still won't be able to destroy our civilization even if no official response is made.
Nice demonstration of basic techniques, but wonder if mix of heartwood and regular growth might eventually lead to cracking. Have had some luck with the partial burls formed in regular growth around where branches break off. That way the grain stays continuous around the bowl. Find these when splitting firewood, so no need to make from particular pieces. Just save out the splits when doing a job that already needs doing
I'm new to the world of RUclips and just recently posted a video on making a spoon carving knife or hook knife. I really enjoy all your videos, thanks for sharing.
It’s amazing what you can find hiding inside a piece of firewood. 😁 I needed better lathe tools so I’m making some with carbide cutters. First one I used a pry bar for the handle now I’m making handles with that one for the other 2 plus one to replace the plastic pry bar grip. All from pieces of firewood right out of my pile. Black cherry handles look great.
Could have been any number of fats, tbh. Lard, shortening, tallow, coconut oil, etc. Not the worse protecting for a spoon. Though, I wouldn't have put it on a still-green spoon, probably.
I'm lying here 65 yo and pretty uncomfortable with a diagnosed case of the Chicom Wuhan Virus. I can't eat much at the moment, but you got me inspired to get my sweel daughter to make me some lentils which I'll eat with a wood spoon. I didn't carve it my self, but it seems like a rustic healthy way to eat them. Thanks much and be healthy.
Looks like beech wood is pretty easy to carve, probably why the woodcarvers in my family used it a lot.👍 unfortunately beech doesn't grow where I live, so alder should do just fine.
This method can be used with somewhat smaller peices of wood for a given size of spoon than what I think you are suggesting, even a spoon with a bowl cut into the end grain could still hold soup for long enough to eat it or serve it, it just wouldn't be very durable.
Nice work with the patience of Job. What is the wood that is used? You should build and use a wood carver's bench.....much safer and you can shape more delicately with a good draw knife. Best wishes and stay healthy.
Watching Dick Proenneke's movies, he would make anything and everything he needed up in Alaska, including the house to live in, but the thing that always sticks in my mind was his wooden spoon
Nice relaxing video as always. Question: Why not use a draw-knife for the handle? And the bench with which you can clamp the wood by pressing down with a leg (don't know what it's called) .
One of the first videos I saw of yours was you building this workshop behind you and haven't really seen much of it since. Or am I seeing it often but only from the inside?
Thank you for sharing. I've been thinking of making RUclips videos of my woodworking as a way to document so that when my 8 year old is grown up she can show her children grandpa making that chair or nightstand sitting in their house. How much time does it add to your work to film it? Any simple tips to share? I am in no way am looking to be a RUclips star or make money from it. Just want to document for my child and hopefully grandkids.
I dont understand the wedge you split wood with. It looks like it has a wood handle. Never seen that. Can you tell me how you were so lucky to find such a fine tool, that you hit with a hammer and it is in that good of shape? Thanks
these wedges are very common here in Europe. made for hitting them with a wooden Hammer so you do not damage it...and the wood on the wedge is replaced very easy if damaged
Excellent work with the axe. You made me a bit nervous chiseling towards your inner thigh! Maybe a shave project and/or workbench with hold down dogs for the future?
Hello, Question: Being green wood aren’t you afraid of cracks? I know dead wood cuts bad, but what can you tel me about that? Can you do something to prevent the cracking? I’m new to carving, just started actually... Thanks for your videos, they are inspirational to me🙏🏻
At times like these when we are all confined , I'm so thankful for channels like this, its so calming and relaxing not to mention good for the soul. It helps to forget whats going on in the world. Great job on the spoons and thanks for sharing. I made an egg/ burger flipper for my wife 15 years ago and she still uses it.
Keeping it real. Thank you. Everyone needs a great handcarved wooden spoon.
I get it. Just remove everything that doesn't look like a spoon. Easy!
That's the idea... Although I'm not so sure about it being easy 😂😂😂.
Definitely rewarding, though, when you get it just right.
I remember in 1952, at age 4, my great grandfather showing me how to look for the core of the wood to make a utensil. This hit a great memory pocket.
Exactly. I found a root that resembled a left handed spoon. My sister and aunt, both lefties loved it. But in 03 my x and I took number #4 in the world of carving so that probably don't count. #3 gets a sticker. We got nothing. Other than knowing we kicked ass.
I wish I was smart enough to post a picture.
I'm 70 I remember my grandfather carving spoons for my mother... Growing up my father had all of the hand tools for building... Our lawnmower was even the old rotary push type
Every time I’m feeling lazy doing projects I watch mr chickadee video and it motivates me amazing work as always
Good video, that's how dad taught us to carve when we were small, using your thumbs for leverage to cut through tough spots. Good memories.
Very aerodynamic. Back in the day, my Mom would have paid a lot of money for a spoon like that to beat my rear with. Well done Sir!
It's really amazing watching these. I swear it's seems like cutting wood for people like you is the same as cutting bread for normal people.
My son carved a wooden spoon for me years ago. It is a cherished gift, even more so now seeing the work that went into it.
As a spoon carver myself and longtime watcher i liked the video before even watching it :) love all your content !
Very nice old wooden spoon. I just knew there was a spoon hiding in that log.....great kitty-cats......we just lost my good old tabby cat....she was with us 18 years.
Don't you mean "Very nice 'new' wooden spoon"?
Keep up the good work, my friend. Thank you for putting up these videos right now. It really helps to have a few minutes away from anxiety and worry
Thank you for offering a video that doesn't center around the current situation, you are a very talented person
The scenery and the carving give me peace of mind, I keep watching~
Watching you carve the spoon brings back a lot of memories of my Dad. He carved many replacement handles for old garden tools, axes hammers, shovels you name it. He made several spindles for an old broken Windsor chair I found. Some of his most interesting tools were pieces of broken coke bottles that he would use to scrape curves down to a fine finish.
Great job Josh, we really enjoy watching you carve your spoon. Thanks for sharing with us, the cats are doing great 👍👍. Fred.
I congratulate you Master! I have been following you for a lot of time, i love wood too and have lots of antique hand tools that i been collecting in my life because i love woodworking. Greetings from Argentina!
9 people thumbed down a spoon video? They must be forked up.
Bwahahaha!
The thumb is an inaccurate tool.
Hope they don't get under the knife.
@@TermiteUSA Hence the phrase when speaking of a clumsy person "they are all thumps."
@@TermiteUSA that was supposed to say thumbs. Must have typing with my thumbs.😕
A fork is a multi pointed stick - EASY, a knife is a tapered edge stick - EASY, a spoon - well that takes a minute and skill. I've done 50 plus spoons and still learning......
Love the video. I encourage everyone to give this a try and make a spoon.
I would love to give three extra likes for including the cats.
Man, you've gotta be REAL confident with the grain to want a to use a frow there. I would have been too worried about ruining the whole project to use that short-cut. Well done.
I'm a spoon maker. You did a fine job!
Spoon carving is something I've only recently gotten into, I really enjoyed watching your processes. Definitely learned a couple things. I hadn't thought about using a Froe that way for one. I hope you and your wife and kitties are well in these trying times. Thank you so much for your content and channel. It is a welcome respite from the craziness that is going on in the rest of the world.
No violence, No cursing, No drama, Thank You 👍🇺🇸
As an spoon carver, I loved your ax work - very precise and effective! If I use green wood, I would roughed out the spoon with the ax and then boil it in salt water for a few hours, then set it somewhere (in like an opened paper bag) for a month to dry. This treatment will actually preserve the would and make it last a lifetime. Kind of like the way the Nordic folks do their Kuksa's. I use bees wax and olive oil (or coconut oil) when finished. Any oil is fine as it is a matter of taste of the maker, but I would never put it on green wood - dry wood soaks the oil in the wood. As an example, I recently visited this 3,000 year old wooden stairs discovered preserved in salt (it was a salt mine) in Hallstatt, Austria
I love your videos, you seem to be fairing well during these days. keep it up.
Your place is looking real cozy, thanks for sharing.
Beautiful work! You are like a skilled surgeon with that hewing hatchet.
U R a very talented young man having achieved many things some of us only dream of. U have a home, a place close to what u want. Only one suggestion; children! I’m sure u & the misses have thought about it but my suggestion is to not wait too long. Have them while u can spend valuable time with them, teaching them how to do all the things u are so talented in. Share with them yours & the misses heritage. Share your dreams with them and teach them to be self reliant while they are young. Teach them while u have nearly as much energy as they do. They will put meaning into all you have accomplished and wish to accomplish. It will make u even more accomplished. Just think about it!
Awesome work! 😃👍🏻🥄👊🏻
You are very talented. The wood graining was awesome in the spoon.
I few years ago is started carving. Some simple lessons I have learned. Keep your knives and chisels sharp. A dull tool is a dangerous tool. Don't be in a hurry. This is a hard one because you really do want to see how it's going to turn out. Just remember, you can always remove more wood, but you can't put it back on. Going slow seems to get harder the closer you get to the finish. Resist the urge to hurry. There is no worse feeling than wrecking your project just before it's finished. And first, and foremost, try not to cut yourself, but always keep a good supply of band aids around just in case. Have fun.
The Wattle and Daube building! Haven't seen this one in a while!
Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Give him a Forest and he’ll eat with manners😉 Looked like fun and you also made it look too easy as usual, thanks for taking us along... Soups on!
When the boss says work from home because of Coronavirus, and you realize - ‘ I need a spoon’
Upgrade that to the governor putting the state on ‘shelter in place’. - Ohio
I'd be carving that spoon in Ashtabula County under a covered bridge near where I was born if I still lived there.
@@pmrich7035 Kentucky, all non-necessary businesses closed. Guess they can't control RUclips revenue videos, no physical crowding here.
Fine work and another great video but nothing can substitute a nice solid log stump.
Brilliant ending! Well done!
I always find myself turning up the volume during a Mr. Chickadee video, though there's just the sounds of chopping or shaving and so on. It might be there's a consciousness behind the simple sounds, though.
Nice looking spoons.
Very calming video, but as always, inspiring me to make something. I'll use one of my Japanese axes, and refer back to your video for methodology. Thanks MC.
The smaller Japanese hatchets should make very good carving axes with the bearded portion permitting high hand placement for detailed strikes.
Love watching you doing your thing: Never a rush just soothing steady progress, again love watching you.
Peacefully crafting as the world crumbles around us 🖤
As bad as the situation is what could potentially be millions of deaths still won't be able to destroy our civilization even if no official response is made.
Stop watching the news so much and suddenly the world actually isn't crumbling at all.
@@Wmoore1 I understand what do you mean, but information is imperial now. But also be calm and at ease.
Sorry, just a sarcastic overreaction that should've been evident with the black heart.
Tim Reid
The black heart doesn’t show up so it’s not really “evident”.
Nice demonstration of basic techniques, but wonder if mix of heartwood and regular growth might eventually lead to cracking.
Have had some luck with the partial burls formed in regular growth around where branches break off. That way the grain stays continuous around the bowl.
Find these when splitting firewood, so no need to make from particular pieces. Just save out the splits when doing a job that already needs doing
Need a species without tanin, taste, or resin.
Yay new content! I would never trust myself with an axe like you do here lol. I have enough scars thank you lol
I'm new to the world of RUclips and just recently posted a video on making a spoon carving knife or hook knife. I really enjoy all your videos, thanks for sharing.
Stay safe and healthy my brother.
Amen!
Wow, hitting this precise with your, whats the word, handaxe? Is pretty impressive
It’s amazing what you can find hiding inside a piece of firewood. 😁
I needed better lathe tools so I’m making some with carbide cutters. First one I used a pry bar for the handle now I’m making handles with that one for the other 2 plus one to replace the plastic pry bar grip. All from pieces of firewood right out of my pile.
Black cherry handles look great.
Was that lard you put on it?
I would like to know as well.
@@Visigoth29527 Me too.
maybe a kind of wax to seal it?
looks like crisco or lard. linseed oil would probably work best.
Could have been any number of fats, tbh. Lard, shortening, tallow, coconut oil, etc. Not the worse protecting for a spoon. Though, I wouldn't have put it on a still-green spoon, probably.
I'm lying here 65 yo and pretty uncomfortable with a diagnosed case of the Chicom Wuhan Virus. I can't eat much at the moment, but you got me inspired to get my sweel daughter to make me some lentils which I'll eat with a wood spoon. I didn't carve it my self, but it seems like a rustic healthy way to eat them. Thanks much and be healthy.
Makes you think about what's real and what's important
Watch out , you'll get hooked on spoon carving . I did .
Likewise
one way road, yes
just ordered my "carving for idiots" book on Amazon. I'm in! :-)
Wait til you get to ladles out of an arched branch. They hide in them.
Why is spoon carving so popular? It's seemed to outshine all the other kinds of in-the-round carving
Looks like beech wood is pretty easy to carve, probably why the woodcarvers in my family used it a lot.👍 unfortunately beech doesn't grow where I live, so alder should do just fine.
Thanks for sharing that
Have you ever tried reversing the concave and convex sides of the spoon to see if it will still hold soup?
This method can be used with somewhat smaller peices of wood for a given size of spoon than what I think you are suggesting, even a spoon with a bowl cut into the end grain could still hold soup for long enough to eat it or serve it, it just wouldn't be very durable.
you might think about a holdfast...those gouges are sharp!
Great relaxing video as usual.
Got to love cats, there's always one who'll turn their nose up at what you give them :)
My old Mainecoon would go out to the bulkhead and dig for clams with "his" otters if I switched brands or recipes.
Nice work with the patience of Job. What is the wood that is used? You should build and use a wood carver's bench.....much safer and you can shape more delicately with a good draw knife. Best wishes and stay healthy.
He has one.
the middle cat was like " eat it yourself! " shaking his/her paw at the food.
I haven't seen that workshop in a while. Can we get a tour of the workshops now?
Magnifique .
Please do a video on how go sharpen gouges!
Thanks so much for the beautiful content! Is the hatchet offset? Thanks again.
Nope, just a straight handle double bevel hatchet
Elle est belle cette cabane.
Curiosity gets me, whats the string for on your suspenders going into your pocket?
My pocket watch
Do you always carve spoons with such green wood?
Watching Dick Proenneke's movies, he would make anything and everything he needed up in Alaska, including the house to live in, but the thing that always sticks in my mind was his wooden spoon
Now that is one fussy cat!
Nice relaxing video as always.
Question: Why not use a draw-knife for the handle? And the bench with which you can clamp the wood by pressing down with a leg (don't know what it's called)
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What are you rubbing into the finished spoon
Thank you for the detraction from the real world. I find your videos relaxing.
Actually...this is the real world.
What kind of wood is the best to use in making wooden spoons?
What did you put on it after it was finished?
One of the first videos I saw of yours was you building this workshop behind you and haven't really seen much of it since. Or am I seeing it often but only from the inside?
Thank you for sharing. I've been thinking of making RUclips videos of my woodworking as a way to document so that when my 8 year old is grown up she can show her children grandpa making that chair or nightstand sitting in their house. How much time does it add to your work to film it? Any simple tips to share? I am in no way am looking to be a RUclips star or make money from it. Just want to document for my child and hopefully grandkids.
Very nice Sir, looked like beech, am I correct?
Indeed, it's beech.
What is kind of wood? It looks very hard. Boxwood?
When you were done, what was the white colored lotion that you spread on the spoon?
Excellent video. I am intrigued by the wedge you used to split the log. What is it mad from, it also looks like it has been charred like Shugiban?
It's called a froe, probably steel, and since he's a smith, I'd bet he made it.
Can you tell us more about your carving axe
Cute kitty's!
Nice looking spoons. Looks like cat #3 didnt care for what you put down. What was the white creamy substance you rubbed into the spoons?
Awesome
What is the building you're in front of? Did you build it?
I dont understand the wedge you split wood with. It looks like it has a wood handle. Never seen that. Can you tell me how you were so lucky to find such a fine tool, that you hit with a hammer and it is in that good of shape? Thanks
It's called a "glut" and used to be sort of common. Now, not so much.
these wedges are very common here in Europe.
made for hitting them with a wooden Hammer so you do not damage it...and the wood on the wedge is replaced very easy if damaged
What's in your pocket tied with a string?
a time keeping device
Yes!! 1st lol Lovely work as always!
Excellent work with the axe. You made me a bit nervous chiseling towards your inner thigh! Maybe a shave project and/or workbench with hold down dogs for the future?
Hello,
Question:
Being green wood aren’t you afraid of cracks? I know dead wood cuts bad, but what can you tel me about that? Can you do something to prevent the cracking?
I’m new to carving, just started actually...
Thanks for your videos, they are inspirational to me🙏🏻
Thats why i put lard on it.
nice, will you be forging a hook knife?
What is the finish used on the spoon?
Sono davvero belli i tuoi lavori👍,cosa è la crema che hai messo alla fine?
Que produto branco é esse que você passou na colher no final do vídeo?
Nice
The cat in the middle who takes a sniff, says "I ain't eatin' this sh*t!" and walks away -- that's my cat.
She is a queen, best we dont forget!
Is that popple?
beech
You can grow some bamboo plants in your property too.
What wood is that?
That froe made from a file?
I think it was a horseshoe rasp, nice forge weld though!
Mr. Chickadee. I understand you are in KY. If you don't mind mentioning it what city are you near? I was born in eastern KY. Small town Pikeville.
Not far from Morehead
0:44 Most rustic mallet ever...
One extra tool he didn't need to carry from the shop.