Five tips for better finishing cuts | Understanding Knife-Finish | Greenwood spoon carving tips (#4)

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00:00 - #1: Moisture Content
00:52 - #2: Sharp Tools
02:16 - #3: Light cuts
04:43 - #4: Take your time!
07:20 - Importance of natural light
08:50 - handle facets
11:40 - Outside rim of the bowl
12:30 - Cleaning up small jaggies - bottom of the bowl
13:10 - Handle symmetry
14:20 - Chamfers
17:13 - #5 Burnishing and oil/wax finish
A good knife-finish is something that baffles most newcomers to spooncarving. It takes a lot of practice to achieve, so lets put away the sandpaper, and here are five tips to help you along your way!
If you're practicing your knife finish and it just isn't turning out how you like, it's time to accept the spoon as it is, and move onto the next one with lessons learned. My advice is to not be precious or fuss endlessly over your spoons - each one is a learning opportunity and the next will be better.
I've talked through my whole finishing process in this video, while I work on a black birch long handled teaspoon / parfait spoon. Check my previous videos on sharpening if you need a brush up.
The biggest takeaway from this video should be to keep your knives as sharp as you can get them, and to do your final cuts in good natural light.
Happy carving!

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I have found this video just when I needed it.Really well explained and will help me get my spoons looking less rough and much more elegant.
@andreakirkbyАй бұрын
The best detailed spoon I've ever witnessed. Truly fine honed skill.i just started carving two months ago and struggle a bit. This is very inspiring. Thank you for sharing your experience
@matthewowen86762 жыл бұрын
What kind of open curve knife are you using? Absolutely superb video and instruction. Thank you so much for sharing
@diannakessler27457 ай бұрын
Watched again. Good stuff!
@curiousgeorge555 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I was really struggling with my finishing cuts. I feel a lot more confident now and will try to employ these tricks.
@AlbertaPepper10 ай бұрын
- Great!
  @jones_trees_and_treen10 ай бұрын
Probably the thinnest spoon I've seen, great work! You got me frightened a few time seeing how much it was bending, I've broke a few spoons before whilst finishing myself. Gotta train that delicate touch
@Menelaz2 жыл бұрын
- Haha, I've carved thinner! This one is just about at the limit of practicality though! I break spoons all the time, it's just part of the rub if you want to push the limits of your skills.
  @jones_trees_and_treen2 жыл бұрын
I scrape everything (including tool marks) smooth and burnish.
@rickschuman29262 жыл бұрын
What an absolutely fantastic video! Superb instruction! Thank you!
@ronmccarty75373 жыл бұрын
Great video on finishing - just what I needed.
@margotjerome27383 жыл бұрын
- Thanks Margot, very happy to be of help!
  @jones_trees_and_treen3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, very helpful and detailed. Thank you!
@vibesmom3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Very informative. I really need to get myself an open curve spoon knife.
@davidholm33503 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the very informative video mate !
@jaymurphy91273 жыл бұрын
- Glad you found it helpful :~)
  @jones_trees_and_treen3 жыл бұрын
Really nice video, useful and nice to listen to with your calm voice, thanks for sharing your process. Can i ask you what are your 3 knifes we see in there? the blades look great!
@Haasteublift3 жыл бұрын
- Thanks! The two hook knives are from Peter Trott @von_trott and the sloyd knife was custom for me from Timothy Henry @timothy.j.henry (on instagram)
  @jones_trees_and_treen3 жыл бұрын
I was looking for a way to get my bowl rims a bit more consise.... Still need quite some more practice. This video realy helps I hope. :-)
@andreasheij2 жыл бұрын
- Thanks Andreas
  @jones_trees_and_treen2 жыл бұрын
If burning the wood (pyrography), would you recommend doing that before or after oiling it? Great video, super helpful and informative
@mycophil9 ай бұрын
- Before
  @jones_trees_and_treen9 ай бұрын
- I ended up going ahead and burning after oiling, before I'd read your comment. Worked out great though!
  @mycophil8 ай бұрын
Great video, and channel! Deserves more views, will you do kolrosning? Have done some but would nice to see how someone else does it.
@Max-yv3ok3 жыл бұрын
- Thanks! I'm a beginner at kolrosing myself, but I can share what I know.
  @jones_trees_and_treen3 жыл бұрын
I see a broom straw burnishing tool on your table. Would you show how to use it? I have one but think I am clueless about what to do with it. Edit: Oops. Commented too soon. Boy, was I using the corn broom burnisher wrong!!!
@ArtGirlJan3 жыл бұрын
- 😂
  @jones_trees_and_treen3 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial! What is the finishing knife you use?
@curiousgeorge5552 жыл бұрын
- Thanks, I now use the same Adam Ashworth 10cm sloyd blade for everything.
  @jones_trees_and_treen2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, I am trying to learn how to sharpen my Mora 164. Should I sharpen the inside with a dowel or the outside?
@griffedwards91593 жыл бұрын
- You can see the method I use on my video 'how to sharpen a hook knife' '
  @jones_trees_and_treen3 жыл бұрын
- @@jones_trees_and_treen Thank you, but the knife in that video has a different grind to the one that I use. Mine has a flat back with two bevels on the front as yours appears to have rails. Is the technique the same?
  @griffedwards91593 жыл бұрын
- I use the same technique, it just takes longer on a knife without rails. I only sharpen the inside, and strop the outside to remove the burr.
  @jones_trees_and_treen3 жыл бұрын
- @@jones_trees_and_treen Thank you!
  @griffedwards91593 жыл бұрын