The 5 Knife Grips Essential for Spoon Carving: Safe and Efficient
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Running a woodworking school for 3 years, I got asked how to get started woodworking, how to do woodworking without a shop, and how to carve wood without breaking the bank, and I loved directing folks to spoon carving. I found a piece of walnut firewood at my friend, woodworking craftsman and windsor chair maker, Greg Pennington's house, and decided to turn his firewood into treasure, a handmade spoon. Using an axe and a knife, I carved him a hand made kitchen utensil in the form of a butter (or nutella) paddle. While I was at it, I carved a whole bunch more spoons too. I love spoon carving because it's a great way to learn SO much about woodworking even without a woodworking workshop, a whole shop full of woodworking tools, or a whole lot of time. Carving green wood with an axe and sloyd knife is not nearly as intimidating as it seems, especially after a little practice, and wood carving is definitely oddly satisfying! Carving is one element of primitive living and bushcraft skills that you can take anywhere. Carving green wood makes for a very relaxing afternoon, the sounds of the axe and knife can be really hypnotic. Get your own daily woodworking asmr by learning to carve! Spoon Carving is a great easy woodworking gift, easy woodworking product to sell, or weekend diy project!
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Knowing how to apply a band-aid or a tourniquet with one hand is a helpful skill. That might also increase one's interest in safety.
I can’t say how often I see people comment on any kind of video where a person is carving something and at some point, the person doing the carving will cut towards themselves and the commenter will go absolutely out of their mind and say something about how dangerous it is, and they then proceed, as if schooling the wood carver that you never cut towards yourself. When you see that comment, it comes from a person who was told this as a child by someone who genuinely cared about their safety, because they had witnessed the kid doing really dangerous stuff. The person kept that lesson through their life and thinks that any time a knife edge faces towards them that they are going to get badly hurt. They think it’s their job to instruct safety on others. In reality, there are many safe cuts that orient the edge towards yourself that have virtually no chance of hurting the carver. Usually it’s because the sharp edge is kept away from the person by either the object being cut or the direction of travel of that edge is blocked from hitting you by your own bodies limitation to extend. It’s a learned skill. The thing that really bothers me about it is that the person making the video has to constantly explain about the safe way of cutting and they are reluctant to post anything because of the constant problem of unskilled people telling them they are doing it wrong or setting a bad example.
AWSOME TIPS! I love learning something new! Scouting never taught me these things! Im not a carver but its always nice to know safety tips to practice, and service my cutting tools. Thank You Thank You Thank You. Maybe my daughter will like Ariat boots.
That's some experienced knowledge on how to use a carving knife effectively and safely, handed out for free! 👌🏽 You rock, Anne, thank you.👍🏽
Thanks Bill! Glad you liked it!
Going to love this series. Started purchasing my tools during lock-down, but yet have to start carving.
Very interesting. I love how you teach and your work.
0:55 The crayon flames on the stove is a genius touch.
Atmosphere is everything ;)
This video is so appreciated! I am new to spoon carving and learned some helpful tips.
Glad it was helpful! Here are some more that you might find helpful! kzhead.info/channel/PLWNVttqlY0tW4lZmAbLvDKa-OzRtHRuv0.html
Loved this one! Beautifully shot too!! Can’t wait for the sharpening video. 🙌
Thank you! best news, it's already up, and it's on the spoon carving playlist linked in the video description :)
I'm so excited for this series!!
So glad to hear it Katelyn!
This is awesome! Thanks for doing this and thanks to Ariat!
So glad you liked it!
Nice vid. Good points. I did relief carving for a while and had a set of Pheil gouges/chisels and they were great. Then I got into carving little figures from 1.5 or 2" square stock around 3 or 4" high. One carver I watched recommended a Mike Shipley knife which I think now go under the name OCC or something to that effect. Well, I was fortunate enough to be able to afford the 23 bucks each for a 1.75 blade model as well as the 1" model for detail. I thought I had died and gone to carving heaven! Best knife I've ever owned, though in truth, after those I didn't experiment much more. Tried the flexcut and they were OK, but I hardly use them because the Shipleys are just so good. They bevel the entire blade so you aren't forcing as much metal into the cut and yet they are plenty strong. There is a touch to everything from music to carving and you are correct, learn to just engage the wood and not gouge and it's much easier to control. And practice, practice, practice! Just thought I'd share that. But love your vids. Always informative.
Thanks for making this video Anne!
No problem!
Awesome work Anne, thanks for the info! 😃👍🏻🔪🥄👊🏻
My pleasure!!
Once again, bang up job! Nice mora 120 by the by. Great for detail cuts.
Thank you!
Not having done any carving since I was, well, too young to admit, your video today has given me inspiration and made start thinking about it again, thus today Anne, you are a Muse!
So glad to hear it!
Thank you very much for sharing this, Anne !
Thanks for watching!
Very good, clear and concise information, excellent primer on carving
Thanks Tony!
Awesome teaching video there Anne keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend keep making love ur videos
Thanks so much Jared! Will do!
Anne of All Trades ur very welcome my friend
A bunch of fantastic tips Anne. Thanks for sharing and teaching lesson. I just may need to get me one of those knives. Take care
Glad it was helpful!
Great advice. Well done
Glad it was helpful!
GREAT CRAFTMAN TIPS , THANK YOU ANNE 👍🇲🇽
Glad it was helpful!
Having a good sharp knife also applies to cutting, slicing or chopping food. I used to teach an after school lunch program. We taught kids how to make themselves a healthy after school snack without using the stove. One of the classes was all on how to properly use a knife. The less pressure you need to apply while cutting/slicing lessens the chance of slippage and accidents. And one thing i always empathized on is to make sure you can always see the knife and your fingers before cutting. Great video. Thank you for sharing.
Great video Anne!
Thank you!!
I love how you include how to affordably get carving AND how to do it safely 👍 My fingers thank you
Very welcome!
Awesome demo Anne. Just recently agreed to sharing studio space with two other artists, interested in trying this out. Good luck with the barn build😀
Awesome, thank you!
Great video 👍 I like flexcut knives for carving
Nice! I have a few myself, but prefer the handle shape and blade rigidity of the mora for my main carving.
Hello great video. I love watching your videos and a beautiful and amazing woman showing everyone how to do things is the best way of life.
I vote to change the name of the chest lever cut to the Chicken Wing!
hahaha totally!
I used your spoon from dry wood to make my daughter a spoon from PurpleHeart wood for her eighth birthday it was a great success even though I cut myself with the thumb push cut exactly as you described, look forward to the rest of the series 👍🏻
What a wonderful gift! Purple Heart is tough to carve too!
Cant wait for a detailed [course] on carving. See you there.
We are working on it as we speak!
That's the same rule my mother taught me when she showed me how to cook when I was a kid: "A sharp knife is a safe knife."
Absolutely!
Cub Scouts, "Soap Box Derby" carving the car from a block of balsa wood No one had taught me even the basics of carving at that point. So, no surprise this is when I learned all about the dangers of carving towards yourself. Nice slash between thumb and forefinger, which was almost through to the other side. I was also using an exacto knife... surgical slice. Your videos are always educational, and just fun to watch! Thank you!
Ouch! Glad you recovered. Thank you for the kind words!
Really spoontacular video , really good safety tips 👍
Thanks a lot!
Boots on your wedding day...... "One of those homes where the buffalo roams"..... LOL! good for you! Cheers!
You got that right!
Tell me why I got chills when I heard the detailed cutting...
Поредното отлично показно от един голям профисиомалист.Възхищавам ти се много отлична работа...
Thank you!
@@AnneofAllTrades за мен е удоволствие
You have really carved out a good life for yourself God bless
Thank you!
Thank you so much! I didn’t even know half of these!🤣
Happy to help!
Great video..🖒🖒😙
Thank you 🤗
Nice shirt!
Great video! Would you please do one on the finishes you use for food safe surfaces. :):)
Thanks for all the great videos. I have enjoyed watching your journey. I look forward to bringing my daughter to a spoon carving class when your school is up and running. In the mean time, do you have a recommendation for the length of blade on a Slyod Knife for spoon carving?
Could you please do a video on sharpening the carving knifes. TIA. Blessings to you and your family
I already did :) It's in this playlist: kzhead.info/channel/PLWNVttqlY0tW4lZmAbLvDKa-OzRtHRuv0.html
Shoulder cut - remove a lot of material Chest lever cut - another power cut Pull cut - for detail, handles Potato peeling - for detail, ends of spoons, roundings Scissor - with thumb lever for transition points
I use to make cedar shingles when I was 6 with an axe, good times; I never did try wood craving, looks interesting Anne 🖐
It's never too late!
Using an regular axe or a fro?
@@danyellerobinson5940 Froe's are actually meant to split wood evenly, whereas shingle hatchets are designed to split shingles. My grandpa was able to use them interchangeably though.
@@AnneofAllTrades Good to know. Thanks.
@@danyellerobinson5940 a regular 5 lb ax
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I know what I am doing with all my scrap wood now 😊
Heyyo!
can you tell me what brand of ax you use at the end of this tutorial
Hi, could you please do a video on spokeshaves? Thank you!
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@@AnneofAllTrades I was hoping you could help with adjusting the blade and the different types for different projects. I have one but have been struggling with how to adjust and use it for spoon making. Thank you!!!
reji kinn oh sure. I adjust it the same way I do a plane blade, with a little hammer, and a curved bottom shave should get you pretty much anywhere you want to take a spokeshave, till you start getting into the really nerdy stuff. But I’ll add a dedicated video about shaves to the list for sure!
Will you be selling any of the spoons you make? Got a Milk Dud mug and animals T-ee shirt already, would like to add to my helping Annie merch. 👍
That's awesome, thank you for that support! Yes, we have a big website update we need to make because the spoons are starting to pile up, but we've got a video release bananza happening this week we've been working really hard to prepare for, so we haven't had a chance to put them up on the site yet.
good video. What Axe are you using, it does not appear in your store on amazon? Thanks
If you only have cut your fingers on your other hand with the knife you can try wrapping them with compression tape, that's what I use when I carve I found I like it better than the glove I was using I have more control of my work.
I use both hands when I carve, and it’s better to use proper technique than wear safety measures, but if that works for you, far be it from me to discourage it!
@@AnneofAllTrades I am ambidextrous but haven't tried carving with my left hand just yet, use my hand and power tools with both but been doing that since my pap and daddy had me sitting in the engines of vehicles to work on them at 8 yrs.
Moonwolf71 it’s always so handy to be both handed, with woodwork it helps be more flexible with grain direction, with wrenching, it’s always nice to have another way to reach in and get that impossible nut
watching this after getting back from the er with 3 stitches, and I noticed a scar on your right hand in the same spot when I jammed my chisel😑😅.
What kind of wood do you recommend starting with?
Whatever is available! Fruit wood and nut woods are my favorites if you can find them
What I want to know is where to get a decent but cheap hatchet for woodworking, any help would be much appreciated.
Keep your eyes peeled at garage sales. I’ve gotten lots of awesome hatchets for $5-15
What is the brand and model of your hatchet in this video? It looks like a great piece of gear!
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Thank you!😁
Cheers!
@@AnneofAllTrades interesting that you say "Cheers".... I'm at this moment sitting by a fire having a beer with my dog.... You must be psychic!😜
I used to call that whittling lol
Call it what you want, just do it often! It’s good for the soul
I have an 8` young cypress tree that the bull broke. Been sitting around for years. I'm going to have to carve me something.
Heck yeah you are!
The basic cuts are push cut, pull cut, v-cut, paring cut, and stop cut. They have alternative names as well. One tip I would give is to use a knife that is properly sized in contrast to the piece of wood you're using. That knife you're using in the video looks like it cuts really well but the piece of wood you're using it on is too small. That makes it a little risky and potentially dangerous. Also, with exception of the paring cut you always want to carve away from your body.
I'd also like to add that you should use knives that are specifically carving knives. Wood carving knives have their blades on the opposite side of a normal blade. That makes them more ergonomic to use when carving away from your body.
The cuts I’m showing here are very well paired to the project at hand, and, when executed properly are very safe with any sized project and any size knife. This is a double beveled sloyd knife, and is my preferred knife for carving. Different schools of thought and different methods are totally acceptable, as long as it gets folks access to making wood chips. The method you’re describing would involve having access to a much more evolved, more expensive toolkit than a simple hatchet and knife, therefore making carving a lot more unapproachable to a lot of folks.
2:21 Chicken cuts!
Hahaha that would be a much better name
A dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one because, with the extra force needed, at the end of the cut (or if it slips) the knife will travel further before you can stop it.
Exactly
I started carving wood using, wood block carving tools they were Aweful tools, the handles would come off, while carving wood, but they were some cheap tools made in China, and NOT proper wood working/ carving tools, I was very young then in High School, and I didn't"t know Anything about woodworking, I was the first girl in my school to take woodworking and everyone thought I was crazy, that was back when we were first allowed to wear jeans in school for girls
The cooking teacher in my school said the most dangerous knife is a blunt one.
Absolutely!
Maybe MoraKniv
Indeed!
@@AnneofAllTrades All good enjoy your lessons on tool safety it is important to be taught properly which you do .
Anne , put the knife down when you talking. you made me nervous, BTW I liked your vlog !!!!
good thing you're completely safe behind your screen ;)