I spent time with the talented Peter Kovacs of Soulwood Creations at his workshop in West Yorkshire in the North of England
Download Peters spoon template – https://www.soulwoodcreations.com
Peters Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/soulwood_creations
Below are the videos in this entire series filmed with Peter:
1. How To Carve A Spoon – **THIS VIDEO YOU ARE WATCHING**
2. Carving Knife Handle Ergonomics – CLICK HERE
3. How To Make And Fit A Carving Knife Handle – CLICK HERE
4. Carving Axe Handle Ergonomics – CLICK HERE
5. How To Make And Fit A Carving Axe Handle – CLICK HERE
Below is a timestamp of all the sections in this video:
00:00:00 – Start
00:00:16 – Introduction
00:03:24 – Examples of spoons
00:07:48 – Handmade chairs
00:09:10 – Wood selection
00:11:16 – Splitting wood into billets
00:18:12 – Soulwood creations Axe
00:21:33 – Axing spoon billet
00:23:31 – Sawing spoon crank
00:24:20 – Axing spoon crank
00:27:27 – Drawing spoon template
00:30:58 – Axing spoon blank
00:35:15 – Tip when wiping axe block
00:35:37 – Sawing ends & neck
00:36:50 – Axing spoon blank
00:45:50 – Straight knife work
00:54:06 – Rough hollowing bowl
00:59:18 – Straight knife work
01:04:40 – Neck transition
01:07:20 – Back of bowl
01:10:40 – Hollowing bowl
01:20:58 – Micro sloyd knife
01:21:50 – Refining handle & neck
01:27:13 – Finish hollowing bowl
01:29:30 – Finish back of bowl
01:32:40 – Finish back neck transition
01:35:15 – Finish handle
01:38:52 – Finish rim of bowl
01:41:40 – Carving finial
01:42:53 – Drying technique
01:44:09 – Oiling technique
01:45:01 – Conclusion
01:49:12 – Spoon carving in Hungary
01:51:36 – Outro
As always I appreciate you watching
Take care
Peace
Zed