Just rub the compound into the same flat surface and dowel you’re using to support the sandpaper. You’ll strop regularly to maintain the edges of your tools. Get some Green Honing Compound for stropping. You’ll want a flat surface to lay it on for sharpening your Mora 106 and a dowel to wrap it around to sharpen the inside of your hook knife. You also want a selection of high grit sandpaper to sharpen your tools with. You get a finished spoon and don’t end up hating everything. It’s the easiest way to tidy up an almost finished spoon without ruining it while you’re still building your carving skills. The thing is, everyone uses sandpaper when they start out. It’s basically a meme that spoon carvers don’t use sandpaper.

If you feel like the above paragraph is all sales pitch, here’s a link to a bunch of other makers who provide blanks. Getting spoon blanks removes these barriers and gets you carving sooner. In my workshops I’ve noticed that axe work and sourcing the raw materials tend to be major barriers to folks just starting out. Eventually you’ll want to be making these yourself.

If you’re just dipping your toes into the spoon carving world, starting with roughed out blanks is one way to ease yourself in. Sloyd Knife: Anything from the following makers:Ĭhainsaw: Mine’s a battery powered Greenworks Pro. Hook Knives: Anything from the following makers: Sandpaper (400, 600, 1500, 3000, 5000, 7000 grits)Ī smooth, flat piece of wood to lay sandpaper on for sharping your 106Ī wooden dowel to wrap sandpaper around for the inside bevel of your hook knifeīudget Axe: Robin Wood Carving Axe or Green Haven Forge AxeĪdze: Hans Karlsson 50mm adze or Jason Lonon Spoon Adzeĭrawknife: Secondhand market (straight, 6-8” edge) or Lie-Nielson Straight Drawknife (make sure you’re getting Right or Left handed as needed) Hook knife: Mora 164 or Wood Tools Compound Curve Just looking for a shopping list? Here you go: Basics

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