Resources
Here you’ll find links and resources that are helpful to continue your journey in woodworking and craft. These are resources we offer for free to our community and customers. Please use them for your own knowledge, not to repost or sell elsewhere.
Spoon Carving Resources
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Step 1:
Dry your spoon by wrapping it in a handkerchief or towel for about a week until it is dry. Test by holding it against your cheek and if it is no longer cool, the moisture is gone.
Step 2:
Sand your spoon smooth starting at 80 grit. "Raise the grain" by getting it wet with a wash cloth. Allow to dry. Sand with 120 grit and then 220 grit.
Step 3:
Slather Mike Mahoney's Walnut Oil or a food safe oil and all spoon to cure for 2 weeks. If it looks thirsty, add more oil.
Step 4:
Enjoy! Keep your spoon out of soaking water. Wash with dish soap and allow to air dry. If you leave it soaking in a sink the wood will remember its a tree and start to drink the water which leads to cracking.
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Freeze your spoon in a sealed plastic bag. Thaw for an hour in warm water before carving again.
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If left in the open air, the end grain will dry out. A fresh cut log takes a while to dry but typically you want to get to it in a month or 2 in the summer. Winter freezes everything so don't worry about your logs quickly drying.
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Knives:
Del Stubbs at Pinewood Forge makes excellent spoon tools. Located in Bemidji, MN
Reid Schwartz makes beautiful spoon tools.
Jojo Wood and Robin Wood's high quality tools.
Mora Knives #120 & #164 great intro tools buy from Ragweed Forge. (We sell them at the shop)
The Best Axe Ever Julia Kalthoff's carving axes (Sweden)
Medium Fav Axe Gransfor Bruks Wildlife Hatchet
Intro Axe Hida Tool in Berkley CA, imports tools from Japan.
Stay sharp by honing your knives. Strop and Honing Compound at Woodcraft.
Grainger's cut proof gloves.
Video Tutorials
We produced a series of video tutorials to get educational materials around woodworking to our community.
How Does Wood Work?
Start with the basics
Lumber Yard 101
Goodbye intimidation!
Sharpening Essentials
Keep your tools wicked sharp!
Finishing 101
A project is not complete until it has a beautiful finish
Videos by P & T Productions, Made in Minneapolis