How To Carve Wooden Spoons on a Spoon Mule with Fred Esker

Описание: Fred Esker joins us at our Woodcraft woodshop, taking his utensil carving to the next level with his spoon carving mule in place of his workbench vise to enhance his spoon making abilities, while sharing plenty of tips & techniques for crafting spoons.
See also Fred's video on How to Make a Spoon Mule:    • How to Make a Spoon Mule with Fred Esker  

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While filming we follow all local health and safety recommendations – including masks when social distancing isn’t possible.

Video Production Date: March 2020.

00:00 Intro
00:25 No plans used, created from watching/learning/building from YouTube Videos
00:46 Spoon Mule Details
03:16 Spoon Blank Design & Axe Wood Prep
04:53 Axe Splitting the Wood
07:30 Axe Spoon Chop Mishap
08:39 Prepping the Spoon for Carving
09:52 Bandsaw Rough Cutting the Spoon
10:53 Spokeshave the Spoon
13:18 Japanese Woodworker Spokeshave
14:55 Layout Pattern for Carving the Spoon Bowl
17:10 pfeil 9/15 Swiss Made Gouge for Carving the Spoon Bowl
17:31 Carving the Spoon Bowl Area
18:50 Wood Types/ Details with con't. Carving
21:25 pfeil #8 Sweep Bent Gouge for Carving Smoothing/Clean-up
22:45 Scraper Smoothing/Clean-up
22:52 Spoon Backside Carving/ Matching Outside to Inside
24:52 Front Bottom Edge Tip Blending/Avoiding Chip Grain Tear
25:28 Final Smoothing, Rounding & Finessing
26:27 Sanding /Inspection Tips
26:57 Finish Types/ Tips
27:56 Final Product

Items used in this video:
Wood Mallet: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/cr...

Carving Axe: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/pf...

Band Saws: https://www.woodcraft.com/categories/...

Spokeshave: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/pi...

Japanese-style Kunz Half-Round Spokeshave: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/ku...

9/15 Swiss Made Gouge: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/pf...

Sweep Bent Gouge: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/pf...

Scrapers: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/ly...

Tried & True Finish: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/tr...

Howard's Butcher Block Mineral Oil w/Wax: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/ho...

Howard's Butcher Block Oil: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/ho...

Websites mentioned:
Woodcraft: https://www.woodcraft.com
Mary May Carving School: https://www.marymaycarving.com/carvin...