Spoons.
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G S Haydon
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Saw a BBC report on this guy a while ago. I have only see a few people make spoons on line, he's a favorite.
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I've made a few in the last couple of months, good fun, although the results to date are definitely on the rustic to firewood side :lol:
The wood I've been using is maple from a tree taken down in April this year, so probably not as "green" as is ideal, probably explains why I find it quite hard on the fingers and hands generally.
Cheers, Paul
The wood I've been using is maple from a tree taken down in April this year, so probably not as "green" as is ideal, probably explains why I find it quite hard on the fingers and hands generally.
Cheers, Paul
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I have made a few my self, it a calming thing to do.
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Pete
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Two very different types of spoon going on here. Barn the spoon's are greenwood, carved and finished using knives. The lovespoons are from seasoned wood, carved with gouges finished with a lot of sanding.
Lots of people make spoons like the ones Barn is carving. Indeed there is a whole festival dedicated to it - Spoonfest. Not many do it as a profession, it must be very hard to make money from, like most crafts. I can see why he has his own shop - not only can he show how they are made, but he can avoid the retailer markup - having 100% added to the price makes a lot of handcrafted goods uneconomic Almost all those that do green woodwork near full time make their real money from courses. This is why - as mentioned in another thread recently - the courses are quite expensive.
I've had a go at making spoons from both greenwood and seasoned. Most of my greenwood ones are not fit for much (one came out so big it makes a good garden scoop !). I had more success by turning spoons on the pole lathe ... you turn the outside, split in two the hard way, then scoop out the bowls to make a pair of spoons, like so:
Lots of people make spoons like the ones Barn is carving. Indeed there is a whole festival dedicated to it - Spoonfest. Not many do it as a profession, it must be very hard to make money from, like most crafts. I can see why he has his own shop - not only can he show how they are made, but he can avoid the retailer markup - having 100% added to the price makes a lot of handcrafted goods uneconomic Almost all those that do green woodwork near full time make their real money from courses. This is why - as mentioned in another thread recently - the courses are quite expensive.
I've had a go at making spoons from both greenwood and seasoned. Most of my greenwood ones are not fit for much (one came out so big it makes a good garden scoop !). I had more success by turning spoons on the pole lathe ... you turn the outside, split in two the hard way, then scoop out the bowls to make a pair of spoons, like so:
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Barns is using an impressively large spoon knife. Makes the cutting/levering out of the bowl look easier than with the smaller easily available knives I've used. Do you think it a homemade one or are they commercially available?
Simon
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Cool,
He says you need just the few tools but didn't mention you will also need his custom made jumper for east pocket access
I like his passion
TT
He says you need just the few tools but didn't mention you will also need his custom made jumper for east pocket access
I like his passion
TT
