Romanian wooden spoon carver

[laxrat98]

im carving a mesquite spoon right now it is so painstaking and to see someone wiz through a spoon like that is unbelievable

[gelflingfaysuzanne]

was this green wood or dried?

[LexTalionis92]

this bloke is AWESOME!! =D

he looks like he's just hacking wildly, and about to gouge great lumps out of himself, then you see the spoon and understand he's ovbiously a supreme craftsman! BRILLIANT!

[thomaswahlqvist]

Wow, if i could i buy them for 6 euro, anyone know the carver.

[juancarloseagle1]

muy buen trabajo...opinión de un colega.

[TrueBlueJMS]

I was almost nervous that he would cut himself while carving, but he is very skilled and controlled the blade with precision. This is a lost art and I respect it.

[HandsomeSasquatch]

Hi, I was wondering if there is any precautions to choosing wood for whittling to make pipes, spoons, etc. I know that some woods are considered toxic but I'm not sure if this means I need to learn to identify all different types of trees for safety reasons before I start learning bushcraft. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[frepi]

How much blood and skin fell on the ground to learn to handle a sharpknife like that?

[TheLefty94]

Old man got skilllls.

[twieneke76]

Nice work.

[gagalmg]

i ate goulash with spoons like that when a kid ...food tastes better with wooden spoons :) :)

[5tonyvvvv]

Man this guys old school..when u aint got no spoons or forks or even tools..fuckin make em..

[bigthowell]

what type of wood was that?

[ncniga]

Fain ma baitule

[howardlobb]

Very good !!! Fast and well done! ,,, H

[Conan568]

I've made them with a pocket knife.

It took longer than 10 minutes though, this guy is quick.

[blueNMA]

foarte bine nea' ioane !!!!!

[warpforlife]

nice hat

[HaloMania2k]

is that weak wood is is that a strong knife?

[MrGamer92]

it-s a strong man

[eddbamber]

A sharp knife?

[tinozzzzzzzz]

nice spoon for eating borsh with it...ha ha ha ...

[hostsonaten41]

Gypsy bowl and soon carvers, who made their products from fresh poplar or willow were always very skilful. Real craft.

[flamewolf26]

yep. that definitely is a Romanian spoon

[Kestiutza]

I'm proud to see that people are beginning to see a nicer side to my country, I dare even say it's something to admire :) Go ION! :))

[Nightwolf9SS]

We have lots of craftsmen like that, I hope they keep on doing what they do and pass on to their kids the secrets of the job.

[thefreyr]

nice work

[robinturns]

Thanks for putting this up Stuart, I think it is inspirational and great to see it up for everyone to see. I just wished we had not run out of battery life and could have got film of a spoon start to finish. That's my stills camera coming into shot at the end.