front room spoon carving - part 4: finishing

[cekinxxx]

beautiful

[plainasdayable]

Well we are so glad you have not damaged those pretty hands! and he just keeps having you do the dangerous stuff - oh well - still - please - Less of Robin vids and more of Nicola!

[sleepyhighhead]

great video, thanks for sharing, What is the song called, that starts on 1.33 ???? 

[robinturns]

@sleepyhighhead

Faithless reverence

[theARE911]

my spoon herts

[kingcollie]

Beautiful job, I hate how certain people say you have to restrict yourself to a cetain way of doing this, I watched a native using very primitive tools carve up a beautiful spoon and used no "technique" he just sat there doing it on his leg. if you got skill injury is so very far off

[spacecowboy2k]

That's great work, Nicola, I'd love to hear your voice while doing this work *without* the unnecessary music. You have a wonderful, soothing voice and could get a HUGE following on here with what you do!

[bearwoodcarpentry]

and now do you oil the spoon or leave natural ?

nice vids thanks

[robinturns]

How do you define "properly"?? As I have said previously I know exactly where each cut will end up should the knife go further than intended and this ensures there is no danger. I teach these techniques and it is very safe.

[plainasdayable]

Thanks fore posting - and I agree - More of Nicola vids and less of - Robinn chap chap chap.

[Versatileboyful]

The Ol Chap leaes the dangerous final work to you. Oh be careful with those pretty hands. Rmember - doesn't take much!

From Romeao and Juliet:

MERCUTIO

No, 'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door; but 'tis enough,'twill serve: ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man. I am peppered, I warrant, for this world.

Take good care - nice work.

[downstube]

nice vid! great width on your spoons is unique and very cool.

[brewsterbud]

I am so impressed with your videos and the robinworks. But isn't there some way to have Nicolaworks on more of the videos. Her hands are more craft(person) -artistic - like, than all those coarse tools. I am glad it is 100% safe - but I will be counting fingers in your future posts! b

[robinturns]

Ah, but the internet can be deceptive! Those hands you see in the video are these that are typing here ;-) We both carve a heck of a lot and also teach these carving skills. Our techniques are very safe and we get few injuries.

Nicola

[brewsterbud]

OK - the cat on the fish tanks is a sight to see. Please use a carving horse to sit on and stabilize the wood or you may - well just believe me. And, Use Wild Cherry - it does not impart flavor or taint the porridge if you are going to really use the spoon. Even though you may think that Cherry wood (wood) have a flavor - it doesn't. Thanks for making the video and posting it. There is quite a lot of philosophy behind the hand made spoons! b

[robinturns]

1. This is 100% safe without a carving horse. I know exactly where each cut will end up should the knife go further than intended and ensure there is no danger. I teach these techniques and it is very safe.

2. I use cherry occasionally and it takes a lovely finish but it often moves significantly as it dries and has a tendency to split. Other fruit woods work better but more often I use birch or sycamore (maple) if I want a hard wood for a small spoon.

[brewsterbud]

We have local guy that has the horse to sit on with clamps and lambswool seat and it looks good and seems safe. Ok and thanks for the reply and advice. You can bloody well do what you want with your old hands I was concerned about the pretty ones on the video - b

[assassin616]

amazing

[Knapping4Fun]

Truly Wonderful.

A work of art.

[omniviking]

Make him clean up the mess. Pat

[samson58]

Nicola I am totally impressed by your skill and artistic eye.