my son made his first spoon

yukon cornelius · October 23, 2014, 09:59:06 PM

my 14 year old made a spoon today. im so proud of him! He is off to a great start. he is collecting Old hand tools to start learning non electric woodworking.

yukon cornelius · October 23, 2014, 10:01:44 PM

POSTON WIDEHEAD · October 23, 2014, 10:08:44 PM

Chip off the "OLd Block". Best of luck to your son and hope he post more of his craftsmanship.

Magicman · October 23, 2014, 10:46:20 PM

Congrats to the new carver. What species?

POSTON WIDEHEAD · October 23, 2014, 10:56:29 PM

Quote from: Magicman on October 23, 2014, 10:46:20 PM
What species?

A spoon.

LaneC · October 23, 2014, 10:58:07 PM

That is a mighty fine soup sipper there. Excellent job.

yukon cornelius · October 23, 2014, 11:51:08 PM

yes it is from the spoon species! :D it was from a hickory limb. he is going to make some more larger ones. I want to find him some wood to make more with but maybe not as hard as hickory. any recommendations? what about ash? im so proud of him! as stated before, I am NO wood carver!

beenthere · October 24, 2014, 01:32:02 AM

A tight species like beech is good for a spoon. Cherry or maple should be good.
Stay away from the ring porous woods with large pores as the oaks, hickory, ash.

A nice job on the spoon, and he stuck to it on the hickory which is an extra pat on the back.

And rive out some blanks to work with, as the natural flow of the grain in the handle will keep the strength and may even help to shape the curves of the spoon, or whatever utensil.

yukon cornelius · October 24, 2014, 08:01:53 AM

thanks been there! I will start looking for those woods for him to try.

21incher · October 24, 2014, 08:20:29 AM

Great job! It looks like you are rubbing off on him. I wonder how cherry would work?

breederman · October 24, 2014, 08:54:14 AM

I have used cherry out of the wood pile a few times, I like the color .

Woodcarver · October 24, 2014, 11:32:34 AM

Any of the fruit woods will work well. In addition to the other woods mentioned, birch will work, also.

ozarkgem · October 24, 2014, 07:34:40 PM

I have used Birch and hackberry for spoons. Thorny Locust works excellent and have a really nice grain. I will see if I can find some of my spoons made from different wood.
A very nice job on his first spoon. Mine sure wasn't that good.

yukon cornelius · October 24, 2014, 10:06:10 PM

thanks guys! I will be on the lookout for some new woods for him.

curdog · October 25, 2014, 10:36:18 AM

That is really cool, I know your definitely proud of him. I made a spoon out of some type of ornamental cherry, the wood was beautiful, my spoon. ..... not so much

Swatson · October 25, 2014, 10:40:53 AM

Very nice! I wish my boys would show some interest in wood working.

mad murdock · October 27, 2014, 02:19:20 PM

Nice job for the first article!! Did he work it in the green? or was the wood cured? Does he have a hook knife (spoon knife) for the bowl? I am working on my arsenal of carving knives so I can improve my end result. Mora makes some fine hook knives at really friendly prices.

yukon cornelius · October 27, 2014, 11:10:26 PM

Quote from: mad murdock on October 27, 2014, 02:19:20 PM
Nice job for the first article!! Did he work it in the green? or was the wood cured? Does he have a hook knife (spoon knife) for the bowl? I am working on my arsenal of carving knives so I can improve my end result. Mora makes some fine hook knives at really friendly prices.

it was a small tree that was cut back early in the summer. he does have a hook knife. he got a really nice set of carving knives for Christmas. he just started a walnut spoon today. we are both learning. we are going to get some green wood and let him give that a shot.

123maxbars · November 21, 2014, 11:36:31 PM

Great Work,

yukon cornelius · November 26, 2014, 10:23:13 PM

here is his third spoon! I didn't get a pic of his second one. he wants to make and sell these in the future. I am so proud of him!

CHARLIE · November 27, 2014, 04:44:39 PM

Yukon Cornelius, your son did a fine job making that spoon. Be sure he keeps it, uses it and takes care of it 'cause when he gets a lot older, that spoon will be mighty special to him as his first spoon.

dablack · December 03, 2014, 09:34:17 AM

Quote from: Magicman on October 23, 2014, 10:46:20 PM
Congrats to the new carver. What species?

I'm assuming he is human......

LaneC · December 08, 2014, 10:57:58 PM

Those are very fine spoons. Do you know what size gouger he used, or did he use a gouger? They are very nice, I would be proud too.

yukon cornelius · December 09, 2014, 10:58:46 PM

thanks for all the encouragement for him! when I show him the comments he beams! he used just regular wood chisels and an old half round chisel to dish it out. im still looking for more appropriate tools for him. today he finished a great one out of a redbud limb. I will post a pic later. ;D

LaneC · December 09, 2014, 11:23:59 PM

I watched Paul Sellers make a spoon on you tube, and he used a # 7, 35mm straight gouge. That is about 1-1/4 inches. He makes it look easy, however I think, that all of his experience makes it look easy. Those gouges are high. I think 54.00 for 1, but it may be a very useful tool and make it easier for him, and last a lifetime. They are out of them at Highland Mills(woodworking site) but they have the # 9, 25mm which is 1 inch. I sure am glad he took to that sort if thing. Congrats on the young Lad. He may could learn a tip from that video from a very respectable woodworker. Any who, tell him to stick with it and congrats. I know it always makes me feel good too when someone says good things about my kids.