Begginer at Wooden Crafts- best types of wood to use

[sime42]

A quick but important tip for using a hook knife for the bowl of the spoon; it's much easier to cut across the grain with it. Less force required so safer, and leaves a better finish as you won't end up cutting against the grain. That should all make sense once you've had a play around and gained some experience.

[Jzarty]

Thank you everyone with your input 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

Edited April 29, 2022 by Jzarty

[Jzarty]

Hello, 

I hope everyone had a good Xmas and New Year,

I have bought some carving tools and made some pieces but they are not great.

 

Will keep on trying

[roys]

1 hour ago, Jzarty said:

Hello, 

I hope everyone had a good Xmas and New Year,

I have bought some carving tools and made some pieces but they are not great.

 

Will keep on trying

Let’s see the pics, well done for trying, they will only get better as your hand skills and technique get better. Everyone is the same learning a new skill.

[gobbypunk]

Yeah lets see what you have made,what have people said who have seen your work

[Jzarty]

My spoons if you call them that are terrible.  I hate to admit it but i have realised that I do not have the strength to do hard carving as my old  wrist injury as come back.  I am going to cheat and purchase a dremrl or foredom instead.   What would be the beat treatment fr wood if i were to make jewellery?  Tung oil, water proof varnish?

 

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, Jzarty said:

My spoons if you call them that are terrible.  I hate to admit it but i have realised that I do not have the strength to do hard carving as my old  wrist injury as come back.  I am going to cheat and purchase a dremrl or foredom instead.   What would be the beat treatment fr wood if i were to make jewellery?  Tung oil, water proof varnish?

 

Ah now you can't just leave us all hanging....we need photos.  Especially if your work is as bad as you say...

[Guest Gimlet]

On 17/01/2023 at 17:00, Jzarty said:

Hello, 

I hope everyone had a good Xmas and New Year,

I have bought some carving tools and made some pieces but they are not great.

 

Will keep on trying

Keep at it. Maybe just freestyle for a while, carving whatever the wood you have in your hand "wants" you to creates, even if it's just an abstract object with no function, rather than having to fight the wood to force it into a specific form before you've learned how to get it there. You'll learn a lot about the nature of various woods, about your tools, and yourself by this process. 

 

I plan to do something similar soon when I move to a house with a big workshop. I plan to make one-off lamp bases from burl wood, waste root stumps and driftwood. I anticipate little pre-design initially, rather being led by the piece of wood I have on the bench and seeing where it takes me.

 

I*'m sure, at first, I'll produce some very interesting firewood.