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I know that this is after the avent but...

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HTH

Mark

Hiya

 

Is it true that with smaller articles its often adequate to wrap in newspaper to slow the process to avoid splitting? How far can one go with the finishing before this stage?.

I often carve very green wood, I remove as much wood as I can in the first session and then place the chips and whatever I am carving into a plastic bag and leave it somewhere cool.

If It is going to be a while between session one and two I place the bag in the fridge much to my wifes annoyance.

HTH

Mark

Hiya

God those do look well, you seem to have it mastered,

Thanks

i would like a big spoon and a fork made like that for a salad bowl that someone made me.

So would my wife, daughter, mother, two aunts and a cousin !

ATB

Mark

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Hand carved from wood

Hi Rich

Cherry is one of my favourite woods for hand carving, you carve it with axe and knives, like this

or this

Hi Rob

Lots of people milling wood on here so finding timber should not be a problem

Thanks for the welcome, I tend to look for branches and crooks for spoons and small kuksas, logs for bowls and large kuksas.....

and the holy grail burrs

I am still experimenting with wood types mainly having used birch which is nice but plain, I love cherry for carving and people keep telling me that I "must" try sycamore. ANy suggestions for good wood to carve will be gratefully received.

I am also on the lookout for for a log for a chopping block 30" by 18".

ATB

Mark

Hiya

Great to bump into you here

What have you made from the Oak we did in your back garden?

Keep up the good work!

I have laboured long and hard to make a ladle which was promptly nicked by a visiting relative, I have made some wedges, bearing in mind how tough it is I will try some butter spreaders :-) I can see why people prefer sycamore and cherry for hand carving now. Although I had some hornbeam which was a delight to carve and that can be tough!

If ever I get some spare time I will have a chat about deer :-)

Best wishes

Mark

Hi hon, it's nice of you to introduce yourself like that and show us a little bit of what you're about

Thanks Janey :-)

Hiya

youve got an appreciative audience for good photography here so get posting.

Like this

or like this

Mark

 

 

Impressive spooning

Thank you

Hiya

That last one would make a cracking 'racing' spoon!

The small Kuksa.... I prefer using for drinking brandy at the campfire

Best wishes

Mark

Hiya

Hi Mark,welcome to the forum,I work in your neck of the woods most weeks.

Nice work you have done there by the way!

Maybe we will bump in to each other, I will have a copy of the Times under my right are. Passphrase will be "the hawks fly at midnight"

you reply "idiot!"

If you work locally I am guessing Danbury common and Backwarden where a ton of work seems to be going on as part of the heathland restoration.

The work needs improving but I am getting there :-)

I will have a chat with you about green wood for spoons and bowls one day if you do not mind?

Bast wishes

Mark

The horse must of taken ages

Hi All

I have arrived here by the scenic route...

Mountaineering and canoeing lead to hammocking in the woods on my travels.

Hammocking lead to bushcraft.

Bushcraft lead me to carving, axe and knives.

Carving lead me to greenwood work.

Greenwood work lead me to coppicing and tree planting.

These days I am trying to improve my woodworking skills, knowledge of trees and wood and it's uses.

I am based in Essex and would like quit my current work, pro photographer for 30 years and move into working with trees somehow. I am too old to do the really physical stuff, sadly. The carving is addictive and I plan to do a lot more of that although greenwood is hard to come by.

I have made a couple of knives, blade, handle and sheath.

That's it I guess.

Some photos below, more at my blog

Hand carved from wood

Best wishes

Mark