How to Build an Axe Block for Spoon Carving 

Wow, I never knew that silent Bob was into wood carving 🙂

Nice project. Here are some tips from my experience. 1. Larger holes for the legs would have been better for strength. They make larger auger or flat bits, or you can enlarge the holes with a gouge if need be. It helps to have an in-cannel gouge for this. 2. Sanding and Anchorseal for tenons that will be buried in the top seem useless to me. 3. Trimming the "feet" at an angle to be flat on the floor is not necessarily a good idea. Leaving them with a corner to dig into the ground helps keep the legs from splaying out further and breaking under heavy load. 4. I find it convenient to saw a step about 4 inches deep about a quarter or a third of the way across the top of the block instead of leaving the top flat. This accommodates longer work pieces, and provides a convenient stop when the direction of the hewing blows makes the work piece tend to slide away.

thank you for teaching me the trick of getting the leg to floor angle correct! It's the simple things that make the biggest impression.

Thank you. Great use of hand powered tools.

That has to be the most comfortable carving horse!! 👍🏼

bonjour je viens de découvrir. je ne parle pas anglais et ne le lie pas, mais en suivant la vidéo tout est claire👏 🙏

Really good tutorial. Not seen that pencil on a block trick before; very simple and effective. Thanks a lot.

Bonjour et merci de cette vidéo instructive. Vous avez de bien beaux outils efficaces et anciens. Bravo pour cette belle application. Vous avez enfin répondu aux questions que je me posais quant à quel angle il fallait pour creuser l’emplacement des pieds. Merci déjà pour cela. Je vois je vous travaillez sur un banc d’âne qui a l’air bien pratique. Est-il démontable ? Avez-vous une vidéo pour expliquer comment puis-je m’en faire un qui soit démontable ? Merci pour le partage et pour votre réponse, Michèle

That was awesome

I like the way you work, like the old fashioned way. Congratulations.

Thank you !!! Clear

Nice work and I LOVE the background music. let it shine

Thanks!

7.23 brilliant thanks going to make mine

Nice flow, really getting excited to make one myself

I’ve been wanting to build one of these for ages. You’ve inspired me to get on and do it!

Nice! Thanks.

Thanks! Clear and helpful!

Love this, thanks!

Awesome that would make for a very cool looking table!

thank you kindly sir :)

Superb job...

Good work Brett...great photography and clear technical instructions make for very useful turtorial...thanks brother

Outstanding video! Thanks for sharing.

Great video! It reminded me of the simple, calming, informative, & most of all it was ENTERTAINING 👍🏼

Very nice. Thanks for showing us. Take care.

Great stuff!

Cool !

nice video, well done, thank you

Dude,,, You’ve got some amazing tools,,,!!!!! Iam slowly rebuilding my woodworking setup. I really like your design,,,!!! Great Video,,, Joshua

Awesome

Great

Sweet

Silent bob I had no idea you did woodwork lol nice block though good video

Hey what r the first pilot holes helpful for? The bit you drilled with is much bigger anyway so how do they help you keep the angle?

Great video, nice tutorial, only the sound is a bit low on my end.

Good....fast but with a few watches I think I'll get it. Thank you

Great stuff, thank you for the upload. Any suggestions on the log to use? I have an abundance of ash, here, not much else (sycamore, maybe). Thanks again

Les pieds du billot sont-ils de la messe ce que le billot lui-même ? Merci de votre réponse, Michèle

How did you decide on the angel or splay of the legs? Nice job!

@4:30 I couldn't hear you describe the attachment. What is that cone attachment? I love that thing.

I love that spoke auger you had- I've never seen one of those before. They look like they would come in handy. Also, if you set the legs at 22 degrees, wouldn't the angle you cut the bottom of the legs at be the same? Couldn't you just use the bevel to mark that instead of using the pencil taped to a block method?

What, if anything , do I need to seal the top if I used it as an outdoor table?

What kind of carving axe would you suggest for someone wanting to get into spoon carving?

How do you determine the optimum height for the top of the block? Is it like blacksmith anvils...about the height of your hand almost extended straight down? Or a bit higher? Considering making one like yours, but also have a couple of thinner rounds that can be used on worktops.

Could you check the captions on this? This is such a cool video, but the captions were all messed up..

Does anyone think it makes sense to oil the top? Mine is outside all the time and I sometimes wonder if it makes sense to oil it. I appreciate any advice

Am I okay using hardwood for a block? It's very difficult in my area to get access to large sections of tree, so I'm having to opt for shop bought kiln-dried hardwood

Do you treat the axe block in anyway ....linseed oil or similar? Do you keep your block outside? Do you protect it from the weather in any way ?

Could you tell me what kind of wood you used for the block and the legs? Thanks!

What neck of the woods you live in

Hi! The tool you are using who makes the end of the legs cylindric on the hand-drill, wath is it called? And where can i by it?? I have been searching on Internett for some time, but no luck in finding one... Biggen (Norway)

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