How To Carve A Traditional Romanian Spoon - Andreea Grad 

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Hi Jeremy, that is one of the biggest compliments both me and Andreeea could ever receive. I sicnerely thank you for your kind words and for watching this entire video, it really means a lot! Stay blessed my friend ~Peace~

You are wonderful Jeremy. Thank you for your wonderful feedback. It's so wonderful to know you got so much out of it. It warms my heart and encourages me to share even more!

@@andreeagrad Well there was so much in this vid. that I needed to pay extra attention to that I watched half of it again, in a few select spots that were especially meaningful to me. Small bag of popcorn this time around...*G* Andreea again, thank you for being so specific and sharing each step with so much information. "You need to be mindful" is nearly a catch phrase as it says so much! Perfect! I did go down to my shop and create a spoon from your shared diagram over this last day or so and it was close enough that it brought out the need to re-watch this again. Got a lot of questions answered too and still need to keep on "keeping on"/practice to fine tune my ways. Thanks so much, again... My spoons will be more "delicate" and nicer looking thanks to all that was shown here!

And to add a bit to what Jeremy mentioned, what you are doing Andreea, whether you realize it or not, is highlighting the absolute NEED to FOCUS when doing almost anything with which the slightest distraction could well ruin an otherwise perfect project. It took my many years of trying to do different things which caught my interest including forge work, leather and rawhide braiding of horse gear and other braided items, boat building, [I barely survived my 1st try at building a kayak and also a flat bottomed dingy, both of which danged near got me drowned]. I have spent years working with wood, building kitchen cabinets and a solid butcher block kitchen counter which was in 4 sections and spanned almost 28 lineal feet of my new kitchen, and also found time to learn to repair antique clocks from little mantle clocks to cuckoo clocks and on into the different types of floor clocks including grandmother and grandfather clocks. My latest hobby turned "redux" took me back to my teen years when I first learned to cut both rawhide and tanned leather "strings" and braid different kinds of horse gear and dog leashes and collars, and such items. [My dogs wore the coolest "bling" in town!] Now I am teaching myself to build leather goods such as wallets, business card cases, handgun holsters, knife sheaths, and too many other items to mention here! As I approach my 80th year on this rock we all call our "home", I have learned that without patience and the focus to stick with a project no matter what may get in one's way, I can now understand what some of my mentors, through these past 65 or so years, have been trying to impart on me. And so, my journey continues, and I wake each morning with the excitement of a new day and something new to be learned. I can say, beyond any shadow of doubt, that I have spent the last 3 hours or more learning about more about patience and focus and the drive for perfection than at any other time in my life! You have reinforced what I have known for years and have always tried to utilize in whatever way I could to do better than I did "yesterday". It has taken me through most of my life of trying and missing my mark to put these few traits to use together and arrive at the level I am working today. Thank you and I hope that you will continue to make more videos about your experiences with knife and wood.

lol, she's just missing the fro ;) ~Peace~

What a great teacher! Just like Bob, she makes me believe I could do that as well.

Sincerely appreciate you watching Roger and indeed, it was great spending time with Andreea and documenting her process ~Peace~

Sincerely appreciate your kind words and Andreea sure is a great teacher on video. Happy carving and take care my friend ~Peace~

I sincerely appreciate your kind words and to hear you enoyed this video as much as you did, all testament to Andreeas fantastic tuition ~Peace~

Such skilled craftsmanship and great teaching! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you so much Gregg. I appreciate you!

Sincerely appreciate you watching and for the kind words ~Peace~

Thats a delight to hear and sincerely wishing you the best in carving your own spoon & bowl :) ~Peace~

Thank you so much Eddie ~Peace~

Many thanks for your kind words and to hear you enjoyed this video! ~Peace~

You the man Josh thank you! ~Peace~

Sincerely appreciate your kind words and wishing you all the best for 2023 as well 🙌 ~Peace~

Sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching Stacy thank you ~Peace~

That is a huge compliment for Andreea and fully deserved ~Peace~

Thank you so much John 🙂

Sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching Larry thank you ~Peace~

Danke my friend! ~Peace~

Thats a huge compliment to Andreeas teaching and chuffed to hear you liked the video that much. Sincerely appreciate the kind words Simon and for watching ~Peace~

I sincerely appreciate your support and for the kind words, I really mean that. All being well i hope to be filming more tutorials on serving spoons, ladles and bowls this year ~Peace~

The man, the legend, Mr Jackson. As awlasy brither I appreciate your kind words and for watching. Indeed, Andreea is super passionate about what she does and it shows in the beautiful work she produces! ~Peace~

You are too kind Ian and all being well i'll be heading State side later next year for filming :) ~Peace~

Sincerely appreciate you watching and for the kind words Dyana, thank you ~Peace~

Amen to that, she was a delight to spend time with and film these videos ~Peace~

Indeed Rodrigo, lots of beautiful creations made with those hands ~Peace~

Amen to that Quinn and as always I sincerely appreciate your kind words my friend ~Peace~

Thats awesome to hear Miguel, I learnt so much filming Andreea! happy carving my friend ~Peace~

Hi Roy, indeed both methods work well, the hand tool method I find is way more relaxing and allows you to express your creativity more ~Peace~

Indeed there is lots of subtlety in her work ~Peace~

Eu realmente aprecio suas amáveis ​​palavras e por assistir ~Peace~

Sincerely appreciate you watching and for the kind words Daniel ~Peace~

Thank you Daniel. It feels so good to know you enjoyed.

You'll definitely enjoy the others videos I did with her if you liked this one ~Peace~

Hi Larry, a sincere thank you for your kind words and that is high praise for Andreeas teaching. Wishing you and your wife a lovely year ahead my friend ~Peace~

Just of the back of my comment here it occurs to me that this would be a fantastic activity and hobby for someone who is partially sighted or blind the close, cohesive (as most spoons are made in one piece) tactile and tangible nature of it is ideal I would have thought.

Hi Chris, I sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching this video. Indeed Andreea is a natural in front of camera and it was a treat to capture her at work on video. Stay blessed my friend ~Peace~

Hi Radu I sincerely appreciate your kind words and am really happy you enjoed this video. It feels great to put Romania on the map regarding videos, and it will definitely not be the last ...next videos out real soon :) ~Peace~

Amen to that Will and I sincerely appreciate your kind words thank you ~Peace~

Isn't she just, very talented ~Peace~

Appreciate you watching and sharing with your friend. Indeed Andreea is wonderfully talented and teaches well on camera ~Peace~

Isn't she just, very talented and great in front of camera ~Peace~

Sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching Larry, it really means a lot thank you! ~Peace~

Thankfully more and more younger folk from all backgrounds are picking up this craft, I have hope that the trend will continue to pick up pace even more as time goes on. Many thanks for stopping by Konstantin ~Peace~

@@Zedoutdoors thanks for the video. You have one of the most amazing and unique shaves that isn't made anymore. A guy in the states recreated it bud dont remember the name. I just use it for very specific tasks where it works well and that gives me the excuse to buy other tools.

Thank you kindly ~Peace~

Thats a delight to hear David and wishing you the best in your carving journey my friend ~Peace~

Appreciate your kind words and for watching ~Peace~

When you hear me quiet it means the crafts person is doing a really good job :) Sincerely appreciate you watching and for the kind words Wayne ~Peace~

Amen to that my friend, amen ~Peace~

Peters axes and knives are hands down some of the best out there, so chuffed to hear you ordered yourself one of his axes! I have no doubt you will be ecstatic to hold it in the flesh as his work is some of the best out there! Appreciate your kind words and for watching my friend ~Peace~

Awesome! best of luck and do let me know how you get on ~Peace~

Mulțumesc pentru vizionare și pentru cuvintele frumoase ~Peace~

Well in that case we appreciate you watching :) ~Peace~

Sincerely appreciate your insights and for watching :) ~Peace~

Indeed she is and appreciate you watching ~Peace~

Teşekkür ederim Osman ~Peace~

Thank you Osman. I appreciate you watching it!

She most definitely is and it was a joy spending time with her ~Peace~

Me and you both Rick, me and you both ~Peace~

Appreciate you watching and for the kind words, thank you ~Peace~

Искренне ценю ваши добрые слова и за просмотр моего друга ~Peace~

Искренне ценю ваши добрые слова и за просмотр моего друга ~Peace~

Considering this was her first time teaching in front of a camera I was equally impressed with just how good she was. Sincerely appreciate you watching and for the kind words my friend, stay blessed ~Peace~

Thats what its all about Marso ~Peace~

@@ZedoutdoorsMerry Christmas Zed! Enjoy, and be safe.🎅

Thats awesome to hear and we appreciate you watching thank you! ~Peace~

Amen to that, she turned out to be a wonderful teacher on video and it was a treat to document her at work. Sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching, take care ~Peace~

Du bist sehr nett, danke ~Peace~

Sincerely appreciate your kind words Dave and to hear you enjoyed this video. All testament to Andreeas amazing teaching skills and presence on camera ~Peace~

Appreciate you watching and for the kind words Robin ~Peace~

I couldn't agree more Ken, she was wonderful in front of camera and explained everything so well ~Peace~

I am so glad you enjoyed it Ken. Thank you!

Isso é ótimo para ouvir e deixe-me saber como você se sai com sua colher ~Peace~

It all comes with practise and it's awesome to hear about your journey, happy carving my friend and take care ~Peace~

Appreciate you watching and for the kind words Clive thank you ~Peace~

Indeed she has had an incredible journey in such a short space of time! Many thanks for watching and the other videos will be out very soon ~Peace~

Me and you both! ~Peace~

Really happy you like it. Thank you!

Indeed it was fascinating to see how close she got with the axe, sincerely appreciate you watching and for the kind words ~Peace~

Mr White thank you kindly, hope to get your good self in front of camera in the new year, stay blessed ~Peace~

Thank you David! ((hugs))

Indeed Andreea is very talented and we appreciate you watching Tammie thank you :) ~Peace~

Sincerely appreciate the kind words Scott and indeed, videos like this are not everyones cup of tea. However, the goal of my channel is to document these skills in as much detail as possible, regardless of video length. Sincerley appreciate the kind words and happy carving my friend ~Peace~

Спасибо за добрые слова и за подписку ~Peace~

Really happy to hear you enjoed this video and we appreciate you watching ~Peace~

I appreciate you saying that. Thank you!

Indeed Deborah is one of ther loveliest people you will ever meet ~Peace~

Indeed she is very talnted and thank you for watching ~Peace~

Appreciate your kind words and for watching Geoff thank you ~Peace~

Спасибо за просмотр и за добрые слова ~Peace~

@@Zedoutdoors Молодец Девочка, Передовай Своё Мировоззрение Детям, Душу НУЖНО Передовать. П.С.Г.ГЕРМАНИЯ. ЗДОРОВЬЯ и Семейного счастья , желаю тебе ОТ всей души. Спасибо за общение. ЗДОРОВЬЯ.

Thank you kindly David ~Peace~

Really appreciate you sharing that as I learnt something new today! Make sense as to why it is the shape it is. Many thanks and take care my friend ~Peace~

Obrigado por assistir ~Peace~

Спасибо за просмотр ~Peace~

Appreciate you watching and indeed Andreea is a very talnted carver ~Peace~

Thank you kindly my friend ~Peace~

Many thanks for watching ~Peace~

@@Zedoutdoors my attempt at a spoon ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zRSvHeN1EwA.html

Hi Andrew, I very much appreciate your bookmarks and welcome any and all input from everyone who watches. I try my best to put as much detailed chapters on the videos where it seems applicable, and I have videos without chapters I need to add them to. Sincerely appreciate your help and wishing you all the best for the year ahead my friend ~Peace~

Many thanks for watching ~Peace~

A very talented carver indeed ~Peace~

@@Zedoutdoors she does it professionally and thoroughly

Sincerely appreciate your kind words and carving walking sticks is something i'm hoping to document on video this year! ~Peace~

@@Zedoutdoors you can see some of my walking sticks on RU-vid. ‘Wood Carving Video Featuring Amazing Canes.’ Video by microfilmco

I'm so envious of the Black Walnut you guys have as we don't have that here in the UK ~Peace~

Thank you too and stay blessed ~Peace~

Many thanks for watching ~Peace~

Hi Charles, there are many options out there, if anything i'd recommend a Gransfors Carving Axe as you can get them with different grinds ~Peace~

Thank you so much ~Peace~

Indeed it's remarkable she has only been doing this craft for 2 years, not to mention how great she is at teaching ~Peace~

見てくれて、そして優しい言葉をありがとう ~Peace~

Merci beaucoup Frantz! 🙏 ~Peace~

Lovely to see your work, Andrea! Very inspirering. Thank you, and Zed ofcourse 🙏🏻

Amen to that Jim, she is a very talented carver ~Peace~

Using a jigsaw is absolutely fine if you have one, otherwise using an axe & saw derives a lot more pleasure. Many thanks for watching and take care ~Peace~

Hi Scott, thank you for your kind words reg the video and indeed Andreea was a natural in front of camera. The hook knife she used is made by 'Wood Tools' and there are resellers in the US where you can buy it from ~Peace~