Really informative video, Greg. I'm currently just using a hook knife but considering using a gouge. Is there an advantage when using a bent gouge over a straight one when carving spoon bowls? And is there an advantage when using a palm handle design over a straight one like the gouge you've used in this video? Many thanks. Your tutorials are immensely helpful. 👍
Bent versus straight... personal preference, mostly, however when carving larger wooden bowls, the bent gouge helps sometimes to get down and in there. :) Personally, I often prefer a straight gouge doing spoons - unless the inside walls are very steep. For example when carving out our Coffee Scoop blanks, which are small and deep, the ideal tool is the BeaverCraft K8a/14 Compact Bent Gouge. (we have a video on these and you will see the techniques used). Fantastic. Personally, I don't find the Palm type gouges to be very helpful. The longer handles allow better control I find - whether on a Lap Bench or in a vice on a larger bench. When hollowing out spoons and Kuksa, I find the gouge to be a powerful, quick and effective method - but I will commonly then clean out and even out the bowl with a hook knife after the gouge has done its job.
If you are doing mostly cooking spoons and serving spoons, I would say a 7/22 or 7/25. The 7 relates to the curve of the gouge, and the second number (I am suggesting 22 or 25) relates to the width across the end of the tool in millimetres. These gouges can be straight or bent. If you are doing mostly small spoons like coffee scoops, you might want to use a narrower gouge with a deeper curve. Like an 8/14. I hope this helps!
It depends on the size of the spoon bowl. For cooking spoons, I find the No.7/25 or the No.8/25 are perfect. (The first number relates to the sweep, or curvature; the second number is the width across the end of the gouge. Ie. 25mm) For coffee scoops I Find the BeaverCraft K8a/14 to be perfect.
i see so many videos where ppl are making spoons, but nobody ever then uses said spoon. I can't even imagine those fitting into my mouth. What then becomes of those spoons? Anybody, fill me in pls
Gidday, Android Kenobi! It depends on the function of the spoon. We make lost of spoons and we use them too. In my kitchen I have half a dozen different cooking spoons, all of which are used. Then there are serving spoons, coffee scoops (or in my case, Tea Caddy Scoops), then there are eating spoons. Fun to eat with too. I would encourage you to read this blog post I did a few years ago: www.thejoyofwood.com.au/wood-recycling/spoons-spoons-spoons-do-we-really-need-more-spoons/ I hope this helps answer your question. Kind regards, Greg.
@@thejoyofwood to b honest, i was expecting a lot more spoon diversity pictures and not so much philosophy. I would like to see the shots of ur various kitchen spoons, if u have it. I agree tho: we have gone thru many spatulas, but funnily, the wooden one i remember from childhood is still kicking around
