Great video. I'd love to learn more about storing/saving greenwood, billets, etc. Feels like almost all the videos I see go from log to spoon in one go, but I don't usually have that kinda time as a beginner.
Great question! My goal is to show all of the small and menial tasks that lead up and further progress a carved spoon. I will usually keep billets in the freezer after processing, either wrapped in a plastic bag or on their own (because they don't sit long, I carve often) They're are many techniques in preserving wood, depending on climate and environment. I tend to leave my billets in a pile in my shop or outside in the winter, and freezer in the hotter months. If it's a sensitive wood that I would like to carve wet, than I soak the billets in a bin of water as I carve them. If they sit for a day or 2, change the water out. Hope this helps!
Great question. You can actually achieve a bowl without any hooks or gouges. A small straight knife, carefully spiraling the desired hole can get you there, but could potentially be pretty rough. Watch the knife tip for small cuts through the bowl. I have known carvers that will take a straight knife like a Mora 106 and bend it using hammers, pliers and such, to create a curve in the blade to allow for hollowing shallow bowls. You'd need a knife you're willing to sacrifice really. Hope that helps a bit!
@@bigbearwoodshack thanks but I actually carve all my spoons with a knockoff of mora 511 by Stanley and getting hook knives or round gauges is quite expensive an availability is near to none in my country
