I can’t say how often I see people comment on any kind of video where a person is carving something and at some point, the person doing the carving will cut towards themselves and the commenter will go absolutely out of their mind and say something about how dangerous it is, and they then proceed, as if schooling the wood carver that you never cut towards yourself. When you see that comment, it comes from a person who was told this as a child by someone who genuinely cared about their safety, because they had witnessed the kid doing really dangerous stuff. The person kept that lesson through their life and thinks that any time a knife edge faces towards them that they are going to get badly hurt. They think it’s their job to instruct safety on others. In reality, there are many safe cuts that orient the edge towards yourself that have virtually no chance of hurting the carver. Usually it’s because the sharp edge is kept away from the person by either the object being cut or the direction of travel of that edge is blocked from hitting you by your own bodies limitation to extend. It’s a learned skill. The thing that really bothers me about it is that the person making the video has to constantly explain about the safe way of cutting and they are reluctant to post anything because of the constant problem of unskilled people telling them they are doing it wrong or setting a bad example.
AWSOME TIPS! I love learning something new! Scouting never taught me these things! Im not a carver but its always nice to know safety tips to practice, and service my cutting tools. Thank You Thank You Thank You. Maybe my daughter will like Ariat boots.
Shoulder cut - remove a lot of material Chest lever cut - another power cut Pull cut - for detail, handles Potato peeling - for detail, ends of spoons, roundings Scissor - with thumb lever for transition points
Having a good sharp knife also applies to cutting, slicing or chopping food. I used to teach an after school lunch program. We taught kids how to make themselves a healthy after school snack without using the stove. One of the classes was all on how to properly use a knife. The less pressure you need to apply while cutting/slicing lessens the chance of slippage and accidents. And one thing i always empathized on is to make sure you can always see the knife and your fingers before cutting. Great video. Thank you for sharing.
Not having done any carving since I was, well, too young to admit, your video today has given me inspiration and made start thinking about it again, thus today Anne, you are a Muse!
Nice vid. Good points. I did relief carving for a while and had a set of Pheil gouges/chisels and they were great. Then I got into carving little figures from 1.5 or 2" square stock around 3 or 4" high. One carver I watched recommended a Mike Shipley knife which I think now go under the name OCC or something to that effect. Well, I was fortunate enough to be able to afford the 23 bucks each for a 1.75 blade model as well as the 1" model for detail. I thought I had died and gone to carving heaven! Best knife I've ever owned, though in truth, after those I didn't experiment much more. Tried the flexcut and they were OK, but I hardly use them because the Shipleys are just so good. They bevel the entire blade so you aren't forcing as much metal into the cut and yet they are plenty strong. There is a touch to everything from music to carving and you are correct, learn to just engage the wood and not gouge and it's much easier to control. And practice, practice, practice! Just thought I'd share that. But love your vids. Always informative.
I used your spoon from dry wood to make my daughter a spoon from PurpleHeart wood for her eighth birthday it was a great success even though I cut myself with the thumb push cut exactly as you described, look forward to the rest of the series 👍🏻
Cub Scouts, "Soap Box Derby" carving the car from a block of balsa wood No one had taught me even the basics of carving at that point. So, no surprise this is when I learned all about the dangers of carving towards yourself. Nice slash between thumb and forefinger, which was almost through to the other side. I was also using an exacto knife... surgical slice. Your videos are always educational, and just fun to watch! Thank you!
Thanks for all the great videos. I have enjoyed watching your journey. I look forward to bringing my daughter to a spoon carving class when your school is up and running. In the mean time, do you have a recommendation for the length of blade on a Slyod Knife for spoon carving?
If you only have cut your fingers on your other hand with the knife you can try wrapping them with compression tape, that's what I use when I carve I found I like it better than the glove I was using I have more control of my work.
I use both hands when I carve, and it’s better to use proper technique than wear safety measures, but if that works for you, far be it from me to discourage it!
@@AnneofAllTrades I am ambidextrous but haven't tried carving with my left hand just yet, use my hand and power tools with both but been doing that since my pap and daddy had me sitting in the engines of vehicles to work on them at 8 yrs.
Moonwolf71 it’s always so handy to be both handed, with woodwork it helps be more flexible with grain direction, with wrenching, it’s always nice to have another way to reach in and get that impossible nut
@@AnneofAllTrades I was hoping you could help with adjusting the blade and the different types for different projects. I have one but have been struggling with how to adjust and use it for spoon making. Thank you!!!
reji kinn oh sure. I adjust it the same way I do a plane blade, with a little hammer, and a curved bottom shave should get you pretty much anywhere you want to take a spokeshave, till you start getting into the really nerdy stuff. But I’ll add a dedicated video about shaves to the list for sure!
@@danyellerobinson5940 Froe's are actually meant to split wood evenly, whereas shingle hatchets are designed to split shingles. My grandpa was able to use them interchangeably though.
That's awesome, thank you for that support! Yes, we have a big website update we need to make because the spoons are starting to pile up, but we've got a video release bananza happening this week we've been working really hard to prepare for, so we haven't had a chance to put them up on the site yet.
A dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one because, with the extra force needed, at the end of the cut (or if it slips) the knife will travel further before you can stop it.
I started carving wood using, wood block carving tools they were Aweful tools, the handles would come off, while carving wood, but they were some cheap tools made in China, and NOT proper wood working/ carving tools, I was very young then in High School, and I didn't"t know Anything about woodworking, I was the first girl in my school to take woodworking and everyone thought I was crazy, that was back when we were first allowed to wear jeans in school for girls
