Wooden Spoon Carving

Overview

“In this lesson we will learn notions about wood and its anatomy in order to get closer to carving techniques. I will talk about the difference between dry and green wood, and the optimal wood types for this practice. ”

In this video lesson Andrea Cortés addresses the topic: Wood, which is part of the Domestika online course: Wooden Spoon Carving. Learn the techniques and basic tools for spoon carving.

Partial transcription of the video

“WOOD In this lesson, I'll tell you all about wood, so you can identify what is ideal for this type of carving. We have two types of wood: soft and hard. Hard wood has a denser fiber structure, which we usually see in slow-growing trees. On the contrary, soft wood comes from fast-growing trees, like pine and other coniferous trees. For this type of carving, we'll need wood that's as soft as possible, because we're only using the strength of our own hands. But although it sounds confusing, we won't use soft wood, it's not strong enough to make our final product resistant and make it last. We ...”

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Course summary for: Wooden Spoon Carving

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (335)
• 9637 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (1h 48m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, DIY, Product Design, Woodworking