How To Burnish Wooden Spoons - Deborah Schneebeli Morrell
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- čas přidán 7. 05. 2021
- I visited the talented Deborah Schneebeli Morrell for the day in her studio in North West London to film a tutorial on her process for burnishing spoons
You can connect with Deborah using the links below:
Deborah’s Etsy - www.plotandponder.co.uk
Deborah’s Instagram - / plotandponder
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Check out the other videos I filmed with Deborah:
Deborah ~ Spoon Carving Tutorial - • How To Carve A Spoon -...
Deborah ~ Pocket Spoon Carving Tutorial - • How To Carve A Pocket ...
Deborah ~ Spoon Burnishing Tutorial - *THIS VIDEO YOU ARE WATCHING*
Deborah ~ Spoon Baking Tutorial - • Guide To Baking Wooden...
Deborah ~ Spoon Design Tutorial - • Drawing Wooden Spoon D...
Deborah ~ Best Pencils For Drawing On Green Wood - • Best Pencils For Drawi...
Deborah ~ Wood Varieties For Spoon Carving - • Wood Varieties For Spo...
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As always I appreciate you watching
Take care
Peace
Zed
#SpoonCarving #Woodworking #Burnishing - Zábava
Deborah ~ Pocket Spoon Carving Tutorial - czcams.com/video/C4m5u4Hs5uc/video.html
Deborah ~ Spoon Baking Tutorial - czcams.com/video/c8R_4lT_KIs/video.html
Deborah ~ Spoon Design Tutorial - czcams.com/video/wH8ap9hnTtM/video.html
Deborah ~ Best Pencils For Drawing On Green Wood - czcams.com/video/mULBUVhRuTU/video.html
Deborah ~ Wood Varieties For Spoon Carving - czcams.com/video/G_LMjqT-ZS4/video.html
deborah is brilliant.🤩
Isn't she just! ~Peace~
I love Deborah's reverence for spoons. The thought of how much we touch them before someone then uses them does make it seem a really sacred object. I learned about burnishing in Deborah's original video about the eating spoon and picked it up in my own work immediately, but it is lovely to hear her discuss the finer points here. Classy indeed! Thanks Zed and Deborah.
Indeed as a result of the first video I filmed with Deborah I was keen to cover that topic on it;s own as even I was intrigued as to what her process was. Sincerely appreciate your words and for watching Emily thank you ~Peace~
Great vid, thanks
Thank you so much ~Peace~
Burnishing my first spoon as listen a nd watch! Quite an enjoyable activity. In my ignorance, I had actually sanded it, but you wouldnt know now. Its already much more pleasant to to6uch and both grain and colour are emerging.
I have burnished clay before, and thats also satisfying.
Its quite therapeutic, as there is little risk of making an error, unlike sculpting or carving, and its very sensory, and an excuse to admire and appreciate your own work.
Appreciate you sharing your insights Martin and indeed, burninshing really addso the finish of a spoon ~Peace~
Deborah is just brilliant and Zed Outdoors is a real treasure.
You are very kind Darren and stay blessed my friend ~Peace~
Very nice work indeed, Deborah. Thank you very much for sharing your techniques! Shalom
Appreciate your kind words and for watching Will thank you ~Peace~
Hey Zed, hey Deborah,
thank you for sharing this knowledge here on CZcams! It always gives me a new perspective and a lot of inspiration for new projects and ideas. I think it's admirable that you are trying to make green woodworking more popular and get more people involved! I like that!
Stay as you are and keep up the good work!
(I would also love to see videos on kuksa/bowl carving).
Greetings from Germany
Simon😉
Hi Simon I appreciate your kind words and for watching. I have an updated Kuksa video I should be filming very soon and bowl carving (using hand tools) is a topic i'm hoping to cover later in the year. This past year has been almost impossible for me to film due to the multiple lockdowns here in the UK ~Peace~
Hey ZedMaster! 💛
Thanks for another awesome upload my friend, I hope all is well for you in the Northern hemisphere!!
Thank you for sharing your amazing skills Deborah! 👍😊
A sincere thank you for watching and for your kind words. The lockdown here in the UK is easing off which is amazing as it means I can start filming again! :) ~Peace~
Thank you both, incredible video!
Sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching, thank you ~Peace~
Thanks for showing us. I got some good tips, especially using the stone for the edges and nooks.
Thank you kindly Quinn, indeed I always a keep a lookout for rounded stones at the beach since filming this video with Deborah ~Peace~
More people need to watch this, cause this is brilliant! Loved it! 😊
You are very kind thank you :) ~Peace~
Zed,
I have watched a number of your videos. I am about to begin carving spoons and kuksas. I have used and watched and re watched many of your videos. I think your videos are top notch brother. Full of information and how to stuff. I appreciate very much what you are doing. Keep up the great work. Again thank you for the time you give to this and the carvers that are willing to share their talents. Maybe you have already but maybe we could see your hand at a spoon. Kuddos my friend and thank you. I look forward to your next one. Peace out!!
Hi Scott, I sincerely appreciate your kind words and for your ongoing support, that means a lot. Wishing you the best in your own carving journey and all being well I have lots more spoon carving / green woodworking videos planned for the coming weeks and months ~Peace~
Wow Zed, that was truly Awsome. I didn’t even
know about this... Brilliant my friend, thanks for sharing.
Indeed it was great to see Deborahs technique for doing this as it's not a hugely common practise amongst spoon carvers. Many thanks for watching my friend ~Peace~
So nice these programs of yours. Excellent work!
That is very kind of you to say so thank you ~Peace~
The knowledge this lady has is so important
I couldn't agree more! ~Peace~
Very nice tutorial I loved It !
Many thanks for sharing.
You are very kind Odimir thank you ~Peace~
Great video, thank you both. I WAS LOOKING FOR AN ALERNATIVE TO SANDING WOODEN BOWLS AND WILL TRY THIS AS IT LOOKS SO TACTILE . THANKS AGAIN LOVELY PEOPLE
Sincerely appreciate your kind words Bert and to hear you found this video useful ~Peace~
Lovely vid! Such a simple technique yo achieve beautiful results! I will try this on my spoon.
Best of luck Martin and thank you for watching ~Peace~
Excellent Crafts !
Thank you kindly Donald ~Peace~
Wonderful! Would love to sit in front on the tele and carve with Deborah.
Deborah is wonderful to be around and is a fountain of knowledge. Many thanks for watching Ron and take care ~Peace~
Brilliant. Thanks for this video. I just tried it on a redwood spoon I am making. Made a huge difference. I tried a heavy item and it seemed to work much better as the weight of the item (rounded, polished chrome ratchet wrench) did some of the work.
Thats awesome to hear, indeed it's interesting how it works on different wood species ~Peace~
Really helpful, many thanks.
You are very kind Kerry thank you ~Peace~
I would happily send a bit of deer antler. I also have had great success burnishing with another piece of harder wood. My favorite is a dulled point of honey locust that I cut off of a rather long handled spoon. It's about 5 inches long and makes a lovely finish on cherry spoons.
Appreciate the offer and for the heads up on using honey locust wood ~Peace~
great addendum to a great video, thanks again to you both for sharing your time and skills.
dont know why but it never occurred to me to use river rocks, its a great choice
Indeed yes it never crossed my mind using river rocks too, makes so much sense that they'll be really smooth to use for burnishing ~Peace~
Got a chuckle out of the aggressiveness with which, "Northwest London!" was delivered.
Got to represent! :) ~Peace~
Thank you once again for an insightful lesson , wish I lived closer , as I have a many deer Antlers,, I will be making a burnisher and looking for stones the next time I go to the Delaware River and the Ocean ..
Sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching Thomas thank you ~Peace~
My understanding is that Deborah burnish BEFORE applying oil. I usually do it the other way around. However, I also noticed in the other film with Deborah that she only applies very limited amount of oil. Then it probably makes sense to do it in this order? Will certainly try it out
Indeed yes there is usually no one way of doing things and Deborah is simply sharing what has worked for her ~Peace~
Excellent thank you👍👍🤠🤠
Thank you so much my friend ~Peace~
@@Zedoutdoors 👍👍
@zed outdoors if Deborah is still looking for a bit of antler, she could try using a "bone folder", which is a pointed flat piece of smoothe bones about the size of a small knife. Bookmakers use them to score/crease paper for better folding.
A great heads up Andrew thank you! ~Peace~
Arte ❤
Gracias ~Peace~
Lovely video! I was wondering why my spoons were turning out so poorly. Time to find a pebble 😊
Thank you for the kind words and hope this video helps in your process! ~Peace~
My Great Aunt was a ‘Silver Finisher’ in Sheffield and Burnished & Finished Silver.
I’ve got her “Ruby” burnishers in her roll.
Oh wow thats amazing, i'll have to read up about silver finishing / burnishing to see the process thats involved. Its awesome to hear you still have her tools too ~Peace~
She left school at 13,14 and went to work for Bill Wheeldon of Wheeldon Bros Sheffield. He was known as a little Mester. She stayed working for him till he stopped working. She was in her late 70’s when she stopped. Died in 1989 aged 83? Can’t remember how old she was.
Thank you for this great tutorial. I am heading to the beach soon so will have to collect a few pebbles. In regards to what to do with the spoons not quite right for sale , as a preschool teacher I would love to have spoons donated that I could be used by the children - just an idea. I also love Deborah’s ideas of leaving them in the community for others to find
Sincerely appreciate your kind words Ronnie and hope your beacj trip yields some nice pebbles ~Peace~
I have some myrtle wood, grown in central Georgia, a humid and hot area. The wood is very white and hard. I also have pecan and black walnut. I look forward to see what happens with this technique. Thank you for showing us how it is done.
Very cool, do let us know how you get on Russell! ~Peace~
Really enjoyed the information you gave out. You mentioned deer antler- what part of an antler would you be after for burnishing; the tips, main beams, any other? Would you be after any specific species/diameter of antler?
Hi Laurent, any type of deer antler is fine, you can even use bone. Reg what part of it, because the shapes all very you basically need s smooth point that can replicate what Deborah does with a pebble ~Peace~
Interesting idea. If it makes spoons better to soak less liquid, then it suits for wooden plates, too.
Indeed yes you can use this technique on most wooden items ~Peace~
Interesting
Many thanks for watching Joe ~Peace~
This is very helpful! I am looking to do this to a few spoons of mine, what kinds of oil did Deborah use?
Hi Lindy, Deborah discusses the oils she uses in this previous video i filmed with her - czcams.com/video/QoW0BJlN_hQ/video.html
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Thank you kindly Marso! ~Peace~
I use antler and bone to burnish
Inded yes those are both great tools to use for burnishing, and more convenient to hold too if you have the right piece ~Peace~
Very interesting processus. Why does not she use ash wood for carving?
Because Ash is too hard for carving with hand tools hence it's typically avoided for making spoons with ~Peace~
👍👍👌👏🤶👏👌👍👍😉
Thank you Andro ~Peace~
This is an interesting finishing technique that I'll try out, but it's just not true that "spoon carvers don't use sandpaper." I sometimes do. Her description of how the grain is raised after sanding is true, but incredibly easy to remedy by getting the spoon wet and then sanding with finer grits. After doing that a couple times, my spoons are incredibly smooth, wet or dry.
Hi Kyle, Deborah was referring to more prominent and professional spoon carvers that don't use sandpaper ~Peace~
Do you still need a deer antler?
Hi Adam. I believe Deborah was kindly gifted a piece of deer antler by someone ~Peace~
I would love to send her some deer anters! How could I get ahold of her?
Hi Don her Instagram profiel is by far the best way of getting in touch with her - instagram.com/plotandponder
The camera here doesn't do a good burnish job justice. In fact most of the best parts of burnishing are like she said...the way it feels. Actually doing one of my bowie knife handles tonight. Those plastic scrapers Goo Gone makes for their sticker removal kits work extremely well, too. They have a huge section that is shaped like a really thick spoon perfect for digging in and then the other end is the sticker removal wedge which can be used as a flat or edge surface. Nothing beats an aged burnished oiled wooden surface. Just like a perfectly seasoned cast iron pan :]
Thanks for watching ~Peace~
Чем она шлифует ложку?
В видео всё это обсуждается...камешки, рога и т.д. ~Peace~
@@Zedoutdoors спасибо! Я английский не понимаю)
Spoon carvers do use sandpaper or maybe what I’ve been doing for 8 years isn’t spoon carving but people buy them.....
There's a market for all kinds of spoons and there's nothing wrong with sanding them. However it's good practise to avoid sanding your spoons in order to improve your finishing skills with a knife, so that you get to a point where no sanding is needed ~Peace~