Nice video. Judging by the sound, that piece of wood was pretty dry. I guess one would expect that if the wood were spalted, but I can't say I really noticed any spalting.
@@jones_trees_and_treen I know what you mean. I often find myself carving dry wood because I get green wood in much larger quantities than I can use in the short term. Even if I wax the cut ends of billets, it has still lost a lot of moisture before I have a chance to do something with it. Right now I have a nice section of apple, but it will be a long time before I can use most of it.
Carving with an axe is totally safe as long as you keep a few things in mind. I consistently axe straight up and down in the centre of the block (with a few exceptions), so there's no guesswork about where the axe is going, just don't put your fingers in the way.
The knife blade was made for me by Timothy Henry, @timothy.j.henry on instagram. I made my own handle, you can see that process in one of my other videos.
Really good tutorial no music no talking 👍🏴
No nonsense top notch craftsmanship... love it
Nice work... I like your Gränsfors ;-)
Nice video. Judging by the sound, that piece of wood was pretty dry. I guess one would expect that if the wood were spalted, but I can't say I really noticed any spalting.
I'm usually happy to carve drier wood if I think the results will be worthwhile for the extra effort.
@@jones_trees_and_treen I know what you mean. I often find myself carving dry wood because I get green wood in much larger quantities than I can use in the short term. Even if I wax the cut ends of billets, it has still lost a lot of moisture before I have a chance to do something with it. Right now I have a nice section of apple, but it will be a long time before I can use most of it.
Wow! Carving with an axe. I'm surprised you still got ten fingers. Nice work
Carving with an axe is totally safe as long as you keep a few things in mind. I consistently axe straight up and down in the centre of the block (with a few exceptions), so there's no guesswork about where the axe is going, just don't put your fingers in the way.
Nice work. Well done.
Thanks!
Awesome work...thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks :~)
Very enjoyable video. Thank you very much. Who, may I ask, made your hook knife?
Thanks Wendy, the hook knife was made by Peter Trott
Great videos and lovely work. What make is your sloyd knife please?
The knife blade was made for me by Timothy Henry, @timothy.j.henry on instagram. I made my own handle, you can see that process in one of my other videos.