This may of been asked before but i can't see anything relevant on a search....
To carve a spoon (or anything else for that matter) how do you go about selecting wood. In that i mean i know for a spoon it's benificial to have a slight curve etc but my problem is this.
I've tried on a number of occasions to carve a spoon, i have all the right tools saw,axe knife etc no crook knife yet but i can work round this. All the wood i have chosen looks fine. I can split it ok and carve out a rough shape. When the carving comes i end up either finding knots, rotten bits in the wood or layers (or rings) seem to split apart on carving leading usually to the wood breaking or becoming too thin.
Whats everyones method for selecting a good piece of carving wood, or where am i going wrong?
To carve a spoon (or anything else for that matter) how do you go about selecting wood. In that i mean i know for a spoon it's benificial to have a slight curve etc but my problem is this.
I've tried on a number of occasions to carve a spoon, i have all the right tools saw,axe knife etc no crook knife yet but i can work round this. All the wood i have chosen looks fine. I can split it ok and carve out a rough shape. When the carving comes i end up either finding knots, rotten bits in the wood or layers (or rings) seem to split apart on carving leading usually to the wood breaking or becoming too thin.
Whats everyones method for selecting a good piece of carving wood, or where am i going wrong?