The trick is salt. When you make kuksa you have to boil it in salt water. With kuksa you have to have so salted water that raw potato floats in it. Then you boil the kuksa in it for 1cm of wood that the kuksa is thick you boil it one hour. 2cm you boil it 2 hours. Wooden spoons you can prevent from cracking by putting them in salted water for 24 hours. Salt releases tensions in the wood and prevent cracking.

Another great video. I will use the spoon jack thanks.

Hi Dave. As usual, excellent tips. Thank you.

Dave, great work as always. You're such an inspiration.

i love videos like these please keep them coming

Well Dave I'd just like to thank you for all of your videos every one is useful and full of information it's a pleasure to watch them i wish you and your family the best and I'm looking forward to your next videos 😀Shane from Ireland

Nice looking spoon, Dave! I'd love to carve some exotic woods for some project, they look awesome.

great info. thanks. Dave

Awesome video! Keep up the great work!

Great video!

For working green wood, when your not working on the piece keep it stored in a plastic bag, this will stop if from loosing moisture and slow the shrinking/crack. As you work the piece it is out in the air and slowly drying. Not many sit down and finish a spoon in one go, if you do make two or 10 at a time.

Thank you for this video. I just started to carve spoons and things. I've been using dry wood from the store and it is alot harder to carve and I'm left handed but do alot of stuff right handed like shoot rifles hand guns bow, cross bow, play bass, and drums right handed. But I had some questions and this video answered all of them, I live in a subdivision in North Carolina and and was able to get some dry logs not sure what kind of wood it is but it's really hard. I want to make a kuksa out it, again thanks for the video.

Thanks Dave, I have been wondering about using the right handed hook knife, I am left handed. Will have to try the push cut method

Love your videos man keep up the good work

Dave, you mentioned Boiled Linseed oil for axe handles, but for spoons, pure linseed oil is fine, better yet would be flax seed oil, which is food grade linseed oil.

Awesome stuff Dave. Wish I had the time off work to spend a week at one of your courses.

good vid...another finish to use is 1 part beeswax and 2 parts evoo (extra virgin olive oil) but make sure NOT to use "cheap" olive oil as it is part other types of oil and WILL go rancid and WILL make you sick...I have used this for years and carry a small tin always for many things and use it much like you use your "fixin' wax".

I love your tattoos and It's awesome how u know how to make these types of things I've always been fascinated in this type of stuff so thank u for making a video about it

Nice ....

Hey Dave. Thanks for yet another useful and informative video! I have also got some of the mora carving knives. I was wandering: would you consider doing a video showing how you sharpen the hook knives?

@808outdoors8

7 жыл бұрын

Great question!

@grantglenndale152

7 жыл бұрын

if you search his YT channel, he has vids on sharpening hooked, crooked, hoof and scalpers........

@mrfixit011

7 жыл бұрын

have you tried a diamond pen file about 1200 grit ??

hey dave thanks for an amazing vid and tips and by the way i love 162 spoon knife its the only one i have but i love it with the the mora 511

Cool spoon mule! Mineral oil does seal or polymerize

thank you for all the knowledge you share through the magic of KZread, I have a coffee can with mineral oil in it, can I emerse my carving project directly into the oil and let them soak for an overnight and achieve the same result?

The point of the 164 Spoon knife has a bad habit of biting into the fingers of the work-hand; for novice users, it is sometimes good advice to grind the point down so it is less likely to pierce the skin.

thanks again, good video, could you use food grade paraffin wax to seal the wood ?. thanks for the video.

That's the coolest shed on KZread, way better than Chris's...... do you have to soak cut wood pieces in warm salt water ?

Great idea,i made a shave horse ,great idea

Dave, what do you think about using reciprocating saw blades as carving or crooked knife blades. I was given about a dozen or so with some old files from an old relatives barn tear down, and scored on some various hammer heads.

Damn if that spoon doesn't look like a canoe paddle..

Thumb's up!

Theoretically what would you use to sand pieces with in the field?

anyone giving a thumbs down = a moron plain and simple.

They sell the 164 in left handed as well..

Fun tips. I would recommend a hardening oil (raw linseed or tung oil). Pine tar is nice, and you can make it. With solvents and a vacuum, you can saturate the wood (unnecessary). My favorite wood around here is lilac.

Mineral oil is cool. I have been using coconut oil, no smell, no taste, and good for the skin. A spoon full now and again is good for you too.

@rios4175

7 жыл бұрын

mrfixit011 any coconut oil?

@benjaminwalden9261

7 жыл бұрын

mrfixit011 That might work good in the house, but out in the woods a few days, does it attract bugs n critters?

@mrfixit011

7 жыл бұрын

I get my coconut oil at Walmart. never had a bug problem ever. ask Dave it has 101 uses. I live in florida even the ants don't mess with it.

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Hi Dave, awesome video and love your work and products. Although mineral oil might do a good job conserving the wood, since its an eating utensil you might want to reconsider using mineral oil. It is bad for your health. A better choice would be to use linseed, walnut or coconut oil. All the best and hope to see a new video soon! cheers

great video! What would be better, pine or maple to make a spoon out of?

@cptvanier

7 жыл бұрын

Maple by far.

@connorwolf1969

7 жыл бұрын

+J Vanier thanks

What other oils would work for finishing?

@trollforge

7 жыл бұрын

Danzchannel pure linseed oil is fine, better yet would be flax seed oil, which is food grade linseed oil.

could I use linseed oil instead of mineral oil to seal the spoon

@trollforge

7 жыл бұрын

Yomun Ty pure linseed oil is fine, better yet would be flax seed oil, which is food grade linseed oil.

@bearblazingbachmann3699

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah.Flax Oil is very good.

@trentlarsson2502

7 жыл бұрын

Yep, works great. Using it for years, for all my carved wodden stuff.

@bearblazingbachmann3699

7 жыл бұрын

Also good in Salad :-).

@Kevinthewiseone

7 жыл бұрын

as long as it's not boiled your good to go

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the world be all right,.. it wasn't for lefties. I'm a lefties