Andy Spoons

Andy Spoons

Green woodworker and spoon carver based in the Blue Mountains, Australia

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  • @Owieczkin
    @Owieczkin22 сағат бұрын

    Why not use the strop that Tormek has?

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons13 сағат бұрын

    The second step is creating the "rails" or "flats" of the bevel, so I work from 800-7k on the block. The tormek is to create the hollow grind 👌

  • @manguydude905
    @manguydude905Күн бұрын

    Did you change the handle?

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons13 сағат бұрын

    I did! This is a custom option from the factory

  • @AnthonyGu
    @AnthonyGuКүн бұрын

    bro i bet that edge is sharper than my ego

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons13 сағат бұрын

    That would be only for you to judge!

  • @thomash7117
    @thomash71172 күн бұрын

    I like the commentary style video with explanation of the cuts you’re making and why you’re making them. Explanation is very important to me to gain information while you’re carving. I appreciate your vast experience and the reason behind your decisions! Thanks for the video!

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons2 күн бұрын

    Good to know! Thank you 🙂

  • @manguydude905
    @manguydude9054 күн бұрын

    Yes sir!

  • @KnifeAndOutdoorPassion
    @KnifeAndOutdoorPassion6 күн бұрын

    Lovely slojd

  • @shaunhartnett5471
    @shaunhartnett54716 күн бұрын

    How much ?🤤

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons6 күн бұрын

    Check the link in the description ✌️

  • @micheletremonti2434
    @micheletremonti24347 күн бұрын

    Awesome looking Sloyd, I would love one if I can afford it.

  • @johntheviking7273
    @johntheviking72737 күн бұрын

    Where can I get one…😎

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons7 күн бұрын

    Link in the description!

  • @tonilynch7872
    @tonilynch78727 күн бұрын

    The blade looks great for finishing cuts. The handle looks really comfortable. I often get a sore pinkie with my knife and am looking for a knife that may be better in my grip. Will check their site 🙏

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons7 күн бұрын

    I think you'll love this 👌

  • @ar55557
    @ar555577 күн бұрын

    Im very glad for you, great woodworker :))

  • @tonilynch7872
    @tonilynch78728 күн бұрын

    Hi Andy Great to watch this. My friend never goes into the wood- it leaves a furrow a few mm but I don’t get the lovely clean cut like you and so many others! Other people say fors don’t need to be sharp but I can split by hitting my axe- but not my froe. How sharp do you have your froe?

  • @tonilynch7872
    @tonilynch78728 күн бұрын

    😂spell check- it’s not my friend (yet!)- it’s my froe!

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons8 күн бұрын

    Ho Tony, quite sharp! It also helps to have a bit of an asymmetric bevel as well

  • @tonilynch7872
    @tonilynch78728 күн бұрын

    @@andyspoons Thank you 🙏

  • @user-nk3zr2hx4z
    @user-nk3zr2hx4z9 күн бұрын

    Ce sint , la ce se folosesc?😮

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons9 күн бұрын

    These are for green woodworking

  • @Larrywalton-qz5ol
    @Larrywalton-qz5ol9 күн бұрын

    Perfection !

  • @kistzu
    @kistzu9 күн бұрын

    I have a T4, but no diamond wheel. For average axe sharpening, is the stone wheel sufficient?

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons9 күн бұрын

    Absolutely! You can get wonderful results with the "SG" 👌

  • @shedmanx3640
    @shedmanx364010 күн бұрын

    Magnificent work

  • @NelsonGago
    @NelsonGago10 күн бұрын

    Lime wood?

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons9 күн бұрын

    Sycamore

  • @NelsonGago
    @NelsonGago10 күн бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @dpotter7503
    @dpotter750310 күн бұрын

    I once witnessed a Japanese timber framer do that on a timber he cut a ribbon 1 1/2" x 6' sharp knifes and skill.

  • @elidug4268
    @elidug426812 күн бұрын

    dang thats pure skill with a hatchet

  • @jcrcreations4515
    @jcrcreations451513 күн бұрын

    If I were a tree, this is what I would want to be when I grew up.

  • @viggoblochmller6145
    @viggoblochmller614514 күн бұрын

    Hi Andy😊 I am trying to build a spoon mule myself. Does your spoon mule have an angle cut in the bottom of the opening for the two "clamp arms"? (Hope that makes sense 😆) When you push out with your feet the clamp arms are at an angle to the opening which looks like its at an 90 degree angle?😅

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons9 күн бұрын

    I think I know what you mean? The clamp section is cut at a pretty aggressive angle so as to allow for a wider stance on the legs. I hope that makes sense!

  • @viggoblochmller6145
    @viggoblochmller61459 күн бұрын

    @@andyspoons Got it! I made the top opening 3.75 " wide and 4.75" at the bottom. Then I made the angle by connecting those two points. That gives me about 1.25" max space between the jaws. Thanks for the reply! P.s.: My girlfriend and I really enjoy your videos and find a lot of inspiration for our own woodworking projects.😊🙏

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons6 күн бұрын

    So wonderful to hear!

  • @elijahthompson3899
    @elijahthompson389915 күн бұрын

    An exquisite knife.

  • @Poopdudeification
    @Poopdudeification15 күн бұрын

    Beautiful tool, beautiful curl. Where is it made and how much does/will it cost?

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons15 күн бұрын

    Details will be released very soon 🙂

  • @DaveCollierCamping
    @DaveCollierCamping16 күн бұрын

    Nice work

  • @yuhsieh3106
    @yuhsieh310617 күн бұрын

    WE GONNA SEE A VID ON HOW IT GET THERE?

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons9 күн бұрын

    I have a few axe sharpening videos!

  • @DaveCollierCamping
    @DaveCollierCamping19 күн бұрын

    Excellent

  • @micheletremonti2434
    @micheletremonti243420 күн бұрын

    Beautiful spoon, where would you find that wood

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons9 күн бұрын

    I source all of my wood locally

  • @micheletremonti2434
    @micheletremonti243420 күн бұрын

    What kind of wood were you using?

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons9 күн бұрын

    I wrote all of the wood types in the description ✌️

  • @Poopdudeification
    @Poopdudeification20 күн бұрын

    Lol bruh. Where ya going with that case?

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons20 күн бұрын

    The bottom of the hill!

  • @yuhsieh3106
    @yuhsieh310621 күн бұрын

    another nice one

  • @catarinaavillez8325
    @catarinaavillez832522 күн бұрын

    Beautiful spoon!

  • @hennesx5252
    @hennesx525222 күн бұрын

    absolutely brilliant.

  • @DaveCollierCamping
    @DaveCollierCamping24 күн бұрын

    Excellent

  • @barrygraber9776
    @barrygraber977624 күн бұрын

    Nice work Andy 👍👍

  • @DaveCollierCamping
    @DaveCollierCamping28 күн бұрын

    Excellent video

  • @DanielMeloAraujo
    @DanielMeloAraujo29 күн бұрын

    This same hatchet in my country (Brazil) costs more than 10% of a worker's salary, in your country you have access to much better products for much less

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoons29 күн бұрын

    This axe is about $70, but this video is more to show that you can adjust an axe that isn't designed for a task into one more specific

  • @anovozhilov
    @anovozhilovАй бұрын

    Thank you, good lesson! This tool is not very common in Russia, but I want to make one for myself. At least now I have a good idea of how it works. Thank you and good luck! +

  • @soulehawk
    @soulehawkАй бұрын

    I absolutely want this spoon!

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoonsАй бұрын

    Check andyspoons.com ✌️

  • @soulehawk
    @soulehawkАй бұрын

    Andy is that for sale?

  • @chloepereirademello1496
    @chloepereirademello1496Ай бұрын

    Loving the storage facilities on the block itself. ❤

  • @chloepereirademello1496
    @chloepereirademello1496Ай бұрын

    Take ma money

  • @stacysalinas22
    @stacysalinas22Ай бұрын

    Very nice piece!❤ Pretty wood.

  • @thomasjoseph8492
    @thomasjoseph8492Ай бұрын

    Have you tried a single beveled axe yet?

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoonsАй бұрын

    I have! They are very efficient, but I think I still prefer an equal bevel for general use

  • @ar55557
    @ar55557Ай бұрын

    Please also in full length in normal speed :)))

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoonsАй бұрын

    Next time!

  • @unitytira4954
    @unitytira4954Ай бұрын

    Andy thank you so much for patiently sharing how you organized/obtained your work piece and tools. I am grateful for your insights and help, blessings from the Philippines 🇵🇭

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoonsАй бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @Flysh24
    @Flysh24Ай бұрын

    Beautiful. Andy, any chance you could please do a video on your finishing process sometime? Burnishing, oil, etc? If not no biggie, just figured I’d ask! Cheers

  • @elim7228
    @elim7228Ай бұрын

    I would also def recommend a Shinto rasp. Inexpensive and simply brilliant.

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoonsАй бұрын

    For handling I might agree, but I personally really don't like rasping or sanding spoons. You lose a lot of character from the process in my opinion

  • @elim7228
    @elim7228Ай бұрын

    ​​@@andyspoons absolutely agree about sandpaper. I use Shinto to do general shaping around the handle of the spoon or to flatten the blank, before moving to the draw knife and finally the normal knife. There is not a single spot with rasp marks when I'm done. In fact, my spoons are covered with knife markings. Nothing is polished.

  • @elim7228
    @elim7228Ай бұрын

    Re the ax- do yourself a favor. Pick a GB Swedish carver. You won't look back. No, it is not too expensive. It is worth every cent of its price.

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoonsАй бұрын

    While it is absolutely worth the money, it's also very much out of some people's reach. It always pays to have options 👌

  • @elim7228
    @elim7228Ай бұрын

    ​@@andyspoons I understand the price might sound too high. But, it's way better to start with something designed specifically for carving. Because it will allow you to develop proper technique faster. For me, I was initially using a GB wildlife hatchet and Hults Brook camping axes, and it was a total waste of time (and money). The hatchet was sold so I could purchase the carver. Which brings me to the second point: should the person not like it - selling GB carver is not a problem. People are always on the lookout for that axe.

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoonsАй бұрын

    A fine point!

  • @michaelsw0rd
    @michaelsw0rdАй бұрын

    would love to see a video on how u sharpen your instruments

  • @andyspoons
    @andyspoonsАй бұрын

    I have a few videos on sharpening on my channel 🙂

  • @michaelsw0rd
    @michaelsw0rdАй бұрын

    @@andyspoons thank you kindly.