Guava wood is quite a hard wood
This is my first attempt at a hand carved wooden spoon from scratch. I decided to give it a go at after seeing someone doing it on youtube. It did not look easy but I decided to give it a go anyway.
I needed a piece of wood to make my wooden spoon. It so happen that we (me, Moon & Sox) were back in my hometown in Kedah when I noticed the big piece of guava tree wood I picked up a couple of months earlier was still sitting at the corner of the yard. Lucky me.
The guy on youtube was using a Mora viking (carbon steel) knife to do his carving. The way he handles the knife was like second nature. I have a similar knife but my skills are nowhere near that guy (hobbexp on YouTube).
Not sure where to start really. Wasn’t even sure the shape or motive I want to turn my first piece of ‘wood’ into. After much consultation with Meun, we decided to just give it a go and see what happens.
First step was of course to cut a section of the wood for the spoon. Using only my newly bought Leatherman Wave (someone lost my old one), I cut the piece of Guava wood into roughly a piece of 1 feet in length.
My new Leatherman Wave in action
From the piece of wood, I started shapping what was (I hope) going to be my wooden spoon.
Borrowed my dad's Tramontina to help with the initial 'shaping
The wood turns out to be harder than I thought. It wasn’t easy sawing it using a leatherman Wave and it sure wasn’t easy to shape, even with a machete either. But litle by little, I manage to get it to a size I thought suitable.
Long way to go in making the spoon
With plenty of knife work happening, I decided to stop work and continue the following day. The last thing I need is to cut myself with the Mora.