Making a Sharpening Block
I’ve been needing to make a new sharpening block for my home shop for a while. I have four sharpening stones from UltraSharp (grits 300, 600, 1200, and 2200 respectively), and needed a block to hold all of them. While you can buy blocks for your sharpening stones, they are usually only designed to hold…
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Roasted Maple Spoon
It’s been a long time since I carved a spoon. This spoon was a first for me in a few areas. It’s the first spoon I’ve carved from maple. It’s the first time I’ve carved a spoon since becoming a professional carver. It’s also the first time I’ve used mostly carving gouges throughout the spoon…
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Hot Chocolate Stirring Spoon
Needed something to stir my hot chocolate with. This project ended up being an important lesson for me. After carving the spoon, I sanded it smooth, oiled it, and after the oil dried I tried stirring a cup of hot chocolate with it. When I took the spoon out of the hot chocolate, every fiber…
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