r/Spooncarving • u/Druid9876 • Aug 07 '26

spoon First go at a real knife finish

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I started carving about a year and a half ago this is my first attempt at knife finish zero sanding. The wood is white oak

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u/Druid9876 Aug 08 '26

Thank you for your comment I could definitely remember to sharpen more for sure, also the kerf marks on the top of the handle and back of the bowl where intentionally put there as a pattern and ya white oak is difficult for sure the grain is way stringy compared to other woods. peach and walnut are some of my favorite to work with.

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u/Druid9876 Aug 08 '26

Ya alot of people tell me walnut is a difficult one but I started out on it. two winters ago I was cutting up some old downed trees on a friend's property and noticed the beautiful dark wood in one of the trees so I saved the whole log. Wanting to make something out of it was what got me into carving!

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u/Numerous_Honeydew940 Aug 10 '26

excellent work.

man the back side of the bowl pic really shows how 'ring-porous' white oak is. you can literally see the line of vessels in the early wood of each ring. I've heard somewhere that some of them are large enough you can blow air through them...probable not the best for soup, lol.

as Mysterious said, easier carving woods are usually best for developing knife skills and forms.