A New Axe!

I have always admired how precisely other spoon carvers can make their spoon blanks using only an axe. After a few not very successful attempts I realised that the problem is not in myself, but in my axe - so I ordered a new one :)

This axe can be used for felling trees and splitting logs, but it is particularly useful for carving. It can be held just behind the head for more precise cuts and it is so sharp that it can be used as a knife. If you have never cut your finger by moving it across an axe blade... well, it's possible.

 I learned that a good axe can save lots of time and work when carving spoons... OK, enough advertisement for now, you'll see the results in the next posts...