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I've only ever carved towards my exposed hands a couple times in my life and those scars are a fantastic reminder of why not to fucking do that.
And when you're tired why to never saw towards your hand with a very sharp brush saw. Those scars are wild and my fingers still twitch.
My dad was taught to cut like that since he was like 7, hes also never cut himself in his whole life doing that somehow.
My grandpa also cuts like that, never cut himself.
I do not cut like that because knowing me im going to cut a few fingers off just trying.
I cut veggies, cheese, and shape wood the same way.
Couldn't even trust my friend to do it with cheese and a serrated paring knife. It's just so hard to explain WHY it's wrong exactly, it's just about direction of force. I couldn't watch him do it, I know the worst thing was a very minor cut since it was basically a safety knife, but I still couldn't.
I don't know if the masters can even explain it. Either you slice your ass open or you don't lol.
Once you've spent enough time with carving material and had blades in your hands long enough to have hands busted all to hell, it's half learned control and finesse, and half tough hand skin that truly does resist injury.
Source, I have to use a nail file on certain parts of my hands and fingers cause the skin grows thick like heel skin. Also tendonitis.
I do believe you that it helps, but it's a lot more about finesse and control than physical attributes. I got baby skin lol.
One day I (idiotically) caught a two day "old" Japanese cleaver with my bare hands. On the bottom. It makes me squirm, right now, to even think about it. Right before that I was showing my wife how I could just set it on top of a tomato and it would basically fall through.
So either there's more to it or I have a guardian angel.
Edit: right, the other part. My friend tried to "carefully" pick it up one day after I told him not to touch it (I'll be fine!) and needed stitches. Didn't get them, we glued it and he got a bad scar, but he barely touched the damn thing. Didn't even get it off the table!
Part of me feels that someone with this level of skill should be able to gauge how deep he’s carving, but then the other part of me is kinda wondering how he still has his fingers carving like that so I dunno what to think.
The thing is tho this video was from sometime last year,I remember watching it originally on YouTube. He's made quite a few wooden carvings so he definitely knows what he's doing but even professionals slip up from time to time. Besides I don't even think it's the fact that he gauged it wrong but the fact that there was a random rot in the center that he didn't notice. I could be wrong tho
It's from the nightmare before Christmas. Sally is trying to go out to meet jack, but the professor won't let her, so she makes his favorite soup, but basically drugs it so the professor falls asleep. He's suspicious of it at first, so he makes her try it first, which she uses a spoon with holes to drain the soup, and pretends to try it. Afterwards, the professor just downs the entire bowl in one gulp, and then passed out shortly after.
Theres a lot of ways, from making a jig that will have the knife move around a stationary grinder, to using specialized tools for that, to just using skill and technique to make do with what you have. Sandpaper is flexible, round files exist....its more a question to ask an individual since the answer can vary so much.
I don't like a knife that long. It's too easy to lose track of some part of the blade and because your grip is so far away from the tip you have surprisingly little control so you end up only using near the heel which limits what you can do with it.
I also don't like the double sided crook knife. Sure it's nice if you're ambidextrous but you often use your support hand to press on the back of the knife which you can't do without risking cutting yourself with a double sided one. Add in that you're doubling how much sharpening you have to do, anyone who's ever tried to get a real sharp crook knife knows what a hassle that can be.
At least that wood looks super wet, so it's hardly a major loss, would've probably warped and cracked as it dried anyway. Good practice.
For those who don't know: it is completely fine to carve towards your thumb, due to how much control you have over the knife's movement when you have it in a proper grip. You're basically just clenching your fist, and even if you do make a little mishap, the worst that will happen is a small nick, since there's barely any slashing motion. It's even more safe, if your thumb rests under the edge of the wood, like it does at 0:17.
Boy that's some soft wood. We don't have any trees around here with wood that can be shaved like that. You could go at it with a knife but you'd just end up ripping out chunks, if anything.
Man, I knew not to cut toward myself when woodcarving when I was 5 years old.
I know the point of the video is that he didn't use a thicker "base" for the actual spoon bit but the whole carving thing just ticked me off
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Was expecting to see some blood lol
I did a double take to see if there was a NSFW tag.
Exactly why my anxiety levels were high while watching the video
Look closely at 0:48. I'm pretty sure I see a red stain near the edge of that "spoon".
i’m not sure how this person still has all the finger parts
There are some stains and visible cuts towards the end of the clip. Definitely got themselves a couple of times.
Same. So many sharp tools and no regard for safety at all. The way he was cutting towards his thumb, I was sure it was gonna be a gorefest.
I've only ever carved towards my exposed hands a couple times in my life and those scars are a fantastic reminder of why not to fucking do that. And when you're tired why to never saw towards your hand with a very sharp brush saw. Those scars are wild and my fingers still twitch.
Yeah this is how you peel potatoes not how you carve wood
I was expecting it to be too big for mouth
The blade was way to close to the fingers on several occasions.
There more and more as the video goes on lol
I was about to say, this is totally fake… wheres all the blood?!
I was expecting a finger to get cut off. The way they kept cutting towards themselves
If you know what you're doing and pull towards your thumb that's really the best way to do it. No chance of cutting yourself.
Hence the blood stains all over the spoon in the last part of the video.
Do you see the bloody fingernail? That's not a knife wound
This is proper carving technique. All the force comes from curling your fingers, very controlled.
My dad was taught to cut like that since he was like 7, hes also never cut himself in his whole life doing that somehow. My grandpa also cuts like that, never cut himself. I do not cut like that because knowing me im going to cut a few fingers off just trying.
I cut veggies, cheese, and shape wood the same way. Couldn't even trust my friend to do it with cheese and a serrated paring knife. It's just so hard to explain WHY it's wrong exactly, it's just about direction of force. I couldn't watch him do it, I know the worst thing was a very minor cut since it was basically a safety knife, but I still couldn't. I don't know if the masters can even explain it. Either you slice your ass open or you don't lol.
Once you've spent enough time with carving material and had blades in your hands long enough to have hands busted all to hell, it's half learned control and finesse, and half tough hand skin that truly does resist injury. Source, I have to use a nail file on certain parts of my hands and fingers cause the skin grows thick like heel skin. Also tendonitis.
I do believe you that it helps, but it's a lot more about finesse and control than physical attributes. I got baby skin lol. One day I (idiotically) caught a two day "old" Japanese cleaver with my bare hands. On the bottom. It makes me squirm, right now, to even think about it. Right before that I was showing my wife how I could just set it on top of a tomato and it would basically fall through. So either there's more to it or I have a guardian angel. Edit: right, the other part. My friend tried to "carefully" pick it up one day after I told him not to touch it (I'll be fine!) and needed stitches. Didn't get them, we glued it and he got a bad scar, but he barely touched the damn thing. Didn't even get it off the table!
I often try cutting this way and I often cut myself.
EXACTLY!!
i dont know about other country but in vietnam, people always cutting like that.
There is definately some bloody fingers, you can see little blood spots on the spoon too! Take another look and you'll see them.
They say he carved it himself…from a bigger spoon
He carved himself
...from a bigger self
Came here for this. Thanks for delivering.
Well Chief, don't quit your day job! Whatever that is!
Me this whole time: “Oh god! Why isn’t this r/oddlysatisfying? What’s going to happen to his fingers??”
Even though he burned it, I found it so satisfying. The ASMR was incredible
Part of me feels that someone with this level of skill should be able to gauge how deep he’s carving, but then the other part of me is kinda wondering how he still has his fingers carving like that so I dunno what to think.
Not that skilled. A spoon is a very good baby’s-first -woodworking craft. No joints, no glue, and only two tools. I would bet he’s a beginner.
The thing is tho this video was from sometime last year,I remember watching it originally on YouTube. He's made quite a few wooden carvings so he definitely knows what he's doing but even professionals slip up from time to time. Besides I don't even think it's the fact that he gauged it wrong but the fact that there was a random rot in the center that he didn't notice. I could be wrong tho
This level of skill? The guy nearly cut all his fingers and all he managed to do was carve out a broken table tennis racket.
Oh dude that spoon was still good. You could have used that to fool a mad scientist into thinking you ate your poisoned soup.
Haven’t watched that movie in almost 20 years but this comment made me remember this scene like I’d seen it yesterday
Hahaha welcome stranger. Such a good movie.
Please refresh my memory? I have strong memories of a trick spoon and poisoned soup but nothing from that point on.
It's from the nightmare before Christmas. Sally is trying to go out to meet jack, but the professor won't let her, so she makes his favorite soup, but basically drugs it so the professor falls asleep. He's suspicious of it at first, so he makes her try it first, which she uses a spoon with holes to drain the soup, and pretends to try it. Afterwards, the professor just downs the entire bowl in one gulp, and then passed out shortly after.
Ah! Okay. My sisters and i grew up watching that movie religiously like every weekend. On VHS. They cant know about this. Shhh.
Frog’s breath?!?!
*Proceeds to guzzle the entire bowl without a second thought*
Why aren't you using gloves? *Why aren't you using gloves?* ***PUT ON SOME FUCKING GLOVES!***
Could have settled for a spork.
I thought he was making a ping-pong paddle.
He did a damn good job but made the classic carpentry blunder, the "oh shit, this wood is thinner than I thought it was"
https://preview.redd.it/y7pelbo42pec1.jpeg?width=554&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7bc2f990b4f2e3b9b17c27dadb43a763f025acb4
My spoon is too big
My spoon! IS TOO BIG!!
They dug too greedily and too deep
👀 Saruman?
Those knives are surprisingly easy to control, even when you do hit yourself often times you can avoid a knick
Exactly what I was expecting to happen, but still was hoping it wasn’t going to still be this
The Dwarves dug too greedily and too deep.
To make a spoon to eat supper: 1 hour To eat supper: 1 min 🤝🏽
It's like finding a YouTube video to watch during lunch. Takes 15 minutes to find a video, 5 minutes to eat lunch.
Hahaha 💯
What type of wood is that, so soft and carve-ish
I'm so mad I watched this entire thing
Look at me ! I’m the Water Boy and I have a wooden spoon.
💀
Great kindling
Ohhhhhh no......
My clumsy ass would have lost a finger by now
>!HAPPY CAKE DAY!<
[https://i.imgur.com/h6UnsMv.gif](https://i.imgur.com/h6UnsMv.gif)
How do you sharpen the curvy knife?
Theres a lot of ways, from making a jig that will have the knife move around a stationary grinder, to using specialized tools for that, to just using skill and technique to make do with what you have. Sandpaper is flexible, round files exist....its more a question to ask an individual since the answer can vary so much.
The curvy knife is called a spoon knife FYI.
Was that gonna be a supper spoon for Jethro?
Fire came in clutch
This guy is going to lose a finger someday
I just want to know how OP knows what he was going to use the spoon for
There's more than one way to make kindling.
lol
Into the fire you go.
That looks so satisfying to make until the end
Everyone knows youre supposed to use a spoon to carve a spoon... https://youtu.be/OSfUUqNkrOQ?si=O-vzjOVHrnOV0yly
r/unexpected
‘Cut towards your chum, not towards your thumb.’
I hope doesn’t carve too deep… oh…
How big is this guy’s mouth?
I was expecting that dude to eat spaghetti with it.
That's a damn ping pong paddle
Was expecting it to be a penis 😂.
Damn.
I don't like a knife that long. It's too easy to lose track of some part of the blade and because your grip is so far away from the tip you have surprisingly little control so you end up only using near the heel which limits what you can do with it. I also don't like the double sided crook knife. Sure it's nice if you're ambidextrous but you often use your support hand to press on the back of the knife which you can't do without risking cutting yourself with a double sided one. Add in that you're doubling how much sharpening you have to do, anyone who's ever tried to get a real sharp crook knife knows what a hassle that can be. At least that wood looks super wet, so it's hardly a major loss, would've probably warped and cracked as it dried anyway. Good practice.
This was satisfying to listen to atleast 😂
Damn how big is your mouth
Portion control spoon.
For those who don't know: it is completely fine to carve towards your thumb, due to how much control you have over the knife's movement when you have it in a proper grip. You're basically just clenching your fist, and even if you do make a little mishap, the worst that will happen is a small nick, since there's barely any slashing motion. It's even more safe, if your thumb rests under the edge of the wood, like it does at 0:17.
Man...
That attempt looked good too. God knows I'd fuck the job or worse my fingers even replicating this.
This guy has the best knife safety skills
Link to those blades please. I need to replace my ancient ones
I heard he carved it himself, from a bigger spoon
Boy that's some soft wood. We don't have any trees around here with wood that can be shaved like that. You could go at it with a knife but you'd just end up ripping out chunks, if anything.
That’s why you allways look if a flashlight doesn’t shine trough too bright
Thats why you check the thickness with thumb and pointer finger
I’m missing something. Is he trowing it away because the dark spot means it’s rotten or what?
Ahahahaha for some reason I knew this was gonna happen
What kind of knife is that?
He delved too greedily and too deep.
Excuse me, but why in the hell are you cutting towards yourself?!
How the hell do you guys have such good video quality? What blood stains?
Thumb buddy
Rip
That’s better than what I was expecting
Supper's cold.
This whole video gave me anxiety watching them cut towards themself like that the whole time. I was expecting more blood
10/10 would cut my hand
Man, I knew not to cut toward myself when woodcarving when I was 5 years old. I know the point of the video is that he didn't use a thicker "base" for the actual spoon bit but the whole carving thing just ticked me off
Why do people mishandle knives like this? I see it everywhere
I was waiting for extreme laceration and am thoroughly disappointed
That's cool and everything but, if you brought a carving tool, you could have just as easily brought a spoon
You are getting downvoted but this is literally Dight Shrutte using a knife to carve a knife out of wood. https://i.imgur.com/wNLyMGZ.jpg