Advice appreciated!
I’ve never carved anything before so please be kind!
I am trying to carve a Welsh love spoon for my Welsh wife to be and honestly I’m not disappointed with my progress so far as I never expected it to be perfect!
I’ve hit a bit of a wall though, especially with the edges where I initially cut too far into the template and am left with gouges on the sides of the spoon. Is there any kind of magic way of getting these out without compromising the shape of the spoon? I suspect not but I just need a balanced view of how to progress here.
I also had a breakage halfway through and had to glue the spoon back together. You can still see one of the joins on the left side of the heart. Is there anything I can do about this? I feel like using wood filler will stick out even more than just leaving it alone?
I don’t ever expected it to be flawless so do I just embrace the imperfections? Any tips and advice greatly appreciated!