After seeing the more open spoon knives that Robin, Hoodoo and others have used, I decided to ask Del Stubbs if he had ever made something similar.
He made 7-8 prototypes and took them to a Spoon Gathering in Minnesota. After several carvers had provided him with feedback, he has decided to offer up a couple of open hooks sometime in September once he gets his forging forms setup. He offered me my choice of one of these and I went for a version that was most open.
The blade is about 2.5 inches long from tip to bolster.
I took my carving bag and a few pieces of wood along on my vacation to Montana. We had a family reunion in Fromberg Montana. These two days were spent at the Jim Bridger Days Parade (in Bridger Montana) and sitting around eating and drinking in my Aunts front yard.
I pulled out an apricot spoon blank, unrolled my tools and started carving .
My brother-in-law, a budding knife nut checking out my carving tools .the old Coleman stove that I acquired from a street vendor in Bridger attempting to bring a half liter of water to at least a tepid temperature in the foreground we were the site of interest for the strangers who must somehow be related to me
A closeup of the Stubbs open hook cleaning up the spoon bowl.
And finally here is the little apricot spoon after its soak in flaxseed oil.
A nice new addition to my carving kit I must say.
![stubbsopenlside5042dw1.jpg](http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/268/stubbsopenlside5042dw1.jpg)
He made 7-8 prototypes and took them to a Spoon Gathering in Minnesota. After several carvers had provided him with feedback, he has decided to offer up a couple of open hooks sometime in September once he gets his forging forms setup. He offered me my choice of one of these and I went for a version that was most open.
![stubbsopentop5045zy1.jpg](http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/215/stubbsopentop5045zy1.jpg)
![stubbsopenrside5047zo5.jpg](http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4065/stubbsopenrside5047zo5.jpg)
The blade is about 2.5 inches long from tip to bolster.
I took my carving bag and a few pieces of wood along on my vacation to Montana. We had a family reunion in Fromberg Montana. These two days were spent at the Jim Bridger Days Parade (in Bridger Montana) and sitting around eating and drinking in my Aunts front yard.
I pulled out an apricot spoon blank, unrolled my tools and started carving .
My brother-in-law, a budding knife nut checking out my carving tools .the old Coleman stove that I acquired from a street vendor in Bridger attempting to bring a half liter of water to at least a tepid temperature in the foreground we were the site of interest for the strangers who must somehow be related to me
![frombergcarving2405li5.jpg](http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7567/frombergcarving2405li5.jpg)
A closeup of the Stubbs open hook cleaning up the spoon bowl.
![frombergcarvingcu2485go0.jpg](http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1734/frombergcarvingcu2485go0.jpg)
And finally here is the little apricot spoon after its soak in flaxseed oil.
![apricotspoon6639ki1.jpg](http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1736/apricotspoon6639ki1.jpg)
A nice new addition to my carving kit I must say.