DIY Folding Spork.

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pwb

Full Member
The idea for this spork comes from a post over on BCUSA by the aptly named Spork :) ( Dave ) .
Knew you guys here a BCUK would like it .

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Sporks idea is really great and not hard to make, would be a good addition to a Hobo stove set up too.

I made this one from Tescos cheapo stainless cutlery and used a copper saddlers rivet as the hinge.

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John Fenna

Lifetime Member & Maker
Oct 7, 2006
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Erm....
While my views on Ti sporks are well known (I prefer to carve my own sporks out of wood...) and the view that a Spork is one lightweight implement that takes the place of and does the work of up to 3 (badly) why rivet together 2 perfectly good implements of food movement to make one which is more unweildy?
Is it to increase the overall reach of the eating tool (for dining with the devil?) or have you saved weight by reducing the length of each handle by a significant amount to save....grams (a fork cut from a branch on site weighs nothing...).
The majority of us carry a knife so one of those is not needed - and not included on your implement as it is in most Sporks - and the knife we carry is capable in all but the most incapable hands - which yours are not or you would not have been able to make your implement - of cutting a twig from a tree, debarking it, sharpening one end and (if you want to get fancy) cutting in a notch or two to make multi tines.
Such a woodland fork can be disposable or reusable, fancy or a plain stabber and is free, is easy to clean and helps you learn carving techniques...

I am not knocking your workmanship or "Sporks" ingenuity.......just asking "why?"

but then I do not get the idea of sporks in general ....except for eating noodles or Spagetti I find that a fork is rarely needed in my camp kitchen and while I do have a couple of sporks - hand carved - I rarely use them or even carry them now.....

It looks like you made a nice job of your folding spork though :)
 

shaggystu

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Nov 10, 2003
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....except for eating noodles or Spagetti I find that a fork is rarely needed in my camp kitchen and while I do have a couple of sporks - hand carved - I rarely use them or even carry them now.....

couldn't agree more with your other comments john but.......erm......chopsticks?

cheers

stuart
 

jonnie drake

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Nov 20, 2009
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the plastic spork pictured works best for me :) I like the ingenuity of the design, but it looks a good oz heavier then the placci one. I find both the spoon end and fork end equally useful, a spoon is useless for lumps of food like sausage.
 

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