As above really. Just for fininshing spoons and stuff like that. Not needed for anything really intricate. Just after a good one thats not too expensive.
What do you recommend ?
What do you recommend ?
Carving knife recommendations needed
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robin wood
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Frosts 106 narrow blade sloyd, about £10 incredible value quality blade but not too sexy
www.pinewoodforge.com sloyd about £23 inc P&P as above but sexy too.
www.pinewoodforge.com sloyd about £23 inc P&P as above but sexy too.
Some lovely knives there Robin, must get myself on your advanced spoon carving course this year....
The Frosts 106 that Robin recomends is available here..
http://www.workshopheaven.com/eStor...106&cat=Frost+Knives&catstr=HOME:Frost+Knives
Delt with them before and the service was excellent.
Must agree though the Pinewood knives look nicer.
http://www.workshopheaven.com/eStor...106&cat=Frost+Knives&catstr=HOME:Frost+Knives
Delt with them before and the service was excellent.
Must agree though the Pinewood knives look nicer.
This is my favorite carving knife from Frosts.
However, I'd really encourage you te get one from Del Stubbs (Pinewood Forge). His knives are just sweet.
However, I'd really encourage you te get one from Del Stubbs (Pinewood Forge). His knives are just sweet.
I could be wrong but i think the Frosts one Hoodoo likes is the 122
http://www.ragweedforge.com/122.jpg
The 120 is a great little carver though....
http://www.workshopheaven.com/eStore/media/images/product_xlarge/16FROST120BK.jpg
http://www.ragweedforge.com/122.jpg
The 120 is a great little carver though....
http://www.workshopheaven.com/eStore/media/images/product_xlarge/16FROST120BK.jpg
I too will strongly recommend a Del Stubbs sloyd...this has to be the best purchase I have ever made. Go hog wild and order his carving set. A hook plus the sloyd and he tosses in 4 rough sawn spoon blanks.
Uh oh, yer in trouble now. Schwert won't rest until you get one. I know because that's why I bought mine.
Yup...you can waste money buying a bunch of OK tools or just get the best right off. Del Stubbs at Pinewood Forge will set you up right. The tools come ready to use which is a huge advantage in my view to a new carver.
Generally Frosts and other tools need some work to make them excellent carving tools....but that is another skill that you have to obtain in addition to the attempts at learning to carve. I find it very much easier to buy a superior tool, one that is ready to use, then you see how a carving tool is supposed to work. This puts you into a maintaining the tool mode rather than a modifying the tool mode.
Honestly with the dollar so low a complete set of Del Stubbs tools (right, left hooks and sloyd) is likely the best purchase a new carver could ever make.
Besides our economy needs the stimilus
Generally Frosts and other tools need some work to make them excellent carving tools....but that is another skill that you have to obtain in addition to the attempts at learning to carve. I find it very much easier to buy a superior tool, one that is ready to use, then you see how a carving tool is supposed to work. This puts you into a maintaining the tool mode rather than a modifying the tool mode.
Honestly with the dollar so low a complete set of Del Stubbs tools (right, left hooks and sloyd) is likely the best purchase a new carver could ever make.
Besides our economy needs the stimilus
Del also makes a Kolrosing knife that is a fun tool to try. This spoon came from one of his birch spoon blanks.
robin wood
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
If you wanted to try any of these tools before you buy I have most of the available hooks and carving knives and you would be welcome to pop over the hill and take them for a test drive. I am in Edale Peak District. I keep frosts 106 and Dels Sloyd in stock for folks on courses to buy and have used examples of most of the others for people to try.
I find the 106 works well out of the packet unlike the frosts hooks which I would not recommend. I agree Dels Knives are great value at the moment, I first swaped some with him for wooden bowls 10 years ago when they were effectively about £45 each now they are half the price. I find his sloyd to be the best carving knife there is (for small spoon type carving that is) his hooks are very good and terrific value to UK at the moment but I prefer Bo Helgesson's he is a Swedish smith and Del himself says they are the benchmark by which others should be measured. Personally I find nearly all jobs can be done with just a right hand hook if you are right handed or left for lefties. Only deep hollowing like kuksas really needs both hooks. About £25 for a Del hook with a handle delivered or I have Bo's at £30 plus post blade only. Welcome to come and try them all.
Robin
Cheers Robin, i may well bob over. Im only a begginer, and so i dont really know what im doing. Just started my first spoon and already cut myself 6 times !
Sounds uncomfortable
Make sure that you avoid cutting towards yourself and that the hand you're holding the spoon with is not in the same path as your cut.
It might be an idea for you to start a thread on how to carve without injury
I'm glad that you've continued wtih it though, it can be very rewarding
the other thing to do it get some cut proof gloves. I sue a set and although awkward at first it doesnt take long to get used to them and they are fairly thin.
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