couple gouges

[forginhill]

I'm trying to come up with some ideal spoon carving gouges. This was my most recent attempt. For steel I decided to use L-6 from an old sawmill blade. I tested them out on some hard mesquite and first impressions are good. I haven't given them a good workout on some spoons, but that will come soon...

 

[mrcharly]

nice work. you might want one with a a tighter bowl, for finishing off

 

[Robson Valley]

For a better finishing sweep, I suggest a knife in the Pacific Northwest native style of "crooked knife."
One advantage is that in being surface hafted, there's no handle wood below the blade shank to bump into the carving.
As they are, the new gouges look very useful.

Here is the best selection of examples for ideas

http://kestreltool.com/index.html

 

[Muddypaws]

Those look rather excellent!

 

[crosslandkelly]

They do look good.

 

[Fraxinus]

They do look good.

Couldn't have put it better myself, very nice tools.

Rob.

 

[richardhomer]

Lovey mate

 

[Leadblaster]

Great work, look fantastic. What have you used to attach the handles...

Dave .

 

[forginhill]

Thanks, guys. Dave, I file notches in the tang and epoxy it in. Been doing this for awhile and have yet to have one fail.

 

[forrestdweller]

how did you bend the metal and how did you heat treat it?!

 

[Leadblaster]

Thanks, guys. Dave, I file notches in the tang and epoxy it in. Been doing this for awhile and have yet to have one fail.

A..ha.. Understand, I've started using the gorilla glue, the one for metal and wood.. Looks like syrup. There's another that is specific for wood also. I've found that it expands which makes for tight joint. I do like epoxy myself though, especially the rapid 10min stuff works really well. The gorilla glue takes quite a few hours to set up but does allow quite a good open / fettling time ... Really impressive stuff though that you've made ..