crook knife from Axeminster tools

[Hoodoo]

I personally like a double sided hoof knife for such carving projects. I like the U turn at the end for carving deeply into wood to make the bowl portion of spoons and ladles and I often find myself carving in both directions when hollowing out. The long bladed crooked knives are not well suited for such carving projects, imo. For planing cuts though, I definitely prefer carving torwards the body. You get a lot more control that way but again, a long blade is wasted on small items like spoons and ladles. Better suited for canoe paddles, snowshoes, canoe parts, etc. and green wood shaves a heck of a lot easier than seasoned wood.

Some great looking spoons here! Nice work!

 

[Ed]

Thats a lovely ladle/dipper you have there..... ummmm I feel a new project comming on..... Thats what I love most about this site is the inspiration I get from other people work

Ed

 

[bill]

i carry mine in a ping-pong ball with a bit of tape[ducktape ] just stick the "point" in and the rest of the blade will follow.

seemed pretty obvious to me

 

[ESpy]

Kydex.

 

[Hoodoo]

I should amend my statement above to say I prefer the hoof knife for carving "in the field." But also, anytime the cut starts getting deep, like in the ladle, the hoof knife is great if you don't have a bent gouge. It's really a very versatile tool and unfortunately, often overlooked.

 

[Martyn]

Hoodoo, that's a nice looking hoof knife, what is it? I've been looking at the Haida hoof knives from lee valley, but that looks better with it's full length double edge. Tell, tell.

 

[Hoodoo]

That's an Erik Frost hoof knife from Mora, Sweden. I've ground the handle and replaced the cutler's rivets with bolts. Frost makes a pretty good hoof knife.

 

[Adi007]

http://www.farriersupplies.co.uk/Knives.html

 

[Hoodoo]

http://www.farriersupplies.co.uk/Knives.html

Adi, it looks like a whopping £6.81 at that site. Best money spent on a knife imo. I do think it's wise though, to remount the blade. I've found that the cutlers rivets just don't hold up well to heavy wood carving. I replace the rivets with bolts and epoxy the whole thing back together.

These pics should show you what I mean:

 

[Martyn]

Thanks, and thanks for that link Adi. :biggthump

 

[tomtom]

hay.. when i was on a camp last year i saw someone keeping their crook knife a plastic film pot with a small hole in the top.. seemed to work well..

 

[MartiniDave]

Do Hoodoo or Schwert every buy just one of anything??!! :yikes:

Excellent piccys Hoodoo.

Dave

 

[Hoodoo]

I once bought a copy of Outside magazine. One was enough.

 

[Schwert]

I once swiped a copy of Outside magazine from a laundry....hot babe on the cover ):

 

[tomtom]

hay hoodoo.. i was just wondering what sort of billy can that was in the top photo?

 

[Hoodoo]

That's an old timey kitchen measuring cup. 2 cups size.

 

[tomtom]

oh i see.. just wondered