This is my first attempt at carving a spoon, its made of silver birch using only a pen knife. What do you guys think? Any tips or ideas on how to improve/make it easier next time? (Apart from getting myself a hook knife that is lol)
My first attempt at wood carving
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This is my first attempt at carving a spoon, its made of silver birch using only a pen knife. What do you guys think? Any tips or ideas on how to improve/make it easier next time? (Apart from getting myself a hook knife that is lol)
greensurfingbear
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
your first attempt exceeds my first attempt mate well done.
only advice I can give is practice practice practice
only advice I can give is practice practice practice
i,ve got another spoon marked out so with some tips from you guys i should do ok. any advice on choice of wood and how to identify it would be ace many thanks trev
honest to god ive never done this before all you guys on here opened my eyes to different aspects of bushcraft ie carving.So i thought i,d give it a go all be it i may of struggled doing it with a straight blade .i got the finish smoothed by rubbing the edge of my blade back n forth so no sanding at all.
Dreadhead
Bushcrafter through and through
i had no idea that bushcraft covered so many things all i thought was, camping in the woods and living off the land .Now i'm hooked thanks to all your efforts
what is the best knife to use for carving and also the best way off carving out the bowl of the spoon or a fruit bowl ,which im gonna try very soon once i've sourced the materials
thank you i'm pleased with it on with the next one i think, then i'm desperate to have a go at a bowl
Excellent first effort!
Mine has long since gone on the fire where it was much more useful
If you are going to do more spoons and bowls you may want to get a spoon knife.
The Mora ones are around £20 but do need alot of work to make them good to carve with.
Have a look at the sharpening tutorials on here and also the one by Nic Westermann on his website.
It's worth getting the knife sharp & shiny as you will cut yourself less with a sharp one.
When you are truly addicted you will want a better spoon knife from Nic or Ben Orford , Dave Budd , among others.
Good luck with it.
Cheers , Simon
Mine has long since gone on the fire where it was much more useful
If you are going to do more spoons and bowls you may want to get a spoon knife.
The Mora ones are around £20 but do need alot of work to make them good to carve with.
Have a look at the sharpening tutorials on here and also the one by Nic Westermann on his website.
It's worth getting the knife sharp & shiny as you will cut yourself less with a sharp one.
When you are truly addicted you will want a better spoon knife from Nic or Ben Orford , Dave Budd , among others.
Good luck with it.
Cheers , Simon
Elen Sentier
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
rancid badger
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
You need a hook....oh buxxer!
seriously though, very nicely done.
You might want to consider not only a hook knife but a dedicated carving knife too?
The Frost's 106 is particularly good, though I wouldn't recommend their hook knives
good luck and keep them coming
best wishes
Steve
seriously though, very nicely done.
You might want to consider not only a hook knife but a dedicated carving knife too?
The Frost's 106 is particularly good
, though I wouldn't recommend their hook knivesgood luck and keep them coming
best wishes
Steve
i've never seen a dedicated carving knife what do the looklike please i'm new to all this and any advice on what to buy and what not would be great
very nice esp as you say you have not sanded it yet .
I'd get some linseed oil on it once sanded to bring out the grain .
Also it will look after the wood .
here are a few good sites for some knives
http://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Hvk Craftmans Knife Hvk 7317843800111 380010
http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/mora
http://www.heinnie.com/Knives/Mora-Knives/Mora-High-Q-Chisel/p-92-304-5968/
this set isnt bad for a cheap starter either
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/sheffield...lectable_ToolsHasdware_RL&hash=item43b756b4d1
I'd get some linseed oil on it once sanded to bring out the grain .
Also it will look after the wood .
here are a few good sites for some knives
http://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Hvk Craftmans Knife Hvk 7317843800111 380010
http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/mora
http://www.heinnie.com/Knives/Mora-Knives/Mora-High-Q-Chisel/p-92-304-5968/
this set isnt bad for a cheap starter either
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/sheffield...lectable_ToolsHasdware_RL&hash=item43b756b4d1
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