My first attempt at wood carving
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The best tip I was give about carving spoons was "try it in your mouth" if it makes you gag it is too thick 
TurboGirl
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I copied a friends Bernie garland little whittler for carving (not very well because I've just bent the end on some some hard old piece I've been playing with!)... It is quite an acute angle at the tip, short blade for strength, better if hardened and tempered properly unlike mine straight scandi grind on a not too acute bevel. I loved the handle being ergonomic with lots of potential safe grips and a thinned end for fine control.... If you search woodspirits tutorial, I think there's a good picture of his workbench and prefered kit
Its a stunning spoon, TT, let alone for a first effort with a penhnife!
straight scandi grind on a not too acute bevel. I loved the handle being ergonomic with lots of potential safe grips and a thinned end for fine control.... If you search woodspirits tutorial, I think there's a good picture of his workbench and prefered kit Its a stunning spoon, TT, let alone for a first effort with a penhnife!
woodspirits
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
good morning TT oh and welcome to BCUK.
if thats your first attempt, and with a penknife, then in my opinion you are streets ahead! in fact given your profession you are obviously quite artistic and unless you want to keep producing kitchenware, i suggest you move onto something more suited to your particular talents.
if you want to keep it within the realms of bushcraft, have you considered bodging? there are myriad tasks and talents to get your teeth into, a penknife if fine but each will eventually require specialist tools to do it, just find your niche. but whatever you decide to do, keep posting up and share your progress
Steve
if thats your first attempt, and with a penknife, then in my opinion you are streets ahead! in fact given your profession you are obviously quite artistic and unless you want to keep producing kitchenware, i suggest you move onto something more suited to your particular talents.
if you want to keep it within the realms of bushcraft, have you considered bodging? there are myriad tasks and talents to get your teeth into, a penknife if fine but each will eventually require specialist tools to do it, just find your niche. but whatever you decide to do, keep posting up and share your progress
Steve
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Tat2trev welcome to the site.
For your first spoon that is great (as many others have said) mine looked like a tea strainer. As for choice of tools it all comes down to personal preferance and how much you are willing to pay. For detail work I use a Mora 120 and my hook knife is a Mora right handed with the tip taken off, these were both given to me by members of this site, I find no fault with the Mora 120 but the Mora hook knife needed work doing to it.
Also while carving if your arms and hands get tired take a break as this is when most injuries occur. Choice of wood comes down to personal and local choices, check what is abundant in your local area (in my area we have loads of Birch, Willow, Hazel, Pine and some ash) maybe buy a "Colins Gem book of Trees" to help with identification. Given time this information will come to you through practice and observation.
Hope this has helped.
For your first spoon that is great (as many others have said) mine looked like a tea strainer. As for choice of tools it all comes down to personal preferance and how much you are willing to pay. For detail work I use a Mora 120 and my hook knife is a Mora right handed with the tip taken off, these were both given to me by members of this site, I find no fault with the Mora 120 but the Mora hook knife needed work doing to it.
Also while carving if your arms and hands get tired take a break as this is when most injuries occur. Choice of wood comes down to personal and local choices, check what is abundant in your local area (in my area we have loads of Birch, Willow, Hazel, Pine and some ash) maybe buy a "Colins Gem book of Trees" to help with identification. Given time this information will come to you through practice and observation.
Hope this has helped.
i think thats the knives i would like but funds not allowing at the min so i will try and make do thanks for the info great help
right guys i sat and carved a new spoon last night, problem i have is the bowl of the spoon is too small for my penknife to hollow out. one chap on here said to use an ember to burn it out ,but to be fair thats a bit advanced for me .As i dont have the hook knife is there any other way
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