Ive been making a few Knifes recently (just started ) and have become fond of scaled smaller knives some times called 3 finger knives they seem to make a good camp companion espesially if you have a big old brute of a Bushcraft knife 
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http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41400
So after making one and trying it in the Kitchen i decided to try it at Whittling a spoon
First thing is im not a spoon carver or whittler by any stretch ive hacked out a couple that looked spoonish and under Neil1s tutalage turned out a couple of passable spoons at the Cornwall RV this year.
Second is you cant carve a bowl with the knife i made So i decided to make a matching spoon knife both are prototypes so arnt real pretty to look at but show the idea.
Not being a carver ive kinda tryed to do the Spoon knife how i think it should be for what i want to do which is carve the odd spoon when out to use and to pass the time it has a spiral blade to give differnt radii as i always want a big and small Dia tool
as i only want to carry one
I was given a nice length of Rowan im trying to dry for Scales and decided to use a bit to try my set other than the two knives i only used my Gerber saw and a batton then a bit of sand paper to finish
I cut out a section longer than needed to try the battoning out on and it had a couple of knots
trimmed to length with the gerber
Power cuts to plane a flat both sides
the small handle isn't as comfy as a bigger knife when pushed hard but i do have big hands and its a compromise . Though i cut the blank a bit short so it was harder to hold and i had forgotton how sappy and slippery Rowan is ( its why it makes good slide whistles
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Spoon knife works oks but need some change in grind angle to make it easier
plus the matching handle again makes it not ideal but still passable
small dia end
choking up and using the pointy end for detail is much easier thn a bigger knife as you dont have the weight and you still have handle in your hand
all finished for the carving as i said im not an expert
Here after a sand with 80grit and 280 grit left it for a day to dry some of the sap off before sanding then 2 days in Veg oil
Design shape is the one Neil1 showed us on out Tutorial but as i cut the blank short it only has the one lump on the side and the little hollow o did in the handle is getting more small spoon like every time I do this
a very satisfiying spoon carves from my own knifes out of the tree my son is named from
and a lot learned for the next set of knives
and still have to learn leather work to make a sheath for the set maybe a pouch that you can hang round the neck when using thou with the matching Mini fire steel its a bit big to wear all day
ATB
Duncan
.http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41400
So after making one and trying it in the Kitchen i decided to try it at Whittling a spoon
First thing is im not a spoon carver or whittler by any stretch ive hacked out a couple that looked spoonish and under Neil1s tutalage turned out a couple of passable spoons at the Cornwall RV this year.
Second is you cant carve a bowl with the knife i made So i decided to make a matching spoon knife both are prototypes so arnt real pretty to look at but show the idea.
Not being a carver ive kinda tryed to do the Spoon knife how i think it should be for what i want to do which is carve the odd spoon when out to use and to pass the time it has a spiral blade to give differnt radii as i always want a big and small Dia tool
as i only want to carry one I was given a nice length of Rowan im trying to dry for Scales and decided to use a bit to try my set other than the two knives i only used my Gerber saw and a batton then a bit of sand paper to finish
I cut out a section longer than needed to try the battoning out on and it had a couple of knots
trimmed to length with the gerber
Power cuts to plane a flat both sides
the small handle isn't as comfy as a bigger knife when pushed hard but i do have big hands and its a compromise . Though i cut the blank a bit short so it was harder to hold and i had forgotton how sappy and slippery Rowan is ( its why it makes good slide whistles
)
Spoon knife works oks but need some change in grind angle to make it easier
plus the matching handle again makes it not ideal but still passable
small dia end
choking up and using the pointy end for detail is much easier thn a bigger knife as you dont have the weight and you still have handle in your hand
all finished for the carving as i said im not an expert
Here after a sand with 80grit and 280 grit left it for a day to dry some of the sap off before sanding then 2 days in Veg oil
Design shape is the one Neil1 showed us on out Tutorial but as i cut the blank short it only has the one lump on the side
and the little hollow o did in the handle is getting more small spoon like every time I do this
a very satisfiying spoon carves from my own knifes out of the tree my son is named from
and a lot learned for the next set of knives
and still have to learn leather work to make a sheath for the set
maybe a pouch that you can hang round the neck when using thou with the matching Mini fire steel its a bit big to wear all day ATB
Duncan
