spoon carving. please help!

[trekkingnut]

really need to buy a crook knife for the bowl bit. was thinking of a mora but there are double edged and single and different guages etc etc....

whats the easiest one to use for a total novice please!!! help!

 

[Bardster]

Have a chat with FGYT on this forum, he makes a MUCH better crook knife than the mora for not much more, you wont regret it.

 

[trekkingnut]

will ask him, thanks.

 

[shaggystu]

personally i'd recommend getting a double edged one, that way you can work out which way round you feel most comfortable using the tool and then either buy yourself another with the single edge that you prefer or just file one of the edges away to make yourself a single edged tool.

stuart

 

[boxcorsair]

I am a relative newcomer to spoon carving and was in a similar predicament a month or so ago. I opted for a single sided, right hand crook knife from Ben Orford. Like I say I have no real comparison but I got to grips with it very quickly. The handle is quite slender but seems to suit my hand. Also with regard to the single side, I haven't found it to be a disadvantage in anyway so far - means you can use your thumb on the back if you like, although again not found myself doing this much.

Anyway, usual no connection etc, there was a thread on here with a crook spoon 'showdown', the mora seems to come in for a little stick for a less than sharp blade out of the box.

Good luck

 

[trekkingnut]

all good info guys thanks. are they easy to sharpen?

 

[Ian S]

Generally not too bad to sharpen. I use various grades of wet & dry, and I use a dowel for the inside of the curve. Just take your time.

Cheers