Spoon/crooked knife bevel question.

[Chris the Cat]

...On the inside or outside of the curve-and why please!?
Are the Mora/Frost/Erikson ones any good or is it a job for one of our skilled makers!?
Any ideas would be great.
Thanks.
Chris.

 

[launditch1]

I believe if the bevel is on the outside this makes it easier to carve..bevel inside and it tends to dig in.
So, outside bevel every time.Ever seen the Svante Djarv hooks?

 

[Chris the Cat]

No my friend,care to enlighten me!??
Thanks.
Chris.

 

[launditch1]

http://www.djarv.se/djarvenglish/skedknivar.asp

And here too:http://www.woodsmithstore.co.uk/shop/Products/Tools/Knives/

 

[Chris the Cat]

Thanks for that!
Looks very good,do you use his knives?
C da C.

 

[launditch1]

No problem.
Yes ive got one of his spoon/hook knives and i think its ace!Supersharp and very nice to use.Well worth the £'s.Imo.
Ive had a go with a mora spoon kife and found the blade is too wide for me but the Djarv's are not so wide.I think Robin Wood on here done a review/pass around with a bunch of different knives?...

 

[Chris the Cat]

Did you order from Sweden?
I guess if Robin rates them!....( and you of course!! )
Cheers.
Chris.

 

[launditch1]

No.i got mine at a country fair.

 

[robin wood]

Did you order from Sweden?
I guess if Robin rates them!....( and you of course!! )
Cheers.
Chris.

I rate them as OK. I find beginners tend to favour the smaller, it is easier to use but being a tight curve tends to leave a ploughed field effect. The larger one is better if you can use it properly.

I recommend buying then from the Weald and Downland museum, good price and profit goes to a good cause. http://www.wealddown.co.uk/Shop/djarv handwerk tools.htm

Out of the knives that I have tried the one I rate most highly of those easily available is the Karlsson available from woodland craft supplies. It is not crystal clear different people get on with different knives. It is good to get to try as many as you can to find which suit you but as with most tools 90% of it comes down to skill in use not the tool.

 

[Chris the Cat]

Thank you for that Robin,I do need advice in this area , and i hoped that you would appear to help steer me right!
I shall ring them for a chat on monday morning.
Thank you both.
Chris.

 

[BushEd]

I got one off FGYT on here, dunno if i showed you it on the exped though. Seriously nice piece of kit, and fairly reasonable price.

planning on carving out some bop poesy/prosody?

take it easy Cat.

 

[markheolddu]

You could try Ben Orford his are very good.