Wooden forks... worth the effort?

[TallTom]

Had a little discussion with some friends about wether carving a wooden fork is worth it or not.

Some of our main point:

On one hand, youd have the knife, fork, spoon set, and you cant eat an open fire steak with a spoon.

On the other, your always in danger of actually cutting into your fork mid-meal, and steak can be shoved in some bread and taste just as good.

What's your opinion? And if you have carved any it would be nice to see them.

Tom

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[Chiseller]

Work in slow progress....done with my Sak champ....

Rougher than a badgers........ But I like it.......
"another whisky please love ......it's lookin Betta "

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[Harvestman]

I made a wooden fork, and I use it. I like it.

 

[Macaroon]

There's a lot of ways to get a steak into you, and other foods too, but sometimes the only civilised way to really enjoy your
scoff is with a fork you've carved yourself; done properly they can be really beautiful things, and it takes a lot of skill to do a nice one. A good two-pronger can be a really graceful thing and a great pleasure to use.

 

[John Fenna]

Who says I do not like Sporks...

 

[Harvestman]

Ah well, if we are discussing two-pronged forks, then I refer you to this thread

 

[Clouston98]

I carve them for fun, but never really use them for eating. You can do the cut tines way, like shown above or sharpen a small forked stick too, both work. I ate some pheasant breaks with a tine craved for and it worked but it wasn't as good as a metal utensil, titanium spork is my camp eating. They're fun to carve and work for eating but not the best .

 

[Teepee]

Had a little discussion with some friends about wether carving a wooden fork is worth it or not.

Some of our main point:

On one hand, youd have the knife, fork, spoon set, and you cant eat an open fire steak with a spoon.

On the other, your always in danger of actually cutting into your fork mid-meal, and steak can be shoved in some bread and taste just as good.

What's your opinion? And if you have carved any it would be nice to see them.

Tom

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Is this a challenge?

 

[THOaken]

I don't use this little thing as much as I should, probably because it's just a lot easier grabbing a metal fork with longer tines and eating with that, but this was fun to carve. I particularly like the smooth and neat design due to the sanding.

 

[TallTom]

Some good points here, they may not always be practical but they are fun to carve

Teepee: it is now! Haha

Harvestman: they are quite narrow prongs, are they strong enough? What wood did you use?

John fenna: I like the look of those sporks, particularly the top one. Its quite shiny, what wood is that?.

think ill attempt one with my newly aquired applewood.

Clouston: good point, I however, am a cheap skate and refuse to 'fork' out for titanium tools

When I figure out/am allowed to post photos ill post one of my first two pronged fork.



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[rik_uk3]

At best in a survival situation I could carve a spoon...when needs must et al. If I found myself ever making a fork from wood from choice I would tell the wife who in turn would happily sign the pink papers and have me carted off. Just my view and all that.

 

[Haggis]

I've whittled both spoons and forks, but I'm a fan of simple chopsticks,,,,

 

[John Fenna]

John fenna: I like the look of those sporks, particularly the top one. Its quite shiny, what wood is that?.






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Oak from a Victorian piece of furniture that was on its way to the tip - I have used the wood for forks, spoons, knife scales, spatulas etc etc.
It is shiny because it had just been reoiled

 

[TallTom]

Theres my attempt at a spork after this discussion, made from applewood and here is a four pronged one made from ash.

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[Macaroon]

Both look really fine!

 

[Stringmaker]

Carving any utensil can be seen either as good practice with your knife, a pleasant diversion or the making of a useful little tool.

It can also be all three of course!



I use the one at the bottom, the other two I gave away.