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Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Camping and Bushcraft => Topic started by: b0ogaloo on February 07, 2012

Title: Testing some new blades
Post by: b0ogaloo on February 07, 2012

I've not been terribly impressed with the spoon knives I've bought , so I decided to make my own
So i had time today to test out a few different designs I've done and took some photos along the way
This is how I carve a spoon.. quite a large serving type spoon in this case .. I wasn't going for an aesthetically pleasing product , just testing the blades

The wood is Rowan or Mountain ash

Split the log

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aZihm2whSvg/TzFI0FA8k-I/AAAAAAAAFsI/v8CsHgBmKcc/s640/IMAG0202.jpg)

Draw out the rough shape ..note the " rough" :D

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zLXkztpW6UY/TzFI5GpcmFI/AAAAAAAAFsg/sEktedOiI-A/s640/IMAG0203.jpg)

Begin roughing out the shape with the axe

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hDsNzxYFuco/TzFI5bV_-4I/AAAAAAAAFsk/PCLrZ7p4FnI/s640/IMAG0204.jpg)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4Yb9KUVLqBc/TzFI9QcZj_I/AAAAAAAAFs8/2Ge-__PRAKc/s640/IMAG0206.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iHnH4avE4jg/TzFJBkob4SI/AAAAAAAAFtQ/5aVv07ZYxKc/s640/IMAG0209.jpg)

Starting to hollow the bowl with the mini adze .. this saves so much time

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X4woFZHuqu4/TzFJErdGgtI/AAAAAAAAFtg/BRBYVDVbLAo/s640/IMAG0211.jpg)

Roughing out of the bowl complete .. move to the 1st DIY spoon knife , which has a very deep aggressive cut

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1v3mAm1pLzU/TzFJG6jPt8I/AAAAAAAAFtw/3d6w0sGBqt8/s640/IMAG0213.jpg)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JKQC29WeuSE/TzFJIgStQTI/AAAAAAAAFt4/uIucaW97wgQ/s640/IMAG0214.jpg)

the second knife I made .. very thin, very very sharp blade , shallow curve great for finishing cuts

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LrS6UjtDRTI/TzFJKeYazRI/AAAAAAAAFuA/OaAM0ClCz2A/s640/IMAG0215.jpg)

bowl nearly complete , back to the axe for some final shaping before cleaning it up with a knife

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ubyjHfTP3V0/TzFJP1cm2KI/AAAAAAAAFuY/xtQY4pNGMVk/s640/IMAG0217.jpg)

Using a carving knife now to smooth out the axe work

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N8sAY5nkhn0/TzFJPAcuVII/AAAAAAAAFuQ/_WcAUNWhO6Q/s640/IMAG0218.jpg)

Nearly done

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-829FVB7NrSY/TzFJRd1ZMeI/AAAAAAAAFug/fhOdTEIJEdU/s640/IMAG0219.jpg)

final bowl cleanup with DIY spoon knife Number 3

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-N0B52yylY2o/TzFJYLoA-lI/AAAAAAAAFvA/RwDEN2JDmXQ/s640/IMAG0223.jpg)

Took about 30 mins from start to finish

Andy

Title: Re: Testing some new blades
Post by: b0ogaloo on February 07, 2012

I don't bother carrying the fingers back .. just leave them where they fall

Although saying that the last one hasn't grown back yet :D


(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CJ6oK7OTbCI/TtlN94EBRvI/AAAAAAAAFfI/k88VcWg-f0Q/s640/IMAG0016.jpg)

 ;D

Andy

Title: Re: Testing some new blades
Post by: Dowser on February 07, 2012

Quote from: TypoOn on February 07, 2012

Lovely, I really need to try this again as I enjoyed it my one and only time.

I always think it would be a good thing to do at camp but then I always think it would be a real PITA to have to carry my finger back down the trail lol.

Quote from: b0ogaloo on February 07, 2012

I don't bother carrying the fingers back .. just leave them where they fall

Although saying that the last one hasn't grown back yet :D

Andy

 :o  TypoOn wasn't expecting that, nor I  ;D

Title: Re: Testing some new blades
Post by: b0ogaloo on February 07, 2012

Surprisingly,  at the time neither was i !

Andy