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Hook knife for spoon carving. A simple solution to a hook knife cover. In this video i show you one of the most common techniques in using a hook knife for spoon carving. Opinions vary enormously as to which is the best spoon carving knife if you search the web you will find lots of folk vehemently arguing that this or that knife is the best most folk however only own one or two knives so don t have much to compare to. These knives are available here http www robin wood co uk shop spoon knife right.
Robin wood demonstrates the three different grips for using his open curve spoon carving knife most efficiently. Over the past couple of years it has won a good reputation among woodcarvers that value the quality and simplicity of spoon whittling tools. If you happened to check out my spoon carving adventure you know that i recently had that very experience with a morakniv hook knife. Country of origin of beavercraft hook knife.
Hook knife sheath. The best spoon carving knife is going to have a lower radius which is best for carving a smaller surface area the knife on top. With the blade hand forged personally by the company s owner and the handle that is made of hardwood that is picked out individually for each and every wood carving hook knife they produce. No need for a different case for each hook knife a sheath made from 100 recycled material fitted with a elastic strap to hold your hook knife securely between to pieces of protective foam.
They are similar looking in design but different internal radius. The complete tutorial of how to sharpen your spoon carving hook knives using my sharpening system. We covered its usage in the spoon carving post. This is a decent bowl carving knife with a 1 inch 25 mm rounding diameter 4 13 inches 105 mm long handle.
I have posted before about the best axe and straight knife for carving and the third tool that is needed is the spoon knife or hook knife. A one size fits all simple to use cover for all your spoon hook knives or twca blades. There is a common misconception that it s difficult to sharpen a hook knife for spoon carving. A hook knife with higher radius measurement is best used for carving a bowl.
Take a look at these two hook knives below. It is entirely handmade. And i m certainly not the only one to ever scratch their noggin over how to sharpen one of these bizarrely bent blades. Robin wood demonstrates how to sharpen his open curve spoon carving knife.