Carving practice - "Scandinavian pot hanger"

[Walkabout]

Hi,

I had to thin out a large lilac bush in the back yard today, which provided some nice branches to practice some carving. I decided to try a variation of the Scandinavian pot hanger.

These were the blades I used; the Busse to chop the branches and the Woodlore to carve the pot-hanger:

Here is the beginning of the carved joint:

I used three constrictor knots with paracord sheath (removed the inner strands to allow a more flat profile):

Here's the finished product:

 

[DennisStrickland]

very through--thanks for clear pics.
dennis

 

[kilua]

nice job. thanks for sharing

 

[tonym]

Very neat! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Walkabout]

Thanks for the comments guys.

It's nice to be able to practice those skills once in a while

 

[Merost]

That is similar to the one Ray Mears makes, but his doesn't require cordage to bind the sticks together. One of these days I'm going to try to make one of those.

 

[Walkabout]

That is similar to the one Ray Mears makes, but his doesn't require cordage to bind the sticks together. One of these days I'm going to try to make one of those.

The one described here also doesn't use cordage... that's a step up in carving skills for me

I think I would use paracord if I used this in the bush, as I always carry lots of it with me. Still, I'd like to try to make a non-cordage one as well, as a challenge.

 

[jw2n]

I was just curious as to why the separate block between the two halves? I have made similar devices minus the additional piece. This is not intended as a criticism.

 

[Walkabout]

I was just curious as to why the separate block between the two halves? I have made similar devices minus the additional piece. This is not intended as a criticism.

It prevents the two pieces from sliding apart under weight, as far as I understand. It's probably more important with the design that doesn't use paracord (as in the link in previous post), but uses the interlocking of the pieces to stay together.