Hi all,
A couple of weeks back I was talking with Ben from Bens backwoods. I think most of you here on this forum know of him and his internet business of selling some bushcraft and camping gear.
Well, I have been wanting to get one of them curved knives that are made by Mora of Sweden and after chatting with Ben about them and all that stuff I ordered one.
After getting that curved knife in the mail a few days later, I decided to head out to the woods to try my hand at making a spoon and have a fire.
As I was hiking to a spot that I have not been to in a while ( 4 years ago since I had a fire there lol) . I noticed that there was a branch of maple that was down and stoped to look at it. I thought there was a peace in there that would make a good first spoon. When I got to my area and started a fire I took my knife out and with the help of a local batton I sliced off enough on both sides of the branch to make that branch some what flat on both side and then I plained it down some with my knife
Then I took out my pen and drew a spoon shape on it
With my knife I carved away at the wood and tried not to carve away and into what I drew. After I carved the shape of the spoon it was time to get some coals from the fire and put them onto the spoon part to do the burn and scrape. To keep my coal burning hot, I carry in my pack a small copper tube and used that to blow on my coal and scortch the wood.
Then after I scortched the wood some I would then start carving out the burnt part with the cuved Mora knife.
I did not get many pics of the carving there are just to many ways to use that knife for carving. it realy is a hands on type of deal I think. anyways. My spoon was useable but not that very well done. So I thought I would start on another one lol. I did pretty much the same thing with the second one but I think it turned out better. The 2nd one in the next pic is on the left. You can see the second one looks more uniform and not so choppy.
And in this pic it is on the right and it is a bigger spoon too.
I also rubbed the second on a rock some and it took out the carve marks. anyhow for those who have not made a spoon before I highly recomend you get a curved knife and try it out.
I have made one other spoon with just a straight knife and it works ok but it is not as easy I think as with a curved knife and the spoon part was not near as deep like these to had.
I will say and warn you some if you get a cuved knife really be carfull lol I was not No pics I did not want to show my wounds lol. I made the first knife on monday the 25 th. Well as I was just finishing up with carving the first spoon I had a little mis hap and carved a chunk off my finger. I decided to take a few days off and let my pointer finger on my left hand heal up a bit.
But today I headed back my little spot where I made the first spoon and try to make a second one with out any mishaps lol. For the 2nd spoon I chose to us hackberry for this spoon. The maple was quite a bit harder I thought.
For my third one I plan to use river birch.
I think the 2nd one really turned out better and looks more uniform. Well that is what I think anyways lol .
It was a fun project to do and even better since I did not cut myself. Sitting by a fire and carving on a nice sunny warm fall day is a great way to relax and enjoy the day.
Like I said it really is a hands on deal, carving with a curved knife. I am going to make up a few more spoons and then try my hand at a bowl or 2.
Anyways thanks for looking.
Bryan
A couple of weeks back I was talking with Ben from Bens backwoods. I think most of you here on this forum know of him and his internet business of selling some bushcraft and camping gear.
Well, I have been wanting to get one of them curved knives that are made by Mora of Sweden and after chatting with Ben about them and all that stuff I ordered one.
After getting that curved knife in the mail a few days later, I decided to head out to the woods to try my hand at making a spoon and have a fire.
As I was hiking to a spot that I have not been to in a while ( 4 years ago since I had a fire there lol) . I noticed that there was a branch of maple that was down and stoped to look at it. I thought there was a peace in there that would make a good first spoon. When I got to my area and started a fire I took my knife out and with the help of a local batton I sliced off enough on both sides of the branch to make that branch some what flat on both side and then I plained it down some with my knife
Then I took out my pen and drew a spoon shape on it
With my knife I carved away at the wood and tried not to carve away and into what I drew. After I carved the shape of the spoon it was time to get some coals from the fire and put them onto the spoon part to do the burn and scrape. To keep my coal burning hot, I carry in my pack a small copper tube and used that to blow on my coal and scortch the wood.
Then after I scortched the wood some I would then start carving out the burnt part with the cuved Mora knife.
I did not get many pics of the carving there are just to many ways to use that knife for carving. it realy is a hands on type of deal I think. anyways. My spoon was useable but not that very well done. So I thought I would start on another one lol. I did pretty much the same thing with the second one but I think it turned out better. The 2nd one in the next pic is on the left. You can see the second one looks more uniform and not so choppy.
And in this pic it is on the right and it is a bigger spoon too.
I also rubbed the second on a rock some and it took out the carve marks. anyhow for those who have not made a spoon before I highly recomend you get a curved knife and try it out.
I have made one other spoon with just a straight knife and it works ok but it is not as easy I think as with a curved knife and the spoon part was not near as deep like these to had.
I will say and warn you some if you get a cuved knife really be carfull lol I was not No pics I did not want to show my wounds lol. I made the first knife on monday the 25 th. Well as I was just finishing up with carving the first spoon I had a little mis hap and carved a chunk off my finger. I decided to take a few days off and let my pointer finger on my left hand heal up a bit.
But today I headed back my little spot where I made the first spoon and try to make a second one with out any mishaps lol. For the 2nd spoon I chose to us hackberry for this spoon. The maple was quite a bit harder I thought.
For my third one I plan to use river birch.
I think the 2nd one really turned out better and looks more uniform. Well that is what I think anyways lol .
It was a fun project to do and even better since I did not cut myself. Sitting by a fire and carving on a nice sunny warm fall day is a great way to relax and enjoy the day.
Like I said it really is a hands on deal, carving with a curved knife. I am going to make up a few more spoons and then try my hand at a bowl or 2.
Anyways thanks for looking.
Bryan
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lol. I am a lot more careful now, let me tell you lol. 
