Knife Skills: Fine Carving for Food and Fire

[paleojoe]

Talfuchre,

A few of those are Australian Aboriginal semi-replicas. The 'toothed' pieces are atlatl spurs. A spear with an indent at the base is mounted on the spur, pinched with forefinger and thumb and launched. The shorter ones are for wooded areas or close range. These tools were also multi-tools. They would also function as shallow plate/bowls, or have knife tips for cutting or stabbing. The stick-like ones also functioned as clapping sticks for music tempos.

They often placed pitch on either end. The tip for hafting, or coating clubs to add weight and seal, or atlatl throwers. Also to coat and protect sinew wrapping. The handles would be coated to add a nice round grip, weight, or to wrap cordage about to have function as a bullroarer....

I'll see if I can put up some more pics with a spear mounted, and some basic atlatl technique....

 

[fujita yuji]

A bird mobile I made for my kid some months ago.
I meant it to be a falcon in stoop.
It flaps in balance.

 

[urbncby]

Wow. Just, wow. I have to practice!

 

[adaman04]

Some of these "lame" spoons looke like crap you'd buy at a store! You guys are good.

 

[Switchblade61]

Oh, well.. what the heck! Here we go!
A few pictures of a spoon and the knife I used to make it with.

 

[beef]

Nice spoon. Good long handle, have you used it for cooking yet? looks like it'd be good for reaching the bottom of the billy!

I'm so impressed by all the spoons people have made without a crook knife. Makes me feel like I'm cheating.

 

[hushnel]

I'm so impressed by all the spoons people have made without a crook knife. Makes me feel like I'm cheating.

I have a folding knife called the Carvin' Jack I use for most of the stuff I carve, at least recently. I can do the same thing with my SAK but it's safer, faster and easier to use the tool designed for the job. It's small enough that I can easily have it with me to whittle away as I sit around a fire or other wise have time to kill.

If your cheatin' call me a criminal

 

[kvaughn]

Hushnel,I like that folding whittler. Any info on where to get one?--KV

 

[hushnel]

Here is a link to the manufactures web site on the Carvin' Jack but shop around you can find it cheaper.

 

[HikingMano]

Here's one I did recently:

Working on a ladle and larger cooking spoon that are supposed to accompany it. My early efforts looked like deep oars with a shallow bowl .

That Carvin Jack is awesome! I saw one a little while back (maybe in Woodcraft?), and was drooling over it