New set to take in the woods... or shop!!

tarmix101

tarmix101

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Not really sure all my posts regarding carving knives/projects always belong here, but I don't know where else to put them.:confused:

I like it here best anyway....

Been busy making bowls (kinda, not very good at bowls yet :o) spoons, forks, noggins, ect..... and have found an excellent hook knife, at a good price for you guys to look over.

Received a set of carvers from Cape Forge today. Very well made, hand forged steel with probably the best handle shape I've used yet. They come with walnut handles that are not just comfortable to use as I said, but nice to look at as well.

These are a little thinner than the Pine wood forge, and North Bay forge knives I have reviewed, but from what I can tell so far, they are very tough. Not to be abused of course, but tough.

Can't say enough good things about them, great carvers, good price, and nice to look at. :thumbup:

http://www.capeforge.com/

Spoon carved out of Spruce I brought back from my solo trip last weekend.

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Have you tried one of the Mora hoof knives advertised at ragweedforge? I'd be really interested to see how they compare to a dedicated crooked knife.

Thanks for the review. Nice spoon too!
 
sketchbag said:
Have you tried one of the Mora hoof knives advertised at ragweedforge? I'd be really interested to see how they compare to a dedicated crooked knife.

Thanks for the review. Nice spoon too!
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I have. They stink IMO!

Now I should preface that statement with this. Put some elbow grease into putting a good edge on it, and it will work OK. Once you use a dedicated hook knife though, there is no comparison. The Cape Forge could be used to not only rough out the shape for the entire project, it obviously can hollow out spoons, and bowls as well.

MMV of course. ;)

Thanks Sketch.......
 
Tarmix, I always enjoy your posts. You are quite talented with woodcraft and your threads definitly belong here.

That wood grain is awesome.
 
HighDesertWalker said:
Beautiful effect with that grain. :thumbup:
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Ottoshot said:
Tarmix, I always enjoy your posts. You are quite talented with woodcraft and your threads definitly belong here.

That wood grain is awesome.
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I appreciate the comments guys. Thank you......:cool:

The wood grain is pretty, however the wide pattern woods can be trouble sometimes. As they dry they tend to split in places. Nothing a little sawdust, and wood glue can't fix though.
 
Nice work!! Carving is something I have always been interested in, but I personally lack the patience! Keep the posts coming!!
 
WOW - did you carve that bamboo mat out of HUGE peices of bamboo! ;)

The spoon is great. This will be one of my projects soon.

I would love to see others with a how - to on making a good spoon / spork.

TF
 
I met them at a local show. I tried the knives out and was very impressed. Had no money at the time though, but I'll be checking back.
 
Talfuchre said:
WOW - did you carve that bamboo mat out of HUGE peices of bamboo! ;)

The spoon is great. This will be one of my projects soon.

I would love to see others with a how - to on making a good spoon / spork.

TF
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I can do that Talfuchre. I'll have some shop time tonight (Daughters are all at dance). I'll at least get a thread started tonight.

Thanks Guys. :thumbup:
 
Very nice tarmix. I too would love to see a how-to for spoon making. You sure know how to use your tools.
 
Ottoshot said:
Tarmix, I always enjoy your posts. You are quite talented with woodcraft and your threads definitly belong here.

That wood grain is awesome.
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Talfuchre said:
WOW - did you carve that bamboo mat out of HUGE peices of bamboo! ;)

The spoon is great. This will be one of my projects soon.

I would love to see others with a how - to on making a good spoon / spork.

TF
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k-spar said:
Very nice tarmix. I too would love to see a how-to for spoon making. You sure know how to use your tools.
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Just a heads up. I'm making a video that I'll post in a new thread once it's done. I started to do a picture thread, but it's pretty obvious that a video will be a much better venue for review.
 
Just curious, what would you recommend?

Right hand Pull
or Right Hand Push for a curved knife.

I am so use to putting my thumb on the back of a blade, It would be weird to pull a knife towards me.

I am sure the video will answer my question
 
Darbyfett said:
Just curious, what would you recommend?

Right hand Pull
or Right Hand Push for a curved knife.

I am so use to putting my thumb on the back of a blade, It would be weird to pull a knife towards me.

I am sure the video will answer my question
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Right hand pull to be sure. You can also use a squeeze method. Just like holding a knife in your right hand, and squeezing twords your left thumb. I'll try and illustrate in the video.
 
tarmix101 said:
Right hand pull to be sure. You can also use a squeeze method. Just like holding a knife in your right hand, and squeezing twords your left thumb. I'll try and illustrate in the video.
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Thanks!

The more I mimic the movement, the more it makes sense(hope no one walks up here while I am mimicking it)

Looking forward to the video.
 
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