Of Spoons And Fiddlebacks

Rockywolf said:
Looks like fun. I haven't made a spoon in a while-ususally carve out the bowl, but think I will try the coal technique next time. Good stuff!
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Thanks Rocky, It really is fun. I learned to use a coal sort of like a wood cutting-torch by adding oxygen at specific angles. Then I spent a little time this evening whittling and sanding on it a little more. I think I need to burn it out a little more.


GRIM 62 said:
Great pics mist,I really enjoyed them!
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Thanks Grim, glad you liked!


Kismet said:
Love your daughter's expression.

She's gonna rule the world. Just accept it. :)

Nice illustrated work. Thank you.
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Yeah, me too. It's even funnier when she gives me the one eyebrow look like her mother.

She thinks she does now :rolleyes:

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed the post.


TheGame said:
When things are always changing it keeps things fresh. I remember just a few years ago I really liked to do the smaller things, and mostly used smaller knives. The past 3-4 years I have really began favoring the big knives again. This winter I will have plenty of time to try a lot of new things, hopefully. :thumbup:
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Yep, I know what you mean. I just started getting back into the smaller things a few years ago.


all hood allen said:
spoon is coming along nicely.:thumbup:

how thick is the fiddleback? i've been looking to get one but i don't know all the specs...not that it matters, everyone loves the hell out them.
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Thanks man, yes...so far so good, hope I don't screw it up now :)

It's 0.121 (or 0.003) under 1/8 inch at the handle and slowly tapers the first 2/3 of the blade. The 12" is a little thicker than the other three models.

I sure love the hell out of mine :thumbup:

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atcgriffin said:
mistwalker, what size machete is that? And in one of the pics it looks chipped?
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12 inch blade 6 inch handle.

Not a chip in the blade, just a chip of wood stuck to the blade. The machete is just fine :)

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Each of those knives are beauties in a simple, robust way. Pairing the two together just adds to their attraction, very nice knives.
Thanks for posting pics of those and your project.....I'm looking for poplar now.:thumbup:

Would be interested in what type of sheathes you have for the knives if you have the time.
 
HDBeav said:
Each of those knives are beauties in a simple, robust way. Pairing the two together just adds to their attraction, very nice knives.
Thanks for posting pics of those and your project.....I'm looking for poplar now.:thumbup:

Would be interested in what type of sheathes you have for the knives if you have the time.
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Thanks man, I think so too. Not overly complicated but still works of art that function very well and make a great team.

The sheath for the knife is a beautiful pouch sheath that Andy made for it.

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But the sheath for the machete is a simple one I threw together from some thin scrap leather. I am going make a better one out of thicker leather soon.

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SouthernCross said:
G'day Brian

The clarity & execution of your pics is just great :thumbup:

I feel like I'm standing next to you :D



Kind regards
Mick :D
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Thanks Mick, I know you prefer videos, and i sometimes do them,,,but I feel a lot more comfortable with still shots and I try to take most of them from a users perspective.


street soldier said:
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That's the "Dad, are you done taking pictures? I want S'mores...." pose.

:thumbup:
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Lol, I ws trying to get her to be still for just one picture so she'd quit being just a pink blurr. The words that went with that look were "there, that's better?"


mtnfolk mike said:
great post as always Brian.. i love both that knife and machete...:)
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Thanks Mike.

Yep, me too bro, me too!
 
Mist, do you like the belt clip on that sheath? I tried a couple of different ones, but they kept getting dragged off. I now make mine with a full loop and double stitched. If you need some leather for your 'chete, I got some 8-9oz should I could hook ya up with. Moose.
 
moosez45 said:
Mist, do you like the belt clip on that sheath? I tried a couple of different ones, but they kept getting dragged off. I now make mine with a full loop and double stitched. If you need some leather for your 'chete, I got some 8-9oz should I could hook ya up with. Moose.
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I do like the belt clip a lot actually. So far no issues at all with it. I go back and forth between woods and urban area so much...my back yard is woods...and some places it's best not to carry a f.b. in the open. I like not having to buckle and unbuckle my belt to go somewhere, the clip is much quicker.

That would be really cool, but it would take a good bit of leather. For this one I used 2 pieces that were 3.5 inches wide and 12.5 inches long, one that was 3.5 inches wide and 21 inches long, and then some scrap to build up the welt at the throat. How much would you want for it?
 
Thanks for the sheath pics Mist, both are well done. I wish I had some leathermaking skills, alas someday.

Fun sharing with the little ones eh? I had my 7 year old girl helping me try a bow/spindle board the other day. Good times...............

Thanks again for the pics and congrats on some very sweet knives.:thumbup:
 
HDBeav said:
Thanks for the sheath pics Mist, both are well done. I wish I had some leathermaking skills, alas someday.

Fun sharing with the little ones eh? I had my 7 year old girl helping me try a bow/spindle board the other day. Good times...............

Thanks again for the pics and congrats on some very sweet knives.:thumbup:
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Years ago when I was a lot younger and worked in the first cabinet shop I ever worked in I made a wooden sheath for a machete out of hickory. I could do that a lot better now but it was ok then.

Yeah, I'm working on knife skills with Alayna now, it will be a bit before I start on fire but I think it will be fun.

Thanks, they are really sweet!
 
Great thread! And a adorable daughter you have there MW, lucky dad!
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Hurricane Igor hit us pretty bad Tuesday, 200mm+ of rain and 155KM/H winds.
Spend most of yesterday chopping up downed tree limbs and then today the power went so i went outside and tried that hot coal trick.
Managed to burn a wooden bowl (with no tools used), had a little heat induced crack in the bottom though. Still wasn't expecting much so i'm pretty pleased.Next time i'll use a nice deep piece of wood and take it a little slower.
Saw Les Stroud (i think?) use tubing to blow on a fire. Used a piece of tubing to blow on the coals, works great to really direct the blowing and intensify the coal heat.
Definitely going to keep some in my backpack from now on.
 
tholiver said:
Great thread! And a adorable daughter you have there MW, lucky dad!
:)

Hurricane Igor hit us pretty bad Tuesday, 200mm+ of rain and 155KM/H winds.
Spend most of yesterday chopping up downed tree limbs and then today the power went so i went outside and tried that hot coal trick.
Managed to burn a wooden bowl (with no tools used), had a little heat induced crack in the bottom though. Still wasn't expecting much so i'm pretty pleased.Next time i'll use a nice deep piece of wood and take it a little slower.
Saw Les Stroud (i think?) use tubing to blow on a fire. Used a piece of tubing to blow on the coals, works great to really direct the blowing and intensify the coal heat.
Definitely going to keep some in my backpack from now on.
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Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it, and yes I have indeed been blessed.

Glad to hear you made it through ok. I was watching it on satellite on the weather.com wondering how bad it was. I've been through a few hurricanes in Florida.

Yeah you definitely want to take it slow. I used a stick to pin the coals in place and just blew on them for more heat and moved the coal around where I wanted it repeating that. I meant for this spoon to be deeper but got a heat crack also and had to make it more shallow. I like how it turned out, I'll try to make a serving spoon later :)

Thanks for the link, I want to make a bowl soon too.
 
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