Passaround For WoodKarver

i'm a baaad boyyy (x2).

I still have the knife. i actually left to the PO today, but noticed that i got blood on the handle (yup). Last week, i did get back to carving. i decided to do a stick fish out of a piece of maple i had in the woodpile. that piece of wood has been there for 6+ years and needless-to-say, it was "well-seasoned"...i.e. fossil hard. all i managed to produce after a couple hours was an unrecognizable fish and a fist full of blood. :o

I had gone over that thing with alcohol prep pads about 10x and thought i got it. but, i noticed today there is still some staining.

I didn't want to just send it along without mentioning. obviously, the micarta has absorbed a bit of the blood. i could finely sand that layer away, but i did not want to touch the passaround knife without getting folks' thoughts on the matter.

YC may not have noticed, but again, i felt that full-disclosure here was a better idea. so, i still have the knife.:(

thoughts?
 
i think the scotchbrite did the trick. i will take a new look when it is fully dry. i should be getting this out tomorrow. apologies for being the black hole here gentlemen.
 
i forgot to mention that i sent the knife out yesterday (i email YoungCurmudgeon with tracking).

I had so many elaborate plans for this knife. ultimately, i fell short. sorry i didn't get to use it more. but, with that said, i enjoyed the time i had with it. and, it is a zippy little knife.

thanks for doing this John.
 
WoodKarver has safely arrived in Kentucky.
My initial impression based on holding it for <1minute in the car:
1) I like the sheath. It is a convienent way to protect the edge from damage when not in use
2) the grip is comfortable; obviously I haven't used the knife yet, but it feels good in hand
3) it is an interesting design. I'm not an experienced carver, I just whittle a little and have started trying my hand at carving spoons, but I can already see utility in this blade design
4) this knife is bomb-proof. It's a hefty piece of steel/micarta and feels rock solid.

I'm looking forward to spending some time with this knife. I won't be able to do much this weekend, as my son's 4th B-day is Sunday and based on the invitations my wife sent out we could have as many as 30 kids running amuck. So, I'll report back on this after the swarm has departed.
 
Got to spend a little time getting to know the WoodKarver last night.

I'll try to spend a little more time with it this evening and I'll ship it to the next in line on Thursday. Please forward me shipping details. I'm going to miss this knife. I will get a review completed, hopefully, before the week is out
 
I'm sorry I missed this passaround. This would have been a neat knife to review. Hopefully I catch any new passarounds you start.
 
Johnny1111 said:
Did you make that spoon with just that knife!? Awesome!! What kind of wood??
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The wood is Eastern Red Cedar. I used a spoon knife for the bowl, but the WoodKarver was used for everything else , including stripping the bark from the split, roughing out the blank and final carving. The WoodKarver handled all of these varied tasks with ease and would make a darn nice EDC knife.
 
YoungCurmudgeon said:
The wood is Eastern Red Cedar. I used a spoon knife for the bowl, but the WoodKarver was used for everything else , including stripping the bark from the split, roughing out the blank and final carving. The WoodKarver handled all of these varied tasks with ease and would make a darn nice EDC knife.
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I agree that it would make a great EDC.... You said you were not experienced, but in my opinion thats awesome work! I am very green when it comes to carving, the spoon knife is hook shaped, correct? Can a bowl be decently carved without a spoon knife, or is it basically a must?
 
The spoon shown, carved with the WoodKarver, was the 10th spoon I've done; Total. That includes the first three that went straight into the kids' sandbox for digging purposes and the two that I ruined by carving through the bowls.
I've read about people carving the bowls with a spey blade and that you can burn out the bowl with a hot coal and sand/scrape away the charred wood. I bought myself a spoon (or hook) knife right out of the gate about a month and a half ago, so I've never done it any other way.
 
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