spoon carving knives

[Ken_McCarty]

does anyone know of anywhere to get a decent crook style knife out there for a reasonable price?(less than 20$ if possible) also, are there any other companies besides the "mora" knives?

 

[Horse]

Go to Woodcrafters in Grand Rapids and get a Flexicut #11 spoon gouge for less than twenty bucks. Pair this with a decent whittling knife and go wild! They work very well- I like them more than a cheap hook knife.

 

[peripatew]

Horse, can you post a link to the gouge your talking about? I found several #11 gouges and palm gouges, but not #11 spoon gouges. I found some #30s?

Edited to add, also, what size? I found these: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=31112&cat=1,130,43701

 

[Horse]

http://www.flexcut.com/products/cart.php?target=product&product_id=1100&category_id=121

I guess I was wrong on the #11. This one is what I use.

 

[peripatew]

Thanks!

 

[tonym]

I got some Mora ones from Bensbackwoods dot com

 

[Ken_McCarty]

will have to look into that gouge.. it looks like it something I'd be less likely to cut myself with the mora crook knives are nice, but I hate paying the inflated american prices for them.