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About 4 inches of snow on the ground here in southwest VA, and still coming down, decided to do some carving in the house.

Used my 9, to split out some cherry out of my firewood, so I could make a spoon. Used my turkey leg maul, part of a locust root I sanded down smooth. Even though locust is known around here a hillbilly concrete, it actually doesn't make the greatest beating material 'cause it gets brittle and splits easy.

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Roughed out the spoon blank with the 9 and 14.

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Was going to use the 14 for everything, but I like a little narrower blade for finer carving, so used the mora to get in there.

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Took about hour and a half to get it done.

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I really like using the big boi as a froe, and I also felt I could hog off more material with the 14 and could of probably used it to do the whole thing, but I like my moras, plus I needed the curved blade to dish out that spoon.
 
Nice work on that spoon.

Also, I did not know that locust became so brittle. Always thought it just remained hard and durable.
 
Nicely done, though I thought this was a Moose and hammocking thread.
 
nicely done man! reminds me of an old article I read once about making a wooden cup/bowl from a tree knot. something I've always intended to try but never have.
 
It'd be a good idea to learn how to make a spoon and fork with only the knife you will take backpacking, so that when you need a spoon, you make one and burn it after it's services are no longer required. Plus, that's less weight you have to lug around.
 
thatotherguy said:
It'd be a good idea to learn how to make a spoon and fork with only the knife you will take backpacking, so that when you need a spoon, you make one and burn it after it's services are no longer required. Plus, that's less weight you have to lug around.
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True true, I guess I'd probably be leaving that frost spoon knife at home, but could easily make a good spork with my beckers and mora.
 
thatotherguy said:
It'd be a good idea to learn how to make a spoon and fork with only the knife you will take backpacking, so that when you need a spoon, you make one and burn it after it's services are no longer required. Plus, that's less weight you have to lug around.
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I've said it before, when Kabar starts making sporks, everyone around here will be packing cro-van mess kits.
I dunno why a fork's services wouldn't be needed again - I like to eat regularly.
Not that the skill isn't VERY cool. My carved flatware sucks. I just use my spatula of a BK2 for eating ice-cream.

-Daizee
 
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