Wood Chain – Carving with the RAT IZULA

[CID25]

nice project man, that looks really cool

 

[R.A.T.]

Nice work!

 

[killstew]

Very impressive

 

[52100]

Great thread Colonel. A good reminder that knives and wood are good for more than fuzzy sticks.

Here's a spoon I whittled for my wife on our anniversary. We were each supposed to make something rather than buy it, so it was the perfect opportunity to actually have some fun. It didn't turn out perfect, but I learned a lot during the process.

I'm trying to crank out another one by Christmas for my mother.

 

[luckykitty]

Great thread Colonel. A good reminder that knives and wood are good for more than fuzzy sticks.

Here's a spoon I whittled for my wife on our anniversary.

For an anniversary shouldn't it be a love spoon?



Just kidding ... though a love spoon might be a project to do, once one has mastered a standard spoon.

 

[MrCoffee]

I am not sure how I missed this thread.... wow! that is some serious craving skills! Now I gotta try....

 

[silverbullets]

I am impressed, very cool :thumbup:

 

[Col. Cornelius]

52100 - Nice Job on the spoon! I'll have to try one of those sometime in the near future.

 

[johnspark]

Nice work guys!

I'm going to have to get to work on a spoon. I broke my spork somewhere along the line and had to dig deep in my MRE this weekend. Trying to keeping your fingers out of those things aint easy.

 

[depradio]

Very cool! I also ditto the comments on your cord wrap--great. I should get some wood and see what monstrosities I could create...

 

[52100]

For an anniversary shouldn't it be a love spoon?



Just kidding ... though a love spoon might be a project to do, once one has mastered a standard spoon.

YES, it should have been a love spoon, but I had some bad slitting in the wood during the early stages (part of the learning curve) so I had to cut my losses, so to speak, and salvage what I could.

 

[kirill07]

Nice Job! I have never seen that before!

 

[steelheadr]

Is that what the knife looked like right after carving? It doesn't even look like it was used. Very impressive!

 

[Halworks]

Looks very cool, I think you should do the rest of the stick.

 

[52100]

Is that what the knife looked like right after carving? It doesn't even look like it was used. Very impressive!

Yep, it's a laminated blade Mora. I whittle indoors mostly, so with clean wood and clean hands, the knife fairs pretty well. I also used a crooked knife for the inside portion of the spoon and it looks the same. I soaked the handles with linseed oil, but that's it. It'll probably take years before they've got a good honest look to 'em.

 

[exidor]

chain & spoon are kickass!!! great work !! I must carve something soon!

 

[52100]

I must carve something soon!

Exactly! It's fun and therapeutic. Even if you only end up with a pile of shavings when you're done.

 

[Col. Cornelius]

I really like the wrap on your izula. is there a video or something o how to do that wrap?

Not that I know of. I just started with a basic wrap, and then once I got to the lanyard hole, I tried several methods to finish it out. The one I finally used was my own design, based on trial and error. The final knot is a square knot in the center of the hole, with the ends pushed through and burned on the other side.

 

[Trenton55]

Now I need an Izula! Or I could make a huge wood chain with my RC-4. Awesome work though. I've never seen anything like that before.

 

[safarigene]

Wow that chain is impressive. Wish I had the patience for something like that.