just finished my second Wood Carving Project, a Large Spoon. Over the Weekend I was thinking my Tucker Box needs a Large Spoon and as I'm on Holidays I thought I may as well brush up on my meagre Carving Skills. Tools used where a Tomahawk to rough it out, the pictured Knife, a Spoon Knife which I used for the first time and a Farriers Rasp. I only had a scrap piece of Pine. I drilled the hole with the tip of the Knife and then tidied it up with a piece of Hardwood I carved to fit into an Handrill. As I suspected it slightly scorched the Wood and next time I play will be to create fire with my modern Firedrill !!!!
It took me quite a few Hours, when you consider you can buy 3 similar sized Spoons for $1 at Crazy Clarks it's hardly worth while but I learned more about Carving and have a handy Utencil which you can't put a price on. I have rubbed Olive Oil into the Spoon
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Back in January whilst out Bow Hunting I loaned it to my Hunting Mate to retreive his Broadhead lodged inside the Body Cavity of a Goat and he reported to me the Handle was Ok BUT - was a little Slippery so I took the opportunity to Carve my First Forest Spirit into the Handle. Hickory is tough stuff and it tested my patience. I made a few errors, the biggest being the Spirit looks "Constipated"
but I improved on that with my second effortregards Jacko
