Jon Mac.Spoon Carving First Steps: Spoon Carving Knife...

Saturday 2 November 2013

Spoon Carving Knife...

Well.

If you're looking for a versatile and stylish spoon carving/bushcraft knife.

Look no further.

Chris Grant has taken my MaChris Bushcraft/carving knife design one step beyond.

Our mutual friend J. P. Woodlife asked Chris if he could make a special.

Chris is always looking to push the envelope so he took the job on.

The result.....

spoon carving knife.

Some beautiful leatherwork and stylish wood/antler work.

spoon carving knife.

As usual for the MaChris and MiniMac, Chris has employed some tough 52100 bearing steel for this custom knife.

The Scandinavian grind can be kept razor sharp by employing a 'King' or 'Ice Bear' water stone with a fine light strop to finish.

spoon carving knife.

Chris used stabilised poisoned Yew and Reindeer antler for the handle, all kept in place with copper pins.

spoon carving knife.

I'm hoping J. P will post a few words in the near future about his new MaChris.

You can find out what J. P gets up to here on his web page.

http://www.woodlife.co.uk/about-jp/

If you would like Chris to make you a MaChris Special, why not give him a shout at....

Make Me This Chris

Click 'HERE' for tech spec.

Don't forget.

The Scout Outdoor Adventure Manual would make a great gift for those dark winter nights.

Available through Amazon and other good book dealers.

Enjoy.

J

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Jon Mac.

Folk Artist.

Photographer.

Jon has worked with his hands all his life. He has learnt many traditional working skills, from construction to carving beautiful wooden spoons and drinking vessels. He has spent much time on Dartmoor teaching outdoor pursuits, such as Ten Tors team training and working with private companies providing team building/survival resources. He is a retired member of Mountain Rescue and spent seven years on the active call out list with his local team.

( D.R.G.Ashburton).

He has spent many years exploring the Devon countryside perusing his other interest in photography, industrial archaeology and local history. He recently used his local knowledge and field craft skills to great advantage when acting as field assistant to researchers investigating bat habitats and behaviour here on Dartmoor.

Jon runs tailor made courses both here in Devon and occasionally in Scotland, for anyone interested in spoon carving and woodcraft skills. Using traditional hand tools, Axe, hook knife and knife, he teaches the techniques for the fast and safe removal of waste wood, shaping and designing. He also teaches how to attain a super sharp cutting edge with the use of Japanese water stones.These skills are key to making anything you wish out of wood.

He is also a knife designer and has had his designs fabricated by top blade smiths.

Jon believes passionately that the skills of both using and maintaining knife and axe blades are ones which need to be shared, in order that we do not loose these important techniques. Jon particularly enjoys sharing these skills with those who have little or no experience of using edge tools.