Jon Mac.Spoon Carving First Steps: Hand carved spoons, kolrosing and chip carving.

Sunday 29 March 2015

Hand carved spoons, kolrosing and chip carving.

I've been experimenting with some new spoon carving designs.

A touch of chip carving alongside simple tattooing.

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It's quite amazing what can be achieved by the simple application of the tip of your knife.

Plus a little dry ground coffee.

Once again, I used a compass to mark out my design.

Then painstakingly added the depressions with the tip of my MiniMac carving knife.

Some of the spoons here are left plain as the natural markings are quite enough.

I've been using my most recent MaChris for quite some time now.

The MaChris bushcraft/carver Chris made for me in 14C28N has proved to be almost as resiliant as the 52100 bearing steel that is used in our standard MaChris knife range.

There is not much between the two.

I like the idea of a rust proof bushcraft/carver, especially when one lives in a wet and damp environment like Dartmoor.

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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.

Sunday 29 March 2015

Hand carved spoons, kolrosing and chip carving.

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