tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post1732636691927974627..comments2023-05-09T10:25:12.285+01:00Comments on Jon Mac.Spoon Carving First Steps: Flint and steel...Jon Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116552308393599804noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-65596878969823754272012-02-17T08:06:24.952+00:002012-02-17T08:06:24.952+00:00J:-)J:-)Jon Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116552308393599804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-15864019922855285212012-02-16T20:25:29.053+00:002012-02-16T20:25:29.053+00:00thanks jon,its on the top of my list of tools to g...thanks jon,its on the top of my list of tools to get next to the gransfors gutter adze.....struglingfreemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141595034234344901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-35724234260993308992012-02-16T07:41:07.782+00:002012-02-16T07:41:07.782+00:00Glad you have had some fun with my blog, thanks fo...Glad you have had some fun with my blog, thanks for your comment... Here is a link to my tools page... I bought my Roselli direct some years ago...Cheers Strugglingfreeman... http://spooncarvingfirststeps.blogspot.com/p/beginners-tools-and-suppliers-details.html<br /><br />The Roselli is a great little axe...Enjoy...JJon Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116552308393599804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-42769223019335176942012-02-15T19:25:23.614+00:002012-02-15T19:25:23.614+00:00love this blog,have been visiting for some time,tr...love this blog,have been visiting for some time,truly an ispiration are your works! also where could i get a roselli axe? i am using a gransfors wildlife hatchet but it seems a bit light for the job.struglingfreemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141595034234344901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-34370303773969281462012-02-07T09:33:45.289+00:002012-02-07T09:33:45.289+00:00You are right Martijn. We worked carefully with me...You are right Martijn. We worked carefully with measured accurate strokes and although the progress was slow, it worked...JJon Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116552308393599804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-36636228838694598762012-02-07T07:45:42.828+00:002012-02-07T07:45:42.828+00:00That's so cool to see a stone tool at work! Ou...That's so cool to see a stone tool at work! Our ancestors managed with 'limited' tools for a long time. It's all in the approach I guess.Martijn Tophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283093458398403473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-40529749491409078142012-02-07T07:34:31.833+00:002012-02-07T07:34:31.833+00:00We are lucky to have such innovative people in our...We are lucky to have such innovative people in our history...J;-)Jon Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116552308393599804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-35238266845062949832012-02-07T07:33:13.871+00:002012-02-07T07:33:13.871+00:00Hi hi Tom... It was strange at first to be honest,...Hi hi Tom... It was strange at first to be honest, but the tool worked very well once it came to hand. As to making a video, I'll give it a shot sometime soon. Cheers Tom...J;-)Jon Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116552308393599804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-3816746972195058562012-02-07T07:31:01.791+00:002012-02-07T07:31:01.791+00:00Hi hi Lucy. I look forward to seeing your finished...Hi hi Lucy. I look forward to seeing your finished bowl. Had a great afternoon...J;-)Jon Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116552308393599804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-68791492624054968582012-02-07T07:29:45.429+00:002012-02-07T07:29:45.429+00:00Apparently the flint is often set the wrong way up...Apparently the flint is often set the wrong way up. Worth checking out the next time you are in a museum. Cheers Rob...JJon Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116552308393599804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-7500760111620707742012-02-07T03:32:27.768+00:002012-02-07T03:32:27.768+00:00The early peoples used what was available and we a...The early peoples used what was available and we are proof of their success.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-52750599821301011812012-02-06T19:41:10.620+00:002012-02-06T19:41:10.620+00:00I love the way that stone adze looks Jon. Really ...I love the way that stone adze looks Jon. Really takes you back in time seeing it in use. In a world of power tools it is nice to see technology that is thousands of years old still working. Any chance you could knock up a quick video on carving spoon bowls using your GB adze?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145649380366324972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-50077460008869017002012-02-06T19:36:33.529+00:002012-02-06T19:36:33.529+00:00Great pictures of a great day! I have taken a few ...Great pictures of a great day! I have taken a few for my report and will be sure to give you the credit and to reference you :D I will send you a copy once it is finished.<br />Thanks again, Lucy :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133721075738890943.post-52501438329762315572012-02-06T19:26:32.606+00:002012-02-06T19:26:32.606+00:00Interesting. Recently I saw a neolithic adze, with...Interesting. Recently I saw a neolithic adze, without the helve, in Portsmouth museum and had been wondering how it would have been used.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042650405946029324noreply@blogger.com