home made crook knife

[lupus]

here's a couple of pics of a crook knife i made and a cover for a frost crook knife and some more spoons i finished this weekend

 

[jojo]

Verrrry nice Lupus.. Love the spoons, they are elegant & beautiful. :You_Rock_ What wood did you use?

 

[lupus]

from left side i used,eucalyptus birch,birch,ash,birch and chestnut.

 

[spoonman]

Great work lupus!

A lovely smooth finish to those spoons too. What did you finish them with?

 

[jojo]

I have never used eucalyptus. What is it like to work? Looks like a fine grain wood. I like the crooked knife you've made also. What did you do to the handle? or is it worm eaten?!? looks great whatever it is

 

[g4ghb]

looking good mate - I like the 'sheath' idea


what did you make the crook knife from? looks nice and small, good for all those teaspoons

 

[lupus]

spoons are finished with danish oil.
the crook knife i made from an old pruning saw blade cut down then heated with a gas torch to bend in to shape.the handel is holly with some random pattern cut in it(not wood worm) ,the blade is glued with pine resin then tied with cord.

euclyptus carves very well nice to work with very intresting grain paterns.

 

[jon r]

highly inspirational work! Thanks for sharing! I love the length of the spoons and the danish oil finish. The spoons really shine! How much sanding did that take? And then did you polish them? If so how?

 

[lupus]

sanding sanding sanding just a bit .i use three or four grades to sand not shure what thay all are just grab a handfull from me shed if thay feel different thats good for me,the last one i use is allways a very fine wet and dry type . as for the danish oil normaly three coats but the second spoon got about six or more.