Ran into a problem...made another crooked knife

[Adam B]

I really love the Mocotaugan style crooked knife I made. Great for carving spoons and such.

I tried a while back trying to carve a kuksa and kept losing them to massive cracking... Watching all Adahy's threads got me motivated to try it again with a piece of spalted silver maple from my in laws yard.

I wanted a deep one. I figure if I'm gonna carve it, it should be super useful. The mocotaugan http://niftydeluxe.com/crookedknife/CrookedKnife.htm
is one of the most useful carving tools I've ever held, but this particular circumstance highlighted a weakness of the mocotaugan style crooked knife

You can't really deepen the bowl and keep it smooth.

I knew what would work, so I pounded and ground out a spoon knife:

I tried a trick with bending the tang I saw on here recently with this one. It makes the whole deal much more stable.

Whipped up a quick handle.

Wrapped it up and glued the wraps:

Great for hard to reach places...

aaahhh smooth. This will save hours sanding, if I end up sanding it. The knife should get better once I properly sharpen it.

I hope this one doesn't crack.

 

[Trekon86]

Love those spoon/crookedknives!

Hmm...we may have to do a trade

PMZ

 

[Gryphonblade]

Very nice!! Both the blade and the kuksa!

 

[fotomaker57]

I want one

 

[Trekon86]

PS--Good looking kuksa! Try sticking it in a paper bag with the shavings, away from heat sources.

PMZ

 

[Easy_rider75]

Nice kuksa but what really caught my eye I want those knives

 

[Buckskin]

+1 on wanting those knives!!!!

Nice job on the knife and the kuska!

 

[Looker]

Nice work on those knives!

Looker

 

[Keyser Söze]

beautiful job on tools and carving

 

[kcardwel]

Great job; sometime I want to try one. I agree with you; might as well make it deep enough to make it worthwhile

 

[Scares Bears]

echos of applause. looks great, wonderful job!

 

[CBJ]

That is cracking mate both the knife and kuska.

good job

atb

craig

 

[Adam B]

I'd like to become a BCUSA supporter. Would anybody like to trade me a 1 year membership for one of my crooked knives?

 

[Aven]

I'd like to become a BCUSA supporter. Would anybody like to trade me a 1 year membership for one of my crooked knives?

I'd be willing to do that Adam.

 

[Adam B]

I'd be willing to do that Adam.

Making one for Aven. Gonna try to do a tutorial on this.

 

[Easy_rider75]

Making one for Aven. Gonna try to do a tutorial on this.

Please do Bro

 

[Adam B]

Tutorial started

http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57229

 

[Cheapeats]

I agree with trekon about putting the shavings back in the hgole and keeping it in a paper bag, I also make sure the growth rings are 90 degrees form the hole not parallel with it every one I trie to do parallel with the rings cracked.

 

[Adam B]

I've got the shavings in the bag with it. So far so good.

 

[Cheapeats]

Adam put the shavings right back in the hole they came out of it will take longer to dry but I really think it helps by less surface exposed to air.