How To Make A Hook Carving Knife
Pull the knife with a small arced wrist motion.
How to make a hook carving knife. This grip felt awkward and dangerous at first. We hand forge the hook blade to the the width of the handles. Although going through a more complex process usually turns out a better quality kni.
Place the tip of the blade on the dowel parallel to the floor. With a hook knife use the 1000 grit rod which acts as a strop on the inside and hit the outside with a leather strop. To maintain the edge strop both sides of a flat blade at the first sign of becoming dull.
For 33 and a couple of materials you can make a hook knife to carve spoons cups or bowlsGuts and Bourbon by Kevin MacLeod is licensed. To make a hook blade of medium size with a 3 blade using sawblade cut a piece of steel 34 x 18 x 6 with a grinder fit with a cutting wheel zip cut. Install the knife blade on the handle and screw the bolts snug giving them a quarter turn more.
First what makes a good spoon carving hook knife. Custom made Cariboo Blades Aki Kai and Scott make your hook knives custom to order. Once the blade is mounted in the handle.
This completes the blade. When the edge becomes too dull for stropping alone run a. The hook on this bowl and spoon carving crooked knife has the double bevel on the bottom side.
It needs to be sharp and hold a good edge all the knives I mention below will do that and all except the Frost come ready to use. Using a small wooden mallet begin to shape the hook with even rapid taps bending it evenly around the dowel. A quick way around this is to just sharpen the flat side of the blade however if you are unfamiliar with sharpening but want a double edge blade on your hook knife then I suggest checking out the Mora 162 below.