How To Make A Hook Carving Knife
Polish the blade and remove the finger-hook.
How to make a hook carving knife. The hook on this bowl and spoon carving crooked knife has the double bevel on the bottom side. Using a small wooden mallet begin to shape the hook with even rapid taps bending it evenly around the dowel. How to make a Hook Knife For Less Than 1 - YouTube.
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. Although going through a more complex process usually turns out a better quality kni. 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.
Place the tip of the blade on the dowel parallel to the floor. Start with shallow cross-grain cuts near the center. The one that comes in the kit the Mora 164 is set up for pull cuts with the right hand and push cuts with the left.
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. 56-KN54 Flexcut Spear Point Small Radius Hook Knife. This grip felt awkward and dangerous at first.
The curvature of the blade is important tight curves and short blades are easy for beginners to use but leave a bit of a ploughed field effect which most resort to sandpaper to remove. Just like youd peel a potato or an apple pull the knife into the wood using your fingers while simultaneously pushing the wood away with the thumb. The handle is hand-carved and the materials are upcycled from a broken sa.
The handle is 10 long for two hands. Work in a medium lit environment diffused light. The process of making a functional hook knife is actually pretty simple.
