I Made This

This weeks 'The Gallery' theme is: I made this.
 

This is the third item I carved since starting my newest hobby which is woodcraft. The first was a walking stick for fathers day, followed by a nice little spoon (that the dog has now eaten).

I acquired a nice branch of Hazel which had a nice kink in it where I imagined the scoop to be. 

Here's how it looked.

The process is very enjoyable and can take you however long you want it to as long as you don't rush (and damn near slice off a digit), however, it took me around three hours to amble along and get it perfected :).

    

I am really looking forward to see what other people have made and read what they blog about on the 'I made this' theme..

Ok now, bye bye then..

My Mora Companion.

 

I thought I'd share a couple of pictures and an explanation for my chosen carving knife.

Here it is..

It is a stainless steel Mora Companion knife with the luminous orange colour so just in case I drop it in the woods, I can find it quite easily. With this knife, there are a selection of colours available.

I have chosen this knife because it is great for game preparation, splitting and carving.

I have also chosen this knife because i got to borrow one for a weekend while learning Bush craft skills with the great team of instructors from Woodland Ways.

A key bonus with this knife is that it is very cost effective indeed at under £20 with post and packing from a number of retailers.