Last year I found that my sister, with whome I hadn’t spoken for a long time had been ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church. This didn’t surprise me as I had always expected her to take that direction in her life. So, what would more natural than for me to carve her a … Continue reading Ordination Gift
I have said on a number of occasions that I have found my ideal carving knife and gone on to explain why. Well I have figured out that actually there is no such thing. I am fickle and change my mind often about what I like and dislike in a carving knife. I have a … Continue reading A fickle view of carving tools
You will notice that I say “my ideal carving knife”. I am painfully aware of the fact that everyone is different and has differing opinions about everything and knives are no exception to that rule. If you read Facebook comments and posts you see that no two people who have any experience of carving with … Continue reading I’ve nearly found my ideal carving knife
Well, here we go again, another attempt at creating my ideal general carving knife. Just to recap, I love to design things and knives are one of my passions, so what better item to design eh? I like to carve while I’m out walking with the dog or with friends or both. I want a … Continue reading My perfect general carving knife
This little chap has undergone a few identity changes since it was first made. I suppose, like any lump of steel it started out as a lump of rock but we won’t go there. I first came across it as an old file. I have no idea what it had been used to shape before … Continue reading Carving baby
We recently bought some new bedroom furniture from a great company called Indigo. First though we requested a sample of their oak. I imagined a tiny chunk would arrive through the post but was surprised to find a piece that was roughly 6 inches long by four and around an inch thick. Ok so it … Continue reading Free samples come in handy
Having been carving for nearly 40 years I’ve spent a considerable amount of time looking for the single perfect combination of blade length, shape and grind profile to give me the perfect woodcarving knife. I have tried wharncliffe style blades, puuko shaped ones and purpose made, so called, woodcarving knives. I’ve made umpteen different knives … Continue reading In search of the perfect woodcarving knife
This post was first published on my Blogger blog but as I’ve now moved my focus over to WordPress I thought I’d bring some of my better posts over as well. Hope you don’t get too bored What is Sharp? – The argument for Micro-serrations I once had a very heated debate with a school-friend … Continue reading What is a sharp knife
Hi, Having now recovered from my initial euphoria at having had a really great shave I felt it might be a good idea to let you know a little about me and about my twin passions, knives and carving. I’ve been carving now for over 40 years in one way or another, that’s if you … Continue reading A little about my twin passions, knives and wood
Okay, so this is not necessarily linked to knives, tools or woodcarving, but it is a sharp thingy. I took delivery of a new razor and some blades yesterday and tried it out today for the first time. You might ask yourself why I am even bothering to mention this but for me it is … Continue reading I am converted back to a bygone era of facial hair removal
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