carver and shaper for wooden spoon craft

[soapboxpreacher]

Wondering if my mora 2000 will make a good fine wooded spoon carver. I want to start working my skills on my patio shaping solid wood into spoons. I am assuming a small blade length, finer tip, and a shallow blade profile would work best. What's a good knife for it?

This is were I believe the Street Scrapper 4 would have been my pick. The RC-3 and 4 are too blunt in my opinion. Any ideas? Fallkniven or some small blade cold steels might work great as well.

[Noss]

I've never tried to carve a spoon with mine. There is a video of a guy doing it with an axe so I'm sure the Mora 2000 will do it. Mora makes specialty wood carving tools also.

[1900]

I am not a pro wood carver by any stretch but I like using my Mora Pukko for whittling alot and I have a CS Roachbelly I like a lot but one of CSs knives in the same line with not quite so fine a tip may be better to carve spoons with. I think a thin, narrow blade with a scandinavian or fine convex grind would carve well. Moras are usually descently tough and flexible and good carvers.

[Noss]

Here is a video. There are several on TY.

This guy is using a good size blade to do it but it may give you some ideas about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysXa-jqv2_0

[soapboxpreacher]

That is pretty sweet!! Considering the size of the knife. He didnt get the bowl of the spoon very deep but still pretty awesome.

I think an F1 or S1 might fit the job well. Fallknivens are slowly becoming my favorites (A1 and shorter length) so far!! I was thinking about the Cold Steel Master Hunter but I think the Fallkniven is a better choice. I like their blades for a few reasons...namingly the 6" and under lengths. They are light without being too light, their blade depth isnt too much (i think small blades can get far to deep to make them useful at finer tasks). Their steel not the best compared to INFI but certainly up there...and stainless. Handle is very nice as well, absorbs shock pretty well...compared to the RC-5. And finally toughness, they are solid!!!!! Problem is you pay for them. Sheath is something to be desired but I do like how the blade locks in...so it will not fall out upside down at all and their sheaths are narrow and light. But that can limit some mounting ability. The RC-5 I have is pry bar. I think a mistaken purchase considering the field...it is heavy but for its length it can baton well and chop!!! It is fairly comfortable. But I seem to like the weight, balance, and grip of the A1 far better...yeah it is a longer blade but it is lighter, chopping is still very respectable and so is batonning!!! It carries much better and does fine work head and shoulders above the RC-5. But I will more or less keep the RC-5 cant beat rats warranty...that is were FallKniven BLOWS! And it is a tank!!! just my opinion but I still need more time with them.

[soapboxpreacher]

Think I could my knife. Bark River Bravo 1. Seems to fit just about everything I am looking for.

[Noss]

Lot of people like them it seems.