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Couple of recent projects...

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This is pretty fun!

(Modifying Old Hickories is awesome:))

Little carving necker:

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I added a lanyard tube to that one.

Nother little whittler:

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And my personal bushie carry piece:

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All are carefully convexed by hand and stropped on leather loaded with compound.

This one I sold on Ebay:

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Here's another, back to back, wetmolded paddle style sheath for two paring/Old Hickory knives modified by my great grandfather into primitive skinners/caping knives:

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This is a modification of my Wetterlings hatchet sheath, I added a belt loop w/post screw:

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This is a DIY sheath for an old forged Plumb carpenter's hatchet:

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I then added a thong tube in the haft.

Not sure if you guys are interested but here is some woodcarving I've done recently:

Ladle/Stirring/Dipping spoon:

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Soup spoon w/pot hook:

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Spoontula:

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Eating spoons:

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All my spoons are sanded to 1500 or 2000 grit and given several coats of tung oil.

The ladle, though, has three coats of polyurethane.

Thanks for looking!:)

PMZ

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You seem to be a handy type fella.

You might want to re-consider the finish for your spoons. Poly and Tung oil are not designed for human consumption. Your food and mouth will be touching the finish. You need to consider using food grade finishs like mineral oil or butcher block oil. Olive oil is used by some but have heard tales of it turning rancid.

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I agree, mineral oil would be better for them. I have used mineral oil but have found that it tends to leave the pores quite quickly, whereas tung oil dries hard (hardening oil) and resists chipping fairly well.

I have heard that some people use camellia (sp?) oil, Danish oil, Walnut oil, and various other types for eating utensils and cookware.

The woods I've been using recently are Black walnut (freshly cut-- so wouldn't absorb mineral oil very well) and well-seasoned, slightly wormy birch.

:)

PMZ

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Here's some tung oil that is safe for human consumption:

http://www.woodcraft.com/Family/2000768/2000768.aspx?tab=information#information

I use Formby's but if I had the choice I'd use either this or Walnut oil.

PMZ

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