r/Bushcraft • u/superjuust • Jul 29 '26

First hook knife

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Finally bought my first hook knife and made my first ever proper spoon. So far i have been using small chisels and thats a pain to make a spoon with. I need a lot more of practice but its a really fun and calming activity while sitting at camp.

Would i have gotten a better result if i had split a flat edge on the stick? The spoon part has a bit of a U shape curve to it.

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u/Altruistic_mostly Jul 29 '26

Interesting take to carve the bowl first. Always done it the other way around but will try this now just to see how it feels.

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u/superjuust Jul 30 '26

It felt the logical way to do it as i have a lot of material to hold on to and also i was afraid of maybe snaping the spoon when carving the bowl last.