Saturday, April 16, 2011

Mocotaugan style knife

Tendonitis in my elbow caused by too much carving is stopping me carving the bigger projects so what to do instead?

Duncan at Dorset Woodland Blades recently made me a pair of curved blades for working bowls and other deep objects, it would be nice to try something new when I make the handles for these. Note one blade is left handed the other is right handed.









This would be an ideal smaller project that will allow me to try my new bowl horse on a very small item The bowl horse performed very well giving my gripping hand a rest and keeping the wood steady.






The Mocotaugan blade is usually less curved but I thought that the bent handle would design would suit my blades. The Mocotaugan can trace it's history back to flint bladed knives in the stone age.


So here is my take on the Mocotaugan.








This was an interesting project and maybe I will do more of this type of carving one day :-)

For more on the Mocotaugan see, http://www.mocotauganthebook.com/


2 comments:

  1. That is something ive never done, like you did. Ive done a good few crooked knives but theyre crude ones with stick tangs. I just have to make one like yours.

    Thanks for great tutorial,sir.

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  2. Hiya, it was a pleasure to make and I hope that you enjoy making yours. I look forward to the photos :-)

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