Monthly Archives: January 2012

Burl Noggin part 1

After making the new crook knife, I needed a good test for it.  Scrounging around in my wood stash, I found a small block of big leaf maple burl, which has been seasoning for, oh, about 20 years now.  It … Continue reading

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Carving a Noggin and Making a Crook Knife

After testing my crook knife, I liked it so well I decided to make another, with less “crook” to it.  In the Pacific Northwest, this one is called a “planer” crook knife, since it is used to produce a nice … Continue reading

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Carving a Noggin and Making a Crook Knife

What’s a noggin?  It’s a small, carved wooden cup carried by frontiersmen, often carved from pretty burl wood.  This one is just cherry.  It will hang from a chunky button on a string that goes under a belt, so the … Continue reading

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