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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
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
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