scorps

[brtova]

In carving the bowls of spoons, I use the flex-cut brand of scorps and love them, but I am looking for scorps with more width in the blade. I have searched and can't seem to find anything else. The closest I came was Cariboo blades. I am not sure that is exactly what I am looking for. Does anyone know of any sources of scorps?

[CarverFromNoWhere]

I like Pfiels scorp you can buy it from woodcraft not sure if it is to big for what ya need, otherwise look up on ebay or just google for bent swedish carving knives mora sweden. I have one of them and love it, I hope this helps.
Carl

[CarverFromNoWhere]

Here is a link to woodcraft, not sure if ya can buy these any where else.
PFEIL "Swiss Made" Scorp - Woodcraft.com
Carl

[arbarnhart]

These are pricey:

Tragskav Inshave | DICK

Woodcraft also has a single hand inshave (and traditional):

Traditional Pattern Inshaves - Woodcraft.com

[CarverFromNoWhere]

I think that might be a bit much for spoons, Never seen one like that swedish one.

[BRIAN D]

If you find a Tack Shop (Horse Shoeing Supply) look for a hook knife, there are different styles, & when sharpened up, work great & cheaper.


This will just give you & idea of shapes

Swedish Carving Knives made by FROST

[arbarnhart]

Well, he said he wanted more width.
If it is a shallow spoon, the one hander might work out in a cross grain orientation.

The Swedish one is pretty cool, but oh so hard to justify.

[BRIAN D]

If you have never made a homemade knife , this would be a good one. You could tailor it to what you need, and defiantly cheaper. But use care once you make ONE, most get hooked on making other tools.
I have one a friend who made me one , and i really like using it.

P.S. He's the same person who got me making my own knives, & I'm defiantly hooked (GRIN)

[arbarnhart]

I like those Frost hook knives with the spine in the blade; looks like you could put some muscle into it (which you can't with a lot of bent knives, though the Cariboo mentioned earlier is a major exception).

[kitaye]

Lee Valley carries three sizes of scorps. Take a look at their online catalog to see them.