Appreciate a lot Dave how you emphasise buying at a basic level and getting to know that tool before stepping into more expensive gear. Thanks!

Great video Dave. You showed us a lot of options and I appreciate that you kept the common man theme going by showing lower price options. Thanks for sharing.

Hey Dave, another great video. Sure do appreciate all the work you put out on KZfaq. Big fan!

Bro, thank you so much for sharing your awesome work.

Great video Dave

Awesome. Thanks for sharing Dave.

This is an incredibly informative video, you’re a wealth of knowledge Dave. Thank you.

I'll tell ya one thing since the beginning of dual survivor and watching your videos that I have subscribed to. my out look on survival has changed! keep up the great work and educational videos! Virginia hunter that hunts for meat for his freezer. learned so much of natural herbs and other foods from the wild. I do my research before eating any wild herbs I not sure of..

Your the man Dave! Thanks for yet another great video. Do sell different saws on your site so we don't have to go hunt them down elsewhere and can help your company out at the same time.

Thanks David for all your teaching Sir 👍

falling between the hook and the gouge is the looped scorped knife. With small 1/2" loops for spoons to 2-1/2" to 3" for doing bowls.

Thanks for the excellent video. I would be interested in learning how to sharpen blades with such steep curves. It doesn't seem like a sharpening stone would work.

Great video,

i have that laplander saw and carry it on hunting trips etc. love that saw

I've always whittled a bit with my pocket knife, but recently I've considered some more serious stuff. This video came out at the perfect time :) Also, maybe a small file for the kit? Something really fine so you don't rough up the wood. In any case, thanks for sharing. You've been a real inspiration for me. I just graduated and I'm seeking a career in the outdoors.

Dave. come to australia mate. would love to show you some of our plants and medicines. and see how you tackle our country. i think you could survive almost anywhere. keep up the inspiring work. my missus has learnt so much from your channel. love your skills. and love how you view things. the canterbury perspective. so good. peace brotha.

This is a great video. Best information I could find. Thanks a lot! Keep up the good work.

Great video Dave. Here is my view on what to get first (only considering wood working) 1) Knife 2) Axe 3) Hook knife 4) Saw 5) Draw Knife 6) Gouge I assume most people will already have some of them. Whats your view?

Great information and advice. Thanks.

Great video! Could you possible do a similar video about leather working? As in making pouches and such. And yes, I assume you know every craft there is! Best wishes from Sweden

I don't know what the prices are like in the US, but Opinel knives from France are also great for carving, you can get a high carbon steel knife for £8 (about $10 atm) and they come razor sharp, if you only work with soft wood and strop it regularly you'll never need to sharpen it

Thank you so much for the education! Great video!

Some sensible and educated tips for an up coming wittler Dave, the Mora carving tools are ideal for the beginner and experienced wood carver, and they are inexpensive to buy, atb, Paul.

Thanks for the advice 👍

Great video!

i don't carve much, but i found this video to be helpful. i could use all i have now but would like to get the curved knife for deep spoons or bowls.

Outstanding

Will be looking for it

awesome video! thanks for the info!

DAVE BEHIND YOU NEXT TO THE 50 GAL-DRUMS LOOKS LIKE YOUR GROWING COMFREY RIGHT? WHAT A PLANT---GREAT VIDS NEVER QUIT.

Hey Dave, did you gave the "Helko" a special grind for carving issues or just sharpen up the factory grind a bit? Cheers, Sven

Thank you

could you please do a homestead video i loved the last ones you did

very helpful thank you!

David can you list the exact model you showcased in your video? Thanks.

You don't NEED any of those tools to carve a great spoon. They just make it faster and easier. I know more professional carvers who use a Stockman pocketknife for all their carving than any other single knife. I've carved the entire set of utensils, including a kuksa, using only a Stockman pocketknife. Start with the tools you already have. Chances are, they're better than most people had not very long ago. This much I know. Learn to do even a halfway decent job with your pocketknife, and using those better tools will then be far easier. But learn to use those other tools first, and you may never learn to use a pocketknife as well as it can be used.

Dave check out my designing a better baton video. It's a change from the traditional design that is less prone to damage your knife blade.

I found an axe head in a house that was being cleaned up for sale. Small hatchet style. Cleaned it up and sharpened it to razor edge then tested it out on Australian iron bark chopping across the grain. Lost a bit of shaving hair ability but could still carve. Bloody found out the symbol is a Chinese made axe. I'm not going to say I fully trust it to not break but it's still going great after a lot of use for its size. Common man luck I guess.

Thaks for the tips :) - Martin

Is the main reason you don't like silky for bush work because they are easy to break if used wrong or in a hurry?

Not critising, but is there a reseason the second axes handle seems to be in reverse ?

What happens if you go with the grain?

thanks

instead of a hook spoon knife can you use a hoof knife ? ya got something covering part of you camera lens, top right !

Good looking makersmark :)

that japanese gouge would be my choice , it has a comfortable handle .

You have probabily been asked this question 1000 times but Im gonna make it 1001. Could you show us in a video how you cut down that axe to make it work for you for woodcrafting?

do you think I could make a dvd on woodland camping 😂😂😂 ... great information mate

hi dave could you put some links on for good places to buy these tool. thank from the uk

There is a two handed grip for hook knives

Another good knife for hollowing out is a hoof knife. Inexpensive ($10.oo ) and takes some work to make it suitable (sharpening ) but works for Me.

Would a swiss army knife with a saw blade be a good start? I already have one of those.

Brother betweeen woodcraft pack axe 24 and akka brucks 24 what do you prefer?

reshape a opinel ?

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Hi Dave Always great to see you gettin-er-done on KZfaq. BTW..... I live in the northwest and got back into the mountain man period thing. I recently completed an elk hide jacket for a good friend who happens to be a knife maker. You can check it out on KZfaq at Elk hide jacket. Let me know what you think. God bless brother!

How would you go about sharpening a hook knife? I have been afraid to get one , that I won't be able to sharpen it.

How do you sharpen you knives?

I have a Norland hatchet

The more I look at that axe the more I want it

So a fine carving knife, a Crooked Knife, a gouge, a Carving Hatchet, and a fine work saw?

so many nice makers out there today. Pinewood forge, Dave budd, Nic wesstermann. The list goes on. I've done a lot of research on makers in England and the states. For example. Pinewood forge sells them without a handles, actually most do. that way it saves you money and you can personalize your own handle. If you are interested in my list of makers you can pm me and I will send it to you.

I want a lil adze i can pack with a 6-9" handle

What is DVD?

Oh I love the subtle silky hate :P And I'm a silky fan! No bahco even compares!

made my own out of a butter knife

Sweet dude!!!!!

like oldstray said u have really peeked my intrerest into carving. I dont need to spend alit more into my hobbies like bushcraft so ill probably go with the basics lol. dont want the wife taking me out one night in my sleep

What is that mark etched into some of the wood handles? I have it tattooed on my arm. ;)

Is there any particular curved knife that does well as an all-around tool for spoons (small crafts) to bowls and kuskas (medium craft)?

Is this just for fun?

I have a set of mora carving knives (hook and 2 different length carvers) and I can't recommend avoiding them enough. Get some american made high carbon steel knives. I think I paid $70 for the 3 blades and really wish I had just gotten one good carving blade and something else for the hook blade. The mora blades roll constantly. Nothing more frustrating that having to hone your blade ever 8 cuts you make.

These tool prices are outrageous!

Ok, it's all great, there's just one thing I didn't understand... Do I have to spend a lot of money on my kit, or can I just buy something cheap and practise with that? I don't know, I feel like you should have said that in your video, at least once...

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