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You are very kind Casey mate ☺️👍 thank you for your kind and generous review and thoughts on my products, I’m glad you love them as much as I do ☺️ thanks again champ really made me smile!!!

Spoon Carving With Tom You’re welcome, Tom. My only regret is not buying a couple glass blocks!

Casey Kraemer oh no! When ever you’re ready to order again just drop me pm champ :)

Hi Mike! Thank you for the correction :) much appreciated!

Haha as a fellow Canadian I was also compelled to do the same thing. We don't have much for quality tool manufacturers so we have to defend what we've got.

That’s great :) glad you enjoyed it!!

Thank you!

denis roussel oh is it really!! Awesome stuff :)

Joshua Cameron thanks buddy!!

Joseph Kerley my pleasure 👍☺️

Thank you for the kind words!! Cheers Jeremy :) Warm regards, Tom.

Thanks mate!

That’s great, glad you have a method you enjoy and that gives you the desired results!!

Thank you :)

Maurice Westerlaan awesome Thanks mate I really appreciate the kind words ☺️👍😂

how do you like it? I read mixed reviews and reviews that they break. For my budget 15 is way better than the competing 30 dollar ones

They’re not for me, mora offer a better tool in my opinion :)

Great!

Quinn The Eskimo oh no!! I love kangaroo just as is! No spices! Must be what we are all use to! It’s delicious be it a little expensive!!

Hey, I’m not too sure what hook you are referring to, do you have a link?

@@spooncarvingwithtom KZfaq removed the link. It's North Bay forge, general bent knife.

@@curiousgeorge555 ah yes I have just had a look! It’s not a tool I’d personally use as it restricts me from squeezing the spine of the knife with my other hand, however each person carves differently and there is no right on wrong. As you say, it makes it much trickier to sharpen too.

@@spooncarvingwithtom I'm used to it. Works great for me. I have two sizes of the same tool. Hard to sharpen.

That’s awesome :) I’m glad you enjoy my videos! Yes I use silicone carbide adhesive backed, but you can use aluminium oxide which will cut carbon steel just fine!! I buy mine online.

1200, 3,000 7,000 :)

Correct, yes. I have sharpened his hooks for customers before no worries :)

hey Bob, moderate pressure, don't go too crazy or you'll lose control :)

muhlis bey hey! My pleasure :) no I won’t be, but I may cover it in the near future for sure!! 👍☺️

Thanks again

baconsoda you are spot on champ :) that’s right! I knew I remembered your name! I use to be an avid wood turner and enjoyed Brendan Stemps videos, am I correct in saying you connected with him too?

You are bang on Tom... I was an avid watcher of Brendan and even had a video dedicated to my efforts to help him expand his channel... The 5 Minute Bowl... which I display proudly in my living room. Carl Jacobson got the big grinder that Brendan was giving to the person who got him the most subs because he got so many of his followers to join Brendan but neither Carl or myself were competing for the grinder because we just wanted to help Brendan. As it turned out Carl (who I'm friendly with from long, long, ago) send me the grinder as a thoughtful gesture after I had a family tragedy at about the time Brendan was winding up the subs effort. I was very touched by that and it is a good talking point in my kitchen when a visitor notices it because I get to tell people about Carls very considerate gesture towards me. I am loving your videos because I started trying to carve a few years ago but gave up because, I realise now, I was too ambitious and couldn't match the masters I saw on here. So, I discovered your channel and your beautiful spoons and decided to have another go and try a spoon because you have made it so interesting. Best Wishes, Brendan.

baconsoda it’s such a small world isn’t it! How interesting! That 5 minute bowl was one of my favourite videos! It’s a shame Brendan is no longer on KZfaq but from what I have heard he has retired and was annoyed at people taking his content (I saw this from him on a forum). He had such a lovely way about him on camera and his skill was incredible! Yes Carl is another great turner! He left me a message at one point on one of my posts which surprised me as spoon carving is a big step from wood turning! Anyway he’s another great personality and skilled turner! Well if I can help you with your carving don’t hesitate to message me, it’s a little daunting to start with but you’ll pick it up before you know it! If you have Instagram I’m always doing live videos which I welcome you to pop into and watch :) warmest regards, Tom

Thanks Tom, that's very kind of you. I don't do Instagram because I got my account absolutely flooded with spam and had major problems afterwards so decided it wasn't worth the bother (for me). However, I'll be watching here. Brendan.

Great tutorial and explanation to details. Thanks

400 - 600 :)

Hey :) Single!

Hi, Sure, the best tip is to work in small sections, rather than trying to do the whole bevel in a single pass :) slow, small steps along the blades length. Use a sharpie pen too!

Laci Ihasz yes :) I sent the design to Matt white to forge who did a lovely job :)

Hooked knives have been around for hundreds of years :) as has the tramline design - see scythes which are well known for that design. Nick was the first person to use that concept recently, others have followed :)

Thanks for the feedback Tony! So sorry for such a late reply, I missed it!! I highly recommend visiting my instagram (same name) where I do exactly that! There is only so much I can get into a video, always a balance, but I’m sure you’ll find the content there on instagram very useful in answering exactly that :) thanks again!

Hi Matt, I recommend a norakniv 164 for beginners. The one in this video is a custom 1 off knife :)

He’s English you wanker

@@col8179 cool!!

Hi, I'm English, from the south of England. :) Thank you!

Hey :) as in the description above, please email me for a price list and to get on the waiting list for these and other products I sell - tomscandian@hotmail.com

Joseph, I found mine in an auto parts store. The really fine grits are usually used in prep for painting a car.. make sure the item says wet/dry sandpaper - water will mess it up it's not.

Use contact glue to stick it to things

tom acctually sells them on his Instagram page "spoon carving with tom" just drop him a dm

@@ljcd1197 Thank you! Now, all I have to do is sign up for Instagram, and I'll be all set... 🤦‍♂️ Lol!

@@ljcd1197 I appreciate that. I've tried to get decent cow leather as well, and I wind up with stuff that isn't much better than compressed cardboard. That is why I was considering trying Kangaroo. Besides, Kangaroo might just help my carvings... "jump" out at you... (Sorry, couldn't resist...)

@@hundertd haha I like the pun! with the cow leather you have to use the rough side otherwise it's useless- what I do is wrap a bit around a dowel and apply a bit of autosol and rub it down the inside of my spoon knife . I've never actually used Tom's sharpening tools but theve got a great reputation but apparently quite pricey ( not surprising really ) and that'll be the best way to get a mirror sharp finish on a spoon/ hook knife .

@@hundertd Send me an email :) I'll forward all the info! tomscandian@hotmail.com

Hey :) as in the description above, please email me for a price list and to get on the waiting list for these and other products I sell - tomscandian@hotmail.com

Hi! This is the whole process for hook knives. You should not sharpen the other side. As explained in the video, the key is to leave the outside and just strop it so you don't adjust the profile, of which sharpening it will more often than not change the profile and thus chatter in the cut. Warm regards, Tom.

Yes quite right! Thanks for the correction :)

Kangaroo leather is the most ethical leather there is, they’re only killed to manage numbers and maintain a healthy population, we don’t farm them, they’re all wild and in absolute abundance! There are strict laws, rules and regulations and the shooters require licensing to do so. It’s a highly regulated affair, but like anything, vegans, activists and other people who have no understanding on the essential importance of animal mitigation and management will try and use tactics to ruin an essential undertaking. Just like deer population in the Uk, kangaroos have to be managed, without they’ll cause untold damage to the ecosystem and environment here in Australia. Their health as a species will be affected and so will other species. Kangaroos are NOT killed for meat, skin etc, that’s all a byproduct of managing them and thus using kangaroo is using a material that would otherwise simply go to waste!

Hey Jeff, absolutely! in fact they have sent me one to test! Their new version of the 164 with leather sheath. They are good for what they are. The outer bevel on those are because it's easier to manufacture via machine. This is where the real beauty of hand made tools excels. Warm regards

Hi seth the issue is that the leather on other strops compresses as the blade is drawn over it, this causes micro convexion. This creates all sorts of issues and is the reason I use kangaroo which is 0.6mm thick rather than cow hide which is often 4mm.

Hey :) as in the description above, please email me for a price list and to get on the waiting list for these and other products I sell - tomscandian@hotmail.com