Nic Westermann Spoon blade

 Well just after buying myself some lovely Birds eye Maple at Yandles,

I walked past Nic Westermann's stand, he is a blade smith and had

some lovely marking knives, axes and carving blades for sale.
Check out his cool site here: http://nicwestermann.co.uk/

 

So I got this blade for £34 and was very happy it came without a handle!
I like making handles...

 

 

Great idea to have it hollow ground inside - genius in fact!

Almost Japanese?! Nicely forged and very accurate 6mm bar tang.

 

Very good mirror polish on the back - only a few minor grinding marks

visible - but far enough from the edge to not be a concern.

I got back that evening and whittled up a Hickory handle.

 

A bit too long me thinks, I must cut that down with my new Huntley saw!

 

So that evening I tried it out on some Sycamore, no time to waste,

My Dad was coming next day so I only had a little time to get it done...

 

 

Working nicely - good job Nic! Working UP the grain a treat!

Oh and thanks for helping me sort out my Chipbreaker at the show as well!

 

That will do - must not over cook.