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Doug Stowe

Spoon-Carving Knife

Make a blade to make useful things for the kitchen.

By Doug Stowe

IN RECENT GENERATIONS, WE’VE LOST

many basic skills. Today, making a simple knife to work wood is beyond the capacity of most people in the Western world. Sad, but true. And yet it’s fun, and offers a sense of tactile satisfaction. The use of this knife is therapeutic, leading to feelings of accomplishment.

And knives are tools. Sadly, most have come to regard knives as weapons, forgetting the simple pleasures of whittling on a stick or making something useful for the kitchen.

Making a Simple Spoon Knife

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