>>1089712Yeah, this is more of a home
>>>/diy/ thing, for me for a couple of reasons. One, all my wood carving tools rust easily and having them outdoors, for an extended period, simply makes them rust faster than normal. Excess oil on them, to prevent rust, screws up the work piece. Then there's safety. These things are excessively sharp and I sharpen them many times while carving to keep them as sharp as possible. One accident can mean a trip to the emergency room to get sutures. I've never had that happen, but it is always a risk.
The main reasons safety is more of a risk while /out/ camping is that I've been doing extra work for the campsite and will already be a bit more tired than normal. Proper wood carving requires being fresh and spry. You need to take breaks very frequently and check your tiredness level. It is the same when working around power tools. When you are tired mentally you end up doing some pretty stupid things you normally would never do. When your hands are tired they can't do what you want them to do with the precision you want them to do. Thus, these factors can cause you to miscalculate what you want to do so that you end up screwing up your work piece or getting injured.
>old reposted picsThe fork was an experiment. It didn't turn out. Everything is made from American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis); which is an amazing wood to carve as it never splits or checks. It is best carved while green. When it dries it is much tougher to carve. The mallet is the only thing not sycamore. It is from Wild Plum (Prunus americana), which is extremely hard to carve in any state, but once it dries it is like chipping at rock. It splits and checks with abandon. It is essentially the worse wood for carving anything. Though, I needed a super tough wooden mallet and this wood fits the bill. I've given it almost 5 years of hard labor and there's almost no sign of wear on it still. The giant split on the side doesn't affects its ability.
