>>188699I'm not sure which is more edgy, him or the knife.
>>188741"gouging" not pushing. You normally use a mallet with those. The problem with those is that you need one hand on the gouge and one hand on the mallet. They are not the best thing for making spoons unless you have your spoon in a vice. With a hook knife one hand controls the knife and the other holds the soon-to-be-spoon.
>>188774>Preferably one with the edge oriented for pulling cuts.That is are called a "scorp" and those aren't very good for small spoons or small bowls. A hook knife is the proper tool for carving the bowl of a spoon. ("scorp" is also a cheerleading position)