Spoon knife right hand open curve

A high quality hook knife (spoon knife) designed for use with a combined 30 years of spoon carving experience.

These hook knives are made from an excellent high alloy steel, very hard and tough so they hold an edge for a long time. They come razor sharp and ready to use. The handles are beech and around 7.5″ long, allowing for a great range of grips to be used efficiently.

The open curve spoon knife is perfect for smoothing surfaces. The shallow curve of the hook knife translates to a smooth finish on the wood. This works well for everything from carving eating spoons to finishing carved bowls.

This blade comes razor sharp and ready to use however eventually you will need to sharpen it yourself. Check out our tool care page for sharpening methods.

View the open curve spoon knife in use along with three different grips in the video below.

We recommend only sharpening hook knives on the inside edge as you have a flat registration point to work with.  The outside of the blade has a convex surface from the tip to heel as well as from the edge to the spine which means that there is a complexity to could lead to headaches if you get it wrong. 

Regular stropping however on the inside edge using a dowel with stropping compound and a stropping paddle for the outside edge is a great way to maintain a keen edge for  longer before you will even need to think about resharpening your hook knives.