Fruit Tree Carvings

I was lucky enough to get hold of some apple, plum and cherry wood in recent days, so here are some carvings with the various fruit trees. I was particularly pleased with the plum colours...

Swedish Butterknife, 02

After the first couple of Swedish Butterknives, I refined my design a little with this next carving. Quite pleased with how the handle transitions into the blade now...

Swedish Butterknife, 01

Feeling inspired by Swedish father and son woodcarvers Wille and Jögge Sundqvist, I revisited the humble Swedish Butterknife. I used some cherry I harvested during recent felling work I completed at work. I also wanted to test out my new Svante Djärv Carving Knife (16x70mm)...

My current carving tools

Here are some of my current carving tools. There are a few of the famous and excellent Swedish tools by makers such as Gransfors Bruk, Karesuando Kniven and Svante Djarv. There are also a couple of knives I forged and handled myself a few years back...