Like a lot of these videos I’m a bit late, but I rewatched this video this evening, and realised I had a couple of cheap spanners in the garage after all, so I went in there (my hideaway!) and modified the 13mm ring. Not entirely successful, but I usually have to ‘have a go’ once so that I can more fully understand the instructions! It’s working, it needs fine tuning but it’s working. If it goes well I might manage with the 13mm, but I have a 14mm in case I need to reset the project. Thanks Felix, you’re a gem! Les in UK 🇬🇧
This is great info for a retired mechanic with several worn out wrenches and lots of time on his hands. I seem to spend most of my free time making wood working tools so maybe I was a better former mechanic a
I have 3 old wrenches I'll be transforming into these spoon and bowl carving tools...3/4-12mm-22mm should give a good start on learning how to make one! Thanks so much for sharing this knowledge with us! Cheers, Jerbs 👍🏼🔥🔪🇨🇦
I modified the screwdriver/bottle opener to a chisel on my Hercules Victorinox and it works great! Now I will attack this project. Thanks a lot again for a great video! My quality of life in the woods is better thanks to you! 👍
Wow honestly, I was going to look into the internet to buy a carving knife for spoons. You have now saved a lot of trouble as I can find a spare ring spanner in my workshop and convert it into a spoon carving knife. Thank you sir! Thanks a lot!
You make the most amazing tools out of virtually nothing! I made a comment about what one item I would bring with me if I was ever on one of those silly "reality" shows like "Naked and Afraid." I said I would bring my SAK… well, I have changed my mind…. I would bring YOU!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your technical expertise is very advanced. Using this engineering-like knowledge for bushcraft projects puts you at the top of the game. I really appreciate that! The technical aspects of the projects seem like simple concepts when you explain them, and I appreciate that even more. Tchuss from southern Canada, and thanks Felix!
Thanks for this ! I have both materials and powertools. The idea is fantastic, I have never thought that you could make yourself a ring knife or similar from these. Absolutely great!
Awesome job. I have been thinking of making some like that. I might even make a small set of different sizes. I have plenty of spare spanners at the moment cheap and good ones. I will have to see what I don't want and use them. It is a lot of fun to use tools you have made yourself. Much more joy than just buying a spoon carving knife.
Hallo Felix, Freitag Abend und du präsentierst wieder ne geniale Idee. Step by step gezeigt 👍. Und abgesehen von deinen tollen Ideen bist du auch ein sympathischer Mensch. Grüße aus dem wilden Spessart
Felix, I have a new trick for you! The metal push pin in the + scales. I was trying to do some wiring on my cars, and needed to know which wire was live (+12V). Well, I could have stripped a portion of the wire to test it with a meter, but the newly exposed wire could short against the frame, or corrode with water damage. Instead, I remembered a trick: push the oush pin into the wire, like a vaccine needle in the arm. Once the tip is (probably) making contact with the copper wire, you can use a voltmeter to test the wire!
This is good I have made the same tool with the cutting edge on the other side . I have not yet carved with it so im looking forward to your follow up video 100% thank you
Thanks again for one more inspiring idea on video. Being a steel guy, I like to suggest some ideas to improve the tool. You could also start with a straight double ring wrench acc. to DIN 837 B / ISO 3318. Then one wrench might be good for two carving tools of different size. Also, you can bend the ring to the desired angel after heating the bending spot until it's glowing bright red. Heating the ring to the same glowing color for 10 minutes in charcoal fire in your grille and letting it cool down slowly will soften the steel and make the file work easier. When your done with coarse sharpening, just heat it up again to red glow and quench it in cold water to harden the steel. With some luck you reach 55 HRC with allows higher sharpness and better edge retention. Don't do the heat treatment with a soldering torch or other blue flame to avoid decarbonization of the outer steel layers.
What about new/cheaper wrenches? I don't know how it is in Europe, but in the U.S.A. most modern wrenches seem to be cheap Chinese steel that is drop forged, with a rough/crackly finish on the outside. Are those crappy wrenches good enough to use?
This is a great idea. It makes being able to fit the size of carving tool to the size you need. A small one would make small projects easier to do and larger ones would work for large projects.👏👍🧐
I have seen these plenty of times before on channels that just show the tool being made. BUT what I really liked was that you explained the things to pay attention to and Best practices to get the best results. Great job as usual. And if you are doing things with hand tools, you better have lots of patience, things dont happen fast with hand tools, but you get to learn the process much more in detail.
Dear Brother Felix, I used to collect antique rifles. I have made gun parts from hard steel. By hand. Diamond files were a godsend! Patience. Slow but sure patience. I can see myself in making this tool. I have made many a spoon from wood, starting at age 12. I am now 68. Another genius course. I need to start buying your books! Only the best from the best, Mr. Felix Immler, the Swiss Genius!
@@FelixImmler Mr. Immler, there is none on the internet as innovative and happy with their teaching their innovation as you. The perfect match is a Felix Immler with a Swiss Army Knife given problem to solve. Then teaching us how you did it. There is no better ambassador for Victorinox and for all of Switzerland than you! Bravo!
TIME TIME TIME If you are expecting for the spoon to eat with you will starve before your carving tool is made for carving the damn spoon. Eat with knife, sharp stick and fingers.
Ja, die vielen aneren Videos habe ich auch schon gesehen.😅 Und deins ist wirklich besser, weil du einen Anhaltspunkt gibst, welche Größe der Ringschlüssel haben sollte. Die geschmiedeten Scorps sind ja Oval und daher noch besser für Löffel. Wenn du das noch hinbekommst, bekommst du nen Ehrenpreis.😁 Wie hat sich denn der 21er Schlüssel geschlagen? Denkst du, dass man einen größeren Schlüssel erhitzen, im Schraubstock oval pressen und neu härten kann? Das wäre ne tolle Sache.
Hallo Felix, Das wird das erste Projekt in meinem Urlaub.👍😁 Ist es eventuell möglich das Löffelmesser neu zu härten, oder macht der CrV- Stahl das nicht mit ? Grüße aus der Zwerkstatt
Very interesting Video. But when the Rockwell hardness (or softness in this case) is so low, don‘t you have to resharpen every 15 minutes? Only a question!
Lieber Felix,vielen vielen Dank für´s zeigen. Hab deine Idee gleich mal in die Tat umgesetzt und nachgebaut. Dank Deiner Anleitung kein Problem. Ich hätte nie geglaubt das ein selbst gemachtes Schnitzmesser sich so ins Holz beisst. ( hab mal an knochentrockener Buche getestet ). Für meine nächsten Schnitzprojekte werde ich frische Birke verwenden - und da sollte das Schnitzmesser so richtig räumen ( vor allem ist die Verletzungsgefahr meiner Meinung nach wesentlich geringer als mit einem normalen Löffelschnitzmesser. Hab mir damit schon mal bös´in die Hand geschnitten ). Liebe Grüße vom Niederrhein und bleib gesund Peter
Creo que éste video sería interesante si durara un par de minutos y NO tuviera comentarios en absoluto.... Es una producción redneck para Hill billies..... Tiene mucho mérito haberlo hecho, pero es pésimo....... Un saludo con respeto por su trabajo de E.LL. .
