Karveskurd

I’ve been really inspired by the amazing karveskurd, or chip carving (thanks for the term, Richard), pieces we’ve encountered in Norway. This led us to visit an amazing knife maker in Geilo, in search of the right tool for the job. To no avail, sadly, but what a remarkable place it was regardless.

In the absence of the correct tool for the job and with a healthy wish to retain all of my digits, I set about this banana.

I also love the pyrography work on some of the designs we have seen, which is a bonus because then I also get to burn things.

One day, maybe I’ll make something beautiful.

In the meantime, here are some items from the Hardanger Folkemuseum in Utne.

OK, I’ll accept that the last of these will definitely always remain beyond me…

Lastly, one other thing that I uncovered in my knife search was another factory that used to be based in Geilo. The Brusletto knife company. And looking on their site I found this ingenious way of crafting a willow peepy pipe.

As I watched it with Beck I said out loud, “Wait, how the hell is he going to hollow it out with that knife?”…and then boom! Amazing.