For this project, you will need a knife blank (available here) and a fork blank (you can make your own!)

For your fork, cut your blank to roughly 7.5” x 1”. The piece of wood should be about 0.5” thick. Make sure the grain direction follows the length of the fork. Draw an outline resembling a fork along your blank (pictured left).

If you choose to make your own knife blank, cut the knife to roughly 7.5” x 1”. The piece of wood should also be about 0.5” thick. Make sure the grain direction follows the length of the knife. Draw an outline resembling a butter knife along your blank (pictured left).

With your carving knife, use the power-cut to whittle your wood down to the rough lines you drew. You can also use a handsaw to shape the wood.

Clamp the wood to your work surface with the fork prongs hanging off the edge. Carefully saw along the drawn lines of the prongs; use a very delicate touch because the prongs are thin.

Using the spoon gouge, cut into the base of the fork's head to give it a slight scoop, until it is 1/8 “ thick.

Using the carving knife, push-cut to round out the edges and end of the handle. Refine the transition from the handle to the head so it tapers.

Using the very tip of the knife, carefully push-cut between the prongs of the fork to separate and round them out. Taper the end of each prong to a slight point. You can use a small flat file to get a sharper point and access the areas your knife has difficulty reaching, if desired.