Mocotaugan Carving Techniques - Steven Le Say

[@Zedoutdoors]

Click here to see Steves Bushcraft kit set up - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4rJYYerq9JjoKM Click here to see a tour of Steves Workshop - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHSxiZlmg9R-rg

[@Fuss707]

Mocotaugans are my love! Can’t stop using them ever since I saw them and I made one. Great thing! Thank you for sharing such good stuff! 🙌🏻🔥❤️

[@Zedoutdoors]

Oh wow cool, you made one yourself too! indeed they are incredible tools and i'm fascinated by them ~Peace~

[@robbullis5025]

Nice video Zed, the one issue I have had is getting the blade sharpened due to the curved blades. A short video with sharpening techniques for this style blade would be nice.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Hi Rob thats a very good point, i'll add it to my list of topics to cover and will endeavour to get a video covering the sharpening of it ~Peace~

[@grahamblackall6305]

Brilliant! Love it! So much pride and.soul in the tool!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Amen to that Graham amen ~Peace~

[@BushcraftWoodsDevil]

That was excellent!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly my friend ~Peace~

[@irapelletier5506]

Fantastic!!! Thanks Zed. inspired to pick one up. I have always wanted to use one!!!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Ira my man how goes it, they are amazing tools heh, have lots of requests on filming a video on how to make one so i'm gonna try my best to cover that ~Peace~

[@dannykfoster8176]

Question. Are these types of tools mainly for hard woods. I ask only because, some types of wood work cross grain. Great video. And this tool is new to me….

[@Zedoutdoors]

H Danny, in general these types of tools are for working on green / freshly cut wood ~Peace~

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

Good man Steven, files do make good blade's, very underrated metal, but it's all in the heat treat, I've made all my knives from old file's and two mocataugans. Nice one Zed and atvb. Paul.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Oh wow nice I didn't realise you made your own Mocotaugans, i'm dead impressed as thats something I want to do do myself with an old file ~Peace~

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

@@Zedoutdoors Made them a few year's back Zed to see if I could, ended up giving them to a couple of friends as I had no real use for them at the time, but I intend to knock another one up as now it could come in handy.

[@davidmorris631]

@@neanderthaloutdoors9202 I have one what I coped from a Ray Mears one , but I need a handle and how do you make a handle and how do you sharpen them. Thank you in advance.

[@incognitusmaximus2118]

Awesome education there Guys. Much appreciated 😃

[@Zedoutdoors]

Many thanks! ~Peace~

[@pennynicholls]

Good to see this Steven & Zed. Jarod Dahl used to make fantastic mocotaugans. Thanks guys !

[@Zedoutdoors]

Ah yes you're right, when I visited Martin Hazell way back he had one of Jarrods original Mocotaugans and it was a beaut! Hope your operations wenw well Penelope and sending you lots of healing vibes x ~Peace~

[@davidmorris631]

A great video and very interesting to see and how do you make a handle for one of those and how do you sharpen them . Thank you in advance.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Hi David i'm hoping to film a video on how to make one of these as well as how to sharpen one as that has been requested by a lot of people ~Peace~

[@viggoblochmller6145]

Hi Zed. Great and inspiring insight into this special tool! Have you ever considered making a complete video on carving a long bow or native American flatbow? Maybe utilising a mocotaugan.(As far as I can see in your video collection, you haven't done one yet? 😊)

[@Zedoutdoors]

Indeed yes I do have plans to film a tutorial on making that, alas these lockdowns in the UK have prevented me from being able to go out and film ~Peace~

[@viggoblochmller6145]

@@Zedoutdoors Okay! Well, I'll keep my crossed for the lockdown restrictions will get less strict in the nearby future. I myself is a novice bowyer from Denmark. Recently I have begun carving spoons and such. Thoose skills has taken my bowmaking to a new level. And your videos has been a great help and inspiration. I would really like to find new ways to carve a bow in more free manner without a shavehorse and the likes of it. Looking forward to new carving videos on your channel! ~Peace~

[@gerhardschjelderup1221]

Another great video Zed. I like your odyssé into the people, tools and techniques of differnt places and times. Also cool to se that he uses a Norwegian Jøtul to keep warm :)

[@Zedoutdoors]

I sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching Gerhard. Ah so thats the name of the fireplace, appreciate the heads up as I was fascinated by that seeing it in Steves workshop ~Peace~

[@bungorogers7067]

Very nice vid! While I don't think I could be convinced to use this tool over a shaving horse for a lot of the work here, I am interested in trying a knife of this design for smaller detail shaping. Thank you.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Indeed every tool has it's place and least case it's always nice to be open to different techniques ~Peace~

[@bernabesanchez387]

Very cool 👍 I would like to see how it’s put together

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly Bernabe, indeed many have asked the same so I will speak to Steve to see if he is open to do a video on making one ~Peace~

[@billyaitken1713]

I remember just how tough it was to to carve an ash bow when I was a kid, wish I'd had one of these, it'd have sped things up no end 😯👍

[@Zedoutdoors]

I know right, such an incredible tool and Steve makes some stunning bows ~Peace~

[@johndagostino2451]

@@Zedoutdoors wow interesting tool be orford makes them too looks like tool I used to use trimming up horse’s hooves great video as always good friend 👍🇮🇹🐾🦊🍀

[@FrontierLegacy]

They make feather sticks super easy too!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Amen to that! ~Peace~

[@nomadnomad9109]

Thanks again zed

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly my friend ~Peace~

[@hassanal-mosawi6049]

Great, thanks again for sharing that!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Shukrun Hassan ~Peace~

[@kan-zee]

Who would of thought it ??!! Zed is speaking Ojibwe ...VERY COOL "Mokod-jigun" (A Draw knife) "Wau-gauk-o-maun" (Crooked knife)

[@Zedoutdoors]

Ah nice I appreciate you teaching me that! ~Peace~

[@TheScoundrel70]

Zed, great video. Could you or Steve recommend any literature or other sources of information and instruction on the mocataugan?

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly Sean, reg more literature i'm actually in the process of collating a vast array of information on the Mocotaugan and will be publishing as an extensive article on my blog. Stay tuned to my social media as i'll be announcing there when it's live ~Peace~

[@PaulSmith-rd8yc]

How do we find Steve wouldn’t mind trying to get hold of some of these knives for carving. As they be good for visually impaired people

[@Zedoutdoors]

Hi Paul I hope you are well, you can contact Steve via his website and his website address is - www.axeandpaddlebushcraft.co.uk

[@Christopher_Giustolisi]

7:35 I tried the movement he makes there and I wouldn´t have any problem cutting in my belly and comming out at the back. I wouldn´t say I´m especially flexible.

[@Zedoutdoors]

That's interesting to hear, yes everything Steve shows in this video are merely suggestions that you adapt to make your own ~Peace~

[@jeddy_bravo]

Cool vid bro✌️

[@Zedoutdoors]

You the man bro thank you ~Peace~

[@PaulSmith-rd8yc]

Do you reckon you can teach a blind man how to use one listen to the video it sounds quite interesting and just got into woodcarving and turning

[@Zedoutdoors]

Teaching a blind man is the next video, many thanks for watching Paul ~Peace~

[@PaulSmith-rd8yc]

Zed Outdoors if you need a blind man definitely be interested long as you can keep up with the jokes. Do use a shape force when you use them knives?. And that should’ve said shave horse. Sorry use Siri to dictate my messages and doesn’t always pick up what I say

[@irameslisboa6418]

Good ones brother's

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly bro ~Peace~

[@strictlymyopinion8307]

Thanks Steve 🏹 by the way my name is Fawn 🙂

[@Zedoutdoors]

Many thanks for watching Fawn ~Peace~

[@corvusduluth]

👍

[@Zedoutdoors]

Many thanks for watching ~Peace~

[@CommanderHerps]

Awesome video but I had to turn the volume way up to hear what he was saying.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Many thanks for watching dude ~Peace~

[@patrickschoenpflug]

Omg I believe he is stoned dude😂😂😂😂😂 I think he works better that way, just look at he’s work of art not bad indeed👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Zedoutdoors]

He's just mega chilled and not stoned, thanks for watching Patrick ~Peace~

[@Youzack1]

Cool vid, but Steve looks insane staring at the camera...😟

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thats his focused look ;) ~Peace~

[@diannabaromir6725]

He is stoned lol

[@Zedoutdoors]

He is definitely uber chilled but not stoned :) ~Peace~

[@Texasbushboy]

WTF. This guy is crazy Zed. Cutting during child birth. Hahahhaha

[@Zedoutdoors]

Haha! I know even I was shocked when he said that :) ~Peace~