Show your Feathersticks

pitdog · Feb 24, 2010

My JK Knatchet....

siguy · Feb 24, 2010

Here's a quick, not-the-best one I whipped up for the photo:

If you are interested, the Opinel is a #12 I modded. The writeup is on Woodsmonkey.

A Tramontina steak knife, with a new edge on it:

Switchblade61 · Feb 25, 2010

We have some really good ones here!
Let's see some more!

tonym · Feb 25, 2010

Adventure Sworn said:
Hey, this one actually isn't mine, but I found it nuts ...

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Hey, this knife you made me can handle feather sticks just fine as well:thumbup:

pimpnugget · Feb 27, 2010

zhangmaster12 said:
Is that convexed?

Great curls, and great knife!

yes it is

grlangr · Feb 27, 2010

TreeChopper said:

What are those grips made from? Bea-utiful!

TreeChopper · Feb 28, 2010

grlangr said:
What are those grips made from? Bea-utiful!

Dyed, stabilized burl... can't remember the wood right now. :foot: Got in on fleabay. Matt @ ML Knives made the kephart.

Edit: Box elder burl

Foilist · Feb 28, 2010

Yeah, pretty much everyone is a LOT better at this than me.:thumbup:

ChapmanPreferred · Feb 28, 2010

Nice thread. When I have the Shango from the Passaround, I will see what I can do with it! What is a preferred wood for feathersticks? I live in PA if that helps slim down the choices. Lots of pine, oak, and maple.

lk3331 · Feb 28, 2010

i would go with pine, 10 times easier then maple or oak

mtwarden · Feb 28, 2010

some quick and dirty ones w/ my JK Hiker from this weekend snowshoeing

TreeChopper · Feb 28, 2010

Today's Olympic Featherstick workout -- better ones on the right, uglies on the left.

fugawee · Feb 28, 2010

TreeChopper said:
Today's Olympic Featherstick workout -- better ones on the right, uglies on the left.

Holy Smoke Treechopper!
Those are great,
what kind of wood did you use?
lets see the knife too

TreeChopper · Feb 28, 2010

fugawee said:
Holy Smoke Treechopper!
Those are great,
what kind of wood did you use?
lets see the knife too

The wood is dry aspen... easier than using the harder woods and is good for my ego.

I tried out many knives... the purple kephart posted upthread was used many times, a mora 511, BRKT Fox River, an ML wharnie, GB Wildlife Hatchet, Spyderco Pink Delica, Opinel 6, and a tramontina machete. After Siguy posted the link to bensbackwoods.com showing that monster featherstick, I've been trying to make mine fuller than the ones I posted earlier in the thread.

Switchblade61 · Feb 28, 2010

I can see TreeChopper has been busy, lately.

:thumbup:

tonym · Feb 28, 2010

Tree Chopper should be infracted for posting excellent feather sticks with out a knife in the pic!:thumbdn:

Major WSS party foul!!!

Switchblade61 · Mar 1, 2010

tonym said:
Tree Chopper should be infracted for posting excellent feather sticks with out a knife in the pic!:thumbdn:

Major WSS party foul!!!

Yeah! We could deduct a few points for that...

TreeChopper · Mar 1, 2010

tonym said:
Tree Chopper should be infracted for posting excellent feather sticks with out a knife in the pic!:thumbdn:

Major WSS party foul!!!

Sorry. :foot: The pile of knives used was larger than the pile of sticks.

I think I should be

sometimes for owning so many knives....... but I'm not!

I'm going to try making a couple more feather sticks with my Hudson Bay axe and then call it quits for the week. I have a blister on my palm that needs to heal by the weekend.

Switchblade61 · Mar 1, 2010

A little workout with a Buck Bantam folder.