Anyone like to carry a whittler?

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BJE

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I never hear of anyone toting a whittler as an edc and I am just wondering why? They look like they would be very usefull, like a small stockman with a better blade configuration. I have neve held one, so I don't what they are really like, it just looks like it could be a great carry knife by the pictures. I don't really hear that much about them in general yet they are widely avaliable, I guess that is why I han't puchased one. Any comments?
 
If I was forced to pick my most favorite pattern it would be a whittler.

Here are a few that many have seen before. (with a sowbelly for good measure tossed into a group picture).

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Gus, what a great group.

Now how many times do I have to tell you that that Bradshaw whittler with the checkering and pique work wants to move to Israel?

:D
 
It is a shame so many are made now without split or tapered springs. It is still hard for me to call those "whittler abominations" whittlers. :D.

Here is a lousy pic of the difference:
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shaldag said:
Gus, what a great group.

Now how many times do I have to tell you that that Bradshaw whittler with the checkering and pique work wants to move to Israel?

:D
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We could work out a visitation schedule :D.

I have been thinking about putting Holger in my will for a certain lockback, might as well toss you in there for that whittler, but you two would need to outlive me. ;).
 
Aside from not being true to the pattern, what effect would not having a split between the two springs do to the function? I would think that it would be thinner in the pocket and feel more symmetrical in the hand? Would the blades have to be bent (forget the term) or ground off center to make up for the lack of space, like a stockman?
 
Actually the split allows for more space. Those parallel springs also cause the two smaller blades to be too close to the liners. (Just my opinion based on the examples I have seen from Queen and Case).
 
I EDC a Schrade 863 (botton left) on occasion. The 804 (wedged liner) is a little big for my pocket, but a nice knife. It runs the master blade off of two back springs. Top left and bottom right are Ulsters.

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And a couple of Bulldogs. Thor and The Seductress.

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I really like and admire whittlers...Rodgers, Balloon, serpentine etc., though I rarely carry mine. No particular reason other than I generally think of them as "purpose built" though in truth they'd be as practical to carry as a stockman for most any daily chore.

Maybe I'll have to start pocketing mine more often. Thanks for the encouragement. :thumbup:
 
A Hen & Rooster deerstag whittler is my EDC. I have always liked the stockman pattern, and the whittler is just a better laid out stockman, IMO. Great knife,with tapered springs.
 
I have a Boker Grand Canyon Bone Whittler. Great knife, carbon blades, tapered springs, round end bolsters. Next to a medium Case Stockman its a about 25% thinner on one end and the same on the other. A bit lighter weight. Not as fancy as some pictures here but a quality EDC at a good price.
 
Close.

My most recent acquisition is a Canal Street Amber Bone/D2 Cannitler. It’s the best of both worlds (to me). Canoe or small trapper pattern knives are usually what end up in my pockets. Occasionally, I carry a small Queen split-backspring whittler. This new CSC knife, though, has rapidly become one of my preferred knives (and by extension, CSC is becoming one of my favorite manufs.).
 
I carried Buck Stockman's for a long time.

Now that I'm no longer a stock owning stockman, I like single blade Wharncliffe lock backs.

The whittler seems like a good combo of the two styles. Any suggestions on good ones? 4" or less closed w/ stainless blade steel

Does Queen make something in D2?
I have an Oar carver from Queen (D2) as a whittling knife, but it's a bit heavy for pocket carry. I don't like to pocket carry a dedicated whittling knife, but I will keep it in my bag. Where lives my Leatherman, pruning saw, pens paper and assorted office detritus.
 
I have a Case 6208 Half Whittler from 1978 that sees some pocket use. It was used when I bought it but still in good using condition. More like a large pen knife than a whittler to me but i really like the size of it. I am thinking of getting the Case/Crandall one from SMKW.
 
I frequently carry one that I picked up in the trade forum. Lately, I have been carrying a Queen Gunstock, but I do still like the whittler from time to time.
Ed
 
The queen looks great. Is it a true split back or two springs with no dividing spline between them.

Another thing I look for is early 70 Case '83 patterns. They can still be had very reasonably (under 50).
 
The Queen looks right, except I'd rather have a Wharncliffe main blade.

All the Case whittlers I've seen in ATS-34 have been higher than a cat's back. I'm not a big fan of there standard steel.
Is/are there another/more choice(s)?
 
All the case whittlers in those pics are carbon steel, which I like even better than CV. (Case Classics the whittlers were made from 1992 to 1996) They sharpen up pretty well and will spot if you look at them wrong. :)

Blues has one in bone and I have carried a bone one for a while. The little 83 type pattern made by Tony Huffman gets carried quite a bit to the office and out and about on weekends.
 
Bastid said:
Blues has one in bone and I have carried a bone one for a while. The little 83 type pattern made by Tony Huffman gets carried quite a bit to the office and out and about on weekends.
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I sure do. It's a great knife made only better by the manner in which it was received. :cool: :thumbup:
 
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