Best folders for spontaneous whittling?

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What are your favorite folding knives for whittling wood, and why? I imagine that many will choose a multi-blade traditional, if only for the variety of blade styles in one knife for performing different types of cuts.
 
I like whatever I am carrying. At first I thought I could do better carving with a more suited knife (which I could), but later came to realize that I enjoyed some knives more for their versatility for other tasks...and spawned a joy in whittling and carving things the hard way (with knives that traditionally are not noted for whittling).

Examples (I have others, these were handy):







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Mine has to be the Case Seahorse Whittler. The small thin blades let you do precise cuts, while the robust main blade can handle anything you throw at it, and it has a great presence in he hand.

Who carries just one knife around here anyways?:D
 
I suppose I've used most any knife for whittling at one time or another.

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ATM my favorite for 'spontaneous whittling' has to be the Case SBJ in CV. It's easy on the pocket and sits well in the hand which gives good control of the knife.

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I use a Buck 301 Stockman quite a bit. I have a smaller Boker stockman that I also like. I generally pick up one of the two when I want to carve or whittle something. A sheepsfoot blade suits me.
 
goodeyesniper said:
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Problem with wharncliffe for me personally is that the blade doesn't have belly. I often do precise whittling with tip portion of blade, while left hand thumb gives slight push opposed to moving the knife with right (left hand being the one that doesn't hold the knife).
 
I like the size/heft & blade styles of either the Case Humpback whittler or the CSC Cannittler for EDC & use when the whittlin bug strikes.
 
A.L. said:
Problem with wharncliffe for me personally is that the blade doesn't have belly. I often do precise whittling with tip portion of blade, while left hand thumb gives slight push opposed to moving the knife with right (left hand being the one that doesn't hold the knife).
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Different strokes. Also I'm a pretty novice whittler, but a straight edge seems preferred by many people who know more than I. Remember there is a small pen blade on the SBJ too ;) I have definitely used that blade and the small SAK blade to hit some spots on some projects that I was having trouble with the main blade.
 
I whittle with whatever comes out of my pocket, but lately that has been mostly this:

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GEC Courthouse Whittler. One of the few knives I actually use the main blade for whittling.
 
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