Best Schrade Whittler?

[brians]

Good morning guys,

I have a 897UH in stainless that I use for whittling but wanted to try a carbon whittler.

Can someone recommend a model?

Brian

 

[thawk]

May use a 44OT or a 974 Congress

804's are good big 4" whittlers

 

[ea42]

Brian, there are a few, I'll add the sizes in case that's a factor. your 897UH is about 3 1/2". These first three are Schrade Walden models (pre-1974). They're usually more costly, delrin handled ones are more affordable if you can find them:

804 - an older model, look for it in delrin, bone's just too expensive. Runs about 3 7/8", excellent whittler:

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836 - the 804's smaller brother, about 3 1/2":

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863 - a balloon pattern, slightly different layout with concave blade grind on the master. 3 5/8":

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Next up are the much more affordable Old Timers, just be careful and make sure they're the USA made ones:

8OT- good whittler and great all around knife at 4". There's also a 34OT which is its little brother at a little over 3 1/4". The only thing about these two is the spey blade, which might be a little useless for whittling, although it could serve as a pen blade in a pinch:

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Most all the Old Timer models where 1095 carbon steel, so if there's another style you like, go for it. Ebay's a great site to check them out. There's one other knife that's a perfect whittler, but they usually go for big bucks since very few were made. It's a 44OT, same size and layout as the 34OT but with a wharnclif blade thrown in. If you can find one cheap, grab it:

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Good Luck!

Eric


PS- thawk, sorry for being repetetive, by the time I got my snail's pace typing done you already had your post up! (Nice 44OT collection!!!)

 

[Rusty1]

Some real nice examples above guys. Here are a few more, as your showing whittler styles, I thought I'd join, any reason to show a pic.

Schrade 804 and 8041 patterns, & lower down an 863 delrin handled variety.

Russell

 

[waynorth]

If you are into serious woodcarving, I hear these can't be beat, for pocket-carryable whittlers. A special edition, made by Schrade for Warren Woodcarving Tools.

 

[Todd A]

Ooooooh whittlers....

my only true whittler pattern...

And of course the 44OT like everyone else, hard to find cheap.Mine cost about $10 (Since none of these guys saw the miss-listed auction :thumbup

I'd second the 8OT or the smaller 34OT. Both are easy to find second hand and prices are reasonable.

 

[gradall5200]

Wow what a bunch of GREAT examples above!!! The pics and the knives get better around here daily.- Joel

 

[lrv]

You guys make me proud.
Brians was looking for 1... I wonder which 1 won his heart!

 

[Poqiuo]

Here's a little history that another forum member shared a year or so earlier on another Website:
It's fairly accurate and given it's author I'd say you could Quote it.
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"In November of 1981, Mr. Clark, President of Warren Tool in Rhinebeck, New York, contacted Mr. Trachtenberg of Schrade Cutlery Corp. in Ellenville with an idea for a limited edition whittler knife set. Warren Tool was a retail outlet in a small rural store specializing in woodcarving implements.

The original inquiry was for a swell end jack knife with a wharncliff blade and a pen blade, natural wood handle with shield, two back springs with no lock, and a very strong pivot pin. Mr. Clark mentioned the possibility of involving the 16,000 member National Carver’s Museum in the issue as a fund raiser. Inquiry was also made about making the knife a single blade interchangeable.

These are more uncommon than you might think. The contract was originally for 10,000 pieces (5,000 of each), including 1,500 serialized Deluxe sets with the NCM shield (DW-1 & DW-2 #0001-1500), 1,500 serialized Regular sets with no shield (W-1 & W-2 #1501-3000), and an additional 2,000 of the Open Stock BW1 and BW2 to be sold singly. Warren Tools fell far short of their sales goals, and in the end, signed over the remainders to the Brookstone Company, a company in New Hampshire specializing in odd, hard to find tools.
From what I can glean, only 1,362 of the Deluxe sets, 1,276 of the Standard sets were completed and shipped. An additional 17 of the DW-2, 308 of the W-2 knives were finished without mates, and only 1,122 of the BW-1 and 591 of the BW-2 were completed.

Remainders were sold at Warren's cost to another firm, in order to liquidate their losses, and relieve ISC on excess inventory held in stock."

 

[Codger_64]

Wow! That guy gets around! Here is the quote from this website!

In November of 1981, Mr. Clark, President of Warren Tool in Rhinebeck, New York, contacted Mr. Trachtenberg of Schrade Cutlery Corp. in Ellenville with an idea for a limited edition whittler knife set. Warren Tool was a retail outlet in a small rural store specializing in woodcarving implements.

The original inquiry was for a swell end jack knife with a wharncliff blade and a pen blade, natural wood handle with shield, two backsprings with no lock, and a very strong pivot pin. Mr. Clark mentioned the possibility of involving the 16,000 member National Carver’s Museum in the issue as a fund raiser. Inquiry was also made about making the knife a single blade interchangeable.

These are more uncommon than you might think. The contract was originally for 10,000 pieces (5,000 of each), including 1,500 serialized Deluxe sets with the NCM shield (DW-1 & DW-2 #0001-1500), 1,500 serialized Regular sets with no shield (W-1 & W-2 #1501-3000), and an additional 2,000 of the Open Stock BW1 and BW2 to be sold singly. Warren Tools fell far short of their sales goals, and in the end, signed over the remainders to the Brookstone Company, a company in New Hampshire specializing in odd, hard to find tools.
From what I can glean, only 1,362 of the Deluxe sets, 1,276 of the Standard sets were completed and shipped. An additional 17 of the DW-2, 308 of the W-2 knives were finished without mates, and only 1,122 of the BW-1 and 591 of the BW-2 were completed.

Remainders were sold at Warren's cost to another firm, in order to liquidate their losses, and relieve ISC on excess inventory held in stock.

Codger

 

[ROOKnine]

My favorite whittlers are knives I have repurposed...Like this old one...I find a good user that someone abused, broke a blade, etc....and I clean it up, reshape the blades and give it a good home...

 

[koldgold]

This is a set of Whittlers with nice bone handles, that I have in my Schrade Collection.. KG

Nice little Schrade Duck starter kit.

 

[delmas2nd]

Schrade made a whittler in honor of Walt Garrison:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/914428-A-REAL-Whittler?highlight=walt+garrison