Canoe Whittler

[Ruple Knives]

Hey guys, here is a canoe whittler I made a while back. I`m working on another one now, planning to take it to the Oregon Knife show. What do ya`ll think? Its been a while since I tried this, hope it works.
Bill Ruple

 

[comoha]

Love it!
Especially that fileworked backspring and long pull on the main blade. That slippie is bustin' with all kinds of tasteful elements.

 

[Peregrin]

I'd say you hit a homerun with that one. The extra touches just add so much to the knife. Just beautiful.

I just wanted to add; it's really great to see you posting here.

 

[malextwo]

Great to see you here Bill! Love the knife, esp the fileworked split spring.

Mike

 

[S. Dunn]

Hi Bill, Love the "running leaf" engraving you did on the catch bit and the escutcheon!
Awesome my friend.
Steve Dunn

 

[ckerwin]

Very nice!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[kamagong]

Great knife, I love splitback whittlers!

Nice to see you around Bill, hope you become a regular.

 

[jivedaddy]

Beautiful, Bill- I like everything about it!!!

 

[Ruple Knives]

Thanks Guys A couple of yrs. ago I attend the GRS engraving school in Emporia Kansas. Steve Dunn was my instructor in that class. I have not done a lot of scroll engraving as of now, just don`t have the time. I am however doing a lot of engraving on the tapered spacer in my whittlers and also some on springs and the backs of blades. I think it adds a new demension to my work.
Bill Ruple

 

[Dr Bill]

I remember that one - it's a beauty!

I'd love to see the next one!

 

[Peter Parker]

Looks just right to me; beautiful!

 

[Jenner 515]

That's awesome! What an artist...I'd love to see more of your work.

 

[Ruple Knives]

Here is another of my whittlers. A stag sowbelly whittler. This photo was taken by Coop. He really makes them look good.
Bill Ruple

 

[coniferwoodsman]

Awesome knife- epitomizes tradition.

 

[6.0stroker]

HOME Run!!! A very exquisite knife, thanks for sharing and looking forward to seeing more of your work here!!:thumbup:

 

[S. Dunn]

Great looking Sowbelly Bill. Bill was very kind to me 3 or 4 years ago and invited me to come to his house and work for a few day. While there he helped me build a three whittler that I was very pleased with the out come. Thanks Bill !
Steve Dunn

 

[thawk]

Incredible knives just to look at in a photo. That canoe whittler is stunning. Thanks for posting.

 

[Pipeman]

Amazing pieces of sculpture, thanks for showing them.

Regards

Robin

 

[Guyon]

Fantastic skills. Thanks for sharing.

 

[cnas122]

WOW!!! That is amazing. Great looking knife!!!!