Carving with the 119

[justsaymo]

A few months back I gave carving a go. Started with a Case Stockman and it worked fine. Since a Buck 110 is almost always with me I gave that a try too. It's awesome at everything else, why not carving?

The MagnaCut and the 420HC eleventies are awesome.

On a lark, I decided to see if the 119 would get it done.

For the non-believers, the video.

 

[matthewtstock]

Seems as if you may be a natural. Your carvings are excellent. Thanks for sharing your work.

 

[TAH]

Seeing your work, I don't think it would matter which knife you used.

 

[MolokaiRider]

Good stuff!

 

[LimpCroissant]

Holy shit... You're really good! Great work! I have a little case that I fancy as my whittling knife, but whatever knife I have will do usually. I'm not on your level though.

 

[eveled]

Very nice indeed! Faces are hard.

I always end up reaching for chisels. So much easier.

Ever think of carving a face like that into a live tree? It would be interesting to see it age and heal over.

 

[rhino]

A few months back I gave carving a go. Started with a Case Stockman and it worked fine. Since a Buck 110 is almost always with me I gave that a try too. It's awesome at everything else, why not carving?

The MagnaCut and the 420HC eleventies are awesome.

On a lark, I decided to see if the 119 would get it done.

For the non-believers, the video.

Nice work! I would subscribe to your youtube channel, but I've have to unsubscribe first.

 

[Puggernaught]

Started a few months back......lol, very impressive. You are operating at a level I will never achieve. Great work, very impressive.

 

[315]

That’s pretty cool! Nice work

 

[Xr6x]

Well done!

 

[rhino]

J justsaymo - I forgot to add . . . I like how you make really good use of the point of the knife. Clip points are underrated as wood carvers!

 

[Billabong01]

Very nice indeed! Faces are hard.

I always end up reaching for chisels. So much easier.

Ever think of carving a face like that into a live tree? It would be interesting to see it age and heal over.

Eveled, Here is a carving done in a Coolibah tree aged between 200-250 years old.
This tree is on the Northern bank of Coopers creek on Nappa Merrie Station in outback Queensland.
The carving on the right was done in 1898 by John Dick, (so probably not done with a Buck knife. )
It is referred to as the "Face Tree", and is about 30m downstream of the famous "Dig Tree" which you can just see in the background on the left.
This face depicts that of Robert O'Hara Burke. (ROHB) (Google "Burke and Wills" for more info on the ill-fated expedition.)

 

[eveled]

That is awesome! Thanks for showing me.

Taking pictures of tortured trees and torturing some myself is a strange hobby of mine. https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/tortured-trees-and-knives.1736316/

 

[AntDog]

This is just awesome. You have a true talent. I bet you could carve something nice with a broken beer bottle, so it doesn’t surprise me the 119 worked in your hands.

 

[Triple_D]

J justsaymo - I forgot to add . . . I like how you make really good use of the point of the knife. Clip points are underrated as wood carvers!

Funny you mention that. I just had my first go at wood carving, and mostly used my 112. The clip point was very useful, and I now like them a lot more than I did a few days ago.

 

[rhino]

Funny you mention that. I just had my first go at wood carving, and mostly used my 112. The clip point was very useful, and I now like them a lot more than I did a few days ago.

I was on the drop point bandwagon for a few years with the 110s and 112s, but after I started doing to bushcrafty stuff with wood, I learned that I like the clip points much better,

 

[bikerector]

EngrSorenson

Thought you would appreciate this one. OP's purty good carvin' with a knaf.

 

[EngrSorenson]

EngrSorenson

Thought you would appreciate this one. OP's purty good carvin' with a knaf.

And any ol' knaf at that.

Great job, OP.
Really threading the needle with that buck 119!
The tool we want, the tool we need and the tool we have are often 3 different things.
Looks like you found one instance where it's one thing.