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Case Stockman For Whittling?
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xing,
I took your post and opened up a separate thread for you so you can get recommendations without "hijacking" the other member's thread.
I'm sure you'll get lots of helpful advice from our regulars.
My own opinion is that a stockman will work fine for basic whittling but that you may want something with a "finer" pen type blade as well a clip and sheepsfoot. My own preference would be for a congress or whittler pattern but everyone has his or her favorite and there's no reason to limit yourself to only one. Try a few and see what works for you.
I took your post and opened up a separate thread for you so you can get recommendations without "hijacking" the other member's thread.
I'm sure you'll get lots of helpful advice from our regulars.
My own opinion is that a stockman will work fine for basic whittling but that you may want something with a "finer" pen type blade as well a clip and sheepsfoot. My own preference would be for a congress or whittler pattern but everyone has his or her favorite and there's no reason to limit yourself to only one. Try a few and see what works for you.
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A Case medium stockman would be a fine knife for whittling. Especially in CV. The spey and sheepsfoot blades on the medium frame work fine for me at whittling- but I'm by no means a serious whittler. I've found that the large stockman is a bit too large and clunky for light whittling. If you're new to slipjoints, a Case Stockman would be a pretty great start. Be careful though, once you have one- others are sure to follow! 
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Moon brings up a good point.
This Case stockman has a pen in place of the spey and would be (generally) more useful for most whittling than a tradtional stockman with spey blade:
Plus, as mentioned, it comes in CV (carbon steel) which is great for whittling and takes a fine edge.
The pattern number is Case 63032. Put that in Google and you'll find plenty of vendors to choose from.
This Case stockman has a pen in place of the spey and would be (generally) more useful for most whittling than a tradtional stockman with spey blade:
Plus, as mentioned, it comes in CV (carbon steel) which is great for whittling and takes a fine edge.
The pattern number is Case 63032. Put that in Google and you'll find plenty of vendors to choose from.
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I have the knife from blues picture in cv and brown bone. Its a good knife for wittling and a serious edc slipjoint. Best one I have owned I dear say. Bosse
I can't speak for case specifically but I can say that I often use a stockman for whittling. This pattern fits most tasks well with it's various blades and allows you to use each type for a different task. In my case, I always run a rather thin angle on the smaller blades for wood work and keep something a bit thicker for the main blade for the rough stuff.
My favorite for whittling is the sheeps foot.
Just my .02 anyways.
My favorite for whittling is the sheeps foot.
Just my .02 anyways.
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I just posted in the other whittler thread on what I use: a large Case CV Stockman, a Case Seahorse, and several old Schrade carbon-steel Old Timers.
The big Case gets all the 'hogging' work - where I have to 'rough out' a piece I'm going to work on. Those big blades are good at taking off a lot of material. For finer work, the two smaller blades on the Seahorse are the best, in my opinion, but that's mainly because the Seahorse pattern fits my hand so well in that orientation. (large blade closed, either of the small blades open.)
Second to the Seahorse are my old Schrades. My favorite is a mod'ed old 77OT (Muskrat).
If you want to have a lot of fun, get this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Whittling-Passing-Trail/dp/1565232747/ref=pd_sim_b_1
I'm using it a little here & there to teach my Scouts about whittling. (And learning a lot myself.)
thx - cpr
The big Case gets all the 'hogging' work - where I have to 'rough out' a piece I'm going to work on. Those big blades are good at taking off a lot of material. For finer work, the two smaller blades on the Seahorse are the best, in my opinion, but that's mainly because the Seahorse pattern fits my hand so well in that orientation. (large blade closed, either of the small blades open.)
Second to the Seahorse are my old Schrades. My favorite is a mod'ed old 77OT (Muskrat).
If you want to have a lot of fun, get this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Whittling-Passing-Trail/dp/1565232747/ref=pd_sim_b_1
I'm using it a little here & there to teach my Scouts about whittling. (And learning a lot myself.)
thx - cpr