Do you whittle?

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So does anyone here whittle? I'v been thinking about getting started, of course with the snow itll be a while before I can get a decent, dry peice of wood to mess with. But if you do, what kind of knife do you use to whittle with? Buck or a different brand, I'm looking for a knife. I was looking into a Case knife but I just don't really know what I need so I'm just looking for recommendations.

Also, if you do whittle and have any pics of stuff you have done, I'd love to see!

-Zach
 
wow flash back thoughts!
i have not whittled in a long long long time..
but i used to whittle a lot as a kid!
and when ever i was in the woods camping or hunting
never made a object of art but made some long shaveings
there are thoes that do it a lot
they make chip carveing knifes also which is like whittleing
if you make any thing show us
 
Just tried it the last weeks. That wooden wheel should become a gard for a 903
blade. I want that it looks like wattled leather straps. That's my first
whittling and it not so easy as I thought before.

What do you say?

And, Zach, as Dave said: if you have anything to show, come on!

Best, Haebbie








 
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Haebbie said:
Just tried it the last weeks. That wooden wheel should become a gard for a 903
blade. I want that it looks like wattled leather straps. That's my first
whittling and it not so easy as I thought before.

What do you say?

And, Zach, as Dave said: if you have anything to show, come on!

Best, Haebbie








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The only thing I made (and failed at) was a few whistles. What kind of knives are best used for whittling? (This way I have an excuse to buy a new knife.)
 
jiggyfly16 said:
congress or whittler pattern
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jiggly, would you please tell an old German Buck collector what you mean
with this sentence? My awful school English is not good enough to understand
what you wrote. It makes no sense to translate it word by word.

Best,
Haebbie
 
Haebbie, jiggly was referring to the blade patterns of the knives. Found this; The following are a few of the Pen Knife patterns: Congress, Whittler, Office, Senator, Sleeveboard, Gunstock, Wharncliffe, Tobacco, Crown, Serpentine, Lobster, Quill, Watch Fob.
 
Haebbie, Nice work on the wooden wheel... :thumbup::thumbup:
What wood did you whittle the wheel from? (say that 10 times quickly) I'd like to see a photo of the knife when you get it finished.
 
edbeau said:
Haebbie, jiggly was referring to the blade patterns of the knives. Found this; The following are a few of the Pen Knife patterns: Congress, Whittler, Office, Senator, Sleeveboard, Gunstock, Wharncliffe, Tobacco, Crown, Serpentine, Lobster, Quill, Watch Fob.
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Thanks, ed, for the declaration. It is hard to understand.


MWallace said:
Haebbie, Nice work on the wooden wheel... :thumbup::thumbup:
What wood did you whittle the wheel from? (say that 10 times quickly) I'd like to see a photo of the knife when you get it finished.
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MWallace, nice tongue twister you wrote. I'm not able to say it more than two times without a mistake.
Also: Thanks for the nice comment. The wheel is made of Brazilwood, also called Fernambuk or Pernambuk.
It is a special species of redwood. That is the material whatfrom good fiddlesticks are made of.

Best,
Haebbie
 
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Haebbie, I just 'won' - or bought - a Boker Tree Brand Congress style slippie knife. Good old German carbon steel - those Tree Brand classic knives are still available new - and in styles Buck doesn't make. My childhood returns! I recall my Dad whittling and cleaning his pipes with an old Boker back in the fifties & sixties. My whittling while camping was always with something like a 301 Stockman - or even a 110!

Thirty years ago, I got into chip carving - something my carpal tunnel and arthritis problems all but forbid these days. I tried other avenues, like power grinding/carving with a Dremel and a Foredom - but nothing was ever as pleasing as just chip carving - or whittling with a 301.

Stainz

PS I nearly forgot - that 005 Gen 5 series - especially the cheapo 005GYS variant - makes a great whittler. The 420HC works well if you avoid knots!
 
I'd like to whittle but wouldnt know where to start. Aint very crafty creative. If I did, it looks like my 373 would be up to the task, wouldnt ya think?
 
In the spring and summer I like to whittle down by the creek in my back yard. It's extremely relaxing, but I've never really accomplished anything other than making smaller sticks out of larger sticks.

I love the congress pattern, and my current EDC is a Queen two blade congress, but for whittling I prefer a stockman. I know the congress gives you one more option than a stockman, but the blades on the congress tend to sit higher in the handle when closed and aren't as comfortable for harder cutting or long periods of cutting.

I use a Buck 301 or an old Boker carbon steel stockman. I need to get a whittler I guess.
 
I used to whittle a lot, mostly knives/swords/spears, but one time I carved a pipe. It wasn't fancy and it didn't really stay lit, but it worked. I used everything from machetes to Swiss Army knives, but for the pipe I used a carving set.
 
I whittle sometimes, it's relaxing and involves knives, what's better than that?

I don't have any Buck folders though (just a Buck Vanguard), I use a Case medium stockman with a pen blade instead of the spey, and before that I used swiss army knives.

Pic of the knives: (by the way sorry about the bad pictures)
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Here's my first carving after my failed wood burning attempt (thought it would look better, I don't think it does), I used the large blade of my old swiss army knife and it's not so great but it was my first try.
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Here's my second carving, I think it's better but I also used a couple gouges for the beard (to make it look like hair) and the mouth.
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Here's my latest carving, just used the Case stockman for this one, it's a beaver by the way. I ran out of wood for the tail and also cheated by drawing in eyes but it was just for fun so who cares (the picture also got cut off during uploading).
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and the front, didn't know whether to put the teeth in but figured what's a beaver without it's teeth anyway.
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First post in the Buck forum too so Howdy.
 
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