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[thurin]

not making snow cream outta that!!!!!!



really though if you look close its shaped in a "y"
its dye from my baldric

Sure it is... You were just spelling something that contains a "y"

 

[VANCE]

my wifes name is kylie

 

[VANCE]

my wifes name is kylie

oh crap blj got left out

so i just ran outside threw him down & snapped 2 pics

 

[thurin]

oh crap blj got left out

so i just ran outside threw him down & snapped 2 pics

Dude, I read that as you left it out in the snow and I was expecting pictures of it all rusted out.

Whew.

 

[thurin]

My wife suggested I clean off my desk. She thinks I'm a little nuts.

 

[Joe Duder]

My wife suggested I clean off my desk. She thinks I'm a little nuts.

Hahaha, I put my feather stick pieces on my mantle. I think they look cool.

 

[thurin]

Big Paw Bushcrafter arrived. This knife is going to work out pretty darn good. I'm thinking of it as a Kephart on steroids. Fits the hand really well.

Compared to a Kephart:

 

[RRaconteur]

Compared to a Kephart:

I was hoping someone would do this. Any chance of pics from different angles to highlight the "big paw-ness" or a more detailed comparison written out? Are the two similar enough that the choice should be made by "fit" rather than any functional difference?

We need more than this to live vicariously through you!😉

Michael

 

[xxwjtxx]

My wife suggested I clean off my desk. She thinks I'm a little nuts.

Man I love that knife -- if you ever get sick of it, I'll have cash waiting. BTW great feather sticks!

 

[willic]

Very cool, that looks much like a Kephart with a slightly raised point!

 

[Mistwalker]

My wife suggested I clean off my desk. She thinks I'm a little nuts.

Nice shot man, nice fuzzies! Yeah, my wife used to think I was a little nuts too man, after a few years she realized she had vastly underestimated

Big Paw Bushcrafter arrived. This knife is going to work out pretty darn good. I'm thinking of it as a Kephart on steroids. Fits the hand really well.

Compared to a Kephart:

Thank you for that! I'm thinking 5/32, tapered, just a smidgen higher grind, and guardless. h_ll yeah I know what I want now...after I get the Shank I want, I hope...!

 

[schmittie]

I actually had to go back and review the Fiddleback Fridays to find this model. I can't believe I missed it.

Beautiful knife Thurin. Thanks for sharing the comparison pics!

 

[willic]

Thurin,

Tell me about the wooden spoon... did you make it? Please tell..............

-Will

 

[thurin]

Heya Will,

It's a spoontula that I carved out of an Aspen from my backyard. Roughed it out with a hatchet, did the rest of the carving with the Arete and did the bowl work with a Pinewood Forge hook knife

 

[thurin]

I was hoping someone would do this. Any chance of pics from different angles to highlight the "big paw-ness" or a more detailed comparison written out? Are the two similar enough that the choice should be made by "fit" rather than any functional difference?

We need more than this to live vicariously through you!

Michael

Too soon to give a good idea yet. I'm going to do a comparison thread hopefully over this long weekend with some of my other 4" and 4.5" knives.

Man I love that knife -- if you ever get sick of it, I'll have cash waiting. BTW great feather sticks!

Thanks! This one's sticking with me for a while I have a feeling. Great handle and weight. I'm constantly holding it. More of the weirdness my wife comments on. "Um, why are you just sitting there holding a knife." Doing this while watching the Following scares the crap out of her.

Very cool, that looks much like a Kephart with a slightly raised point!

I was hoping it was just a slightly bigger Kephart when I saw it come out. Having it now, I'm thinking that's still true. I love the Kephart, my only issue is that my handle is a little small for extended usage. Hoping this is as comfortable as the Camp Nessie.

Nice shot man, nice fuzzies! Yeah, my wife used to think I was a little nuts too man, after a few years she realized she had vastly underestimated

Thank you for that! I'm thinking 5/32, tapered, just a smidgen higher grind, and guardless. h_ll yeah I know what I want now...after I get the Shank I want, I hope...!

I should have guessed 5/32. And guardless. And higher grind. I think I'm learning your style.

I actually had to go back and review the Fiddleback Fridays to find this model. I can't believe I missed it.

Beautiful knife Thurin. Thanks for sharing the comparison pics!

Thanks schmittie. Hoping we see more of these in the weeks to come.

 

[willic]

Heya Will,

It's a spoontula that I carved out of an Aspen from my backyard. Roughed it out with a hatchet, did the rest of the carving with the Arete and did the bowl work with a Pinewood Forge hook knife

NICE!!!!!! Very impressed!!!!!!!! I wanna try something like that!

 

[Joe Duder]

NICE!!!!!! Very impressed!!!!!!!! I wanna try something like that!

Just remember, before cutting, measure a wooden spoon and cut the wood plank (that you're going to whittle) to that general/ballpark measurement. At least in terms of height. Also, choose your wood carefully. I took a well seasoned, thick piece of almond and thought I could whittle it down into a spoon. Many hand cramps, blisters and days later, I threw the half whittled almond nightmare over the fence, grabbed some 3 month old Ash and whipped up a very nice spoon in no time.

 

[thurin]

Just remember, before cutting, measure a wooden spoon and cut the wood plank (that your going to whittle) to that general/ballpark measurement. At least in terms of height. Also, choose your wood carefully. I took a well seasoned, thick piece of almond and thought I could whittle it down into a spoon. Many hand cramps, blisters and days later, I threw the half whittled almond nightmare over the fence, grabbed some 3 month old Ash and whipped up a very nice spoon in no time.

Good advice Joe. Aspen is pretty easy to carve and I have a ready supply of it. Check out some of the Pinewood Forge stuff. Great spoon knives. And they have spoon blanks already roughed out to get you started. Or Baryonyx has some cheaper Mora spoon knives that he fixes up so they're actually usable.

I find it very relaxing sitting at my desk feathersticking and whittling. Great stress reliever.

 

[Mistwalker]

Crappy phone pic of the tools used to turn on the heat when I got to work yesterday

 

[xxwjtxx]

Crappy phone pic of the tools used to turn on the heat when I got to work yesterday

Nice mist -- digging the 154 sneaky out in its element. The more time I spend with my sneaky (and now asp) I am realizing that the SP family can be a collection clearer in that they are so versatile & easy to use. I'll be cleared hot for getting back out into the wild soon and I'm very much looking forward to putting the asp through its paces.