First whittling project with my ESEEs

[ubet]

I use my RC5 almost nightly to baton kindling for my wood stove, so I got bored and thought I would make a dedictated baton for it. I started using the izula to get started, and after that most of it was done with the 5. Its crude but will work, until I carve another.

The only thing I used something other than a knife for was the hole for the paracord.

 

[drumdirty]

i'm impressed with the contour you were able to put on there. good work!

 

[JBarbaresi]

very cool. do you know what kind of wood you used for the baton?

 

[Battle Creek Knives]

I'd say oak limb judging by the grain, although I can't see the bark well enough..

good for you, these knives were made to use.. if you want to collect there are other makers for that..

ok, no one get their panties all bunched up, if you want to collect them Jeff will be the last to stop you..

Good Job :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[adaman04]

Where's TAGannon with the walking stick he whittled over the course of 8 hours in the woods? That was epic.

 

[ubet]

It was an oak limb, not sure what type of oak though. The handle and palm sweel are not real smooth, gonna work on it some more probably.

 

[SabreRaptor]

Where's TAGannon with the walking stick he whittled over the course of 8 hours in the woods? That was epic.

THIS??


http://199.231.142.3/forums/showthread.php?t=771822

 

[wgrabia]

hahahah

 

[Col. Cornelius]

Whittling can be fun.

Here is a little project I did camping awhile back:

 

[ubet]

Wholly cow, thats pretty neat, that had to take a lot of time and talent.

 

[Brutane]

Whittling can be fun.

Here is a little project I did camping awhile back:

OK, that that is freakin cool!! I think that deserves a place on the ESEE website.

 

[unit]

My work with the 5...

Here it is next to the other half of the stick I split (with the 5) to make it.

Here is a video of making another one if anyone is really bored...

 

[simplespeed]

That spoon is awesome! I just started attempting to whittle last week and it'll cramp your hands up for sure.

 

[gytheran]

That spoon came out great! Was the color a product of the wood you were using?

 

[Battle Creek Knives]

Whittling can be fun.

Here is a little project I did camping awhile back:

OK, that that is freakin cool!! I think that deserves a place on the ESEE website.

here, here....

Jeff, take a look man.. awesome photography to boot... can't go wrong there..

very nice indeed.. me likes..

 

[texastonydobbs]

maybe I am ADD or Something ,I don't have the patience to sit & whittle & what nots ,Good job guys !

 

[Undertow82]

These are some great pics. I can't wait to get my camera back so I can share my new ESEE's. If I ever find out who took my RAT-5, I'll skin'em.

 

[JBarbaresi]

Whittling can be fun.

Here is a little project I did camping awhile back:

alright, i'll bite. how the hell did you do this? i can't even wrap my head around how this is possible using one piece of wood... maybe i don't have the patience to spend that much time with it. either way, very nice job.

 

[trailbum]

Great job. Not my thing, but I'm impressed with the skill it takes.

 

[unit]

That spoon came out great! Was the color a product of the wood you were using?

yes, Cedar is abundant around here...every hike I go on, I find numerous dead-fall cedar trees about the diameter of my arm or less.

They are great to whittle and carve and seem to work reasonably well for fire starting. The heart of the tree/branch is a brilliant reddish-purple and smells amazing while you are carving it and for some time after.

The spoon in the video is the same wood, but I carved the bowl of the spoon through the colorful heart and it lead to a very different looking result. A really skilled carver could probably do some amazing stuff with the colors in this wood...

Here is what the spoon in the video looks like after sitting on my desk for a few weeks getting dusty.