Help me choose a whittler!

ginshun

ginshun

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Here are the ones that I have found that interest me. I don't have much experience with slippies though. I have a few, but am unschooled as to which company makes the best ones. I actually plan on using this knife for a lot of whittling, so I want the one that will perform / hold up the best though actual hard use.

Hen & Rooster Whittler
http://www.knifecountryusa.com/stor...et-knife-with-antique-green-bone-handles.html

Queen Cutlery & Knives - Whittler
http://www.knifecountryusa.com/stor...-knife-with-aged-honey-stag-bone-handles.html

Russell Knives - Carbon Steel Whittler
http://www.knifecountryusa.com/stor...e-with-antique-green-sawcut-bone-handles.html

Boker Tree Brand Knives - Whittler
http://www.knifecountryusa.com/stor...ket-knife-with-grand-canyon-bone-handles.html

German Eye Knives - Carbon Steel Whittler
http://www.knifecountryusa.com/stor...-whittler-pocket-knife-with-bone-handles.html



Feel free to suggest others if you know of any. Or just to comment on any of the models above. I am pretty much set on the whittler pattern and on carbon steel blades (or tool steel like the Queen). Other than that if you have suggestions for or against any specific handle material for a user, those are welcome as well.

Thanks!

P.S. I have a Flexcut Carvin' Jack, which is an awesome knife for carving and whittling, and I would recommend it highly. I am looking for a traditional slip joint now though.
 
Here is another one.

Buck Creek Knives Carbon Whittler

http://www.knifecountryusa.com/stor...ket-knife-with-genuine-deer-stag-handles.html

All whittler patterns, all carbon steel.

I can't find a Case CV Whittler anywhere, but the Medium Stockman has to be almost the same. Am I right?

Is there really going to be much of a difference in any of these knives.

I know that people talk about Queen, Case and Boker in good terms as far as making quality knives. The others I have no idea about though.
 
I have a red bone version of the Queen and am extremely happy with it. I purchased it in the exchange and carry it often. Takes and holds a very nice edge, no wobbles in the blade. I think at that price, it is an excellent option. I do not own any of the others, but the brands you have whittled it down to are all pretty respectable IMO.

Ed
 
I would say that my favorite is the Queen #48. The D2 blades on mine are holding an edge really well and it gets used a fair amount. The fit and finish are also very nice.
 
My favorite has always been the Queen #48 as well, so much that I had a custom modeled off of it some time ago. It's a perfect EDC size. The only problem I’ve had with my D2 queens is that they tarnished in my pocket at work quickly. Not sure if it's the environment (humid and 110-120 degrees on the hot food line) but a simple fix is just to inspect them regularly.
 
I am a little hesitant to go with the Queen just because I know D2 can be a bear to sharpen and it doesn't take the keanest edge in my experience. It does hold an edge great though. It seems like the ticket based on the responces.

I'll have to think about it a little more.

Cumberland does have a couple for $54. Pretty good deal from what I can tell.
 
I have a Queen #51 in D2, My edge off a Sharpmaker was less than ideal. I used some Japanese waterstones 1200 & 6000 and the edge is super! I can't believe the difference.

Cumberland is a good place.

ginshun said:
I am a little hesitant to go with the Queen just because I know D2 can be a bear to sharpen and it doesn't take the keanest edge in my experience. It does hold an edge great though. It seems like the ticket based on the responces.

I'll have to think about it a little more.

Cumberland does have a couple for $54. Pretty good deal from what I can tell.
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My favorite EDC is a Queen #48 in the Amber Carved Stag Bone.

I can get my Queen D2 knives SCARY sharp using a Norton India stone followed by a black hard Arkansas stone.
 
F3X said:
I have a Queen #51 in D2, My edge off a Sharpmaker was less than ideal. I used some Japanese waterstones 1200 & 6000 and the edge is super! I can't believe the difference.

Cumberland is a good place.
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I probalby wouldn't sharpen using my sharpmaker anyway. For woodcarving even the 30 degree setting on the sharpmaker is a little obtuse. A woodcarving knife should be sharpened down to about 10 degrees per side (20 degrees overall). From there if you don't use it to cut stuff besides wood, you can pretty much just strop it to sharpen for quite a while.

At least that method works good with my carbon steel carving tools, not sure how it would work on the D2 though. Like I said, IME D2 is quite a bit harder to put an edge on than most carbon steel.

Don't get me wrong, D2 is great stuff, I am just not sure that it is what I want for this specific use. I think D2 is great for an edc, but this will be pretty much exclusively a carver, so like I said, I am not sure.

I suppose I will never know unless I try, and really what is the worst that can happen... I don't like it for carving and I use it as an EDC and by one of the other ones...how terrible that would be!!


now to continue to talk myself into the queen...unless I hear different
 
Might I suggest the one at the bottom of this page:

http://www.littleshavers.com/Kershaw.html

If you request it Rick does a great job of reprofiling and sharpening the blades. Each blade locks if that's important to you, it is to me b/c sometimes I forget and push on the back of the blade to make a cut.
 
Thanks, but I don't really want the AUS6 blades.

I am looking at the stockman pattern now too or maybe even a congress. More at the specific blade shapes actually. I'd like something with both a wharncliff and and a spey.

I think the spey blade would be better for whittling that the pen balde.

Might go with a medium stockman in from Case in CV.

can't decide...oh the humanity!!!
 
I rebeveled all my Queen knives using the DMT Aligner, from course to fine, then extra fine.
Straight off the jig they will whittle hair!!!
If that is not sharp, I don't know what is!

I like a pen better than a spey for whittling.
The point gets places that the spey will not.
 
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