Let's not split hairs here, let's split backs! - Post your whittlers

Will Power said:
GEC 38. One of their best frames and one that can still be developed....

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The Northfield is especially nice, Will. I love the cloud shields.

waynorth said:
I like your Geppettos Fort and JP!!
Nice collection, Will!!
Here are some Case Whittlers, 1970s through 2002.
The first, a "Seahorse" from 2002 with fiery Red handles. This pattern is probably the most functional of the three, with its short, heavy main blade, and good handhold - a whittler's dream!
The next is unusual, a 6347WH, with split spring and "new greenbone" handles. The #47 stockman pattern made into a whittler; rumors stated that the 6380 "Big Whittler" dies had worn out (True? I don't know!). It's a "Select" meaning extra finishing work was done. I think it's from the 1990s.
The third one is a well known #6380 pattern "Big Whittler". The main blade is hollow-ground! Nice jigging, fading to Appaloosa-like coloring! 1976.
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waynorth said:
Finally for today, here are three Case Whittlers from the 1960s and 1970s. Some time after WWII, Case produced these patterns in Greenbone, and then in Redbone as shown - from the top,
#6308, #6383 and #6380. If you had all three, you were ready for anything!! Casual whittling, anyways!! They were referred to as the small, medium and big whittlers respectively.
A handsome set in Redbone!!
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The redbone is really attractive stuff. My favorite is that 6347WH. Might have to look for one of those...

waynorth said:
So I was admiring your #57 Geppetto, JP, thinking it would be nice to get one of those, but then an inkling made me look into my safe-queen archive, and lo and behold:
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Memory like a steel sieve!!:rolleyes:
Bark Hippo!! Serial number is 2C; they made 6 or 7 of them.
Wonder what Hippo tastes like ?? I think they are vegetarians!!
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This is really nice, too. This 57 pattern has me intrigued. Looks like a really stout, comfortable knife. I like the NF trim on them.
 
Will Power said:
Queen 48 in WCSB. One of my best made and finished production knives, hate to lose this one!

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Do you know if that's a Bill Howard era knife? More and more I'm interested in the Queen knives produced when he was there. Right now, I'm looking at the Case Classic knives, which I recently found out were licensed to Bluegrass Cutlery and produced by Queen when B.H. was there. They seem to be every bit as nice as what GEC makes.
 
I suppose it must be as it's certainly pre-GEC (was there life before this some collectors might ask:D)

The Carved Stagbone D2 stuff is usually very good, might not be sharp though and this can be a real drag with D2

Thanks, Will
 
waynorth said:
So I was admiring your #57 Geppetto, JP, thinking it would be nice to get one of those, but then an inkling made me look into my safe-queen archive, and lo and behold:
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Memory like a steel sieve!!:rolleyes:
Bark Hippo!! Serial number is 2C; they made 6 or 7 of them.
Wonder what Hippo tastes like ?? I think they are vegetarians!!
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Your memory may not be the best, but your knife is spectacular!
 
I showed this knife in post #63 (above), but that was in its original amber bone. I really don't care for Rough Rider's version of amber bone and I've also been experimenting lately with re-dying some knives with Rit dye, so I decided to give it a try with this one. I was afraid that red dye and yellow bone might combine to produce some kind of orange, but instead I got this lovely burgundy color.

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