Mors Kochanski " Try Stick "

[DavidZ]

I generally just whittle. Take a stick and turn it into chips. It soothes me. I got ambitious and decided to make a Try Stick.
I hope I posted in the right forum here. Let me know your thoughts, It was fun, and I encourage you to make one.

Thanks for looking!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Nice looks well done, what knife did you use?
G2

 

[DavidZ]

Nice looks well done, what knife did you use?
G2

95% was done with the White river FC PKO
The rest with my SAK.

 

[yablanowitz]

By "try stick" I'm guessing you mean a stick that you tried different cuts on? That's always fun.

Have you seen my old thread in the Workshop?

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/whatcha-whittlin-these-days.838442/

 

[DavidZ]

By "try stick" I'm guessing you mean a stick that you tried different cuts on? That's always fun.

Have you seen my old thread in the Workshop?

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/whatcha-whittlin-these-days.838442/

Yep, that's what I meant. I just thought that's what it was called. It was fun.

 

[DavidZ]

I may have posted this in the wrong forum. Maybe? I wasn't sure where it belongs.

 

[yablanowitz]

Don't sweat it. We were driving the Traditional subforum moderators crazy discussing what we did with our knives instead of discussing the knives themselves, so some of us asked Spark for a place to talk about projects rather than the tools used. I figured if nothing else it would give the mods someplace to move the threads without knife content. Spark graciously provided the Workshop for that purpose, but it doesn't seem to be widely known.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Good point, I wasn't expressly aware of that section back in the closet either, and maybe a moderator will take notice and move this thread over to that location?
G2

 

[taldesta]

... or W&SS ?

 

[DavidZ]

Mods thanks for moving my thread.

 

[Mannlicher]

making smaller bits of wood out of larger is a daily pastime. I rotate through my outdoor blades, usually sitting under a shade tree.

 

[DavidZ]

making smaller bits of wood out of larger is a daily pastime. I rotate through my outdoor blades, usually sitting under a shade tree.

I do the same weather permitting. When the weather doesn't allow it, I have a cardboard box that I use indoors, to catch the chips.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Like making a wooden jigsaw puzzle

G2

 

[DavidZ]

Like making a wooden jigsaw puzzle

G2

LOL. Yep, one that will never be put together.

 

[dogstar]

DavidZ I know what a try stick is, and good on you for giving it a try. It is easier with green wood; I did one with a dry piece of pine and it was a chore! It's always good to actually use a knife and get to know it. Folks are generally more invested in buying instead of using here.

 

[Enzo’s Woodshop]

nice, try sticks are fun. good way to develop more skill.


a try stick i recently did. LTWK Boattail



rounded tip, saddle notch, 7-notch, round reduction, square reduction, V-notch, bail hook, flat reduction with square hole, dove tail notch, lashing groove, and wedge end.

 

[DavidZ]

nice, try sticks are fun. good way to develop more skill.


a try stick i recently did. LTWK Boattail

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rounded tip, saddle notch, 7-notch, round reduction, square reduction, V-notch, bail hook, flat reduction with square hole, dove tail notch, lashing groove, and wedge end.

Wow that looks great .
I didn't think to remove the bark. I will do that on my next one.

 

[rhino]

I generally just whittle. Take a stick and turn it into chips. It soothes me. I got ambitious and decided to make a Try Stick.
I hope I posted in the right forum here. Let me know your thoughts, It was fun, and I encourage you to make one.

Thanks for looking!

That's some nice work! Well done!

 

[rhino]

nice, try sticks are fun. good way to develop more skill.


a try stick i recently did. LTWK Boattail

View attachment 2079302View attachment 2079303

rounded tip, saddle notch, 7-notch, round reduction, square reduction, V-notch, bail hook, flat reduction with square hole, dove tail notch, lashing groove, and wedge end.

NOICE!

 

[rhino]

I could only find these pics of one of my first try stick attempts from a few years ago. I think the next time I have an opportunity, I'll do another and see how my skills have improved. It's been over a year since I carved a notch!