Show me your whittlers and whittles

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timbit

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I'd like to get into whittling, but don't know anything about knives used for whittling. Show me your favorite whittlers, and if possible what makes them a good whittler. This is a chance to show off your whittling projects as well.

Cheers!

Tim

I like Mora's, are these decent?

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nice ball in cages! I don't have any case knives yet. They seem like they'd fit the bill for gentlemen fancy occasions.

What are those twisty things called? They are cool looking.
 
Those are just called sticks with helical grooves, or in this case, double helical grooves. It's just something I do when I have time to kill, usually waiting on someone to show up.
 
You are welcome to drop by the Traditional Forum and look at whittling knives there. Lots of the fellas there whittle.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/773-Traditional-Folders-and-Fixed-Blades

For posts that talk about whittling projects, you might also try the crafts forum. Jack already gave you a link to his thread there. It's a doozie.


I don't have any case knives yet. They seem like they'd fit the bill for gentlemen fancy occasions.
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Case knives make good work knives, too. Amazing how much you can accomplish with just a good, sharp, properly shaped blade of 420HC or alloy steel.
 
I've only whittled these 3 ball and cages. I found the Byrd Meadowlark to be a great whittling knife. I used the Byrd Robin on one of the cages, but the handle was so small it began to dig into my palm. The Meadowlark was just right. I sharpened it with a Sharpmaker and stropped it occasionally. The knife removed thin micro layers of wood easily. I just kept slicing away and released the inner ball stuck in the block of wood.

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very nice. That byrd looks to have come quite a ways since i last looked at them. I have a byrd from about 5 years ago or so...I don't carry it anymore.
 
Mark Wohlwend custom neck knife. Despite my very large hands, the handle design really locks this into place and allows nice fine control while being comfortable for extended use. Very sharp blade with a nice thin tip for detail work.

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