Show your Feathersticks

[Walkabout]

Thanks! Yours dont look so bad either! And beautiful knife!

Really? I always though feathersticks should be thin and long...
I confused!

Well, as long as they light right?

I'm definitely not the expert... I just remember our lessons on a summer outdoors course with Mors Kochanski, and he kept trying to get as many turns in the curls as possible. That may have been more of a focus for him than others, however.

I think the finer and "curlier" they are, the more easily they ignite.

 

[pimpnugget]

ontario pilot survival knife

 

[Walkabout]

Here's another one.

I love the look of this knife... it looks as if it would fit perfectly in hand.

I'm not familiar with the mark... who is the maker?

 

[Switchblade61]

I love the look of this knife... it looks as if it would fit perfectly in hand.

I'm not familiar with the mark... who is the maker?

Indeed, it does fit perfectly!
The knife was made by a Hungarian knife maker and called "Polecat" .

 

[Walkabout]

Indeed, it does fit perfectly!
The knife was made by a Hungarian knife maker and called "Polecat" .

Thanks. It's a great looking piece.

 

[zhangmaster12]

ontario pilot survival knife

Is that convexed?

Great curls, and great knife!

 

[Switchblade61]

Thanks. It's a great looking piece.

Thank you!

 

[candlelight001]

Damn, how do you get them so thin and curly? Mine sure don't look like that.

 

[Switchblade61]

Damn, how do you get them so thin and curly? Mine sure don't look like that.

For that, use the belly of the blade.

 

[P. McKinley]

This is my own Maritime Machete, sort of a Kukri-ish type thing with a 11 inch cutting edge I made last year.

 

[Gaurdian_A1]

Hey Blue, that kukri-mod looks outstanding! What are the details of that baby? What kind of steel? How thick?

 

[P. McKinley]

Guardian - Its actually not a modification, it was completely designed and built by yours truly last year.

The steel is 3/16 O1. The blade is 11" long and about 2 3/4 at its widest point. handle and scabbard are both Bubinga. The handle has ebony pins, the scabbard is fully leather lined and has an ebony welt and leather shoulder strap.

 

[Gaurdian_A1]

SOrry Blue, The "mod" I threw in there was me speaking in my own lingo, i meant custom. LOL

Beautiful knife...Perfect perfect.

 

[paleojoe]

Tested out the edge on my recently modded Condor Golok...

I'm really loving it now!

BTW, Candlelight001,

I would add that the amount of pressure and angle of the edge going in allows for either thin or thick curls...
Try with very little pressure at all, on a nice corner edge of wood, and work your way up with force, you'll very easily get a feel for it!
Also, watch for grain direction...

 

[beef]

I'm super impressed with the number of curls you guys are getting on your feathersticks when carving with large, thick blades. That Pilot survival knife looks great too!

 

[TreeChopper]

Spyderco Mini-Manix

 

[Gaurdian_A1]

to the top....

 

[Adventure Sworn]

Hey, this one actually isn't mine, but I found it nuts ...

A guy from Bushcraft USA named crookedknife made this knife, and he posted a featherstick he made next to it. Pretty beastly if you ask me.

 

[Switchblade61]

Hey, this one actually isn't mine, but I found it nuts ...

A guy from Bushcraft USA named crookedknife made this knife, and he posted a featherstick he made next to it. Pretty beastly if you ask me.

I don't see any picture..

 

[tonym]

Hey, this one actually isn't mine, but I found it nuts ...

A guy from Bushcraft USA named crookedknife made this knife, and he posted a featherstick he made next to it. Pretty beastly if you ask me.

That is beastly Cody:thumbup:

Click here to see the pic

http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=97&d=1224907598