So... what can you make with your knife?

rs422

rs422

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Two hands, a bit of Manzanita, a long drill, one large Sebenza, one file, a few sheets of emery cloth, some steel wool, a pinch of herb and some fire, and not to mention time.
 
I can make money with my knife...(Large knife suddenly appears in my hand..."Hey buddy, hand over all of your money or I'll cut you really bad".).:D.:D.
 
I can make my wife's face wrinkle up and her eyes roll. Happens every time she sees a package arrive and I open it. :eek:
 
My knives make Walking sticks and carved faces and inlays and carved boots and oh yeah, aliens! When I'm not terrorizing the neighbors that is.

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I'd love to learn how to whitle and carve things. Maybe make myself a little whistle or flute. Do I need more than just a knife? :)
 
WadeF said:
I'd love to learn how to whitle and carve things. Maybe make myself a little whistle or flute. Do I need more than just a knife? :)
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Strong hands, some sand paper, a drill, and a good file helps a lot.
 
I can carve some simple stuff (like spoons), I made a couple of wooden toys just for kicks.

But I really put my knives to work when I work with leather. I make everything from saddles for my horses to knife sheaths, using mostly traditional techiniques. Instead of using some kind of string, I use very thin leather stripes for sowing. I cut them with a Nº8 Opinel or a wooden handled Eriksson mora. As I learned most of my leather working at an asociation that promotes traditional country craftsmanship, and gauchos relied mostly on their knives, I use knives a lot.
 
One of these is a good start if you just want something to get you started. The locks are a bit funny but the blades are sharp and functional and the knife works well. It comes with a great sharpening strop and some getting started instructions designed for the beginner.

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?DeptID=2264&FamilyID=4952

If not that then these babies are very nice also if there are still any left.
You'd be well advised to get these as they are, in my opinion worth three times the price. Great great knives here. My wife got me these for this past Christmas.

http://www.russellsformen.com/03rch03items/hir-9pcset.html
 
I should probably point out that you don't need a carvin' knife like above to do faces. You can do the whole thing with a good 2.5" to 3" Wharncliff blade or any number of other thin blades. I've done many small carvings with a SAK. A Falkniven U2 would work well from what I've read. I recently bought me a Calypso Jr. w/VG10 steel blade and I've found that it is a very good carver and whittler.
 
Most importantly, I can use my knife to make a meal—which gives me the necessary energy to find more knives.
 
Well......once I made a smaller stick from a larger stick :).

I carved it down real nice and smooth. I didn't do anything with it. It just looked neat and I had fun :)
 
Normally I make little sticks out of big sticks - if anyone asks what I am whittling I say toothpicks. Now and then I get adventuous and make spoons and when I get real adventuous I make walking sticks - the long ones for hikers etc.

I can also make a good Mongolian Lamb, Satay Chicken and Curried Beef.
 
I can make sheeple tremble with fear.
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STR,
You're really talented. Nice carvings.:)
 
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