some "practical whittling" today...

[siguy]

just wanted to show a pic i took earlier this evening of my Case stockman with the handle it whittled for this old mortise chisel;

worked great, as always :thumbup:

if you're interested, you can check out the whole process of cleaning up the chisel;chisel reconditioning

 

[orca8589]

Cool. I assume that 6.5 Bonestag is in CV? I have that exact knife, and I've made handles for my small files and other small items as well. What angle do you sharpen at for carving & whittling, and do you use any fixed blade carvers?

I've really got to get me a digital camera. Christmas is comin'...

thx - cpr

 

[siguy]

orca, that's the one. it was given to me as a gift several months ago, and i have been carrying it almost exclusively since.

i don't know the angle, but they are very thin. i would guess maybe 5 degrees per side on the clip. i just lay it flat and then raise the spine a tiny bit.

i sometimes use a mora to carve with, but i don't have any chip carving or other knives specifically for carving.

 

[BJE]

That is a great looking knife.

 

[stockman242]

Thats a nice knife, and a nice chisel. :thumbup:
I love old tools, Its at least as much fun to rework them as it is to use them.

Peter