Splitback Whittlers at their Best!

Back in 2000, and years before, Case used their 6347 pattern to make a whittler. A nice serpentine pattern, easy to both grip and
pocket, it makes a great whittler! This one has ubiquitous Case Stainless blades, in a well-fitted configuration. It's a nice knife! Because parts are tumbled, you don't get that custom "one piece of metal" look on the backspring, but this knife is nicely finished in other ways.
Case MM (for millenium) 5347WH, a great knife from all angles!!
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waynorth said:
Whittlers have a magical aura!! They have been considered examples of the cutlers' art, and any custom maker will tell you that they are painstaking to make and finish!! A joy to use, and wonderful just to coon finger:) and chicken eye, a full sized one is like carrying more than one knife in a compact package.
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Amen!
 
WValtakis said:
I just realized they took the more difficult route on this Schatt...not wedged but tapered springs:cool:

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I have a few knives like this as well. The whittlers I own seem to fall into three categories: two parallel even-thickness springs with no spacer, two tapered springs with no spacer (such as yours), and two even-thickness springs with a tapered spacer. The last is the configuration that seems most represented on this thread, and which seems to be what most people mean by "split spring" or "split black" whittler. However, I often wonder about the arbitrary nature of this distinction. It seems to me that they all have split (meaning two) back springs. Ultimately, is there really a functional purpose for the spacer at all that cannot be replicated with tapered springs?
 
Rhinofly said:
I have a few knives like this as well. The whittlers I own seem to fall into three categories: two parallel even-thickness springs with no spacer, two tapered springs with no spacer (such as yours), and two even-thickness springs with a tapered spacer. The last is the configuration that seems most represented on this thread, and which seems to be what most people mean by "split spring" or "split black" whittler. However, I often wonder about the arbitrary nature of this distinction. It seems to me that they all have split (meaning two) back springs. Ultimately, is there really a functional purpose for the spacer at all that cannot be replicated with tapered springs?
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A split spring whittler only has one spring that is split at one end. The main blade rides on the thick, unsplit end, and the each of the two secondaries ride on one side of the split.
 
mbkr said:
A split spring whittler only has one spring that is split at one end. The main blade rides on the thick, unsplit end, and the each of the two secondaries ride on one side of the split.
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This is a split back jack knife but it is the same concept.
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