Splitback Whittlers at their Best!

waynorth said:
Nice one, Dan! Classic whittler!
They wouldn't give knives as awards these days!!:rolleyes:
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Thanks Charlie. Your second comment is very true, also very sad.

Will Power said:
Very interesting example. I'm certain that Robin (Pipeman) from Canada had a Wharncliffe knife-a Norfolk perhaps? - that was stamped with Canadian Govt or Civil Service. Must have been a very nice office knife then. Unfortunately, I haven't seen Robin posting here for months, pity as he was very much up in knowledge & humour added to a very remarkable taste and collection.

Thanks, Will
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I remember seeing that knife posted somewhere? If I recall Robin did not have much further information regarding the civil service award status of the knife. I have tried searching extensively, to no avail.

Beautiful whittlers, Charles. The stag one is great, but I really like the Rodgers pearls.

Dan
 
Some gorgeous splitbacks, wish I had more, I have a couple, a Case Seahorse whittler comes to mind but I'll look and see what I can add to the thread. You folks are killin ' me with such beautiful examples. I take it the Lick Creek were the most current interpretations of the Rooster, more research, something to do when the shoulder's achin' too much. :)

Let me see what I have, I know I used to have a Robeson Splitback, I wanna say Whittler but it was more a split back spring Stockman. Anyway, looks like I have something to keep me busy during the 95* and 80% humidity in the air today.
 
A few more Sheffield pieces.
Charles
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waynorth said:
Not considered a true splitback; more correctly referred to as a wedged-spring whittler perhaps, the construction and functionality make this an outstanding tool, regardless.
A large, controllable pattern at ~4 1/8", it has Stag handles that have been "doctored" to look dark end-to-end like a good Sheffield knife in Stag! This is possibly a result of one of the many "dry spells" that Stag availability has suffered.
The main blade is very thick, and relatively short, the choice of most carvers I believe. Strong yet controllable. You may notice that most carvers and serious whittlers use short blades.
An unusual feature of this knife is the uneven split of the springs! The Coping secondary is thicker and longer than the finer Pen blade, necessitating different spring sizes. The wedge is very thin, just enough to allow the secondaries to slip by unimpeded.
The semi-sunk joints ease the grip on this classic serpentine shape.
Quite a well-designed tool!!





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That a fine looking example of Whittler pattern.
 
The split/wedged spring seems a current topic going on!! This thread has some nice whittlers in it, so I thought I'd revive it with a couple more!!
Both made by Queen, but with very different patterns/dyes involved these two are interesting to compare!Two Balloons 1.jpg The top one is a storied Black Box Winchester, made in 1990, and is "stockier" than the usual swell-center balloon whittler like the lower one, made in 1980!!Two Balloons 2.jpg Two Balloons 1.jpg
 
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waynorth said:
This thread has some nice whittlers in it, so I thought I'd revive it with a couple more!!
Both made by Queen, but with very different patterns/dyes involved these two are interesting to compare!View attachment 1528431 The top one is a storied Black Box Winchester, made in 1990, and is "stockier" than the usual swell-center balloon whittler like the lower one, made in 1980!!
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Lovely examples! I'm particularly drawn to the Winchester. That clip main is just right... Any chance of seeing its secondaries?
 
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