The Wonderous Whittler

[scruffuk]

Very nice examples folks.

Gev - The finer details in your example are particualrly interesting. Also, nice to see a sabre ground blade in there! (I'm guessing sabre and not a 'true' hollow??)

 

[mike Berkovitch]

Interesting knife Gev, never seen that pattern. I have similar Schrade Walden

Mike

 

[Campbellclanman]

Wowee ^^

 

[thawk]

Great old knife. It is an old one, likely made late 1940's. A Schrade Walden NY stamping on all blades...

Here are a few examples of the same pattern.

Looking at the blades. You can see thicker master blades, and the use of catch bits.

Mike, yours is a dandy too, looks like an 837.

 

[Gevonovich]

Very nice examples folks.

Gev - The finer details in your example are particualrly interesting. Also, nice to see a sabre ground blade in there! (I'm guessing sabre and not a 'true' hollow??)

Thanks Scruffuk. Yes sabre ground.

Mike

What a beautiful piece, my friend! Thanks for letting us chicken eye it.

thawk

Always a pleasure to view you knives and garner your wisdom, Hal! Thank you sir. The older the better to me so I'm happy to know this one is.

 

[Stich2442]

Great thread idea Gevonovich, I wish I had more to contribute there are some nice examples here.

GEC Northfield #62 Courthouse Whittler in spring green serial #10

The only knife I ever cracked the bone, center pin mark side :-(

This cheap Taylor Schrade was less than $5 so I bought it new and sealed in box.

The bone and fit and finish is surprising nice, it says handmade? limited issue 2009? Has nice snap. I have a Taylor trapper that I tried to use for work but would dull after two cuts, so I've never carried this one.

I like the shield & the bone, maybe I'll carry it and see if it hold a edge any better than the trapper.


Pete

 

[gunsil]

Gevonovich, I have the same knife in near mint condition with a clear "Everlastingly Sharp" etch with no EO notch for the coping blade and a ratty one too with no notch. I believe your knife was modified by a previous owner.

 

[smiling-knife]

From the 1950s or 60s.

 

[gruntmedik]

The Whittler pattern is my favorite, but I only have a few pieces.

And while these 2 aren't true Whittler patterns, they are called Whittlers. They are the same model knife, just made at different times. Notice the difference in the thickness of the main blade. I apologize for the picture quality, I shoot guns better than cameras.

 

[Doug Add]

I would enjoy reading your opinion on this one.

 

[gruntmedik]

I would enjoy reading your opinion on this one.

I like it very well. It is about an 8th of an inch shorter than my Yeller Case Medium Stockman, and a bit thinner as well. It has a nice walk and talk, with pulls a very acceptable 5 or so. I had to have the Beer Barrel handles, as I'm a fan of what they contained. They seem almost feather lite, and provide a good grip. I'm anxious to see how they look after a year or 2 of carry.

I've not done much whittling with it, mainly because I enjoy it as an EDC, and just didn't want to sharpen it at a lesser angle. It does get scary sharp, and I have no doubt it would perform admirably in that role.

I'd buy another one.

Here's a shot of the springs.

 

[Doug Add]

Thanks, I too like the beer barrel handles. I'm not a whittler, but find the split spring design intriguing. I had one, a very nice delrin handled Böker I got from FES in a trade, but at the time it was a bit bigger than I was comfortable carrying. I'll see if I can find some pictures of it.

 

[Doug Add]

Here are some pictures of the Böker 8313.

 

[gruntmedik]

Love that split back! What size is it?

 

[Hammer67]

Thx for the 'beer barrel' pics. It's a great looking knife, and I've come close to getting one, but the catalog pics I've seen don't do a great job of detailing the scales. Your pic makes them look much nicer than the mediocre pics I've seen previously.

 

[Doug Add]

Love that split back! What size is it?

3.5" closed

0.5625" wide

It was the width, not the length, that kept from carrying it at the time. Now I have three knives of that width that I rotate through carrying.

 

[gruntmedik]

3.5" closed

0.5625" wide

It was the width, not the length, that kept from carrying it at the time. Now I have three knives of that width that I rotate through carrying.

Yeah, I'm not scared of heights, I'm scared of widths. lol

 

[gruntmedik]

Thx for the 'beer barrel' pics. It's a great looking knife, and I've come close to getting one, but the catalog pics I've seen don't do a great job of detailing the scales. Your pic makes them look much nicer than the mediocre pics I've seen previously.

Glad I could help.

 

[dalee100]

Hi,

I only have one Whittler, a Queen. It is a very well made knife, but there is just something about it that prevents it from getting a lot of pocket time. I think it's because it doesn't feel as solid as a Stockman to me. The Queen seems a bit "light" to me.

My Queen,

Dale

 

[smiling-knife]

A few modern Boker whittlers. The first from circa 1970s.