The Wonderous Whittler

I have several Whittlers in my collection, but never carried any of the small ones regularly (except the Case 6308). What I have adopted for EDC use are the larger Whittlers, a chance purchase last year of the Blue Grass Winchester and my enjoyment in carrying and using it led me to seek a GEC Stockyard Whittler. I obtained that a couple weeks ago. I like these larger Whittlers for their stout construction, large secondary blades, and their unusual looking “Norfolk“ design frames - I’m carry both of these regularly now. OH
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H herder , I thoroughly enjoyed your piece on whittlers sir! From the history to walking through the construction and variants; a great read. And the pictures… man that Ulster with the jigged bone was superb and I’m sure the photo doesn’t do it justice.

While I only have two, the whittler is definitely a favorite pattern. I’ll have to spend some time going back through this thread to see everyone’s wonderful examples.

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Jerbhola89 said:
H herder , I thoroughly enjoyed your piece on whittlers sir! From the history to walking through the construction and variants; a great read. And the pictures… man that Ulster with the jigged bone was superb and I’m sure the photo doesn’t do it justice.

While I only have two, the whittler is definitely a favorite pattern. I’ll have to spend some time going back through this thread to see everyone’s wonderful examples.

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Jerbhola89, Thanks for the nice comments towards the article and for supporting Knife Magazine.
And yes, that Ulster three spring whittler is quite a unique and attractive model.
Your two whittler models shown are also very nice examples.

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herder said:
And yes, that Ulster three spring whittler is quite a unique and attractive model.
Your two whittler models shown are also very nice examples.
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Nice Utica, Neal!! Great to see your ongoing string of great Knife Articles!!

Below are two Balloon whittlers, named for the Bulbous top bolster!! Both made by Queen in the 1980s, they are slightly different sizes. The top one is a sub-contract for the holder of the Winchester name, at the time, and sold in a distinctive Black Box. ;)
The bottom one was cutlered by an older veteran craftsman, in Queen's facility, extremely well fitted and finished!!😲
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Nice choice of Bone Handles - very traditional!!:cool:
 
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