What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[rdave]

I figure I’ve got wooden and Wharncliffe Wednesday covered.
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Nice knives and a Great Newspaper

 

[combatjiujitsu]

 

[AxF]

That's going to be a nice set

Thanks! I love making the pieces and I'm very excited to see how they all turn out. I'll probably post a picture of the finished set when all is said and done.

That's a cool project that has never gotten beyond the wish stage for me (except I bought a big jar full of old wooden jenga-like blocks - about 1"x1"x3" - at a junk store)! Do you have some kind of formal pattern for the chess pieces, or are you creating them "from your mind's eye"? Do you have 2 different kinds of wood for the black pieces and the white pieces, or will you get 2 colors via staining/painting?

As soon as I wanted to start whittling making a chess set was first thing on my mind to carve. Its a good challenge that I hope will help me hone my new skills. Plus its a super relaxing hobby. To answer your questions, I have a chess set at home that I'm roughly basing my designs off of. I'm also using some pictures I found online to give me more inspiration. I'm not too far into the project yet, I've only made a handful of pawns, but I already have an idea of what I want the more intricate pieces to look like. The knight is the only piece that feels daunting but I'm sure I'll reach a point that I'm happy with even if it takes a few tries. And I only have a bunch of basswood to carve so everything will be made of the same kind of wood. I think I'll probably just use a darker stain for the black pieces and some mineral oil for the white, nothing too complicated. As a total novice, I'm getting a ton of enjoyment out of this project so I highly recommend giving it a shot yourself.

 

[JohnDF]

Man that's a beautiful knife!!

Thank you, Tyler.

Such a cool looking knife, great mod.

Tank you, Todd.

Have a good Wooden Wednesday John

Thank you, Jack... you too, my friend.

I bet that's an apple slicing son-of-a-gun.

 

[Jack Black]

View attachment 1930410View attachment 1930411"Tom's knife" made by K'roo to commemorate the passing of my Dad...

Very sorry to learn of your loss Smudge That's a beautiful knife, and a great pic of your dad

Thanks! I love making the pieces and I'm very excited to see how they all turn out. I'll probably post a picture of the finished set when all is said and done.

As soon as I wanted to start whittling making a chess set was first thing on my mind to carve. Its a good challenge that I hope will help me hone my new skills. Plus its a super relaxing hobby. To answer your questions, I have a chess set at home that I'm roughly basing my designs off of. I'm also using some pictures I found online to give me more inspiration. I'm not too far into the project yet, I've only made a handful of pawns, but I already have an idea of what I want the more intricate pieces to look like. The knight is the only piece that feels daunting but I'm sure I'll reach a point that I'm happy with even if it takes a few tries. And I only have a bunch of basswood to carve so everything will be made of the same kind of wood. I think I'll probably just use a darker stain for the black pieces and some mineral oil for the white, nothing too complicated. As a total novice, I'm getting a ton of enjoyment out of this project so I highly recommend giving it a shot yourself.

I'll look forward to seeing it

Thank you, Jack... you too, my friend.

Thanks buddy

 

[Dadpool]

Today's slipjoint is this new-to-me Case Sowbelly. So many things I love in a slipjoint are packed into this guy: ebony covers, single blade, sunk joint, slim in the pocket, not too large, American made, classy shield.

 

[Scholefield123]

You gotta love a bit of ironwood

 

[Rufus1949]

You gotta love a bit of ironwood View attachment 1930504View attachment 1930505

Very nice piece of art disguised as a knife.

 

[jwh720]

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[Jon0385]

I’ve been waiting all season for tonight’s game!

 

[Jiki]

 

[mbkr]

Case pen knife. Another excellent carry for shorts. Actually, a fairly excellent carry for anything

 

[Crappie71]

Been carrying these two a lot these past couple of weeks. When I don’t have them with me, I wish I did, and I usually get them when I get home from work. The #35 has given me a new appreciation for Delrin.

 

[bigfish64]

I bet that's an apple slicing son-of-a-gun.

It is, and has a nice patina started too.

 

[Hammer67]

 

[RLB0414]

BLTs for supper tonight

Awesome looking tomatoes. You can have the bacon and lettuce. I take the tomatoes, Dukes mayonnaise on some Hillbilly brand bread with a couple good hot banana peppers and will be eating like royalty. Redneck royalty, but royalty none the less

 

[jwh720]

Case pen knife. Another excellent carry for shorts. Actually, a fairly excellent carry for anything
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Looks familiar… I carry mine way more than I thought I would.

 

[Old Engineer]

This in my pocket today for todays harvest

And then touched up the edge a little

Harry

 

[mbkr]

Looks familiar… I carry mine way more than I thought I would.

Me too

 

[JJ Cahill]

Thank you my friend, that's a much finer Scout you have there, a real beauty, and it pairs perfectly with your Case Barlow

Thank you very much, Jack!!!

I find myself carrying these two again today Have a good one folks

A perfect mid week pairing, Jack; those two lovelies both exude top tier quality and class!