What's up with the whittlers?

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Visited a non BF member dealer last week,and spent about 3 hours there. I was looking for a whittler pattern knife in carbon steel. They only had one whittler pattern in the whole store and it was 440c.

Why are whittlers so hard to find?
 
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I wasn't aware that that dealer was a Blade Forums sponsored dealer.

Google Whittler Knives for results.
 
This is probably a better fit in FEEDBACK: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!
 
Thanks Gary. :)
I have a GEC 62 in burnt stag and it's one of the best whittler patterns that has appealed to me top to bottom. Give it a look. Sometimes they come in 440C for those that have a phobia or just a dislike for carbon steel. Nothing wrong either way, just different.
 
Split back whittlers don't seem very common in retailers anymore. I've always had to find nice ones from Queen and GEC online.
 
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I was just making an observation, did not know I was committing a faux pau.

Sorry I offended you Jack, won't happen again, as I won't waste anymore post here! Seemed like a friendly place while I was a lurker, but then posted and get jumped on.

Moving on now
 
rnfuller said:
I was just making an observation, did not know I was committing a faux pau.

Sorry I offended you Jack, won't happen again, as I won't waste anymore post here! Seemed like a friendly place while I was a lurker, but then posted and get jumped on.

Moving on now
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Don't get discouraged. This is a very easy going and pleasant place with but only a few simple rules to follow. Stick around join in and have some fun!
 
rnfuller said:
Visited a non BF member dealer last week,and spent about 3 hours there. I was looking for a whittler pattern knife in carbon steel. They only had one whittler pattern in the whole store and it was 440c.

Why are whittlers so hard to find?
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I have two whittlers, both from Great Eastern Cutlery and both from the Tidioute line;

the 33 conductor and the 62 courthouse easy-pocket congress (my apologies for the rushed photos)











They're both great to carry. I prefer the size and the main blade of the 33 for carrying in my pocket, but it's actually not that good to whittle with because it's too small for long periods of work. The 62 is a much better size and shape to whittle with but I'm still not sure about the wharncliffe blade, I prefer a squarer tip like the coping or the sheepsfoot which allows me to rest the tip of my index finger along the very end of the spine without obscuring the view of what I'm cutting. I tend to whittle with a regular congress pattern, my favourite to whittle with is a boker in carbon steel with grand canyon jigged bone.

Roughly; the conductor is 3.25 inches closed and the courthouse is 3.75 inches closed. You'll be able to find a 33 easily enough but the 62 is quite sought after and the most likely place you'll get one is on the exchange here - that's where I got mine.

Paul
 
rnfuller, Have you looked at the "For SaleTraditionals" section in The Knife Exchange?
Also, shake it off and stay on board. ;)

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Paul, that Red Bone Tidioute is very fine looking indeed! Congratulations.

Regards, Will

Here's a Böker Germany in carbon

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I used to see about every maker with 2 or 3 whittler patterns, now I have found them very hard to find. Has the pattern fallen out of favor, or is the splitback springs too hard to do well?
 
The Bokers are very nice.

Also, historically, people generally whittled with whatever pocketknife they had available. Specific "whittling" patterns have likely always been less common than stockman or Barlow knives.

If you're asking for a dealer recommendation, the best place to ask is the Good Bad and Ugly forum section. To find what I'm looking for, I do business with a large number of dealers, both BF supporters and not.

Welcome to Bladeforums. :thumbup:
 
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