whittlin' with your edc

[Hickory n steel]

Working on a Cherry stick now.

I prefer hard woods. This one is Walnut whittled with a Case Half Congress:

Wow, that's awesome👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

 

[rje58]

Agreed! This is awesome! I have made a few, er, ahem, attempts at whittling, so I know it requires an incredible amount of talent and patience to produces those kinds of results! Very nicely done.

Wow, that's awesome👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

 

[spycycle]

Hickory - those are fantastic!

Y'all are really inspiring me to spend more time whittlin'. I've gotten pretty OK at turning sticks into smaller sticks, but I think I'll make a trip to the crafts store for a block of wood for a real project today...

 

[lutejones]

That stick is awesome hickory and a ton of work for sure. Love it!!

Last one changing style a little bit,
A shelf sitter wizard inspired in Allen goodman shelf elf. I really recommend you to see Allen videos, he is a master of bringing shadow and depth to the carving with very few cuts

Sorry for the horrible quality of the phone pics
Mateo


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[FOG2]

That stick is awesome hickory and a ton of work for sure. Love it!!

Last one changing style a little bit,
A shelf sitter wizard inspired in Allen goodman shelf elf. I really recommend you to see Allen videos, he is a master of bringing shadow and depth to the carving with very few cuts

Sorry for the horrible quality of the phone pics
Mateo


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That is wayyy cool!.. Thats some cool art.

 

[lutejones]

Thanks mate
A lot of waiting time in my new job as a salesman on the hallways of hospitals
You have to kill the time in someway don't you hehe


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[boy&hisdogs]

It's been a long time since I whittled something, probably 5 or 6 years. I used to do it all the time when I was a kid, I never really made much, just sharpened sticks for the heck of it. The last real thing I made was one of those "chainsaw bears" about 4"-5" tall for my girlfriend. Luckily she's still around, and the bear found it's way to her grandma's house. Last I saw it had a pretty bad split going longways but I'll try and snag a picture of it when I can. I did it all with a leatherman wave. My hands sure hurt after that one, but it was worth it.

 

[mshambone]

Great thread! I have attempted to whittle a few things with my 4" stockman in the past. Never quite turn out the way they look in the pictures!

On a side note, my wife and I just toured the Warther Museum in Dover, OH yesterday and it was amazing to see the items Ernest Warther carved over his lifetime. As a young boy he found a pocket knife in the road and this started his hobby in which he produced wooden chains, a ball in cage cane, trophies for the local kids, an elaborate plier tree, and some fantastic trains. He even designed his own carving knives as there wasnt really a market for what he specifically wanted. Really neat way to spend a Saturday. Matt

 

[SadSappySucker]

I don't whittle much, but I almost always have a half started project lying around that I'll just chip away at here and there. Lately it's been the chain links.

I did the majority of the whittling with the 15 forum knife which absolutely excelled with, in my opinion, just about the perfect blade set up. I have been day dreaming about building a custom whittling/ everyday pocket knife. It would be a split spring serpentine with a main clip, a sheepsfoot, and an ultra thin wharncliffe(like on the presidential).

There are some absolutely stunning whittling examples in this thread! It definitely inspires me to up my game.

 

[Ratbert]

It's been a long time since I whittled something, probably 5 or 6 years. I used to do it all the time when I was a kid, I never really made much, just sharpened sticks for the heck of it. The last real thing I made was one of those "chainsaw bears" about 4"-5" tall for my girlfriend. Luckily she's still around, and the bear found it's way to her grandma's house. Last I saw it had a pretty bad split going longways but I'll try and snag a picture of it when I can. I did it all with a leatherman wave. My hands sure hurt after that one, but it was worth it.

Definitely get a pic of the bear for us...I would like to see it. I'm afraid I have zero artistic talent when it comes to things like this, but I like seeing what others create.

 

[5K Qs]

Anyone else like to do some casual whittling with your edc knife ?
I certainly do, I rarely ever end up with anything though.
Here's something I whipped up in 10min or less
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I'd like to see some pics of things you guys might whittle when your board.

You call that "casual whittling"?!? That tiny knife is incredible, Hickory n steel (as are those little knives you've forged from nails)!!

Be careful mate because you begin whittling with your EDC and you end up like some of us edcing something for whittling with...

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Last one changing style a little bit,
A shelf sitter wizard inspired in Allen goodman shelf elf. I really recommend you to see Allen videos, he is a master of bringing shadow and depth to the carving with very few cuts ...

Sorry for the horrible quality of the phone pics
Mateo ...

Beautiful work (and knife), Mateo! :thumbup:
(The hospitals don't mind you whittling while you wait, letting the chips fall wherever they may?)

Working on a Cherry stick now.

I prefer hard woods. This one is Walnut whittled with a Case Half Congress:

Amazing work, leghog! :thumbup:

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On a side note, my wife and I just toured the Warther Museum in Dover, OH yesterday and it was amazing to see the items Ernest Warther carved over his lifetime. As a young boy he found a pocket knife in the road and this started his hobby in which he produced wooden chains, a ball in cage cane, trophies for the local kids, an elaborate plier tree, and some fantastic trains. He even designed his own carving knives as there wasnt really a market for what he specifically wanted. Really neat way to spend a Saturday. Matt

I've seen some of that guy's work online, I think! Totally mind-boggling how gifted he was! :thumbup:

I don't whittle much, but I almost always have a half started project lying around that I'll just chip away at here and there. Lately it's been the chain links.

I did the majority of the whittling with the 15 forum knife which absolutely excelled with, in my opinion, just about the perfect blade set up. I have been day dreaming about building a custom whittling/ everyday pocket knife. It would be a split spring serpentine with a main clip, a sheepsfoot, and an ultra thin wharncliffe(like on the presidential).

There are some absolutely stunning whittling examples in this thread! It definitely inspires me to up my game.

Love the chain links, Erik!

For me, "casual whittling" at the bus stop or taking the dogs out to do their business usually involves just little designs on a stick:

- GT

 

[Mr. Chips]

Since whittlin' is one of my main activities, any knife that is going to be carried has to be good for it. Whittlin' isn't the only thing I do with a knife, but it is one of the main ones. Actually I usually have a knife on me that is for whittlin', and one for "social work".

 

[SadSappySucker]

GT, I can only assume you plan on whittling an entire tool set to go with that screw driver.

 

[AntDog]

Nothing special, but I whittled a BBQ fork when I forgot mine at a cookout.







Worked just fine to poke n' flip a few hot dogs and sausages. :thumbup:

 

[StoneBeard]

Very impressive everyone :thumbup:

 

[Jfowl31]

Got inspired by this thread and asked my daughter what she wanted... Should have known it would either be a unicorn or a dolphin... I'm sure the unicorn is next!




After some sanding

 

[Hickory n steel]

You call that "casual whittling"?!? That tiny knife is incredible, Hickory n steel (as are those little knives you've forged from nails)!!



Beautiful work (and knife), Mateo! :thumbup:
(The hospitals don't mind you whittling while you wait, letting the chips fall wherever they may?)


Amazing work, leghog! :thumbup:


I've seen some of that guy's work online, I think! Totally mind-boggling how gifted he was! :thumbup:


Love the chain links, Erik!

For me, "casual whittling" at the bus stop or taking the dogs out to do their business usually involves just little designs on a stick:

- GT

Thank you so much for that picture man 👍 you gave me the idea whittle a couple of screwdrivers ( hopefully I can do a Phillips and Flathead )

 

[spycycle]

Nice work, everybody!

Got to the store yesterday and bought a block of basswood, then put on some tunes and embarked on my first chain link:

 

[lutejones]

Nice work, everybody!

Got to the store yesterday and bought a block of basswood, then put on some tunes and embarked on my first chain link:

Nice!! Is that a 98? Is it too much for pocket carry?

Beautiful work (and knife), Mateo! :thumbup:
(The hospitals don't mind you whittling while you wait, letting the chips fall where they may?)

- GT

Thanks GT,
I have a pretty good damage control protocol I mostly do finishing detail carving so the chips are tiny and few,
And I pick up most of them afterwards.
Also I'm usually at the unexplored depths of hospitals where there's not a soul to be seen
Mateo



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[spycycle]

Nice!! Is that a 98? Is it too much for pocket carry?

Thanks! Yeah, it's a Tidioute 98 in ebony. I've actually been carrying it quite a lot recently. Rides really nice in pocket with the Northwoods sleeve, and I love the big handle for carving.