Whittling Knives

[neeman]

I am totally inpressed by the thread that Lotoblades started.

What knives do you use for whittling?

Yes I know there is a pattern "Whittler", what does it have that makes is special for whittleing.
And do folk use it for that?

I have found a large 4" two blade Congress works well for me.
I like the sheepsfoot blade, it also thinner for its size.

 

[Rupestris]

I have a few that I use for whittling.

1, My grandfathers Case Half Whittler around the house.
2, A rather cheap Imperial that Morablades cooked up and I bought here. Its a 4" stockman with the sheepsfoot blade reground to a wharncliffe and the spey blade reshaped to a pen blade.
3, A Case 3318

What makes 'em special for whittling is that all three have high carbon blades that are very thin, and take a great edge.

 

[jackknife]

I love my peanut. Thin blades with a really biting edge, shaves off tissue paper thin curls of wood.

I don't whittle much in the way of really making things, although I did a passable boat for my grandson once. Usually its when I'm waiting outside a store or mall for the better half. They don't allow smoking in places these days, so me and Pearl the wonder corgi will sit down on one of those planter boxes they have for landscaping. I'll light up my pipe and see how thin I can make the curls on a fuzz stick, or make one of those checker board pattern totam sticks like Sgt. Draper used to make.

I like the short boxy shape of the peanut handle, and the way the end has that little curve. It makes for a nice three finger grip used in a revese type paring knife cut back toward the thumb, very carefully!

 

[mycroftt]

Usually I use carving knives to whittle. I started with a Warren basic whittling kit with the handle and a bunch of switchable blades. I have since added more handles because I got tired of switching blades. I also have a couple of gouges that I got on clearance at the Woodcraft Store.

When I do use a slip-joint it's my Queen Whittler. I don't really use the big clip blade but I use the smaller pen blade and the coping blade is thin and razor sharp - perfect for making deep stop cuts. Generally I like using flat-ground blades because it's easy to control the depth of the cut. I tried using my Spyderco Kiwi, but the hollow-ground blade made it hard to control the depth, so now it's my office EDC.

 

[tarmix101]

I don't really use the big clip blade but I use the smaller pen blade and the coping blade is thin and razor sharp - perfect for making deep stop cuts. Generally I like using flat-ground blades because it's easy to control the depth of the cut. I tried using my Spyderco Kiwi, but the hollow-ground blade made it hard to control the depth, so now it's my office EDC.

The pen blade is my favorite "all around" blade for carving. I use a Sloyd style carver for roughing and a pen blade carver for everything else. For a folding carver I like the Boker Whittler pattern. Carbon steel, and great array of blade shapes for the task.

Capeforge general carver is really nothing more than a carbon pen blade with a fancy handle.

 

[Blues]

My slipjoint of preference is a Case 4 blade Congress in CV. (Yellow handle.)
I use other slipjoints or fixed blades when needed or for a change of pace.

 

[Ron53]

My little Case 6344SS works just fine...especially the short sheepsfoot blade.

Ron

 

[Peregrin]

I like this 3 blade whittler from Canal Street. I'm no wood carver, just pass some time cutting away at a stick now and then. This knife is real comfortable in the hand. I was surprised how well the 420 stainless blades hold up under use.