Whittling?

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Just curious as to what you whittle....any patterns or things you enjoy whittling?
 
I'm not sure I am able to do any significant whittling anymore due to my unsteadiness of hand, but I have carved/whittled some chains in the past and didn't cut myself up too bad in the process. I used a medium stockman to do those as I didn't own any whittlers at the time. I have been itching to give it a try and see if I can do anything in that regard and have been gazing at the couple of whittlers I own now with an eye as to which one to use. I also think it might be an excuse to pick up another whittler...

I have a small RR congress whittler, two Camillus made Remington "carpenter's whittlers" and a Bulldog "Anglo Saxon" whittler. That last one I don't know anything about; I bought it on a whim. It's huge, but very nice. Reminds me somewhat of a Roman short sword when the main blade is open.

When I was a pup, and my grandfather bought my first pocket knife for me, I whittled a small fishing boat, very similar to the boat he owned. It was good enough you could tell what it was even though I didn't carve the name "Helen" in the transom. I was very proud of it, but it got lost somewhere down the road.

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I am a beginner, but so far use a carvin jack and a spoon knife. I have so far made 2 kuksa's, a few wood spirits, a few spoons. But I really like carving different varieties of ball in a cage.
 
Here's a great thread that seems to be easily overlooked (took me over a year to find it)... Whatcha whittlin' these days?


I'm just getting back into whittling and these are some of my very first attempts...

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Thanks for that link Mark. Always enjoy the photos :thumbup:

you just never stop taunting with those S&M beauties :D
 
rockgolfer said:
Thanks for that link Mark. Always enjoy the photos :thumbup:
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You are very welcome. :)

rockgolfer said:
you just never stop taunting with those S&M beauties :D
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I just can't help it. I like them so much. They just might be the last knives I ever need to own!

OK, OK, I know I've said that before, but this time I mean it. No, really! It's going to be different this time!

Well, at least for now... ;)
 
I enjoy whittling small animals the most. They don't take too long and can be made from anything, you can just pick up some random stick or sapling in the woods and start whittling.
My first attempt as a kid was a boat as well, shaped from a thick piece of bark from a larch (the soft layered stuff) with a stick as a mast and a leaf for a sail. It remained a bathtub toy for a long time :)

The knives used are just those which happen to be in the pocket at the time.
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Occasionally something like this is fun, but it feels more like an exercise. And once you see the chains yablanowitz is able to make my feeble attempts just seem futile :D
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I cuts myself just closing a knife sometimes....so Im very impresses with these efforts. Im going to give it a go when Im in TN for the holidays since I will have access to a lot of hardwoods...not so much here in Alaska. So if I cripple myself then its all on you guys! ;);)
 
Hey guys thanks for the links! What kind of wood is best for a spoon? And what preparations do I need to make so it doesn't crack later on. Maybe oak or maple?
 
Cool, I love the little critters, they look great!

The only thing I whittle are big sticks into little sticks, and marshmallow sticks :D

I've roughed out Pinewood Derby cars (Cub Scouts) with a pocket knife (SAK), but cheated by finishing them with a Dremel and sanding sticks. When my sons became Boy Scouts there were no more Pinewood Derby cars :( Actually, my older son just became an adult leader with our Troop 2 weeks ago, man time flies :eek:
 
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