Your favorite whittling knife?

mora full curve spoon knife, mora s1 and a cool little forged brusletto chip knife, 1.75 blade with a 3 finger handle.
used to use a 3 blade stockman until I started with the scandi's
 
JediKnight86 said:
Thanks for all the responses! I haven't used a Case knife for whittling thought they wouldn't be sharp enough.

I've tried my Carter custom wharncliffe which is the sharpest thinnest edge I have and I must be doing something wrong. The Seb cuts smoother than it and digs in easier.

I just ordered two smallish Krein customs, they should whittle nicely. I should try a multi-blade knife. Is Case the way to go or is there better?

Thinkin about a Graham Bros Stubby Spear or Wee Razel...
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The open blade on the Case in my first picture will tree-top arm hair (catch and cut through the hair without touching the skin) and measures 0.010" thick at the back of the edge bevel. It's plenty sharp. ;)
 
I have a Mora 120 carving knife that I like. It works great for removing a lot of wood quicker than a pocket knife that's not ground like a dedicated whittler, it's ok for the finer work too but I still prefer my Case medium stockman for the finer stuff or whittling while out and about. So I guess my Case is my favourite, though for a long time I just used the large blade on my swiss army knife and didn't have much trouble, the saw on it was also handy for collecting wood to whittle!
 
I"ve used all kinds of knives for years. And I've done some whittling. But I never really paid much attention to the type of knife I was using. One folder I had one time that seemed like a good whittling knife to me was an old German made JA Henckels folder I had some time back. It was a stag handled, 3 bladed "stockman" type folder like the ones Case and a few other companies make. But this one was really solid and stout and the steel in it wasnt' bad for regular carbon steel.

Now I've also owned some older Boker folders that seem like they would be good for whittling. One of my neighbors showed me a knife of his last summer that was also a German made folder made by Wiedmannsheil. And it looked pretty well made to me as well.

Is it fair to say that many of those older German pocket knives might have been rated as good whittling knives? Hey I'm admitting that I really don't know what would make a premium whittling knife. But those German folders appeared to me like they might have even been designed for it.
 
Hey it just occured to me that those older Jess Horn models that Spyderco put out over the years would be darn good whittling knives? Also a favorite classic folder I've always admired that I'm sure would be good for whittling would be some of those newer D-2 models that Queen STeel has been making.

Like I said I really don't know a great deal about the craftsmanship of whittling but I bet I'm on the right track anyway?
 
Usually two for me right now, when I have the time to whittle. I've also been working out a heavy duty Case 'Loomfixer', with a large sheepfoot blade. One of the best "hogging" (removing bulk material) blades I've come across.

Some of my 'current' arsenal: Case CV Wharncliffe Copperlock, small CV Red Bone Stockman, CV Loomfixer and SS Seahorse; U.S. Schrade 8OT (carbon steel, of course.)

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thx - cpr
 
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I don't do anything like the fancy whittling shown above, (wouldn't have the patience) but for casual whittling, I like the Case stockman.
A Wharncliffe blade is excellent for fine detail, but the Case sheepfoot blade does an acceptable job.
 
I used whatever I had, SAK, Buck 301, even a Buck 110, in the woods. At home - a Rick Butz 'chip carver' style was tried years ago - a smallish Wharncliffe style with a 'real' handle. I found some at a good price at a woodcarvers' show - bought several. Easier on my hand-grip, as my CTS problems manifested. My favorite now, with which I can actually still do some detail work with, is a Bark River 'T.U.S.K.'. I need a 'mini' or 'micro' version.

I bought a few Boker Tree Brand slippies last year. Good hand fit - recalled my Dad's whittling. Sadly, the first time I tried one last year, while feathering, and I pulled the blade back - without wiggling to insure it was free - it started to close. No blood loss - that time - recalled many a time I nicked myself, especially with 'dull' SAKs. That remind me of why my 20+ year older 301 was my last previous slippie purchase. I prefer fb's for whittling - lockback folders are solid second - along with the B-M AXIS lock - shocking what a B-M 710 - or 615 - can do! My wrist & hand are too old these days for slippies, it seems.

Stainz
 
I really like the Kershaw Double Cross.

2 blade shapes and liner lock all in a small pocket knife package.
 
Stainz said:
a smallish Wharncliffe style with a 'real' handle.

Stainz
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Yeah it seems a sub 3 inch fixed blade with a good sized handle is ideal. I hate when folders flex digging into wood.

Tom Krein and Bob Dozier have several like this. I'm going to get another wharncliffe from one of them. They are under appreciated but very versatile and the easiest to sharpen.
 
Absintheur "Here's what 8 years of whittling will do for ya...a one piece wood chain carved from a single piece of wood...487.5 feet long...."
Are you kidding me?? That's so crazy cool!
 
I totally forgot about my Spyderco Kiwi. It's ideal!

I'm going to try some Mora models too since they're $10-$20 each can't argue!
 
hogslayer said:
case cv stockman seems the more you cut the sharper it gets
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:thumbup: +1, that or a whittler. I couldn't imagine whittling with a sebenza unless it requires minimal detail. I find that a 1" or less blade is the most useful, and a carbon blade is nice too.
 
After pushing a sheepsfoot blade like a chisel on an Old Timer, it closed on a finger, so I decided to switch to a locking blade. I found that the inexpensive Byrd Meadowlark made an excellent whittler. First, I tried the Robin, but the short handle dug into my palm. The Meadowlark was a better size. It cuts very thin slices of wood, which made shaping easier. It sharpens up quickly and occasional stropping keeps it sharp.

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