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Comment by Pat Kennedy on October 12, 2013 at 0:13

I've been a whittler and pocket knife enthusiast for a long time, and I'll generally whittle with whatever knife I have in my pocket at the time. It probably depends more on the stick I pick up than the knife in my pocket, truth be told. But I became a collector of Whittler frame knives when I inherited my grandfather's pocket knife and learned that it was a Whittler pattern knife, a Case XX 6380, dated 1949-1964. It's the one on the top left of the display case in the photo. Since then I have acquired many of this special pattern, but that one is probably still the most valuable, and definitely the most prized.

KnifeMaker Comment by Jeff Keeler on September 22, 2013 at 17:43

Picked up this Camillus BSA Boy Scout Whittler off of ebay. It has some wear but actually knife is in pretty good shape. Great snap and tightness on the blades. Wondering if anyone might now how old this knife would be?IMG_1036.JPG

Comment by john garcia on August 24, 2013 at 0:35

Ivars can we speak by phone? My internet acess is only withmy phone. my e mail is farmer85j@outlook.com

Comment by john garcia on August 23, 2013 at 11:59

Hi ivars, did you ever get yourself a case seahorse? Might be able to help you if you have not

Comment by john garcia on August 23, 2013 at 11:57

Hi jj, i like the seahorse too because of the blades. the little bit of whittling i have done recently has been with a sak tinker. its the only knife i can get sharp!

Comment by J.J. Smith III on August 23, 2013 at 0:15

Somehow I missed your message about sharpening, John.

I use the diamond sharpening cards in medium, fine and extra fine, followed by a stroping on the back of an old belt.  (I'm cheap). 

My current pocket carry is a Rough Rider stag whittler.  I'm partial to the wedge-back design too.  

Been hoping that Rough Rider would make a wharncliffe whittler along the lines of the seahorse, but no luck yet.

Comment by john garcia on August 22, 2013 at 22:58

Hi everybody. have you whittled anything these days or bought a new whittling knife. i just got a rr whittler. great knife for the price. i like the backspring design. john

Comment by Pat Kennedy on July 26, 2013 at 13:08

Howard is right, it's more about the journey than the finished product. When you introduce a power tool, you're still woodcrafting but you're no longer whittling. I would suggest starting with a small piece of soft, stable and dry wood. It should be slightly longer than the width of your palm, to give you enough to hold comfortably while you work. Basswood is perfect, and it's cheap and readily available in craft and hobby stores. Picking up a piece of a branch or a stick off the wood pile seems like a great way to go, but I usually find good pieces to be elusive due to knots, splits and other defects.

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on July 26, 2013 at 12:22

Hahahaha.  I'm thinkin the purists hate noise.  Plus, maybe it ain't about gettin that duck decoy carved and painted as much as it is about the journey of cuttin away the parts that ain't duck. 

Comment by Jack Haskins, Jr. on July 26, 2013 at 10:29

A whittling class would be great.  Especially during a trip to a knife company or show.  However, I doubt if I'll be making a trip like that any time soon I'm sorry to say.

If I were to get into whittling small things I have already thought about using my Dremel.  I haven't seen any mention of Dremels here.  Is Dremel a bad word here?  Or any carving tool with a motor?  I can imagine some may feel that would be an insult to a true "whittler".  Any thoughts?

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