All Al's fault lol, my modded whittling knife .

[Zed]

Well yesterday I got gifted a whittling book and shrade 108otw stockman from Trad , so although I like my little Imperial schrade for smaller carving jobs I wanted to make a more beefier knife ,my RR lockback hunter I built from there kit was just sitting in a draw so Hey presto my new whittling knife,I'm sure I'll make a few more changes as I use it 

[AimlessWanderer]

Who me? 

 

Nice work, Paul  You might want to make it a slightly sharper point though. Slightly more Wharncliffe than Sheepsfoot if that makes sense  Other than that, it should work really well. A good size handle for grip strength, and a stout blade too. I think they call them chip carving knives  but not sure what the difference is supposed to be between whittling and chip carving

Let us know how it works, and be sure to share pics of the projects mate 

[Zed]

Cheers Al, yeah it's not as pointy as I originally drew it out but I'll try it and change it as I go along 

[Zed]

Well my little bearded friend is getting there,I've only used my modded knife just to see how it will work out,so far I've done small and big jobs with it and it's working a treat but I might round off the bolster edges a bit 

[magentus]

Lookin good Paul - don't forget that wood isn't a mirror 

[Don Pablo]

Lookin good Paul - don't forget that wood isn't a mirror 

It is a mirror, but it shows an ideal reflection, not the real thing. 

[Zed]

  what can I say  it's got a beard  The knife is performing well but I'll also use my smaller knife as well on the next one for smaller cuts 

[SteveC]

 

[Zed]

Thanks Steve  I'm going to leave it for today and do a bit more Friday,I've stained it and I'll rub it down to see what effects I get 

[Sparky415]

Where's the rest of it gone?    smooth work on that blade Paul 


Looks like one of our Sheffield members to me 

[Zed]

Where's the rest of it gone?    smooth work on that blade Paul 


Looks like one of our Sheffield members to me 

In the shed Tony  might turn it into a miniature knife for action man 

[styx]

so that's the stubby knife that came to be because of the grinder

[Zed]

so that's the stubby knife that came to be because of the grinder

Clip point meets grinder and grinder wins 

[Poncho65]

I like the profile on that blade Zed

[Zed]

I like the profile on that blade Zed

Cheers mate, it's worked out ok might change the tip as still sweeps up a tad and would prefer it straight like the coping blade,I'll see 

[kkokkolis]

Is it easier to use a straight or a curved blade? Something like the Eldris?

I used a Mora Classic and the Wenger Ranger. They work on long branches but not so much on flat surfaces. I have full sets of special blades but not much dexterity and experience.Wife is not happy with wood shavings on the floor and that's discouraging.

BTW,  I love your wizzard.

[Zed]

Is it easier to use a straight or a curved blade? Something like the Eldris?

I used a Mora Classic and the Wenger Ranger. They work on long branches but not so much on flat surfaces. I have full sets of special blades but not much dexterity and experience.Wife is not happy with wood shavings on the floor and that's discouraging.

BTW,  I love your wizzard.

I'll probably use this knife and the Mora 2/0 and the congress coping blade on the next bit of whittling I do  the 2/0 is very comfy to use for carving and the congress coping blade is good for deep small cuts ,the lockback whittler I'm sure will evolve 

[styx]

so that's the stubby knife that came to be because of the grinder

Clip point meets grinder and grinder wins 

did that knife start to sing "I fought the law..." at any point?

[Zed]

so that's the stubby knife that came to be because of the grinder

Clip point meets grinder and grinder wins 

did that knife start to sing "I fought the law..." at any point?

   and nubby the lockback whittler was born