Whittler Knife

What kind of knife to use for whittling?

I’m a first time whittler

Any pocket knife (we used to call it a jack knife) will do. Find one that feels good in your hand. Just make sure it doesn’t have a stainless steel blade, which won’t keep an edge for long.

More important is your choice of wood. You want something on the softer side. Pine woods are soft, but tend to splinter, making it difficult to get finer details. I don’t like pine. Hardwoods like apple and cherry are bad choices. Maple, oak, birch and cedar aren’t soft, but not as hard as others, and you can work with them. Balsa and basswood are some of the easiest to work with, but you’re not going to be able to find them in the wild.

Case WRC Humpback Whittler Dark Molasses Bone Knife CA6478

Schrade 888OTB Junior Buffalo Horn Whittler Knife $11.25 Schrade Knives – Old Timer Whittler Pocket Knife with Buffalo Horn Handles: Model SCH-888OTB. 4″ closed. Stainless drop point, pen and coping blades. Buffalo horn handles with nickel silver bolsters and Old Timer inlay shield. Made in China….

Buck Creek Whittler 3 1/2 closed $45.56 Buck Creek Whittler 3 1/2″ closed…

Case 22126 Antique Bone Cigar Whittler Knife $89.94 Case 22126 Antique Bone Cigar Whittler Knife…

Brian Yellowhorse Knives 150 Custom Queen Whittler Pocket Knife with White Turquoise Handles $179.99 Brian Yellowhorse Knives – Custom Queen Whittler Pocket Knife with White Turquoise Handles. Model: YH150. 4″ closed. Mirror polished stainless small clip, large clip and pen blades. Back of master blade features Brian Yellowhorse signature. White turquoise handles with channel inlay of purple sugalite, orange spiny oyster and green malachite. Sculpted nickel silver bolsters and fighting rams inlay…

Marble Knives 216 Imitation Tortoise Shell Series – Three Blade Whittler Pocket Knife with Imitation Tortoise Shell Handles $11.39 Marbles Outdoors Knives – Imitation Tortoise Shell Series – Three Blade Whittler Pocket Knife with Imitation Tortoise Shell Handles. Model: MR216. 3 3/4″ closed. 440 stainless spear, coping and pen blades. Imitation tortoise shell handles with nickel silver bolsters and inlay shield. Made in China.”…

Whittler-3 Blade M.O.P. $112.50 Whittler-3 Blade M.O.P….

Hen & Rooster Knives 263RWJ Wharncliffe Whittler Pocket Knife with Red Wlanut Jigged Bone Handles $39.99 Hen & Rooster Knives – Wharncliffe Whittler Pocket Knife with Red Wlanut Jigged Bone Handles. Model: HR263RWJ. 3 1/2″ closed. Stainless wharncliffe, pen and coping blades.Red walnut jigged bone handles with nickel silver bolsters and inlay shield….

Kissing Crane Stag Fiddleback Whittler Folding Knife $13.88 Experience the unrivaled quality of Kissing Crane knives first-hand with their genuine stag family of knives. This Fiddleback Whittler knife offers a classic stag handle that not only looks great, but also offers great grip. Accented by nickel silver bolsters and pins, each knife features razor sharp 420 stainless steel blades with the world renown Kissing Crane logo etched right on the blade. It’…

Schrade Walden Whittler Pocket Knife with 150th Anniversary Commemorative Collector Tin (Blue Bone, 6.9-Inch) $11.25 Schrade Knives – Civil War 150th Anniversary Union Series – Union Whittler Pocket Knife with Blue Smooth Bone Handles. Model: SCH804CWU. 3 5/8″ closed. Stainless clip, coping and pen blades with Schrade Walden tang stamp. Master blade has United States of American etching. Blue smooth bone handles with nickel silver bolsters and US (United States) inlay shield. Each knife comes in colorful gift ti…

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