[xsailer]

Hi Ho Sliver,
I bought one of those Kershaw pocket knives from Rick and love it. He offered it new the way it was or with him resharpening the blades to better suit a carver. I had him do that and like it very much. The Oar knife still interests me but I'm happy with the Kershaw. I've used it to carve a couple of small carvings and the knife holds the edge well. I have no complaints.

[Thomp]

Originally Posted by Linda L

Tom, I know what you mean! Maybe that's the secret to this whole learning curve---don't try so hard, just have fun and see what developes! I think I've been too serious about my carving, afraid I'll mess up ---that's part of what's keeping this beginner from making more chips! Gotta give that one some thought!
-Snip-

Linda

Linda don't feel alone with this feeling, you ain't the first nor will be last.
I think it comes to the (I should have complex that comes after finishing a carving and looking at it seriously) maybe a subconscious knowledge telling us Woah! look again..

here i set in carving constipated mode, mulling over the face of a sleeping hillbilly, and many more unfinished(because i think the rest of it is so good).. and i have fear of messing it up...

While in reality its just a hunk of basswood, and if i mess it up i should be to re accomplish the same carving maybe better now im this far along i could have planed it better and probably really have made it into a better scale and proportioned properly, instead of making it fit into the dimensions of the rough scrollsawn blank.

but i won't do nothing to it until i get the mood.. i know I've mulled over a bunch of these things, and they set waiting where i can see them daily, hoping for inspiration to finish them...

it doesn't help that theres a 3 year old grandson here almost daily requiring my attention every moment, if i try to carve he reaches for the chips before they are completely cut off the carving, so that don't work for his safety reasons i don't try while he's here...

Pocket knives:
the kershaw double cross i bought from rick, has the carving modifications and both blades have liner locks. a fine carving knife i use at every oppertunity, i keep it open usually in thr tool rack like any other tool, but im so afraid ill leave it somewhere im bad at loosing knives,,,

the woodcraft sarge chip carving folding knife i bought is seldom of use, maybe becuse i dont chip carve... its hard to hold to carve for me becuse of the angle of the blade and bent handle, my old hands wont hang on to it long enough for me to get use to it...

[DADDIO]

i got a remington 3 blade whittler from smoky mountain woodcarvers supply and i love it,good folks to deal with to boot,just my 2 cents worth, good luck there's a pile to choose from.

[Robert Cahill]

I guess I am a little out of style with the rest of you. I have a knack for losing knives so I buy at yard sales for the ones I carry, but my favorite for carving while hiking is a stanley utility knife with extra blades in the handle.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Originally Posted by Robert Cahill

I guess I am a little out of style with the rest of you. I have a knack for losing knives so I buy at yard sales for the ones I carry, but my favorite for carving while hiking is a stanley utility knife with extra blades in the handle.

well since you like them, now with the folding, lockable utility knives, you can have a pocket knife lol Guess Lynn made anothe friend for life LOL

[Just Carving]

Hi Ho,

I remember Lynn O. Doughty saying only to use the fixed blade utility knives with reference to the retractable utility blade knife. I'm not sure if that applies to the folding utility knives but I imagine the more moving parts, the greater the chance of something bad happening when you don't want it to.

[Thomp]

I like the ease of just popping in a new utility blade when and if i want one, in the Pittsburgh folding locking Sheetrock utility knives my daughter bought me as a gag gift for fathers day, knowing i was hunting an old trusty

it really comes in handy as a bench knife,
but when carving the tips of the utility blades chip off then its a hunt for the embedded steel so i don't wreck a good knife, over carving the chip

don't depend on or trust Any locking blade they can fail, i certainly wouldn't trust one with my fingers in the path of the closing blade.

[VAwoodcarver]

Originally Posted by Mitchell

This is a good knife:

http://www.woodcarvers.com/kn084.htm

Rick (Little Shavers) sells a Kershaw that has a locking blade - that is a plus. I believe it has two blades.

That knife is stainless steel though

[VAwoodcarver]

I have an OAR CARVER and it is completely worth the 60 sum dollars. I had mine since winter and wouldnt leave my house without it. Its great. The blades are made by queen cutlery of titusville pa and really know what their doing. I got a folding murphy knife that costed 30 before the oar carver and wasnt as impressed i found that it was hard to keep it sharp..

[Thomp]

Originally Posted by VAwoodcarver

That knife is stainless steel though

the old vintage stainless steel knives that wouldn't stick to a magnet was useless for anything,

the knife Mitchell mentioned " Kershaw double cross is a fine carving knife, it has 2 locking blades,
I bought one from rick bout a year ago with the carving modifications done on it,
i use it more than any other knife in my rack and only honing it has kept it ready to use for over a year.

i dont know of any other knife that can compare to that.