I was thinking of a whittling knife that can be an EDC at the same time when I remember this CRKT Minimalist Wharncliffe I bought about 6 years ago. Its blade shape is like most straight blade carving knives although much wider. It performs well as a roughing knife but needs to be sharpened and honed more to do detail job.
I was able to rough out a bird without much difficulty.
It comes with a kydex sheath and a belt clip.
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I've read about this Cold Steel Mini Tuff Lite in blade forums being used to carve ball in a cage or ball in a ball and wondered if it is really is capable of what was claimed it can do. My friend who is fast becoming a blade addict bought one and showed it to me. I was hooked and bought one too.
I whittled a fox out of 1" x 1" basswood and the CS Mini Tuff Lite really can carve no doubt. But whether it can do ball in a cage or ball in a ball remains to be seen. I have to try it myself because I think the width of the blade can be difficult to use on tight corners specially when freeing the ball.
Blade Length: 2"
Blade Thickness: 2.5 mm
Overall Length:5"
Steel: Japanese AUS 8A Stainless
Weight:1.7 oz
Handle:3" Long Grivory
Pocket Clip: Stainless Pocket / Belt Clip
The fox which my grandson said looks like a pig.
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I found this knife while visiting the camping section of Walmart selling for $9.82. It was listed at Amazon for $16.18 so it was like $6.36 cheaper. Needless to say I bought it, although I already have a gazillion of these pointed toys.
I made 2 modifications on the knife. First, I didn't like the Katana style orange cord wrap so I just made a simple 550 cord wrap on the handle. I am thinking of using an olive drab colored 550 cord instead. Second, I removed the serrated edge. I've never been a fan of serrated edge especially for my wood working knives. But I know a serrated edge has its own merits.
This how the knife looks like after the modifications. The blade is 3mm thick made from 440 steel.
This is the original. I think the Katana style cord wrap looks much better but the snap button on the sheath won't close because the cord wrap is bulky. I think there's something wrong with the sheath I got. Well, what you get for what you pay.
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It comes with a ferro rod attached to a magnesium rod.
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This whittling thing is just a hobby, for fun but it has other benefits. First of all, it enabled me to improve my knife skills, doing stop cut, push cut, paring cut, etc. Secondly, it has improved my sharpening, honing and stropping skills because I have to maintain my blades razor sharp. I learned how to re-grind the blades of an ordinary pocket knife to make it suitable for whittling.
From top to bottom: Schrade 34OT, SAK Recruit, and a RR Whittler.
And most of all, it somehow enabled me to do the things I love the most when I was a kid - making my own "toys". It is not an expensive pursuit, all you need is a sharp knife and a piece of wood and you're good to go. Try it, it's a lot of fun and it will make your kids or grandkids happy. But don't cut yourself.
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A co-worker friend gave me a Sheffield brand box cutter. It works great, better than my EDC knife for cutting boxes, string and whatever need to be cut at work.
It has a pocket clip and quite inconspicuous.
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This is my second Ball in Cage whittling or carving, whatever you may call it. It's a little bit harder that a 1 ball in a cage but I know I can do even a 3 ball in cage. That I gonna surely do soon.
I used a 1" x 4" block of pinewood and a small Schrade Old Timer Stockman knife.
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My family celebrated Thanksgiving Day together with my mother, brothers and sisters. My youngest sister cooked pork pot roast and stuffed turkey while my wife brought Jambalaya. Not to be outdone, my daughter-in-law pitch in an orange chicken Filipino style. Dessert was courtesy of my niece and consisted of chocolate dipped pastries.
All I had were a thick slab of pork roast and several slices of turkey. My Opinel #6 helped in cutting the meat into bitesize pieces. Of course steak knives are available but I'm too lazy to stand up and get one especially after my third can of beer.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Some of you might be wondering what an EDU knife is. On the other hand, I bet most of you know what an EDC knife is. Well, according to a post by Woodsroamer, an EDC knife is a knife you carry everyday but is seldom used while an EDU knife is a knife you carry every day and gets used all day long. In other words, an EDU knife is your utility knife.
I myself carry 2 knives to work, a Swiss Army Classic SD in a key chain and a modified Kershaw Select Fire. I use the Classic SD for small cutting task or when people around me might be freaked out by a bigger knife. Otherwise, the Select Fire sees action most of the time at work.
I removed the serrations on the Kershaw Select Fire knife and cut off its pointed blade tip. The blade now resemble a wharncliffe profile which make it suitable for opening boxes. The Kershaw Select Fire also has a bit driver and 4 standard bits stored in the handle.
The mod on the blade and the bit driver and bits included make this knife a very useful tool in my workplace. An EDU knife indeed.
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I got the tree in front of our house trimmed because its branches are almost touching the roof and scratching it when the wind blows. I don't even know what kind of tree it was but when I saw its wood grain, I thought it would make a good knife handle material. And so I got my tools and went on to carving a knife handle.
The knife handle almost done and the knife already epoxied in it.
Done, stained and oiled. What do you think guys?
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I first saw this set up from one Youtuber named luv2sharpen. He says this is what he carries when running on the trail because it's light and don't take much space. His plastic match box contains a fire steel, small sticks of fatwood and folded wax paper for fire making. My container below stores the same items but I added a jute twine as well.
Opinel #6 and Coghlans's plastic match box.
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Well, I have never bushwhacked really. If I were back in my country I could easily do that but here where I live presently, I never have had the opportunity to do real bushwhacking. The closest I can get to bushwhacking is trimming the hedges in our backyard. And it is not even a bush.
After trimming the hedges, the branches have to be bundled for the free branch pickup service of the village. The bundle should not be more 18" in diameter and not more than 4' in length and tied with natural twine otherwise the service crews will not collect them. The branches have to be cut to conform to the required specifications and to do the job that calls for my Ontario 12" machete.
What I can say is that backyard bushwhacking is better than armchair bushwhacking. What can say about that guys?
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