All About Pocket Knives

I thought it would a good idea to see what others are working on,so I hope we git you to post what you are working on or have just got done with on this thread.I cant wait to see what others are doing and I am sure to git some good ideas for new projects.So post away and keep whittling.
This is what I have worked on and hear are most of the tools I use to do my work besides the all in portent pocket knives.I would like to see what other tools you all use to whittle with also.

P,S.The hart and ball in cage"were both first for me" was made out of a old piece of trim wood and the canoe was made out of a old table leg, there all still works in progress.

Nice work, Knifetime! I want to do an arrow through a heart one of these days!

I've only been at this a few months now. Here are 2 of my earlier pieces.



I'll post more if others do also, but all too often I find myself dominating picture threads and that's just no fun...

Very cool Mark,I like the smile on the cats face.You will find the heart to be very easy to do, and makes a great gift for Valentines day.
I hope we can git some others to post there stuff hear also.

Thanks! The cat project I was attempting (Gene Messer's Youtube Cat video) was a lot bigger and more detailed. i was at the limits of my ability at the time so I just kinda carve that smile in there and called it a day... LOL...

Here's another shot of the cat and my first Ball In A Cage to try to jumpstart this thread a little more.

Well Mark glade to see you posting your stuff for us to see.I do like the cat,and the smile was one of my favorite things about it,he looks like he just ate the canary.

Well hear is one that got away,LOL it started out a bit different thin it ended up,but I did not give up on it I just changed the plan a bit.
Welsh Love Spoon!!!

Nice spoon! A spoon like that would be great for my diet!

How about "Two Balls In A Cage"...



And my "Armless Bear"...



I've only been at this for a few months but these are some of my "older" carvings, I'm trying to work up to my newer stuff in this thread.

So, keep 'em coming!

Cool stuff! Im gonna try one one of these days.
Mark

Mark I like them.I need to git me one of them Flexcut knives.
I hope to see you post more of your stuff on hear.I would like to see what other tools you have found handy also, so if you like,post them to.Thanks for the look at what kind of stuff you are working on.

Thanks Buddy!
I got myself the Flexcut 4 piece set for Christmas, the 2 knife, 2 tool set.

I just recently picked up this knife from Gil Drake at http://www.drakeknives.com and the difference is amazing! It is a real pleasure to work with and his lifetime sharpening guarantee is just gravy on top of it all!



PS- That's Mugsy in the picture with the knife!

More Mugsy
1" x 1" x 2"
Finished with Danish Oil

Nice work Mark

Which Drake model is that? How long is the blade?

Brian

2" Blade (Large Standard)

Real cool man.

Hobo Angel
1" x 1" x 3"

I like him Mark,great job.

This is the only one I have left, but back in the early 80's, I used to carve and paint these things up by the hundreds to sale at crafts fairs. I had about a dozen different patterns for them and they sold for $10-$15 each. On average i'd sale about $200-$300 worth in a weekend, but one fall show I sold over $600 worth in 2 days. Most of it is cut out on a scroll saw and then the detail carved in. Once I had the blanks cut out, I could carve and paint about 3-4 an hour. But after about 4 years of shows, I finally got burnt out on doing them. Havn't really done alot of carving since. Like the carvings i'm seeing here though.
WB

Looks real cool WB,glade you showed it.

Very nice WB! Different, I like that a lot!

Here's an early Gnome I tried out...



And a character I named Catfish John...

Thanks guys, much appreciated!
Keep up the good work, alot of great talent in this thread!

WB

TY WB and we look forward to seeing some more of your work on hear.

Last night...

Very cool Mark,I can see it is getting easier for you already.Nice ball in cage.

Some nice projects you folks are working on ... here are a couple civil war busts I'm carving these days ...

Supper job so far Don,thanks for letting us see what your up to.