Got Whittlers ?

[orvet]

Dale,

C. Houston Price's guide lists it as "probably by Camillus", c 1920's. The font looks very Camillus-like as well. At that vintage I'd imagine it probably pre-dates the employment of Tom's mom as well as his. I LIKE that knife! Especially the unusual long pull on the sheepfoot .

MM that's a beauty!

Eric

Thanks Eric, I appreciate the info.
You are right, the font & 4 line style sure look like Camillus.
I am sure it does pre-date Tom's moms time at Camillus. IIRC, he said she started sometime aroung the end of WWII.
I may have to send the knife to Tom & have him show it around the people he knows in Camillus & see if it rings a bell with anyone.

Thanks again,
Dale

[upnorth]

I will always love a nice whittler! A complex expression of the cutler's skills, it takes more to make one, than almost any other of the usual patterns. Nice interesting ones are showing up here; Dale's Hart, MM's redbones popping up regularly, that North American of knife-nut's, and the Schatts of Bighead and Johnnie. And all the others.
Really enjoying them. I have a few myself, and collected them exclusively for a while, like every other pattern !
One that eluded me, but I finally scored early this year, is a heavy whittler you see below. Luckily it's in great shape, and fits with my Ulster collection (another of those once-exclusive things I was gonna do to stop spending so much on knives - hopeless! )

[muskrat man]

these are some beauties guys.

here's another redbone to keep them regular

I feel your pain Charlie, I switch from pattern to pattern, make to make but whenever I switch it seems I spend just as much money on just as many knives as before

[upnorth]

Nothing like being "regular", MM! Just ask us old guys - - - -
- - - -no!! Don't!!

[Sauconian]

There are some real beauties here. Thanks everyone for posting 'em !

Charlie, is that Ulster one of them with the big honkin' springs ? What size is that knife ?

Next time you switch, I'm gonna snag one too.

Fran

[upnorth]

Together, the springs are substantial Fran. They measure .207" across the small blade end, and taper to .189" at the main.
A difference of 19 thousandths; pretty subtle taper!

[muskrat man]

seeing red again

[carvin don]

I sure am enjoying all these beautiful whittlers you folks have, please keep posting them!

[keithlong]

I think I will put a Fight'n Rooster whittler in here amist these great looking whittlers. This one was rehandled by our very own MM.

[carvin don]

Well, all these beautiful whittlers you folks have influenced me to get a S&M whittler, so ... here she is, they refer to it as "timeworn red bone."

[muskrat man]

schrade walden

[carvin don]

Dang MM!!! You have an amazing collection. That Shrade Walden has some wonderful lookin' whittlin' blades on it!

[upnorth]

Those newer serpentine Schatts are great looking knives Don!! How do you think it will be as a working whittler??

[carvin don]

I agree upnorth, the new serpentines are great lookin' knives. They are very similar in size to the CASE 6380 whittler

I think it would/will make a fine whittler...have not yet decided if I will use her or not I just might have to get another one, or perhaps the series xviii wharncliff serpentine to go along with this one

[muskrat man]

IXL pre 1890 IIRC elephant ivory

[BIGHEAD]

That is a treasure Kaleb

[carvin don]

wow ... keep 'em comin' , I'm really enjoying this

[muskrat man]

thanks folks.

this old mastercraft has whittled it's share of wood i'm sure

[upnorth]

Here's the classic Case trio. I scanned these together for a friend writing an article a couple of years ago.
6308, 6383, and 6380.

[muskrat man]

Nice reds Charlie.
Though not as nice as your show, here is a camillus in stag

[jonet143]

kaleb, why is that a whittler?

[muskrat man]

becuase I whittle with it

and the blade profiles are not common to any other style knife.

[carvin don]

What a trio you have there upnorth, classic stuff. And MM, well, what can I say... I think you've got 'em all! Did you put that stag handle on that Camillus? If not, do you know around what year they put that out?

[muskrat man]

I did put the stag on, I built it as a user and EDC it often. I like the edge it takes.

[smiling-knife]

Many excellent examples of whittlers shown here Thanks.

carvin don... what do you think of the redbone S & M whittler? I was thinking of getting myself one.

This is a nice pearly sleeveboard whittler made by Wm Rodgers Sheffield. s-k