All About Pocket Knives

This was a challenge for me. It's my first stick chicken that turned out halfway decent. Going paint it and fan out the tail feathers.

Cool

I'm not a whittler but that looks like it would definitely take some skill, anxious to see it finished.

I've never tried one of those Doug but you sure aced it. Great job.

LOL I thought it was something to eat when camping out.

Nice work as we've come to expect.

Doug51 wrote:This was a challenge for me. It's my first stick chicken that turned out halfway decent. Going paint it and fan out the tail feathers.

That’s cool and I admire people that can whittle. But I just know I would cut toward my thumb so much I would cut it off. What’s the trick to stop yourself from doing that?
SSk

Sharpnshinyknives wrote:

Doug51 wrote:This was a challenge for me. It's my first stick chicken that turned out halfway decent. Going paint it and fan out the tail feathers.

That’s cool and I admire people that can whittle. But I just know I would cut toward my thumb so much I would cut it off. What’s the trick to stop yourself from doing that?
SSk

Thanks! You should wear a cut resistant glove and thumb guard. And you use controlled cuts by pushing with the thumb of opposite hand your holding the knife with. You do smaller cuts and a really sharp knife you don't have to use a lot of force. Witch is how you get cut. It's not as dangerous as you might think. There's some great U-tube videos buy Gene Messer a 5min bear and Doug Linker has some great stuff also.

Thanks for the compliments guys. I really enjoy working with a pocket knife so whittling is something very rewarding for me. Here it is with a little bit of color

Even better Doug. Great little rooster.

Nice chicken...lookin' good with the red, there!

That paint fancied it up right nice.
Well done!

Thanks again for the compliments. This is number 4 rooster I've made. Still not 100% happy with the tail feathers yet but getting there.

Doug, you keep this up and you are going to have to build a bigger coup. They are looking very good. Glad you are have time to do a few.

doglegg wrote:Doug, you keep this up and you are going to have to build a bigger coup. They are looking very good. Glad you are have time to do a few.

Lol!! Thanks. I plan on doing a few more. I sent my fist 2 out to a friend and his girlfriend in North Dakota. It was a little hard to let go of them but I told myself if it brings some else a little bit of enjoyment that's what it's about. I can make more. It's been raining a bunch so I can't plant corn so this is a good stress reliever.
Chris Lubkin in one of his U-tube videos showing how to whittle these said he started in the 1960s making them. He's made thousands of them. Said He's sold around $160,000.00 worth of them. I found that amazing!

Had to carve my first hen. I'm pretty happy with how she turned out.

I would agree with you being happy with that. Can't wait to see what is next.