All About Pocket Knives

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

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Fantastic!!!

Thanks, folks ... gave ol' Johnny some eyes and whiskers this evening ...

Don how big is the reb bust great stach

Thanks, islander ... both busts are carved from 3" x 3" stock and stand approx. 7 1/2" tall.

Really nice work are the heads seperate from body
do you watch out west carving he really impress's
me .



Don

Yes, I carve the head and bust separately ...


made a little more progress on 'ol whiskers ...


You're right, Lynn's work is outstanding/top notch. I do not follow his blog, but view his work often over on WCI.

Don, you are a true artisan and your work is absolutely incredible. Always enjoy looking at your pieces, Thank You!!

IM

Thank you for your encouraging words, Trevor ... you are too kind.

IMBand wrote:Don, you are a true artisan and your work is absolutely incredible. Always enjoy looking at your pieces, Thank You!!

IM

Yes SR that is good good carving.

Mugsy and Bugsy...

Nice job Mark.

I have fiddled a little as of lately,but until I git this hand operated on i have had to leave us a man down.
The pair of pliers are all cut free but I still need to shape them, and I'm not sure what's in store for the cross.

Very nice job Mark and knifetime. Those pliers are neat ... they say ol' Warther Mooney could whittle those in a matter of minutes.

Thanks Don,I think they are the hardest thing I have tried yet.You wouldn't think that, but they can be.

Hello to all.
I git this thing off in 4 weeks and thin a brace,I hope I can whittle with the brace.Can't wait
Hear is one for you to do.I thought you all may like this and I love spoons for some reason.This set is 41 1/2 in long.I did not do this set but I,m going to try to replicate it win I git able to,it's one of my first projects on the list.

So much talent showcased here. I must give it a try.

Here's the head of a walking staff I did years ago. It used to have carved ivory fangs, but a brief encounter with a Copperhead down on the creek bank made short work of 'em. I'm gonna get him a new pair made one of these days, but for now, I just call him "Toothless".
WB

Very cool WB,that is another thing that I like to do walking sticks.That is a neat one.

Hear is another idea for a project that comes from my fascination with spoons.
They looks to be done very cheaply and not even close to the quality of the one's I posted early.But they are made of some nice walnut it looks like to me. They can be replicated much easier than the much larger set I had posted and done in some nice hardwood. They are about 22 in long by 4 1/2 in at its widest part.

Keep posting gents, I'm sure we all look forward to seeing what you you are working on.

Heres a little scene I made out of a 2x4 way back when I got out of the military and was looking for a job and had some time to kill. The chain I did while traveling in the military. I think I traced the some of the animals from my kids coloring book. That was about 40 years ago and was the last time I remember having any spare time.___Dave

Here's a closer picture of the chain.____Dave

Impressive carving, Dave. Something I couldn't do.

FRJ wrote:Impressive carving, Dave. Something I couldn't do.

You can, If you can make yourself have the patience and not try to go fast anyone can whittle. The big problem I had when I started and the biggest problem I find for new ppl to whittling is they go too fast and take too much wood off at one time. You have to go very slow and take your time.
I would start by getting a book on whittling and there is many out there that are very inexpensive and are a great place to start.

djknife13 wrote:Here's a closer picture of the chain.____Dave

Very cool chain man, I love it. I hope you post more of your stuff for us too see.