All About Pocket Knives

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2025 12:46 am Finally.....

Coley,

Another rifle stock carving I found Also a factory Marlin Stock “carving”

This one I found on ebay

Fine furniture.

Cool

This is a little Red Belly Woodpecker I made as a gift for a fellow knife friend. He has a pull string where when pulled it will peck the branch it’s mounted on. The base and branch are Native Pecan wood from here in NTX.

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 8:09 pm This is a little Red Belly Woodpecker I made as a gift for a fellow knife friend. He has a pull string where when pulled it will peck the branch it’s mounted on. The base and branch are Native Pecan wood from here in NTX.

That is just fantastic!

dlr110 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:16 am
That is just fantastic!

Thank you very much! I used a razor tip to burn feather detail lines in and was wishing I had the wood burning wizard up here helping me It was a fun little project . I mailed it March 3rd and finally arrived to its new home yesterday only 11 days past expected.

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:19 am I mailed it March 3rd and finally arrived to its new home yesterday only 11 days past expected.

The mail around here has really gotten bad, except all the junk mail that nobody wants. I'll be driving through your area in a while heading over to Hwy 75 and north to Missouri, wish I had time to stop and have lunch at your restaurant but we'll be way past there by lunch. Have a great day.

That is an amazing work of folk art Wade and that recipient is ecstatic I'm sure. That's a nice facsimile of red bellied woodpeckers around here.

dlr110 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:31 am The mail around here has really gotten bad, except all the junk mail that nobody wants.

i know that’s right, somehow my bills always seem to arrive though! Y’all have a safe trip.

wlf wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 12:45 pm That is an amazing work of folk art Wade and that recipient is ecstatic I'm sure. That's a nice facsimile of red bellied woodpeckers around here.

I believe the recipient was very pleased, I had a nice chat on the phone with him. If I knew how to carve one that flys it would have made it there sooner!

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 8:09 pm This is a little Red Belly Woodpecker I made as a gift for a fellow knife friend. He has a pull string where when pulled it will peck the branch it’s mounted on. The base and branch are Native Pecan wood from here in NTX.

Another wonderful project! Very much folk art feel to it. The pull string is icing on the cake. Just fabulous!

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 8:09 pm This.....

Coley, there are NO words. But.....

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:45 pm Coley, there are NO words. But.....

Thanks Skip!

It was slow in the shop due to heavy rain today so I took a little scrap 5/8x5/8x1-1/2 and my pocket knife and tried a Van Kelly inspired winking man. No gouges just pocket knife work(GEC Pocket Carver from a generous friend).

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:43 am It.....

Coley, you definitely achieved your goal.

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 8:11 am

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:43 am It.....

Coley, you definitely achieved your goal.

Yes, indeed.

Still breaking in the new pocket carver.

Are you looking in the mirror for a model ? I think it's amazing to be able to put character into a piece of wood.

wlf wrote: ↑Fri Mar 28, 2025 5:27 pm Are you looking in the mirror for a model ? I think it's amazing to be able to put character into a piece of wood.

If I looked in the mirror for a model the site may get closed down if I posted the finished piece

C-wade that's a cool bird carving!
Carved a little rabbit character yesterday. And did a few carvings with the chainsaw.

Doug51 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 28, 2025 6:29 pm C-wade that's a cool bird carving!
Carved a little rabbit character yesterday. KIMG4701.JPG
And did a few carvings with the chainsaw.

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 28, 2025 4:22 pm Still breaking in the new pocket carver.

Excellent faces!

Doug51 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 28, 2025 6:29 pm C-wade that's a cool bird carving!
Carved a little rabbit character yesterday. KIMG4701.JPG
And did a few carvings with the chainsaw.

Toad stools and Easter bunnies!

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 28, 2025 4:22 pm Still.....

Coley,
I think the "yawning face" looks more like a "gotcha!" face.