Whittlers?

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MadTrapper
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Whittlers?

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I just ordered my first GEC knife, a #26 sleeve board with a wharncliffe blade. The #57 Geppetto Whittlers have caught my eye also but I'm waiting to get my #26 first to see what I think. Does anyone have either of these models and use them for whittling/woodcarving? Thanks.
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Jeffrey
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I've ::tu:: handled the Sleeveboard and is a great pattern, anything from GEC is of best quality! You might want to check out the 57 or the 62, cant go wrong with carbon steel! ::tu::
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313 Mike
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Greetings Mad Trapper! Great screen name and avatar, love it! I see you are from Minnesota...We are neighbors, I'm in Wisconsin myself. Not a trapper, but I am a lifelong hunter and woodswalker...Welcome to AAPK!

I have a #26 sleeveboard with a spear main and coping secondary...It is a great knife, built like a little tank and extremely pocket friendly...
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I also have a #57 Half Whittler...another great knife, slightly bigger than the #26 but still very pocket friendly...a nice feature of the #57 is that there is barely any tang exposed when the knife is closed, so it won't tear up your pocket.
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Unfortunately I haven't done any whittling with either of these knives, so I can't give you much info on that...although I have sharpened up a bunch of pencils for my daughter with the #57 and it made quick work of that task.
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Welcome to AAPK. Glad to have you aboard.
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MadTrapper
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Thanks for the warm welcome and great pics. I'm fearful that once I get that 1st GEC knife in my hand that I'll have another knife addiction that I'll need to attend to. Just what I need... Thanks again. MadTrapper
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geppetto patterns are very strong 3 backspring models. great quality in a heavy duty cutter, certainly a little heavy for dress slacks. HiPower
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