2020 GEC #62 Easy Pocket Congress and Pocket Carver Thread

dantzk8 said:
Unless you are an experienced Yarri kanna user. Not everybody.

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I look at that knife and see about 10 different ways I would cut myself. :D
 
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EngrSorenson said:
Trying something here in honor of the pocket carver 62... some pictures of whittling day work.

https://i.imgur.com/OFCS2ec.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7L6nRIe.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/MISM4ui.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/E74Gjqs.jpg

Edit: I should mention the face was carved entirely with my #35 pictured. The captured ring required some narrow blades on other pocket knives.
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Really cool stuff... I like the "captured" stuff, like the ball in the cage, and the chain links, etc... good work. Especially in that medium... was that walnut?
 
EngrSorenson said:
Trying something here in honor of the pocket carver 62... some pictures of whittling day work.

https://i.imgur.com/OFCS2ec.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7L6nRIe.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/MISM4ui.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/E74Gjqs.jpg

Edit: I should mention the face was carved entirely with my #35 pictured. The captured ring required some narrow blades on other pocket knives.
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I also think this highlights the difference in two different carvers blade preferences. I do mostly characters and such, you doing the "traditional" carving pieces. Would/do have different needs from a blade. I am doing stop cuts and v cuts and 90% of the time push cuts a short straight edge is an optimal tool. Hogging out the inside of a block of wood may call for something different.
 
EngrSorenson said:
Trying something here in honor of the pocket carver 62... some pictures of whittling day work.

https://i.imgur.com/OFCS2ec.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7L6nRIe.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/MISM4ui.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/E74Gjqs.jpg

Edit: I should mention the face was carved entirely with my #35 pictured. The captured ring required some narrow blades on other pocket knives.
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Nice work - very impressive! :thumbsup:

If you select "BBCode (message boards & forums)", copy then paste here, we'd get to see them right away. Doesn't hurt that you have knife content in the pics as well. :cool:
 
Thanks everyone- had a really crap day at work and this was uplifting!

hornetguy said:
Really cool stuff... I like the "captured" stuff, like the ball in the cage, and the chain links, etc... good work. Especially in that medium... was that walnut?
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yeah, that’s walnut. I find it’s more rewarding to make captured pieces in a sturdier material, but really I hate buying wood to whittle with so I just use whatever scraps I have at hand most of the time.

Jiki said:
I also think this highlights the difference in two different carvers blade preferences. I do mostly characters and such, you doing the "traditional" carving pieces. Would/do have different needs from a blade. I am doing stop cuts and v cuts and 90% of the time push cuts a short straight edge is an optimal tool. Hogging out the inside of a block of wood may call for something different.
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Interestingly enough I don’t think we’re all that different. For planing large flat surfaces of dense wood, as to square up a rough blank, a belly helps reduce the overall contact point on the surface. Aside from that, some hollows or shallow cups are best accomplished with a bellied blade, but i rely on a good straight blade for most things.

GE Jr said:
Nice work - very impressive! :thumbsup:

If you select "BBCode (message boards & forums)", copy then paste here, we'd get to see them right away. Doesn't hurt that you have knife content in the pics as well. :cool:
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haha I uploaded that on the fly and my mobile app doesn’t have that like on my laptop. I’m not computer savvy...
 
Does anyone know if the Goldenrod bone with the bar shield will be widely distributed or is it going to be like the white bone 86’s?
 
SDknifeguy said:
How do you know about #23s coming out this year? I can't find anywhere that shows what they plan to make this year.
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I also question rumors , so I contacted my dealer about a run of 23"s and he now has me down for one , of what , we don't know yet , but I will go with Stag if there is any .

Harry
 
I've been getting along with the jigged bone 62 the last little while, and have been really excited waiting for the Unicorn Ivory to arrive. Seems I'm always 2 weeks behind everyone else with shipping times :)

It arrived today, and it's just what I was expecting. Has some cool grain/pattern to the acrylic.

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Not a complaint because it would be silly of me, but... Mine must have come from a cowardly, lazy unicorn. Not a single Honour Spot to be found! While the other unicorns were out fighting the dark forces of evil, mine was relaxing on the couch, drinking way too much red wine and watching the latest episode of the Bachelor or something :(

JohnDF said:
The black spots occur when the unicorns fight the dark forces of evil. ;)
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Crazy Canuck said:
Honour spots!
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Crazy Canuck said:
Not a complaint because it would be silly of me, but... Mine must have come from a cowardly, lazy unicorn. Not a single Honour Spot to be found! While the other unicorns were out fighting the dark forces of evil, mine was relaxing on the couch, drinking way too much red wine and watching the latest episode of the Bachelor or something :(
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Somebody had to stay back and keep the lady unicorns entertained. ;)
 
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