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The English Whittler was a pattern that I was content, at first, to let pass me by after failing to secure any. I had no experience with the #38 pattern so what I didn't know couldn't hurt me, right? That said, the more I pondered, the more I saw the discussions and the pictures - the more I began to realize that I would very much regret letting this one go.
I paid a bit more for these than I would typically allow myself but with dealers and their wildly varied pricing, the waters have become pretty muddy. I bit the bullet and scooped the Bloodwood up off the Exchange and @Jiki was kind enough to make one of his in the Jigged Bone available to me at his cost (thank you again, my friend). I've already commented on the marvel that is the Bloodwood - it truly is one of the finest knives that GEC has produced in quite a few months. The Jigged though, is the one that is going to occupy my pocketses and get the most use. Not only is it a stellar specimen (like its Bloodwood brother), but the bone feels amazing, the rat tails bolsters hit that sweet spot for me, and the pattern in general just melts in the hand.
I may be no whittler but these knives have definitely captured my interest - I am very pleased that I was fortunate to get these before they became unobtainable.
The bone on mine is smooth, the jigging pronounced, and the color has a lot of depth despite it not being as rich a hue as some. Right now, I am picturing it evolving, mellowing with age and use and though it won't darken like my Sheffield-made antique pictured below, I still feel the kinship between the two.
Pictured here with a piece of @Jiki's work.
I paid a bit more for these than I would typically allow myself but with dealers and their wildly varied pricing, the waters have become pretty muddy. I bit the bullet and scooped the Bloodwood up off the Exchange and @Jiki was kind enough to make one of his in the Jigged Bone available to me at his cost (thank you again, my friend). I've already commented on the marvel that is the Bloodwood - it truly is one of the finest knives that GEC has produced in quite a few months. The Jigged though, is the one that is going to occupy my pocketses and get the most use. Not only is it a stellar specimen (like its Bloodwood brother), but the bone feels amazing, the rat tails bolsters hit that sweet spot for me, and the pattern in general just melts in the hand.
I may be no whittler but these knives have definitely captured my interest - I am very pleased that I was fortunate to get these before they became unobtainable.
The bone on mine is smooth, the jigging pronounced, and the color has a lot of depth despite it not being as rich a hue as some. Right now, I am picturing it evolving, mellowing with age and use and though it won't darken like my Sheffield-made antique pictured below, I still feel the kinship between the two.
Pictured here with a piece of @Jiki's work.
