Vintage Whittler Knives

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Re: Vintage Whittler Knives

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One more new arrival. IXL whittler with file work. The knife has great walk and talk. Only issue is the broken scale at one end. I will repair it in the near future.

British steel takes a wicked edge. I found that with my straight razors too.
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Nice knives Ken, Joe, Jerry and Twhite ::tu:: ::tu::

All nice but Jerry - Those Case whittlers are stunners 8) ::tu:: ...
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Does this Waterville count as a whittler. The description when I bought it said Waterville half whittler. Thought you guys might like to see it anyways. Is there such a thing as Half Whittler? Thanks for looking! :)
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I’m not sure what what it is called Wood Walker, but it’s a good old maker and a good looking knife. I really like the pattern for sure ::tu:: ::tu::
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woodwalker wrote:Does this Waterville count as a whittler? ..............Is there such a thing as Half Whittler?
Oh no! ::facepalm:: The worms just won’t stay in the can! :lol: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=59394&hilit=Half

Nice old knife!

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That is a very nice knife woodwalker, and a very desirable stamp.

"Half whittler" is not a term I would use.

I think your knife is a Wharncliffe pen.
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woodwalker wrote:Does this Waterville count as a whittler? ..............Is there such a thing as Half Whittler?
Oh no! ::facepalm:: The worms just won’t stay in the can! :lol: Nice old knife! Ken
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Mumbleypeg wrote:
woodwalker wrote:Does this Waterville count as a whittler? ..............Is there such a thing as Half Whittler?
Oh no! ::facepalm:: The worms just won’t stay in the can! :lol: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=59394&hilit=Half

Nice old knife!

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FRJ wrote:That is a very nice knife woodwalker, and a very desirable stamp.

"Half whittler" is not a term I would use.

I think your knife is a Wharncliffe pen.
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woodwalker wrote:Does this Waterville count as a whittler? ..............Is there such a thing as Half Whittler?
Oh no! ::facepalm:: The worms just won’t stay in the can! :lol: Nice old knife! Ken
:lol:
Ok thank you Joe!! Didn't want to stick a non whittler in this thread of very fine whittlers but I just didn't know. Learning all the time! :)
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Nice Waterville Wharncliffe WW ::tu:: ::tu:: ....
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LongBlade wrote:Nice Waterville Wharncliffe WW ::tu:: ::tu:: ....
Thank you Lee!!! :) ::handshake::
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I just got another IXL Whittler. My oldest to date. Pre 1890 with horn handles. Great walk and talk. Half stops on both secondary blades. The blades took a very keen edge.

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An old Ulster.
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That is one clean Ulster you have there.
Very nice.
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Barry, beautiful tip bolster Ulster whittler. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Very nice knives, Tom and Barry.
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Sweet Ulster Barry. ::tu::
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Here is my Cattaraugus I just rescaled back to how it was originally made. MOP with a warncliffe blade.
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That's really beautiful.
Nice work, Twhite.
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Barry, gorgeous Ulster! Nice rehandle job Twhite ::tu::
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Nice old whittlers fellas.

Barry do you think your knives handles were made by the Walden Handle Co. ?
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Lyle, Looks like "Bone Shop" jigging to me.
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Terrier and Robeson's numbering system is different. The following Terrier split back spring whittler has the number 125 stamp. Is this a production
number or can it be related to handle material, liners, # of blades Etc.. Is there reference material on Terrier numbers. Thanks Tom
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Tom, that is a gorgeous Terrier in very high grade condition! Our resident expert Charlie Noyes will probably be along shortly and can tell you a lot more about it. That number on the sheepfoot blade is probably some kind of pattern number. What kind of camera are you using? Or is it a cell phone camera? Your tang photos are a little blurry. Even with less than stellar photos it is easy to see this Whittler is a beauty ::tu::
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She sure is a beauty!
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Re: Vintage Whittler Knives

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Fine knife Tom, as said C Noyes is the Terrior guy.
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