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Bowhatchie
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Whittling knife

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I have carried and collected knives for 50 some odd years... I was diagnosed with cancer in my spine a year and a half go..and now confined to a wheelchair...
All that to say...want to whittle something I have not done much....looking for suggestions on what you consider to be the best pocket knife for whittling...
tallguy606
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No direct experience, but look at Case Seahorse Whittler. 4 inch knife, one heavy duty whittling blade, two smaller blades for fine work. About $50.
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Doc B
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A bit more pricey...but GEC's Pocket Whittler has been getting nice reviews...

https://franksclassicknives.com/product ... ket-carver
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EeDeCe
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Probably should’ve posted here, but I shared some I have in the general forum.
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The Boker Congress (2nd down on left) and Mastercarver (2nd down on right) being my favorites.
The Boker is German and carbon steel, so it was around $50 on ebay the Mastercarver was $40 on amazon.
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rea1eye
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If you have any problems with your hands, I would recommend a knife that has a lock-back.
This would give you a very confident control with your knife.

Good luck in what you decide.

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EeDeCe
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I torture tested that 2 blade Sarge on a dowel rod today. I'm impressed with how long it lasted, and a little longer with a quick hone. It will need to be seriously resharpened, I'm glad I didn't use one of my nicer knives, but still, it did pretty well. Feels good in hand although it's smallish, I guess because of the curve. Not bad at all for $20.
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