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Woodcarving Illustrated

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Zippo has expanded beyond the

windproof lighter business into the

outdoor and camping markets. The

company’s new 4-in-1 Woodsman tool is ideal for

woodcarvers, especially those who harvest their own

walking sticks. The lightweight tool is a bow saw, useful

for cutting down saplings, that quickly converts to a hand axe

to knock off the branches. The axe is sharp enough that you can

also use it to lop down saplings, but the saw does a neater job. The

tool comes with a hard-shell blade protector and includes a tent stake

mallet and pulling loop.

The 4-in-1 Woodsman is available for $89.95 from Zippo, 888-442-1932,

www.zippo.com.

Zippo 4-in-1

Woodsman

product

review

by Bob Duncan

Case Seahorse

Whittler

Case Cutlery’s Seahorse Whittler has been popular

among carvers as a portable folding carving knife.

Case stopped manufacturing the design several years

ago, but has recently reintroduced it.

I like the Seahorse Whittler because the small

point on the large main blade allows you to use the

one blade for roughing out and some detail work. The

smaller sheepsfoot blade gives you more control when

carving details because you can easily tell where the

point is, and the small drop-point blade allows you to

carve the most delicate details. I prefer locking blades,

and these don’t, but the versatility of this knife more

than makes up for that small lapse.

Most Case knives are sharpened for general use, so

expect to spend some time sharpening it for carving;

I use wet/dry sandpaper to extend the bevel almost

to the edge of the blade. The knife stays sharp and

requires only a little stropping to keep it cutting well.

The Seahorse

Whittler is

available starting

at $85 from Case

Cutlery, 800-

523-6350, www.

wrcase.com.

Gerber

Knives

Gerber has been designing

knives and other tools

for outdoorsmen and the

military for more than 70

years. Two of their knives are

useful for carvers.

The Three-Blade

Stockman features a long,

locking roughing-out blade;

a smaller sheepsfoot blade,

and an even smaller drop-

point blade, all of which

are made from high-carbon

stainless steel and hold an edge well. The blades came

with general-purpose bevels, which I extended on the

sheepsfoot and drop-point blades. I use the large blade

for general knife work (cutting rope, packages, etc.)

and reserve the two smaller blades for carving.

If you don’t like to sharpen, the Gerber E.A.B

Lite is a good choice for you. This folding blade uses

standard utility-knife blades that lock in place. A

screwdriver (or coin) is required to change the blade.

This makes the E.A.B. much safer to use than similar

designs because the blade will not accidentally slip.

The Three-Blade Stockman is available for $40,

and the E.A.B. Lite is available for $14. To purchase,

contact Gerber at 800-950-6161, www.gerbergear.com.

The Seahorse

Whittler is back

by popular

demand.

The Zippo Woodsman

converts into four

forest-ready tools for

the outdoorsman.

Two useful knives from

Gerber: the E.A.B. Lite (left)

and Three-Blade Stockman.