Nice! I wore mine on my belt for a week before it started stretching out too much. I'm a bit rough on my gear and have had more than one sheath rip off my belt.

Haha my GF makes fun of me because I EDC carry mine too! Haha it stays on my belt so I can whittle or carve no matter where we go or what we're doing. I'm the king of parking lot stick carving at foodlion 😎🤣 I'm a knife lover and collector and this is my absolute favorite tool to carry every day! Totally worth the extra money!

They actually are releasing some 2.0 versions of the carving jacks, which fixes some of the original problems :) I'll have a video coming out on that once I test them out a lil more

You bet!

Very nice! Lots of people start off with a good ol victorinox pocket knife, they are just a great all around tool no matter what version you get! The old timer knives are great tools and shouldn't be overlooked. They are great for carving basswood :)

I own one of these and the extra wiggle room in the blade is so insignificant that you'll never notice while you're carving....its only apparent if you're purposely looking for something to criticize and it's still the best carving tool I've ever had. I for one absolutely love mine and I'd buy it over and over if I had to

Indeed, use what works best for you! It is a very steep difference in price, but the steel difference is very noticeable when used side by side.

I hear ya. If they made a lefty oldtimer they would sell pretty quick!

Howdy!! Carving towards and away from the body in a non controlled manner is considered dangerous, especially in the wood carving community. Videos you typically see of experienced carvers pulling the tool towards themselves is typically an experienced, controlled, and calculated stroke. When pulling a blade towards yourself, you shouldn't be putting full force into the tool with your entire arm. Instead, many like me are simply using paring cuts by squeezing your hand oe holding the tool hand stationary while pulling the wood away from you like I see many experienced bushcrafters do. It is never full forced, full range of movement cuts in either towards or away from the body. Many people I see carving, especially with larger carvings are always pushing the blade away from themselves. This allows for more force in a safe direction. When carving smaller objects, the goal isnt speed, but precision. Most experienced whittlers will typically understand how the knife will slide through the wood they are using and are more inclined to take small cuts and take their time rathet than large cuts that typically sends the knife flying out of the wood when released. I shoud probably make a super clear video on this once I finish my sr design project for my engineering degree.

When making a difficult cut you can try using your shoulder muscle, which has limited movement and higher strentgh compared to arm muscle ;)

Personally, If I can get it below retail, it isn't an impact on my personal/house budget, and I know that I will use it, complete win :)

Yes, it would be a good beginner to intermediate woodcarving pocket tool fot anyone who wants to carve on the go or have all of their blades in one nifty tool.

@@CarvingisFun thank you iv been thinking of trying wood carving but the cheap sets are well cheap and the expensive arnt worth the money if i dont care for carving and dont ever use them again, i was also thinking getting one of the beaver kits that you said are not to bad for beginners but iv also seen you videos about the thickness of the blade so i was kind of thinking this would be a good way to get a few different tools quality tools for a some what low price!

yeppers!

The price is indeed what holds most people back.

@@CarvingisFun makes sure only serious Whittaker's go for it

I hear ya Kevin and have plans on revisiting these types of tools soon

You may have to search online in your country but you could try directly from flexcut www.flexcut.com/home/product/jkn91-right-handed-carvin-jack