Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling Book: 43 Easy Projects (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Instructions to Carve Useful and Whimsical Objects with Your Pocketknife and a Twig

by Chris Lubkemann

Expert craftsman Chris Lubkemann reveals his award-winning whittling secrets! A good knife is all you need to start whittling. Whether you're in front of a campfire or waiting for a bus, whittling is the creative way to unwind and have fun! In this book, world-famous whittler Chris Lubkemann shows you how to carve useful and whimsical objects with nothing more than an Original Swiss Army Knife, a twig, and a few minutes of time. Learn to choose your wood, sharpen your blade, and control your knife, with dozens of easy step-by-step projects. Published in collaboration with Victorinox AG, makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife. Victorinox Swiss Army's products represent a proud 130-year family-owned heritage of commitment to quality and innovation in both multifunctional and iconic design that withstands the test of time. "Thanks to Lubkemann's creative, practical projects...bringing the splendor of the outdoors into your home is easier than ever." — Mother Earth News

Genres: Nonfiction

136 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2015

Reviews

[terrence ritchey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This gives you a lot of fun ideas and all you need to do is find a piece of wood and a good pocket knife

[Cat {Pemberley and Beyond} · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is pretty darn amazing. It walks you through the basic cuts you need, explains wood choices, then introduces some projects to strengthen your skills. Later on it introduces fancier cuts (ie. curls), decorating, and gives ideas about how to use uniquely shaped branches, and off-cuts.

Dropping it 1 star because they recommended several different Swiss Army knives at the start, and didn't allude to the fact that they use one of them (the Hiker) quite heavily throughout. If I'd have known that the little saw was going to be used in so many projects, I'd have sprung for that one instead!

[Eileen Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a very interesting and useful book!
I have a Swiss Army penknife, but all I do is sharpen pencils with it!
Must try harder.
This is a great idea for Christmas gifts, I can see all my family whittling away in no time!
Recommended
I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher Fox, Chapel Publishing via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.

[KP · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish I'd had this book when I was a teenager, and I wanted to do more than make marshmallow sticks. I'm ordering a pen knife and plant to try some of these creations...

[Roy Waller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m new

Just wanted to try carving, But after reading this book I’m HOOKED I can’t walk around much for helth problems so I just carve I love it . Thanks

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Great read interesting techniques!
Its amazing what the swiss army knife can be used for especially for the use of whittling!

[Zahraa Noor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Taught me all I needed to know in the Art of Whittling and how to master it. That is the next time I plan on doing some whittling..

[Hans · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book for beginners. I bought a Victorinox along the way.
Examples are simple and not very motivating. Quickly replaced this book by another which presents more challenging work.