Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling Book, Gift Edition: Fun, Easy-To-Make Projects with Your Swiss Army Knife
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- Create Date：2021-10-23 09:54:08
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Chris Lubkemann
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Summary
With this well-illustrated guidebook and a trusty Swiss Army Knife， readers will be ready to whittle wherever they go。 World-famous whittler Chris Lubkemann shows how to carve 43 useful and whimsical objects using nothing more than a stick and an Original Swiss Army（R） Knife。 Chris offers step-by-step instructions for all the traditional whittling favorites like spoons， forks， and flowers， plus some decidedly funny animals and the classic curly tail rooster。 He also provides sage advice on how to choose wood， sharpen a blade， and safely control your knife。 Published in collaboration with Victorinox（R） AG， makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife。
Reviews
John
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I’ve decided to take up whittling。 It my wife’s fault。 She should know better than make off handed comments like “why don’t you carve your own chess pieces？” My father got me a Swiss Army Knife twenty years or so ago。 Dad was a knife guy and I’d go with him to knife places。 I didn’t know what I was looking at and would jokingly point at the Swiss Army Knife: “isn’t that all you need？” So for my birthday one year her got me one， “does it have a corkscrew？ Good！” I joked。 I’ve carried that knife f I’ve decided to take up whittling。 It my wife’s fault。 She should know better than make off handed comments like “why don’t you carve your own chess pieces？” My father got me a Swiss Army Knife twenty years or so ago。 Dad was a knife guy and I’d go with him to knife places。 I didn’t know what I was looking at and would jokingly point at the Swiss Army Knife: “isn’t that all you need？” So for my birthday one year her got me one， “does it have a corkscrew？ Good！” I joked。 I’ve carried that knife for nearly two decades now。 It’s the only knife I have。 So when I saw this book， I figured I’d check it out。 What became a mild interest became ordering sandpaper， going to several stores to find the right sharpening stone。 Getting a strop。 Lo and behold I ground down the small blade a bit as the author suggested and was able to make small little whittle creations。 I plan to tackle a few of these to see if I’m any good at it before looking at getting a good set of knives。 My daughters have enjoyed watching me whittle away as they play outside。 And it’s kept me from sitting in front of the tv or computer all day — teach and we are doing a lot of virtual stuff。 I’m getting sick of looking at screens。It’s nice to start a hobby that frees the mind and keeps the hands busy。I admit I am a autodidact， but I feel the author is clear enough provides good enough diagrams and pictures for most people to follow。 I love this book。 。。。more
Grace Tierney
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Forgot to rate this one， but finished it ages ago。 Unfortunately I've yet to finish a whittling project （a spoon in ash wood） due to other projects but this book gave me the inspiration and skills to get started safely which was what I wanted。 I will definitely use it in future and happy to recommend it， even to rank beginners like myself。 Forgot to rate this one， but finished it ages ago。 Unfortunately I've yet to finish a whittling project （a spoon in ash wood） due to other projects but this book gave me the inspiration and skills to get started safely which was what I wanted。 I will definitely use it in future and happy to recommend it， even to rank beginners like myself。 。。。more
Jilly
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A gem of a book！ Very clearly organised and easy to follow。 You are taken through the process of learning to whittle with thorough picture guides。 You are well informed on the preferred choice of wood and the best types of Victorinox Swiss Army Knives to use。 It is full of ideas and little projects and it tempts you to try them out。 A great gift for anyone interested in having a go at whittling。 I loved this book and would definitely recommend it。
Michael
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This book has lots of pictures that follow along with the written text to give you an idea of what to do as you attempt to whittle projects side-by-side with the book。 Written in a conversational style， most people should be able to follow along to learn the basics – then take those skills forward for your own creations。 For the beginner， there is a good overview of choosing a knife， sharpening， how to cut wood， etc。 You truly can do this with one of the Swiss Army tinker knife。You may also want This book has lots of pictures that follow along with the written text to give you an idea of what to do as you attempt to whittle projects side-by-side with the book。 Written in a conversational style， most people should be able to follow along to learn the basics – then take those skills forward for your own creations。 For the beginner， there is a good overview of choosing a knife， sharpening， how to cut wood， etc。 You truly can do this with one of the Swiss Army tinker knife。You may also want to do a search on the author’s name， as he has several instructional “how to” videos that are very similar to the chapters in the book – it can help bridge some of the question of “how did he do that” as you are doing your own project。 。。。more
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Schizanthus Nerd
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You know those amazing people who can look at a branch and think to themselves， 'Gee， this would make a brilliant bird' and then go and whittle that branch into something that actually looks like a bird？ I'm not one of those people， but Chris Lubkemann certainly is！ I page through books like Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling Book， Gift Edition in jaw dropped awe and wish I was a tenth as talented as this man。I grew up coveting my Dad's Swiss Army Knife and felt like I was super special when You know those amazing people who can look at a branch and think to themselves， 'Gee， this would make a brilliant bird' and then go and whittle that branch into something that actually looks like a bird？ I'm not one of those people， but Chris Lubkemann certainly is！ I page through books like Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling Book， Gift Edition in jaw dropped awe and wish I was a tenth as talented as this man。I grew up coveting my Dad's Swiss Army Knife and felt like I was super special whenever he'd let me play with the toothpick - carefully， so I didn't break it。 The day that I was judged responsible enough to have my very own Swiss Army Knife I felt like I'd achieved a major rite of passage。 I love these little marvels of engineering and currently have my grandfather's but am eyeing off this gorgeous purple one that I may be forced to purchase。So， this book。 From the dedication to Carl Elsener， Sr。， complete with a lovely photo of him with one of the happiest smiles I've ever seen， leaning on a table filled with upstanding Swiss Army Knives in battle formation， I began smiling and the only times I wasn't smiling after that was when my brow was furrowed in astonishment at what author and whittler extraordinaire Chris can create out of so little。 Chris is passionate about his craft and there's something contagious about passion。 After learning about the history of the company and seeing some of the incredible variations of the models， I almost feel like a Swiss Army Knife evangelist now。 From the basic model to the extraordinary Swiss Champ XAVT with 118 parts to the adorable limited edition ones with designs like bees or an astronaut dog in space， I never realised how many different functions these tools can achieve or how cute they can be。 Also， in just their Ibach factory alone， 60，000 Swiss Army Knives are produced per day！ Who knew？！Onto the whittling。 Not only do you get step by step instructions， you get coloured photos to support them。 You will learn how to customise your knife to make it easier to whittle with， safety instructions， how to choose your branches and the other tools you will need。 The projects will show you how to make tools， toys， animals and household items such as coasters。 My favourite creation has to be the rowboat， complete with oars！ So， have I converted you yet？ I am all too aware of my own klutz level so you won't be seeing any updates from me with photos of my marvellous creations。 I'd prefer my fingers to remain attached to my hands。 For those of you like me this book is simply incredible to look through。 You will gain such an appreciation for the talented non-klutzes of the world。For those talented or soon to be talented whittlers， I applaud your artistry。 This book would be perfect for anyone looking for a new hobby or for current whittlers looking to master new projects。 I received a copy of this book from NetGalley （thank you so much to NetGalley and Fox Chapel Publishing for the opportunity） in exchange for honest feedback。 。。。more
Liam Berge
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Victorinox Swiss Army® Knife Whittling Book， Gift Edition is the perfect book for any hands on people who want to try out some fun carving projects。From making practical utensils to decorative statues the book provides a descriptive guide on how to produce great handmade items with only your pocket knife and some imagination。 This is the perfect gift for anyone who likes to get their hands working。
Ira
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When I was a kid， I loved to whittle away and had a whole set of woodcarving knives。 This book shows how to sharpen you swiss army knife just right for whittling and tells you a number of tricks and things worth knowing if you want to make some amazing and pretty things。What is more important - you learn that you don't need more than this one knife to have fun and to make some great stuff。 You just have to sharpen your knife and start whittling - after chosing the right kind of wood， of course。T When I was a kid， I loved to whittle away and had a whole set of woodcarving knives。 This book shows how to sharpen you swiss army knife just right for whittling and tells you a number of tricks and things worth knowing if you want to make some amazing and pretty things。What is more important - you learn that you don't need more than this one knife to have fun and to make some great stuff。 You just have to sharpen your knife and start whittling - after chosing the right kind of wood， of course。This book includes many examples of things that you can create just by using some wood and your swiss army knife likes forks and spoons， sailboats， owls and other things to name must a few of them。Any question you might have， will be answered in this book and it'll help you create wonderful and unique things for yourself or as gifts for friends and family。 I really liked this book and can recommend it！ 。。。more
Nicholas Carabillò
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