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Hello all , bought a equilibrium knife because i always wanted a folding knife especially for woodcarving .
The equilibrium knive has all the features i searched for, nicely hard steel very stable and not wackling blade and really easy to have in my pocket.
Does anyone here uses spyderco knives for woodcarving ?


(writing better dutch as english) :)

Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum. There are some people here that do wood carving.

I don't know what wackling is!

Your english is not SO bad. :)

I carve wood. I bought an Equilibrium. I tried to whittle with it - not good for me at all. I don't know what I'm gonna use it for.
As for carving, I use all my knives for whittling, but have some old school pocketknives set aside for serious carving. Search whittling and you'll see some cool threads. Welcome to the forum, by the way. :)

Welcome to the Forum, Wagdie!

Personally, I prefer dedicated carving tools. Unless I'm out in the wilderness or camping - then I use whatever I have on hand...

I handled the Equilibrium this past Spring and was impressed by its thinness and ergonomics. But I'm still on the fence about buying one. I really don't like steel-handled pocket knives - the weight/size ratio is too high for my taste. I like my small knives to not punch holes in the bottom of my pocket when I carry them. Now if the Equilibrium came in a thin titanium scale - I'd be right on top of it!

TedP

the curved hawkblades are knice for carving

I use my Spydies for wood carving - mainly just carving walking sticks - a hobby of mine. I am NOT an expert - there are other guys here who do magic. I usually rotate my Spydies throught. Use the larger blades for removing bark, small branches and rough shaping - Endura, Manix, PM2, etc. For Next stage, I will use a shorter blade - Delica, Native, etc. Whe I get to final stages, I switch to a smaller blade - Dragonfly, Navigator, Lava, etc. There are stages where I dont use Spydies, but more traditional blades. Sometimes you need a thin profile blade to get into curves and what not and almost all spydercos have tall profile blades to accomodate the hole. Not a knock, just a fact. Then I use my Case Seashorse or Hen & Rooster Whittler, etc.

I have not used my Equilibrium for carving and probably wont since I like to use blades with some curve on it. My Equilibrium is my money clip right now and my go to box cutter - its almost custom made for this task. Sorry for long answer to short question.

Sorry brian think i mean waggling , eh the movement the blade makes when it does not really fits in the handle , or the washers are worn .

I love the idea using the equilibrium as a moneyclip ill gonna try that.
Think the tree bigger knives suitable for woodcarving are the persistance the tenacious and the ambitious , couse the sharp end of the blade is nearest to the handle and permits more pressure on the wood.
ofcourse the "herder" woodcarving knives are untill now for me the best there are, but it is fabulous to have the equilibrium always with me in my pocket, with a titanium handle would even be better ,but not as cheap.