Old Timer 24OT Splinter Carvin' 6in Traditional Folding Whittling Knife with 1.5in Detail Blade, Sawcut Handle, Nickel Silver Bolsters, and Convenient Size for Carving, Camping, EDC, and Outdoors

Will need a edge, comes somewhat sharp but needs profiled and stropped but other than that its a great little tool

I can't justify the cost the Flexcut as I don't really have a need for one of these, but they are so cool that for the price - why not? The knife does not come sharp and the edge profiles are wrong. You will spend a couple of hours properly sharpening and reprofiling the edges. 1st - rough grind on all edges, 2nd - profile inefficient (really need secondary bevel make cutting easier), 3rd - paint and no sharpening of back of cutting edges. Once corrected this knife will be fun to carve with. No locking blades and the handle is a little clunky. However, for the price of these you get a lot of value and you can learn how to sharpen (practice) on a knife with lots of cutting edges without worry of damaging an expensive precision knife. I would still buy this even if you plan to buy the much more expensive Flexcut to learn about using one and practice with. I would be wary of gifting one of these as they require a lot of work and expertise to make usable.

This knife is awesome IF you know how to redo the bevel angles. That’s a big “IF” because if you can’t, this knife will frustrate you. All of the bevel angles are really far too steep to be able to do clean and efficient work. Why they are ground so high is something I don’t know. I suspect that they believe, at this price point, that the people this knife appeals to are folks that just want to fool around and do some really crude carvings and probably don’t understand sharpening all that much because the high bevel angles will obviously stay sharp longer and are less susceptible to damage. The problem is that it just makes it very difficult to do anything other than brute force (and difficult) cutting. That said, if you take the time to redo the bevel angles, then this knife will work very well. I would suggest not more than 25 degrees (combined, so 12.5 + 12.5) for the double bevel blade and not more than 25 degrees for all the single bevels. Is it a pain? Yes. If you have a belt sander for knives, then it will be easy, but I don’t have one so I did it by hand using a small diamond stone (The Sharpal Buddyguard to be specific). It took a while and requires a little bit of skill to do this by hand, but it’s also not rocket science. Once I did that, this thing really sings!! The steel is surprisingly good. It’s slightly soft, which is good; I’m guessing something like 58 HRC. The softness less you get an absolutely ridiculous edge and also means you will likely never have to use anything more than a strop to resharpen. I like my tools SHARP so by way of example, carving a little butter knife I might stop and re- strop for 30 seconds halfway through the project. Speaking of which, you MUST make or buy a strop. The one I keep with this is about an inch and a half wide and maybe four inches long (not including the handle portion) and has green compound on it. If you ever need to do more than strop this thing, then you probably screwed up somewhere. I also keep a small loose piece of leather with compound on it for inside bevels, although 95% of work will be done with just the double bevel blade. There’s no locking feature. I consider this a pro rather than a con. You should NEVER be using a knife like this in ANY kind of manner whereby the locking mechanism would do anything. If you feel you need locking blades, then that’s a sign you need to do some learning on proper technique. Not trying to be rude, but technique is key to being able to actually carve stuff you like, and for safety. There’s nothing inherently wrong with locking blades on a knife like this, but they do make it a pain in the butt to close a blade and flip to something else – and possibly coax you into doing something with the knife you should NOT be doing. As for the straight chisel and straight gouge, you should be choking up on the these and not really pushing from the knife handle so a locking feature would be of no value on these either. I would consider the springs rather mild. It is not difficult at all to pull the tools out. This is good because some of them are a bit tricky to reach the nail nick. That said, you could shake your arm enough to dislocate your shoulder and nothing will pop out on it own. There’s no risk of anything opening in your pocket or backback accidentally. This is not a survival blade – you don’t need heavy springs that will break your fingernails. The selection of tools is good. Obviously, 95%+ of the time you’ll just use the regular knife blade. There are some limitations by nature of this being a folding design that ALL folders including the flexcut one this mimics. If you try to carve a spoon you will run into the issue of the hook blade being somewhat shallow and the handle kind of bonking into the wood due to its proximity to the blade. This is because you simply can’t fold a more effective hook blade into the body. Like I said, this is a problem the flexcut also has. Realistically, if you are THAT serious you would have a dedicated hook knife instead of relying on this folder. Is it sharp? Mine was pretty sharp out of the box. But that doesn’t really mean anything because if you use it, you will have to sharpen it. Realistically, I don’t think I’ve ever bought an edge tool of any quality that I did not feel could be sharper out of the box, including high end tools. So to me, there’s no difference out of the box between “sharp” and “not very sharp” because neither is sharp enough. You should always expect to have to sharpen any blade out of the box. And ultimately it doesn’t matter with this knife because you are going to remake the bevel angles anyway. This folder is for two types of people: First type is really skilled folks who want something they can throw in their pocket or convenient whittling when they get board or to take on a hike without having to pack a bunch of individual tools. The second type is the person who just wants to casually carve and not invest in a small handful of dedicated tools. Will this knife (or the flexcut, for that matter) work as well as dedicated tools? Absolutely not, but you can still do extremely good work with it. This folder is NOT for people who want a really good knife and to be able to do great work, but are unwilling to redo the bevel angles. Should I get this one or the flexcut? If you are willing to redo the bevel angles, this one will do everything the flexcut will do and it will do it just as well (without the burden of Unlocking a blade just to switch tools). Just make sure to check for defects. Mine had no defects, but obviously quality control will be low at this price point. Once you are sure you have one with no issues, then proceed with the bevel angles. If you are not willing to redo the bevel angles, then I would not recommend this folder – just pony up the big bucks and get the flexcut instead which has more appropriate bevel angles out of the box. Ultimately it’s time vs. money. 4 YEAR UPDATE I've had this knife for four years and I've whittled an awful lot of stuff. The longer i've had it the more it impresses me. In fact, someone I know with the Flexcut (of which this is a knock-off) felt like he'd prefer my knife over his because he found the locking mechanism to be pointless and made it a pain to switch blades. This knife doesn't have a locking mechanism (you shouldn't need a locking mechanism for a whittling knife) so I was able to switch between blades with ease. The most impressive thing is how well this knife has held up regarding side-to-side play. With any pinned slipjoint knife that can became a problem with whittling. It hasn't been a problem yet. I basically do ALL of my whittling with this knife and a Schrade 44ot Workman (4 blade medium stockman with the fourth blade being a very small wharncliffe).

Exactly what I was looking for -- a reasonably priced folding, multi-blade carving set for fun and for small tasks. Blades and construction are excellent, they stand up to Schrade and Old Timer standards, but a folding knife will never have the same function as a high-grade carving tool and this should not be thought of as one. Pro: 1) The price is terrific. Kind of surprising. 2) The blades are all solid, carbon- or tool-grade steel, and come very sharp! Note the polished bevel on each blade. Not like other factory sharpenings I've seen, this one you'll need to be careful with right out of the box. 3) Straight blade is a solid, workable carver. Good shape and thickness. 4) Other blades also solid, and fun to try out. They are of varying degrees of usefulness, but allow some unusual side angles (probably so it can be folded safely). 5) In terms of design I think this is a better tool than the only other competitor I've seen, at roughly 10 times the cost, but to be fair, I've never held that one. The angle of the blade on the competitor is not comfortable to me (I have the fixed-blade version, which I think works well for chip carving but not forms and shapes). Drawbacks: The handle is wide and the blades do not lock (both are a necessary compromise in the design for what it is). Do NOT think of this as a primary or even a high-grade carving tool. For that, you should have dedicated blades and handles for each purpose, or possibly one of the traditional slimmer pocket knives -- but choosing one of those over the Splinter Carvin' tool is only a matter of preference. Advice for Beginning Carvers, or Gifts for Them: For beginners who want to start whittling, this will work fine (be careful of your fingers -- it is SHARP!) but for smaller hands as in youngsters or such as mine, I'd recommend you start with any other pocket or fixed knife that is comfortable in the hand, or that you just like. But even then, if you don't mind the width, if you like the idea and the looks of this one, then why not? The straight blade is the right shape and thickness and I believe it is high-carbon, or tool-grade steel (check the description). I have been looking for years for a portable little folding knife with gouge or veiner heads, partly just for fun and interest, and at a reasonable price, since I won't be carving masterpieces with it. This is the thing!

It's really good knife especially for the price point. If you know how to sharpen anything with a curved blade like a gouge then it's definitely worth it, if you don't have any experience in that then I would wait. I really like the knife and am happy I bought it. Compared to use Flexcut it's not bad for the money. If it had a better locking mechanism and the blades came sharper then it would be better. In reality both have issues and both are good. Pros: Durable. Can hold a nice edge. Not to terrible to sharpen. Feels good in the hand and works hood. Cons: Didn't come as sharp as I would hope. The detail blade and flat chiseled both were very sharp but the other blades were dull and needed sharpening. There's no strong locking mechanism it's effective but just be careful.

Needed quite a bit of work out of the box, i don't think any of the blades were anything resembling sharp, worth it if you have the stones and know how to sharpen everything up, only thing i don't know if i can fix or not is the large hook blade has some wobble back to front but it doesn't seem to affect the usability, there's not a lot of options for this type of thing especially in this price range so it might be worth it to put in the effort

It isnt sharp at all and takes an edge well but you will ahve to sharpen it as it barely cuts when ya get it. Althought i work on harder woods and need it razor sharp. This might cut a stick just fine to whittle a little around the house. But if you need to carve serious work then you will spend some time on the blades. Tho this thing has it all and well built. I am impressed. I always ahve had old timers and this is like those. Its handle is well made and fits inside you hands. Easy carving. It beats over a hundred for the competitor and has all the same options. It is high carbon steel so its going to rust in your pocket. I would buy a side holster to go with it as that isnt included but for the price you can buy 4 of these to the compeditors one. I have used all thew blades and some I prolly wont use at all. This isnt for great detailed work but you can do it with it. The main blade is pointed and thin and will reach into the eye areas on cuttings. The spoone gouge is great and curved at the best angle. The small scoup will let you dig holes. I think if your a whittler you should get a few of these around to slap in the pocket or go bag just for a way to have some fun waiting in the woods. I will be buying more of these as i dont know how long they will be available and I want to stock up for some future whittling. As the blades will rust eventually. Tho you can oil them and keep them with oil on the blades to help with the rusting. Its a great tool and you should buy one.

Very nice peace

Je ne met que quatres étoiles car les lames ne sont pas bloquantes. La qualité de coupe est là mais il manque un peu de sécurité.

Well-known brand works well stays sharp

Viene bien afilada trae herramientas necesarias para carving. O tallado buena herramienta es muy práctica para llevarla a donde quieras

Das kleine Teil ist einfach Klasse. Man hat mit ihm gleich mehrere Schnitzwerkzeuge, die im Übrigen alle super funktionieren, immer am Mann (wenn man es benötigt ;) ). Lediglich die Schärfe der einzelnen Klingen im Auslieferungszustand gibt Anlass zur Kritik. Deshalb einen Stern abzuziehen finde ich aber übertrieben, da man ja ohnehin ab und an mal nachschärfen muss. Ansonsten ist die Verarbeitung Top und macht einen wertigen Eindruck. Ich denke mit diesem Werkzeug werde ich viel Freude haben und ne Mene "Zeug" an langen Abenden am Lagerfeuer schnitzen. Für den Preis ein super Werkzeug! Klare Kaufempfehlung!

Nóż jest bardzo ładny, ale niestety nie takiego narzędzia szukam. Ostrza są tępe (umiem ostrzyć swoje narzędzia, ale nie o to w tym chodzi), stal wygina się przy lekkim nacisku. Mój egzemplarz po wyjęciu z pudełka był wybrudzony jakimś klejem/smarem (widać na zamieszczonych zdjęciach). Szkoda, bo wizualnie naprawdę mi się podoba i miałem nadzieję, że zawsze będę miał przy sobie zestaw narzędzi do mojego hobby. Nie polecam.