I just went out and bought the whittling jack, it's a really good knife. It seems better than my fixed blade flexcut roughing knife. Thank you so much for the info on these knives!!!
Just discovered your channel and dang glad I did. One thing, I would suggest on all Flexcut knives is to grind down the back edges of each blade. Because they are stamped out, I find them rough and hard on my thumbs. I do like all of their knives very much. Thank you for the review!
@@CarvingisFun very good job I has the red one great tools down side tad expensive but what you need a cadalac car or a cheaper car both do same thing drive you about but one does it in style you get what you pay for I geuss 👍🇮🇹🐾🦊🇬🇧
I have a couple of them, and what is really nice is the locking mechanism. Both mine having the lock back. With the force on the blade, having it locked in place is a big advantage. They are a little more expensive, but you are playing for the locking mechanism, portability, and the body.
Great video thanks. Lots of good info and will look for the comparison on your page too. I like my carving jack and I do not even know it yet but I will be buying all the others too. Glad you mentioned the coupon in the papers that come with the tools and I hope find mine stored away & I use them as I buy more 🔪 knives to feed my knife addiction. Also love my Great Eastern Cutlery #62 Farm and Field knife I bought after watching your video and I can recommend it to anyone else interested. Plus I just ordered a Walnut handled Bear and Sons USA made 1095 carbon steel Barlow knife and I hear the quality on their knives can be hit or miss but for their cheap price I will not complain. Also ordered a Cherry Wood handled Boker Carver's Congress Whittler with the 1095 carbon steel blade manufactured in Germany in a town call Sloligoan or something like that. Their are other cheaper Boker knives like the one a bought from Boker in China, taiwan and Argentina that are not as good but are cheaper. Boker as a company has devided into I think like four branch companies. The Boker Knife company I order is owned in USA but is Manufactured in Germany with USA 1095 carbon steel and has the German town name stamped on the blade and the other cheaper Boker Knife do not have the blade stamped with the German town name. Boker also make the Carver's Congress Whittler in c75 steel or is it 75c steel in the same town in Germany. Amazon listed the knife as 1095 steel made in Germany but as long as it has the German town name stamped on the blade I will know it is not the cheap china branch of the different Boker knives companies and I will be happy with the 1095 0r the 75c as long as I am getting the regular carbon steel and not the stainless carbon steel knife. Although if I do like the 4 bladed Knife I may get one with the stainless steel as long as it not from China.
I've been looking into the boker knives and have been debating on doing a comparison of different barlow knives as well. All good tools that can be applied to whittling, just needs some extra time to look into them properly.
@@CarvingisFunAgain great video thanks. The American branch of the company Boker is manufacturing the 1095 carbon steel bladed Carver's Congress Whittler Pocket knife with rosewood scales in the town of Solingin Germany with the blade stamped Solingin & I think the Boker Tree Brand logo of a chestnut tree stamped on blade too possible Germany also stamped. The cheaper Boker knives with cheaper steel made in China do not have the blade stamped Solingin but the handle plate may say Solingin but made in China. The designer of the 4 bladed Carver's Congress Whittler Pocket knife requested Boker manufacture the 1095 carbon steel rather than the 75c steel normally used. The guy from the collector knives UA-cam video showing a comparison of the different Boker knives that had the Solingin Germany stamp and the cheaper option that did not stated they will only be selling the knives with the Solingin stamp on the blade as they are higher standard and quality of manufacturing and materials. Hope mine arrives withe the stamp as the videos I have seen show how beautiful the rosewood scales are. Thanks for your comment response.
Your content is so good, I just knew you had to be in P24 😂🍻👍 Keep up the great work brother! I've been curious about these knives and you provided an excellent resource! PS: I don't know if you have a logo on your site, but it's just showing the generic "broken image icon" when I visit your site. Looking great though!
Thanks! They taught me a lot about making a decent youtube channel, super helpful resource! I do have a logo on my site, but noticed it has been acting up lately. been slowly working on fixing some of the bugs.
I own bouth the spoon jack and the wiittling jack . I bought both of them as right-handed and I wish I had bought one as left-handed because the spoon hook would then be handy to have both right and left handed. I really enjoy flex cut knives.
They are indeed good tools! It would be great if the spoon jack and pocket jack came in left hand variations, lots of people would find that quite useful.
Awesome review! I’m fairly new to wood carving & normally stick to doing mini figurines. I start with a 3-5 inch block of basswood & just go from there. Which one of the Jack knives would you recommend I purchase? Just would like the ability to carry a folding carving knife with me rather than having to take my bigger knives that I use when I’m home. If I had a good folding carving knife that I could carry and not have to worry about taking my knives I use at home that are the normal type of carving knives with the long handles, etc.
Thanks! Personally, I carve a lot of 1x1x4 inch blocks of basswood and carry the detail jack with me everywhere I go. That one is my go to whittling knife when I'm out and about. The downside is you only have one blade, so when it gets dull, you have to wait to hone it. I have a custom made leather strop that I carry with me so it doesn't bother me so much. If you plan on carving more than just a small block of basswood, the Tri-Jack is the option for you and should cover every type of whittling you need from now and to the future. Plus you have 3 blades to dull out before you have hone them, which can be hard if you aren't carrying a leather strop with you like I am. If you are more on a budget but want multiple blades, the whittlin jack is a good option as well, but I find it hard to open. It's a good knife but opening and closing it can be tough.
Personally, I keep my detail jack on hand as it can cover most, if not all, those whittling tasks. But otherwise, the pocket jack will be perfect for all of those and give you carving options with different tools
What brand is the sheath you use/ where’d you get it? Not the light colored leather flex cut one that comes with the carvin’ jack, but the dark brown one that you had your dmt sharpener and thumb guard in? Thanks for all the content and info!👍
Hey Brian, I picked up the whittling jack this week and been having a blast whittling wood. I want to work on something a bit bigger ( 6 to 9 inches) and the video I watched suggested the #9/10 gouge for carving out large empty spaces and a v blade for finer details. Which of these would recommend? I really like the functionality of these multitools, I drive a lot for work with lots of down time so i really appreciate the portability
Humm, many times the gouges and v-gouges depend on the carver and what they are carving. Still the #9 and #10 are good starting points. Just throw em in a rolling tool organizer and it will be travel ready. But for removing large sections of wood, the gouge, for adding more details, the v-gouge.
Over here in the UK, Flexcut carving tools and knives are more expensive, The detail Jack is equivalent to $ 70 The Whittlin` Jack is $ 93 The Flexcut Tri- Jack Pro is $ 156 The Flexcut Spoon carvin` Jack is $ 202 The Flexcut pocket Jack is $ 145 The Flexcut Carvin Jack ( 6 ) Tool is $ 268 That`s a total of $ 934 ? !
all of them need an extra tool, a saw....if you have a folding saw like victorinox, then you can start carving instantly...without it is a bit harder to cut a brench...
Victorinox Swiss Army, does not make a Wood Carving knife that has two carving blades, a saw, and a large roughing blade. Blades that have 58 or better Rockwell hardness or 440 or better stainless steel. Just three slots (not sure what they are called) handles. that are rounded for comfort, with locking blades. Folded no more than 3 1/2 inches long. If all the carvers out there will unite and keep bugging Vicky about it, I am sure they will listen.
Unfortunately, this is far from unaffordable in my country... One of their simple knives is about 1/4 of my monthly salary, and probably 2/3 of my income...
I keep hearing people saying Flexcut isn't great for whittling or carving, but have yet to find someone who can give decent information on why they shouldn't be considered. I can see this being true for larger carving projects, but do you know of a good resource for research purposes?
Then please explain why the tools are sso popular? Many great carvers and whittlers are using flexcut knives and gouges. I only have a Whittlin jack and a carving jack and a deluxe gouge set. No fixed knives. I really would like to know why flexcut is not good?
@@2371Anita The blade shape is wrong , if you have right blade shape you need only two blade and you can do all wood carve , and they blade shabe give you more inventiveness ....and creativeness .
@@mustamuri I have all kinds of knives. Helvie, occt, drake, all sorts of folding knives, case, GEC, old timers, rough rider. I have no troubles with any of the blades. I can do my carvings with one knive only if I choose to. I can also do it wit my flexcut only. No problems.
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I just went out and bought the whittling jack, it's a really good knife. It seems better than my fixed blade flexcut roughing knife. Thank you so much for the info on these knives!!!
Just discovered your channel and dang glad I did. One thing, I would suggest on all Flexcut knives is to grind down the back edges of each blade. Because they are stamped out, I find them rough and hard on my thumbs. I do like all of their knives very much. Thank you for the review!
Thanks!
Completely agree with you there, the backs of the knives are uncomfortable when pressing on the back of the knives.
I bought the two blade model and it has been a great knife for me
Great video! This was definitely needed on UA-cam.
Thanks!
@@CarvingisFun very good job I has the red one great tools down side tad expensive but what you need a cadalac car or a cheaper car both do same thing drive you about but one does it in style you get what you pay for I geuss 👍🇮🇹🐾🦊🇬🇧
I have a couple of them, and what is really nice is the locking mechanism. Both mine having the lock back. With the force on the blade, having it locked in place is a big advantage. They are a little more expensive, but you are playing for the locking mechanism, portability, and the body.
Just got into wood carving and this info is great! Keep up the good content!!
Thanks! Glad you found the video helpful :)
Yaaaaayyyyyy the one I’ve been waiting for. Thank You 👍
You're welcome! I enjoyed the excuse to test out some new tools :)
@@CarvingisFun
Mind they’re so much more expensive here in the UK. Detail Jack is $57 - $68. Yikes.
I hear that a lot! Probably import costs?
Really wish I could afford one of these great lookin knives!
Great video thanks. Lots of good info and will look for the comparison on your page too. I like my carving jack and I do not even know it yet but I will be buying all the others too. Glad you mentioned the coupon in the papers that come with the tools and I hope find mine stored away & I use them as I buy more 🔪 knives to feed my knife addiction. Also love my Great Eastern Cutlery #62 Farm and Field knife I bought after watching your video and I can recommend it to anyone else interested. Plus I just ordered a Walnut handled Bear and Sons USA made 1095 carbon steel Barlow knife and I hear the quality on their knives can be hit or miss but for their cheap price I will not complain. Also ordered a Cherry Wood handled Boker Carver's Congress Whittler with the 1095 carbon steel blade manufactured in Germany in a town call Sloligoan or something like that. Their are other cheaper Boker knives like the one a bought from Boker in China, taiwan and Argentina that are not as good but are cheaper. Boker as a company has devided into I think like four branch companies. The Boker Knife company I order is owned in USA but is Manufactured in Germany with USA 1095 carbon steel and has the German town name stamped on the blade and the other cheaper Boker Knife do not have the blade stamped with the German town name. Boker also make the Carver's Congress Whittler in c75 steel or is it 75c steel in the same town in Germany. Amazon listed the knife as 1095 steel made in Germany but as long as it has the German town name stamped on the blade I will know it is not the cheap china branch of the different Boker knives companies and I will be happy with the 1095 0r the 75c as long as I am getting the regular carbon steel and not the stainless carbon steel knife. Although if I do like the 4 bladed Knife I may get one with the stainless steel as long as it not from China.
I've been looking into the boker knives and have been debating on doing a comparison of different barlow knives as well. All good tools that can be applied to whittling, just needs some extra time to look into them properly.
@@CarvingisFunAgain great video thanks. The American branch of the company Boker is manufacturing the 1095 carbon steel bladed Carver's Congress Whittler Pocket knife with rosewood scales in the town of Solingin Germany with the blade stamped Solingin & I think the Boker Tree Brand logo of a chestnut tree stamped on blade too possible Germany also stamped. The cheaper Boker knives with cheaper steel made in China do not have the blade stamped Solingin but the handle plate may say Solingin but made in China. The designer of the 4 bladed Carver's Congress Whittler Pocket knife requested Boker manufacture the 1095 carbon steel rather than the 75c steel normally used. The guy from the collector knives UA-cam video showing a comparison of the different Boker knives that had the Solingin Germany stamp and the cheaper option that did not stated they will only be selling the knives with the Solingin stamp on the blade as they are higher standard and quality of manufacturing and materials. Hope mine arrives withe the stamp as the videos I have seen show how beautiful the rosewood scales are. Thanks for your comment response.
Your content is so good, I just knew you had to be in P24 😂🍻👍 Keep up the great work brother! I've been curious about these knives and you provided an excellent resource!
PS: I don't know if you have a logo on your site, but it's just showing the generic "broken image icon" when I visit your site. Looking great though!
Thanks! They taught me a lot about making a decent youtube channel, super helpful resource!
I do have a logo on my site, but noticed it has been acting up lately. been slowly working on fixing some of the bugs.
I own bouth the spoon jack and the wiittling jack . I bought both of them as right-handed and I wish I had bought one as left-handed because the spoon hook would then be handy to have both right and left handed. I really enjoy flex cut knives.
They are indeed good tools! It would be great if the spoon jack and pocket jack came in left hand variations, lots of people would find that quite useful.
I love the big blade on the Whittlin jack
That 2 inch blade can really take off wood quickly! Perfect for roughing out your carving :)
Just ordered them.
Good info !
You remind me of the Lockpicking Laywer, only for wood.
I love his channel! The dry humor just makes my insides smile.
Awesome review! I’m fairly new to wood carving & normally stick to doing mini figurines. I start with a 3-5 inch block of basswood & just go from there. Which one of the Jack knives would you recommend I purchase? Just would like the ability to carry a folding carving knife with me rather than having to take my bigger knives that I use when I’m home. If I had a good folding carving knife that I could carry and not have to worry about taking my knives I use at home that are the normal type of carving knives with the long handles, etc.
Thanks!
Personally, I carve a lot of 1x1x4 inch blocks of basswood and carry the detail jack with me everywhere I go. That one is my go to whittling knife when I'm out and about. The downside is you only have one blade, so when it gets dull, you have to wait to hone it. I have a custom made leather strop that I carry with me so it doesn't bother me so much.
If you plan on carving more than just a small block of basswood, the Tri-Jack is the option for you and should cover every type of whittling you need from now and to the future. Plus you have 3 blades to dull out before you have hone them, which can be hard if you aren't carrying a leather strop with you like I am.
If you are more on a budget but want multiple blades, the whittlin jack is a good option as well, but I find it hard to open. It's a good knife but opening and closing it can be tough.
What’s best one for mostly wood spirits on canes then one for basswood character carving ?? Please I need help ❤ new subscriber
Personally, I keep my detail jack on hand as it can cover most, if not all, those whittling tasks.
But otherwise, the pocket jack will be perfect for all of those and give you carving options with different tools
What brand is the sheath you use/ where’d you get it? Not the light colored leather flex cut one that comes with the carvin’ jack, but the dark brown one that you had your dmt sharpener and thumb guard in? Thanks for all the content and info!👍
Its a rite edge 4inch sheath and I think I grabbed it on ebay.
@@CarvingisFun thank you! I learn so much for your channel! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for this video. Making my decision on which one to get easier. Quick question, how many come with the strop?
Im glad you found the video helpful! The only one that comes with the slipstrop is the carvin' jack.
Bravo, me gustan todos 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Hey Brian, I picked up the whittling jack this week and been having a blast whittling wood. I want to work on something a bit bigger ( 6 to 9 inches) and the video I watched suggested the #9/10 gouge for carving out large empty spaces and a v blade for finer details. Which of these would recommend?
I really like the functionality of these multitools, I drive a lot for work with lots of down time so i really appreciate the portability
Humm, many times the gouges and v-gouges depend on the carver and what they are carving. Still the #9 and #10 are good starting points. Just throw em in a rolling tool organizer and it will be travel ready.
But for removing large sections of wood, the gouge, for adding more details, the v-gouge.
What's the actual difference between the carvin jack right and left handed models
The direction of the scorp and angled tools to work best for right and left handed users.
What is the diamond plate stone you put in the sheath?
I believe that is a DMT mini sharp
Over here in the UK, Flexcut carving tools and knives are more expensive, The detail Jack is equivalent to $ 70 The Whittlin` Jack is $ 93 The Flexcut Tri- Jack Pro is $ 156 The Flexcut Spoon carvin` Jack is $ 202 The Flexcut pocket Jack is $ 145 The Flexcut Carvin Jack ( 6 ) Tool is $ 268 That`s a total of $ 934 ? !
Goodness. Thats double what I spent!
I did not notice but does the carvin jack lock?
Yes indeed it does! It is the same type of lock as the Spoon and Pocket Jack.
@@CarvingisFun thanks much!
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
all of them need an extra tool, a saw....if you have a folding saw like victorinox, then you can start carving instantly...without it is a bit harder to cut a brench...
Completely agree with you here.... Gonna send an email to Flexcut with this suggestion :)
Nice, i have an design almost ready for them if they wish to hear about it, 3d modeled, sketches... :)
Just send em an email! The more they hear from others the more likely they will do something :)
Victorinox Swiss Army, does not make a Wood Carving knife that has two carving blades, a saw, and a large roughing blade. Blades that have 58 or better Rockwell hardness or 440 or better stainless steel. Just three slots (not sure what they are called) handles. that are rounded for comfort, with locking blades. Folded no more than 3 1/2 inches long. If all the carvers out there will unite and keep bugging Vicky about it, I am sure they will listen.
If they make one, I'd buy it!
The finger grooves look like they could be bothersome.
Surprisingly enough, they don't bother me much at all.
$60-70??? I bought it at woodcraft for $100...dang, I've been had.
I think prices have changed a bit since the video....
Thank you.
It's not true what they say about you. You DO know jack. 🤣
Ha!!!
I just don't like the finger grooves.
Unfortunately, this is far from unaffordable in my country... One of their simple knives is about 1/4 of my monthly salary, and probably 2/3 of my income...
but i bought a beavercraft knife! i loved it because the whittling knives in my country have horrible quality. All of them.
@@Lonely_Wizwhere you at btother?
Flexcut don't understand nothing for real whittling or carving .🧸
I keep hearing people saying Flexcut isn't great for whittling or carving, but have yet to find someone who can give decent information on why they shouldn't be considered. I can see this being true for larger carving projects, but do you know of a good resource for research purposes?
Then please explain why the tools are sso popular? Many great carvers and whittlers are using flexcut knives and gouges. I only have a Whittlin jack and a carving jack and a deluxe gouge set. No fixed knives. I really would like to know why flexcut is not good?
@@2371Anita The blade shape is wrong , if you have right blade shape you need only two blade and you can do all wood carve , and they blade shabe give you more inventiveness ....and creativeness .
@@mustamuri I have all kinds of knives. Helvie, occt, drake, all sorts of folding knives, case, GEC, old timers, rough rider. I have no troubles with any of the blades. I can do my carvings with one knive only if I choose to. I can also do it wit my flexcut only. No problems.
Muri, what is your preffered blade shape? I love the shape of my Helvie knives, are those along the lines of what you are aiming for?