Knife Talk, Bevels/Grinds, Blade Shapes, and What I use on a day to day basis.

[@mikereed4876]

The 1 1/4" OCCT with my own slightly concave grind is my favorite knife!

[@mikereed4876]

8:16 haha! I did it too

[@JohnnyTheLayton]

@@mikereed4876 Right? If only i had caught it when i was filming! 🤣😂

[@whittlerdave1440]

A lot of good information here brother it's going to help out a lot of people keep up the good work

[@JohnnyTheLayton]

@whittlerdave1440 thanks Dave! 😀 appreciate you brother!

[@markdmaker3173]

Nicely done, bravo

[@JohnnyTheLayton]

@@markdmaker3173 Thanks brother!

[@mark.a.cornish]

Great video. Have been struggling to get my head around convex knives, but you explained it very well. As a retired carpenter and spoon carver, am used to putting edges onto flat surfaces, convex knives mess up my mind, but understand the need to get a bit more durability into the edge. Think I will make a few and experiment as am set up with a small kiln and a lifetime collection of sharpening gear. Will have to think this through some more, but a gently curved strop could be an asset for sharpening these knives, though everyone seems to cope fine with standard strops. 😄

[@JohnnyTheLayton]

@mark.a.cornish A standard strop works fine, i would hazard that a curved strop might push you into rolling the edge. Better to use a flat one, and and rotate the blade so you're only stropping the surface of the cutting edge. Where the stropping can actually have effect.

[@mrmaldoon8362]

Good vid, thanks 👍

[@JohnnyTheLayton]

@mrmaldoon8362 Glad you liked it, thanks for saying so!

[@banjoroo1515]

Great video. I have steered back towards my Mora and a thick blade chip carving knife. So forgiving in harder woods or cutting across the grain. My flat grind carving knives, such as occ, just kept chipping.

[@JohnnyTheLayton]

Yeah, I use that Ash and Axe chip knife with the scandi grind on hard spots where i'm going to be putting a lot of pressure in and it performs admirably every time.

[@Freakymum1645]

Nice editing

[@JohnnyTheLayton]

Thanks so much! I'm still new to it, so I appreciate the compliment! Thanks for watching.

[@scpattenden1]

Learnt so much. Thank you

[@JohnnyTheLayton]

@scpattenden1 That's awesome. Glad to help!

[@stevenh-z8z]

Super informative, Johnny. I'm currently attempting to get a couple of Beckwith Forge knives. They look fantastic! Thanks

[@JohnnyTheLayton]

Glad it helps! Thanks for the feedback!

[@joaofalco939]

Great video as always Johnny. I was into knives long before I got into carving, so I already knew how to handle and sharpen them. Folks have to remember that woodcarving is about carving, not knives. I got a beavercraft beginner set and it's been working so far. I don't have much options due to shipping limitations. I'm going to use my knives until they break probably, but still I would be very happy if I could get my hands in one of these cool knives.

[@JohnnyTheLayton]

@joaofalco939 Beavercraft works and if you're happy with them that's fantastic. But no matter where you are, there are better options for Knives. In Europe Mstein makes good knives, like an OCCT equivalent from what I can see. I'd love to try one at some point.

[@joaofalco939]

@@JohnnyTheLayton I know Breavercraft is a beginner knife, but I'm a beginner carver, besides I've never used anything else to compare. I live in Brazil, and I can't find whittling related stuff around here, just big tools for woodworking, I'll keep looking

[@SHEERRAA]

Greetings from Reddit :D

[@JohnnyTheLayton]

@@SHEERRAA Welcome! =) I hope you like it here, pull up a chair and stay a while!