[Woodcarver] Re: Carving Knife

[Gordon Paterson]

Hi Dan;
Mort Lake knives are "The Woodbutchers" bailiwick, I know Mort and have a 
number of knives he made for me, all made from old straight razors.
I don't think Mort is making knives of any quantity now, hence "The 
Woodbutcher" handles Denny knives , and even has a Denny named after him 
designed to his taste.
"The Woodbutcher's" knife is a "Big Un" so to speak, but boy has it come in 
very handy to me, big handle, big blade and for someone like me who have 
large hands and is losing feeling in his right hand it's easy to grasp and 
the big blade allows me to still hog off large chunks.
I still love my Mort Lake knives but Denny knives have become a big 
favorite as well, so under the circumstances of supply I would vote for a 
Denny knife bearing in mind I have never had the opportunity to try a Ron 
Wells knife which comes highly recommended as you have heard here on the list.
"The Woodbutcher's " (Jan Oegema) web site is listed below.
BTW Jan comes from Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada , which is an hours drive 
east of Toronto downtown.

http://members.rogers.com/jancarves

Gordon Paterson
Dowling, Ont.Can.

At 07:42 AM 12/2/2004 -0600, you wrote:

>Good Morning,
>
>Thank you for all of your feedback on the carving knife question. Several
>people mentioned Mort Lake knives. Where would I find these knives?
>
>Thank You,
>Dan Heine
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Doug Evans" <dge1 at comcast.net>
>To: "'[Woodcarver]'" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 6:28 AM
>Subject: RE: [Woodcarver] Carving Knife
>
>
> > Dan, I swear by a Mort Lake knife for hogging out wood and Drake knives
> > for an "all-around" knife and any detail work. Wish I knew you were
> > looking as you could have tried both at Evart!!!!
> >
> > I also think knives are very personal . Once you have found some good
> > steel, the rest is comfort in your hands.
> >
> > Take care,
> >
> > Doug Evans
> >