Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling in the Wild: 30+ Fun & Useful Things to Make Out of Wood (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Projects: Boats, Bows, Arrows, Flutes, Whistles, Slingshots, & More - Softcover

Felix Immler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497100712 ISBN 13: 9781497100718

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Whittle like you never have before!

• 33 inventive projects for boats, rafts, bows, arrows, slingshots, flutes, whistles—even a toy parachute
• Step-by-step instructions for each project, with coordinating high-quality photography
• Whittling techniques for each component of a Swiss Army Knife, detailed safety rules, wood selection, and more
• Use just your SAK, natural wood, and a handful of easy-to-find items to complete each project

Go beyond traditional projects and discover a world of exciting possibilities! With this book, you'll create innovative toys, tools, and instruments you won't find anywhere else.

Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling in the Wild features more than 30 fun and exciting objects to make using your pocketknife, found wood, and a handful of easy-to-find items (both at home and in nature). Using your Victorinox (R) Swiss Army Knife with a saw attachment, you'll go beyond the typical walking stick and roasting spit to create unique devices like an apple slingshot, catapult, parachute, balloon saxophone, bird whistle, and dozens more.

Author and leading pocket knife expert Felix Immler is a full-time Victorinox instructor and ambassador. All Felix's projects are unique, and they can all be made using the Victorinox (R) Swiss Army Knife with a saw attachment. You'll find no need for handsaws, drills, files, gouges, hammers, axes, or any other special tools with these projects!

Inside this book, you'll find a refresher on basic whittling techniques like hand grip, rough cut, power cut, and pulling cut, as well as safety precautions from opening, closing, and stabilizing your tools to safely using the awl to stab, drill, and sew. Also included are steps to care for your Swiss Army Knife and expert tips to finding the right kind of wood for your projects.

Clear step-by-step instructions with high-quality coordinating photography are provided to guide you through whittling and carving all these amazing projects:

• Pop-Pop Boat
• Reed Boat
• Raft
• Water Gun
• Eight-Blade Waterwheel
• Windmill
• Elder Wood Pencil
• Yo-Yo
• Paddle Steamer
• Crossbow
• Two-Stick Bow
• Swiss Arrow
• Apple Slingshot
• Indian Bow and Arrow
• Slingshot Tube
• Dart Arrow
• Parachute
• Boomerang
• Shingle Arrow
• String Catapult
• Slingshot
• Three-Shot Rubber Band Gun
• Reed Flute
• Balloon Saxophone
• Willow Flute
• Bird Whistle
• Kazoo
• Elder Wood Flute
• Dandelion Trumpet
• Signal Whistle and Trill Whistle
• Rattle
• Acorn Whistle
• Knotweed Whistle

With Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling in the Wild, you'll go beyond the basic and learn to use your Swiss Army Knife to whittle in a whole new way!

"Amazing projects and an excellent opportunity to connect with nature."
—Sara Barraclough, The Clever Carver, author of Weekend Whittling Projects

About this title

About the Author

Felix Immler is a trained mechanic, social worker, and nature educator. Having run workshops in bushcraft and historical handicraft techniques for more than ten years, he is currently working for Victorinox as a pocket knife educator. His YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/Taschenmesserbuch) features English language videos on bushcraft and has over 15,000 subscribers.

From the Back Cover

Make More with Your Swiss Army Knife

Whittle like you never have before! Go beyond traditional projects and discover a world of exciting possibilities with Whittling in the Wild. Swiss Army Knife expert Felix Immler provides inventive ideas and clear, step-by-step instructions for 33 whittling projects you won't find anywhere else. Also included are detailed sections on safety, whittling techniques for each component of a Swiss Army Knife, cleaning your knife, and selecting wood. Using easy-to-find items—both at home and in nature—and a Victorinox (R) Swiss Army Knife with a saw attachment, you'll whittle an amazing collection of tools, instruments, and toys!

Make these AMAZING projects

• Pop-Pop Boat
• Reed Boat
• Raft
• Water Gun
• Eight-Blade Waterwheel
• Windmill
• Elder Wood Pencil
• Yo-Yo
• Paddle Steamer
• Crossbow
• Two-Stick Bow
• Swiss Arrow
• Apple Slingshot
• Indian Bow and Arrow
• Slingshot Tube
• Dart Arrow
• Parachute
• Boomerang
• Shingle Arrow
• String Catapult
• Slingshot
• Three-Shot Rubber Band Gun
• Reed Flute
• Balloon Saxophone
• Willow Flute
• Bird Whistle
• Kazoo
• Elder Wood Flute
• Dandelion Trumpet
• Signal Whistle and Trill Whistle
• Rattle
• Acorn Whistle
• Knotweed Whistle

"Amazing projects and an excellent opportunity to connect with nature."
—Sara Barraclough, The Clever Carver, author of Weekend Whittling Projects

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497100712
• ISBN 13: 9781497100718
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208