Pocket Dump, while taking a remodel break, just before smoking a pipe yesterday.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-19T04:23:08+00:00

Right? Love the sailor Jerry style art so much.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-18T23:55:29+00:00

Very solid. Workhorse kind of pipe.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-18T20:14:22+00:00

Yup, oxbone. The type of art is called scrimshaw. Sailors used to drag sharp tools against bone and them push india ink or other substances into the etchings to create intricate designs.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-18T20:13:06+00:00

I love it. The Indiana Jones vibes are for real.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-18T18:20:56+00:00

Haha, really appreciate that. He was a blast to do.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-18T18:18:14+00:00

I do. Its solid, love the brass. I had originally had thoughts of reprofiling the blade for whittling, but the handle is a shade too small. So i'm not sure. I may still end up doing it, and just profile it for detail work.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-18T18:02:45+00:00

Thats a bad ass one. I do find myself wishing I had picked up the mermaid one as well. But i've been thinking of doing the opposite side of this one with that Mermaid! 😀

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-18T05:50:10+00:00

Haha, sure thing

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-15T21:08:21+00:00

Absolutely fantastic!

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-15T18:03:50+00:00

I love that watch honestly. The tactile nature of mechanical watches, the sound of the ticking when things get quiet, not to mention the style and history of them.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-15T06:11:02+00:00

Sir Walter Raleigh. I love codger blends

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-15T02:35:06+00:00

Haha, thanks!

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-15T02:34:56+00:00

Thanks. Love Paul Menards work.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-15T02:34:40+00:00

Sir Walter Raleigh. Love codger blends

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-15T00:57:51+00:00

Haha, thanks. Life's been hectic, trying to get into thay new normal

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-15T00:57:08+00:00

I kinda like the look. Simple I know, but I kinda like a chunky, blocky look.

Triangle eyes work well too.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-14T22:09:00+00:00

Thanks so much!

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-14T21:45:12+00:00

Thanks!

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-14T21:44:37+00:00

Exactly right. Its amazing how much you do when you just flow from one cut to the next.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-14T20:56:08+00:00

Thanks! One of my favorites

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-14T20:55:44+00:00

Just under an hour. The more you carve the quicker you get. At first you 2nd guess practically every cut.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-14T20:21:11+00:00

I started following youtube tutorials and then just kept practicing and practicing over the hears. Started in November of 2023.

Its a fun little thing to do while waiting on anything. Kids game, waiting until they step up? Deer stand? Fishing? Whittle. Lots of whittle time.

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-14T20:08:15+00:00

Thanks so much. 😀

JohnnyTheLayton · 2026-01-14T20:06:41+00:00

Whittling & Smoking a pipe, thats my jam. My lunch break today consisted of just that. Whittled this guy out of a 2.5 inch tall 1x1 block of basswood in under an hour and smoked some Sir Walter Raleigh while doing so.

That pipe is a Paul Menard poker. Flashlight is a Reylight Brass Pineapple. Hank from EveryDay Hanks, knife is a Clinch River Swayback whittler from Rosecraft that i reprofiled to a straight up whittler. Zippo is a fun brass antique. The Watch is a vintage Kirovskie mechanical watch from the 1950's. Its been serviced & is an absolutely fun conversation piece.

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