Little Curls with a Big Knife: Making Feathersticks the Easy Way @nwprimate6416
Little Curls with a Big Knife: Making Feathersticks the Easy Way @nwprimate6416
Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I've been working on an instructional video on making curls, shavings, and feather sticks, and thought I'd share this preview footage with you. Keep an eye out for the full video coming soon.

I'll try to cover everything from wood selection and preparation to the finer points of getting the curls you want.

The knife is an Ontario RD7 Bush, and the wood is Red Alder.
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