Whittling Pocket

What’s the name of the cowboy Christmas special on TV 20+ years ago? Cowboy gets snowed in on his way to town

Does anyone remember this show?
The cowboy heads to town for a Christmas party, but ends up spending Christmas eve in a cabin with a mother and her children — he cuts them a Christmas tree, whittles a toy for the young boy, gives cloth to the mother to make a dress for the girl, and leaves his pocket knife as a gift for the older boy. He never does make it into town, he ends up going back to where he started from and giving the candy (intended for his sweetheart in town) to the old coot miner he hangs out with.

It was a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV-movie, “Stubby Pringle’s Christmas”, with Beau Bridges in the title role. It aired on December 17, 1978. It was based on the short story of the same name by Jack Schaefer, who also wrote the novel “Shane”. That didn’t make a bad movie, either.

Whittling a bird out of a creative block

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Maxam® Lockback Pocket Knife with 420 Surgical Stainless Steel Honed Blade and Durable LeymarTM Handle $1.75 Maxam® Lockback Knife with 420 Surgical Stainless Steel Honed Blade and Durable LeymarTM Handle Oval hole in the blade makes for safe and easy opening. The metal clip fastens easily to your belt. Knife measures 4″ closed, 7″ open. Limited lifetime warranty. Gift boxed. Suggested Retail Price : $6.95…

Flexcut Carvin Jack, Right Hand $103.25 Carry a complete carving kit in your pocket! The blades of this unique carving tool fold into their handle just like a pocket knifes blades. Professional carvers will love the high quality edge-holding features of Flexcuts resilient spring steel blades. The Carvin Jack features six tools: 3/4″ #7 sweep knife blade, 3/8″ #6 scorp, 3/8″ #11 gouge, 3/8″ #1 straight chisel, 1-3/8″ detail carving knife…

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Victorinox Swiss Army Huntsman Boy Scout Pocket Knife (Red) $24.54 From the renowned company that created the Swiss Army knife a century ago comes the Huntsman Boy Scout pocketknife, a compact multi-tool for camping, hiking, hunting, or around-the-house use. Measuring 3.6 inches long, the Huntsman is stylishly cased in the timeless red Swiss Army housing with the familiar Victorinox logo near the top and the official Boy Scout logo near the bottom. More important…

The Little Book of Whittling $7.36 With a friendly, down-home style, this guide encourages readers to whittle away the hours. Great for beginners looking for an easy way to get started and more advanced carvers looking for a relaxing way to spend their time, this instructional manual provides 20 projects, including knives, forks, birds, animals, trees, and flowers. Chapters detail the proper whittling tools and materials, including…

Carving for Kids: An Introduction to Woodcarving $9.92 The simple and beautiful art of woodcarving is adapted for children of all ages in this introduction to coaxing shapes and figures from solid blocks of wood. Requiring only a few tools and some inspiration, the projects in this collection are perfectly suited to building the skills it takes to work with wood. Safety and adult supervision are emphasized, but children will be able to complete the ag…

Whittling and Woodcarving (Dover Woodworking) $4.89 Excellent introduction shows how to avoid pitfalls of craft and gives full information on tools, basic cutting strokes, then presents a wide range of projects: handles, bookends, pipes, chessmen, picture frames, puzzles, ships in bottles, more. 464 illustrations….