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I liked that one so much I bought two of them, so I still have its twin. I think you will like the canoe once you start carrying it. It has both blades on one backspring so it is very thin and rides unobrusively in your pocket. And the bolsters bury the shoulder of the blades so that it is very friendly to your pockets. Take a look at the stockman and trapper that match it:
I think you'll like it. It will probably need to be sharpened. I did not check it, but most of my Bulldogs came with usable, if not super sharp edges. The carbon steel they use is thinned down well toward the edge and easy to sharpen and holds an edge pretty well. It makes a very serviceable knife in my experience. Be sure not to keep this knife with other knives as the celluloid could damage them if it out-gases. I did examine that one and it is not showing any signs of deterioration that I could see.
If you have not owned a canoe before, the spear main blade may be something you have not experienced before, but if you are like me at all, it will grow on you quickly.
Enjoy your knife and let us know what you think.
Ed
I think you'll like it. It will probably need to be sharpened. I did not check it, but most of my Bulldogs came with usable, if not super sharp edges. The carbon steel they use is thinned down well toward the edge and easy to sharpen and holds an edge pretty well. It makes a very serviceable knife in my experience. Be sure not to keep this knife with other knives as the celluloid could damage them if it out-gases. I did examine that one and it is not showing any signs of deterioration that I could see.
If you have not owned a canoe before, the spear main blade may be something you have not experienced before, but if you are like me at all, it will grow on you quickly.
Enjoy your knife and let us know what you think.
Ed
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Trucked on out to the PO this afternoon and picked up my winning slipjoint knife prize from Mr. Ed from this thread and to say I was just a little more than impressed understates the facts quite a bit!.. 
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She runs 3 7/8 inches closed which is my personal favorite size for real working Stockman patterns. I prefer my EDC Stockman's on the larger end of the scale--anything from 3 3/4 - 4 1/4 gets my bubble dead center in the level, and this sweetheart falls right on the mark.
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I'm typically not a huge fan of celluloid scales but this knife has got the right stuff. I took a little Ren-Wax to polish the scales, bolsters and badge shield, and the handle literally picks up and threw the ambient light around into a sort of three dimensional way so the light seems to be refracting off different areas of the celluloid while you look at her in the changing sunlight. This is something I've never seen before in any celluloid to be certain.
The blades are unused with absolutely gorgeous blade geometry, match-stick pulls and are quite sharp and I have slipped her into my jeans watch pocket and she is ready 'Rise & Shine' and go to work.
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Ed, very much obliged to you my blade brother. I owe you one!
Many Blessings
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She runs 3 7/8 inches closed which is my personal favorite size for real working Stockman patterns. I prefer my EDC Stockman's on the larger end of the scale--anything from 3 3/4 - 4 1/4 gets my bubble dead center in the level, and this sweetheart falls right on the mark.
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I'm typically not a huge fan of celluloid scales but this knife has got the right stuff. I took a little Ren-Wax to polish the scales, bolsters and badge shield, and the handle literally picks up and threw the ambient light around into a sort of three dimensional way so the light seems to be refracting off different areas of the celluloid while you look at her in the changing sunlight. This is something I've never seen before in any celluloid to be certain.
The blades are unused with absolutely gorgeous blade geometry, match-stick pulls and are quite sharp and I have slipped her into my jeans watch pocket and she is ready 'Rise & Shine' and go to work.
:thumbup:..
Ed, very much obliged to you my blade brother. I owe you one!
Many Blessings
