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I bought my first "modern" knife in '86 or '87 (an all metal Spyderco, believe it was the "worker"),
and haven't touched a slipjoint since : ) Recently, I was given an Ulster scout knife, like the one I had when I was a kid.
I put in a box with my first pocket knife, a Buck 301 and a Victorinox SAK. Recently I became interested in these knives
again, and started reading your forum. I cleaned the Buck up a bit with some metal polish, lubed it, and sharpened the
blades. I remember trying to sharpen it as a young lad, and finding it very difficult : ) Bit of sandpaper on a mousepad
and some stropping, no problem. MUCH easier to sharpen than my one-handers made of super steel! One question on
this knife, the scales are kind of dull, sort of a whitish patina. I tried plastic polish, and they're better, but I suspect
somthing else would bring out a shine.
I'm going to clean the scout knife up too, and either refinish or replace the scales on my SAK.
So....I've started looking at all the pretty slipjoints available from Queen, GEC and Case.....wow. There is TOO MUCH
VARIETY! Something like this appeals to me: (non BF member dealer link removed)
Any advice on buying a first slipjoint in a long time? Maybe something in the $50 range? I already have a stockman,
and of course several larger knives, so two bladed for now.....I like bang-for-the-buck type products, any suggestions,
or is that too vague? Carbon steel appeals to me, though to my mind D2 is probably overkill for a light duty knife..
and haven't touched a slipjoint since : ) Recently, I was given an Ulster scout knife, like the one I had when I was a kid.
I put in a box with my first pocket knife, a Buck 301 and a Victorinox SAK. Recently I became interested in these knives
again, and started reading your forum. I cleaned the Buck up a bit with some metal polish, lubed it, and sharpened the
blades. I remember trying to sharpen it as a young lad, and finding it very difficult : ) Bit of sandpaper on a mousepad
and some stropping, no problem. MUCH easier to sharpen than my one-handers made of super steel! One question on
this knife, the scales are kind of dull, sort of a whitish patina. I tried plastic polish, and they're better, but I suspect
somthing else would bring out a shine.
I'm going to clean the scout knife up too, and either refinish or replace the scales on my SAK.
So....I've started looking at all the pretty slipjoints available from Queen, GEC and Case.....wow. There is TOO MUCH
VARIETY! Something like this appeals to me: (non BF member dealer link removed)
Any advice on buying a first slipjoint in a long time? Maybe something in the $50 range? I already have a stockman,
and of course several larger knives, so two bladed for now.....I like bang-for-the-buck type products, any suggestions,
or is that too vague? Carbon steel appeals to me, though to my mind D2 is probably overkill for a light duty knife..
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