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wvstockman

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Hi all,

I've been looking into buying a knife for my dad's birthday and got to thinking, I might order me one also. How's that for an excuse:rolleyes:.?

Anyway, anybody have and/or use a stockman type knife with a awl (leather punch) in it?

Like this: http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/knife_store/item3-7958.html

Is it as handy as I think it would be? I got used to the awl on my SAK soldier and thought a stockman, which is my favorite pattern, with an awl in it would be nice. I use the awl in my sak for scraping wire, poking misc. holes in stuff etc..

BTW, hows this for having a different blade for everything:

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/knife_store/item3-7959.html

Wonder how big and bulky it is?:p

Thanks,

Sam
 
How handy a leather punch is depends on your daily routine. I work (and play) at my dad's horse ranch a lot and I use the awl on my Vic Farmer quite often for field repairs (making holes in leather, drilling wood, etc.).

The perfect blade combo for me would be a clip or spear point main blade, sheepfoot blade and an awl. I bought one of the Queen/Ontario RAT folders that looked just right, but the blades were incredibly dull. The fit and finish is awesome, but it won't actually cut anything.
 
You can e-buy a Buck 319 which is a 301 Stockman with a leather awl. Older model has spiral awl, newer model smooth awl. Both are discontinued but show up regularly.
300$s
 
Franciscomv said:
How handy a leather punch is depends on your daily routine. I work (and play) at my dad's horse ranch a lot and I use the awl on my Vic Farmer quite often for field repairs (making holes in leather, drilling wood, etc.).

The perfect blade combo for me would be a clip or spear point main blade, sheepfoot blade and an awl. I bought one of the Queen/Ontario RAT folders that looked just right, but the blades were incredibly dull. The fit and finish is awesome, but it won't actually cut anything.
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I am with you. The awl is one of the most useful "blades" in a carry knife on the farm or even for us "city slickers" who have "country" in their past or background. I applaud Queen for re-introducing the "harness knife" pattern for that reason. Of course, many SAKs have punches as well as most "scout knives".

I agree with you, too, about the "perfect blade combo. I have a "RAT" folder, too, and, its knives were a bit less than razor-sharp. Do not despair, however. A bit of time on ceramic and/or diamond hones can give these knives edges that will make the hair on you arms jump off in fright!
 
wvstockman,

The awl or punch blade as we old school guys know it by, is the most underrated blade that their is, IMO.. Next door over in the "wilderness suvival forum" last week, one of our members, Spooky Pistolero, had a wonderful thread going on this very subject matter.

Incidentally, those model Moore Maker's can be had for about 15%-20% less than the price that appeared in that vender's link on the secondary market or eBay just in case you're interested.

Best,
Anthony
 
I have used the awl on my Swiss Army Champion for 2 things in 25 years:
1)To add a new hole to my belt after I lose weight (or gain)
2)To scrape my "smoking utensils" in high school ;) :eek:

Not sure what the difference between an awl and a reamer is though :confused:
 
I'm looking at the Moore Makers now. Might pick one up with my tax money. Wish buck still made one :).

Sam
 
Not sure what the difference between an awl and a reamer is though
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For Victorinox knives, the awl is typically located on the back of the knife and opens perpendicularly to the rest of the knife. It'll have a hole in it for use as a sewing needle.

Vic refers to the punch on the Soldier and Pioneer series as a reamer. It has an "L" shaped cross section and is sharpened for almost the entire length with an edge on one side, so that you can drill holes with it by rotating the knife counter-clockwise. The reamer opens in line with the rest of the knife. Most of the comments in SpookyPistolero's thread were in praise of the reamer, IIRC.
 
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