Do you use a Pocket sheath/slip?

[Neko2]

I made some quick and dirty pocket slips out of tyvek envelopes to see if I enjoy the utility or hate the extra step.
The type is thin and super strong but it won't win any awards for looks.

 

[knarfeng]

Ps-Knarfeng/Frank: Collector Knives agrees that the Cold Steel Ranchboss Stockman was basically the last 600 knives CSC made before closing it's doors.

Well, Mike is likely to be in a position to know. Thanks for the information.

 

[r redden]

nope, thought about it once. gifted a few to a friend here from my visit to GEC during the rendezvous, but I don't like to have extra stuff on my scrubs pockets

I was that friend and I have put them to good use. Thanks Jack I really like them.:thumbup:

 

[knifeswapper]

Well, Mike is likely to be in a position to know. Thanks for the information.

Don't remember saying that, because I have no idea when they were made. Timing would be close, but I don't remember ever having that conversation (might have been before my Diet Mt Dew in the morning).

 

[Horsewright]

I call this a Folding Knife Pouch. Often ya hear em referred to as a Buckaroo Pouch or Buckaroo Sheath. Simple idea, a small slip with a thong sewn to it. The thong has a slit in the other end that the pouch passes through on itself around a belt loop, drop your knife into the pouch and into your pocket. Need your knife pull on the thong and the pouch and knife comes out of your pocket. Use your knife and leave the pouch hanging. All done, fold your knife up place it back in the pouch and drop er back in your pocket. Provides protection to your knife but really provides excellent access to the knife.

Not my idea they've been around for generations in the cowboy world. Provides handy access to your knife if your pockets are covered by your chaps. I'm mostly a fixed blade kinda guy but always use one of these deals when I have to go down the mountain to the city where a fixed blade might scare the townies.

 

[knarfeng]

Don't remember saying that, because I have no idea when they were made. Timing would be close, but I don't remember ever having that conversation (might have been before my Diet Mt Dew in the morning).

And thanks to you, also, Mike. I guess the question is still open.

Interesting question.
Who actually made the S35VN Cold Steel Ranch Boss?

(Why do I feel like I just said the cutlery equivalent of , "Who put the tribbles in the quadrotriticale?" Think I need another cup of coffee.)

 

[supratentorial]

And thanks to you, also, Mike. I guess the question is still open.

Interesting question.
Who actually made the S35VN Cold Steel Ranch Boss?

(Why do I feel like I just said the cutlery equivalent of , "Who put the tribbles in the quadrotriticale?" Think I need another cup of coffee.)

In the comments of a Youtube video, Derrick (KSF) said that it was at least a collaboration with Queen (and CSC). I don't know if that was an opinion or a fact but it makes sense to me.

The Ranch Boss looks a lot like it was made from Queen parts. And it looks like it was put together and finished by CSC, not Queen.

Although I don't know if it has ever been acknowledged, there are also rumors that CSC's early knives were made from parts obtained from Queen. Those early knives do look a lot like they were made from Queen parts.

Maybe Eric will give us the details... if they aren't classified.

 

[bonzodog]

That buckaroo pouch is a great idea.

 

[neal70]

Knifeswapper-you stated it in the video appraisal you did of the knife. If you click on it, the knife, it comes up as an option to watch. Couldn't tell you how many minutes in, maybe 5 & 23 seconds? Sorry to sidetrack this, we(I) could start a different thread about it,if you wish. I just watched it, thought I might catch Frank's attention here, as an addendum.
Thanks, Neal
Ps-Jake are you maybe thinking of some of the Rigid knives? 'Cause I thought that was general knowledge, but I'd have to do some looking for where I've seen it, and even then it is the interweb. People don't always post the facts. Shocking I know.

 

[knifeswapper]

Knifeswapper-you stated it in the video appraisal you did of the knife. If you click on it, the knife, it comes up as an option to watch. Couldn't tell you how many minutes in, maybe 5 & 23 seconds? Sorry to sidetrack this, we(I) could start a different thread about it,if you wish. I just watched it, thought I might catch Frank's attention here, as an addendum.
Thanks, Neal
Ps-Jake are you maybe thinking of some of the Rigid knives? 'Cause I thought that was general knowledge, but I'd have to do some looking for where I've seen it, and even then it is the interweb. People don't always post the facts. Shocking I know.

Oh, I see the confusion - that is not my video. That is ApostleP. I was told CSC made the knife, but no more than that.

 

[knifeswapper]

Not my idea they've been around for generations in the cowboy world. Provides handy access to your knife if your pockets are covered by your chaps. I'm mostly a fixed blade kinda guy but always use one of these deals when I have to go down the mountain to the city where a fixed blade might scare the townies.

The buckaroo is a good design, but I'm afraid I couldn't find it around my belly And when I wear chaps, I don't generally have jeans on (humor, I don't have chaps)

 

[neal70]

Oh! My mistake man. I guess it does remain up in the air
Neal

 

[RDaneel]

I almost always have a pocket slip with me since I carry the custom made (by Barry Johnson, Gunstock Jack) slip below for my Red Bone TC Barlow. That Barlow is almost always with me.



I have a small pocket sheath from CollectorKnives that I use for my pearl handled knife.



Here's another custom one with my initials that I also got from Barry.




Why do I use them? Because they protect the knife, make it more comfortable to carry some knives in my back pocket, and they are classy!

I have many with different leather, size, design. Highly recommended if you have knives you like to carry but would like to keep them looking good.



*Users go in my front right pocket with keys, etc. and no slip though.

 

[supratentorial]

Knifeswapper-you stated it in the video appraisal you did of the knife. If you click on it, the knife, it comes up as an option to watch. Couldn't tell you how many minutes in, maybe 5 & 23 seconds? Sorry to sidetrack this, we(I) could start a different thread about it,if you wish. I just watched it, thought I might catch Frank's attention here, as an addendum.
Thanks, Neal
Ps-Jake are you maybe thinking of some of the Rigid knives? 'Cause I thought that was general knowledge, but I'd have to do some looking for where I've seen it, and even then it is the interweb. People don't always post the facts. Shocking I know.

Here are a couple examples of very similar patterns. Most (all?) of the early CSC looked like Queen patterns. The congress and gunstock are a few other examples. Also, all of their other early stockman patterns (in addition to the one shown).

 

[1 ADAM12]

I almost always have a pocket slip with me since I carry the custom made (by Barry Johnson, Gunstock Jack) slip below for my Red Bone TC Barlow. That Barlow is almost always with me.



I have a small pocket sheath from CollectorKnives that I use for my pearl handled knife.



Here's another custom one with my initials that I also got from Barry.




Why do I use them? Because they protect the knife, make it more comfortable to carry some knives in my back pocket, and they are classy!

I have many with different leather, size, design. Highly recommended if you have knives you like to carry but would like to keep them looking good.



*Users go in my front right pocket with keys, etc. and no slip though.

Nice pocketslips......

 

[harronek]

My only soft slip , it's been through the wash so many times it has lost most of its shape



Harder leather fully inclosed slip that houses my most precious knife .


Pocket slip with clip , the most useful in my opinion , but it borders on being a sheath not a slip .





Ken

 

[neal70]

Whichever it is, that last slip is pretty nice looking to me! Handy too. Honestly looks like it's welted. If that was the case you could use it for fixies of a very small nature-small Moki bang maybe? Who made it, if you can say?
Frank-didn't George R.R. Martin write that episode? Maybe David Gerrold. The first name is correct I believe. So I guess I'm the one who let the tribbles in.(full disclosure sci-fi/fantasy nerd here.)
Thanks, Neal

 

[300Bucks]

All the slips and sheaths in this thread look nice, but old timers will remember we have been over this same subject several times in past. I would suggest a search in this forum would turn up several more photos of different ideas, including a couple of mine. BUT, this is a idea that anyone can do to keep the knife and other pocket items apart and prevent pocket 'bulge'. I seldom wear jeans with a watch pocket anymore so something else came to mind. I am partial in my gray beard era of life to carpenter pants, especially during winter some made by the "firehose' people. I carry my cell phone in one side pliers pocket and any other hand tool I am using in the other leg. This modification was made using "man" items. My sewing machine person kept saying she would sew what I wanted when she was sewing something else, but something else was slow to come around. This photo shows the position of the knife 'inside ' the pocket.



I wanted a slot sewn in my pocket to slide a knife into and I wanted it over near the pant leg hem so I would not suffer pocket knife 'bulge'. These last two photos are shown looking inside the pants. The small shaft to the inside and the clip head side to the outside.



I think a proper designed sewing job would be great, but my man skills kicked in and I bought some small brass safety pins and made the pocket in a pocket myself. I couldn't find any brass or SS staples...ha Right handers in the right pocket and left handers in the left pocket. I took small pliers and pinched down the opening holding the sharp point in check. These have withstood hundreds of washings with no problems. I used a small sharpie type marker to mark my final spots in case I had issues or the magic sewing genie suddenly appeared. You have to imagine the slot in your pocket, couldn't force my phone down there to take a photo......



I think this will also work in jeans front pockets if the folder is too large for a watch pocket or they don't have one. I still have and use some slips, especially on dress pants. Or with pants she deems "nice" pants. My slip designs can be found in a search. I also have a design in mind someone with metal working skills or contacts will have to come up with I will need to go to PhotoBucket to find drawing.

Here is the idea: a nice small iink SS metal chain on a leather slip than will hang in your pocket to the side. The metal clip holding the belt end of the chain will clip on your belt but the 'spring' clip part will ride over the top edge of the belt. A company could even laser their name or even your initials on the clip that is visible. You can use a split ring on the slip end to adjust length for perfect fit. There your go someone a freebie idea to make a wad of cash. I sent this to Buck a while back but guess it was a no go....ha



300Bucks

 

[davek14]

Frank-didn't George R.R. Martin write that episode? Maybe David Gerrold. The first name is correct I believe. So I guess I'm the one who let the triples in.(full disclosure sci-fi/fantasy nerd here.)

(Wikipedia)

Triticale in fiction[edit]

An episode of the popular TV series Star Trek, "The Trouble With Tribbles", revolved around the protection of a grain developed from triticale, which writer David Gerrold called "quadro-triticale" at producer Gene Coon's suggestion, and to which he ascribed four distinct lobes per kernel. A later episode titled "More Tribbles, More Troubles", in the animated series, also written by Gerrold, dealt with "quinto-triticale", an improvement on the original that apparently had five lobes per kernel.

The "The Trouble With Tribbles" episode attributed the development of triticale to Canada. In 1953, the University of Manitoba began the first North American triticale breeding program. Early breeding efforts concentrated on developing a high yielding, drought tolerant human food crop species suitable for marginal wheat producing areas.[34]

In the same episode, the character Chekov describes the fictional "quadro-triticale" as being a "Famous Russian Inwention."
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Frank actually caused me to look up Triticale earlier.

 

[kamagong]

I saw a Tribble once. They're very strange creatures.