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My focus at the moment is slipjoints I am hooked! My EDC is a Kissing Crane Stockman I find it a handy size and very useful. Do you have a favorite slipjoint pattern? Is it based on aesthetics or usage? Just curious
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Fave Slipjoint?
- Thread starter Dr van Nostrom
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I am a big slipjoint fan always have been and will be.
Usage - whittlers (true 3 blade whittlers with a split (tapered) backspring and a coping blade. Also preferably with a Wharncliff master.
Aesthetic - Doctor's pattern.
It is a rare occasion when I do not have at least one of each of those patterns on order.
Usage - whittlers (true 3 blade whittlers with a split (tapered) backspring and a coping blade. Also preferably with a Wharncliff master.
Aesthetic - Doctor's pattern.
It is a rare occasion when I do not have at least one of each of those patterns on order.
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I'm currently carrying a stockman pattern knife from Remington. It's their Waterfowl knife (one muskrat style blade, one serrated sheepsfoot, a 12/20gauge choke tool with flatblade screwdriver, and a pin tool for the 870 action).
My favorite patterns would be the Stockman and Canoe. I want to check out the Whittler and Congress patterns. They seem like they'd be very useful.
BTW, I got back into slipjoints after getting tired of tac knives and G10. I may slide back, but for now, I'm enjoying the older styles. I've been eyeballing Henckels and Eye Brand knives.
Chris
My favorite patterns would be the Stockman and Canoe. I want to check out the Whittler and Congress patterns. They seem like they'd be very useful.
BTW, I got back into slipjoints after getting tired of tac knives and G10. I may slide back, but for now, I'm enjoying the older styles. I've been eyeballing Henckels and Eye Brand knives.
Chris
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I have really started to like the sunfish pattern. My favorites are the stockman, whittler and trapper though I also like the copperhead and doctor style.
As you can tell, I like a lot of slipjoint patterns.
As you can tell, I like a lot of slipjoint patterns.
Without a doubt my fav is ........
A Camillus contract made yellow handle Buck 307 4 1/4" stockman.
For some reason (??) of all the knives I own (way to many) THIS knife
is the one that winds up in my pocket 99% of the time.
I find the 4 1/4 " frame stockman to just right for most jobs that don't
need a fixed blade.
The current craze for a single blade knife just mystifies me as an exclusive
daily carry knife. I may carry a single blade lockback at times ,but , you
can bet a stockman will be along for the ride too. NO one blade can do
everything. That's why slipjoints are always better for daily utility.
A Camillus contract made yellow handle Buck 307 4 1/4" stockman.
For some reason (??) of all the knives I own (way to many) THIS knife
is the one that winds up in my pocket 99% of the time.
I find the 4 1/4 " frame stockman to just right for most jobs that don't
need a fixed blade.
The current craze for a single blade knife just mystifies me as an exclusive
daily carry knife. I may carry a single blade lockback at times ,but , you
can bet a stockman will be along for the ride too. NO one blade can do
everything. That's why slipjoints are always better for daily utility.
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I like the Laguiole and Corsican Vendetta styles. The very stiff back spring in these is a plus for me during use. I also like the slim blades.
In a small size, I have a little PJ Tomes with titanium scales that is so slim and light it practically disappears in your pockets.
Regards,
Greg
In a small size, I have a little PJ Tomes with titanium scales that is so slim and light it practically disappears in your pockets.
Regards,
Greg
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I love slipjoints...my EDC is a Schatt&Morgan stag half-whittler (ats-34).
Some days I also carry my Robeson ShurEdge strawberry bone stockman.
I have several old green bone Bowens which I also love but never carry..go figure!!
Don Adelfson
Oceanside, CA
Some days I also carry my Robeson ShurEdge strawberry bone stockman.
I have several old green bone Bowens which I also love but never carry..go figure!!
Don Adelfson
Oceanside, CA
I'm also a recent convert to the old time "pocket" knives. The "black tactical" thing is wearing me down, they just don't seem to have the "soul" or character of a classic stag or bone handled slip joint knife. While I usually have a tactical type knife on me, the one I find myself eyeing and playing around with when no one is looking (I hope!) is one of my Moore Maker's with yellow jigged bone handles in medium trapper, stockman, swell center, or sow belly whittler patterns. One of these or the Schatt & Morgan with antique green bone handles with ATS-34 blades in a serpintine stockman pattern rides in the left front pocket always. I'm currently in the market for a good Copperhead pattern with stag and carbon. Idea's for this one? A fairly local B&M store has recommended a BUCK CREEK as a high quality knife which is tough and uses good carbon steel. I can't recover much info on them, so am a bit hesitant to buy one instead of the German Eye Copperhead he also has in stock. German Eye brand seems fairly well known and respected.
A side benefit of the slip joint knives is their charm when around sheeple. Pulling one out and using it in front of others doesn't cause alarm, and in fact can spark some dialogue about knives when someone comments, "That's a pretty neat old knife?" This is an opportunity to make headway for a knifenutt's image in todays post 9-11 society.
As to the comment about the usability of the slip joints for mundane everyday cutting chores, the versatility is hard to beat. After carrying single bladed folders for so long I recently faced a real dilema. Having the need to cut a hole in a shoebox, I eagerly pulled out my Moore Maker trapper pattern and as I began to open the blades realized I HAD A CHOICE! I actually could choose which blade style would best suit the job at hand. I reflected later that if the cutting chore had been difficult enough to dull the one blade, I would still have an unused sharp blade handy.
A side benefit of the slip joint knives is their charm when around sheeple. Pulling one out and using it in front of others doesn't cause alarm, and in fact can spark some dialogue about knives when someone comments, "That's a pretty neat old knife?" This is an opportunity to make headway for a knifenutt's image in todays post 9-11 society.
As to the comment about the usability of the slip joints for mundane everyday cutting chores, the versatility is hard to beat. After carrying single bladed folders for so long I recently faced a real dilema. Having the need to cut a hole in a shoebox, I eagerly pulled out my Moore Maker trapper pattern and as I began to open the blades realized I HAD A CHOICE! I actually could choose which blade style would best suit the job at hand. I reflected later that if the cutting chore had been difficult enough to dull the one blade, I would still have an unused sharp blade handy.
My favorite slipjoint is a 1989 Remington Bullet Knife that was given to me by my father. Its a trapper style with cocobolo scales, a lanyard hole, and two 3 1/2" blades ... a drop point and a spey blade. Its probably a little heftier than most would prefer for EDC, but it feels great in the hand, and is easy on the eyes. It does fish, birds, and even deer now and then.
I think my next slipjoint will be a Bulldog ... large stockman, in stag. I prefer the looks of the canoe model, but don't care much for the sheepfoot blades. May still need one just to look at, someday.
(edited due to p.p. spelling)
I think my next slipjoint will be a Bulldog ... large stockman, in stag. I prefer the looks of the canoe model, but don't care much for the sheepfoot blades. May still need one just to look at, someday.
(edited due to p.p. spelling)
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Stockman is my favorite pattern but I'm also really liking my new Winchester whittler with the wharncliff master blade. A great little knife. I can see myself picking up a Queen and Robeson version of the same thing (after all they're all made by the same guys) in different handle materials.