Fave Slipjoint?

My favorite traditional slip-joints (not counting swiss army knives) is the Case Sodbuster Jr with the yellow handle and the Camillus yello-jaket congress.

Allen.
 
I like Stockmen the best. Not much they can't handle. Trappers and whittlers are nice, too. Shoot, I can't think of a slipjoint pattern that I don't like! My favorite slipjoint is my Old Timer 8-OT, and I prefer carbon steel over stainless. Lately, I've been finding old carbon steel Camillus slipjoints in antique stores, and these are great knives!
 
For EDC user, a stockman all the way. I am also focusing my antique collection on teardrop jacks right now.
 
Doctor's pattern, either 3 1/4" or 3 5/8" closed, in any of the natural handle materials. I like the 2-bladed models - no spatulas, please. The distinctive flat sided bolster on the butt-end not only looks good, but is useful for light tamping. I prefer SS blades, and knives made by Queen Cutlery.
 
I like carrying the stockman style most. I occasionally carry some older Buck or KaBars. Mostly I carry a Schrade Uncle Henry 897UH premium stockman. I just love this thing. I am going to try the Old Timers soon. I also have been getting bored with tactical knives. Plus, slipjoints are at every walmart, hardware store, home improvement stores and all kinds of places. You can even get two or three for the price of a high end tac folder. I have not broken the tac folder habit completely, but my constant edc is the UH. I hope to see more slipjoint fans and threads! :cool:
 
My favorite has to be the canoe style...My ATS-34 stag Schatt & Morgan is probably my most inexpensive EDC knife, but it gets carried the most.
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Right now I am looking for a stag or bone handled doctor's knife with a spear & spatula combo. I plan to use it as a pipe tool - the "pill-crusher" will make a good tamper, and the spatula will make a good bowl reamer... Ideally, I'd like to pick up on of the S&M stag models with the 1997 ATS-34 blades (like my canoe)...other brands may be considerd too... In fact, Winchester makes a nice model with carbon steel blades. Here is a picture. This is basically what I am looking for right now.
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My favorite slipjoint that I have right now, the one that I carry all the time, is an old Schrade-Walden large stockman with jigged bone scales.

I want to get one from either P.J. Tomes or Bailey Bradshaw some day in a Wharncliffe Trapper pattern in 52100.
 
I carry a <a href="http://buckknives.com/products/details.php?ID=134">Buck 709</a> little two blader damn near every day. I kind of like <i>non-traditional</i> traditionals, if that makes sense. Someday I wouldn't mind picking up a Kershaw <a href="http://www.kershawknives.com/doublecross.htm">Double Cross 4380</a>. And I REALLY have my eye on this <a href="http://store.yahoo.net/gyby/lethier122pc1.html">French slipjoint</a>. :eek:

As a side note, it bugs me that, while there are a lot of good slipjoints out there these days, so few companies are innovative in their design. Why does it seem that all stockman knives have to be 2 5/8" or 3 1/2" or 4"? What's wrong with just 3? I'm picky, I know, but a 3 1/2" pocketknife is uncomfortable for me in dress pants and a 2 5/8" one is just too tiny. Yet these are the sizes that most companies produce. Why? Also, I have a thing against square bolsters. Rounded off bolsters like <a href="http://store.knifecenter.com/pgi-ProductSpec?CA035">this one</a> are much easier in the pocket.

One last rant: Why the ^#$@%&%#$@ does Case produce so few models with nice handles <i>and</i> quality carbon steel? I applaud them for their yellow-handled line (not my cup of tea, however) and the few amber bone carbon steel models they have. They're nice looking knives that are also fine users. Still, those are just a drop in the Case XX bucket. And why in the ^#$@%&%#$@ would Schrade - a company that puts out a fine line of plastic-handled, carbon steel knives, the Old Timers - come out with a premium line of natural handled slipjoints <i>in their lame Schrade+ stainless steel</i>!? :barf: Good looking knives to be sure, but I want looks AND usability.
 
I hear you Mnblade. There is a real shortage of carbon blade, and nice handle scale slipjoints out there. You either get carbon with plastic, or stainless with bone/stag/etc. If we keep yelling, maybe someone will here.
 
I whole-heartedly agree with both of you...in fact the only reason I am so stoked about the S&Ms that I have is that for a few years, they used ats-34 SS. Thus, if I 'had' to get ss if I wanted nice stag or bone handles, at least I could get good ss. Now, a nice stag 2-bladed canoe pattern in 52100 (good idea Coonskinner!) or 3V...now THAT would be a 'must have' knife!
 
>"... if I 'had' to get ss if I wanted nice stag or bone handles, at least I could get good ss"

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Yep. I'm not <i>anti-stainless</i> at all, but I want something better than Case "Tru-Sharp surgical steel blades" and Schrade+.
 
FYI, Moore Maker produces a 3 1/4" inch stockman with bone handles and carbon blades (1095).
 
I just received this Mooremaker Stockman in the smallest size with smooth yellow bone scales. This picture doesn't do it justice at all.
It's a little jewel. I also have one of their large Trappers that I've posted about before. But I think I like the little one for EDC better. My Small Sebenza handles all the tougher stuff, the SAK all the other misc stuff, and the new Mooremaker comes out for the minor stuff. The blades are incredibly sharp, and best of all, they're high Carbon steel, not that SS stuff. The main clip blade is so thin at the tip that it would make a good filet knife for very small fish (yeah, not too practical)
Apparently, Mooremaker is coming out with a new handle color in the summer. Supposed to be some kind of tan color. I think they might have a pic on the site, but I just couldn't find it this morning.
Lenny
 
The new handle color I think is Buckskin. This comes either jigged or smooth if I'm not mistaken.
 
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