Favorite slipjoint patterns......why?

Those Waynorth lambsfoots are extraordinary, especially the jigged bone. But I opted for the Barlow. Magnificent knife. In my pocket now.

 

Great minds think alike.

 

My favorite pattern for function is the santuko. Second in line in that regard is a slender fixed blade 3 to 4 inches in a puukko or birdntrout type. For reasons of concealibiity and portability and multiple bladeability I like about a hundred different kinds of folders.
Edit: Sorry- I didn't go back to see the title of the thread. Well, then, a dogleg jack.

 

Thanks Blues.

 

Vince, it sounds like a "truly improved trapper" for you would be the so-far-mythical spey/lambsfoot trapper!

Here's a link to some mini trapper versions (Post #117), courtesy of @waverave and his Photoshop skills:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/traditional-knife-photoshop-fun.1617537/page-6#post-18545604

- GT

 

The alert must have awoken him from his reverie!

A very quotable quote!

 

No such thing as an improved trapper! Ideal carry is a trapper on my belt and a lambsfoot--SINGLE BLADE--in my pocket. Covers all bases.

 

Next, I suppose you're going to stubbornly stick to your claim that the Astros are the best team in baseball this year!

- GT

 

Gorgeous! Where do I find one??

 

They just whupped the Rangers 12-4, and certainly have a great chance to win it all this year. I think it will be another showdown with the Yankees, and then we will see the Dodgers lose their third World Series in a row!

 

Thanks - it's a mod I do to factory muskrats ... the nail nick position sets up perfectly to form into a wharncliffe. I've done this to several others knives - PM me if interested.

John

 

I know that's why I posted it lol. ✌ I thought the subject was a good one and I didn't realize anybody would mind if I did.

 

Certainly not outdated.

 

Not really a slipjoint pattern but it is a traditional pattern is the lockback. I have always preferred single bladed knives and the lockback gives me an extra level of protection.

 

Stockmans!




And cattle knives!




Aesthetically and functionally my favorite patterns.

 

Let me see now, I'm just not sure . . .

 

Impressive collection.

 

Thank you, Vince. It's actually an old pic, and a few of those are no longer mine. I have more than are pictured, way too many, really. It's just such a great total package: the serpentine shape fits the hand wonderfully and the three distinct blades give tremendous utility.

 

Love that Schrade Heritage! I gave the same knife to my oldest son many years ago. His year of birth was 1983.