Forum Knife Updates and comments

[Behr95]

This will be my first forum knife... What will the tang stamp look like?

 

[joeradza]

I forget how many dots we have left.

 

[SVTFreak]

Has anyone mentioned a rough time until they start making or shipping them?

 

[Will Power]

I'm having a rough time with my impatience....

 

[black mamba]

I believe they said 6-8 weeks from when the order is placed.

 

[knarfeng]

It's a 2 blade stockman. Perhaps I should have said 2 blade 301 pattern, which is a stockman pattern. If the pattern has another name you can let me know.

Strictly speaking, it's a "serpentine jack".
That term covers a lot of turf, so "two blade stockman" is actually more descriptive, though incorrect.

All true stockman knives have three blades, a main and a secondary at one end, another secondary at the other end.

 

[knarfeng]

I splurged and bought two. The second will be put away for a rainy day.

 

[TheFactor]

I believe they said 6-8 weeks from when the order is placed.

Really looking forward to one

 

[joeradza]

Strictly speaking, it's a "serpentine jack".
That term covers a lot of turf, so "two blade stockman" is actually more descriptive, though incorrect.

All true stockman knives have three blades, a main and a secondary at one end, another secondary at the other end.

Thanks for the info Frank. My pattern knowledge is lacking

 

[JTB_5]

I'm actually calm about this one, oddly enough. I've never really handled a buck (other than a 110, once), so I've no expectations. Having the #44 gunstock on order also helped to pass the time. I AM glad that it is a two blade opposite end pattern (though my wallet is angry about it).

 

[Fanglekai]

Strictly speaking, it's a "serpentine jack".
That term covers a lot of turf, so "two blade stockman" is actually more descriptive, though incorrect.

All true stockman knives have three blades, a main and a secondary at one end, another secondary at the other end.

Two blade serpentine jack it is then.

 

[PirateSeulb]

Strictly speaking, it's a "serpentine jack".
That term covers a lot of turf, so "two blade stockman" is actually more descriptive, though incorrect.

All true stockman knives have three blades, a main and a secondary at one end, another secondary at the other end.

I am far from the expert but I thought part of the defining characteristics of a jack was that it had 2 blades at one end. The two blades on the forum knife are opposite ends so I am not sure that serpentine jack is any more correct than 2 bladed stockman.

 

[22-rimfire]

I splurged and bought two. The second will be put away for a rainy day.

I have ordered one. But a little voice keeps telling me that I'm really going to like this little slippie and should consider two. I don't know if it is possible to order a second one after you placed an order for one. The rational person in me says I don't need two and in fact don't need another slippie regardless of it being the 2018 porch forum knife. Then I keep thinking that these annual forum knives may be coming to an end.....

 

[r8shell]

I am far from the expert but I thought part of the defining characteristics of a jack was that it had 2 blades at one end. The two blades on the forum knife are opposite ends so I am not sure that serpentine jack is any more correct than 2 bladed stockman.

Two blades on opposite ends of a small knife makes it a penknife. On a large knife, it is sometimes called a Jack. And I agree, it's confusing.

 

[JohnDF]

Quite obvious, it's a Two Spring Half Whittler

 

[black mamba]

Technically, I believe it's the same as the CSC forum knife, a double-ended serpentine jack.

 

[Shurke]

Here's how it was explained to me:

A knife with two blades, one at either end, is a pen knife, unless the knife is more than 3.5" closed, in which case it's too big to really be considered a pen knife anymore. Thus, the big ones are better called double-end jacks.

 

[Henry Beige]

I am really not looking forward to this, which is to say I am putting it out of my mind in order to be pleasantly surprised at its arrival.

 

[Heirphoto]

I have heard people call these half stockmen but that is not exactly accurate either. I am liking the name double end serpentine jack.

 

[Prester John]

I have heard people call these half stockmen but that is not exactly accurate either. I am liking the name double end serpentine jack.

"Double end serpentine jack" is (to me) too long and a little confusing. I think "two-blade stockman" is more descriptive, even if it is not "strictly" correct. And fewer syllables!