help finding a stockman

RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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so i was just bitten by the slippy bug as some of you know and where kind enough to greet me with a warm welcome...I recently got my first stockman patern, (my first slippy other than a sak) it's a buck 303 cadet I ordered about 2 weeks ago, and it just came today...it's nice, I'm looking for something a little more robust....there is some blade play in all of the blades and the action seems a little loose..I'd like to find something in a similar pattern (maybe larger) that is more solid something that opens with the kind of lock up you get on a vic sak, and that feels the hand a little better, I like the stockman pattern but would also consider canoe, or trapper patterns( insidently I have a boker carbon stocman on the way but I think I might star a stockman collection, these forums are going to kill me)...also what are your guys takes on the stainless case knives? also how do you carry your slippy?? in your pocket? or or ina pocket pouch?? any special maintenance tricks you use to increase longevity?? Thanks
 
RescueRiley, My favorite stockman are the large Boker ones in carbon steel. They take a good edge are fairly robust and slim in the pocket. Not to mention if you shop around they can be had for very fair prices. Boker and Case both make excellent trappers, that are among my favorite hunting / woods knives.

Case Tru-sharp is a pretty reliable steel I have several knives that have blades made from it and all are great users. Tru-sharp seems to sharpen fast and hold an edge similar to what my sak's hold. The main reason for my carbon steel / cv preference is because I like the character it shows after use. That buck you got will be a great outdoors knife! joe
 
If you want something a little larger, I am fond of the Queen #9 and Moore Maker 5301, seen here with a Queen #26:

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thanks guys.. I really like the look of the case mini trappers....has anyone noticed blade play in any case models...plade play in folder irks me...can it be avoided or is it just something I should get used to...
 
You know, it's wierd, I had Buck Cadet 303 years ago and I loved it, but when i got one recently, it Chinese version I bought for a friend was made better then the 303 (as sacraligious as that might be to say). I wonder what's up with Buck's QC as of late?
 
ah HAH, found the pictures.

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Got it in a bin full of old pocket knives my wife's grandfather gave her. Don;t think it's been used much. Fit and finish not the best, and not much of a looker, but it's a pretty good user/beater, and interestingly enough the carbon blades don't rust up as much as the CV on my Case Sodbuster Jr.
 
like I said it's not a bad knife the size and idea are just right....i bought a buck 112 recently which also had some bladepay
 
Buck has a good warranty i'm sure if you contact them and explain the problem with your knife they will make it right. bladeplay sucks!! I lean toward the case line my favorites being the full size trapper, medium stockman, and a large stockman, the first 2 in yellow the large stockman in bone. good luck on your downward spiral into poverty that is knife buying.
 
Few knives have the walk and talk like a Vic SAK. That said the Queen knives I've handled all have great snap, walk and talk. You may have to do a little edge work on the Queens but once you have the edge you want on them they are really great knives.
 
Case with CV blades - great value, but I'd avoid the Delrin handles
Case with 154CM blades - I have the large Folding Hunter, it's a terrific knife
Moore Maker - excellent, but I'd avoid the Delrin handles
Queen with D2 blades - the last few I've bought in Bird's Eye Maple have been surprisingly sharp right out of the box (a Canoe & a Toothpick)
Boker with carbon steel blades - very good knives available at a very good price (25-30 bucks or so on the 'bay)

Happy shopping!

P.S. I love Buck knives but I don't think this is where they really shine...
 
Thanks for the help guys...how do you all pocket carry your knives without getting the joint all gummed up... I think that's what happend to my last 2 saks they go real gritty, and made a grinding noise when worked and where hard to open and close...I didn't even rally use them on anything sticky...just form being in my pocket I guess..any secret tricks I should know about?
 
RescueRiley said:
Thanks for the help guys...how do you all pocket carry your knives without getting the joint all gummed up... I think that's what happend to my last 2 saks they go real gritty, and made a grinding noise when worked and where hard to open and close.
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I hate that grinding noise too. That's why whenever I open slipjoint, I sing "Dixie" at the top of my lungs. I get some looks, sure, but it drowns out that grinding noise. :D
 
I like Great Easterns, Moore Makers and Bokers. If you can snag an old Camillus or Schrade they are good also. I just scored a Camillus cocobolo trapper on epray for $27.

For the price I think the Bokers are really nice. I have a large sodbuster and it only set me back $20. Soon though it will be on it's way to Australia for some rams horn scales.

I keep most of my folders in a belt pouch or slip. Check out the "buckaroo" pouches on this site.

http://cuttersandcollectors.com/

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I just bit the bullet on this one...

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I was looking at the Schatt & Morgan gunstock stockman, absolutely beautiful, but too big for my pocket.
As for blade wobble, it's a crap shoot.Unless you can go through some knives and check each one, you are going to find some with wobble.It really doesn't hurt what the knife was meant to do, so I have accepted a small amount of play.
I have been to stores where the person behind the counter told me the knife was the last one in stock when I wanted to see a couple of examples.You have to tell them they just blew a sale.Anyone else have that done to them?
 
Very nice looking knive Navihawk. How do you like it?

El Cuchillo... your knife is one of the Great American Story knives. The first series of 12 knives was produced in 1976 to celebrate the Bicentennial. The numbers started at 1770 and went to 1781. The second series was produced the next year. Your knife, number 1784, was the third in the second series and released early in 1977.
 
navihawk said:
I have been to stores where the person behind the counter told me the knife was the last one in stock when I wanted to see a couple of examples.You have to tell them they just blew a sale.
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In my experience, some of these counter types couldn't care less whether you make a purchase or not. :grumpy:

(Surprisingly few knife knuts work at megastore knife counters.)
 
Smiling-knife, I haven't gotten it yet. Just ordered it last night. I can't wait to get it.I think the horn Moore Makers are Camillus if I'm not mistaken.I'm getting the muskrat in horn from Santa. It's starting to form into a collection as my tastes change.
I've noticed that too, the fact that knife counter people aren't knife nuts. I've run across a few that think they are pulling a fast one on you, or they think they know it all. I have to laugh and walk away.
 
RescueRiley said:
Thanks for the help guys...how do you all pocket carry your knives without getting the joint all gummed up... I think that's what happend to my last 2 saks they go real gritty, and made a grinding noise when worked and where hard to open and close...I didn't even rally use them on anything sticky...just form being in my pocket I guess..any secret tricks I should know about?
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Do you oil the joints? If so, try using a little less oil, strange as that might sound. If you put too much on there, it'll collect gunk more easily.
 
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