Help! I'm stooopid and don't know what a slipjoint is

Totally Judy

Totally Judy

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Okay.....I'm in the contest - the 52 card pickup contest. And if I win I have to sponsor the next contest and all the knife prizes are supposed to be slipjoints.

But I don't have a clue what a slipjoint is so how the heck am I supposed to get one to give away after I win this contest.

A little help please. I am going to plead deep blonde roots on this one, guys.

Thanks.

TJ
 
Totally Judy said:
Wouldn't that be dangerous?
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Plenty of folks have cut themselves learning how to use one safely, myself included.

Just don't stab it into a refridgerator box for a peephole while playing hide and seek (I was 8). It's a cutting tool, not a jabbing/prying tool, so use it that way, and it will be fine. If it is a quality knife, the spring(s) will keep the blade open just fine in normal use. When I was a kid, my dad refused to buy me a lockblade after I got that nasty cut on my knuckle from jabbing it into that box. He said "you need to learn to use a knife properly and safely. Lockblade will make you not learn that lesson well enough." I have a mix of lockblades and slipjoints now, and mostly carry slipjoints.
 
Okay.....I think I got it. Those are the knives where you have to use your fingernail in the little groove to open the blade, right? And when you are done you just fold it closed, right?

I think I understand now. So, what sort of slipjoint would be an appropriate knife and reasonably priced for the "pay it forward" knife game? I want to be prepared.

Appropriate and reasonably priced are the key words here.....

More help, please! (more Ovaltine, please!)
 
Totally Judy said:
So, what sort of slipjoint would be an appropriate knife and reasonably priced for the "pay it forward" knife game? I want to be prepared.

Appropriate and reasonably priced are the key words here.....
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It's really up to you. Pick a knife that reflects your tastes. Just stay away from China cheapies.
 
Totally Judy said:
Okay.....I think I got it. Those are the knives where you have to use your fingernail in the little groove to open the blade, right? And when you are done you just fold it closed, right?

I think I understand now. So, what sort of slipjoint would be an appropriate knife and reasonably priced for the "pay it forward" knife game? I want to be prepared.

Appropriate and reasonably priced are the key words here.....

More help, please! (more Ovaltine, please!)
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Slippies make up the majority of the knives posted on this part of the forum. Case, Queen, Schatt & Morgan, Boker, Buck, Camillus, Canal Street Cutlery, Henckles, Hen and Rooster, Eye Brand, John Primble, Puma, and Schrade all make slipjoint I believe.
 
This one should work fine, Judy. Made be some guy name Shadley. Probably goes for about $2500 or so. :D

(Peter_E gave some good suggestions that won't cost you too much)
 
Totally Judy said:
Okay.....I think I got it. Those are the knives where you have to use your fingernail in the little groove to open the blade, right? And when you are done you just fold it closed, right?

I think I understand now. So, what sort of slipjoint would be an appropriate knife and reasonably priced for the "pay it forward" knife game? I want to be prepared.

Appropriate and reasonably priced are the key words here.....

More help, please! (more Ovaltine, please!)
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A regular pocket knife is a slipjoint. Stockman, Trapper, Whittler, Barlow, Jackknife are all examples of a slipjoint. In this forum, a question like that might appear to come from dark roots, but on the street the general population would give you a blank stare if you asked them to define a slipjoint, or a slippie, male or female. Hell, my spell checker doesn't even know.

In fact, some women might grin or slap you if you asked them if they wanted to see your slipjoint, depending on their nature.
 
Totally Judy said:
So, what sort of slipjoint would be an appropriate knife and reasonably priced for the "pay it forward" knife game? I want to be prepared.

Appropriate and reasonably priced are the key words here.....

More help, please! (more Ovaltine, please!)
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TJ, See guideline #8 in current "Pay It Forward" thread or you can go with what Thomason suggested. Your choice..
 
DaggerBlade said:
TJ, See guideline #8 in current "Pay It Forward" thread or you can go with what Thomason suggested. Your choice..
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I'd have to work my regular streetcorner for about the next 15 years to get enough money to buy the knife Thomason suggested. And that is even with me having to give change back for a quarter! I live very rural and the payscale is less than in the big city!!!
 
Until I came to this forum, I had no clue what a slipjoint was. Worse yet, I was carrying 2 of them at the time.
 
Totally Judy said:
I'd have to work my regular streetcorner for about the next 15 years to get enough money to buy the knife Thomason suggested. And that is even with me having to give change back for a quarter! I live very rural and the payscale is less than in the big city!!!
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While you are out working "your" streetcorner see if you can hustle a few of the guys to come pick a card. 21 left and approximately 24 hours and 16 minutes before the drawing.
 
I think this knife has been well described, it is like a lock back with a mild shelf instead of a locking niche. If you go to Sierra trading Post.com and type in knives there are a couple decent slip joints a very good prices. If you're looking for something a little more memorable new Graham knives online has a good sale price on the spyderco UK penknife it features a full size spider hole cpm s30v steel and g-10 handle with steel liners and a wire clip for tip up carry not traditional this piece runs about $90 plus shipping but is a very nice slipjoint I am sure. They also have a selection of traditional slip joints in there specials section. slip joints are also easy to find at sporting goods stores such as big five and the like. personally I would look for something online. think of something you wouldn't mind pulling out around the Thanksgiving dinner table say to open a gift package. Something with a bone or mineral inlay that is both pleasing to look at and entirely nonthreatening for most people. there is something about the traditional slow and ritualistic two hand opening method required. that allows people around you to get use to the idea of the presence of an edge in their midst. something that the quick millisecond sswinkk of a one hand opener definitely does not provide.
 
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