Humpback spey blades, why ?

[yablanowitz]

I have seen these humped spey blades referred to as "hipped spey blades."
Anyone else heard this, and does anyone know where it came from?

At a guess, I would stem from the same origin as "Hipped roof".

 

[desmobob]

That's a major surgery and not done with a pocket knife, in fact is never really done with cattle.

Here you go: (looks like it's being done with a long-reach T-handled sort of tool...)

 

[JohnDF]

It is not as stressful as you would think.

Here you go: (looks like it's being done with a long-reach T-handled sort of tool...)

Once again, please note:
I was saying that spaying female bovine is not routinely done with a pocket knife.

 

[desmobob]

"That's a major surgery and not done with a pocket knife, in fact is never really done with cattle."

I was just responding to your statement above, which I misunderstood. I have NO experience or expertise in sterilizing animals of any kind and did not or do not intend to be argumentative.

I had always been under the common impression that the spey blade on a stockman was for spaying cattle. I responded to the OP with my thoughts on why a spey blade might be hump-backed. I couldn't figure how castrating cattle even got into the discussion.

Anyway, I'm bowing out. Carry on!

 

[JohnDF]

Anyway, I'm bowing out. Carry on!

No harm, no foul.
It's just that (part of) my post keeps getting quoted to prove a point.
Not a problem other than the quote is being taken out of context and I just wanted to clarify things.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Once again, please note:
I was saying that spaying female bovine is not routinely done with a pocket knife.

Ah, yes, I was talking past your point.... totally missed that you were talking about sterilizing females (which means I am not reading to carefully!!! As spey totally means what you are talking about....not what I was going on about) sorry about that.