I think I am the odd one here

[KYenglish]

I find myself torn between the two quite often, I like a lot of jacks (like my Texas jack ), but if I'm honest it's the white owl that gets the nod most often



it's lead me to recently try some more of what your talking of

 

[Sonnemann]

The slimness and appeal of a single-spring pattern with blades on each end will always grab my attention. I just wish more equal-end/pen-style patterns had half stops (my usual point of contention for forming preferences.) Except for Half Congresses they don't seem to be the traditional choice, though I have noticed that much older examples of equal-end patterns (and much older knives in general) will basically default to having them. I like that they show up on newer versions like the Case/Bose Norfolk but was sad that the recent Northwoods version did not.

That does not prevent me from owning and enjoying knives like the Esquire and Conductor or Case's pen knife pattern which are all cam tangs. Also won't prevent me from getting the upcoming #66 pen configuration with a muskrat clip

 

[leghog]

I've been a fan of single spring two bladed knifes for a long time.

 

[leghog]

Two springs often can be as small as one spring.

Case Baby Butterbean beside a Case Peanut.

 

[Flint Hills]

I carry a slim premium stockman and have for years. But I have one or more of every pattern nearly and occasionally switch up. You might look at the muskrat pattern and see if it is worth a try.

Sorry to get off topic, but what is a slim premium stockman?

I like pen knives. They are slim and light in the pocket but sometimes that thinness just doesn't feel right in the hand, Case's Pen knife is an example. GEC's White Owl and Conductor are a tad thicker which I like.

 

[jon_slider]

Im a big fan of slim single spring.

 

[tongueriver]

Sorry to get off topic, but what is a slim premium stockman?

Two examples in the (authentic, ahem...) Schrade lineup WERE the 3 9/16 inch slender frame, e.g. 897UH, 825 stainless open stock, 895 carbon open stock, and some several dozen variations. In their larger frame size WAS the 861 open stock and the 61OT. They are all yet readily available you-know-where.

 

[quattromori]

Ryan.......yes you are
Seriously, it's just a matter of taste, and on average people here tend to prefer...both
I'm pretty much a single blade or jack person myself though

Fausto

 

[Rsmith_77]

Ryan.......yes you are

to you too
its all good, i think i have gravitated to the farmer or pioneer in LFP and a small carbon pen knife in the RFP
thinking this should cover any and all bases

 

[quattromori]

Of course I am too...I never claimed to be normal
My preference comes back to my "knife roots". Born and raised in a land of single bladed knives, any blade pivoting on the other end of a knife still looks "wrong" to me. To be honest, most jack knives with two equally sized blades tend to look a bit odd to my eyes.
But again...if you are odd, I might very well be from another planet

Fausto

 

[Will Power]

I've always admired the single-spring pattern, great test of nesting the blades in nicely.

The Pen has always been my preference over the Nut for instance. You should try a Queen Cutlery Muskrat, that's single-spring and a really fine pattern a double ended Laguiole or Slimline Trapper if you like! The Moose, Half Whittler don't forget, Norfolk, Conductor and White Owls are very big in my knife pantheon. Jacks are beautiful knives too but some have unpleasant sharp protruding tangs that can interfere with comfortable grip I find. For bigger knives I favour Barehead single-blades anyway.

But, just think of it for a moment. What a staggering range of patterns and styles the Traditional knife offers the enthusiast, deeply impressive indeed.

 

[jkulysses]

I like both as well. Can't really say I prefer one over the other but when they are on the same end I tend to prefer both nail nicks to be on the same side for whatever reason.

 

[jakemex]

My preference is single blade, even though I have some two bladed jacks etc.

 

[edbeau]

Have a few Frontiers with pen blades both single and double springs.

 

[2Dead]

:thumbup: to single spring pen blade configurations (or even 2 thin springs as long as there isn't a center liner). If the blades are going to be separated by a liner then give me a jack

 

[jc57]

I prefer a 2-blade jack, though it's more of a tendency than a religion. I suppose if I were going to rank my preferences it would be: 2-blade jack, 3-blade stockman, 2 blade pen, 1 blade jack. So yes, clearly something is wrong with you because you are not exactly like me.


[above is subject to change based on season, phase of the moon, my mood, or the flapping of butterfly wings in Asia]

 

[waynorth]

I love them all! Right now, I carry a WT, and a single blade Barlow.
But I have in the past, and will in the future, carry a single spring 2 blade, especially this one!
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-Say-To-Mah-To-I-Say?highlight=you+say+tomato

 

[Woodrow F Call]

I like them all, but I tell ya, that you can get a whole lot of knife in a slim super pocketable package in the pen blade setups. Single spring with a pen on one end and anything else on the other. Good stuff. :thumbup:

 

[Rsmith_77]

Well, I sorta feel like I took a big step tonight.

Been thinking about that pen knife my grandfather used to carry when i was a kid, and so tonight, I texted my mother and mentioned that if he still had it, and none of my uncles had claimed it, i would like to have that little pen knife, if he was willing. My mother said she would ask him (he is still kicking at 92 years old).

This is a big step for me, i havent spoken to the man in nearly a decade, i think every family has a black sheep and I was 25 years old when i discovered it was my maternal grandfather. What he did is way to personal to speak on in a public forum like this (no offense, i love you guys!) but needless to say he went from being one of my heroes to the type of person I despise the most. I understand he is my grandfather, and I suppose I will always love him but I don't like him and I certainly hate the things that he has done.

Part of me realizes that he is advanced in years and when he is gone, he is gone forever. I realize I have an opportunity that many of the folks here on these forums would love to have, to pick the brain of a man born in 1922) But I am just not sure I can look past his actions, but maybe this will be something to remember fondly years down the line.

Anyways, just thought I would share (albeit in a rather cryptic manner).

 

[jackknife]

Well, I sorta feel like I took a big step tonight.

Been thinking about that pen knife my grandfather used to carry when i was a kid, and so tonight, I texted my mother and mentioned that if he still had it, and none of my uncles had claimed it, i would like to have that little pen knife, if he was willing. My mother said she would ask him (he is still kicking at 92 years old).

This is a big step for me, i havent spoken to the man in nearly a decade, i think every family has a black sheep and I was 25 years old when i discovered it was my maternal grandfather. What he did is way to personal to speak on in a public forum like this (no offense, i love you guys!) but needless to say he went from being one of my heroes to the type of person I despise the most. I understand he is my grandfather, and I suppose I will always love him but I don't like him and I certainly hate the things that he has done.

Part of me realizes that he is advanced in years and when he is gone, he is gone forever. I realize I have an opportunity that many of the folks here on these forums would love to have, to pick the brain of a man born in 1922) But I am just not sure I can look past his actions, but maybe this will be something to remember fondly years down the line.

Anyways, just thought I would share (albeit in a rather cryptic manner).

Don't miss an opportunity that may vanish any day now. Every family has a black sheep, including mine, and time will brunt the worst of the nightmare. My Uncle Pat, dad's middle brother was an incurable alcoholic and thief. To support his drinking, he'd steal from family members to get the money for a pint of cheap whisky. In his later life, he hated himself for being the person he had been, to the extent of putting a bullet through his head. His suicide note begged forgiveness from those he hurt, and expressed his shame so great he could'nt look any of them agains. He was a sick man who need got the help he needed, and died for it. Forgiveness is sometimes a very hard thing to do, but not impossible. Talk to him, pick his brain about his life, you will find he's very willing to talk about it. Getting to know the person may eventually give insight into that persons behavior. Many times, forgiveness is not possible until understanding the person comes about. At 92, you don't have much time. You may find once past the ugly thing, there is a person you'll be glad to know. Human beings are like a coin, there's two sides to everyone. Sometimes the other side can be ugly.

Carl.