Ideal Stockman?

[thawk]

There are some real lookers in this thread. I've always liked that Schatt you are showing Elliot, and it's a long one too with a cool small clip. Your other ones are just off the hook. Nice work on those handles Sappy.

A good old Delrin handled Schrade Walden with a matchstrike nick is one you can't go wrong with.

Or an older Schrade Walden is even better.

Herman Williams stag is a good choice.

 

[knarfeng]

I carry a Buck 301 or 303 a lot.

But, "ideal"? It'd be similar to this one. But you have to be able to see past the garish scales.

I'm in love with the shape of the clip blade. Long pull. Rounded bolsters. 3 7/8" closed. She's a beauty to me.

 

[Blues]

But, "ideal"? It'd be similar to this one. But you have to be able to see past the garish scales.

I'm in love with the shape of the clip blade. Long pull. Rounded bolsters. 3 7/8" closed. She's a beauty to me.

Here you go, Frank. Here's the knife with its original scales replaced with Ken Erickson's jigged paper micarta:

(Thanks for the good words, fellas. :thumbup

 

[Grateful]

thawk that 61ot is crazy cool! It is a real looker.

 

[thawk]

thawk that 61ot is crazy cool! It is a real looker.

Thanks! Herman nailed that one for sure.

 

[orca8589]

I carry a Buck 301 or 303 a lot.

But, "ideal"? It'd be similar to this one. But you have to be able to see past the garish scales.

I'm in love with the shape of the clip blade. Long pull. Rounded bolsters. 3 7/8" closed. She's a beauty to me.

Yup - and that 0170-6 (Carbon V) steel just plain runs circles around most of the other steels out there. I had one of these, and sold it, and it's on my list again. Really "loud" scales, for sure, but I miss that steel.

~Chris

 

[me2]

If we're going for ideal, I'd have a large stockman, say 4" closed. D2 for the clip blade, CPM M4 for the spey blade, and 1095 for the sheepfoot, each sharpened and heat treated for different uses.

For production blades, I'd have to go with a Case yellow delrin handle as large as I could find, with CV steel.

 

[waynorth]

"Old Greeny" here might have been my longest-carried knife. A Tested 6347, someone else carried it for many years, and used it regularly. Then I took it over and carried it for maybe 8-10 years. Now someone else is enjoying a one penny knife. Last I saw, it snapped nicely, and felt good despite the scars and warts!!

 

[sappyg]

Alright Sappyg how do you dye the scales that color, that is truely beautiful!

Keith, beautiful color, did you do that?
And if you did, how?

Thankyou. I learned this from Jamesbeat. I hope this link works. This web book gives me fits.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/868446-Dyeing-Bone-A-Tutorial

There are some really nice stockmen here. What can I say but WOW... just WOW. Those old school Shrade Waldens are drawing my attention lately but Elliots Paper Micarta scaled stockman by Ken Erickson is bang on.

 

[crbauhs]

You have some of the most beautiful Schrades I have ever seen. I seriously envy you.

There are some real lookers in this thread. I've always liked that Schatt you are showing Elliot, and it's a long one too with a cool small clip. Your other ones are just off the hook. Nice work on those handles Sappy.

A good old Delrin handled Schrade Walden with a matchstrike nick is one you can't go wrong with.

Or an older Schrade Walden is even better.

Herman Williams stag is a good choice.

 

[Blues]

I never get tired of looking at Hal's collection of beauties...and there sure are a bunch of others here which just continue to show why the stockman is such a great pattern. :thumbup:

 

[OzarkCreekWalker]

i like 3 1/4 inch stockmans. I just find them perfect in the hand. A Cadet, 34OT, and Queen Small Stockman are ideal for me. But that Case Stag Damascus Medium Stockman.... It makes me wish i was a stockman guy.

 

[ATF6281914]

My Case Stockman (amber bone and CV) has gotten more pocket time than my BM 940 in the last few weeks. I love the lil thing!

 

[Nixelplix]

This may be heresy, but I really like my 4-blade (Boker-made) Henckles stockman. That pointy extra blade really comes in handy sometimes! I guess I'm a sucker for gimmicks!

 

[neeman]

Hmmm....

Interesting idea. Maybe it'll be called a...

Vicstockinox?
Victoriman?
Stockorinox?
Vicstockiman?
Stockoximan?

My brain is starting to hurt...

Jackknife's Jackknife

 

[neeman]

Ideal Stockman?
I have never met a whisky I didn't like

Queen
# 26 3 1/4" ideal for office work
# 9 4" ideal for yard work and out and about
# 49 4 1/4" ideal for woodcraft and camping

Queen #26
The Burke has Sanvik steel, sharp little thing!
The Canal Street is exactly the same as a Queen
The Case is nice also with a pen blade
The small case easily takes the place of a peanut (flame LOL)

Queen #26 in delrin

S&M 3 1/2" 2007 series
The ideal.......

The Case Stockman in CV

Hey don't forget Buck!!
solid,,,,,,

 

[combatjiujitsu]

Hey Guyon you mind droppin me a line and letting me know where you came up with that white/black queen you posted?

 

[300Bucks]

First off - THIS IS NOT A REAL KNIFE - So only want it but not look for it.

I photo added some really good jiggedbone ( old Schrade) to a photo of a Buck 303 to make my 'ideal' medium stockman. No wait I needed to replace the spey blade with a long Warcliff....yeah that would be it.

Otherwise I really like a lot of the knives in the thread and would grab them up if found cheap. But it my area of endeavor the 'ideal' full size stockman to find at a swapmeet for $5 would be this.

Good stag, scale rivets. Buck 301 from the early 1980s. It is Cami made but still if you run on to one, hope you have a roll of bills in your pocket......

......NO wait a large stockman let me rethink......this one a Buck 307 in stag......they could of matched the stag a little better.

300Bucks/ch

Edit Added.

This 303 would be number two, old stag BUT 425M steel from the mid-80s.

 

[ken erickson]

After reading and taking in the pictures in this thread its no wonder that the stock knife commands the popularity today that it does. Typically 3 distinct blades in a compact and pocket friendly package. While I have enjoyed making stock knives in lengths from 4 inch plus to under 3 1/2 I find the ideal size to be closer to 3 3/4. When I think of my ideal stockman I think of the sheepsfoot blade laying relatively low in the frame. For me the size and layout is more important than scale material. I have scaled stock knives in MOP , bone, G10 , etc. They all work well .

 

[Blues]

After reading and taking in the pictures in this thread its no wonder that the stock knife commands the popularity today that it does. Typically 3 distinct blades in a compact and pocket friendly package. While I have enjoyed making stock knives in lengths from 4 inch plus to under 3 1/2 I find the ideal size to be closer to 3 3/4. When I think of my ideal stockman I think of the sheepsfoot blade laying relatively low in the frame. For me the size and layout is more important than scale material. I have scaled stock knives in MOP , bone, G10 , etc. They all work well .

Having a few of 'em at the 3 3/4" size (both stock and cattle knives) I can certainly attest to both their utility and ease of carry.
What surprises me is that the size doesn't seem to have found a niche with the production versions though you will find various manufacturers building 3 1/2", 3 5/8", 3 7/8", 4" and above.
I guess the cost of dies, tooling and setup may remove the profit from potential demand. Too bad, as it's a very useful size in the "little big knife" category imho.