Less obvious EDC uses

AaronsHead

AaronsHead

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While I initially wondered why on Earth I need all 3 blades on my Case Medium Stockman, and started carrying it "just till I figure out what perfect knife I need to buy to replace it," I've since found all sorts of specific uses for all 3 blades, convincing me that I must, indeed, have them all. The clip, for instance, is the only one really suitable for cutting up my little kids' hot dogs, and also for cleaning my finger nails (though not at the same time, of course). The sheep's foot, contrary to my initial belief, turns out to be far superior for cutting boxes, tape, plastic ties, and all that plastic heat-sealed packaging that things now come in and aren't apparently meant to be opened. Even if the $200 gadget inside has been properly paid for! Certainly, I figured, I'd have no good use for the spey, given that I have no intention of trying to save on my vet bills, and yet it turns out that it's a blade I'm now using a couple of times a day, as a cigar cutter! This started in a moment of necessity, but turned out to work fairly well. After a few days of practice, I found that the spey works the best, and can quite quickly and neatly replace my fancy guillatine choppers. The best part is that I'm now never without the means to have a cigar, but even at home it's much more convenient than crossing the house to get the chopper or having to look for it. Anyone else figure out an unusual and regular use for the knives they carry?
 
I have used that little pen blade on my Peanut to skin alligators and crocodiles at work, to help me open up some lobster for dinner, and even helped a little gator be born. He was having a hard time getting out of his egg, as it was just a tad bit too soft a yielding for him to break through, and I used my pen blade to carefully slice a hole in the shell.
 
On my stockman, I found, that the spey works good as a scraper or pipe reamer, so I keep the clip sharpened(for food), and my sheepsfoot sharpened(as a utility blade, much like the stanley 99), but leave the spey dull.
I did this after reading one of jackknifes posts, where he explained it.

Peter
 
stockman242 said:
On my stockman, I found, that the spey works good as a scraper or pipe reamer, so I keep the clip sharpened(for food), and my sheepsfoot sharpened(as a utility blade, much like the stanley 99), but leave the spey dull.
I did this after reading one of jackknifes posts, where he explained it.

Peter
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this post describes how i use my med stockman as well(including keeping the spey dull to avoid cutting too deeply when scraping the bowl on my pipe).
 
Welcome, AaronsHead. Hope you enjoy your stay around here with likeminded folks who enjoy their slipjoints.

I am a stockman fan myself (both production and custom). Hard to beat that assortment of great blades.
 
I often use my slippies as worry stones. Whenever I take a moment to pause and reflect, I'll take what's in my pocket out and rub on the scales for a bit. I find it relaxing.
 
You just got to love those stockmans!. Ive just been frog gigging as of late with my good buddy Jack in his air-boat out in the glades, and we scored a little over a dozen last Friday evening. When we got back to the shack to clean 'em up I showed Jack a little trick I do with the spey blade with my Case medium stockman to literally strip them rascals right out of they're skin with two quick cuts. He was so impressed he ran out to our favorite hardware store in Okeechobee the following morning and bought him one of his own.

+ 1 on Welcoming to AronsHead to the forum as well.:)


Just as a reference, here is the one I used for the outing, a Case 6.5318..

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Wow, I certainly would never think of "frog gigging!" I think I get the point, though (pun intended). Seems both reptiles AND amphibians like pocket knives.

Great idea with the pipe reamer! I can't find any "proper" ones around the house for my occasional bowl of Peach Blossom tobacco, so I'm using a large wood screw with half of a molly joined to the end. It works, barely. I think I'll try the spey.

Thanks everybody for the welcomes. I've been greatly informed, enriched, and entertained by all of you for the past month!

One last thing...the longer clip blade makes a pretty good back-scratcher, I've discovered, though I'm certainly not going to recommend it to anyone else!
 
When I carry a medium stockman, I use the thing mostly for whittling, but the every day chores, too. The main blade is for food. The sheepsfoot is for cutting out leather, so it must be very sharp and thin-edged. The spey is for general trimming and such, so I don't let it get too dull either, and when I'm whittling, the smaller two blades see much more use, especially on detail work, than the main blade. The main blade would be for rough cutting, cleaning off bark and twigs, etc.
 
I mostly my pocket knives for food prep-sliced apples sausage and cheese and some almonds and cold water is a meal I eat several times a week, always prepared with my pocket knife. My SS peanut has become my favorite apple slicer, nothwithstanding its dimunitive size.

I also use my knives for whatever task comes along, for example yesterday I used my SAK (a red alox farmer) to install carbon monoxide detectors, the awl did a first rate job of boring holes for the anchors, the can opener/ phillips driver drove the screws just fine.

Sharpening pencils, opening mail and packages, trimming tags, opening cans (SAK duty, I almost never use a can opener), etc. Boring everday tasks, but life is a little easier and more enjoyable because of my pocket knives.
 
knifetester said:
My SS peanut has become my favorite apple slicer, nothwithstanding its dimunitive size.
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Same here! The "large" blade on the peanut quarters an apple quickly (tip: keep the blade pointing down to avoid juice running into the joint and gunking it up), and it easily gets that hated peel off for my 3-year-old. Frankly, I don't think he really dislikes the apple peel, I think he just likes watching me use the knife. :D

I use the pen blade on the peanut for cutting open those impossible-to-open clear plastic packages that so many products come in these days. Using that little sharp blade gives me excellent leverage and control. I also use the pen blade to cut off the top of a good cigar from time to time, as AaronsHead mentioned.
 
AaronsHead said:
Wow, I certainly would never think of "frog gigging!" I think I get the point, though (pun intended). Seems both reptiles AND amphibians like pocket knives...
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OH yea, that spey blade is a fleshing blade from the first. In fact, some time back a-ways it was even marked as such on many a Stockman pattern knives and they're variations such as Cattle King patterns and others..

OOOEEE, And its hard to beat fresh caught frog legs deep fried with a little salt, cracked pepper and everglades seasoning mixed up with some fine greens,,, :eek: ;) son, on this light tackle, mmmm, good!! :D :D :cool:
 
Only odd use I can think of was when I got my peanut, I had gouged/cut my hand a day before working on a truck, and while it was healing and scabed over good, it was also infected. I use the peanut(pen blade) to cut/dig the would open to drain it. That knife came scalpel sharp, figured it would work, and it did. first thing the knife was ever used for.

That pen blade gets used for every thing from that, to taking the seals out of the top of gear oil bottles for the truck, to opening mail, to whittling hotdog sticks around the fire. Yesturday it cut wire ties and old electrical tape on a car.

G.
 
Last year I used whatever slippie I had in my pocket at the time as a makeshift "nail" to hold down an old roll-up projector screen when I taught in a paticular room without the necessary nail. My students never seemed to notice or give it a second thought. I forgot one there one night (a GEC #73 stag liner-lock) and the custodian handed it back to me the next day with her complements on it... sadly, she then "fixed" things by adding a nail. Oh well, fun while it lasted. ;)
 
Warriorsociologist said:
Last year I used whatever slippie I had in my pocket at the time as a makeshift "nail" to hold down an old roll-up projector screen when I taught in a paticular room without the necessary nail. My students never seemed to notice or give it a second thought. I forgot one there one night (a GEC #73 stag liner-lock) and the custodian handed it back to me the next day with her complements on it... sadly, she then "fixed" things by adding a nail. Oh well, fun while it lasted. ;)
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Glad for your contributions again, Warriorsociologist.:cool:..

Nice to see you back here again. Its been a while, me thinks.

Best,

Anthony
 
Smoothin' out decal edges, I use the bolsters to smooth things out.

Some knives spin for a long time on the backspring, so they make good emergency game spinners, also very therapeutic and calmin'for me.
 
Hey thanks Anthony - I've been trying to get out and "do" instead of sit and "wish I were..." It's been a good while, but I'll try to stick my head in a bit more. Good to "see" you again too!
- Chris
 
A fair number of years ago I worked at the Lockheed Skunk Works in Burbank in a materials lab. Among other things, we made sheets of a custom material. We started with a polymer backing, poured goop made from a different polymer onto it and let it cure. (OK there was a bit more to it than that, but we needn't go into the specifics.) Once the goop cured, we would trim excess material from the backing. My favorite tool for this was the spey blade on my Buck 303. I kept it relatively dull so that it would cut the cured goop, but not the backing. To this day, I still don't sharpen the spey blade on my 303, though I keep the spey on my 301 quite sharp.

It took a Buck pocket knife to make that aircraft material.
 
sunnyd,

If'n you gonna mention frog giggin' then I suppose I can mention the Filet Mignon on Walleye.

Sharp clip point is best, then again any blade will work, if'n you know "where" this scrumptious meat is on a walleye.
I say any blade will work, as one does this in a hurry, not being seen doing it, and hoards them morsels to be eaten all by themselves.


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Handles are real important.

"Darlin' your eyes are like Rosewood on a Boker Tree Brand Classic".

"Darlin' your blue eyes are more gorgeous than Blue Bone on a Queen Mini-Trapper".

Darlin' Green Bone on a Hen & Rooster ain't got nothing on them green eyes of yours".

Swoon!

Listen , you fellers can cut string, open packages if'n you want, but Anthony and I know there is more to knives that skinnin' frogs and stealing fillet mignon...

*court-n-spark*
 
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