most used vs least used

I use the sheepsfoot blade the most, with the spey blade coming in second. For me, the clip blade is the least used on my stockman.
 
On my stockman knives, I tend to use the clip and sheepfoot about half the time each, for different reasons. For example, I prefer the sheepfoot for opening clamshell packaging, and other slightly rougher work, as it has less tendency to slip, and the shorter length serves me better. The spey gets used the least, but sometimes I try to use it to keep it from feeling lonely. :)

On my trapper/mini-trapper, I seem to prefer the clip for food prep and typical lighter things like opening packages, and the spey for slicing through plastic ties and cutting around other objects I do not want to accidentally pierce with a tip. It gets additional leverage, too, because on my trappers, the long spey blades actually lean slightly forward in the open position.
Jim
 
I'll probably be laughed off this forum:foot:, BUT having grown up using a soddy, I use the spey 80%, then the sheepsfoot15%, then the clip 5%. If Buck would change the clip for a spear, it'd be perfect.
 
jpvjr said:
I'll probably be laughed off this forum:foot:, BUT having grown up using a soddy, I use the spey 80%, then the sheepsfoot15%, then the clip 5%. If Buck would change the clip for a spear, it'd be perfect.
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I won't laugh at you, but I think you mean a "stockman" and not a sodbuster (or at least the sodbusters I'm familiar with).

That said, I like to use the spey blade on a stockman for rough jobs to keep the sheepfoot and clip sharp for more precise cutting tasks.
 
Blues said:
I won't laugh at you, but I think you mean a "stockman" and not a sodbuster (or at least the sodbusters I'm familiar with).

That said, I like to use the spey blade on a stockman for rough jobs to keep the sheepfoot and clip sharp for more precise cutting tasks.
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No, where I grew up all they sold were Soddies. The spey is like a miniature skinner, so that's what I'm most comfortable using.
Now that I've been using a Stockman pattern(1st the 301, then the 303) The spey on the 301 is like a skinner, the spey on the 303 however is like a pen.
 
Haven't seen a sodbuster with a spey blade. Just the skinner or slightly drop point models.
 
555 said:
I can see I'm the odd man out, here.


On a Stockman, I use the Spey the most, the Sheeps Foot Second and the Clip blade the least.
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I'm with you. I have a desk job, at the moment, and the spey blade makes a great ink eraser! (This is not creativity on my part. The old Office Knives had a spey blade for just that purpose.)
 
Like jtb49er2000 I use the clip of my texas jack the most, and reserve the pen blade for fine work like whittling, or emergency use.
 
Probably 60-30 with the clip and the sheeps foot....don't use the spey all that often....maybe 10% at the most.
 
If I'm carrying a multi-blade it is usually a mini-trapper, followed by either a canoe or a regular trapper. The clip is what gets used 99% of the time on mine too. I keep the spey as a reserved edge, when I don't want to poke something while cutting, or for dipping & spreading food stuff. Naturally, on the SAK Tinker the large spear gets the general use.
 
On my 4 bld congress, its about even between the big coping and the big spear blades. The little blades rarely get used. On my trapper, its about even between the clip and the wharncliffe
 
Nope, both blades get used about the same amount.
The spey blade on the moose is perfect for the times I don't need a pointy tip, and the clip blade for when I do.

/ Karl
 
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