multiple blade uses on stockman

RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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So I've been carryin around the stockman patterns for a bit and I've read some on this forum and others about folks delegating specific blaes for specific tasks....the universal one seems to be the clip point is used for food...(although the clip on my boker has cleaned out a cottontail and a few squirrels already) the sheepsfoot is for utility cutting...but the spey?? spare?? carving?? skinning? some folks keep it dull I hear for abuse type stuff... what do you all relugate you blades for?? Thanks!
 
I do have specific used and levels of sharpness for the stockman bldes.

The clip is kept very sharp, and is used for slicing and cutting on stuff that is not going to be too detremental on the cutting edge. The clip makes a passable trout and bird knife, some food duty, general use.

The sheepsfoot is kept with decent utility edge at a higher angle for more abusive cutting like fiberglass reinforced plastic tape, cardboard, and the tip of the sheepsfoot makes a dandy opener of those d--med plastic blister packs that are a bear to get into.

The spey I keep semi-dull, for any scaping duty, boot cleaning, old window glass putty, stuff I won't use a good cutting edge on. Since I don't do much castration work, I really have no use for a spey blade and I wish someone would make a stockman with a Victorinox combo tool off the bantam in place of the spey. Now I'd pay for a custom like that, I just don't know what I'd call it. A stocksak? Maybe a sakman? You got me.:D
 
Like most, I use the Clip and Sheepsfoot as mentioned in your post. Since I carry a smaller Stockman and the Spey measures 1-7/16" , I tend to keep that one razor sharp for less abusive work like cutting packaging tape, thin plastic sheet used mask/cover cars while at work, stuff that doesn't quickly dull a blade.

I try to keep all three sharp but tend to leave more of a coarse, working edge on the Sheepsfoot.

Chris
 
I do what Rupestris does and try to keep the spey very sharp, in reserve for those times when I really need a fine edge. I think it would make a good skinning blade (due to the big belly at the tip), but haven't used it for that purpose yet, so time will tell on that one.
 
I keep all three sharp - the clip for everything, the coping for 'X-acto' type work, and the spey is good for situations where you can flip the knife upside down, using the blade like a scissor; the tip won't dig into the surface it's touching as it moves. I wrapped all of our presents this Christmas, cutting the paper like that.

thx - cpr
 
The clip is used when I want the extra reach that blade offers or I'm cutting *food.

The sheepsfoot is reground to the thinnest angle I can get the blade at with the edge not failing under normal use. The short blade length and nice point make this an excellent precision blade IMO. I bring the edge to a high, hair whittling sharp polish and reserve it for when a high degree of sharpness is desired.

The spey is ground slightly thicker, but still no more than 10 degrees per side max. This is my general use blade for things like opening packages, cutting cardboard and other mundane chores. I chose this role for the blade because I don't want to wear down the tip of the sheepsfoot too quickly, the spey has a solid snap to the back spring, the curved handle gives this blade great ergonomics and I never really had a specific use for this blade so it became the general purpose blade for me.

*Sometimes I use the sheepsfoot for food. I'll use the clip for cutting up meat or an apple, but if I'm cooking pasta and just slicing some onions into the pot or want to peel a carrot, I go with the sheepsfoot. Sharper and thinner is always better IMO.
 
I use the spey as my general use blade.
The way Queen swedges the spey blade, you end up getting a sharp point that is extremely strong.
The clip point I use for food.
The sheepsfoot for accurate cutting or cutting against a ruler
All kept as sharp as possible.
 
mnblade said:
Don't do "much," or don't do any. There's a big difference there, jackknife. Especially if you're a young bull. :D

Seriously though, I feel the same way.
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There were a few less than respectable "young men" that were hanging around my daughter when she was a teenager that made me give passing thought to the original use of the spey blade.:D
 
I keep the clip blade sharp sharp for food, general cutting.

The sheepsfoot for cardboard, scraping, all round crap work.

I don't know if it's tradition or because my Grandpa always kept it that way but I keep my spey blade razor sharp. My grandpa carried a stockman and used the spey blade as intended. If you saw his knife, the clip and sheepsfoot are worn down from use and sharpening. The spey is near perfect because thats the only thing it was used for (other than the occasonal rabbit or squirrel. I myself haven't used it for that (my uncle uses the rubber bands to castrate now:D) but I have used it to skin some squirrels.

Sam
 
jackknife said:
There were a few less than respectable "young men" that were hanging around my daughter when she was a teenager that made me give passing thought to the original use of the spey blade.:D
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Aha! My daughter's just 4 now ...... gives me a decade or so to shop for a very large stockman with a very menacing, very sharp spey blade. Thanks for the tip!
 
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