my collection is growing...

RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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I'm starting to accumulate some really cool trad slippys, and I'm very happy about it. what started off with a sak and a buck 303 has now been joined by a ver nice case medium stockman (thanks Sunny D) a boker lare stockman an american made schrade large stockman and boker large congress. All of the sknives are great and I get happy whenever I look at or handle them, Thanks for your help and support guys,
 
Good on ya RR!:thumbup:

Not long ago I was bit by the tradional knife bug as well. I've bought some modern offerings from Kershaw and Spyderco for other folks as they're great products. Personally, I'll take the slip-joints and classic lock-backs like the 110, 6OT, and 886. Stockmans are still my favorites and it sounds like you've taken' a liking to 'em as well.

Have fun. I'm off to the local indoor flea market/trade center to work on my "collection" :p.
 
One is never enough, you NEED another one, then another, then another, endless pursuit of the perfect knife. After 40 years or so, you will end up with something like this.
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Slippys are addictive that way. There is so many variations in patterns and materials that it goes on. And theres something about the versitility of having multible blades that is habit forming. There is no two tact-i-cools on earth that can do what a sak and a stockman can do. Its a very easy thing to let the accumulation slowly build till it takes on a life of it's own.:thumbup:
 
Thanks for the kind words guys... Yeah I've been gradually off loading alot of my "nonuser knives" in trades for most of the pieces in my current collection. Gotta love the stockman patter, when I have one in my pocket it reminds me of being a kid and climbing trees to peek into robbins nests, and skinning knees when sliiping on the creekbed hunting crayfish
 
What's not to like? As addictions go, it's a pretty darn good one.
 
RescueRiley said:
I'm starting to accumulate some really cool trad slippys, and I'm very happy about it. what started off with a sak and a buck 303 has now been joined by a ver nice case medium stockman (thanks Sunny D) a boker lare stockman an american made schrade large stockman and boker large congress. All of the sknives are great and I get happy whenever I look at or handle them, Thanks for your help and support guys,
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Other than SAKs, I got the bug last summer with a Boker copperhead. Then I found a small Boker stockman in the road, minus the pen blade. Next was a Case peanut, and on the near horizon is going to be a Queen gunstock.

I have realized that traditional folders are every bit as functional as modern ones, with the added benefit of being beautiful to view and hold. Plus, there are plenty of nice ones that are quite affordable - more so than my infatuation with Bark River, certainly!
 
Here is a closer shot, Custom two blade front lock by WT Fuller, Gone but not forgotten.
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Thanks for looking
Jim
 
Jim,

That's one heck of a collection you've got there!. An old Doctor friend of mine who sadly passed on recently, had a very similar storage system for his knives. He organized all his by scales material. Pearls all together, Stags all together, Red Bone, Green Bone, Rogers Bone, ect.. ect..

RRiley,

Your off to a fine start!. You will find there is really not much you cannot do with a good pocket knife. I was just using the mate to your Case 6.5318 to cut open several boxes that Santa delivered a little late this year. Still cuts like brand new with its finely ground factory bevel.
 
sunnyd said:
Jim,

That's one heck of a collection you've got there!. An old Doctor friend of mine who sadly passed on recently, had a very similar storage system for his knives. He organized all his by scales material. Pearls all together, Stags all together, Red Bone, Green Bone, Rogers Bone, ect.. ect..
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Thanks Sunny,
I am still moving them around, have most of mine arrange by maker, (customs) then style, like my peanuts, canoes, and others, there are plenty of exceptions so far. Lots of moving still to be done. I will post when all is complete.
Jim
 
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