*Official 2018 BF Knive: Poll 1/8: 2 Blades (Jack), 2 Blades or 3 Blades

Buck 301: How many blades?

  • 2 Blades OPPOSITE ends: Clip & Spey

    Votes: 5 1.5%

  • 2 Blades OPPOSITE ends: Clip & Sheepsfoot

    Votes: 169 49.4%

  • 2 Blades SAME end: Clip & Spey

    Votes: 7 2.0%

  • 2 Blades SAME end: Clip & Sheepsfoot

    Votes: 34 9.9%

  • 3 Blades: Clip, Spey, Sheepsfoot

    Votes: 127 37.1%
  • Total voters
    342
  • Poll closed .
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Then there's the question of putting the blades side by side. Not so difficult with the Queen as it has a narrow Pen blade, but much more problematic with a taller Sheepfoot, something will have to ride high......the Clip or the Sheepfoot? No, this frame is meant to have opposing blades, and for good reason. This is not a swell ended traditional Jack pattern, Barlow, Teardrop, and others.
 
Well, it looks like a dirt trap in the hand Jack. Sure you're not being seduced by that jigged bone over Yellow Delrin??;):D:D
 
Will Power said:
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Then there's the question of putting the blades side by side. Not so difficult with the Queen as it has a narrow Pen blade, but much more problematic with a taller Sheepfoot, something will have to ride high......the Clip or the Sheepfoot? No, this frame is meant to have opposing blades, and for good reason. This is not a swell ended traditional Jack pattern, Barlow, Teardrop, and others.
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Or the nicks will have to be on opposite sides :thumbsup:

Interesting - if increasingly obsessive - posts Will! :p :D ;) :thumbsup:
 
Will Power said:
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Here's a look at the insides of an EE Stockman frame. Top Queen Cutlery's 'Jack' version 2 blades same end. Buck 303 Stockman bottom, and 309 double ended 2 springs, centre. Notice the huge empty space on the Queen, nice dirt trap eh? The Buck 309 is full and tight, the 303 ditto because it is designed to be 3 or 2 non krinked blades each having its own spring and yet being no thicker than many conventional Stockman knives.
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Welp! You just convinced me to change my vote to 2 blade opposite end. Though I feel even more like the three blade might be nice. This question is so hard!
 
Will Power said:
Well, it looks like a dirt trap in the hand Jack. Sure you're not being seduced by that jigged bone over Yellow Delrin??;):D:D
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Wasn't there a long thread here for fans of Case's Small Texas Dirt Trap Jack? ;)
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Could we be over-thinking this? Us? Never! Serpentine Jacks aren't quite as common as Stockmans, but it's not like they're some bizarre new idea.
 
Do they make longer pen blades that could fill the gap on a jack pattern? Also, one feature of the opposite end that people may wish to consider is that each end will have a tang corner sticking out, whereas on a jack it is only on one end.
 
Will Power said:
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Ugh. You're killin' me smalls! I didn't know such a beast existed. My home state stamped on a tang of probably my favorite knife pattern?! Gotta find one.

I voted for the two blade/opposite ends. Very similar to the two blade 303 I made, the ergos will be great and it looks nice in the bladewell too. I'm getting really excited about this forum knife!
 
Copperberry said:
I jumped off the Jack boat and back aboard the three blade stockman now that the same end ship is losing steam!
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Full steam ahead for the 3 blade! I occasionally use the spay on my one Case stockman. It's great when you want a sharp full blade with no pokey bit. Above all, it's the most iconic version of a stockman knife and that's what I'm after.

I'm also not sure about all the "slim/more pocketable" angle. Sounds like the linerless buck frame is fairly slim anyway so seems it's kinda splitting hairs?

I do see validity of the points being raised about another standard stockman design being not as fresh. I'm personally not bored with the standard design but that's only one mans opinion. I will but either version and this poll is fun to watch, as well!
 
When it comes to the stockman pattern, I do not care for the spey on the same end as the clip. The tip of the spey is exposed when the sheepsfoot is open.
 
LastRodeo said:
When it comes to the stockman pattern, I do not care for the spey on the same end as the clip. The tip of the spey is exposed when the sheepsfoot is open.
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Not if you regrind it into a pen blade ;).

~Chip
 
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