On a whim today

SilverFoxKnows

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I left my one-hander at home. A slip joint usually accompanies it but today my Tinker and Middleman both said "Take me". Does anyone carry slip joints only for EDC? And if so what's your winning combo? Stockman and a canoe? Trapper and a congress? Whittler and a SAK? What's in your pocket today?

Frank
 
It's a very liberating experience, right!! :)
Slipjoints are all I carry on an everyday basis, occasionally I may carry a one hander when doing yard work or out hunting.
Normally I only carry my stockman but occasionally add a Canoe. My SAK Tinker is a good back up to any knife.
 
SAK and stockman. Today, as usual, Vic Huntsman and Uncle Henry Premium stockman, sometimes, specially over weekends, I change the combination but it´s allways SAK and stockman.
 
Usually a Buck 303 medium stockman and a small SAK. I sometimes carry a one-hander but usually stick with the traditional folder. I change around some to get the pleasure of using some of the other knives I have but the little SAK is an EDC. It is just a handy little guy.
 
I rarely if ever carry more than one knife. On any given day it might be a SAK Spartan, an Old Timer Middleman Jack, a Buck 709, a Case two blade penknife or a Spyderco Endura lightweight. I'm a bit of minimalist at heart and I figure if my Grandad (who worked for a living) got by with a two-blade slippie for his entire adult life, a bloated desk jockey like me ought to be able to get by with one knife too.
 
Well, today I have my new Case folding Hunter. the thing is a beast of a knife! No wonder it came with a sheath!

I plan on carrying a mid folding hunter by Case shortly (when it arrives) but will probably settle for the Seahorse in the end...

Good thread!
 
I have a small Puma prospector today. Just one blade. Very easy to carry pattern and low weight. Seems to be my favorit since I hawe carried it exclusevly for about 3-4 mounths and keeps to take it every morning.
Most often I like to carry a knife with two blades, just to keep one sharp if I have to use it a little harder. Its also possible this way to keep different edges. My most loved twoblader is a Remington baby bullet trapper with the speyblade refiled to a spearpoint. The spearpoint is the major blade and the clip is the backup for harder use. The nailnick on the spear is to the right, witch is good for a lefthander.
I often refile Trappers because I love the pattern but see no use in a speyblade.
 
at the moment a sak cadet, usually a sak timekeeper, then a huntsman, a farmer, and last, but not least a rucksack.
 
I carry a slipjoint everyday. However, it's a SAK midnight messenger on my keyring. My primary carry is usually a BM 942.

I'm trying to wean off the Benchmade and carry a medium sized SJ for primary EDC instead, but that 942 is so darn hard to beat any which way you look at it. Well, okay, the 942's weakness is that some nice stag, jigged bone or celluloid handles would easily beat matte black aluminum.
 
Toothed,
There's nothing wrong with carrying both your 942 and a SJ. I carry a small Sebenza and either my Tinker, Cadet, OT Jack, or OT pal. They make a great combo any way you look at it. I like to keep the Sebenza for the really tough cuts while the slipjoints come out more often for all of the little cuts.
Matt
 
The only one-hander I ever carry is a Spydie Calypso Jr. It is ugly, but light, unobtrusive, and an incredible cutter.

But most of the time I carry a Stockman or a Trapper.
 
How's the Uncle Henry at holding an edge? I like the way the carbon steel on my Old Timer cuts but I'm not always good about keeping it oiled. I've got a few spots on the blades already. Not the knife's fault, it was probably the best $13 I ever spent. But if it holds a decent edge it would be nice to have a stockman that's a little more maintanence free. Thanks.

Frank
 
SilverFoxKnows,

My EDC was a HI-C Schrade from mid 60´s to 1976 when it was replaced by an Uncle Henry with 440A blades, It holds an edge fine for me, and is not hard to sharpen, you do trade some edge holding for convinience and you may get very different opinions from different people. I guess it depends on what you cut with it, how often, how are your sharpening skills, etc.

One thing I noticed is that the springs do rust, I have several Uncle Henry and they all have blackened springs on the outside and spotted on the inside, so you still have to keep them clean and dry, and oil them ocassionally.
 
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