paulhilborn
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At two different times in my life I carried the same slipjoint for 10-11 years exclusively.
The first was a Buck stockman the second a kabar muskrat. Presently its a 4.3 inch toothpick
One of mine (its been photographed enough). For the last five years nothing else has been in
my pocket. I wouldn't have to have made it, but it would be the toothpick hands down. String,
envelopes, garden, small food prep, big and small game both and God knows how many fish.
Did I mention reaming tubing when necessary. Things would get real serious if for some reason
I could'nt Find it.
Ken.
The first was a Buck stockman the second a kabar muskrat. Presently its a 4.3 inch toothpick
One of mine (its been photographed enough). For the last five years nothing else has been in
my pocket. I wouldn't have to have made it, but it would be the toothpick hands down. String,
envelopes, garden, small food prep, big and small game both and God knows how many fish.
Did I mention reaming tubing when necessary. Things would get real serious if for some reason
I could'nt Find it.
Ken.
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Always a tough thread topic, because I am OCD about carrying too many knives.
For use.
My pics
One of the maker's pics.
One of these days I'd like to save up and get a nice custom slippy. If I did it would probably be an Oeser, and those pics confirm that feeling. If I did, an Oeser would probably be my one and only slippy if it came to that. Maybe he's make a nice soddie. Hmm...
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J. Does make a sodbuster pattern! He calls it his Workhorse model, and they are lovely!
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Agreed same here.
This would be the one.
That is definitely the same pattern I always saw as a child in my grandfather's pocket.. Even the metallic portion is similar.
This thread is worth a look if you have a spare minute or two.....
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...es-a-Good-Traditional-Barlow?highlight=barlow
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I think for me it would be something similar to the new GEC Pony Jack. However, I'm withholding judgement until I get the two Bose Zulu Spear knives I'm working on finished. I really need to get outside this weekend and make some progress on them. That is about the perfect knife to me, maybe because I grew up with my dad and grandpa both carrying, and then in junior high and high school I carried the same knife as them, one of the last US made Schrades, an SP3 Firebird. The Zulu spear looks very similar, except in a slipjoint. I have seen my dad and grandfather's knives do things that would make a knife knut shudder, but they are just tools to them.