Opinions on Pocket Slips

I’m not about to start carrying a knife purse anytime soon, but this lot of knives I just got came with some beautiful examples in Genuine Embossed Vinyl 🤣🤣:

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I like a nice pocket slip; but they get in the way of using my knife, so I don't carry them. (That's also why I only have a couple of them)
 
Well I read through all 7 pages of this thread and I must say it’s pretty inspiring.

One thing that I’ve thought of is making a slip with a pocket clip so my wife can carry her preferred traditional knife IWB when she wears something that doesn’t have suitable pockets. She often carried a mini copperlock, a case mini trapper, or an 18 pattern stockman.
 
hhmoore said:
I like a nice pocket slip; but they get in the way of using my knife, so I don't carry them. (That's also why I only have a couple of them)
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I can see that, but for myself, I do carry 'several' knives at any given time, so, it's those times when I am not in a rush to part stuff that I will reach for one of my slip joints that rides in a slip sheath, like today I used my Case Shot Show Single bladed sowbelly with Tony Bose signature on the blade and ebony for the covers. A very elegant knife and a pleasure to use.

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Gary W. Graley Gary W. Graley I'm not sure if I'm inherently lazy, or just a creature of habit. I'm rarely in a hurry to cut something...the bother of dealing with the slip just gets to me. That said, I think if that had been a part of my process earlier, it wouldn't seem like bother. Takes too long for a new idea to become a habit.

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JM2 said:
Well I read through all 7 pages of this thread and I must say it’s pretty inspiring.

One thing that I’ve thought of is making a slip with a pocket clip so my wife can carry her preferred traditional knife IWB when she wears something that doesn’t have suitable pockets. She often carried a mini copperlock, a case mini trapper, or an 18 pattern stockman.
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You could also buy one if you're more inclined that direction. These are made by William Henry. (Not my photo)
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Gary W. Graley Gary W. Graley I'm not sure if I'm inherently lazy, or just a creature of habit. I'm rarely in a hurry to cut something...the bother of dealing with the slip just gets to me. That said, I think if that had been a part of my process earlier, it wouldn't seem like bother. Takes too long for a new idea to become a habit.

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Possibly it’s genetically passed down from generation to generation ;)
But the slip sheaths that I have made I find to be as part of the knife itself, which probably puts me in a minority of most people, but I’ve always been on the outer edge of things
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I discovered these Hide & Drink slips recently (but I've already forgotten where I first heard of them). I tried one and liked it so much I ordered a second one. They sit squarely in the bottom of a pocket and will easily hold anything up to a Buck 112. They are designed to carry multiple items such as a SAK and a flashlight. Shown here with a Buck 112 Slim Select (nail nick model, i.e., no th*mb st*ds -- and with the p*ck*t cl*p removed) and a Vic Electrician. Will easily hold a trapper, copperhead, etc. A Mini Maglight will fit with the Electrician. A bit loose for a smaller or single layer slipjoint (muskrat, medium stockman, etc.) and a bit tight for a four-layer SAK. Add a lanyard and you've got a buckaroo pouch. Pretty nice leather.

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I don't like most slips because they add so much weight or take up too much space, a lot of folks use really heavy leather which is overkill.
The only one I have I use for 15 or 83 frames, made by the Stropping Young Lad (now closed sadly), which is cut similar thin quality leather and style Gary posted.
That fold over, stitch on one side and the bottom seems to be the most ideal to me. And the right leather is critical.
Gary W. Graley Gary W. Graley this is one of yours, right? Very cool.
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Here's the slip I was talking about (with an 83), I believe the leather is Horween Chromexel which is ideal.
I like the minimalism, but also the way that its not stitched all the way up so that the very top is essentially two small flaps that allow you to easily pinch the handle to get the knife out. I wish they all were made like this.
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Coyja Coyja I'm with you on this, I also find most slips appear to be made with disquietingly thick leather and comparable stitching :eek: dislike that as it just creates bulk in the pocket. I know that many people like this & it takes skill to make them but they are not to my taste or usefulness. Like some shoe in the pocket or a holster!:D

French knife makers often use very thin, nappa? leather or suede with those flaps you show, these I find will keep the knife vertical in the pocket especially the suede types. Otherwise, I generally want a pocket-knife not a pocket-sheath...

Thanks, Will
 
It's a fine line between protection and overkill, the leather I'm using for the slip sheaths could really stand to be just a bit thinner but not by much. I like the fact that were the knife to drop to the ground as I was taking it out of my pocket, the sheath with it's soft thick leather will protect the folder better than if it were in a thin type sheath. I have a couple such thin sheaths that came from the mfg for a couple knives and I'd not trust them to even protect against being knocked around in my pocket.

But, that's what makes the world go round, we don't have to all like the same thing.

This was made for a fellow that owns a compass and wanted to protect it in his pocket/pack, I mocked up a piece of wood that was the same diameter and thickness as the compass and ended up with this. The wood/compass would sort of 'pop' into the lower portion of the sheath so it won't fall out.

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Gary W. Graley said:
It's a fine line between protection and overkill, the leather I'm using for the slip sheaths could really stand to be just a bit thinner but not by much. I like the fact that were the knife to drop to the ground as I was taking it out of my pocket, the sheath with it's soft thick leather will protect the folder better than if it were in a thin type sheath. I have a couple such thin sheaths that came from the mfg for a couple knives and I'd not trust them to even protect against being knocked around in my pocket.

But, that's what makes the world go round, we don't have to all like the same thing.

This was made for a fellow that owns a compass and wanted to protect it in his pocket/pack, I mocked up a piece of wood that was the same diameter and thickness as the compass and ended up with this. The wood/compass would sort of 'pop' into the lower portion of the sheath so it won't fall out.

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More fine work my friend👍
 
Let me be diplomatic.

I received a sheath with a new Buck 301 pocket knife several years ago.

The sheath has never seen the light of day , outside the house.

Just my viewpoint.

To each, his own, but user pocket knives are not jewelry to me.

Again, to each, his own.
 
This is my everyday carry that I use a slip with. Lionsteel Dom Barlow with ram's horn handles. The ram's horn is very nice, and I want to protect it. This is a cheap $4 Rough Ryder slip. It fits what I look for in a slip... not much bigger than the knife itself, able to be molded around the knife like a holster, and short enough that the end of the knife pokes out for easy grabbing. A little moisture to mold it, a coat of mink oil and it was ready to go.

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