please set me on the right path.

[flatblackcapo]

I have been bitten by the slip joint bug! I need some advice from you guys.What would be a good first slip joint perchase? This is all I have been able to come up with to narrow it down,I would like a sow belly with carbon steel,under $100. What the heck am I thinking ? My bank account can NOT handle me falling for another knife genre.....but they are soooooooooo beautiful!!!!!!!

 

[knowtracks]

I'm pretty sure most production sowbellies would be under $100 but just a little maybe, that is if you don't go for an expensive handle material. There is a good thread here somewhere that is devoted to sowbellies, it should give you plenty of choices to drool over. You might just have to go back a few pages to find it!

Dave

 

[neeman]

Mistake

Posted a Schatt & Morgan in Stag but SS

 

[midnight flyer]

This is covered a lot here. These threads have been active in this month alone! Hope this helps, and remember, searching is your friend. With a bit more research, this could be its own sticky.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1017687-Looking-at-getting-first-traditional-blade

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-I-m-new-to-this-can-you-help-me-pick-a-knife

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1015967-Popular-patterns

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...eel-like-I-need-another-traditional-slipjoint

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1015037-Help-me-pick-out-a-great-slip-joint


Robert

 

[Railsplitter]

Case makes a yeller handled Sowbelly in carbon steel for about half of your spending limit.

 

[mnblade]

Case makes a yeller handled Sowbelly in carbon steel for about half of your spending limit.

Case also makes a Sowbelly in stag with CV steel. You should be able to find it just under the $100 price limit.

-- Mark

 

[abcdef]

Search "Bulldog knives sowbelly". I'm not talking about Boker. The have some nice looking carbon ones for <$100.

 

[TLARbb]

Case makes a yeller handled Sowbelly in carbon steel for about half of your spending limit.

Case also makes a Sowbelly in stag with CV steel. You should be able to find it just under the $100 price limit.

-- Mark

The two Case models are going to be hard to beat.

Ed J

 

[Peter Parker]

Sounds to me like you already know what you want and that sowbelly is a great one! Get yourself the stag Case 39 CV Sowbelly as Mark mentioned and I think you will be very happy with it!

 

[Will Power]

The Right Path in this case is just the beginning....the slopes of the foothills of Mount Traditional Nobody, as far as I know has reached the summit but the climb is totally rewarding, always:thumbup:

Good luck with finding that Sowbelly, but it's only a taster......

 

[flatblackcapo]

Thanks guys.I guess what I should have asked is what brands are consistant in the quallity and fit and finish of traditionals.while surfing around checking out some of the sugestions that y'all gave me I started looking at easy open style traditionals AAAAAAAAH will my obsesion ever end!!???Thanks again guys!

 

[knarfeng]

I have been bitten by the slip joint bug!
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...
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My bank account can NOT handle me falling for another knife genre.....but they are soooooooooo beautiful!!!!!!!

Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate

Roughly translated to, "you're doomed."

 

[TLARbb]

Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate

Roughly translated to, "you're doomed."

Indeed!!! But, misery loves company and he'll have plenty of that here...

Ed J

 

[WA Martin]

If you just want to dip your toes in the water I believe Rough Rider makes a sowbelly. If you want to dive right in check out the Case models and the others that have been mentioned. If you win the lottery you can search in the knifemaker's for sale area as I saw one recently there offered at $1200.