Real men carry slippies.

ElCuchillo said:
Badgers are pretty tough, but I think THIS guy could get rid of those little critters for ya Blues! LOL.

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^^^ WTF?!!!!

If that ain't a stuffed gator, what's the deal with that guy? Where's his remains buried?
 
My remains aren't buried, sharpinend. That's me at my job. I TOLD you I wrestled alligators. LOL. Not a figure of speech, I actually wrestle them.
 
sodak said:
When you post with quotes like that, you are implying that you agree. You stirred the pot, and got someone banned, mods are on your side. Congratulations. You are creating sides where none need to be made, as myself and others have said.

Enjoy your forum, I'm taking this one off my sub. list. I enjoy discussing slipjoints, I don't care for this us v.s. them attitude, or the superiority complex that I'm getting from this.

PS - This is in response to post 115, I forgot to quote it.
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:rolleyes: oy vey.
 
sodak,

I can assure you that Gus and I have no dogs in this fight (or any "sides") other than to keep the peace and maintain this forum in the way its denizens have been accustomed to finding it.

That said, I can't speak to what anyone else thinks, intends or has a notion of.
 
ElCuchillo said:
My remains aren't buried, sharpinend. That's me at my job. I TOLD you I wrestled alligators. LOL. Not a figure of speech, I actually wrestle them.
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[tips hat, stares in disbelief]

That's over the top; really.

Be careful man; though I'm sure you know that.

[walks away shaking head, muttering... "nuts... just nuts...."]

Oh, and yeah, cool photo. Photographer still okay?
 
My father always had an old slipjoint or other in his pocket. He was blue-collar and really worked the heck out of his knives. My first knife was a very worn-down Camillus scout knife with the main blade all rusted and sharpened almost down to a splinter.

For years I carried all types of slips, including Schrade, Buck, Camillus, Case, Victorinox, and Wenger. Currently I virtually always have 2 slipjoints on me, the Victorinox Soldier and Vic Executive. The Executive is my light-duty grooming, package-opening, etc., knife. My Soldier is for heavier-duty use, and both get used on a daily basis.

I also carry some type of one-hander, often my CRK Seb, or a Spyderco Endura or Delica.

I tend to use the SAKs the most every day. I have had instances where the one-handers were invaluable, and their performance is magnificent. But the slips work outstanding as well, and they do not draw the attention that the one-handers do. I like having the choice, but truth be told, before I got my first one-hander in '97, I carried only one slipjoint SAK or other pocketknife(s) and never had any problems. I've also heard of some guys using their expensive one-hand tactical to open cans of food; but I can do that very easily with my $20 Vic Soldier, do it more cleanly, and without any risk at all of damage to an expensive blade.

IMO, not enough people carry knives as normal utility tools in society anyway. It's looked down upon by most people nowadays. So if you carry and use your knives, more power to you, regardless of whether it's tactical or slipjoint. I'll take both; for me, each had its time and purpose!
Jim
 
I was very pleased to see a woman using her own knife at in the break room at work the other day, to cut an orange. I talked to her a bit about it, and she even knew a little about it! It was refreshing. It was a one hander, but one of the modern "gentleman's knives" ("gentlewoman", in this case, I guess) with a wood and stainless handle, rather than FRN/G10/etc.

And I picked up my second Spyderco: A Delica, to go with my serrated hawkbill Merlin. It was about the slimmest one-hander I could find, and not too "tactical". Not too sure about the saber grind, but we'll see. And I prefer true lockbacks to liner locks, etc.

-- Sam
 
Argh... The Delica hasn't even arrived yet and now I've gone and ordered one of the Case amber bone mid-folders with a CV blade. The mere thought of FRN was enough to make me start immediately looking for a "nice" knife with a clip.

Ah well, I'll pair the Delica with the Springfield XD. Somehow fitting.

-- Sam
 
I like this thread and it got me to thinking about slippies and one-handed tacticals and so forth. I think there is a certain amount of respect for slip joint pocket knives say for instance the stockman type and sak types rather than the one-handed lock backs of the kershaw, spyderco etc. type. I think the longevity and the durability of a simple stockman type knife gives way to it being something of grit and strengh and everyday usability by "real men" whether that be modern or back in grandpa's day. It seems that the traditional type of slipjoints lends itself a positive memory for almost any person who has come in contact with or seen someone using one. In my experience and hearing and reading alot of others experience with a one handed tactical it sometimes makes a sheapel's eyes widen a bit more when one is whipped out. I also think that traditional type slip joints can and has been passed down from one generation to the next...it would be hard to figure a lightweight plastic handled tactical type knive can have the same effect over time. But that is not to say it can't, and in fact I sometimes carry a spyderco native for my edc. I also wonder if the forementioned knives were readily available in grandpa's time I wonder how many old timers would have used and prefered one to the slip-joint? I personally think both types of pocket knives are of high demand for the everyday doings of a person.
 
Diamond Dog said:
I like this thread and it got me to thinking about slippies and one-handed tacticals and so forth. I think there is a certain amount of respect for slip joint pocket knives say for instance the stockman type and sak types rather than the one-handed lock backs of the kershaw, spyderco etc. type. I think the longevity and the durability of a simple stockman type knife gives way to it being something of grit and strengh and everyday usability by "real men" whether that be modern or back in grandpa's day. It seems that the traditional type of slipjoints lends itself a positive memory for almost any person who has come in contact with or seen someone using one. In my experience and hearing and reading alot of others experience with a one handed tactical it sometimes makes a sheapel's eyes widen a bit more when one is whipped out. I also think that traditional type slip joints can and has been passed down from one generation to the next...it would be hard to figure a lightweight plastic handled tactical type knive can have the same effect over time. But that is not to say it can't, and in fact I sometimes carry a spyderco native for my edc. I also wonder if the forementioned knives were readily available in grandpa's time I wonder how many old timers would have used and prefered one to the slip-joint? I personally think both types of pocket knives are of high demand for the everyday doings of a person.
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You make some very good points DD. I think that much of the slippys ablity to be handed down from one generation to the next is that with multible blades like on a stockman or two bladed jack, there is less use on each blade. I now that with a stockman alot of cutting is done with the sheepsfoot, leaving the main and sheepsfoot less used. Also with no lock mechanisim, the construction is much simpler and with just a little oil in the joint once in a while, a quality slip joint will last many decades.

I do believe that if the old timers were around today, thier choice would be the same. One hand openers? They had them. Don't forget that untill 1957, switchblades were leagel in the U.S. Hammer brand and Schrade, and other makers of good quality pocket knives did indeed market them. They could be said to have been the ORIGINAL assited opening knives! Yet they never were really popular with the general knife buying public. Even with leagel automatics as they are called now, the traditional stockmen, trappers, barlows and such still were the choice of working men.

There must have been a good reason.
 
jackknife said:
You make some very good points DD. I think that much of the slippys ablity to be handed down from one generation to the next is that with multible blades like on a stockman or two bladed jack, there is less use on each blade. I now that with a stockman alot of cutting is done with the sheepsfoot, leaving the main and sheepsfoot less used. Also with no lock mechanisim, the construction is much simpler and with just a little oil in the joint once in a while, a quality slip joint will last many decades.

I do believe that if the old timers were around today, thier choice would be the same. One hand openers? They had them. Don't forget that untill 1957, switchblades were leagel in the U.S. Hammer brand and Schrade, and other makers of good quality pocket knives did indeed market them. They could be said to have been the ORIGINAL assited opening knives! Yet they never were really popular with the general knife buying public. Even with leagel automatics as they are called now, the traditional stockmen, trappers, barlows and such still were the choice of working men.

There must have been a good reason.
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Good posts by DD & Jackknife,

Part of what I believe good reasons to carry a typical pocket knife pattern such as a Stockman or a Jack as opposed to one of the autos(switch blades) back then was simplicity. (1) The switchblade tended to break down. I don't know how many vintage Schrade Waldens and Hammer Brands I see on the secondary market today where the buttons and locks are broken or malfunction. Its got to be 85-90% of every one Ive ever seen. I have got a vintage Hammer Brand S/B in a swirl grey~blue celluloid myself. The button works about 50% of the time and the lock only works if its just in the right position. So once they break down you are looking for a new knife. (2) Multiple blades. Stockman and Jacks and most other old slippy patterns have multiple blades. Its nice to have a variety of choices for a variety of cutting chores to complete with blades that have back-springs buit to last many years. (3) Cost. For my money its always going to be a decent vintage pattern of pocket knife to get the maximum bang for the buck. Besides, slippy's are always so much prettier than most of the autos or an assisted openers you typically see.

I know these are just a very few of the reasons I believe most folks would choose slippy's as opposed to S/B's back in the days of yesteryear but it I guess it makes sense to me.
 
For me, I think my all time pattern is the stockman.I certainly carried that pattern for most of my years. The craftmanship of these knives, is partially the reason I carry them. The way the blades lay in when closed, with the right amount of crink in the blades,and size to make them look the way they do. Suble curves in the handles, and the shield, well, there's nothing like a pinned shield. Half the reason to pull it out is to look at the thing.
 
Good point!
One pleasure of traditional pocket-knives over more recent knives is that they not only look excellentwork well, they're very nice just to fiddle around with like worry beads!
 
I also think that a good slip joint crosses all boundaries regarding the men that carry them. I think a good conversation piece for the blue collar worker or the white collar worker can be invoked when someone whips one out to use.
 
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