Recommend me a good user slipjoint.

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simko

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who makes a good user slipj?

im looking for:

High Carbon steel blades
good snap in springs
not paper thin liners
overall good quality
inexpensive.


I dontneed fancy handle materials or anything like that

Patterns i like :

Barlow
Canoe
Trapper
Stockman
muskrat

im open to suggestions from the wazooooooooooooo... so just post here.

what im not looking for:

90 dollar schat and morgans with 420hc that doesnt hold an edge too long.

i also dont want something similar with engravings out the arse and bone, stag etc making it sooo fancy id be afraid to use it.
 
I am looking for a good user slipjoint like you so I'm very interested in this thread. I have heard that Mooremakers and Queen's slipjoints in D2 are suppose to be great utility slipjoints. Mike Stewart from Bark River Knife and Tool is starting to design a slipjoint based on input from some people over at KnifeForums. I'm kinda of waiting for that knife to become reality before I make a final decision. He thinks it will make production in about six months or so. I hate waiting!
 
aarron,

You shouldn't have any trouble finding a knife that you discribed. I would start with a hand picked Old Timer. They have 1095 high carbon steel,tough as nails handles and are good using knives for not a lot of money. The reason I say hand picked is because some have blade alignment problems and walk and talk issues. I have several OT and they are hard to beat for tough users.

Also look at Case yellow handled knives with CV steel. I have a yellow handled trapper and it is one of the best tough using slippies that I have. A lot of people talk about Case QC and I agree but the line that makes the yellow handled knives has got it right.

Also, Bulldog makes some good carbon steel users. They cost a little more and have fancier handles but they are not too purty to use.

There are plenty more but the OT and Case knives can be had for less than $25 or less and you can get a lot of user for the bucks...

Good Luck Dean
 
schrade doesnt sound bad...

for the larger patterns like a trapper, are the springs stiffer?

im thinking about rehandling a schrade with somethign else, that wuold be fun.

do they make a good 1 bladed pattern?
 
I recommend the Schrade Old Timers, note that the larger models, the lockbacks and the fixed blades tend to bet stainless (440A, marked Schrade+), the two basic stockman models. 4 inch Senior 8OT and 3 1/4 inch Middleman 34OT are 1095, there´s a discontinued OT stockman that was stainless too.

The springs have been on the stiff side in all the Schrades I´ve had, they´ve been non stainles even in the stainless bladed knives.

They do have (or used to have) a couple of one bladed knives in 1095, with brass liner lock and backsprings, they are small ones, I only found one model in their site, the 2 3/4 inch Mighty Mite 18OT.

It is better if you can hand pick one.

The old Boker used to be quite good, though in the expensive side, but I haven´t handled one in many years. I´ve heard Boker is making for other German brand names and are making some knives in Argentina, my brother has one of their Argentinian tacticals and it isn´t bad, I don´t know about the slipjoints, A.G. Russell has one in a boy scout pattern.
 
Aaron,
I think those look A LOT like Camillus slipjoints.....

You could go to camillusknives.com, click on the closeout store, and find a nice little peanut in Abalone celluloid for $16.50 (US) plus S/H, and do well within your parameters.

Not afilliated, just as information.

Bill

PS
I was addressing your one bladed question in this post :D
 
ok the cold steel's are obviously out

schrade sounds good..... but im still not sure becuase when i go to the USA Port huron , MI theres meijer, dunhams sports, wal mart all the schrades are in blister packs, not boxes, also,how do i tell if it is the high carbon models, or the stainless?
 
ok ill be gettnig the senior, i like a bit bigger....


but is it ok if it comes in the bluister pack? or should i do the chekups? i dont think stores will let me open those packs
 
Here's a Cuttin' Horse Sowbelly I carry from time to time. Pic has a lot of reflections on it.
 
If cost is a consideration, the Shrade Old Timers are awesome.
For slightly more though, Bulldog, Mooremaker, or the Queen D2's are nice. Although the Queens I've seen have had spotty quality.
Here's the Mooremaker that's always in my pocket.

mooremaker.jpg


Lenny
 
Gentlemen:

My decision has been made.
A schrade old timer senior stockman.
now i just need to find out which store has them in boxes, instead of the blister packs.
 
I think it´s a good decision, I´m only posting because I found the one bladed large (3 7/8 inch) Schrade Old Timer trapper, and thought you might be interested:

http://store.knifecenter.com/pgi-ProductSpec?SCH194OT

This one has the old style brass liner lock, I believe it´s discontinued but apparently some are still around.

There are also a couple of two bladed trappers (no lock) in the same situation:

http://store.knifecenter.com/pgi-ProductSpec?SCH94OT

http://store.knifecenter.com/pgi-ProductSpec?SCH96OT
 
Aaron, those black cherry delrin Queen knives you are asking about are D2.
I've got 4 Queen knives (2 in D2, 2 in 440A) from Knifecenter during the last two years. Both D2 knives had minor, and one of the others more extensive fit/finish issues.
I have Queen D2 knives from another seller too, and those are top notch.

Also, be prepared, that the clip point blades of the D2 knives are ground with slight recurve. This is NOT a defect, this a traditional clip point style (Type A clip point if I remember correctly).
Some people here on the Forums did not like this, and thought it was a bummer.

The last 2 Schrade knives are 1095 steel.
Walmart usually has boxed Schrade knives that you can inspect.

All my Old Timer knives however were purchesed blister packed from K-Mart, so I could not inspect the walk and talk. Even so, only one of them has some minor problem.
There are some minor variations from knife to knife of the way the blades are ground. Even in a blister pack you can see if the blade shapes are OK with you, are the blades evenly ground, are there scuffs, scratches, how are the nail pulls positioned, is there discoloration etc.

I like both my Old Timers and my Queen D2 knives. Both are in my EDC rotation. Any of them would be a good choice.

P.S.: You may consider also the Camillus Carbon series stockman and trapper. I've never handled them, but many people like them and Camillus does make excellent knives. They are slightly more expensive than the Old Timers. They are discontinued but still available from many on-line retailers.

Good luck and Happy Holidays!
 
The Old Timer 80T is an excellent EDC I've got one that's about 1000 years old and is beat to hell but still takes an incredible edge.
 
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