RoseCraft Knives

EngrSorenson said:
I think you missed the part where I scaled them all to be equal handle lengths.
That way you can make an apples to apples comparison.

The Rosecraft sowbelly and Case Sowbelly may have equal blade lengths, but the handle on the case is shorter, so the blade is proportionately longer.
... it's like I do this kind of thing a lot or something.



When they make something worth my attention, I'll be sure to pick one up and post it.


I actually really appreciated your picture- it confirmed my suspicion.
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I think you missed the part where you're a lot more concerned about this than I am.

I know you don't like Rosecraft knives, as you've stated elsewhere, so I'm not sure what your goal was here. A lot of us enjoy these knives, regardless of what your inaccurate engineering MS Paint job attempt suggested. Anyway, you're also free to post up some of your other Porch appropriate knives in other threads for the appreciation of those. I wonder if you're this nitpicky on your GECs, for example.


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Quiet said:
I think you missed the part where you're a lot more concerned about this than I am.
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Just an observation and a discussion- it wasn't even a jab at Rosecraft.
If you'd like to keep talking about it, I'm game, or if you want to drop it, feel free. It's kinda how these things work, right?
 
Quiet said:
I wonder if you're this nitpicky on your GECs, for example.
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You have no idea. I steer clear of swell center pen knife GECs because they tend to get in the way of the pen blade nail nick, which is dumb to me.
I also don't particularly care for mid-sized Case stockmans, because for whatever reason, the blades are overly narrow, and disproportionate in that dimension.
I think it's more than fair to say the loomfixer looks like it got off the short bus.
 
EngrSorenson said:
Just an observation and a discussion- it wasn't even a jab at Rosecraft.
If you'd like to keep talking about it, I'm game, or if you want to drop it, feel free. It's kinda how these things work, right?
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There really isn't anything to discuss. Comparing knives that are made by different companies, through the efforts of different designers is really just chatter anyway, when ultimately the facts are, they're well made renditions of classic patterns in durable materials made to spec by a company who obviously cares about these classic patterns. I just found your inference that there must be some issue at play here odd, given that Case, GEC, Queen (and all their onetime subsidiaries such as Schatt & Morgan) have all made classic patterns with deviations in length one way or the other. I just don't recall having seen you in any of the GEC threads positing this question, as they've made plenty of knives with disparities in length or other odd choices in the past. If you have, and I've just missed it, I apologize. 🤷
 
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EngrSorenson said:
You have no idea. I steer clear of swell center pen knife GECs because they tend to get in the way of the pen blade nail nick, which is dumb to me.
I also don't particularly care for mid-sized Case stockmans, because for whatever reason, the blades are overly narrow, and disproportionate in that dimension.
I think it's more than fair to say the loomfixer looks like it got off the short bus.
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I can agree with those points. For the record, the blade is a lot thicker on the Stinking Creek than on the Case Sowbelly, although the thinness on the Case is probably due to it being a multi-blade pattern and having to fit two more blades in that same frame that's only about a mm thicker.
 
Quiet said:
I just don't recall having seen you in any of the GEC threads positing this question, as they've made plenty of knives with disparities in length or other odd choices in the past. If you have, and I've just missed it, I apologize. 🤷
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here's one:
EngrSorenson said:
This 33 was a bit of a disappointment with proud tips, a bad sharpening job, and blade rap, but I’m going to put some miles on it and see what happens.
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There was another post I made somewhere where I bemoaned the fact the swell center would obscure the pen blade nail nick if I filed the kick to hide the point... but I can't find it right now.

Don't worry, Forrest- I waste no opportunity to bellyache about poor design choices. It's one of the things I pay attention to the most. I've actually been tempted by RC's in the past but each time I checkout a pattern they release, there's a design choice I'm not a fan of.

Now all this said, dedicating whittling folding knives tend to have very big handles and short sheepfoot or wharncliff blades, and that's because most whittling and woodcarving needs a big comfortable handle, but a short blade. I don't think that's what they were going for here, but maybe.
 
Just looking at the posted manufacturer numbers

Case Sowbelly Closed Length = 3.88"
Rosecraft Sowbelly Close Length = 3.875"
I'd say they're pretty much equal based on that information.

As for the Loom Fixer, it's quite an old pattern. 1920s-1930s? I read a thread about it some years ago. I think it got it's name being intended for the "Loom Fixers" who worked at the mills fixing Loom machines. IMO Rosecraft did a good job of recreating that pattern, except typically they are 2 bladed with a long narrow pen blade.
 
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