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Rough Rider & Related Slipjoints
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Will Power
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JP My first RR dirt buster, the large size, broke up on me in a similar fashion some years back. Frankly, it became deadly as it was extremely sharp and large. For safety's sake, I 'cremated' it 
Maybe I should've salvaged the blade though and made it into a fixed.
However, the small versions (well more like medium) show no build problems at at and are good tough inexpensive items, better pocket size for me too. I find them quite handy in the kitchen though, my test for a knife's size in the kitchen is, will it cut open a large firm apple without getting jammed in there? If it does, it's OK
My most used kitchen knife is a smallish Japanese vegetable knife, it seems to excel at all things, and sharp is an understatement
As for the poster who claimed we should not be complaining about cheap knives and you get what you pay for, simply no. Nobody is complaining, a forum is for discussing things and sharing different experiences, rather obvious. With regard to price/quality, well I must have been super unlucky in life I've come across many expensive items that were over hyped or even a disappointment, think meals, drinks, clothes, cars, tools, gear,knives etc. When a product is good, it's good, and you are pleased with it for a long time. The price is simply what the seller believes is tenable. 
Maybe I should've salvaged the blade though and made it into a fixed.However, the small versions (well more like medium) show no build problems at at and are good tough inexpensive items, better pocket size for me too. I find them quite handy in the kitchen though, my test for a knife's size in the kitchen is, will it cut open a large firm apple without getting jammed in there? If it does, it's OK
My most used kitchen knife is a smallish Japanese vegetable knife, it seems to excel at all things, and sharp is an understatementAs for the poster who claimed we should not be complaining about cheap knives and you get what you pay for, simply no. Nobody is complaining, a forum is for discussing things and sharing different experiences, rather obvious. With regard to price/quality, well I must have been super unlucky in life
I've come across many expensive items that were over hyped or even a disappointment, think meals, drinks, clothes, cars, tools, gear,knives etc. When a product is good, it's good, and you are pleased with it for a long time. The price is simply what the seller believes is tenable. 
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Steel is 7Cr17MoV (# 440A with Vanadium) for the Torreya.
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JP My first RR dirt buster, the large size, broke up on me in a similar fashion some years back. Frankly, it became deadly as it was extremely sharp and large. For safety's sake, I 'cremated' it
However, the small versions (well more like medium) show no build problems at at and are good tough inexpensive items, better pocket size for me too. I find them quite handy in the kitchen though, my test for a knife's size in the kitchen is, will it cut open a large firm apple without getting jammed in there? If it does, it's OK
As for the poster who claimed we should not be complaining about cheap knives and you get what you pay for, simply no. Nobody is complaining, a forum is for discussing things and sharing different experiences, rather obvious. With regard to price/quality, well I must have been super unlucky in life
Happily for the moment it seems to be fixed. But I notice that on larger RR sodbusters they use another pivot assembly, so they must be aware of the problem.
I agree with you, it is not because the item is unexpensive that it could be dangerously cheap.
Rough rider Carbon steel canoe
Robert -
Did you remove the titanium coating and the small blade from this canoe? I can't find a single blade canoe or any without titanium blade coating (which I really dislike). Also what is the blade length on this one (model #)? I can't find this model anywhere (I guess my googlefoo is failing me)
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Rich
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Rich:
It's a modified rr1571 with buffalo covers.
I did not remove the titanium coating.
I did remove the small blade.
Length Closed: 3.63"
Blade Length: 2.50"
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I just bought a rough rider tailgatetrapper and I’m pretty blown away. It’s a really nice looking knife, snappyopening and just generally well finished. If it was $50 I wouldn’t be surprised but for $15....just amazing what you get!
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Three Rough Rider knife kits I've had for over a year that I have recently got motivated to build, a Buck type lock-back & a two & three blade kit built as single blade knives (trapper & sow belly I think?).
Kit numbers CS1, 2 & 3.
Scales are not the supplied laminated wood but Briar root burl, just because I have some & thought it'd look better.
Two of the knives have slightly larger brass pivot pins rather than the supplied pins due to me messing them up while trying to get a nice fit.
Kit numbers CS1, 2 & 3.
Scales are not the supplied laminated wood but Briar root burl, just because I have some & thought it'd look better.
Two of the knives have slightly larger brass pivot pins rather than the supplied pins due to me messing them up while trying to get a nice fit
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The briar burl looks fantastic!
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Peanut in Green chequered bone and Small Congress in faux Tortoise. Both very nicely finished small knives.
Yeah, that's part of the reason I'd rather not have a shield than have an unpinned shield. I often don't care for a shield unless it is unique/themed to the knife.
Rough rider Carbon steel canoe
Wow, that looks great as a one blade. Someone should make that. How did you remove the small blade?
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Does anyone know what material the tortoise shell scales are made of? I don't think delrin. Acrylic? I wonder how they hold up.
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They are an acrylic. They hold up quite well. I had a small trapper with tortoise shell covers.
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I find this to be true as well. I have a Copperhead in tortoise shell and though white scratched the covers still look decent enough, just more of a matte finish now. Quite durable
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I went to the local knife shop yesterday. I started out looking for another pre-2004 Schrade and ended up buying a Case Small Texas Jack. I also picked up a really sweet Rough Rider lockback (RR081). Great fit and finish on this knife, light pull, easy to pinch open, and rock-solid lockup with no play at all. I'm not crazy about Rough Rider's jigged amber bone, which I think looks a bit greenish, but otherwise it's a fantastic knife, and would be so for even more than the $12 price.
The thing that makes this such a special story is that there were two of these in stock, one in an open box on display and the other in its closed box. It really caught my eye and I made a note to go back for it after I finished my other shopping, but when I did the first one was gone! Then I realized that a gentleman was there with his grandson shopping for the boy's first knife for his birthday, and the boy had selected the RR lockback. It was really great to see a young person getting interested in knives, and to listen to his grandfather explaining knife safety and safe handling to him. Pat (the owner) knocked off a couple of dollars to make it a "birthday special" and made sure to caution the boy to never take his knife to school. (Sad to say, as we all carried knives in school when I was young. Or younger.
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Well, I bought the second one as planned. I think it's going to make a good working knife for around the house and farm, big enough to do the job but small and slim enough to be unobtrusive in my pocket. I've been considering buying one of the smaller Buck folders for quite a while (like the 501) but wasn't sure I really needed it. For $12 who cares if I need it or not!
The thing that makes this such a special story is that there were two of these in stock, one in an open box on display and the other in its closed box. It really caught my eye and I made a note to go back for it after I finished my other shopping, but when I did the first one was gone! Then I realized that a gentleman was there with his grandson shopping for the boy's first knife for his birthday, and the boy had selected the RR lockback. It was really great to see a young person getting interested in knives, and to listen to his grandfather explaining knife safety and safe handling to him. Pat (the owner) knocked off a couple of dollars to make it a "birthday special" and made sure to caution the boy to never take his knife to school. (Sad to say, as we all carried knives in school when I was young. Or younger.
)Well, I bought the second one as planned. I think it's going to make a good working knife for around the house and farm, big enough to do the job but small and slim enough to be unobtrusive in my pocket. I've been considering buying one of the smaller Buck folders for quite a while (like the 501) but wasn't sure I really needed it. For $12 who cares if I need it or not!
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Been enjoying my RR081 (see post immediately above). I very recently tried re-dyeing an amber bone Case and was pleased with the results, so today I decided to try the same process on the RR. I may have put a bit more dye in the water this time (didn't measure either time 
) and the result is just fantastic in my humble opinion. I think it really upgrades the knife compared with the stock yellow/brown. The color reminds me of the ebony covers on my 40 year old Buck 110. Didn't get around to taking the picture until after dark, so I had to make do with an indoor shot under a desk lamp. I'm looking forward to getting back to the knife shop to show off my handwork!
) and the result is just fantastic in my humble opinion. I think it really upgrades the knife compared with the stock yellow/brown. The color reminds me of the ebony covers on my 40 year old Buck 110. Didn't get around to taking the picture until after dark, so I had to make do with an indoor shot under a desk lamp. I'm looking forward to getting back to the knife shop to show off my handwork!