Rough Rider & Related Slipjoints

Pipeman said:
RR has just come out with a mushroom knife. wooden handle, a brush at the back end, with liners and a screened printed ruler for measuring your shrooms, with a hawkbill stainless blade. Still no further news on their carbon steel line other than they're working on it.

Regards

Robin
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Might as well post some pictures of them!

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I've always thought it would be a fun hobby, but I wouldn't trust myself to identify mushrooms correctly.
 
I ordered a rr elephants toenail but returned it due to large gaps in the bone sclaes. The knife shop said all the toenails he had in stock were the same. I ordered a sunfish instead, the scale was less gappy but still had them. The main blade has some side play but otherwise it's a solid knife that came sharp and usable. One thing I've learned about rr knives is they get the heat treating right, and those blades take a marvelous edge with ease!

I prefer my trapper for the fit and finish but I like the chunky style of the sunfish :)

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JPD1998 said:
Here's one of my favorites.
The picture isn't the best. I think the pattern is a "small hunter' , I don't see it that often.
The secondary blade is a thin clip.

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Did you add the lanyard hole on that one? I found the same knife but none that have that option.
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joepa150 said:
Just got my first slipjoints and they are Rough Rider. First impressions coming soon.

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After hearing all the hype, I had to buy a Rough Rider.

The smaller one is about 3" long and is a 3 blade Congress with yellow composite handle (model RR1166). There is a little blade rub. The blades were not sharp enough to shave hair off my arm but after about 25 minutes on my edge pro, it will shave now. Fit and finish are good for a $7 knife.
The larger green one is a mini trapper. Fit and finish are a step up on this than the congress. Blades are not shave ready but were sharper than the congress. The only thing with the green mini trapper is the one blade doesn't give that snap sound when opened like the other blade. I guess that means it has a softer spring?

So I have a few questions.
Is the difference in fit and finish (green being better) because it was $3 more, because it is a different model, just random, or because it was a larger model?

I just want to know what to look for if I buy more Rough Rider knives. I want my future Rough Rider knives to match the quality of the green mini trapper.
 
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joepa150 said:
The only thing with the green mini trapper is the one blade doesn't give that snap sound when opened like the other blade. I guess that means it has a softer spring?

So I have a few questions.
Is the difference in fit and finish (green being better) because it was $3 more, because it is a different model, just random, or because it was a larger model?

I just want to know what to look for if I buy more Rough Rider knives. I want my future Rough Rider knives to match the quality of the green mini trapper.
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I've got a couple of the same models of Rough Riders, and the walk and talk is a little different between them. One is newer, and the main blade doesn't snap open quite as nicely. There will be differences in all of them, I think! Some times, they just need to break in a little bit, some times we get a stinker.
 
Now that I have two slipjoints (Rough Riders) I have that bug to buy more slipjoints. I have two vintage Case knives that my father will be sending me in the near future (canoe and stockman).

I want something that is higher in quality than Rough Riders but I have a hard time spending a lot more money on say a GEC when I can get a couple more Rough Riders for 1/4 of the price.
 
joepa150 said:
Now that I have two slipjoints (Rough Riders) I have that bug to buy more slipjoints. I have two vintage Case knives that my father will be sending me in the near future (canoe and stockman).

I want something that is higher in quality than Rough Riders but I have a hard time spending a lot more money on say a GEC when I can get a couple more Rough Riders for 1/4 of the price.
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You should enjoy both of the knives you are talking about. I absolutely love some of the old CASE patterns and the old CASE product. I grew up with them, and the old stuff from the 60s, 70s, and some of the 80s just make me smile to have in my pocket. And you are getting two of my favorite patterns to enjoy, two distinctly different but useful knives from your Dad, so that has to be a kick.

But the Rough Riders have a place, too. I only have one, but I have several of their cousins made in the same neighborhood as the RR brand. The fit and finish on some of these Pacific Rim offerings has turned out to be superior to pretty much anything I have seen domestically manufactured these days. At the price point they come in at, I have bought a few but have received many as gifts as my amigos and family don't know the difference from one brand to another, so have had a few to use at my work every day. They have turned out to be reliable, good quality knives that serve just as well as my CASE knives have ever done.

Robert
 
joepa150 said:
Now that I have two slipjoints (Rough Riders) I have that bug to buy more slipjoints. I have two vintage Case knives that my father will be sending me in the near future (canoe and stockman).

I want something that is higher in quality than Rough Riders but I have a hard time spending a lot more money on say a GEC when I can get a couple more Rough Riders for 1/4 of the price.
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I can't speak to value, but these Taylor Schrade replicas have some traditional patterns I've found good for a nostalgic carry. In particular. I like the whittler and the gunstock to carry a week at a time. Not expensive, a little more than the Rough Riders. Bone handles, no gaps, sharp enough, and cut good. Quality on these might bring varied reports. The largest one, bottom center, is a pill buster. The lower right jack knife is a pattern that is tough to find if you are looking for the old Schrade USA.
 
I certainly LIKE that Whittler in the array you show!

I have that hardtofind Jack. The quality is good, no gaps,play,fine W&T too. The bone is well matched and thick too. This is the downside of these knives I think, they're quite thick bladed and chunky-some people like this of course. Certainly worth getting and using.

Three RRs came in this week: a tiny locking Barlow in Armour Hide bone (sort of reptile/armadillo type pattern) very good quality no worries. Second, a Canoe in that Green Stroke of Luck finish. I got this for amusement, it's rather garish&kitsch but the quality is there-great snap,gap free and ultra sharp. Third, a right turkey. Bone locking Sodbuster. The bone is really nice, it's a compact knife BUT horrendous bladeplay like it's drunk:eek::barf: Nasty crack in the bone at the pivot and poor W&T. The seller is sending me a replacement and I'll return the bad one to him, even though he said I can keep it. One beauty of cheap knives:thumbup:

So, quality with RR will be variable. But let's face it, so it is with CASE, and they cost much more. If you find a good seller they're the ones you can depend on for sending a good one, I've had maybe 3 bad RR knives and each one the seller became defensive even rude....could be they palm off seconds or returns. Generally speaking the quality is good on these knives and sometimes remarkable.
 
Willgoy, I agree these patterns are a bit chunky with wide springs. The gunstock and whittler not as much.
 
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right thats it I'm off to the local dealer - been looking at this thread far too much latley I need to see about getting a RR to find out what the fuss is about
 
Did you add the lanyard hole on that one? I found the same knife but none that have that option.
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No it came that way. I added the lanyard.
I've seen similar too, but none with the lanyard hole and not exactly smaller hunter styles.
 
Do you have the model numbers for the knives in your pic?

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I can't speak to value, but these Taylor Schrade replicas have some traditional patterns I've found good for a nostalgic carry. In particular. I like the whittler and the gunstock to carry a week at a time. Not expensive, a little more than the Rough Riders. Bone handles, no gaps, sharp enough, and cut good. Quality on these might bring varied reports. The largest one, bottom center, is a pill buster. The lower right jack knife is a pattern that is tough to find if you are looking for the old Schrade USA.
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Dang guys, I can see myself buying these things like there from a gumball machine. Tons of candy lol. That dymond wood Buck USA stockman is on my wish list, and I saw someone say while I was flipping through this list that he could't compare the Bucks flat grind to something that looked like a high saber grind. lol he said he was going to take it to the belt sander.
 
Starting upper left, these are the SCWALD Series, going clockwise, 804 (Whittler), 2693 (Gunstock), 2 (Fancy Jack), 2643 (Pillbuster), 296 (Dogleg). I also have a serpentine jack 294 pattern. There are several others in the series as well.
 
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