Rough Rider & Related Slipjoints

Rich S said:
"Cannitler"??? That doesn't sound like a knife word, more like something one does to waste time:

"What are you doing today? Me? Oh, I've just been cannitling around the house."

BTW, I also ordered the gunstock stockman in bark bone. It looks pretty. I guess it's actually a "gunstockman"? :-)
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Rich
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I agree with you, Rich, on the word "cannitler". Maybe it's not even legal for me to use it here, since when I Googled the word, the first screenful of links were about Canal Street's Cannitler; maybe CS has trademarked it. I assumed it was a "cute" way to abbreviate canoe whittler. I like your gunstockman term.:D

- GT
 
panzertroop said:
Got my new Marbles Cattle Knife this week. What a beast! Very nice knife. Razor sharp out of the box and just a delight to handle.

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Panzertroop, that's a beauty!! What's the handle material?

- GT
 
Guys (and Girls) - thanks for trying to help with the Colt barlow. Not a big deal. Nothing I can't survive without. One day maybe one will just show up on one of my dealers sites. Every dealer seems to carry the line of Colt 175th Anniv. or black stag series knives, but none has the barlow. Strange. The Colt brown bone stag railsplitter looks interesting, but a bit bulky.
Rich
 
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Take the back and forth contact me posts to VM, PM or email. They don't belong here. Thanks.
 
Rich S said:
Sorry (again), I think the folks were just trying to help me find a knife. I don't know what PM is and don't see it on the menu bar.
I guess I'm at fault for all of it. Just delete all messages that are offensive.
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Not a great big deal, Rich S. A PM is a Private Message that is available to paid members. You know what the VM, Visitor Message, is.

It's also a good idea to associate an email with your account. Go to Settings, My Account, and Edit Email, or try this http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/usercp.php. If you have an email associated folks can email you stuff that really doesn't belong in the discussion threads.
 
Thought I would post a quick pic and do a quick review of the Red Jigged Bone RR Whittler. Well the knife looks great. I had an issue with the blades eventually getting so hard to open I had to work them a few hundred times and oil the joints. The knife was sharp, but not as sharp as I like. While sharpening I noticed the spear point and the small clip blade are both warped. Not a big deal, but akward to sharpen. I'm not sure if they make them that way to fit within the knife or if this is a defect. I did some whittling today with it and it cuts great. There is no blade play whatsoever and the blades close up so tight, if your finger was in the way, it'd put a hittin' on you. The only issue that's have with this are the 2 warped blades. I have a lot of Case's and IMO there is no comparison, but for the price you can't beat an RR.
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Well I hate to report it, but I am pretty bummed out with my RR locking dogleg jack:(

I just got it in the mail, and it's a dud. The main locking clip blade has such a weak spring that I can thumb it open. Once it's open the lock hold is firm enough that the amount of wiggle is very tolerable for a sub $15 knife. The spay and sheep blades walk and talk with mucho authority. It's a shame the main blade didn't behave the same way.

It's going back to Amazon, and I suppose I'll order another one. I really like the look and feel of it though. Still everything else is just fine for the price. I'm just worried about it thumbing open in my pocket:eek:
 
Steely_Gunz said:
Well I hate to report it, but I am pretty bummed out with my RR locking dogleg jack:(

I just got it in the mail, and it's a dud. The main locking clip blade has such a weak spring that I can thumb it open. Once it's open the lock hold is firm enough that the amount of wiggle is very tolerable for a sub $15 knife. The spay and sheep blades walk and talk with mucho authority. It's a shame the main blade didn't behave the same way.

It's going back to Amazon, and I suppose I'll order another one. I really like the look and feel of it though. Still everything else is just fine for the price. I'm just worried about it thumbing open in my pocket:eek:
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Same thing happened to me.
I complained to the seller and they shipped a new one out no questions.
The second one was certainly better but not the best Rough Rider I've seen.
 
I've noticed a lot of newcomers asking about certain patterns lately and a lot of the more learned have suggested purchasing RR as they are very affordable and well built knives for the price. I agree that this is a good way of trying out and finding patterns you like without going broke in the process. I know there are some RR fans here, and I like the few I have. But I know there are some other affordables out there and I'm just not sure of their quality. My question since I'm still learning as well is, out of the very affordable brands such as RR, Schrade, Colt, etc., which would you recommend for traditionals?
 
I've been kind of interested in this myself. I mostly gravitate toward Case and older American and German made slipjoints. However, there is some pretty good stuff coming out of China these days, and since I have just kinda stumbled into the hobby I don't want to plunk down a lot of money while I figure out what I prefer.

I've never seen a Colt first hand, and I have a hard time bringing myself to giving Schrade a try simply because of fond memories using their old stuff (a Sharpfinger was my only camp knife for most of my college career). I handled a Kissing Crane recently, and I wasn't as impressed with it as I was the RR. The RR Barlow I fondled at a junk store had very good walk and talk.

That said, I just got a disappointing Rough Rider locking Dogleg Jack yesterday that is sadly going back due to a back spring that was so loose it would likely open itself in my pocket. It' a shame the main blade was so floppy. The other two non-locking blades were nearly nail-busters to open and snapped shut like a guillotine. Very tight and well done:) I'm a little leery to try the Dogleg pattern again unless I can inspect it in person. I've got a mini-canoe coming this Friday. We'll see if the it behaves more like the Barlow. Pretty excited about that one:)

I will say that the Dogleg came with a nice pocket pouch (even if I never use those things) and a handy lanyard to fish it out with. The bone was well done, and for $13 shipped it was a hellova good looking knife.
 
I believe that RR, Colt and Marbles are all made in the same factory and I'm told the brands are owned by Kevin Pipes (sp?). I've several RR, a couple Colts and Marbles and have found them all quite well made. Schrade is a different story; some are quite good; those with 9Cr14MoV High Carbon Stainless Steel I like. The Schrade Imperials are rather poor IMHO. Others of course may differ.
Rich
 
Rough Rider is a good brand to try when you're seeing if an unfamiliar design will work for you in daily use.

Finish is usually quite good. They're hit-or-miss for build quality, but good all in all, especially given the low price point. In short, most of RRs provide decent usability. Also, some people buy them for as a beater knife that they won't take much care of.
 
I'm going to merge this with a long running thread "Rough Rider & Related Slipjoints". Browse through it and I think you'll find a lot of helpful info.
 
my outlook on it is:

I plan on buying 3 to 4 nice knives a year...northfield/queen/gec/ etc
I have bought 2 case knives recently...found fit and finish to be not so good...I ordered them both...I cant handpick them..no one carries them around where I live

rough riders...a local store carries several varieties....I can hand pick them...the good ones are at least as good as the bad case knives.....for way less money...the resale value wont be there, but that's not my plan
 
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