Show off your 15's

Very nice collection, sugarleaf, and each TC is stunning in its own way. There is something about the Santo Palos though, isn't there? :)
 
sugarleaf said:
A flock of sheep...

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Man, this pic makes me salivate! Well done, buddy! You have come far in a short time!
 
My Antique Yellow Jig Bone arrived tonight, and I am totally stoked. Talk about nailing a pattern. Aesthetically speaking, this knife is off the charts. Everything is sooooooo right about this knife. The lines are extraordinary. The jigging and the coloring of the bone is absolutely gorgeous. All of the pins are perfect. The blade, springs and liners mate up in both the open and closed positions. Even the back view of the knife is lovely.

Functionally, it's pretty awesome too. The long pull can be pinched easily. I'd rate the walk and talk both at about an 7. Just where I like it. No busted nails, but plenty of authority. There was a small bit of grit on arrival, causing the pen blade to open stiffly, and making for a very slow closing on the sheepsfoot. But a quick flush with WD-40 and an oiling dramatically improved the action. The half stops even work well on this knife. The blades are small enough that the snap to the half stop isn't shedding my nails or feeling unsafe. I'm not normally a half stop kind of guy, but they feel remarkably appropriate on the Boys Knife. The #15 didn't come Spyderco sharp of anything, but far better than the vast majority of slipjoints I've purchased over the years.

The hardest part of the whole purchase was in deciding which model to get. I've been carrying a Vic Pioneer every day for years and years on end, so I'm very comfortable with a spear blade. But in the end I went with the sheepsfoot, just for a change of pace. I've always favored the sheepsfoot blades on my stockmans for most tasks, and I've never owned a slipjoint with a sheepsfoot for a main blade. This'll be fun. Then there was the yellow bone or Gabon ebony dilemma. I wanted both really bad, but I pretty much flipped a coin on this one. The bone won out.

I'd say that my only concern over the #15 is the size. I'm used to carrying a larger knife than this. The usable portion of the blade is nearly the same in size as the blade on my much larger Camillus TL-29, so the blade length isn't off. I guess I'm just used to a larger feel in my hand. But if it keeps the weight and imprint size down in my pocket, I think I'll get used to the size just fine.

Overall, I'm blown away. I'm usually excited about getting a new slipjoint, but at the same time left a little disappointed by some flaw. It's maybe a lazy blade or some wobble, or a pin sticking too far out of the bone scales. Maybe two blades keep rubbing together, marking the blades. It's always something with slipjoints, I'm sure due to the rather over-complicated nature of them, in comparison to relatively simple tactical knives. Slips are a manufacturing nightmare. But for only the third time that I can ever recall, EVERYTHING is just so darned perfect with this knife. I've been snapping the blades open and closed, and cutting everything in site for the last two hours. I feel like a kid again!!!

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Sugarleaf wonderful TC collection pictures! Those two Ebony PPP TC folders are just gorgeous. I am on the hunt for one of those single Spear Macassar PPP TC folders. The pictures you and Primble have posted are very TC envy promoting (smiling). Thanks for taking the time to post these outstanding high quality pictures.
 
Well I'll be there too. Sugarleaf, you should make the trip! I'm only traveling a couple thousand miles! Very nice collection and I hope to be closer to how many you have by the end of that show.

Very nice array of wood, Luger!
Perry
 
Buzzbait said:
My Antique Yellow Jig Bone arrived tonight, and I am totally stoked. Talk about nailing a pattern. Aesthetically speaking, this knife is off the charts. Everything is sooooooo right about this knife. The lines are extraordinary. The jigging and the coloring of the bone is absolutely gorgeous. All of the pins are perfect. The blade, springs and liners mate up in both the open and closed positions. Even the back view of the knife is lovely.

Functionally, it's pretty awesome too. The long pull can be pinched easily. I'd rate the walk and talk both at about an 7. Just where I like it. No busted nails, but plenty of authority. There was a small bit of grit on arrival, causing the pen blade to open stiffly, and making for a very slow closing on the sheepsfoot. But a quick flush with WD-40 and an oiling dramatically improved the action. The half stops even work well on this knife. The blades are small enough that the snap to the half stop isn't shedding my nails or feeling unsafe. I'm not normally a half stop kind of guy, but they feel remarkably appropriate on the Boys Knife. The #15 didn't come Spyderco sharp of anything, but far better than the vast majority of slipjoints I've purchased over the years.

The hardest part of the whole purchase was in deciding which model to get. I've been carrying a Vic Pioneer every day for years and years on end, so I'm very comfortable with a spear blade. But in the end I went with the sheepsfoot, just for a change of pace. I've always favored the sheepsfoot blades on my stockmans for most tasks, and I've never owned a slipjoint with a sheepsfoot for a main blade. This'll be fun. Then there was the yellow bone or Gabon ebony dilemma. I wanted both really bad, but I pretty much flipped a coin on this one. The bone won out.

I'd say that my only concern over the #15 is the size. I'm used to carrying a larger knife than this. The usable portion of the blade is nearly the same in size as the blade on my much larger Camillus TL-29, so the blade length isn't off. I guess I'm just used to a larger feel in my hand. But if it keeps the weight and imprint size down in my pocket, I think I'll get used to the size just fine.

Overall, I'm blown away. I'm usually excited about getting a new slipjoint, but at the same time left a little disappointed by some flaw. It's maybe a lazy blade or some wobble, or a pin sticking too far out of the bone scales. Maybe two blades keep rubbing together, marking the blades. It's always something with slipjoints, I'm sure due to the rather over-complicated nature of them, in comparison to relatively simple tactical knives. Slips are a manufacturing nightmare. But for only the third time that I can ever recall, EVERYTHING is just so darned perfect with this knife. I've been snapping the blades open and closed, and cutting everything in site for the last two hours. I feel like a kid again!!!

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Congrats on scoring a flawless blade! Your review was interesting and pretty much spot on with my view of the new run of 15s. Here's my single blade sheep. Love the color and jigging on this run of antique yellow!
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singin50 said:
Well I'll be there too. Sugarleaf, you should make the trip! I'm only traveling a couple thousand miles! Very nice collection and I hope to be closer to how many you have by the end of that show.

Very nice array of wood, Luger!
Perry
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Well, I just checked and it doesn't look like I'll be able to juggle things to be able to make the show. Pretty bummed... Glad you are able to go though Perry! Will be a great time I'm sure. Snap some photos while you're there to share with us poor schmucks who couldn't make it.
 
Look what I got in the mail today !!! :confused::confused:

At first I thought I had mistakenly received a soup bone sheep foot TC Barlow from the last run, but, just the wrong tube cap !!! :eek::eek::o:o

Well - at least the tube and knife were correct. ;):D

Somebody playing tricks on me ? :confused::confused::D

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