Single Blade slippy?

Ben B said:
Single blades work for me. The biggest reason is that they are easy to open. I like being able to pinch open a knife. Be honest, now - how many of you that carry a three-blade knife don't use at least one of the blades primarily because you can't open it easily?
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I find on the smallish stockman knives I own that I rarely use the spey because the nail nick is so close to the liner/scales that it discourages me from making the effort to open it. That coupled with the tendency to carry single blade or two blade knives just makes it seem "unnecessary" to worry with it. But I keep the spey as sharp as the others; who knows when it might be needed.

Thanks to Jason's give away, I've got an awesome new single blade slippie - a Case single (wharncliffe) blade mini-trapper (#6107W) in second cut antique bone. It's a beauty:

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Thanks again Jason. I'm planning a 500 post give away, but you have me struggling with what to pick for it. You've set a high standard for sure.

Ed
 
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I go for single blade knives most of the time.
For me it's a question of the knife being very pocketable.
Also, I find it easier to clean than multi-blade knives. Important after having taken care of a few rabbits / birds / fish / ...

The one I have used and still am using the most is the Puma Prospector

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When going for a multi-blade, I almost always choose a moose.
I just find them more pocket friendly than other patterns, and the blade combination is just perfect for small game hunting.

/ Karl
 
I have one knife that keeps making it's way back into my pocket. It has 2 nice strong D-2 blades, a smaller one and a very pinchable large blade with a cool looking clip point. Obviously, the larger blade is great for outdoors - whittling walking sticks for the kids and pruning branches in the yard. I find the smaller blade perfect for opening boxes and packages. The problem with the larger blade is that there's more torque on the pivot so the longer blade folds up more easily than the shorter blade.

Yesterday I had to fix the hose outside. The longer blade was needed to cut through the tough rubber hose. But when it came to cleaning out the old dried out gasket material inside and around the sprayer, the long blade would have simply folded on me. However, the short blade was perfect. What knife is it?

Queen Gunstock.
 
For years, I carried a Vic. Soldier (sometimes, I still do -- like many here). While it has more than 1 "blade," it does have only 1 cutter. I use my bottle-opener/flat-head almost as much as my blade. What I'd like to have is a single-spring knife with just these two items. Maybe I'll have to mod one of my soldiers to just that....
 
My single blade slippies except for the two sodbusters. Got all of these this year; up until 2010 I didn't have any and now I have 5.

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Jeff Mutz canoe, Case Second Cut antique bone Wharncliffe mini trapper, and Buck 301 single blade stockman (300Bucks caused this one).

Here is a previously posted pic of the Sodbusters. Actually, I have one more sodbuster, but not photos - a stag handled Case Kentucky commemorative. It's right pretty, but it stays in the safe.

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I've used single blade lockbacks for a long time and the move to slippies is easy for me.

Ed
 
This is why I sometimes carry a single blade

It is ultra thin and very sharp and disappears in my back pocket (with a Ron Backpocket (Blues) sheath)

Canal 1/2 Moon 3 3/4" in Olive wood
At this lenght the blade is the same as a Case 4 1/4" Slimline
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Also this GEC Barlow is ultrathin
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But mainly I carry knives with more than one blade
 
TLARbb said:
My single blade slippies except for the two sodbusters. Got all of these this year; up until 2010 I didn't have any and now I have 5.

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Jeff Mutz canoe, Case Second Cut antique bone Wharncliffe mini trapper, and Buck 301 single blade stockman (300Bucks caused this one).

Here is a previously posted pic of the Sodbusters. Actually, I have one more sodbuster, but not photos - a stag handled Case Kentucky commemorative. It's right pretty, but it stays in the safe.



Ed
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That Canoe has really nice bone and a most unusual pattern being single blade:thumbup:

The Buck is very appealling too, let's hope it comes in yellow as well:D
 
SAKsRCool said:
I generally prefer the option of more than one blade which is why I like the cellidor SAKs over the alox ones.
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That is why I carry the electricians or harvester Alox- the opener is replaced by a second blade

jackknife said:
Why the single blade slip joint?

To me, the whole idea of a slip joint, is a choice of blades.
I guess the bottom line I want to know is, do most people who appreciate the slip joint pocket knife think the multible blades and having a choice of what blade to use is the big draw?

Carl.
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I have a sodbuster in my camping kitchen set (along with a Mora 2000) but other than that I almost never carry a single blade (I have a Vorhees toothpick and a case damascus wharncliffe trapper). I carry a Executive Wharncliffe every day in my scrubs as a massage therapist, and find myself constantly utilizing all of the blades for utility work (not for massages though). In fact I only really carry a Case swayback Jack as far as 2 bladed slip joints go as well. It is for the diversity of blades- the right blade for the job at hand, plus outside of work I consistently carry a clipped knife as a primary and the slipjoint for more specific work. I also love it for the variety of blades involved, which is why most Congress models do nothing for me with the redundancy- I try and have all blades compliment each other with some overlap but don't get having the same blade (or even same length on a 2 blade) on the same knife.

But to each their own and at least people are carrying.
 
Dr Bill said:
OK, I'm not a mountain man. I don't have to kill what I eat. I have many modern conveniences.

With that being said, there isn't much that one of these can't handle:
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Not sure what I'd do with more than one blade!! I'd probably hurt myself.
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wow, those are great!
What are they? (please don't say customs, at least not all of them) i can't make out the lettering.
 
The top and bottom are Tony Bose customs and the middle knife is the Case/Bose collaboration on the same pattern. Case is producing a limited run of them. Elliott (Blues) or Dr Bill or even Mr. Tony Bose can tell you more about that.

Ed
 
I only report the news.

Wouldn't a jigged bone or a stag one cause you to spit......my next goal is to become a design consultant....300Bucks
 
willgoy said:
That Canoe has really nice bone and a most unusual pattern being single blade:thumbup:

The Buck is very appealling too, let's hope it comes in yellow as well:D
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Yessir. That's what attracted me to it. A pattern I really like in an unusual single blade configuration. Sucked me right in.

I think someone else has answered this, but Buck offers it in yellow, black saw cut delrin, and a wine colored "Chuck Buck" signature engraved wood as well as the black dymondwood on my knife. I don't want all of them, just wanted one "just because".

Ed
 
Well, since I posted to this thread, I've picked up another single blade slippy and I left one out of the last photo. New to this pic are the new single blade Case saddlehorn and my Queen gold lip pearl copperhead. Notice that since the last photo, the Mutz canoe is beginning to develop a little carry character.

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Ed
 
I like single blades enough to have a few,locking prefeered. Two blades if they are apposed or easy open jacks. Two blade serpentine jacks to me seem like stockmans that are missing a blade.I like three blades the best.
 
Depends what day it is.....

But - as someone above put it - I feel strongly both ways.

Surprised no one has mentioned the venerable Buck 704 Maverick - that's an elegant knife. Camillus and Remington (made by Camillus) used to sell some nice single blade peanuts, as did Schrade (12 OT and Uncle Henry 'Roadie'....
 
I have few. I admit #73 is Linerlock version but I am having #73 without lock comming and its identical to that, minus the with liner lock.

From top to bottom:
Gec #73
Queen Country Cousin
Böker Gaucho small Sodbuster
Case Stainless small Sodbuster
Victorinox Alox Solo
GEC #25
 

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Weirdly the slipjoints are like are either single blades or stockman patterns. I am totally unmoved by all other multiblade options :D
 
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