Stockman - 2 springs or 3?

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Which do you prefer? I believe all of Case's are 2 spring now except for the 6347 pattern. Buck uses all 3 spring designs, I believe. To crink or not to crink, that is the question. :)
 
Give me the crink.

My old Buck stockman and the 303 cadet i got from my friend Andy are two spring knives. I stopped by a knife shop not too long ago and the three spring models of the same knife are just a bit too think for me.

I say crink 'em!
 
cortopar said:
Which do you prefer? I believe all of Case's are 2 spring now except for the 6347 pattern. Buck uses all 3 spring designs, I believe. To crink or not to crink, that is the question. :)
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Please explain to the less fortunate, what crinking means!
(I have a Buck so I know how it is different)

Thanks
 
Crinking is the process of bending or shaping the blades/tangs so that the knives mate up within the well of the knife without rubbing against one another or the liners.
 
Elliot,
Thanks.
Is there a term when the blades are ground to one side to make them thinner so you need less crinking?

I have a small H&R that the side grinding is very well done and makes for an even thinner profile
 
I don't know if there's a specific term for that but I also have knives ground differently from one side to the other in order to facilitate the proper fit upon final assembly.
 
Two springs. To me, the whole idea of a pocket knife is 'compact utility'. No need to be wider than necessary.

Thanks for the definition; I didn't know what 'crinking' was 'til now.

thx - cpr
 
neeman said:
Elliot,
Thanks.
Is there a term when the blades are ground to one side to make them thinner so you need less crinking?

I have a small H&R that the side grinding is very well done and makes for an even thinner profile
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I believe that that is called "asymmetrical grinding". If you look at Queen stockman patterns you will see it and also Victorinox knives. It allows the "crinks" to be more subtle so the blades do not have that "bent" appearance yet they still fall past each other.
 
cortopar said:
Which do you prefer? I believe all of Case's are 2 spring now except for the 6347 pattern. Buck uses all 3 spring designs, I believe. To crink or not to crink, that is the question. :)
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I don't think Case makes a 6347 anymore do they? I have a boatload of older 6347's and they are all two spring knives. Even the ones that have 3 blades plus a punch still only two springs.
 
knifeaholic said:
I believe that that is called "asymmetrical grinding". If you look at Queen stockman patterns you will see it and also Victorinox knives. It allows the "crinks" to be more subtle so the blades do not have that "bent" appearance yet they still fall past each other.
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That sounds right. Thanks for chiming in with that. :thumbup:
 
Zip7 said:
I don't think Case makes a 6347 anymore do they? I have a boatload of older 6347's and they are all two spring knives. Even the ones that have 3 blades plus a punch still only two springs.
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The new damascus stockman is a 6347.
 
I like the 2 spring type, I have a 3 spring Buck which is fine but I feel that it has a more modern, less traditional, look.

He he, as someone in the Schrade Collectors Forum once said: "The best thing to crink is Drown Royal".

Luis
 
Although I agree with Don Luis about the three springs looking more modern, and less traditional, I must say when I got my first Buck Cadet 303, and noticed the three springs, I thought it was pretty cool.
 
Buck stockman post 89 3 spring, pre 2 spring and crinked.

Photo: L to R. Back 80's Cami. Buck 303-2 spring, Back 89/90 Buck made 3 spring last w/o intergral bolsters, 70's Schrade Buck 303 - 2 spring/crinked, 80's Cami. Buck 303 - 2 spring crinked, 88 Cami. Buck - 2 spring crinked, 03 Buck Made 303 Polypearl 3 spring - No crink. Crink is less noticeable in later Camis. 300$s

 
If it's thickness that makes the preference, consider specific models. The earlier two spring Buck 301 measures 0.554", yet the current three spring 301 measures only 0.547". The blades are of equal thickness The three spring has no brass liners and does have integral bolsters with larger pivot pins. Three springs please, hold the crink :D. Regards, ss.
 
I prefer a 2-spring stockman. IMO, not only are my Buck 3-spring stockmen thicker, but to me, they don't seem to have the same amount of spring tension/strong walk and talk that my Case 2-spring stockmen do. Though my older 1970s-era, Camillus-made Buck Cadet had 2 springs and still walks and talks very crisply.
Jim
 
I know this thread is way old but I just recieved a Case 6347 stockman . It's a three blade model . I'm not a happy camper as the thing has the most gritty action of any slip joint I've ever owned . It's spring on spring on spring with no brass between them . I'm thinking that this is why it's so gritty . Or did I just him get a lemon ?
If this is what three spring stockmansxare all about , then please , I'll take the two spring any day .
 
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