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6318 SS I bought from a Wally World closeout basket fro $5! My favorite EDC.

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Great score! Of all mine, I probably carry the case 18 the most, it's in that Goldilocks zone of "just right"
 
This is my very first reply on this forum.
Has anybody figured out a way to protect the blades of a stockman from rubbing against each other? I have this problem with the Case pattern 63032 CV knives, on the clip and sheepsfoot blades. Not only does it mar the finish on the blades when the knife is new, but I'm worried that the rubbing will damage any patina that the CV blades develop. I just got a new one and I intend to carry and use it. Any suggestions?
 
hsherzfeld said:
This is my very first reply on this forum.
Has anybody figured out a way to protect the blades of a stockman from rubbing against each other? I have this problem with the Case pattern 63032 CV knives, on the clip and sheepsfoot blades. Not only does it mar the finish on the blades when the knife is new, but I'm worried that the rubbing will damage any patina that the CV blades develop. I just got a new one and I intend to carry and use it. Any suggestions?
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When you open the blades, angle your thumb so that you're pushing up on the blades instead of pushing the blade over into the other blades and then pulling up. I don't really know how to explain this other than to say watch how your nail engages in the nick and try to adjust it so that it's at a more upward angle than what you currently use.

Other than that there's not much you can do. This pattern has a tendency to have blade rub. There's only so much you can do when you have that much metal in such a small space. I've had some stockmen that had pretty bad rub, and some that have barely any rub. The only stockman I've had with no rub is a Schrade 34OT that I was given for free because "it's junk" and still have and the worst was a GEC 66 that was the most expensive stockman I've ever owned. I will say that as the blades patina the rub marks become less noticeable. They're still there if you go looking for them, but they don't stand out as much as they do when the blades are new and shiny.
 
Thank you for the advice. It's reassuring to know that the rub marks will become less noticeable with patina. Thank you!
 
The bottom is wood, the heat pump makes it special. It is a full set of scales for the Frontier.
 
I can't believe I haven't posted in this thread yet. I don't have as many stockmans as I used to but here's a couple that are my favorites:

Northwoods small stockman (Dave Shirley era, D2)




Schrade Walden 834

 
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