Straight edge secondaries

[plk7]

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Nicely done, sir! Looks like it came from the factory that way.

 

[black mamba]

Thank you, plk7!

 

[SadSappySucker]

Thanks, bt and Will. Trand has one of those horticulturist knives on the exchange right now if you want to see a pic of one.

Woah, that is a very tempting knife.

 

[Trout Hound]

I think it's the Buck 307 that has a clip main with a coping secondary.

I, too, appreciate something like a sheepsfoot secondary. I tried a jackknife with a pen blade for awhile, but that sheepsfoot is just so darn useful, so I ended up going back to a stockman. Something like that OT Wrangler looks just about perfect.

 

[coyote711]

Here's a GEC 22 Magnum I received from my wife for Christmas. I too like a straight edge on the secondary blade, so I modded the pen blade into a coping blade. Great little watch pocket knife ….. now.

Jeff, as usual nice work on your blades - love 'em all! :thumbup:

 

[2Dead]

This Mike Alsdorf trapper's wharncliffe blade is actually 3/4s the length of the main blade so that it sits low in the frame.

 

[black mamba]

Thanks, Keith, and nice work on the Magnum. Looks like you maintained a very nice point on the coping, perfect for starting cuts into that darn plastic shell packaging.

 

[SadSappySucker]

Looks like I'll be receiving my first Schatt and Morgan soon. That horticulture knife was just too cool to pass up.

 

[SadSappySucker]

That Alsdorf is stunning!
That's a nice mod Kieth

 

[coyote711]

Thank you Jeff and SSS - and nice score on that S&M, too!

 

[SadSappySucker]

The S&M came in today. The sheepsfoot blade is just about perfection! It's just the right size with a nice pointy tip.

Now I can get back to searching for a eureka jack and a conducter.

 

[black mamba]

Sappy, that's a beautiful, slender lady, but with LOTS of cutting power with those two blades!

 

[GaiusJulius]

I definitely like a straight edge secondary if the primary has belly to it. Makes for a more versatile knife. Ideally though, I like the secondary, whether it's a coping blade or a pen, to be small. If I have a big blade already, I want a second one that will give me scalpel-like control.

 

[SadSappySucker]

Thanks Jeff.

I definitely like a straight edge secondary if the primary has belly to it. Makes for a more versatile knife. Ideally though, I like the secondary, whether it's a coping blade or a pen, to be small. If I have a big blade already, I want a second one that will give me scalpel-like control.

:thumbup: I fully agree.

 

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[ConBon]

I find myself using a straight edge more than anything curved. I usually carry two knives, my No. 8 Opi in the back right pocket and (mostly) my Northfield #53 in the front. What I really want is a #25 or one of the smaller single blade Northfields with only a sheepsfoot, then an Opi in the back for belly. I agree that having a short straight blade is better, because you are primarily using it for the tip, so smaller is better.

Connor

 

[knarfeng]

Pick a stockman, most any stockman. Most stockman knives gots a sheepsfoot.

 

[SadSappySucker]

Pick a stockman, most any stockman. Most stockman knives gots a sheepsfoot.

I've never quite been able to warm up to 3 blade knives. If I go the rout of a three blade I much prefer a whittler pattern since( in my very limited experience) they seem to be a little slimmer. Plus, I would much prefer a pen over a spey.

 

[Will Power]

Talking of Whittlers, I find the GEC 38 up to the mark...really excellent in the hand.:thumbup:

 

[GaiusJulius]

Yep, love my Grinling Whittler. The advantage of a whittler, IMO, is that it gives you a lot of versatility -nice short coping blade, nice symmetrical pen blade for making divots or holes, big main blade for whatever you need it for, while still being relatively slim and comfortable in the hand. Because of the configuration of the blades, the tang of the secondary doesn't protrude to gouge your finger while using the primary. And on the GEC #38 pattern, the secondary tangs themselves are set low enough that you don't get gouged by one when using the other. This is the biggest problem with two-blade jackknife patterns, to my mind.