Suggestions Sought: Clip or Spear Main/Sheepie Secondary---and in Stainless!

[Will Power]

 

[black mamba]

Gary, thanks for the pic. I'm a big fan of offset blades, although the beautiful Case/Bose knives are a little rich for my blood.
Andrew

The Tony Bose designed regular production sowbelly from Case has the offset blades. Of course they do have the third blade, but still only two springs, so very similar in weight and thickness to a two-blade knife. Many handle varieties in stainless steel.

 

[AFAustin]

More good suggestions. Jeff, I tend towards smaller knives and even had---and sold---a single blade Case Sowbelly in the past. I imagine the 3 blade model is a handful but I have admired its form and, with the offset blades bonus, I may have to take another look.

Andrew

 

[supratentorial]

Queen made a serpentine jack but it is older so you'd need to search the secondary market.

I've reshaped the secondary on a Moore Maker (Queen) Moose. The nail nick (on the other side) is far enough back that it works.

You said you like small knives but this one may be a little too small. Queen made several senator knives with pearl, black pearl and abalone covers.

 

[SadSappySucker]

It’s lost a lot of pictures and most of the knives have already been mentioned but here’s an old thread I did when I was collecting 2 blade knives with a secondary straight edge blade. I’ve since moved on and sold most, but it should give you some good ideas.
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/straight-edge-secondaries.1359347/

 

[Planterz]

Andrew, I'd suggest this Schatt & Morgan Horticulturalist's knife from 2007. XVII Series. It says on the blade 1 of 600 so it should be possible to locate one. 3.5" with long pull and a nice smaller Sheepfoot in a Jack lay-out. Redbone.

My picture is very shoddy but it's 23.15 here and no light, but I hope you glean an idea.

Thanks, Will

I let the OP know about this knife via PM, because I found one on eBay. Actually, I found 2, but I bought one of them.

 

[AFAustin]

I let the OP know about this knife via PM, because I found one on eBay. Actually, I found 2, but I bought one of them.

Yes, indeed, and thanks for that, Aaron. I decided to pass for now but admit I was tempted.

Andrew

 

[SadSappySucker]

Yes, indeed, and thanks for that, Aaron. I decided to pass for now but admit I was tempted.

Andrew

The only thing I had against the horticultural knife was that the long pull on mine was crazy shallow. It got to where if I wasn’t thinking my thumb nail would slip out of the long pull every time. It was an otherwise stunning knife.

 

[AFAustin]

The only thing I had against the horticultural knife was that the long pull on mine was crazy shallow. It got to where if I wasn’t thinking my thumb nail would slip out of the long pull every time. It was an otherwise stunning knife.

SSS, thanks for the tip on that one. Also, I just had a glance at the thread you referenced earlier: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/straight-edge-secondaries.1359347/ Looks like we have similar thoughts on an ideal blade configuration! I look forward to reading the entire thread for more ideas. Thanks for posting it.

Andrew

 

[Buzzbait]

Keep an eye out on the secondary market for an A.G. Russell English Jack, that he sold under the Cattaraugus brand. It even has a trick lock on the master blade, that is released by pushing down the sheepsfoot further down into the blade well. It's got a phillips screwdriver on the backside, and some gorgeous cover options. Mine is red jigged bone. It's a larger knife, measuring around 4 1/4" closed, but it's not overly heavy or anything. The knife even has an upgraded steel, being done in AUS-8. Really smooth action on this knife, as A.G.'s Japanese knives from early 90's tended to have.

 

[LastRodeo]

Keep an eye out on the secondary market for an A.G. Russell English Jack, that he sold under the Cattaraugus brand. It even has a trick lock on the master blade, that is released by pushing down the sheepsfoot further down into the blade well. It's got a phillips screwdriver on the backside, and some gorgeous cover options. Mine is red jigged bone. It's a larger knife, measuring around 4 1/4" closed, but it's not overly heavy or anything. The knife even has an upgraded steel, being done in AUS-8. Really smooth action on this knife, as A.G.'s Japanese knives from early 90's tended to have.

That is a great suggestion . AFAustin is a AGR fan, like me, as i recall.

 

[AFAustin]

That is a great suggestion . AFAustin is a AGR fan, like me, as i recall.

Another great suggestion, thanks Buzz and Mike. And Mike, you and I do indeed share a love for AGR knives, especially the 80s-90s Japan productions. In fact, in this same vein of clip mains with wharnie/sheepie secondaries, I have a few of the AGR Japan made Reverse Congress slippies, which are very nice small knives.

Andrew

 

[Will Power]

The only thing I had against the horticultural knife was that the long pull on mine was crazy shallow. It got to where if I wasn’t thinking my thumb nail would slip out of the long pull every time. It was an otherwise stunning knife.

That's interesting, my one has a deep long pull, good pull and W&T. But it does display blade-play, like most stainless Schatts in my ownership.

Thanks, Will

 

[AFAustin]

I've reshaped the secondary on a Moore Maker (Queen) Moose. The nail nick (on the other side) is far enough back that it works.

Jake, nice work on the secondary blade---looks great. A wharnie with a slight belly like that---a "semi-wharncliffe"---is a very useful blade shape, IMO, and I wish more production folders had them.

Andrew