The touch . . . the feel . . . of sawcut

[Dadpool]

Beautiful knife, and a great angle to show off how subtle and understated (in a good way) the "saw marks" really are on these. :thumbup:

 

[Blake the Blade]

I'd love to know myself Dadpool. There's a couple of saw-cut Rough Riders I'd love to get my hands on, the trapper pattern in particular, but there's only a couple of suppliers in the U.K. and the saw-cut versions just don't seem to be making their way through. If anyone knows different I'd love to know. Best of luck finding yours my friend. :thumbup:

 

[paulhilborn]

I too like sawcut (nice vintage sawcuts Augie):thumbup: here's my Beer Scout and TC side by side. I like both variations an awful lot

 

[5K Qs]

Here's a question from an inexperienced knife enthusiast. When I first saw photos of knives with sawcut handles, especially the lighter-colored ones, I assumed they were actually made of WOOD!

My question is, do such "beasts" actually exist? Did anyone ever make sawcut wooden covers? If not, is there an obvious reason why not? Thanks!

- GT

 

[peppercorn]

Although not bone, as seen in many of the previous photos, these sawcuts are probably my very favorite.
I definately have a soft spot for sawcut.....Delrin, bone, whatever.

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[Dadpool]

Here's a question from an inexperienced knife enthusiast. When I first saw photos of knives with sawcut handles, especially the lighter-colored ones, I assumed they were actually made of WOOD!

My question is, do such "beasts" actually exist? Did anyone ever make sawcut wooden covers? If not, is there an obvious reason why not? Thanks!

- GT

Those are great questions!

I'm curious as well. I've only seen sawcut bone and synthetics.

 

[TsarBomba]

They may exist, but I imagine many kinds of wood wouldn't take kindly to the lateral scratching of sawteeth, whereas you can easily score bone in the same fashion. You'd expect to see a lot of "jitter" on harder woods from dragging a saw (just look at the edges of a hand saw cut done "the right way"), so the cuts wouldn't be perfectly straight and might have issues with uniformity of depth, too. Imagine trying to "sawcut" a modern pressure-treated 2x4!

 

[philllll]

Here's a nice old sawcut

 

[LaughingBones]

 

[tstaut]

I love the depth of color in the corners of a good sawcut.

 

[arizonaranchman]

I like the feel of sawcut bone scales. It's pleasant to the touch and looks great too.

 

[black mamba]

Black sawcut delrin Craftsman (by Schrade) large stockman with brass bolsters and shield.

 

[TsarBomba]

Black sawcut delrin Craftsman (by Schrade) large stockman with brass bolsters and shield.

Good snag, Jeff. Looks like the shield is in pretty good shape. They wear down fairly quickly on this line, my only example of the large stockman only loosely resembles the original shield after years of pocket wear. You can barely tell that it's an eagle. You got a great one.

 

[bflying]

All I've got are a few samples of RR's version of sawcuts. Would absolutely love to add more GEC's and similar quality. I'm slowly increasing the overall quality of the collection, but I'm also drawn to the modern titanium craze, so it's going a bit slower that I'd like. But you have to admit that the classic designs are simply timeless, classy, as well as effective. I think my favorite are Barlow's and variations.

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[black mamba]

Good snag, Jeff. Looks like the shield is in pretty good shape. They wear down fairly quickly on this line, my only example of the large stockman only loosely resembles the original shield after years of pocket wear. You can barely tell that it's an eagle. You got a great one.

Thanks, Tsar, the knife looks like I bought it new yesterday. Only thing lacking is the original box, I'd love to have that well.

 

[Augie]

Here's a nice old sawcut

Phil, that is some great sawcut, wonderful old Barlow.

 

[RobbW]

They may exist, but I imagine many kinds of wood wouldn't take kindly to the lateral scratching of sawteeth, whereas you can easily score bone in the same fashion. You'd expect to see a lot of "jitter" on harder woods from dragging a saw (just look at the edges of a hand saw cut done "the right way"), so the cuts wouldn't be perfectly straight and might have issues with uniformity of depth, too. Imagine trying to "sawcut" a modern pressure-treated 2x4!

TB: Sawcut doesn't refer to how the handles are manufactured, it's just a descriptive name. They're milled that way and it must be true--Charlie told me. :thumbup:

 

[neeman]

Rough Rider's brown sawcut bone series is their very best, IMO. Here is a big folding hunter.

And here is their large stockman (same as Case 75 pattern) in the brown sawcut.

As Said ^

Rough Rider Brown Saw Cut Peanut

 

[TsarBomba]

TB: Sawcut doesn't refer to how the handles are manufactured, it's just a descriptive name. They're milled that way and it must be true--Charlie told me. :thumbup:

I believe "sawcut" describes how the pattern was originally made, on account of CNC machines simply didn't exist when pocket cutlery was young. I have one or two examples that exhibit traits of a hand-sawcutting process, and I can see why historically bone would have been the favored material.

Now obviously with the advent of machining we can sawcut, jig, groove and otherwise mutilate wood to fit our aesthetic needs, but if you've ever worked with hand tools and hardwoods you might have seen some of the difficulties I'm referring to.

 

[T.Knotts]

Here's a nice old sawcut

That my friend is pure class. Love it. Any idea on the age?