The under-appreciated pen blade

I'm a big fan of the pen blade. After a while this one started taking the shape of how I was using it.
I think I'll dig this one out and use it for a bit. It's been retired now for several years.

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carved initials....crappy pics sorry.




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Knife Crazied said:
I'm not a fan of the pen blade but I have read some very good points that were made in this thread. :confused:
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This thread needs pics.
If you really need a reason to love pen blades...
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Obviously Steve, who so generously gave me this beauty, had the same idea.:cool:
 
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If you love pen blades, you need to hunt down a Case 6249W Lg. Copperhead. The pen gets top billing on my example. It's a sturdy workhorse of a pen blade, too!
 
pipedreams308 said:
If you love pen blades, you need to hunt down a Case 6249W Lg. Copperhead. The pen gets top billing on my example. It's a sturdy workhorse of a pen blade, too!
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Very nice! The mini copperhead has treated me well too.:thumbup:
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Pen blades on Texas Jack, Sway Back Jack, and Peanut - love 'em all!
 

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My pen blades actually see a good bit of use. I usually keep the edges pretty thin. You can really zip open a blister pack with them quickly.
 
i must agree on the pen blade. i use it to do all the dirty work that i don't want to tear up my main blade on.
 
navihawk said:
I'm a big fan of the pen blade. After a while this one started taking the shape of how I was using it.
I think I'll dig this one out and use it for a bit. It's been retired now for several years.

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Navihawk, there is a little chance my simular stockman will looke like your eventially. I also use the penblade a lot and as I want all my blades realy sharp it gets honed more often than the others. My reasons is different though. I like bouth the other blades better but find the penblade usable and with a good point so instead of using the best blades I use the pen to spare them from being used up. For me a knife like yours have all life left in it but if the main blade looked the same it would be time for retirement. A stockman without its bigger mainblade just makes it half a knife for me. Not a bad half but that is the sign for me when its worn out.

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I agree Bosse. That knife was funny. When I used to carry it daily, one of the scales was slightly loose and I would always try to feel it move, and when it was on my dresser at night, on the backsprings any shaking or movement in the house the knife would rock and I could hear it when I was trying to sleep. I found the concave shape to the edge to be useful also.
 
i was kind of thinking that another reason i do like the pen blade is that it's size in comparison to the handle of most knives it is featured on makes it seem better matched and not over sized in comparison to the large clip blades of most of say the stockmans, muskrats and so on. i never really noticed but, that is what is most appealing to me about it.
 
Pen blades being closer to the handle give you better maneuverability to make odd shaped cuts and such.Good for leatherwork or whittlin'.
Carrying this one for a few years I was forming possibly unwittingly the spey blade into a pen.

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For me it depends on the knife. On my Queen Canoe for example, I love it for cutting things like cardboard that would cause the thicker main blade to bind up in the cut. On a knife where the blade thickness is similar I mainly use it for cutting in tight spots where a wider blade won't fit.
 
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