Thrifty Thursday... Cheap Traditional Knives

Rough Rider half whittler was inexpensive to buy, and when it arrived, its cost was essentially cut in half since the unmatched covers gave me TWO knives for the price of ONE! ;)
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- GT
 
afishhunter said:
Do you no yet if Gerber remembered to heat treat the blade?

They forgot that step on my last/final (I will never buy another.) Gerber that I had in 2002.
Slicing warm, soft butter (or/and packing tape) converted the edge to "almost as sharp as a spoon." 😡
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Whoa! That's terrible 😒
I've used/carried this one a little, but not a lot. Opening packages is probably about the extent of the usage. It still has the factory edge. The only other Gerber I have is a fully serrated rescue knife, also made in the USA. I've never used it as I haven't had to rescue anybody or anything.
 
5K Qs said:
Cool photo, Dave! :thumbsup::cool::cool:
Will you please provide some details on that knife: maker, pattern/model, cover materials?
Thanks!
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Gary, that’s a Rough Ryder swell center jack, “Damascus” blades with match strike nicks, cinnamon bone scales. Made in China and crazy inexpensive. SMKW has them on sale here for $30 😱
 
DaveHS said:
Gary, that’s a Rough Ryder swell center jack, “Damascus” blades with match strike nicks, cinnamon bone scales. Made in China and crazy inexpensive. SMKW has them on sale here for $30 😱
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Thanks for the info, Dave. :thumbsup::cool:
At first I thought it was a RR cinnamon bone canoe, which I have, but then noticed the bolsters were wrong for a canoe and I didn't recognize the spade shield. Yours is a sweet-looking knife! I have the corresponding canoe version (with an acorn shield); it's my only knife with actual damascus blades (as opposed to some I have with blades etched to vaguely resemble damascus steel.

- GT
 
I stumbled upon this fascinating info about Imperial when looking for more info on the maker of my newest thrifty treasure:

https://artinruins.com/arch/stillinuse/imperialplace/interview-w-lou-fazzano.html

I didn’t find anything new about The Ideal, though.



This one doesn’t have quite the alligator snap on closing as my red 2-blade model, but still decent. Came in unused condition - I had to put edges and points on the blades. The stains on the sheepsfoot are from me - the blades were so shiny I thought at first they might be stainless, so I tested it with some yellow mustard.

The position of the spey and sheepsfoot blades are reversed from most stockman knives I have seen. I actually like that, since I am more likely to use the sheepsfoot, and this makes it easier for me to access.
 
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