What about new Schrades?

Thanks for the input guys. Sounds like they are OK for the $$.
I was felling like buying a few really inexpensive slippies on an impulse to play with. I have a few old US Schrades and had a few more as a youth but lost them long ago. It is cool to see their old patterns in production again even by another factory etc.
I may try a RR Electician's (TL-29) because I loved the one I had as a kid. My uncle is a retired IBEW member and always had these around. I also think I may choose one Taylor (OT) remake for fun. I am not going to start any collections, just users.
Besides I have a few GEC knives I want that I need to save for.
 
neeman said:
The question is how do the Taylor Brands of Old Timer and Uncle Henry compare in quality to the known Rough Rider brand
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Yes. Sorry .I compared china & usa Schrades.
Compared with The RR Scout i have I'd have to say the RR is finished better-
becuase it has real bone scales (infinitely more preferable to me) other than that -much the same.
 
I own one chinese schrade, and my brother owns one. They both get the job done, but they are nothing special. Based on my experiences the Rough Riders are just a little bit better, but maybe I got a good schrade...
 
meako said:
Yes. Sorry .I compared china & usa Schrades.
Compared with The RR Scout i have I'd have to say the RR is finished better-
becuase it has real bone scales (infinitely more preferable to me) other than that -much the same.
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I have only purchased the RR Saw Bone with the fluted bolsters
They are lovely and far better than the one Old Timer Schrade I have
 
Haven't owned a RR so far but plan on several. I have bought three of the new Schrades for daily carry rotation but only two actually do.

The junior stockman in desert iron wood is gorgeous with great fit and finish. Not sure of blade hardness since I can't bring myself to actually carry such pretty knife.

The single blade Pal was put together nicely and is made of 440C or HC from what I can tell. Fit is very good but finish on the blade needed my attention. GREAT buy imho.

The little two blade Minuteman is 440A or possibly 420J2 and the fit and finish isn't as good as the first two. It looks and feels like the Winchester knives from Wally.
 
I prefer to stick to the old Schrades. There are still plenty of them around you just have to look around a little bit. Good luck in your purchases.

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Gevonovich said:
I love the old Schrade knives I have found. Especially the Schrade Walden N.Y.,smaller than a peanut, 1080T. Man those guys sure knew how to build a knife. It snaps like a pint size bear trap.
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Not sure if this answers the OP.
 
There will be less hassel if we EACH focus on the KNIVES instead of one other people's comments
 
I have a great many RR knives and all are very good knives IMO. I have 1 Schrade whittler "old timer" . It doesn't come close to any of the RR. The 440a in the RRs is properly heat treated, the schrade will not hold an edge. IMO they are not made by the same factory as the RR knives. For just a little bit more you can still buy great old Schrades on the auction site.

Regards

Robin
 
About a year ago I bought a few Taylor-Schrade Anniversary knives with stag handles. The FF was great, the stag scales OK, but the completely square tangs caused after a few cycles of opening and closing the knives to be almost impossible to open. I have a few nailbreaker traditional European knives, but these Taylor-Schrade knives are beyond that. Very poor design, whoever did it at Taylor's, did a really unacceptable job.

Last summer I also got a new, Chinese made Taylor Old Timer minuteman jack knife with stainless steel blades and sawcut delrin scales. This knife has good FF, great talk and walk. Unlike the anniversary knives, this is a well made knife in every respect.
 
Apologies to the OP for introducing my own 'scout' knife conundrum into his thread. Thanks for those who answered, I'd forgotten about both Kut and Bear ....

Mark
 
As to the quality:
They suck.
Someone gave me one. I could bend the blades to a 90 degree angle with my fingers, where they stayed as I threw it in a muddy cornfield.
Complete junk.IMO
Mark
 
I was never a big fan of the USA made Schrade knives, always preferred Case and Buck. I don't own any China made Schrade or RR knives but have handled and examined many of each. The RR seem to be of higher quality across the board, almost as if RR is trying make lower priced Chinese made Case clones. I don't know what steel RR uses but many of the Schrades now no longer have 1095 steel, some do but you have to check.

If you really want a Chinese-made high quality, low priced, traditional folder, I highly recommend you check out the Buck 371 and 373, they are argueably as good as their American made counterparts, the 301 and 303.
 
Given the choice, Rough Riders are a better knife, even though the one offshore shrade I have is pretty knice, RR just comes through. Cheap, consistent. Good knives.
 
Spydiefan04 said:
I don't know what steel RR uses but many of the Schrades now no longer have 1095 steel, some do but you have to check.
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Lastly, Old Timers were called Old Timers because (originally) the used 1095 carbon blades. To my mind, the best Old Timers are the ones with 1095.
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And others:

Most original Old Timer knives were made with 1095 carbon steel but there were dedicated stainless models too, and even some carbon models were transitioning to stainless in last years of production. Some people have even gotten Old Timer knives with combinations of stainless and carbon blades.

The new imported Old Timer knives are all stainless, as far as I've seen.
 
I purchased one off ebay a while back before I realized that they had began producing them in China. I had been buying a number of new old stock Old Timers and thought I had scored a bargin. When I received it I was quite disappointed. Probably the worst example of a slip joint knife I have ever handled. Sacles were loose as were the blades, one blade would only open about 3/4 of the way and one blade didn't appear to have been sharpened. There were other issues also. I assume this was an extreemly bad example of one of their earlier efforts. For $8 including shipping I learned to pay better attention to the details. I it dosen't say mades in USA it probably isn't.

Greg
 
I have a Schrade Walden 65th anniversary Dogleg Jack that is pretty nice. The scales match the bolsters well, there are very few gaps, and no blade rub or play. The springs are a bit strong for my taste, but they move smoothly. My only issue with the knife is that the tip on the main blade is only a hair away from being proud of the handle. A little bit of use and sharpening and it will be sticking out. All in all, I think its a pretty nice knife, about on par with the only Rough Rider I have, a Barlow.
 
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