What good is a slipjoint?

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With nothing to "adjust" what does one do with a slipjoint? Just cut things?

BOO!!! A knife is not a knife unless it occasionally needs tightening or checking for blade play or cleaning.

:rolleyes:
 
Yeah who wants a knife that constantly works, you need one that needs to be checked all the time and babied. Those darned slipjoints just screm cutters only, cant even really stab with them. What if a rhino charged you.;)
 
Most slipjoint knives have nail nick openers which are a major problem for me. Often times I must hold an evil ninja/zombie/terrorist by the throat with one hand and flick open my knife with the other. Seconds count when fighting evil and nail nicks don't cut it.
 
Yeah I hate it when those damned evil ninja/zombie/terrorists attack you outa ffen no where and all you got is a slip, thats why I carry my Jim Frost Star Fighter bowie, never needs opening;)
 
Is a slip joint like a gin joint or some other unmentionable joints?

And who other than those Swiss mountaineers wants more than one blade on a knife anyway I ask you?
 
Yeah in all seriousness I have a few case slips myself and one or two bucks and hen and roosters. I like em for places where I know there will be sheeple, those slips seem pretty non threatening and are great for widdeling.
 
Yeah!...slipjoints are a relic of a bygone era, a time when people were smart enough not to close their knives on their fingers........
 
Never cared too much for slipjoints, myself. (Although SAK's are pretty nice.) they just tend to get gummed up from riding in the bottom of my pocket. Dirt and lint and suddenly they wont open worth a damn and are hard to clean. I would like them more if they had a pocket clip, perhaps.
 
One of my all time favorite knives is a little slip joint that Dirk Potgieter (OUPA) put together for me using what was a two blade Scagel reproduction by Northwoods. It is a great little single blade knife in the reincarnation he put together. What makes it even more special is the fact that the scales are made using some of the Bill Scagel's own personal stash of Lignum Vitae wood bought and sold with certificates of authenticity by the holder of the Scagel name and trademark. These knives are sanctioned copies and highly collectible in the two blade versions that have been produced.

Slip joints are very special for many reasons. First they are nostalgic. They take us back to a time when life was a little less hectic, a little more laid back perhaps and maybe even slower altogether. Its more than this that makes them special though. If you have ever wondered why slip joints are so expensive in the hand made market just try to make one yourself, not a kit mind you but from scratch. I've made three. Here you can see one of my first ones in my one and only fruit testers knife with a 1095 blade. So many things have to be just right on a slippy that it isn't everyone's cup of tea. The skill needed to do one of these right encompasses many areas of expertise in knife making. Make one or try and you'll soon find a whole new respect for a slip joint knife. No mine is not perfect BTW. It is very amateurish but it opened my eyes to these little beauties. No they don't lock. So what. There isn't a need for a lock with a knife made to cut. In the right hands these knives can accomplish many of the same tasks anyone else does with a locking folder. Just ask any old fart. :D

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A slipjoint is NOT the only knife you want to have on you if you have to slip a blade through the throats of a bunch of Zombies or Mall Ninjas. If you find yourself in some joint in such a situation, slip out the back door just as quick as you can.

Now, if you've got a Busse Battle Mistress in an upside down shoulder holster, set your beer down, slip out the mistress, and then go slip that blade between the ribs of every zombie/ninja you can with all the gusto that you can muster. Afterwards, celebrate by finishing your beer, or, if in California or Oregon, smoke a joint if you so choose.

Slip the barmaid a fin on your way out.
 
I hear yea troll bait cant wait for those FBM's. I do like slipjoints and I plan on buying more if for nothing more than to handown.
 
Never cared too much for slipjoints, myself. (Although SAK's are pretty nice.) they just tend to get gummed up from riding in the bottom of my pocket. Dirt and lint and suddenly they wont open worth a damn and are hard to clean. I would like them more if they had a pocket clip, perhaps.
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Here's one nice solution. I just ordered a fairly expensive Schatt & Morgan stockman in ATS-34 from Ron Ryder. He threw in one of his leather slips, and I carried the knife for the first time today--in the slip. Handy little in-pocket sheath that keeps the knife from getting "gummed up" and from banging against keys, survival kits, ninja stars, or whatever else you carry in your pocket in addition to your knife. Here's a link: http://www.cuttersandcollectors.com/leather2.html

Of course, the slip slows down deployment even further. That's why now, when I'm carrying a slipjoint, I'm also never without my samurai sword at my side. And a hand grenade or two for multiple ninja attacks.
 
Of course most mall ninjas see a guy carrying nothing but a slipjoint think "if he's so tough he only needs to carry a slipjoint, I'm not gonna mess with him"!
 
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