What is your idea of the most practical edc slippy?

As I wrote earlyer I like a ca 7 cm clippoint blade for EDC use. Its long enough for food praparation, even cutting bread. Its also a good size for smaller handyman and hobby jobbs. A clip this size is also good for cleaning fish and small game.
I also like a shorter blade and the favorit is a not to short (or long) sheepfoot as I bouth like and find the straight edge useful. I like the looks of a warnkliffeblade but dont se an advantage more than estetical if comared to a sheepfoot.
If I have this blades in a Jack it kan be shorter in frame. But its only common in a stockmanpattern.
In a stockman I also get a spay blade as a bonus togeter with ca 1 cm extra frame to host the blade. I cant say I realy likes the spay but after working it to a small clippoint its not a bad blade after all, mabye not worth the extra length and weight of the handle though.

Bosse
 
3 blades do the trick for me. If I am not carrying a SAK (must have 2 blades as well) I have to have the different uses for the blades, such as a stockman, cannitler, RAT Railsplitter...

Most of the time if I am not carrying the SAK these are in my pocket:
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(All of this talk and no pictures)
 
For me, the blade variety isn't as important as the pocketability. I like smaller knives in general, although I often pair a smaller slippy with a larger Spyderco blade, which is nearly four inches of steel for a whopping three ounces. I like my GEC Barlow a great deal. It sees a lot of pocket time despite its heft. I've been thinking of taking a look at a Peanut or a Gunstock of similar size, or maybe a quarter inch longer. The blade on my Barlow is a hair over two inches, and I would mind it being a tad longer.

Apart from the Barlow, I have a great deal of admiration for my Sodbuster Jr. I had the opportunity to handle a full size Sodbuster at a Bass Pro Shop while I was in Vegas last week for work (there's nothing quite like spending a couple hours killing time before an appointment). At a full inch longer than its smaller counterpart, the knife was a beast. It was also light as all get out, probably not heavier than my Pacific Salt. However, if I were to purchase and carry it, I might begin receiving looks from the opposite sex that the wife might not fully appreciate ;) I'll definitely be sticking with the Jr.
 
Didn't see it before I posted...Cuts Like a Kris, what is that pattern in your bottom pic? That's a pretty attractive blade set up.
 
I think edc is what you got on you at the time. My motto is
"Better a broken beer bottle when you need it, than a nice knife left at home"

To that end, I like the small texas jack. It's beautiful and comfortable. As a result, I "want" to carry it all the time. But I make sure to never get caught off guard.

God Bless
 
Which of the most commonly available slip-joints do you think is the most practical for your everyday chores?
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My answer is a bit vague, or side-stepping the question completely: For the vast majority of people, including myself, almost any traditional pocketknife could easily meet all of their daily needs.

So the question for me is not one of 'practical' or 'useful', but a combination of the following:
1) Habit / history
2) Aesthetics
3) Quality
4) Replaceability

Answer, the Schrade-USA 34OT Old Timer.
 
Getahl said:
Didn't see it before I posted...Cuts Like a Kris, what is that pattern in your bottom pic? That's a pretty attractive blade set up.
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It's a modification of a $5 Kuhn knife I found:
Originally looked like this:
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I don't know anything about the pattern or the maker however, but it is nice to carry.
 
For me it's the combination of pocketability & having different blades. Lately, I've been bouncing between a 2 blade Barlow & a Whittler (Both having wharncliffe main blades, BTW).

I've also EDCed a med. Stockman in the past, too. I'd have to say that the Whittler's probably the ideal for me, because I like how the 2 small blades are separate on the same side & having a main blade using both springs just seems stouter to me.

My EDC Whittler is currently a Case Seahorse (4" closed), but I'd like to find a smaller Whittler, maybe at around 3.5" closed, which seems to be ideal for me. I do have a Canal Street Cannitler that would seem ideal, but my particular one is the '07 BF knife, so I haven't/can't bring myself to carry/use it, lol.

Maybe I ought to get a reg. Cannitler I guess.
 
I usually go with something substantial: Case Gunboat, Queen/Burke (3-bladed) Cattle Knife, or an SM English Jack when I'm packing light. Size/weight not an issue as I always make pouch sheaths to fit.

I agree with the idea of having edges for uses.

The slippies get the most use, but I always have an SAK for the tools, and usually a locking folder of some kind.
 
I think a 3.5" stockman is the most practical choice. Stout, with three blades to handle a variety of tasks. The main blade is long enough for most cutting chores, with the possible exception of food prep.

That said I like the larger stockmans myself, 4.25" and up. What can I say except that I like big knives.
 
texasflyfisher said:
Three blade stockman. The sheepsfoot is the general utility blade for opening boxes, cutting rope, scraping, opening mail, etc. It is short and straight edge so very easy to sharpen. The main clip is for cutting meat, fruit, and similar. The short spey is there to have a sharp blade available at all times plus it comes in handy for cutting out things that require control where the sheepsfoot and clip aren't the best choice. I like a stockman from 3 3/4" to 4 1/4" and the sowbelly has been a recent preference due to the way it fits in the hand so well.
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I would say ditto except for one thing, I like the pen blade instead of the spey. I carry a Case 63032 CV and use my clip for food prep, the sheepfoot as a utility and I keep the pen blade razor sharp and mostly use it to whittle toothpicks to better fit between my teeth.
 
The most practical for me is likely the slim-line trapper or farmers knife. It is easy on the pocket yet has plenty of cutting edge.
Jim
 
Trapper as of late. I have been feeling nostalgic and have been wanting to use the pattern I started off with. Every time I use a trapper, it just seems to stick better each time, especially when outdoors. What I have been able to do with a Trapper at work I can do with a Stockman just the same. I think the trapper just fits my character.
 
It's hard to beat the 3.5 inch stockman as a practical EDC. I like to carry a lot of different patterns, but a Case medium stockman is sort of my default slip-joint.
 
BJE said:
Which of the most commonly available slip-joints do you think is the most practical for your everyday chores?
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A knife that is as small as possible (for ease of carry), but is as big as necessary (to cut what I might reasonably expect to encounter).

For me that is something like this case Baby Butterbean.

And added bonus is to have something that is aesthetically appealing, which the Butterbean is for me.

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I've always been partial to the stockman pattern.

Although, whatever pattern Peter Parker has there (3rd post above), that looks like a winner to me.
 
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