- Joined
- Jun 14, 2001
- Messages
- 1,256
Hi all,
I keep dancing with the idea of getting a slipjoint knife...very tempting! However, I have the problem (like most here) that I can't personally handle the knives that look good in the pictures. For example, I was all set to go to Wally World and pick up an Old Timer Middleman tonight. When I got there, I was underwhelmed by the knife. My biggest issue had to do with the fact that the blades were so small (measured from spine to edge). I looked at the next biggest Old Timer, and the blade widths were fine but the knife overall was pretty huge.
Am I forever doomed to be the Goldilocks of slipjoints (this one is too small...this one is too big...)? I'd like to find a slipjoint with:
-- a decent blade width without large blade lengths (think SAK).
-- non-stainless steel or if stainless, of a better steel than 420HC.
-- natural handle materials (but that is not the most important criteria).
-- under $60
What say you - is there anything out there that fits?
Thanks for the help!
Matthew
I keep dancing with the idea of getting a slipjoint knife...very tempting! However, I have the problem (like most here) that I can't personally handle the knives that look good in the pictures. For example, I was all set to go to Wally World and pick up an Old Timer Middleman tonight. When I got there, I was underwhelmed by the knife. My biggest issue had to do with the fact that the blades were so small (measured from spine to edge). I looked at the next biggest Old Timer, and the blade widths were fine but the knife overall was pretty huge.
Am I forever doomed to be the Goldilocks of slipjoints (this one is too small...this one is too big...)? I'd like to find a slipjoint with:
-- a decent blade width without large blade lengths (think SAK).
-- non-stainless steel or if stainless, of a better steel than 420HC.
-- natural handle materials (but that is not the most important criteria).
-- under $60
What say you - is there anything out there that fits?
Thanks for the help!
Matthew