Whats your most useful slipjoint

An alox electrician probably slightly outweighs a 4" stockman for me, but both are in the running.
 
The Stockman pattern does it for me. I have a Marbles and a Schrade that both get a lot of pocket time and at less than $30 for both if something happens to one of them no big deal.

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At work (in the office), the Case small Texas Jack...along with the alox cadet. On the ranch a yellow handled Case Trapper (mandatory) and a little larger alox Soldier. Really do love that Texas Jack though.
 
Dadd-i-o said:
At work (in the office), the Case small Texas Jack...along with the alox cadet. On the ranch a yellow handled Case Trapper (mandatory) and a little larger alox Soldier. Really do love that Texas Jack though.
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This was my sole daily carry combo for half of 2014, and is still a frequently carried pair.



In fact, today I have that same Alox Cadet, along with a SS version of the Texas Jack:

 
Case Bose tribal spear, aka Zulu. I have not bought another slip joint since that one a few years ago.
 
My most useful slippie is my Case Sodbuster Jr seen here. The factory edge cuts like a laser.

 
Mine is the Case Wharncliffe mini Trapper. Not really mini, in my opinion. The wharncliffe is my utility blade and the clip is my food blade. I like the fact there is a liner that separates the two blades.
 
fishcakes said:
Hey guys, ive just started looking into slipjoints,(ive got a peanut on its way to me. I blame all the pretty pics in the peanut cult thread:rolleyes:)and i was wondering, whats your most useful traditional knife in terms of day to day use?

Im talking blade shape, size, what you generally use the knife for. You know, the whole shebang.

Pics are most appreciated.:D
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Depends on what I am doing. I've been known to carry three different knives in one day, one at a time.
For working in the cube farm 7-5: Peanut.
For around the house in the evening: Case Teardrop.
For Saturday working in the yard: Some sort of stockman
Sunday go to meeting: something nice
Sunday afternoon: See Saturday.
 
I have carried the wharncliffe trapper for 7 years, when hunting/fishing I use the drop point trapper.

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I confess, in my original post I was thinking the OP was asking about the most useful slipjoint, not MY most useful slipjoint.

I guess if I take into account size, carryability and versatility, I'd go with my Victorinox Rambler or Tourist. Or maybe my Leatherman Micra. At the same time, I think it's an unfair fight between any tool/knife combo and a traditional slipjoint like a peanut or jack. I mean, the tools are add-ons.

Wait a minute.

Oh man, I just thought of something!

Could I rubber-band a $100 bill to my peanut and call that one my handiest!? :D

-- Mark
 
I like and use slip joints. I like GEC products. But my most used slip joint is a Vic Adventurer (essentially a 111mm Tinker). Sometimes I'll carry a Vic Bantam and a two blade GEC #42 (Missouri Trapper). I keep at least one spare knife in my vehicle just in case I forget to put one in my pocket.
 
I do not know about useful.....but most used is my Bull Buster. Begs to be utilized for work and household tasks.
 
There may be better choices for specific tasks, but for my everyday use I choose the Wharncliffe Trapper.
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For most of my life a Buck 301 was the perfect utility knife. Then for some reason I got to where I didn't like the length.
So these days it's a Queen Railsplitter. More bulk and more weight but I forget it's even in my pocket.
The clip and sheeps foot for most cutting tasks and the pen is kept sharper for more delicate jobs.

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Gary, that's a very nice Wharncliffe Trapper. I can envision that being a very useful everyday knife.
 
Most useful slipjoint? Camillus Army engineer's knife, a standard 4-blade camper/scout pattern. For somewhat dress-up occasions, I'll switch to a Vic alox Cadet, which has mostly the same blade set. (I do need to grind off the pierced-ear key-fob thing, however, which digs into my hand in just the wrong place.) The Camillus is coupled with a Vic Classic in another pocket. Those two knives cover pretty much all of what I need to do.

I like the Stockman pattern in the abstract (and own a couple), same with Canoes and various single-blade lockbacks. But for routine utility day after day, the recipe is Camper-and-Classic.

The Camillus is in the center of the image below.

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BigBiscuit said:
Gary, that's a very nice Wharncliffe Trapper. I can envision that being a very useful everyday knife.
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Thanks, Bob. It's a Case-Bose Collaboration from 2013. It's built like a tank and looks pretty nice too.
 
My Case yellow medium stockman gets carried most days, and most days it gets used to cut up fruit for lunch. It's gained a decent patina in the process. It opens packages, etc., as well as any other knife I have.

My favorite for carry, just to have on me, though, is my Case swayback jack in CV/chestnut bone. It's purty.
 
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