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I just got my second Winchester slipjoint and they do make some nice stuff. By "they" I mean Bluegrass Cutlery or whoever actually makes the knives. This one is a "Stockman/Whittler" which appears to be (naturally enough) a large stockman and whittler hybrid. It has a clip blade at one end and a spey and pen blade at the other end.
The other one is a wharncliff whittler. Both of these knives are gorgeous and sadly they are too nice to abuse. The bone scales are perfectly fitted and nicely polished, the shields are pinned on and the nickel silver bolsters look nice. Fit and finish is pretty tight, there are no gaps anywhere.
They don't just "walk and talk", I'd say they "swagger" like the Rat Pack on a warm summer night in Vegas.
On the issue of sharpness they don't quite cut it. Out of the box one was fairly sharp and the other was barely sharp. I guess it's not an issue when most of these will be collected rather than used (each model is usually made in small runs). I use 90% of my knives but in this case I can't bring myself to sharpen them up and really carry them.
That being said, if you hold one of these in your hand you will see that they would make great users if you can bring yourself to do it. I guess I'll just keep buying Winchesters until I find a less-than-perfect specimen for a user.
The other one is a wharncliff whittler. Both of these knives are gorgeous and sadly they are too nice to abuse. The bone scales are perfectly fitted and nicely polished, the shields are pinned on and the nickel silver bolsters look nice. Fit and finish is pretty tight, there are no gaps anywhere.
They don't just "walk and talk", I'd say they "swagger" like the Rat Pack on a warm summer night in Vegas.
On the issue of sharpness they don't quite cut it. Out of the box one was fairly sharp and the other was barely sharp. I guess it's not an issue when most of these will be collected rather than used (each model is usually made in small runs). I use 90% of my knives but in this case I can't bring myself to sharpen them up and really carry them.
That being said, if you hold one of these in your hand you will see that they would make great users if you can bring yourself to do it. I guess I'll just keep buying Winchesters until I find a less-than-perfect specimen for a user.