Rough Rider Whittling Buddy RR565
Rough Rider Whittling Buddy RR565
I read about this knife and heard it was discontinued but SMKW emailed me it was back in stock so I ordered one. It came yesterday and I think I'm going to really like it. The edge is ground for Whittling right out of the box. I'll report more when I get a chance to put some wood to it.
https://www.smkw.com/rough-rider-whittl ... one-handle
https://www.smkw.com/rough-rider-whittl ... one-handle
Greg
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Re: Rough Rider Whittling Buddy RR565
Neat knife. I bought one some years ago but have never used it.
kj
kj
Re: Rough Rider Whittling Buddy RR565
Heck, I thought those were gone for good!
Funny thing is I just picked up a couple from the bay about a month back.
Knocked the edge angle down as far as the Lansky would go and it's nice and sharp now.
Next I'm going to round off the handle a bit.
That's the nice part about the price on those; you can fix anything that you don't like without feeling too bad about it.
Funny thing is I just picked up a couple from the bay about a month back.
Knocked the edge angle down as far as the Lansky would go and it's nice and sharp now.
Next I'm going to round off the handle a bit.
That's the nice part about the price on those; you can fix anything that you don't like without feeling too bad about it.
Re: Rough Rider Whittling Buddy RR565
After using this knife a bit I have to say it has a couple of issues I don't care for. The handle is too thin for me to be comfortable for long periods of use. The blades are fairly thick, too, which makes it less than ideal; I would've thought that one blade would be thinner for more detail work and one thicker for roughing out.
The up-side of the overall thin profile does make it easier to carry with me. And if I take both it and my RR375 I can really do about anything I might want to.
The up-side of the overall thin profile does make it easier to carry with me. And if I take both it and my RR375 I can really do about anything I might want to.
Greg
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Re: Rough Rider Whittling Buddy RR565
Thanks for this review. What is the RR375 ?
kj
kj
Re: Rough Rider Whittling Buddy RR565
It is a whittler pattern with spear, pen and coping blades. That one I really like.kootenay joe wrote:Thanks for this review. What is the RR375 ?
kj
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Greg
Re: Rough Rider Whittling Buddy RR565
Thanks for letting us know what you think after using it a bit. Interesting blade choices on that knife and it looks good.
Mel
Re: Rough Rider Whittling Buddy RR565
I'm happy to be able to contribute (even though it's just a wee bit) back to this wonderfully helpful group anytime I can.
Greg