kootenay joe wrote:Quote deltaboy: "Rough Riders might be the best deal out there for a working man"
I agree.
Despite the low price of Rough Riders, they are tuff and they arrive very sharp, edge hold much longer than you expect and are easy to re-sharpen. And the low price means when you loose it you can replace it with about 1/2 hr worth of wages.
kj
Neat looking little whittler, Quick Steel. I have been tempted by those myself.
Scott - we need a review of that Gunstock when it comes! With lots of photos!
Here is a Barlow that I just got. When my wife and I go fishing she never takes a knife. When I asked why, she told me that all her knives have sentimental value because I gave them to her. I ordered this Rough Rider to drop in her stocking so she can have a cheap knife with no sentimental value to take fishing. Somehow, I suspect that she will think that this knife is also too nice to use, plus it is also a gift. The handle is said to be artificial abalone. Looks pretty good to me, though I cannot say that it looks at all like abalone!
I have the Barlow with "Armorhide" handles (bone). This is one of the BEST of all RR handles: looks, feel & fit & finish. There is also a double lockback Canoe with these handles that is a super knife.
They would all make much appreciated gifts.
Dinadin, if your wife feels the Abalone RR is too special to use, let me know. I could send her an RR knife (or Steel Warrior, also excellent) and then there would be no reason to not use it.
I have plenty of RR knives.
kj
I only found out about RRs last summer, but I've probably bought 16 or 17 since then. Very impressive bang for the buck. I've told several store owners about them, so maybe we'll have a local option here someday. Below are a few of my RRs.
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Rough Riders
I may not change the world but I'm gonna leave a scar.
A good assortment there truck. Who knows, many decades from now maybe RRs will be sought out by collectors like early U.S. Shrades and other U.S. companies are today.
My fascination with Rough Rider knives began in 2007. By 2010 i had around 200 ! Every one was from ebay and back then all were under $10, and every one was a good knife, no issues and every blade super sharp.
I still have all these RR's and have added quite a few more recent releases.
Another surprise is that i get as much enjoyment from owning/handling these very inexpensive knives as i do from owning/handling my much more expensive collections like GEC or vintage Henckels, etc.
kj
Dinadan wrote:I have a hard time saying no to a knife pattern that I like and is well made and costs $15 or less. Looks like I am not alone!
Hardly. That's why I ended up with so many Camillus 14s. (and am sooo tempted to buy more)
You know, Jerry, that there is a school of thought that a man cannot have too many knives in a pattern that he likes. Heck, is having $15 more dollars in your savings account as satisfying as holding a Camillus 14 in your hand?
Nice knives bighomer. I especially like the first picture with the 'pinkies' on the left.
These are good knives and impossible to not like them; if you like knives then you will like Rough Riders.
kj
