All About Pocket Knives

These two favorite of mine Rough Riders were in the box today! R/R 2181 Denim Micarta/wharncliffe blade!R/R 2176 Bow Trapper/Black Micarta!

Fine looking knives, Marco. The micarta handles look very good on both. And I enjoy the swoopy curves of the Bow Trapper.

Thanks Garry! It was the blades on both that got me too!

Madmarco wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 8:40 pm These two favorite of mine Rough Riders were in the box today! 8)WIN_20211105_12_29_46_Pro.jpgWIN_20211105_12_29_28_Pro.jpgR/R 2181 Denim Micarta/wharncliffe blade!WIN_20211105_12_30_54_Pro.jpgWIN_20211105_12_30_19_Pro.jpgR/R 2176 Bow Trapper/Black Micarta!

Denim looks cool, so does the Wharn. And the bow Trapper has some sexy curves and cache'. Congrats.

Today the mailman was very nice to me. He brought an eBay purchase and two online shopping batches. Here is what I got.

Marble's Dave Canterbury Scout King Pocketknife
Rough Ryder Brown Stag Bone Jumbo Stockman
Rough Ryder Buckshot Bone Copperhead
Rough Ryder Stockman VG-10 (qty 2 Christmas gifts)
Rough Ryder Reserve Swell Center Whittler D2 Black
Rough Ryder Reserve Easy Open Sway Back Tan
Rough Ryder Reserve Hedgehog D2 Black Micarta
Rough Ryder Reserve Common Stock D2 Black Micarta

Boker Tree Brand Barlow 493 Saw Cut Delrin

I went through all of them and cleaned and oiled them up. No time to shoot photos, but I'll do that over the next week when I get a chance. I'm extremely happy with all of them, except for the Marble's.

That is quite a haul bigshot. What was the trouble with the Marbles?

Ivoryman wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 2:16 am

Madmarco wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 8:40 pm These two favorite of mine Rough Riders were in the box today! 8)WIN_20211105_12_29_46_Pro.jpgWIN_20211105_12_29_28_Pro.jpgR/R 2181 Denim Micarta/wharncliffe blade!WIN_20211105_12_30_54_Pro.jpgWIN_20211105_12_30_19_Pro.jpgR/R 2176 Bow Trapper/Black Micarta!

Denim looks cool, so does the Wharn. And the bow Trapper has some sexy curves and cache'. Congrats.

Thx buddy!

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:32 amThat is quite a haul bigshot. What was the trouble with the Marbles?

I'm not sure if it's a design issue or someone just didn't finish my knife. The can opener has a very long beak, but it is completely unsharpened. The blade side of the beak is like a blank knife before they grind the edge into it. On my old Camillus Cub Scout knife, the can opener was ground to be a little sharp- not as sharp as the blades, but not totally blunt like this.The reamer has a little edge on it, but it's too big and blunt to use on leather, which is where I would use it. Another big problem is the placement of the nail nick on the pen blade. They did a little cutout to make room for your finger, but it isn't enough. It is completely impossible to open that blade without using the folded paper trick. It has a little gapping in the back springs, but that is something I could live with. The design flaws make it a lot less functional than it should be. I think I'm going to try the Rough Ryder Carbon Steel II one and see if that is better.

I chafe at spending a lot of money on a vintage Boy Scout knife. They were cheap knives back then. Paying a hundred bucks for one is too much. I just want a nice, cheap scout knife that works. Nothing fancy.

Got this one in the mail today. A beautiful knife that came with a felt carrying case. I guess if that's what you want to put it in with some other items when traveling. I'll put my review and more pic's over in the My Latest Boker thread.

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Received this Craftsman hone to go with the Craftsman knives . The little POWRKRAFT 84-64 Stainless to go with other etched blades and the Schrade Walden 863 to go with the other swell center Carpenter/ Whittler types in the Collection . As for the Schrade Cut Co. “Say it with Flowers “ little Pruner got that cheap and had to adjust blade as it was peeking and in rough shape. Will put a edge on this one and use it around the back yard this Next year.

Looks like you're in business,JP. 3 knives and a hone to sharpen 'em!
Treefarmer

Madmarco wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 8:40 pm These two favorite of mine Rough Riders were in the box today! 8)WIN_20211105_12_29_46_Pro.jpgWIN_20211105_12_29_28_Pro.jpgR/R 2181 Denim Micarta/wharncliffe blade!WIN_20211105_12_30_54_Pro.jpgWIN_20211105_12_30_19_Pro.jpgR/R 2176 Bow Trapper/Black Micarta!

That Bow Trapper is pretty blinking Cool. You guys keep posting these darn RR s and keep tempting a guy to try one .
Hope you been well Marc .

treefarmer wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:04 pm Looks like you're in business,JP. 3 knives and a hone to sharpen 'em!
Treefarmer

Hey Thanks Philip . Sure do need the practice as ain’t worth a darn at sharpening.

dlr110 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 9:24 pm Got this one in the mail today. A beautiful knife that came with a felt carrying case. I guess if that's what you want to put it in with some other items when traveling. I'll put my review and more pic's over in the My Latest Boker thread.

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Beautiful Boker David! I really like the butterscotch covers!

Ripster wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 9:55 pm Received this Craftsman hone to go with the Craftsman knives . The little POWRKRAFT 84-64 Stainless to go with other etched blades and the Schrade Walden 863 to go with the other swell center Carpenter/ Whittler types in the Collection . As for the Schrade Cut Co. “Say it with Flowers “ little Pruner got that cheap and had to adjust blade as it was peeking and in rough shape. Will put a edge on this one and use it around the back yard this Next year.

Very nice J.P.! I like your "Say it with Flowers" model, a lot! I'm doing very well, thanks for asking, and hope you're the same!

Today's mail brought me this one-of-a-kind very unique Ukrainian built automatic! More pictures and complete explanation on how it operates can be seen and read in the "Switchblade Collectors" forum, in the last post of the "Some of my autos" thread!

This one is coming in the mail and will likely become my EDC knife.

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Gotta love it!

Now that is a great looking knife, Captain O.

dlr110 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 9:24 pm Got this one in the mail today. A beautiful knife that came with a felt carrying case. I guess if that's what you want to put it in with some other items when traveling. I'll put my review and more pic's over in the My Latest Boker thread.

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Beautiful looking knife David.

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:24 am Now that is a great looking knife, Captain O.

Thank you. I love carrying my Case CV Yellow Delrin Peanut and an automatic. What fun!

bigshot, love your avatar. Original, innovative and very appropriate for a knife forum.

Yesterday I received this Henckels/Boker Stockman clad in Cocobolo wood. For use, I prefer smooth covers e.g. wood, bone, etc. Good W&T. The details of the knife show that care and attention were used during its manufacture. The angled bolsters nicely set off the cocobolo wood. The blades are perfectly centered with not the slightest blade rub and all transitions are smoothly joined.

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:09 pm Yesterday I received this Henckels/Boker Stockman clad in Cocobolo wood. For use, I prefer smooth covers e.g. wood, bone, etc. Good W&T. The details of the knife show that care and attention were used during its manufacture. The angled bolsters nicely set off the cocobolo wood. The blades are perfectly centered with not the slightest blade run and all transitions are smoothly joined.

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Nice pick-up. Really like the covers.

Thank you Cudgee, In my description the word run should have been rub, as in no blade rub.

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:09 pm Yesterday I received this Henckels/Boker Stockman clad in Cocobolo wood. For use, I prefer smooth covers e.g. wood, bone, etc. Good W&T. The details of the knife show that care and attention were used during its manufacture. The angled bolsters nicely set off the cocobolo wood. The blades are perfectly centered with not the slightest blade rub and all transitions are smoothly joined.

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Classy looking piece
Nice combination with the shield and bolsters and Cocobolo wood.