All About Pocket Knives

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

I agree they are solid and nearly addictive.

" I agree they are solid and nearly addictive."
Good to know why it is i have about 300 of them. Thanks !
kj

Santa's dropping off a RR Gunstock for me this year!

RR's seem to be gaining in popularity and acceptance in knife circles.

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!

10-4 Mel

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

Grabbed a RR peanut yesterday and wife paid for it and put it in my stocking.

It was sharp out of the box. But I polished the edge up and it got hair popping sharp. It drawn blood twice.

I am gifting an RR Orange Bone Peanut to an 8-year-old boy on his birthday. I hope that he enjoys it.

Captain O wrote:I am gifting an RR Orange Bone Peanut to an 8-year-old boy on his birthday. I hope that he enjoys it.

I am sure he will be.

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.

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

My latest RR's,ain't they pretty. All cost less than 10 bucks each including shipping.

I'm like Roland I enjoy these knives as much as any I own.they are fun and well made. I don't have near as many as he.but I'm getting a few along.

I enjoyed all the RR photos. And have been pleased with my own few RRs.

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!

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)

jerryd6818 wrote:

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

Dinadan wrote: Heck, is having $15 more dollars in your savings account as satisfying as holding a Camillus 14 in your hand?

No sir, it is not.

I realized this morning that a Marbles slipped in wirh my RR's but I ain't telling.

They are good knifes.