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doglegg that's one funky lookin' knife. :wink:
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I agree Phil - I already have plenty of knives with the blades worn down to half a nub... :lol:
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I have to agree that it looks funky but if your wanting to make a pile of shaving it is about just right. But it is purpose driven in design.
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I have one of these large 2 blade RR's said to be for whittling. This pattern first came out about 7-8 years ago and is a very well made knife. Have any whittlers 'out there' tried it out ?
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kootenay joe wrote:I have one of these large 2 blade RR's said to be for whittling. This pattern first came out about 7-8 years ago and is a very well made knife. Have any whittlers 'out there' tried it out ?
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I just received this Moose Pattern today. Very nice!!!
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Nev52, that one looks like it will be a good user! I like the belly on the spay blade and of course the good point on the clip is always necessary in my way of thinking. My limited experience with RR was really an eye opener. An anonymous donor sent me a RR Trapper and right out the box I was able to completely dress a deer without having to touch up the edges of the blades. It was as sharp as any new knife I'd ever handled. In fact if I recall most of the work was done with just the clip blade.
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Thanks' Treefarmer,
I like USA made knives. But I have to say these Rough Riders are a lot of knife for the money.
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They seem to have the gift of picking nice desirable patterns and executing them well. The Half Hawk has caught my eye. Why Case stopped making the Loom Fixer is beyond me. Ed
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Coal Miner. Rough Rider's work knife with bone handles. I like it !! ::tu::
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One I have had for some time now. I tend to just pick up what I like and worry about research and value later - never got around to this one ,lol. ::shrug::
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carolinagurl2011 wrote:One I have had for some time now. I tend to just pick up what I like and worry about research and value later - never got around to this one ,lol. ::shrug::
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Thanks! I use to use facebook groups but there all ....um lets say "Butts" about a "girl" being into knife collecting. I only recently started looking up some knives when trying to decide what to keep and what to let go for a downsize otherwise I probably buy more than I should and probably some I should leave in the bargain bin , lol.
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carolinagurl2011 wrote: I probably buy more than I should and probably some I should leave in the bargain bin , lol.
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eveled wrote:They seem to have the gift of picking nice desirable patterns and executing them well. The Half Hawk has caught my eye. Why Case stopped making the Loom Fixer is beyond me. Ed
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My first RR is a Rough Rider Tiny Copperhead. Nice F&F. For around 15 Bucks it's a nice addition to my small knife collection.
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Nice Knives girls and guys !!!- I don't Keep many RR but I have not been able to let this one go - RR905 - I would call it a Muskrat
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carolinagurl2011 wrote: Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:07 pm One I have had for some time now. I tend to just pick up what I like and worry about research and value later - never got around to this one ,lol. ::shrug::
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A couple of weeks ago I bought my first stockman. I remembered a post somewhere in the Chinese Knife forum that said, the best way to try out a new style of knife is to buy a Rough Rider. If it doesn't work for you, you've lost only ten bucks. If it works for you, you have a very decent knife.

That was good advice, and I'm very fond of my 3 1/2" RR003 Medium Stockman. ($7.49 and free shipping--turns out SMKW was having a sale.)

As you can see in the photos, the back is nice and smooth, and the interface of the pins and scales looks very good. The shape is pleasing and a fine fit for my small hands. The surfaces are smooth to the touch. The bolster/scale fit ranges from fair to good. I like the minimal embellishment to the bolsters: a single line. The 3 blades were very sharp, out of the box. The 1 7/8" sheepsfoot blade is very useful to me. Maybe some day i'll find a good use for the 1 7/8" spey blade. (Slicing licorice ropes? Castrating squirrels?)

A couple flaws caught my eye:

(1) Havarsian canals aplenty--enough to discolor parts of the white bone scales. (Looks like newsprint smudges.)

More importantly,

(2) The 2 opposing small secondary blades do not have their spines offset. To make the blades all fit together when closed, the factory put quite a substantial krink (bend) in the sheepsfoot. (See last 2 photos.)

Is this normal practice with stockmans, or is this just a bit of corner-cutting (so to speak) by the factory?

All in all, not a bad knife for $7.50.
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